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On August 18th, according to ChainInfo, a whale liquidated a long position in ETH and suffered a loss of $6.59 million. Subsequently, the whale continued to take a long position on ETH. Currently, the whale holds a long position of 23,373 ETH, with a notional value of $100 million.

August 18th. Terence Yeung, the Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, stated that recently, some companies have been manipulating stock prices under the guise of applying for a stablecoin license. Investors are advised to remain rational and be vigilant against related scams. He disclosed that the division received 265 complaints related to virtual asset trading in the first half of this year, mainly concerning overseas fraud, platform infringement, or fund freezing. He also cautioned about the risks of trading on unlicensed platforms. (FX678)

On August 18th, based on HTX market data, PLUME surged past $0.1 and is currently trading at $0.1077, with a 24-hour increase of 9.53%.

August 18th. According to an official announcement, the Binance HODLer Airdrop has now initiated the 32nd project - Plume (PLUME), a blockchain designed for Real World Assets (RWA) and compatible with the EVM. From July 24, 2025, at 08:00 to July 28, 2025, at 07:59 (UTC+8), users who used BNB to subscribe to Yield Farming Coins (fixed-term and/or flexible-term) or on-chain yield farming products will receive an airdrop allocation. The HODLer Airdrop information is expected to become available within 24 hours, and the new tokens will be delivered to users' spot wallets at least 1 hour before trading commences. Binance will list PLUME on August 18, 2025, at 23:00 (UTC+8) and open trading pairs for USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY in accordance with the Seed Label Trading Rules. The PLUME deposit channel will open on August 18, 2025, at 19:30 (UTC+8).

On August 18th, as per on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), a whale has withdrawn 79.34 WBTC and 1860 ETH from a trading platform during a downtrend in the past 2 hours. The total value of these withdrawals is $17.08 million, and there is suspicion of bottom fishing. Currently, the address holds assets worth $153 million, which includes both BTC and ETH, and both were withdrawn from exchanges in the past week.

On August 18th, as per official channels, Binance announced that the C2C "Strict Selection" zone test has been successfully concluded and was officially launched today. To mark the third anniversary of the Shield Advertisers' launch, the platform also launched a limited-time event with zero transaction fees. Users can conduct secure transactions of digital assets in the "Strict Selection" zone and have the chance to participate in a lucky draw to win an iPhone 17.