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The FBI submitted data disclosure to the legislative committee, revealing that losses related to cryptocurrency kiosks in Texas amounted to $56.8 million in 2025, involving 1,179 complaints, making it the highest loss among all states in the U.S. The total number of related complaints nationwide was 13,460, with reported losses increasing by 58% year-on-year to $389 million. Cryptocurrency kiosks can accept cash and exchange it for cryptocurrency, typically set up at gas stations and convenience stores.Statistics from the Texas Tribune show that there are about 4,000 such devices in Texas, where scammers induce victims to withdraw money from their bank accounts and deposit it into the machines. Jesse Saucillo, Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, stated that once funds are transferred out, recovering them is nearly impossible, as the money typically flows into unhosted wallets and then into mixers. He added that AI-generated police and state agency impersonation content makes phone inducements more deceptive.Data from AARP indicates that since 2023, approximately 30 states in the U.S. have enacted laws related to cryptocurrency kiosks. Indiana fully banned such devices in March, followed by Tennessee and Minnesota. Texas House Committee Chairman Rep. Cole Hefner stated that the state will consider measures beyond regulatory scope.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet withdrew 468.3 BTC from BitMEX, worth approximately 29.88 million USD. This is the first time a single withdrawal exceeding 10 million USD has occurred since BitMEX announced its closure.

According to Jinshi reports, Xiehe New Energy (00182.HK) announced in Hong Kong that its wholly-owned subsidiary in the United States has signed three long-term power purchase agreements with Tesla for solar projects located in the United States, with a total capacity of approximately 469 megawatts (AC side).According to the agreements, after the full capacity of the three projects is put into operation, the company will provide Tesla with approximately 1,200 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually, with the first project expected to start supplying power in the first half of 2027.

According to The Block, the New York State Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling business through its prediction market platform and seeking at least $36 billion in damages.

Amazon released its Q2 2026 financial report. Quarterly revenue reached $200.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20%; operating profit was $27.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 43%. Revenue exceeded market expectations. AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 37%, marking the fastest growth in 18 quarters. The market had previously expected growth of about 31%. AWS operating profit grew 64% to $16.6 billion.Amazon's net profit increased to $62.6 billion, but this included $53.4 billion in pre-tax investment income, mainly from the appreciation of its stake in Anthropic. Amazon also raised its capital expenditure plan for this year from $200 billion to $220 billion. Free cash flow over the past 12 months fell from positive $18.2 billion to negative $7.6 billion, mainly due to increased investments in AI-related equipment. After the financial report was released, Amazon's stock price rose nearly 9% in after-hours trading.

Jiang Yi, Director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated at a press conference on July 31 that in the first half of the year, China's pace of independent innovation in artificial intelligence has accelerated. Domestic companies such as Deep Exploration and Dark Side of the Moon have successively released open-source large models with parameter scales reaching "trillion" levels, and the global download volume of domestic large models has surpassed 10 billion times. The next step will focus on strengthening research and development in cutting-edge areas such as the basic theory of large models, training and inference efficiency, multimodality, and intelligent agents, and accelerating the layout and construction of national artificial intelligence application pilot bases, while vigorously cultivating intelligent derivative enterprises.Jiang Yi pointed out that there will be a coordinated approach to high-quality development and high-level security, accelerating the legislative process of the "Artificial Intelligence Law", constructing a "development---regulation---security" closed-loop system, establishing and improving technical monitoring, risk warning, and emergency response mechanisms, and adhering to the development concept of "human-led, for human use, and benevolent to humanity," actively responding to the impact of artificial intelligence on economic operation and employment distribution.

BIT Official released a weekly report stating that the trading volume in the cryptocurrency market has fallen by 80% from its peak, and has contracted by about 60% from the peak in the fourth quarter of 2025; the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has also dropped by 50%. The report points out that if the trading volume cannot effectively recover, the market will struggle to form a sustained rebound.Despite the market still digesting the hawkish stance of the Federal Reserve and the stalled progress of the CLARITY Act, Bitcoin is currently maintaining a range between $62,000 and $66,000, and BIT Official expects Bitcoin to eventually break upward. The report states that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh has recently adopted a "say less, do less" communication strategy, and the uncertainty of his policy stance is disturbing the market. Walsh has been known for his hawkish stance over the past twenty years, but the market had previously anticipated that he might push for a more dovish monetary policy under Trump's support; if this change materializes, it could be beneficial for Bitcoin.In addition, predictive market data shows that the probability of the CLARITY Act being signed into law before the end of 2026 is currently only 32%. Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that the Senate will prioritize other issues, and as the August recess approaches, the remaining legislative window for this bill is further narrowing.

According to Jinshi reports, the Japan Self-Defense Forces recently conducted their first test launch of the American "Tomahawk" cruise missile in the Pacific.

According to Jinshi reports, the Amazon CEO stated that there is a clear and strong financial return outlook in terms of artificial intelligence and AWS spending.

According to Jinshi reports, Anthropic plans to lease a new park with a capacity of 1.6 gigawatts in Texas, and Google will guarantee the leasing and electricity costs.

According to CNBC, Situational Awareness, an AI-themed hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold its entire publicly traded stock portfolio in a single transaction to another hedge fund before the market opened on Thursday, with the buyer undisclosed. The fund also sold a significant stake in Anthropic. The fund manages approximately $20 billion to $24 billion, and as of the end of June, it had a net return of 439%, making it one of the best-performing hedge funds this year.According to insiders, this liquidation was due to significant losses in recent weeks. The fund had long positions in AI infrastructure and semiconductor stocks such as SK Hynix, Nvidia, Micron, and CoreWeave, most of which fell over 35% this month, while its short positions in software stocks like Adobe also experienced significant reverse volatility. According to its 13F filing submitted on March 31, about 62% of its $13.68 billion holdings were bearish options betting on declines in semiconductor and tech stocks. It is reported that major brokers such as Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan are assisting the fund in meeting margin calls or orderly reducing positions, and Aschenbrenner has sought new capital from existing investors and lenders.

According to Jinshi reports, the World Trade Organization has announced that Brazil has filed a dispute resolution lawsuit regarding the U.S. tariff increase issue.

Today, Bitget CFD Chief Analyst Lewis Huang analyzes the latest Fed interest rate decision and market trends. He pointed out that although the Fed kept interest rates unchanged, the 3 dissenting votes supporting a rate hike indicate a strengthening of internal hawkish forces. Coupled with sticky inflation and geopolitical risks, market expectations for a 25 basis point rate hike in September have risen to 72%, pushing U.S. Treasury yields higher and further suppressing U.S. stock valuations.Combining technical analysis and practical operations, Lewis Huang stated that as rate hike expectations ferment, technology stocks and overall market valuations face significant pressure, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices showing clear bearish signals; on the other hand, the U.S. dollar index is likely to remain strong under hawkish support, while oil shows resilience supported by geopolitical situations.He suggests that CFD traders should align with the macro theme of "tightening expectations" at this stage, closely monitor the upcoming Jackson Hole annual meeting guidance, and flexibly seize both long and short trading opportunities, such as shorting indices at high levels and going long on the dollar in forex.

According to a report by Jinshi, a report from Goldman Sachs shows that hedge funds focused on the Asian market are facing the largest single-month drawdown on record, due to a widespread sell-off of AI concept stocks, which has erased most of the gains previously concentrated in this sector. As of July 28, these funds have averaged a decline of 18.6% this month. Goldman Sachs pointed out that since the year-to-date return peaked at 40% on July 22, these funds have given back 21 percentage points of their year-to-date gains.

According to Jinshi reports, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated that the Israeli military will not withdraw from the occupied areas in southern Lebanon before ensuring Israel's security. Zamir made the remarks during an inspection of the occupied areas in southern Lebanon, mentioning that the Israeli military has controlled certain areas and is working to eliminate terrorist infrastructure. If necessary, they will expand the scope of operations to include more areas. He emphasized that there will be no withdrawal from the controlled areas before ensuring long-term security.

According to Cointelegraph, Australia's internet regulator has filed a lawsuit against Telegram, accusing it of failing to remove content that supports terrorism.Previously, Russia accused Telegram founder Pavel Durov of assisting terrorist activities and issued an international arrest warrant.

According to the Financial Times, Situational Awareness, an AI-themed hedge fund founded by 25-year-old former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, is seeking new funding following significant losses due to a sharp correction in AI-related stocks.In recent communications, Aschenbrenner acknowledged the increased market volatility, describing it as a new investment opportunity and encouraging investors to inject new capital. The fund's heavy investments in AI data centers, power, storage, and GPU cloud-related assets have seen significant declines during this round of AI capital expenditure deal pullback.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin dismissed the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction to prohibit Wisconsin from enforcing sports-related event contracts on platforms such as Kalshi, Coinbase, Robinhood, Polymarket, and Crypto.com. The court found that the CFTC failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on its claim—that the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) defines "swaps" to include sports event contracts—and that gambling regulation falls within the traditional police powers of the states, with federal law not clearly indicating an intent to preempt state law.Additionally, the court also denied the intervention requests from Kalshi, Crypto.com Derivatives North America (CDNA), and the American Gaming Association (AGA). The substantive litigation between the CFTC and the state of Wisconsin will continue to proceed.