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According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector shows mixed performance. The DeFi sector rose by 1.61% in 24 hours, with ZEROBASE (ZBT) increasing by 20.98%, SoSoValue (SOSO) rising by 12.37%, and Uniswap (UNI) up by 5.08%. Meanwhile, the Layer2 sector increased by 0.22%, with Mantle (MNT) rising by 0.85%.In addition, the Layer1 sector fell by 0.33%, but Aptos (APT) rose by 1.89%; the PayFi sector decreased by 0.7%, with Monero (XMR) relatively strong, increasing by 3.43%; the CeFi sector dropped by 0.96%, while Gate (GT) rose against the trend by 2.16%; the Meme sector fell by 1.46%, with MemeCore (M) increasing by 2.49%; the NFT sector decreased by 3.85%, within which, Audiera (BEAT) continued to decline by 10.28%.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies, large asset management institutions, and treasury agreements disclosed the latest developments in the purchase and reserve allocation of crypto assets, with the core information as follows:l Intesa Sanpaolo significantly reduced its holdings in Bitcoin spot ETF: Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo's 13F filing shows that as of June 30, its BlackRock Bitcoin spot ETF holdings decreased by 93.7% from the previous quarter to 40,700 shares; during the same period, Ethereum spot ETF holdings increased more than threefold to 349,600 shares.l Japan's Financial Services Agency establishes a dedicated department for crypto assets: The Japan FSA announced the establishment of the "Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Department," effective August 7, responsible for the regulation of crypto assets and stablecoins.l CleanSpark produced 586 BTC in July and sold 579: Mining company CleanSpark produced 586 BTC in July, with a total of 4,310 BTC for the year. In that month, it sold 579 BTC at an average price of $66,133; holding 13,931 BTC, with a peak hash rate of 50 EH/s.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a joint statement outlining the discussions from the U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group meeting held on July 8 in London. The regulatory agencies from both sides expanded their collaboration in areas such as digital assets, stablecoins, payment modernization, AI, financial stability, capital markets, and cross-border financial cooperation. Participants included the finance departments of both countries, the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, and several U.S. financial regulatory agencies.The U.S. side introduced the implementation progress of the stablecoin GENIUS Act and the market structure for digital assets, while the UK side presented the digital strategy for wholesale financial markets. Both sides support comparable regulatory standards for stablecoins, including cross-border use, comparable treatment of similar risks, and that stablecoins used as currency should be backed by high-quality liquid assets at least on a one-to-one basis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has proposed implementation standards for the GENIUS Act, covering reserves, redemption, capital, liquidity, risk management, custody, and safekeeping.The Bank of England has released a draft rule for stablecoins that could achieve systemic scale in the UK economy, including a temporary issuance cap of £40 billion for each systemic stablecoin, unrestricted use by individuals and businesses, and reserve requirements. The Financial Regulatory Working Group is expected to hold another meeting in early 2027.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain whale sold 429,000 UNI on-chain 6 hours ago, exchanging it for 929.3 ETH, worth 1.75 million USD, realizing a profit of 320,000 USD.This whale had previously purchased 629,000 UNI at an average price of 3.34 USD from June to July, spending 2.1 million USD. Recently, UNI rebounded from a low of 2.4 USD to 4.4 USD, and this whale took profit by selling 429,000 UNI at an average price of 4.09 USD.

According to Gate market data, spot gold has broken through the $4,300/ounce mark for the first time since June 18, with a cumulative increase of $250 this week and a daily increase of over 1%.

According to Gate market data, on August 5, global stock markets showed mixed performance. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 56.15 points, an increase of 1.47%, closing at 3,878.43 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 258.49 points, an increase of 1.86%, closing at 14,144.2 points; the CSI 300 Index rose by 57.22 points, an increase of 1.24%, closing at 4,658.15 points; the ChiNext Index rose by 46.18 points, an increase of 1.32%, closing at 3,535.14 points; the STAR 50 Index rose by 77.31 points, an increase of 4.78%, closing at 1,693.67 points.The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose by 62.9 points, an increase of 0.24%, closing at 25,915.82 points. In Europe, the German DAX30 Index fell by 83.97 points, a decrease of 0.32%, closing at 26,139.29 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index rose by 10.68 points, an increase of 0.1%, closing at 10,890.06 points; the French CAC40 Index rose by 2.67 points, an increase of 0.03%, closing at 8,669.3 points; the Euro Stoxx 50 Index fell by 7.45 points, a decrease of 0.11%, closing at 6,479.25 points; the Spanish IBEX35 Index rose by 31.2 points, an increase of 0.16%, closing at 20,054.8 points; the Italian FTSE MIB Index fell by 99.5 points, a decrease of 0.19%, closing at 53,441 points.In the US stock market, the Dow Jones Index rose by 263.06 points, an increase of 0.49%, closing at 54,348.94 points; the S&P 500 Index fell by 13 points, a decrease of 0.17%, closing at 7,723.52 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 221.55 points, a decrease of 0.83%, closing at 26,363.44 points.

According to official news, Uniswap has launched the token issuance platform Pools on the Robinhood Chain, supporting two token launch methods: Crowd Launch and Instant Launch. It features automatic compound liquidity, permanent locked liquidity, and anti-front-running mechanisms.Pools charges a 0.25% LP fee and compounds automatically. Creators can choose to take 0.05% of this, with the remainder compounding automatically. The launch platform fee is zero, only charging the Uniswap v4 standard protocol fee. Uniswap emphasizes that Pools is aimed at highly speculative volatile assets like meme coins, and Uniswap Labs does not review or endorse the tokens.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has requested the U.S. Department of Commerce to explain its policy towards the UAE, which involves granting the UAE-related entities more access to AI chip exports after the UAE invested in the Trump family-supported cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial.In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, it was mentioned that an entity in Abu Dhabi invested $500 million in World Liberty Financial in January; another UAE-related company used World Liberty's USD 1 stablecoin to complete a $2 billion investment in the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The U.S. Department of Commerce previously reclassified the UAE to Country Group A:5, allowing it to receive more license-free exports, including advanced chips. The department also stated that it would "actively review" license applications for exporting chips and servers to the UAE entity MGX involved in the $2 billion investment in Binance.Warren stated that the actions of the Department of Commerce raise significant questions about how the President's cryptocurrency business interests may affect institutional operations and national security. In June, several senators, including Warren, requested a hearing on the $500 million transaction involving World Liberty Financial.

According to Jinshi reports, five sources said that Iran has warned Gulf countries that any new attacks by the United States on Iranian territory will trigger Iran's retaliation against critical energy infrastructure in the region.

Senator Lummis stated that the Senate will vote on the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act" before the recess, but the bill still faces obstacles such as the Democratic ethics provisions controversy and the 60-vote threshold.

According to data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted on the Polymarket platform. A large whale invested $50,411.42 in a single transaction regarding the event "Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz Returns to Normal" on "August 31." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 85%.

According to Ed Zitron's citation of Microsoft's latest financial report and Bloomberg analysis, OpenAI contributed $24.1 billion in revenue to Microsoft for the fiscal year ending June 2026, accounting for more than 70% of Microsoft's AI business revenue for that fiscal year, and approximately 7.26% of Microsoft's total revenue of $331.8 billion for FY26. Bloomberg estimates OpenAI's contribution to be around 70%, based on Microsoft's previously disclosed 123% annual growth rate in AI business and an annualized AI revenue scale of about $34 billion.The report points out that Microsoft has accumulated approximately $261.3 billion in capital expenditures since early 2022, with analysts believing that a significant portion of this expenditure serves a single client, OpenAI. Ed Zitron commented that Microsoft "has invested in AI for nearly four years, and aside from a company that requires infinite resources to maintain its computing bill, there is almost nothing to show for it." Previously, in a report on August 4, Ed Zitron cited analysts estimating that OpenAI and Anthropic together account for more than 70% of the AI revenue of the three major cloud providers: Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Microsoft also disclosed in its financial report that as of June 30, accounts receivable from OpenAI amounted to $6 billion.

According to Gate market data, Meta Platforms (META.O) has surpassed SpaceX (SPCX.O) in market capitalization. Currently, SpaceX is down 10.5%, with a total market capitalization of $1.48 trillion, while Meta Platforms is down 0.8%, with a total market capitalization of $1.49 trillion.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that Iran demands a change in the current navigation routes in the Strait of Hormuz, as these routes are no longer suitable under the current security situation.

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 Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain Hyperliquid trader holds 350,040 LINK long positions for 298 days, with an opening price of $11.57, a current price of $8.13, a liquidation price of $6.74, a position size of approximately $2.85 million, has incurred a loss of about $1.2 million, and has also paid approximately $186,800 in funding fees.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 index rose by 0.7% at one point before erasing its gains, currently the Dow is up 0.8%, and the Nasdaq is down 0.25%.

According to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that a recent wave of complex cyberattacks targeted several large asset management firms on Wall Street, with attackers attempting to infiltrate the information systems of the relevant companies. Several large hedge funds globally became targets of the attacks, including Two Sigma Investments, Citadel, and Point72 Asset Management. In addition, several private equity firms were also attacked.It is currently unclear who the attackers are, the methods used in the attacks, and whether any sensitive data has been compromised. Informed sources requested anonymity due to the involvement of undisclosed information. This incident has once again raised market concerns about the cybersecurity risks faced by financial institutions. As asset management companies increasingly rely on complex information systems, algorithmic trading, and cloud infrastructure, the financial industry is becoming a primary target for cyber attackers.

According to Jinshi reports, the media advisor to the King of Bahrain stated that the Bahrain Air Defense Forces are repelling Iranian aerial attacks. In recent hours, Bahrain has successfully repelled multiple Iranian aerial assaults, and air raid alarms have been sounded due to the threat of airstrikes.