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Inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs on 19 August exceeded $517 million, marking the highest level since early May. Inflows into US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded their best result since mid-October last year.

According to CoinDesk, the volume of short liquidations on 19 August exceeded the record set on 10 October 2025. At that time, during a flash crash, the figure reached approximately $19 billion, but back then, it was the liquidation of long positions.

US President Donald Trump, at a meeting with representatives of the crypto industry, called on Congress to pass a “fair version” of the CLARITY Act, a bill on the structure of…