Bitcoin saw significant gains in August, yet spot demand remains at historic lows.

Josh Swihart, founder and CEO of the Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), released a weekly report noting that Zodl 3.10.1 (Android) has resolved the issue where small amounts of ZEC could remain in Orchard after the Ironwood migration, and fixed the Keystone migration signature round. The Android and iOS versions 3.10.2 and 3.10.3 have enhanced the Coinholder polling function, added configuration mirror fault tolerance, interrupted vote recovery, and Keystone signature resumption. Concurrently, both the Zcash Android SDK and Swift SDK have released their public 3.0.0 versions; Zallet has launched v0.1.0-beta.3, adding PCZT-related JSON-RPC methods, a global sync lock, and security fixes.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the top holder of privacy coin Monero (XMR) has generated over $3.15 million in total profits from betting on XMR’s price rise in just 23 days. The whale opened long positions on XMR on August 9, with its holdings peaking at 34,000 XMR (valued at roughly $16.72 million). Last night, it closed half of its position, locking in a $1.637 million profit; it now holds 16,000 XMR in a 4x leveraged position, with an unrealized profit of more than $1.53 million.

Recent meme coin markets continue to see rotation across multiple blockchains, with high-volume assets surging on Robinhood Chain, BSC, Solana, and Base. Unlike previous days where a single hot theme dominated, capital is now shifting between high-visibility assets, and short-term trading activity remains concentrated in the highly volatile meme coin sector. On Robinhood Chain, PONS continues its rally, with its market capitalization once hitting around $404 million. The meme coin is currently trading at approximately $0.307, with a market cap of about $307 million, a 24-hour gain of roughly 25.2%, and 24-hour trading volume of around $69.4 million. On the BSC network, Niulai also remains strong, hitting an all-time high market cap of around $144 million after listing on Binance derivatives. The meme coin is currently trading at approximately $0.110, with a market cap of about $111 million, a 24-hour gain of roughly 70.8%, and 24-hour trading volume of around $84.8 million. On the Solana network, fone maintains high trading activity, with its market cap once hitting around $40.6 million, a new high. The meme coin is currently trading at approximately $0.0288, with a market cap of about $28.6 million, a 24-hour gain of roughly 16.4%, and 24-hour trading volume of around $32.2 million. Additionally, Basecat on the Base network has rebounded, with its market cap once hitting around $43.6 million. The meme coin is currently trading at approximately $0.0329, with a market cap of about $33 million, a 24-hour gain of roughly 70.5%, and 24-hour trading volume of around $8.6 million. Basecat is a highly recognizable cat-themed meme in the Base ecosystem, and has regained capital attention as multi-chain meme sentiment warms up.

Last week, the United States signed a broad energy cooperation agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Rodriguez. Trump said Sunday that the U.S. would fill its strategic petroleum reserve with Venezuelan oil. Notably, Venezuela’s former president Maduro, who has been forcibly detained by the U.S., posted a timely update on X Sunday, sharing a photo of himself in prison and sending blessings to those who care about him. The photo’s watermark shows it was taken on June 25, with Maduro wearing the gray tracksuit he wore during his first appearance in the U.S. following his arrest.

According to a report by Front Office Sports, the US Open has reached an exclusive prediction market partnership with Kalshi. The agreement takes effect immediately, while its specific terms remain undisclosed. Under the deal, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will ban other prediction market platforms from advertising at tournament venues and during ESPN broadcasts. A source familiar with the matter said USTA CEO Craig Tiley played a key role in brokering the agreement.

HIP-3 market deployer Entropy recently launched the Anthropic Pre-IPO market on Hyperliquid, with the trading ticker ANTH. As Anthropic’s IPO nears, its valuation has declined from the $2 trillion high. As of press time, ANTH is priced at $1,892.9, corresponding to a market capitalization of $1.89 trillion. Its 24-hour trading volume stands at $28.26 million, while contract open interest has risen to $6.75 million.