Spot gold rose 1% intraday.

Glassnode’s co-founder has published a post noting that Bitcoin has accumulated significant long liquidation risk around the $61,000 level over the past several weeks. He explained that a drop in BTC price to this zone could trigger forced liquidations of leveraged long positions, which would further amplify selling pressure and drive prices lower. Market participants should currently monitor areas where leveraged positions are concentrated, as a liquidation wave could exacerbate short-term price volatility via forced selling.

According to Bitget market data, Hong Kong-listed South China Two-times Leveraged Samsung Electronics (07747.HK) rose more than 17%, while Nan Fung SK Hynix (07709.HK) gained over 16%.

According to an official announcement, Binance will list the bStocks tokenized security GameStop (GMEB) trading pair at 20:00 UTC+8 on August 12, 2026, and enable spot algorithmic trading bot services.

Citigroup Research stated that the uptrend in precious metals is far from over, with silver continuing to track gold’s moves and serving as a more aggressive play on upside due to its higher volatility. Should tensions in the Strait of Hormuz eventually ease, paired with a less hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve, investment demand for precious metals will continue to recover. Recent market action has already laid the groundwork for this outlook. The settlement price of COMEX August gold futures rose 0.49% to $4,383 per ounce; silver futures fell 0.5% on the day to $64.769 per ounce, ending a two-day winning streak. Citigroup noted that the short-term pullback does not alter silver’s status as a high-beta asset relative to gold, adding that if easing geopolitical risks drive capital back into precious metals, silver could rise to $95 per ounce by 2027. However, Citigroup also outlined risk scenarios, estimating there is roughly a 20% chance silver could drop to $50 per ounce, highlighting that current precious metals trading remains highly dependent on interest rate expectations, U.S. dollar movements, and geopolitical risks. For markets, gold remains a core asset for hedging and rate-cut expectations, while silver is better suited to capturing upside from a rebound in risk appetite.

The Korea Exchange (KRX) has drafted amendments to the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Business Regulations for the Securities Market, raising the minimum trading unit for single-stock leveraged ETFs from the current 1 share to 20 shares, and for ETNs from 1 security to 20 securities. The proposal is now open for public consultation. It is reported that South Korea’s financial regulators originally planned to roll out the measure in November, but given the rising speculative trading in single-stock leveraged products, a pre-emptive cooling is needed, so the exchange is pushing for the earliest possible implementation next month. In addition to raising the trading unit, South Korean regulators will also strengthen investor protection measures: new individual investors must complete at least 5 trading days of simulation trading (1 hour per day, totaling 5 hours) before participating in single-stock leveraged product transactions.

MetaPlanet(@Metaplanet) transferred out 1,473 $BTC($93.82M) 1 hour ago. Hut 8(@Hut8Corp) also transferred out 493 $BTC($31.36M) 3 hours ago.