Group 1 - Digital assets are under pressure as traders await Powell's highly anticipated speech on Friday [1] - Data shows that U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have seen outflows for four consecutive trading days, with a total withdrawal of $1.9 billion [1] - The momentum driven by companies accumulating crypto assets appears to be weakening [1] Group 2 - Options trading activity indicates a shift towards defensive strategies, with the put/call ratio for contracts expiring on August 22 rising to 1.33 [1] - There will be $3.8 billion worth of Bitcoin options expiring, with the largest open interest concentrated on $110,000 put options, reflecting market concerns about a short-term pullback [1] - Peter Chung, head of research at Presto, notes that the market is more sensitive to hawkish signals from Powell than dovish ones, as investors position themselves for uncertainty surrounding the speech [1]