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🌅 Daily Market Briefing — 2026-08-03 📰 Today's Story 🟢 Bullish Bias — Medium Confidence The crypto market bounced back with BTC gaining 1.07% to $63,526, leading ETH (+2.03%) and SOL (+2.27%) higher. The biggest surprise was the massive BTC ETF outflow of $265.4M—the largest daily outflow in recent weeks—while Bitcoin still moved higher. Meanwhile, derivatives data showed short liquidations ($29.9M) far exceeded long liquidations ($5.35M), indicating a strong short squeeze. This suggests institutional selling pressure is being absorbed by spot buyers and derivatives demand. 🌐 Macro Environment Macro liquidity remains supportive for risk assets. The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) fell 0.19% to 99.72, while the VIX dropped sharply by 6.44% to 15.99, reflecting improving market sentiment. However, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.75%, signaling inflation or fiscal concerns that should not be ignored. U.S. equities also finished higher, with the S&P 500 up 0.72% and the Nasdaq up 0.65%. Overall, the macro backdrop remains favorable, but if the 10-year yield rises above 4.8%, Bitcoin's rally could face headwinds. 🔥 Market Movement 🚀 CATE surged 125.67% in the last 24 hours, highlighting extreme speculative activity and a high risk of FOMO. ETH recorded $37.5M in liquidations, including $26.5M from shorts, confirming a strong short squeeze. Michael Saylor hinted that Strategy may resume BTC purchases after a five-week pause, providing a potential bullish catalyst. Meanwhile, the Coldcard exploit encouraged more BTC to move into cold storage, reinforcing the self-custody narrative. On the regulatory side, the SEC delayed Nasdaq's Bitcoin options decision while continuing its CME review. ⚡ Upcoming Events CROSS token unlock is expected in about three hours, which could create short-term selling pressure. Any upcoming CATE unlocks should also be monitored closely given its recent explosive rally. 🎯 Signal Cross-Check The combination of rising prices, large ETF outflows, and dominant short liquidations creates mixed signals. The current rally appears to be driven mainly by a short squeeze rather than fresh capital inflows, so conviction remains moderate rather than high. 📊 Market Snapshot $BTC : $63,526 (+1.07%) $ETH : $1,883.56 (+2.03%) $SOL : $73.56 (+2.27%) BTC Market Cap: $1.27T Fear & Greed Index: 30 (Fear) 24h Liquidations: $35.2M (short-heavy) Funding Rate: +0.0100% ETF Flows: BTC: -$265.4M ETH: +$9.0M Stablecoin Market Cap: $279.5B Macro: DXY: 99.72 (-0.19%) US 10Y Treasury: 4.75% VIX: 15.99 (-6.44%) SPY: +0.72% QQQ: +0.65% 🔍 Worth Watching Watch whether BTC can hold the $63,500–$64,000 range. A successful breakout with strong volume could open the path toward $65,000, while failure may lead to a retest of the $62,000 support. Also keep a close eye on tomorrow's ETF flows—if inflows return, they could strengthen the current rally, but continued heavy outflows may weaken bullish momentum.

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This trading pair will be delisted on 10 February 2025, 10:00 (UTC), please be aware of the potential risks when trading. The delisted trading pairs are: BCCOIN/USDT, OGLG/USDT, 1CAT/USDT, ATR/USDT, GTAI/USDT, HGPT/USDT, LOE/USDT, OPUL/USDT, QTLX/USDT, SPACE/USDT, BILLY/USDT, HIVP/USDT, GDV/USDT, TST/USDT, ALI/USDT, ATLAS/USDT, BENDOG/USDT, BLOK/USDT, CATE/USDT, CEL/USDT, DADDY/USDT.

This trading pair will be delisted on 10 February 2025, 10:00 (UTC), please be aware of the potential risks when trading. The delisted trading pairs are: BCCOIN/USDT, OGLG/USDT, 1CAT/USDT, ATR/USDT, GTAI/USDT, HGPT/USDT, LOE/USDT, OPUL/USDT, QTLX/USDT, SPACE/USDT, BILLY/USDT, HIVP/USDT, GDV/USDT, TST/USDT, ALI/USDT, ATLAS/USDT, BENDOG/USDT, BLOK/USDT, CATE/USDT, CEL/USDT, DADDY/USDT.