Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, after ETH rose today, a whale/institution transferred 48,048 ETH to Bitfinex about half an hour ago, worth $130 million. This entity accumulated 124,021 ETH three years ago at a price of $2,028, and over the past two days took profit on 81,228 ETH at a price of $2,669, for a cumulative gain of $52.07 million.

Odaily reports that according to Lookonchain monitoring, another 4 addresses that had been inactive for over 2 years deposited 48,000 ETH worth $131 million to Bitfinex.

Odaily reports: According to data tracked by DefiLlama, Gate's platform assets have surpassed $7.394 billion, ranking sixth among global centralized exchanges (CEX), with its asset reserves reaching a new high. Currently, the top six global CEXs by asset size are: Binance, OKX, Bitfinex, Bybit, Robinhood, and Gate.As one of the first platforms in the industry to promote reserve transparency, Gate continues to demonstrate strong capital accumulation and comprehensive strength. As of August 19, 2026, its overall reserve ratio stands at 127%, consistently above the industry safety benchmark of 100%, covering nearly 500 user assets.

Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, two addresses suspected to belong to the same whale entity withdrew 33,180.48 ETH from Bitfinex at an average price of $2,002.75 in November 2023, with peak unrealized gains reaching $89.145 million, and continued holding during that period. Five hours ago, both addresses deposited all ETH into an exchange at a deposit price of $2,620; if sold, the estimated profit would be $20.481 million.

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale/institution that has held ETH for 3 years took partial profits today, with a cumulative profit of $66.45 million and a return rate of 29%. Three years ago, this whale/institution withdrew and accumulated 112,100 ETH from Bitfinex, worth $227 million at the time, with ETH priced at approximately $2,030. Today, as ETH broke through $2,600, it transferred 21,200 ETH from one of its addresses to Bitfinex 2 hours ago, worth $55.93 million.

Odaily reports: According to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, rising energy costs, higher real yields, and weakening consumer confidence have made the macroeconomic environment more complex. Whether BTC can break out of its current range still depends on the Federal Reserve's policy guidance and the subsequent trajectory of real yields and energy prices.Bitcoin has recently remained within a range of approximately 5.5% for more than 24 consecutive trading days, with the cost basis of roughly 840,000 BTC located within this range. As profit-taking has slowed notably, the seller risk ratio has dropped to 7 basis points, one of the lowest levels over the past year, though insufficient buying pressure continues to limit a breakout. Meanwhile, leverage is accumulating at both the upper and lower boundaries of the range, with approximately $1.95 billion in short liquidation risk concentrated near $82,000, while larger long positions exist in the $75,000 to $76,000 range, potentially amplifying price volatility following the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.

Odaily News, Bitfinex Alpha report shows that Bitcoin has been trading sideways in the 77,100 to 81,300 USD range over the past 20 trading days, with the current price approaching the key support level at the lower end of the range. If it breaks above 81,300 USD, the volume vacuum above could push the price quickly up to 86,500 USD. In the options market, protection has been moved to contracts expiring on September 18 ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. The report also notes that while Bitcoin volatility has declined, altcoins have shown notable activity, with all 29 major coins posting gains last week—Polkadot up 43% and Zcash up 42%. For the first time this week, open interest in altcoin perpetual contracts has surpassed that of Bitcoin, a historical pattern often accompanied by market correction risks.

Odaily News - According to the Bitfinex Alpha analysis report, August employment data has reinforced expectations of a Fed rate hike in September. The market now estimates the probability of a 25-basis-point hike on September 16 at approximately 60%. However, Bitcoin remains near $80,000, with US spot Bitcoin ETFs recording net inflows of approximately $986.7 million last week.Data shows that US non-farm payrolls increased by 162,000 in August, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. The manufacturing PMI rose to 54.6, indicating that the economy has not shown signs of a sharp slowdown. Nevertheless, input costs remain elevated, and inflationary pressures have shifted market policy discussions back toward rate hikes.Meanwhile, US Treasury yields continue to weigh on risk assets, with the 2-year yield climbing to 4.37% and the 30-year yield holding at a high of 5.24%. Bitfinex notes that Bitcoin has encountered resistance near $82,000 recently and remains range-bound between approximately $77,200 and $82,100.Bitfinex believes that sustained ETF inflows and growth in stablecoin supply are providing support for Bitcoin, but Fed policy expectations and elevated Treasury yields are limiting upside potential. If this week's inflation data comes in below expectations, the market may once again price in a pause in rate hikes for September; conversely, persistent inflationary pressures could further strengthen rate hike expectations. Until a breakout from the current consolidation range occurs, Bitcoin is more likely to maintain a relatively strong sideways trend rather than confirming the start of a new upward rally.

Odaily Planet Daily News: This funding round was led by Gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from institutions including Maven 11, Metalayer, Joint Effects, and Tribe Capital. Alkemya Metacore primarily holds approximately 7 million meters of ultra-high-purity nickel wire with a purity of 99.99% and a diameter of 0.025 mm. This asset has been independently verified with an estimated value of approximately $1.64 billion and is currently held in institutional custody in Lugano, Switzerland. The company plans to process the nickel wire into engineered mesh products for applications such as electromagnetic shielding, aerospace and defense, marine and desalination, power and industrial, semiconductors, green hydrogen, and precious metal recovery. It also aims to raise additional funds by issuing tokenized equity in the form of ALKN tokens. ALKN is issued by Alkemya Metacore SCSp in Luxembourg and is planned to be traded on regulated platforms such as Bitfinex Securities. The new issuance price is set at $1 per token, targeting institutional and professional investors, with the offering deadline set for October 15. Under the revenue distribution mechanism, investor capital will receive priority full repayment, along with a preferred return of 6% compounded annually. Profits from commercial operations will be split between token holders and partners on an 80:20 basis.

Odaily News - Bitfinex Securities, the tokenized investment platform under crypto exchange Bitfinex, has listed 5 tokenized notes, providing eligible investors with economic exposure to bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy, Metaplanet, H100 Group, and Capital B. The platform has also listed Strategy's floating-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC.The aforementioned notes are issued through the Luxembourg-based ORO (II) fund and managed by SICOS Securities. The underlying securities are held in custody by regulated financial institutions but do not grant investors direct ownership of shares in the corresponding companies. The products allow fractional investments starting from approximately $1 and support trading in USD, USDT, and Bitcoin, and are only available to eligible non-US investors.Bitfinex Securities stated that this marks the first time such products are available for secondary trading on a regulated tokenized securities exchange. Following the completion of a $50 million tokenized fundraising round for metals company Alkemya in August this year, the platform's total listed assets have surpassed $500 million. (Cointelegraph)