Data from SoSoValue showed a broad pullback across the crypto market after a sharp rebound, with Layer2 standing out as the only relatively resilient sector over the past 24 hours. The segment rose 1.13%, led by Stacks (STX), which gained 16.73%, and Polygon (POL), up 6.29%. Among major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.10% and slipped below $79,000, while Ethereum (ETH) dropped 1.61% and moved below $2,500. Other sectors were mostly in the red. DeFi declined 0.38%, with Ethena (ENA) down 7.78%, though Hyperliquid (HYPE) posted a 1.89% gain. CeFi fell 1.65%, with OKB down 3.12%. Layer1 lost 2.39%, as Zcash (ZEC) dropped 6.44%. Meme tokens fell 3.42%, although SPX6900 (SPX) rose 13.33% against the trend. PayFi recorded the steepest sector decline in the report, down 3.99%, while Dash (DASH) fell 10.10%.

The crypto market posted a mild pullback on Aug. 26, according to HTX market data, with Bitcoin briefly dropping below $78,000 in early trading before recovering to $78,500. Ether was quoted at $2,443, while SOL changed hands at $96 after pulling back more than 3% following a move above $100. BNB fell below the $700 mark to $693, and ZEC was quoted at $774 with a nearly 7% decline over the past 24 hours. Total crypto market capitalization fell 0.4% over the same period to $2.739 trillion. Among gainers, BMT jumped 54% to $0.023, ONG rose 17% to $0.1, and PROM added 14.6% to $4.12, while FF, STX, and TLM were each up more than 10%. On the losing side, PEOPLE, STORJ, and MUBARAK were down nearly 20% over 24 hours, while PORTAL, JTO, ETHFI, DASH, and MET each fell close to 10%.

U.S. stocks finished higher on Aug. 26, according to market data from BIT (bit.com), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.3%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.32%, and the Nasdaq rising 0.66%. Nvidia climbed more than 2%, ending a seven-session losing streak. Strength was also seen across storage, semiconductor, optical communications, and crypto-linked names. In storage and semiconductors, Intel rose 0.25%, AMD gained 4.91%, Micron added 2.48%, SanDisk fell 0.83%, Seagate advanced 3.4%, Western Digital rose 3.53%, and SK Hynix ADRs gained 2.68%. In optical communications, Lumentum rose more than 6%, Applied Optoelectronics gained more than 5%, and Coherent climbed more than 4%. Among crypto-related stocks, Circle and Coinbase each rose more than 4%, while Strategy gained more than 3%.

Altcoins posted broad gains after Bitcoin broke above $80,000, reviving talk of a fresh altcoin cycle. Data cited from Quantifycrypto showed that 184 of the top 200 tokens by market capitalization rose over the past week, equal to 92% of the group, while only 16 moved lower. Among large-cap names, ETH gained more than 31%, BNB rose more than 18%, HYPE added over 34%, DOGE climbed more than 31%, and SOL moved above $100 with a gain of more than 33%. Within the top 100 altcoins, STX, ENA, TRUMP, PUMP and PENGU led weekly performance, with gains of 133%, 85%, 75%, 72% and 68%, respectively. The report tied those moves to different drivers, including Bitcoin-linked staking demand for Stacks, Arthur Hayes’ bullish view on Ethena, rumor-fueled trading in TRUMP, revenue-backed buybacks at Pump.fun, and community speculation around Pudgy Penguins. CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said altcoin market capitalization rose by about $215 billion between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22, pushing the sector back above $1 trillion. Glassnode added that 85% of altcoins now have funding rates above their own averages, a sign it said could keep the current altcoin run going for several more weeks.

Volatility picked up across Binance’s spot market, according to data cited by ChainCatcher. STX posted a 24-hour gain of 21.63% and was described as rebounding after hitting a low. PORTAL moved the other way, falling 14.34% over the same period after an earlier rally faded. Several other tokens also showed intraday reversals. RAY, JASMY, ORDI and VIRTUAL were all flagged as giving back earlier gains, with declines of 5.22%, 5.79%, 5.02% and 5.22%, respectively. Elsewhere, ARB and LTC both touched fresh daily lows, down 6.25% and 5.84%. MUBARAK also slipped over a shorter timeframe, recording a 10% decline within two hours. The figures point to broad price swings across multiple assets in the spot market.

Storage and semiconductor names moved higher in U.S. premarket trading on Aug. 25, according to market data from BIT (bit.com). Intel led the listed gainers with a 2.29% rise, followed by SK Hynix ADR at 2.11%. Western Digital rose 1.82%, Sandisk gained 1.8%, AMD added 1.77%, Micron Technology climbed 1.7%, Seagate Technology advanced 1.5%, and Nvidia was up 1.1%. The move covered both chipmakers and storage-related stocks, pointing to broad strength across the segment in premarket action. BlockBeats cited the data in a market update published the same day.

Gate’s latest market data showed gains in precious metals, with gold rising to $4,684.17 an ounce and silver climbing to $69.385 an ounce. The moves came alongside mixed cross-asset pricing, including a slight dip in USD/CNH and a modest rise in USD/JPY. In equities, the Euro Stoxx 50, the UK’s FTSE 100, and Germany’s DAX40 all posted small intraday advances, while both WTI and Brent crude traded lower on the day. Gate also said users can trade traditional financial market products directly on its platform. According to the company, the offering covers precious metals, foreign exchange, global stock CFDs, key indexes, and commodities. Gate added that its TradFi-related functions have been integrated into both its app and web platform, allowing users to access global asset price trading without switching platforms.

US stocks tied to semiconductors, memory and optical communications moved lower in Monday premarket trading on Aug. 24, according to market data from BIT (bit.com). Chip names broadly posted modest losses, including Lam Research (LRCX), Intel (INTC), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Arm (ARM). Memory-related stocks also traded lower, with SK Hynix (SKHY), Micron Technology (MU), Western Digital (WDC), SanDisk (SNDK), and Seagate Technology (STX) all in the red. Optical communications names saw some of the steeper declines in the group. Astera Labs (ALAB), Coherent (COHR), Credo (CRDO), and Lumentum (LITE) each fell, while Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) dropped 11.66%, the largest decline among the stocks listed in the report.