Binance Blockchain Week will be held in Bangkok, Thailand in November, focusing on the integration of traditional finance and the crypto industry.

Prominent crypto trader Killa said in a post that Bitcoin has rebounded from its lows, warning that trying to wait for the "perfect bottom" could lead investors to miss out entirely on the subsequent rally. He noted that rather than staying sidelined (holding no position) waiting for a price that may never materialize, he prefers to build exposure early and accept potential drawdowns along the way. Killa added that Bitcoin’s cycle is shifting, with multiple indicators supporting this view, and the traditional four-year cycle may ultimately change. As such, he is willing to accumulate Bitcoin at various price points including $70,000, $65,000, $60,000, and $55,000, rather than fixating on a single bottom target. In the longer term, he projects Bitcoin’s price will rise above $150,000. He emphasized that rather than missing the entire rally by clinging to a target price, he would rather hold positions first and adjust them as market conditions evolve.

Aster has launched a perpetual contract trading contest for the meme coin "Niu Lai", with a total prize pool of $10,000. The event runs from 22:00 on August 19, 2026, to 07:59 on August 24, 2026. The eligible trading pair is "Niu Lai USDT", with a maximum leverage of 5x. Rewards will be distributed in ASTER. The contest features two independent leaderboards, allowing users to participate in both and earn separate rewards. The trading volume leaderboard has an $8,000 prize pool, with the top spot awarded $2,500 based on cumulative trading volume. The realized profit and loss (P&L) leaderboard has a $2,000 prize pool, with first place taking home $800, ranked by realized P&L denominated in USD. Rewards from both leaderboards are stackable.

Per HTX market data, Ethereum has broken through $2,000, rising 4.42% over the past 24 hours.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has rebounded to break through the $66,000 mark, sparking a broad rally in altcoins. Key altcoin performance: BTW trades at $0.65634, up 67.94% in 24 hours; HEMI at $0.009191, up 41.97%; STAR at $0.14559, up 27.96%; TREE at $0.04108, up 24.26%; MUBARAK at $0.02027, up 22.04%; DOS at $0.2623, up 15.65%; EDEN at $0.06044, up 14.30%.

August 19 Update: #Bitcoin ETFs: 1D NetFlow: +3,134 $BTC(+$204.36M)?? 7D NetFlow: +3,413 $BTC(+$222.5M)?? #Ethereum ETFs: 1D NetFlow: +34,698 $ETH(+$67.17M)?? 7D NetFlow: +57,917 $ETH(+$112.12M)??

According to CNBC, Nvidia is acting as an "AI infrastructure matchmaker" in the Nordic region, connecting enterprises that own its GPUs and are seeking data center capacity with operators that have available facilities and power resources. Two people familiar with the matter said Nvidia has proactively reached out to Nordic data center firms to inquire about potential computing power off-take clients, and in some cases facilitated connections between GPU holders in the U.S. and Asia and AI infrastructure builders. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress previously confirmed the company is involved in such matchmaking efforts, including helping clients secure land, power, and data center shells, and deploy computing power as quickly as possible. The report notes this reflects Nvidia’s push to extend its influence in the AI ecosystem beyond chips to infrastructure transactions. The Nordic region is emerging as a hot spot for AI data center development, driven by abundant power, land, and cool climates ideal for chip cooling. Finland and Norway have announced multiple several-hundred-megawatt projects in recent years. Data from Norwegian grid operator Statnett shows around 2.3GW of data center capacity is currently waiting to connect to the power grid.