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According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "National Bank Open: Vachero vs. Navone" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Vachero" option in the sub-market "National Bank Open: Vachero vs. Navone" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 88.5% an hour ago to the current 51.5% (a fluctuation of 37%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Web3 investment banking and consulting platform Forgd announced that its market maker leaderboard has officially launched on DefiLlama. This leaderboard ranks mainstream crypto market makers based on standardized metrics such as pricing, market depth, reliability, and execution quality, helping traders and analysts assess the performance of market makers behind token liquidity.The leaderboard data comes from the real-time performance monitored by Forgd tools across over 500 token projects and 35 market makers. Forgd previously launched this leaderboard in May 2026, and this integration with DefiLlama opens the data to a broader market audience.

According to Jinshi reports, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they will attack Hezbollah in the southern Lebanese town, and this attack is a response to Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement.

According to Jinshi reports, Israel has requested residents of southern Lebanese towns to evacuate.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced its Q2 2026 financial report, with total revenue and reserve income of $701 million, a year-on-year increase of 7%; adjusted EBITDA of $143 million, a year-on-year increase of 8%; and net profit of $48 million, a year-on-year increase of $530 million (mainly affected by last year's IPO equity incentives). The circulation of USDC reached $73.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19%, with on-chain transaction volume of $14.8 trillion for the quarter, a year-on-year increase of 151%.In terms of business, Circle received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Circle National Trust, a federal trust bank, becoming one of the first stablecoin issuers to hold a federal banking license. The Arc public blockchain will launch its mainnet on September 16, with more than ten institutions including BlackRock, DTCC, Visa, Mastercard, and Standard Chartered serving as founding third-party verification nodes. BlackRock plans to deploy the BUIDL fund on Arc, while DTCC will promote the tokenization of DTC custodial assets. The Circle Payment Network (CPN) achieved an annualized transaction volume of $14.7 billion in the past 30 days, a quarterly increase of 76%, with 175 institutions onboarded, a quarterly increase of 29%. The Agent Stack now offers over 900 paid services.

According to Jinshi, Bank of America expects the yen to strengthen after intervention actions, adjusting its year-end USD/JPY forecast from 152 to 149, with the current level being approximately 157.7.

According to Counterpoint Research analysis, if the proposed import ban on Chinese optical modules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States is implemented, it will primarily impact American cloud providers rather than Chinese suppliers. InnoLight leads the global data center optical module revenue with approximately 27% market share, while Coherent ranks second with about 17%. Chinese manufacturers collectively account for about two-thirds of the global unit supply and approximately 60% of the optical communication module revenue.The analysis points out that Western suppliers like Coherent and Lumentum lack sufficient cleanroom capacity, automated packaging infrastructure, and yield scale in the short term, making it impossible to fill the capacity gap left by Chinese manufacturers within 12-24 months. This could lead to delays in AI cluster deployments by several quarters and increase material costs for cloud providers. At the same time, Chinese module manufacturers rely on high-end 800G/1.6T module revenue from North American hyperscale customers for over 90%, but have achieved partial capacity relocation by establishing factories in Thailand.Counterpoint emphasizes that the optical module supply chain is a highly interdependent system. Chinese manufacturers heavily procure DSP chips from Broadcom and Marvell, as well as lasers and optical chips from Lumentum, Coherent, and Mitsubishi Electric. A forced separation would disrupt the entire ecosystem.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket prediction market event "National Bank Open: Luciano Darderi vs. Gabriel Diallo," the "over" option for the sub-market "total games over 21.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, dropping from 65% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "National Bank Open: Shang Juncheng vs. Andrey Rublev," the "Shang Juncheng" option in the sub-market "National Bank Open: Shang Juncheng vs. Andrey Rublev" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 85.5% an hour ago to the current 34.05% (a fluctuation of 51.45%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Jinshi reports, the central bank announced that it will conduct a 500 billion yuan reverse repurchase operation on August 5, with a term of 3 months. Meanwhile, in international news, data from the Bank of Japan indicates that Japan may not have intervened in the foreign exchange market on Monday.U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that the U.S. will take all necessary measures to support the yen and mentioned that a deal with Iran might be reached tomorrow to open the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Jinshi reports, the market pricing no longer bets on the Bank of England raising interest rates by 25 basis points this year.

Bank of America (BofA) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Micron, with a target price of $1550, stating that the recent sell-off is an "enhanced buying opportunity." The bank expects memory prices to normalize starting in 2027-2028, but the fundamentals remain strong.Bank of America predicts Micron's earnings per share for fiscal year 2028 to be around $150, and in a pessimistic scenario, about $100, still well above the previous cycle peak of around $12.

According to Jinshi, the United States plans to ban the import of new data center equipment from China.The Chinese Embassy in the United States urges the U.S. to stop smearing Chinese companies and threatening sanctions.

According to official news, Marvell Technology announced the launch of a new generation of memory solution portfolio for AI infrastructure, covering server-level AI storage, rack-level CXL memory expansion and pooling, as well as multi-rack optical interconnect shared memory, aimed at addressing the growing memory capacity and bandwidth bottlenecks in Agentic AI inference processes.Marvell stated that as AI model sizes increase, context windows extend, and KV Cache demand grows, traditional tightly coupled architectures of computing and memory are limiting AI inference efficiency. Through memory disaggregation, memory resources can be made more independent of computing resource expansion, improving GPU utilization and reducing data movement latency. The products released include:Bravera SC6 PCIe 6.0 SSD controller: Designed for AI inference storage scenarios, it helps cloud service providers migrate more KV Cache to high-performance SSDs, enhancing infrastructure efficiency. This product features an architecture compatible with multi-vendor NAND and is expected to begin sampling in the fourth quarter of 2026.Marvell Structera X memory expansion solution: Based on CXL technology, it supports rack-level memory expansion and resource pooling, helping data centers share and allocate memory resources more flexibly, reducing AI infrastructure costs.Marvell Photonic Fabric optical interconnect memory solution: Constructs a shared memory architecture across multiple racks using optical interconnect technology, supporting up to 32TB warm KV Cache offloading and helping AI inference clusters enhance throughput capacity.Marvell stated that the Photonic Fabric solution can achieve a 2 to 3 times increase in Token throughput under existing data center space and power consumption constraints, supporting larger scale models and longer context AI applications.Marvell executive Will Chu stated that AI infrastructure is transitioning from a single server architecture to a system where computing, memory, and connectivity operate in synergy, and in the future, memory needs to expand more independently to enhance resource utilization and Token efficiency.As the demand for AI Agents and large model inference continues to grow, memory capacity, bandwidth, and data transfer efficiency are becoming new focal points of competition in AI infrastructure, following computing power.

According to Reuters, citing four informed sources, the Trump administration is drafting a ban on the import of new models of optical modules for data centers from China. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is formulating this measure to prohibit the import of new models of optical modules that can transmit data through fiber optic cables within data centers, with officials hoping to release and implement it within this year. The ban aims to prevent Chinese companies from stealing data, implanting malware, or disrupting services at U.S. data centers.The ban may primarily affect Inspur (leading with a 27% share of the global data center optical module market), which was listed in June of this year on the Pentagon's list of companies involved in military activities. U.S. cloud providers (such as AWS) may be forced to turn to alternative suppliers like Coherent and Lumentum, raising costs. The FCC has previously imposed similar restrictions on Chinese drones, routers, robots, and inverters. The Chinese embassy in the U.S. stated that "it will take all necessary measures to respond to any actions that harm China's interests." The draft may still be modified or shelved.

According to Jinshi, Bank of America stated that if the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate hikes, investors should focus on specific currency pairs rather than overall exchange rate fluctuations.The bank believes that the opportunities in the yen and pound currency pairs are the most prominent, as these currency pairs exhibit the greatest volatility during the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, making targeted trading more attractive than betting on the entire G10 forex market.

According to Forbes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially announced on July 27, 2026, a ban on the import of foreign-made AI humanoid robots, citing national security threats. The FCC classified these devices as "Trojan horses"—their high-precision sensors can continuously collect sensitive data from users' homes and businesses and transmit it to foreign entities, posing a risk of being used for mass surveillance or intelligence activities, and the related devices may also be remotely controlled.Although the ban targets all foreign manufacturers, it actually has the most significant impact on China, as China currently holds a large share of the global AI humanoid robot market. Promoting the development of domestic manufacturing is also an important secondary objective of this ban.

According to Jinshi reports, SoftBank expects artificial intelligence and cloud business to achieve a 30% annual growth before the fiscal year 2027.

According to the Economic Times of India, the Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes has revised the global tax reporting framework, expanding the scope of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and the Common Reporting Standard to include specific crypto assets, central bank digital currencies, and digital currency products, while tightening the due diligence requirements for financial institutions.The updated compliance framework provides guidelines for banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, custodians, and other investment entities on account identification, tax residency verification, and financial information reporting. Financial institutions are also required to conduct enhanced due diligence on high-value accounts with balances exceeding $1 million.

According to CryptoSlate, Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, significantly adjusted its cryptocurrency ETF holdings in the second quarter. Documents show that the bank's holdings of iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) common stock decreased from 646,809 shares to 40,723 shares, a decline of 93.7%; the number of shares corresponding to the IBIT call options held decreased from 2,496,500 shares to 18,000 shares, a decline of 99.3%.At the same time, a new IBIT put option representing 500,000 shares appeared in the holdings, but the 13F document does not disclose details such as the strike price, expiration date, premium, and Delta, making it impossible to determine the bank's net options exposure or whether it is a hedging strategy. Additionally, the bank's holdings of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust increased from 116,200 shares to 349,600 shares, nearly doubling; the Bitwise Solana Staked ETF decreased from 2,817 shares to 7 shares; and the XRP Trust holdings of 712,319 shares remained unchanged.