Bitcoin
Affairs
 
No. 078  ·  13 Aug 2026
 
MARKET SNAPSHOT
BTC / USD
$63,703
  24H CHANGE
+0.4%
 
ALL-TIME HIGH
$124,749
  FROM ATH
-48.9%
NEWS
4 STORIES TODAY
Soft July PPI keeps Fed pause narrative alive after CPI's in-line print
The U.S. producer price index was unchanged in July, softer than expected, while annual PPI eased to 4.7%. Coming a day after in-line CPI, the print supports the case for a September hold and helps cap the rates pressure that has been hanging over bitcoin.
Fed  Rates  Macro
Fresh Yemen clashes keep Middle East oil and inflation risks elevated
AP reported renewed clashes between Houthi rebels and Yemeni government forces, feeding fears Yemen could reopen as another front in the wider Middle East war. For bitcoin, the story matters less for direct crypto exposure than for what it could do to oil, inflation expectations and global risk appetite.
Geopolitics  Macro
SEC lines up first formal crypto rulemaking as Clarity Act stalls
Decrypt reported the SEC plans to move ahead Friday with an open meeting on 'Regulation Crypto,' the agency's first formal crypto rulemaking push after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act. The proposal is expected to sketch a fundraising exemption and an eventual path out of SEC oversight once projects decentralize, a potentially major shift in U.S. market structure.
Regulation
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs swing back to $61 million of outflows
Farside's live table shows U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted a $61.1 million net outflow for August 12 after only a thin $7.8 million inflow the day before. Fidelity's FBTC accounted for $46.8 million of the redemptions and BlackRock's IBIT lost $14.3 million, suggesting institutional demand remains tentative.
ETF
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Cointelegraph
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🔥 INSIGHT: Saylor says $BTC is Digital Capital, STRC is Digital Credit, and stablecoins sit on the transactional end. https://t.co/7340H3YXTq
 
 
 
 
 
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Cointelegraph
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🚨 ALERT: Bitcoin sellers are showing signs of exhaustion, but a historical market bottom has not yet been confirmed, according to Glassnode. https://t.co/DWyEA6uOYi
 
 
 
 
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Coin Bureau
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🚨LATEST: Bitcoin drops down to its ‘Cost of Production’ zone, a level historically associated with bear-market bottoms. https://t.co/yPA2u0syjx
 
 
 
 
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Seth
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There is a pattern that has predicted the $BTC bottom 5 times before. Will it repeat?

Is this why Trump Media bought $300M in Bitcoin? https://t.co/P21rqDRsow
 
 
 
 
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Charlie
@btc_charlie
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Bitcoin is pretty simple right now imo.

Here's a few lines for your viewing pleasure. https://t.co/beL4Djw1VE
 
 
 
 
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Titan
@Washigorira
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#Bitcoin

The red line has crossed below the blue line.

This has only happened three times before.

Each time, BTC was already in its bottoming phase.

It's happening again. https://t.co/eSi83hS6xU
 
 
 
 
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