Crypto Comes Back to Life – CHAINLETTER 82

Aug 18, 2026 | Chainletter |

Summary

  • Market: The market is basing; Strategy’s selling settles nerves, but is “less bad” rather than good; we’re at the bottom of the four-year cycle; CLARITY Act remains a key catalyst; Robinhood Chain launches on Ethereum; ETH price target US$12,250

  • On-Chain: Bitcoin ownership growing; hashrate holding despite soft price

  • Macro: Deflationary boom theme picked up by Fed Chair; systematically important banks in rude health; BUT…Japan’s bond market flashing sovereign-debt-crisis signals; revisiting the case for gold and ETH against debasement

  • Cryptoverse: Maple Finance’s H1 update shows a business compounding in a bear market

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