Daily Market Report — August 12, 2025
In the past 24 hours, the crypto market recorded $149.321 billion in futures liquidations. The Fear & Greed Index stands at 60, showing continued “Greed” sentiment. BTC’s global long/short ratio is 49.59% to 50.41%, while ETH’s ratio is 49.46% to 50.54%, both indicating a slight leaning toward short positions. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2.32% to $118,909.66, hitting a high of $122,335.15 and a low of $118,057.32. Ethereum (ETH) edged down 0.05% to $4,286.99, with intraday highs of $4,366.46 and lows of $4,166.78.
Top gainers of the day were ORN , surging 193.75%, XNY, jumping 113.36%, and NEXAI up 23.57%.
On the news front, an address suspected to belong to Bitmine has accumulated over 293,000 ETH in the last eight days. Peter Thiel acquired a 7.5% stake in ETHZilla to strengthen his Ethereum exposure. Since early last year, more than 1,300 ETFs have launched globally, with 10 of the top 20 being cryptocurrency-related. CME Ethereum futures trading volume hit a record $118 billion in July, up 82% month-over-month.
Safety Shot formed a strategic alliance with BONK and received $25 million in BONK tokens. Stripe and Paradigm announced a partnership to develop the Tempo blockchain. The Uniswap Foundation plans to adopt the Wyoming DUNA framework to support its protocol fee mechanism. Mill City Ventures also increased its SUI holdings by $20 million.
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