On August 21, 【Block Rhythm】, the Toyota Blockchain Lab chose the Avalanche Blockchain to develop its on-chain vehicle finance prototype system. The system will explore tokenization of ownership, leasing, and instant transfers.

Boyaa Interactive International Limited announced the signing of a protocol with the placement agent, planning to place up to 63.51 million new shares at a price of HKD 6.95 per share, raising up to HKD 441 million, primarily for the development of Web3 business and operational funds. After the resumption of trading, the stock price rose to HKD 8.

According to monitoring, a trader opened a YZY short positions with 3x leverage and currently holds a floating profit of $168,000.

[Block Rhythm] On August 21, it was reported that trader 0x68c0 has just opened a 3x leveraged long position on YZY again.
In the past hour, he has made 2 long positions on $YZY - both ended in losses, totaling $1.596 million.

[Golden Finance] According to official documents, the terms of a certain platform include "Waiver of Class Action." "To the extent permitted by law, you agree not to initiate, join, or participate in any class action lawsuit regarding any claims, disputes, or controversies you may have against any protected party. You agree that the court may grant injunctive relief to prevent such lawsuits or remove you from the litigation. You agree to pay any attorney's fees and litigation costs incurred by any protected party in seeking such relief."

[Chain News] On August 21, it was reported that the Jito governance forum announced proposals JIP-25 and JIP-XX. JIP-25 aims to expand the number of validators from 200 to 400, removing the over-optimization of voting points, with rankings based on Commission, MEV Commission, validator age, and voting points in reverse order. JIP-XX allows JitoSOL stakers to express delegation preferences to multiple eligible validators. JitoSOL in DeFi applications will be allocated to compliant DeFi validators, while the remaining stakes will be distributed according to the JIP-25 proposal. Both proposals are expected to enhance JitoSOL liquidity and the scale of DeFi applications.

A founder of an investment institution pointed out on a social platform that August is affected by the US financial holiday, leading to a slow trading season, and historically, encryption has performed poorly. However, ETH has performed outstandingly, providing a good opportunity to buy the dip. Follow future risks in the US stock market and encryption policies, as well as industry development trends.

[Coin World] DigiFT announced that it will complete a new round of strategic financing in August 2025, led by Japan's largest financial group SBI Holdings, with participation from Mirana Ventures, a certain platform, Yunqi Capital, and others. After this round of financing, DigiFT's total financing will reach 25 million USD, and the funds will be used to expand tokenized products, enhance RWA Secondary Market liquidity, develop on-chain application scenarios, and build Compliance smart contracts infrastructure.

On August 21, according to market data, after Kanye West officially announced the launch of the Token YZY, the market capitalization of YZY reached 1.98 billion dollars, currently reported at 1.45 billion dollars, with a trading volume of 141 million dollars.

[Golden Finance] According to monitoring, a certain Whale has deposited 1,582 Ether into a certain platform after being inactive for 8 years, worth 6.8 million USD. This Whale initially acquired these Ethers from the platform at a price of 252,000 USD and has currently made a profit of 6.6 million USD.

[Chain News] On August 21, news emerged that a federal judge in Manhattan, USA, has unblocked $57.6 million USDC assets related to the Libra (LIBRA) meme coin scandal. Previously, the assets were frozen due to investor allegations that Hayden Davis (CEO of Kelsier Labs) and Ben Chow (founder of Meteora) misled investors. The judge stated that the defendants were cooperating with the lawsuit and the plaintiffs failed to prove irreparable harm, with the case still in its early stages. Libra was once associated with Argentine President Javier.

[Block Rhythm] On August 21, according to market data, U.S. treasury company Windtree Therapeutics (WINT) received a notice from NASDAQ on August 19, 2025, due to its stock price staying below $1 for too long (Rule 5550(a)(2)). After multiple reverse splits and not meeting the usual grace period, its common stock will be delisted from NASDAQ Capital Market and transferred to OTC market trading on August 21. This news led to a fall in its stock price early this morning, ultimately closing down 77.21%, with a market capitalization of only $3.152 million.
It is worth noting that the WINT stock price has maintained a textbook standard "zero" trend for nearly a year. On August 22 last year, the stock price was $517.5, and has since accumulated a fall of 99.98%. This February

On the 20th, the US dollar index fell by 0.04% and closed at 98.221 in the foreign exchange market.

[Coin World] The Fed's meeting minutes show that most members believe the inflation risk is greater than the employment risk.

Recently, Hyperliquid whale Inga_no sold a large amount of HYPE tokens to supplement its $70 million short order Margin, involving ETH, XRP, SOL, and BTC. In the past 24 hours, he sold 342,000 HYPE, worth approximately $144 million.

[Block Rhythm] On August 21, the Fed meeting minutes: Some participants stated that waiting for the impact of tariffs on inflation to become fully clear before adjusting monetary policy is neither feasible nor appropriate.
Most officials believe that the Fed's policy is in a favorable position. Participants also pointed out that more time is needed to better understand the magnitude and persistence of the impact of high tariffs on inflation.
Fed staff lowered the inflation expectations for the June meeting; however, they still anticipate that tariffs will drive up prices.

[Coin World] According to reports, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has returned to the investment field after receiving a presidential pardon. In addition to continuing his involvement in crypto projects, he has invested in a stem cell therapy company with clinics in Mexico and Bangkok, and joined its board of directors this summer. His family office, Maelstrom, has invested in three digital asset trust companies (DATs), but his partners warn that this trend could spiral out of control or pose risks to the broader recovery of the crypto market.

[Bitu] has reported in its daily market briefing that the overall market sentiment still leans towards a bearish short-term trend. Most traders are focusing on the support range of 110,000 to 108,000 USD, believing that this low may be reached. There is a divergence in the market regarding whether we have entered a Bear Market, with some community members believing that if the decline continues next Monday, it will confirm the arrival of a Bear Market.
Mid-September to October is seen as a potential rebound window, with expectations that interest rate cuts may bring a turning point in the market. The technical analysis shows that BTC's weekly MACD faces a death cross risk, similar to the market conditions in December last year, and the adjustment period is expected to last about a month.

On August 20, 2022, the CFTC charged New York man Eddy Alexandre and his company EminiFX, Inc., claiming he raised $59 million from thousands of users for forex and crypto assets trading and misappropriated a significant amount of funds. New York District Judge Valerie Caproni approved the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's motion for a summary judgment this Tuesday, ordering defendants Alexandre and EminiFX to jointly pay approximately $228 million in damages and to return $15.0495 million in unlawful gains. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York stated that Alexandre also faces criminal charges, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to nine years in prison.

According to reports, Kevin Thozet, a member of the Caixin Macro Investment Committee, stated in a report that the U.S. short-term interest rates face rising risks, and the market is overly confident about the Fed's interest rate cut prospects. The U.S. money market has priced in at least two rate cuts this year, reflecting market expectations that the U.S. economy and inflation will show further signs of slowing down. Thozet stated: Considering the resilience of the U.S. economy, policy uncertainty, and the persistence of inflationary pressures, we believe this expectation is too high. The trend of long-term U.S. Treasury yields is more balanced. Currently, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield at 4.300% is expected to fluctuate within a range of about 50 basis points around the current level.