A dense batch of overnight developments across crypto and AI put institutional treasury moves, exchange remediation, Ethereum roadmap changes, and U.S. regulatory timing in focus. Strategy disclosed share sales, BTC disposals, and a larger dollar reserve, while BitMine and Sharplink updated major ETH accumulation plans. Bitget published a compensation plan tied to abnormal price moves in TUT, LOBSTER, and BICO perpetual contracts, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it will review a proposed customized issuance framework for certain crypto-related investment contracts on Aug. 14. Elsewhere, Vitalik Buterin’s latest Ethereum roadmap comparison elevated quantum resistance, privacy, and AI-assisted verification, large wallets continued moving BTC and ETH, and several AI infrastructure financings pointed to growing use of debt markets to fund chip purchases and compute buildouts.

Gate said it has launched a special review and risk-control investigation after unusually sharp volatility hit the perpetual futures markets for TUT (TUTUSDT), 龙虾 (龙虾USDT), and BICO (BICOUSDT) on Aug. 9, 2026. The exchange said users whose positions were liquidated and who fall within the compensation scope will receive full compensation in USDT. Gate has also opened a dedicated handling channel, allowing affected users to contact the platform through official routes including VIP account managers and online customer service. According to the statement, the exchange will help complete the compensation process within three business days, with funds to be credited to users’ spot accounts. Gate also said it will keep strengthening abnormal trading detection, risk controls for low-liquidity markets, dynamic risk-parameter management, and its pricing and liquidation mechanisms.

Bitget has detailed a compensation plan for users hit by abnormal price moves in TUTUSDT, LOBSTERUSDT and BICOUSDT contracts on Aug. 9, between 15:10 and 15:15 (UTC+8). The exchange will use the market’s fair price and account equity snapshot taken at 15:00 to issue USDT compensation to contract users whose short positions were force-liquidated because of the mark price anomaly. The coverage spans unified accounts, classic cross margin and isolated margin modes. Reference compensation prices are 0.21 USDT for TUT, 0.027 USDT for LOBSTER and 0.0897 USDT for BICO. Bitget also said it is strengthening monitoring of abnormal trading and concentrated positions, applying tougher listing and ongoing evaluation standards for high-risk trading pairs, dynamically adjusting leverage and position limits, and refining its mark price and liquidation mechanisms. Xie Jiayin, head of Bitget’s Greater China business, said the mark price issue and severe liquidity imbalance for the three contracts on Aug. 9, 2026 triggered abnormal liquidations of some short positions, causing nearly $40 million in user losses.

Crypto derivatives markets saw $150 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, according to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher. Of that total, long positions made up $42.1349 million, while short positions accounted for $108 million. Bitcoin liquidations included $4.1868 million in longs and $7.2866 million in shorts. Ethereum posted $4.0694 million in long liquidations and $5.9556 million in short liquidations. Coinglass data also showed that 93,958 traders were liquidated globally during the same 24-hour period. The largest single liquidation order took place on Bitget in the TUTUSDT_UMCBL contract, with a value of $3.3271 million. The figures reflect broad liquidation activity across the market within the last day, with short positions representing the larger share of the total.