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According to CoinDesk, approximately 81,700 Bitcoin options contracts (with a nominal value of about $6.4 billion) on Deribit will expire on Friday at 08:00 UTC. The number of call options exceeds that of put options, with a put/call ratio of 0.83, and the maximum pain point is at $68,000. The $80,000 strike price holds $157 million in nominal value of call options, while the $75,000 strike price has the largest open interest in call options, reaching $236 million.Shaun Fernando, Chief Risk Officer of Deribit, stated that nearly 20% of Deribit's Bitcoin open contracts are about to expire, combined with factors such as severe market volatility, the volatility term structure shifting from backwardation to contango, a relative increase of 30% in DVOL, and a shift from negative to positive skew in call-put options, this will be a "noteworthy expiration date." Bitcoin surged from about $62,000 to $80,000 within a week, marking the second-largest weekly gain in years, with a large number of call options with strike prices below $80,000 entering in-the-money status.Fernando pointed out that over $500 million in nominal value is within a 5% volatility range of the current price, which may trigger more intense gamma hedging before expiration, leading to a "pinning" effect around key strike prices or accelerating a breakout beyond these levels. Dynamic hedging conducted by market makers to manage exposure may cause Bitcoin prices to fluctuate around dominant strike prices like $80,000, and once a decisive breakout occurs at that level, it could trigger a larger market movement.

According to Ibtimes, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that the company is collaborating with NVIDIA to advance the launch of the first satellites equipped with AI computing capabilities to the fourth quarter of 2027, previously targeted for 2028.Musk mentioned that SpaceX and NVIDIA have designed the Vera Rubin NVL72 system optimized for the space environment, which is planned to be launched into orbit in the fourth quarter of 2027 and will achieve large-scale deployment in 2028. SpaceX will also utilize NVIDIA processors to provide orchestration, code execution, and data processing capabilities for the next generation of Agentic AI.Following the announcement, SpaceX's stock price strengthened, rising about 2.9% during trading to $138.92.Meanwhile, SpaceX is re-advancing its small modular nuclear reactor project, mPower. As the power demand for AI data centers rapidly increases, the company is seeking to provide stable, low-carbon, round-the-clock power through solutions such as small modular nuclear reactors.

SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites.

On August 21, 3D storage-computing integrated chip company Qianhe Yibang announced that its self-developed global first 4-layer 3D DRAM stacked storage-computing integrated chip successfully returned to the wafer and was powered on, marking the transition of this technology from validation to the engineering implementation stage. This chip adopts a three-dimensional integrated native computing architecture, with data access and storage bandwidth improved by an order of magnitude compared to traditional solutions, while access and storage power consumption, latency, and single data processing costs have all decreased by an order of magnitude.Qianhe Yibang was established in January 2024, incubated by NetEase, and recently completed over 2 billion yuan in Series B financing.

According to Digital Asset, on August 20, members of the Korean National Power Party, including Yoon Tae-yong, proposed an amendment to the Specific Financial Information Act, which aims to grant the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) direct enforcement authority over unreported virtual asset service providers.According to the amendment, anyone can report illegal activities to the FIU. Upon receiving a report or discovering suspected violations, the FIU can initiate investigations and analyses, and refer the case to or notify investigative authorities. The proposal points out that while current laws impose reporting and anti-money laundering obligations on virtual asset service providers, there are no direct enforcement measures against unreported operators, posing risks of money laundering and illegal cross-border transfers, making it difficult to respond quickly relying solely on inter-agency coordination.

Gate announces the official launch of its Japanese stock trading service, initially covering about 300 stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), including popular targets such as Toyota Motor, Sony Group, SoftBank Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Nintendo, and Tokyo Electron. Users do not need to open a separate traditional Japanese brokerage account or exchange for yen; they can directly participate in Japanese stock trading on the Gate platform using USDT. Currently, Japanese stock trading has been launched on the Gate Web platform, with the App version set to go live soon.In terms of trading functionality, Japanese stocks share the same stock account and related trading capabilities with Gate's US, Hong Kong, and South Korean stocks, supporting features such as market viewing, buying, selling, position management, and transaction record inquiries. Japanese stocks support trading during Japanese time from 09:00 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 15:25, corresponding to UTC+8 time from 08:00 to 10:30 and 11:30 to 14:25.The launch of Japanese stocks further enriches Gate's global multi-asset trading scenario. Currently, the platform supports over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, over 1,000 South Korean stocks, and about 300 Japanese stocks, providing a total of over 12,800 stock and ETF trading options. In the future, Gate will continue to expand into global core markets and quality assets, promoting the integration of traditional finance and digital assets, and providing users with a more diverse one-stop asset allocation choice.

According to The Block, at a meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Innovation Advisory Committee, CME CEO Terrence Duffy had a heated exchange with CFTC Chairman Michael Selig and Kalshi COO Luana Lopes Lara regarding regulatory issues in the prediction market. Duffy pointed out that some prediction market contracts are susceptible to manipulation, specifically mentioning contracts related to Trump's State of the Union address and the ousting of Venezuelan President Maduro that may be subject to manipulation. Selig interrupted, stating that these products are not listed in the United States, "this is fake news."Duffy retorted, "We can argue, I'm happy to." The two also clashed over a question from Kalshi COO about whether CME faces market manipulation issues, with Duffy stating, "I have more staff in my regulatory department than you and your entire company," to which Lopes Lara responded, "Maybe you should learn about efficiency," and Duffy shot back, "Maybe you should learn what a credible market is." This conflict comes at a time when federal and state regulators are vying for control over the regulation of prediction markets, with the CFTC having filed lawsuits against several states and proposed a regulatory framework draft.

Base officially announced that its accelerator program Base Batches 004 is now open for applications, targeting the Fall 2026 batch, with a deadline of September 9. The program is jointly operated by Base and the Base Ecosystem Fund, aiming to help early teams building on Base to launch, fundraise, and achieve growth. Selected teams will receive a $100,000 investment offer from the Base Ecosystem Fund (subject to due diligence) and participate in an 8-week hands-on support program to refine their product and narrative, culminating in a Demo Day in November in New York to present to selected investors.Applicant teams must meet the following criteria: be in the early stage (from having a founder-market fit product to post-MVP), be in the pre-seed stage without completing a formal seed round, prefer Base as their primary network, and focus on driving on-chain economic development, covering areas such as transactions, payments, smart contracts, or financing. Selected teams will also receive exclusive advisor guidance, weekly support, cross-domain expert resources, content exposure, and opportunities to showcase to investors. Base stated that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and encourages early submission, with the application address being base.org/batches.

According to the official announcement, Gate Card has officially launched a new invitation reward mechanism, offering differentiated benefits plans for Gate users and agents, KOL partners. When the invited person meets the card opening conditions and spends a total of 100 USDT within 30 days of successfully opening the card, the inviter can receive a reward of 5 USDT, and the invited person receives a reward of 2 USDT. Among them, the rewards for Gate users are issued in the form of cash vouchers, which can be used for consumption or card recharging, and cannot be exchanged or transferred; rewards for agents and KOL channel partners are issued in the form of points.In terms of consumption Rebate, when the invited person makes a single purchase of ≥ 2 USDT, the inviter can continuously receive consumption Rebate for 12 months. The Gate user referral program enjoys a 0.1% consumption Rebate, while agents and KOL channel programs enjoy higher tier exclusive Rebates and channel rewards. For details, please contact your business manager. Consumption Rebate for Gate users is issued in the form of cash vouchers, while channel and agent rewards are issued in the form of points, with a unified settlement issued every two weeks. Gate Card points are valid for a long time, with a fixed exchange rate of 100 points = 1 USDT, supporting the exchange of stock tokens and various virtual currencies, with a minimum exchange of 50 points per transaction.

Vietnam is accelerating the promotion of a regulated cryptocurrency trading market pilot to alleviate the scrutiny pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on its anti-money laundering mechanisms. Vietnam has been on the FATF "grey list" since June 2023, and the long-ignored regulatory cryptocurrency industry is seen as one of the major risk points.According to a five-year pilot program led by the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance, the exchange license requires a minimum paid-in registered capital of 100 trillion Vietnamese dong, approximately 380 million USD, with a foreign ownership limit of 49%, and trading can only be priced in Vietnamese dong. Currently, five applicants, including Techcombank, VPBank, LPBank affiliates, VIX Securities, and Sun Group, have passed the preliminary review, and the first official trading activities in the Vietnamese cryptocurrency market are expected to emerge as early as the third quarter. The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance is also drafting relevant rules to prohibit Vietnamese citizens from trading on overseas cryptocurrency platforms.

According to Chainwire, global crypto platform Blockchain.com has been approved to join the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Program (ARIP). As a result, the company meets the SEC's preliminary participation requirements and can operate within the established sandbox framework, while continuously fulfilling compliance, testing parameters, and regulatory conditions. Through ARIP, Blockchain.com will work directly with the SEC to assess digital asset business models, test safeguards, and assist in refining the long-term regulatory framework. ARIP is aimed at virtual asset service providers and fintech innovators to evaluate emerging models, operational risks, and investor protection and anti-money laundering standards.Owen Odia, General Manager of Blockchain.com Africa, stated that Nigeria is one of the most important digital asset markets in Africa, and participating in ARIP is a significant step in the company's long-term commitment to the country, helping to introduce global experience in a controlled environment that supports a framework that protects consumers while encouraging responsible innovation. Over the past year, the company has obtained registration with the UK FCA, authorization under the EU MiCA framework, and a VASP license from the Cayman Islands CIMA. Founded in 2011, Blockchain.com serves over 70 jurisdictions, with more than 94 million wallets and 44 million confirmed accounts, processing over $1.1 trillion in crypto transactions.

Analyst Killa posted on the X platform stating that his spot position is fully loaded, holding a 2x leveraged long position in Bitcoin starting from $62,600, while deploying a 10x leveraged long strategy in batches in a sub-account. Bitcoin has retraced 54%, and based on mathematical calculations, he believes the maximum retracement could be between 65% and 68%.The strategy sets up 3 groups of 10x leveraged long positions, with entry prices of $62,600, $57,100, and $51,600, corresponding liquidation prices of $57,100, $51,600, and $46,100, using $10,000 margin for each group; if Bitcoin reaches $126,000, the 3 groups of long positions are expected to profit $101,300, $120,700, and $144,200 respectively. Killa stated that he actually split this strategy into 4 to 5 entries, and if the first two groups of long positions are liquidated, the profit from the last group of long positions can cover the related losses.

The French Minister of Finance confirmed that hackers breached the French Public Finance Directorate system at the end of June and stole personal and corporate taxpayer data. According to the platform FrenchBreaches, which tracks cyberattacks in France, this incident affected approximately 678,437 people, equivalent to about 1% of the French population, but the exact number is still under investigation and has not been finally confirmed.The leaked data reportedly includes sensitive information such as names, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, tax identification information, and income data. Among them, nearly 27,000 individuals had tax incomes of at least 100,000 euros, 386 exceeded 1 million euros, and another 8 exceeded 10 million euros. Reports indicate that the database has been sold on the dark web market for thousands of euros. The attackers, calling themselves ZeroBytes, claimed they extracted the relevant records using an internal search tool, which was only discovered later when access was cut off.This incident has raised concerns in the cryptocurrency industry, as there has been a noticeable increase in "wrench attack" violent robbery incidents targeting cryptocurrency holders in France in recent years. If high-income individuals' addresses and contact information are leaked, it could provide criminals with a more precise target list.

According to official news, Fuyo Markets, a brand new prediction trading platform designed for the Southeast Asian market incubated by CMC Labs, has been launched.Fuyo Markets offers a range of unique market categories, including 1-minute cryptocurrency predictions (the fastest in the industry, exclusively provided by Fuyo Markets), "Trending Markets" that closely follow real-world hot events, regional markets focusing on local stocks and businesses in Southeast Asia, and "Sad Markets" designed around bear market conditions.The platform supports 10 Southeast Asian languages and integrates Binance Connect fiat payment functionality; Fuyo Markets is committed to providing a simple, accessible, and culturally preferred prediction trading experience for the new generation of traders in the region.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain address withdrew stablecoins from Binance an hour ago, and then bought 3,877.67 ETH in batches through Cowswap at an average price of $1,886.55; all ETH has now been transferred to another address.

xStocks announced that the first batch of 5 tokenized US stock products NVDAx, SPYx, QQQx, SKHYx, and MUx has officially launched on Hyperliquid.Currently, these xStocks appear in the Hyperliquid search bar under "All" rather than the "Strict" section, with trading volumes being relatively weak. Among them, Micron MUx has a trading volume exceeding $110,000, while the other products have trading volumes ranging from $5,000 to $15,000.