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Amazon officially announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the data infrastructure company DuckLabs. The transaction is expected to be completed after meeting customary closing conditions. Upon completion of the acquisition, the DuckLabs team will join Amazon Web Services (AWS). DuckLabs is the development company behind the open-source analytical database DuckDB.AWS stated that both parties have been collaborating since 2024, and this acquisition aims to combine DuckLabs' technical capabilities in database engineering to further enhance the speed, usability, and cost efficiency of AWS data analytics services. DuckDB co-founders Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt will continue to lead the team after joining AWS and will be responsible for the technical development direction of the open-source project. Amazon emphasized that this transaction does not include the acquisition of the DuckDB open-source project itself; DuckDB will continue to be maintained by the independent DuckDB Foundation and will remain freely available under the MIT license. Amazon stated that the DuckDB user experience will not change before and after the transaction, and the project will continue to operate as open source. In the future, AWS will further announce specific plans for the integration of DuckLabs with AWS business.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform that approximately $45 million flowed into the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL in the first two days of this week, with its assets under management approaching $1 billion, and stated that Solana should not be underestimated.

Cryptocurrency investment firm RockawayX announced the acquisition of the crypto hedge fund Relayer Capital to incorporate long-short strategies into its existing platform and expand its business footprint in the United States. RockawayX manages approximately $2 billion in assets, and Relayer will be renamed RockawayX Liquid Opportunities Fund, focusing on uncovering "undervalued liquidity tokens and crypto-related stocks." After the acquisition is completed, Relayer founder Austin Barack will serve as the chief investment officer of the fund, with Forbes citing informed sources that the company plans to raise $150 million for the fund.According to the announcement, Relayer's liquidity strategy has achieved approximately 70% net returns this year, outperforming a weighted basket of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana by 86% as of August 21. The strategy expresses fundamental views on crypto tokens through long and short positions and pairs trading, while reducing overall market exposure at appropriate times. RockawayX CEO Viktor Fischer stated that now is the "right time" to implement this strategy, as there are crypto companies with real revenue and strong fundamentals emerging in the market, but inefficiencies and mispricing still exist, providing good opportunities for active investors.This transaction occurs amid a recent rebound in the crypto market, with Bitcoin recording its largest weekly dollar gain in history last week, dropping 1.68% to $79,064 in the past 24 hours after briefly reaching a high of around $81,000.

According to informed sources, Meta Platforms has discussed the possibility of reaching a settlement during court proceedings with the attorneys general of multiple states in the U.S. The case accuses Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for teenagers, facing a maximum fine of $1.4 trillion.

RockawayX manages approximately $2 billion in assets and is seeking to raise $150 million for a new liquidity opportunity fund. RockawayX previously acquired the crypto hedge fund Relayer Capital. Relayer Capital founder and former CoinFund partner Austin Barack will continue to serve at RockawayX and will be responsible for managing the fund.The fund will focus on investing in undervalued tokens and crypto-related stocks. Recently, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana have all seen increases of over 20% in the past week. Meanwhile, crypto venture capital firms such as Paradigm and Framework Ventures are incorporating fields like AI and robotics into their investment strategies.

According to Bloomberg, OnlyFans' operating company Fenix International announced its accounts on Tuesday, revealing that the late owner Leonid Radvinsky received dividends of up to approximately $709 million in the months leading up to his death, including $535 million for the fiscal year ending in November 2025, and another $174 million in batches during the first three months of 2026. Since acquiring OnlyFans, Radvinsky has received a total of over $2 billion in dividends.Bloomberg also disclosed that just weeks after Leonid Radvinsky's death, OnlyFans reached an equity deal with San Francisco investment firm Architect Capital at a valuation of $3.15 billion, with the latter acquiring about 16% of the shares and planning to collaborate with OnlyFans to develop financial services and products aimed at creators. Previously, it was reported that OnlyFans' controlling owner Leonid Radvinsky passed away from cancer at the age of 43.

As investor enthusiasm for AI trading cools and regulators strengthen measures to curb demand, leveraged ETFs linked to chip manufacturers in South Korea have seen nearly $1 billion in outflows this month. So far, leveraged products tracking Samsung Electronics have experienced outflows of $381 million in August, while related products tracking SK Hynix have seen outflows of $601 million, marking the first monthly outflow for these products since their launch at the end of May.Especially during the global AI trading sell-off in July, when the South Korean Kospi index experienced a historic plunge, with a monthly decline of 22%. Subsequently, South Korean regulators raised the minimum margin requirements for new investors purchasing such products and required investors to undergo a 5-day simulated trading period.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a certain whale withdrew 8,474 BNB from Binance, worth 5.9 million dollars, and deposited it into Venus.Subsequently, they borrowed 2.6 million dollars in USDT from Venus and deposited it back into Binance to buy more BNB.

According to The Block, South Korea's top financial regulator has stated that it will accelerate discussions on cryptocurrency-related legislation and plans to launch the country's version of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" this fall.The bill is expected to establish corresponding rules regarding stablecoin issuance, licensing for virtual asset service providers (VASP), Bitcoin ETFs, and other matters.

On August 24, a16z's latest chart shows that the weekly active growth of OpenAI Codex in enterprises is extremely polarized. The growth rate for lawyers is as high as 108 times, followed by sales and recruitment at 41 times each, marketing at 26 times, and healthcare at 24 times, while engineers are at the bottom with only 5 times.Codex has evolved from code completion to a digital colleague capable of independently breaking down tasks and running for hours, with lawyers using it to handle vast amounts of long texts and contract comparisons. This marks the "programming" of knowledge work, with the AI explosion shifting from the tech circle to high-value white-collar positions.

As the market awaits U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to announce a new round of sanctions against Iran, international oil prices fell on Monday. WTI crude futures dropped about 1.3%, settling at $85.93 per barrel; Brent crude fell 1.24%, to $93.22 per barrel.Yellen previously stated that the U.S. would launch "the largest financial offensive in history" against Iran, urging allies and other countries to sever economic ties with Iran. Iran, on the other hand, has claimed it is capable of coping with the sanctions and maintaining its foreign economic relations. Commonwealth Bank of Australia predicts that if U.S. actions to isolate Iran are effective, the risk of Iran taking more aggressive actions may rise, further exacerbating volatility in the energy market.

Tron founder Justin Sun stated that his lawsuit against World Liberty Financial (@worldlibertyfi) superficially involves a commercial dispute of $45 million and 4 billion tokens, but fundamentally concerns the founding principles of blockchain. He pointed out that the industry is built on the principle of "your keys, your coins," meaning that everyone can truly own their assets without permission.Justin Sun indicated that the case exposes the other party's secret embedding of the power to arbitrarily freeze user assets in the contract, which was not disclosed, lacked governance, and lacked procedures, and was exercised within days of unlocking their tokens. He believes this contradicts the name of "freedom"; if the issuer can confiscate holders' assets at any time, blockchain will be no different from the old world. He will pursue the lawsuit to the end, not only to recover assets but also to establish a precedent in court that "your assets must truly belong to you."

According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated that the Solana staking ETF (BSOL) under its management saw inflows exceeding $20 million this week.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that this week, Bitcoin ETF net inflows reached 14,700 BTC, marking the second-largest weekly inflow since October 2025. Since August, the cumulative net inflow is approximately 21,958 BTC, indicating signs of a resurgence in demand are beginning to emerge.

According to CNBC, Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, issued an investor letter regarding the AI fund Situational Awareness. Ken Griffin stated that nearly 100 large trades have been completed, with a total amount exceeding $4 billion, and the risk exposure of the original portfolio has been reduced by over 80%.

According to data disclosed by intangiblecoins, the net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs reached $1.6 billion this week, and the week is not yet over, marking the largest single-week net inflow since the historic high point in October 2025.Related statistics also show that the average cost basis for Bitcoin ETF holders is approximately $84,156.

On August 21, Upbit listed MANTRA (OM) as a trading warning item, and the deposit and withdrawal of this cryptocurrency has been suspended.

HTX global advisor Sun Yuchen stated that HTX has officially upgraded its security architecture in response to the community's demand for stronger security guarantees, claiming to keep user assets 100% SAFU. The upgrade includes enabling a multi-address withdrawal system, with hot wallet assets distributed across multiple addresses; withdrawal addresses are automatically rotated regularly, with old addresses immediately deactivated and no longer controlled after new addresses are activated; single address risk exposure has been minimized.Sun Yuchen mentioned that even in the event of extreme security incidents, the potential loss limit is below $1 million, fully covered by an insurance fund, and users will not lose any funds. He also reminded that withdrawal addresses will be changed regularly as part of normal security mechanisms, and users must verify the actual on-chain receipt situation. HTX stated that it will take every user feedback and every bit of user assets seriously.