BlockBeats reported on August 22, citing HTX market data, that old-guard meme coins were broadly higher. PENGU gained more than 25% over 24 hours, TURBO more than 19%, BONK and WIF more than 36% each, NEIRO more than 19%, PEPE more than 32%, SHIB more than 24%, FLOKI more than 28%, and DOGE more than 20%.

PUMP has rebounded steadily since touching a low of $0.001 in late June, with the token up about 19% over the past 24 hours, 36% over seven days, 98% over 30 days, and roughly 116% over 90 days, according to BlockBeats. The price has also moved close to $0.004. While the broader crypto market has recovered over the past two days, with Bitcoin briefly rising above $79,000 and meme tokens such as PEOPLE, NEIRO, and BOME appearing among Binance’s top gainers, BlockBeats said PUMP’s rally started about two months earlier than the current market rebound. The report tied the move mainly to Pump.fun’s fundamentals, describing a positive loop built around revenue, buybacks, and traffic. On-chain data cited by BlockBeats showed the platform generated about $38.15 million in fees and about $29.19 million in revenue over the past 30 days, trailing only Tether, Circle, and Canton while exceeding protocols including Hyperliquid, Polymarket, GMGN, and Tron. Pump.fun uses 50% of revenue to buy back and burn PUMP. BlockBeats added that a recent weekly fee total above $10 million could translate into roughly $5 million in potential buy pressure under that mechanism.

According to OKX market data, NEIRO climbed more than 60% intraday and briefly rose above $0.00011. It was last quoted at $0.0001103, according to Odaily’s market analysis report. No further details were disclosed in the source.

Crypto markets and adjacent tech news were both active on Aug. 21. Among the most-traded tokens on centralized exchanges, BTC, ETH, SOL and BNB all posted gains over the past 24 hours, while HYPE briefly rose above $73.4, according to OKX data, with a 24-hour increase of 26%. Separate ranking data from OKX and msx.com showed strong moves in spot tokens and crypto-linked equities, including a 60.15% jump in BTCT.M. On the corporate side, Bloomberg reported that Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering that could match or exceed the record level set by SpaceX, with a public filing possible as soon as the end of August. The report said Anthropic raised capital in May at a $96.5 billion valuation, brought in $6.5 billion in financing, and had reached a $6.5 billion revenue run rate by the end of July. Bloomberg also said the company is working with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan and is weighing a super-voting share structure for CEO Dario Amodei. Other developments included ICE signaling openness to joining a new Polymarket funding round, the U.S. SEC proposing two fundraising exemption tracks for crypto projects, Riot Platforms signing AI data center leasing agreements worth about $9.8 billion in long-term revenue, and CZ saying a compliant U.S. entry by Hyperliquid would be positive for the broader industry.

Crypto markets on Aug. 10 were driven by a mix of trading data, policy signals, corporate developments and geopolitical headlines. On centralized exchanges, BMT and TUT posted the largest gains among the top 10 tokens by trading volume, while OKX’s 24-hour leaderboard was led by BOME and PEOPLE. On-chain, GMGN’s most watched meme tokens were TODA, REMUS, LOUIE, RISK and PUMPGUY. Away from the tape, Unitree Robotics officially opened subscriptions for its STAR Market IPO, with the market estimating an allotment rate of just 0.02% to 0.03%. In U.S. crypto legislation, Polymarket data showed the probability of the CLARITY Act becoming law by Dec. 31 had dropped to 21%, while Senate procedure points to a first cloture vote on Sept. 15. Industry updates included Bithumb restricting deposits and withdrawals tied to three entities sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, fresh data showing more than 100 crypto projects have shut down or filed for bankruptcy in 2026 so far, and DeFiLlama figures showing Pump.fun’s 30-day protocol revenue moved ahead of Hyperliquid. Separate updates covered Strategy’s lack of Bitcoin purchases since June, a $10.5 million seed round for Dow Protocol, and proposed South Korean tax and VASP rule changes.

Ourbit marks its second anniversary by unveiling the 'Trade Everything' strategy, expanding offerings beyond crypto to tokenized stocks, commodities, Pre-IPO, and prediction markets. A 520,000 USDT event pool is also live.

Cardano is facing a sharp community split over slow development and long-term value, even as ADA rose 9% in a week and whale wallets accumulated about 820 million tokens over six months.

Coinbase has suspended trading for over 20 perpetual futures contracts including ENS, ORDI, and RAY, automatically settling all open positions. The move aims to streamline derivatives offerings and boost market liquidity.