The US XRP spot ETF has seen net inflows for 9 consecutive trading days, attracting $23.87 million on August 25th alone. Bitwise leads the way, with XRP rising by about 40% in two weeks.

Grayscale withdraws multiple altcoins. ETF stated that the relevant opportunities have not disappeared, and they will still select products based on market demand and technical prospects.

The risk service provider funded by Aave DAO, LlamaRisk, suggested on August 25th to increase the supply cap of USDe in the Aave V3 Monad instance from 100 million to 120 million, while keeping the borrowing cap at 36 million unchanged. The proposal was reviewed based on user behavior, on-chain liquidity, and the health of positions, and it was stated that implementation would be advanced through the Risk Steward process.

LayerZero released ATLAS on August 25th, which is Aggregated Trading Liquidity and Settlement. It is positioned as a general-purpose backend for the trading market. It does not have its own consumer frontend; users will access it through independent trading venues. The trading venues are responsible for the interface, distribution, and customer relations. ATLAS provides the underlying capabilities for matching, liquidity, and settlement. Zero records the ultimate ownership in the network, while ZRO ensures security, Gas, governance, and cost efficiency.

Data released by the European Statistical Office on August 25 showed that in the second quarter of 2026, the EU's imports of goods from non-EU countries amounted to 701.8 billion euros, while exports were 680 billion euros, resulting in a trade deficit of 21.8 billion euros. This is the first quarterly deficit since the second quarter of 2023; previous deficits mainly occurred during the period of sharp increases in energy costs from late 2021 to mid-2023.