Yi Lihua2026-08-24 09:39:48Yi Lihua says market calls cannot stay right all the time, urges strict risk controlYi Lihua, founder of Liquid Capital, formerly LD Capital, said in a post on Aug. 24 that he had shared several major market views over the past six months, including calling for a rebound from the previous low, judging in May that the rebound had ended, and repeatedly describing July and August over the past two months as the last buying opportunity. He added that such calls do not mean anyone can be right all the time. In his view, every investment and trade is a new starting point, which makes caution, humility, and sound risk management essential. Yi also said posting on X has been a useful way for him to learn and iterate on his own thinking, and that being right or wrong at times is entirely normal. The remarks were reported by BlockBeats and framed as a reflection on trading discipline rather than a claim of constant accuracy.1080
whale2026-08-22 05:57:35Whale Jason Leo says past losses made him exit too early after a $100 million gain in the last cycleBlockBeats reported on August 22 that whale trader Jason Leo, known as “Set 10 Big Goals First,” posted a morning recap of his recent trading. He said he made about $100 million in profit in the previous cycle, but failed to cut losses in time after the market reversed, which led to a large drawdown in those gains. In the current cycle, he said he kept a trend-trading mindset and expected Bitcoin to reach $74,000, treating the volatility in between as part of the move higher. As price approached that target, however, his memory of earlier losses shifted his risk judgment and he chose to exit early. Jason said the real challenge in trading is not beating the market, but escaping the fixed thinking created by past experience. He added: “If experience cannot change with the environment, it is essentially bias; if discipline loses judgment, it is essentially mechanical.”1280
BTCS2026-08-21 16:55:32BTCS repays $8.2 million Aave debt in Q2, but $36 million in DeFi loans remainsTechub News said listed company BTCS repaid $8.2 million of debt on the Aave protocol in the second quarter of 2026 to reduce leverage on its balance sheet. Its 10-Q filing showed $317,000 in cash and stablecoins at quarter-end, while $36 million of unpaid DeFi protocol loans remained. The company’s balance sheet is still tied mainly to digital assets, staking and DeFi activity. The filing also highlights the kinds of on-chain credit risks traditional investors need to understand as more public companies use Ethereum and DeFi infrastructure, including collateral, liquidation and protocol debt.1140
Goldman Sachs2026-08-18 11:15:31Goldman Sachs Says U.S. Stocks May Underprice Tail Risk, Recommends Cheap VIX HedgingGoldman Sachs’ delta-one trading head Privorotsky said U.S. equities are trading near record highs while financial conditions remain loose, a setup that has dulled market reactions to negative catalysts and left extreme downside risk underpriced. The report points to the VIX near 14 as a relatively cheap way to hedge tail risk, and says investors can keep equity exposure while adding VIX options for protection. Goldman also warns that long-dated Treasury yields remain elevated, which can pressure financing costs and high-valuation assets. In its strategy mix, the bank favors owning nominal assets, avoiding bonds, and using low-cost VIX calls or spreads to build asymmetric protection. It also lists financials, semiconductor capex beneficiaries, industrials, and other pricing-power cyclical names as preferred equity exposures, while suggesting investors avoid bond-like proxies such as staples, telecoms, and some REITs. The report frames the trade as risk management rather than a bearish call on stocks, arguing that low volatility does not mean low risk.1210
The Odyssey2026-08-14 15:55:08Five Trading Lessons From The Odyssey: Strategy, Discipline and Risk ControlA MarsBit analysis uses Homer’s Odyssey to frame five practical lessons for traders: strategy beats brute force, self-control works better when rules are set in advance, survivable losses matter more than perfect outcomes, strategies must adapt when market conditions shift, and long-term performance says more than any single trade. The piece argues that traders cannot control the market any more than Odysseus could control the sea, the gods or his crew. What they can control is position sizing, entry and exit rules, stop-loss discipline and how they respond when a thesis breaks down. The article links several episodes from the epic to trading behavior. Odysseus’s escape from the Cyclops is presented as a model for preplanned execution rather than raw conviction. His decision to be tied to the mast before hearing the Sirens becomes an example of commitment mechanisms, including preset TP/SL levels and defined loss limits. The choice between Scylla and Charybdis is used to explain why avoiding catastrophic drawdowns matters more than chasing ideal outcomes. MarsBit also cites a Journal of Finance study on 66,465 brokerage accounts and a BIS study on crypto trading behavior after the Terra and FTX collapses, arguing that overtrading and emotion-driven decisions often damage results. In the end, the report says a trading system is judged over a long sample, not by one winning screenshot.1540
Gemini2026-08-14 03:44:11Gemini Q2 revenue rose 37%, with credit card income overtaking exchange revenueGemini Space Station reported $45.475 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 37% from a year earlier, even as its spot trading volume fell 66% to $3.8 billion from $11.3 billion. The key shift in the company’s latest earnings materials was not the top-line increase alone, but where that revenue came from. According to Gemini’s presentation, credit card revenue reached $16.178 million, surpassing exchange platform revenue of $12.497 million and becoming the company’s largest single revenue line. A year earlier, the mix looked very different: exchange revenue stood at $20.233 million, while credit card revenue was $4.882 million. The company said credit card revenue rose 231% year over year, while exchange revenue fell 38%. The materials also showed that monthly transacting users increased to 580,000 from 523,000, but Gemini’s MTU definition includes any revenue-generating activity in the prior 30 days, including non-spot businesses such as the credit card. That means the figure cannot be read as a clean proxy for spot traders alone. At the same time, the credit card business is bringing added credit risk. Gemini reported second-quarter PPNR of $5.457 million versus credit card provisions of $16.062 million. The company also said more than 30-day delinquent receivables rose to 9.4% from 3.8% in the previous quarter.1310
Michael Saylo2026-08-12 07:41:01Strategy's Bitcoin Credit Model Uses 10% ARR Case to Track Risk, Saylor SaysMichael Saylor said Strategy's bitcoin credit model uses a 10% bitcoin ARR (annualized return rate) case to track credit spreads and undercollateralization risk. The model is designed to assess credit risk exposure tied to bitcoin. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, is one of the largest corporate bitcoin holders, and the model's parameters reflect institutional-grade risk management standards. Cointelegraph reported.1650
River Markets2026-08-11 13:41:14River Markets Raises $8.5M Seed Round for Institutional Prediction Market ToolsAccording to Fortune, River Markets announced Tuesday that it completed an $8.5 million seed round in July to build prediction market trading tools for institutions. Haun Ventures led the round, with Y Combinator and Coinbase Ventures participating. Other investors include Qube Research Technologies, along with angel investors from Google, Nvidia, Novig, JPMorgan and Citadel. The founder declined to disclose the company's valuation at the time of the round. The founder said that serving institutional demand for prediction markets at scale requires technology that allows institutions to trade across platforms and handle larger order sizes. Since launching in May, River Markets has provided institutions with software, data connections and risk management tools. Its algorithms aim to reduce the market impact of large trades. The company expects the platform's annualized trading volume to exceed several hundred million dollars by the end of the year.1790
