Gate Research: CeFi lending volume increased by 14.66% month-over-month | Bitlayer TVL topped the BTC L2 market

2025-08-21 09:12:34 UTC
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  • Market Commentary: This week, BTC and ETH fell 7.58% and 9.81%, respectively, marking a period of correction for cryptocurrencies following their surge. Major altcoins showed an overall downward trend, with the median value of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization falling 10.81%. However, AB and MNT rose over 10%, drawing market attention.

  • This Week's Highlights: US retail sales increased by 0.5% month-over-month in July, marking the second consecutive month of significant growth. Wormhole plans to acquire Stargate at a high price and has requested a halt to the "LayerZero acquisition of STG" vote. MANTRA proposes abolishing the ERC20 OM and adjusting the token inflation rate to 8%.

  • Highlights: Bitlayer's active address count increased by 118% over the past seven days, pushing its TVL ranking to the top of the BTC L2 market. CeFi open interest reached $17.78 billion, a 14.66% month-over-month increase. Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $430 million in a single day, the second-highest on record;
    spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $523 million, marking the third consecutive day of capital withdrawals. Market Opportunities: Focus on concept sectors such as oracles, chain abstraction, and the RWA protocol, which have risen by 7.0%, 4.0%, and 3.2%
    over the past seven days, with significant gains seen in leading and niche projects.

  • Next week’s focus: HUMA, SOON, and VENOM will unlock approximately $11.91 million, $11.1 million, and $9.63 million worth of tokens in the next 7 days, accounting for 21.8%, 17.5%, and 2.8% of the circulating supply, respectively, which may create short-term price volatility pressure on related tokens.

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Gate Team
21 Ağustos 2025


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