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Issue #65 · Monday, August 17, 2026
Market mood  Fear · 31/100  ▼ from 34 yesterday
Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher as equity markets bounced, though institutional flows remain mixed and regulatory scrutiny accelerates globally.
 
 

  The Numbers

Bitcoin (BTC)$63,590  +1.1%
-2.1% this week
Ethereum (ETH)$1,904  +1.4%
-0.6% this week
Total crypto market$2.27T  +0.8%
BTC dominance 56.3% · BTC 50% below its all-time high

  The Movers

Top gainers (24h)

RAIN Rain+5.8%
MORPHO Morpho+5.7%
ZEC Zcash+5.3%
BTW Bitway+5.3%

Top losers (24h)

币安人生 币安人生 (BinanceLife)-3.7%
ATOM Cosmos Hub-3.6%
QNT Quant-3.0%
FIL Filecoin-2.0%

From the top 100 coins by market cap.

  The Read

Where the chart sits — description, not prediction

Bitcoin is trading below both its 50-day ($63.7K) and 200-day ($69.1K) averages — the longer-term trend reads as down. Over the past 30 days it has traded between $62.8K and $66.5K; today's price sits in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) is 51 — momentum is roughly neutral.

See all nine coins on the daily markets page →

  The Brief

 Austria fines Bitpanda €70,000 in first MiCA enforcement case

Austrian regulators penalized the exchange for failing to publish a white paper on schedule and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials, marking the first public enforcement under EU's new MiCA crypto regulation. (CoinDesk)

 SafePal wallet breach exposes 40,000 customer names and addresses

A flaw in SafePal's order-tracking plugin leaked personal information of nearly 40,000 users, raising concerns about physical security risks for bitcoin wallet holders. (Decrypt)

 Binance provided user data to Russia leading to Ukrainian arrest

The exchange disclosed it shared user information with Russian authorities in response to lawful requests, resulting in a Ukrainian donor's detention despite Binance's 2023 exit from the Russian market. (CoinDesk)

 Bitcoin miner HIVE secures $350 million, five-year AI cloud deal

HIVE's subsidiary BUZZ HPC signed a major GPU computing contract adding $70 million in annual revenue, reflecting miners' shift into AI infrastructure services alongside traditional mining. (The Block)

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Crypto 101

What does "ATH" mean?

All-time high — the highest price ever recorded. "Distance from ATH" is a quick gauge of where the market sits in its cycle, which is why we track it in The Numbers.

“Most altcoins from the last cycle never recovered. Position sizing matters.”

Coin Mornings is an educational digest for US readers. Nothing here is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Crypto is volatile — never invest more than you can afford to lose. Some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Prices via CoinGecko, sentiment via alternative​.me, captured shortly before send.

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