CRYPTO MARKET UPDATE — August 10, 2026 🔸 Market Cap: $2.28T (+0.2%… — The Q Watchtower — TG.ME

📊 CRYPTO MARKET UPDATE — August 10, 2026 🔸 Market Cap: $2.28T (+0.2% in 24h) 🔸 BTC: ~$65,000 — holding above this level after finding support near the 200-week SMA, with strong spot ETF inflows pointing to fresh institutional demand 🔸 ETH: ~$1,910 — trading in a narrow range 🔸 Fear & Greed Index: 30 (Fear) — sentiment still cautious despite the price strength 📈 Big Story: Bitcoin Futures Flip Long Hedge funds trading BTC futures on the CME have turned net long for the first time in a while — a notable shift from professional traders who'd been structurally short, now betting on further upside. ⚖️ Regulation Watch: CLARITY Act Crunch Time Today, August 10, is a critical deadline — it's the start of the Senate's state work period, meaning it's essentially the last chance to pass the CLARITY Act (the big crypto market-structure bill) before lawmakers head home. The Senate filed a procedural motion late Aug 9, its farthest progress yet. If it doesn't pass now, it's shelved until mid-September at the earliest — and possibly pushed past the elections. 🌍 Conference Season Kicks Off Blockchain Rio 2026 (Aug 11–13) — 15,000+ attendees, focus on RWAs, DeFi, tokenization Indonesia Blockchain Week (Aug 12–13) Conviction 2026, Vietnam (Aug 14–15) 📉 Losers Today: ALGO: -5.46% NIGHT (Midnight): -4.41% MemeCore (M): -4.36% 🚀 Notable Mover: WLD (Worldcoin) up ~12% today 🗓️ This Week's Watch: July US CPI data drops Wednesday — the week's biggest market-moving event.