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An article in Forbes states that U.S. Vice President JD Vance's previous views on the global reserve status of the dollar have sparked discussions about the long-term contradictions of the dollar system. The article argues that while the dollar, as a global reserve currency, brings financing advantages, it also creates the "Triffin Dilemma": a national currency struggles to simultaneously meet domestic economic needs and global reserve demands.The article points out that the dollar's reserve status drives global capital inflows into the U.S., enhancing the dollar's value, allowing American consumers to access cheap imported goods, but simultaneously weakening the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exacerbating trade deficits. The author believes that after the end of the Bretton Woods system and the suspension of gold convertibility in 1971, the dollar system continued to operate through U.S. Treasury bonds and the global dollar market, but the core contradictions have not disappeared. Stablecoins, while able to expand the use of the dollar, still rely on U.S. government debt and cannot completely resolve the issue of reserve assets depending on a single country's liabilities.The article states that while gold has non-sovereign attributes, it faces limitations in transportation, verification, and settlement efficiency. Bitcoin, with its fixed supply, lack of need for state credit endorsement, global verifiability, and rapid digital settlement features, may become a new neutral reserve asset. The author suggests that in the future, the dollar can continue to serve as a global transaction and commercial currency, while Bitcoin may gradually take on more roles as a reserve asset, thereby alleviating the global monetary system's dependence on a single country's liabilities. However, the article also notes that Bitcoin currently faces issues such as price volatility, limited institutional adoption, and insufficient maturity of custodial systems. Gold has a financial history spanning hundreds of years, while Bitcoin has only existed for 17 years, and whether it can become a global reserve asset still requires time to verify.

Meta Platforms announced the launch of a new Meta AI feature aimed at small businesses.

According to The Information, Nvidia (NVDA.O) is in discussions to fund its AI data provider Mercor at a valuation of $20 billion.

Well-known trader Doctor Profit posted that Ethereum has completely broken through the key resistance area of the bear market stage and has, for the first time since the start of this bear market, re-established itself above the "golden line (weekly EMA50)" that he focuses on.Doctor Profit believes that this breakthrough is an important technical signal for ETH and said, "Fasten your seatbelts," while indicating that bears will face pressure.

According to CoinDesk, the latest report from asset management company VanEck shows that Bitcoin has currently triggered 8 out of 12 market capitulation indicators, indicating that the market is approaching the historical bear market bottom area, but the related signals do not mean that the price has bottomed out. These indicators mainly measure the market status of Bitcoin during extreme sell-off phases, including the extent of price retracement from highs, miner profitability, and the proportion of holders at a loss. Over the past three months, all 12 indicators have reached the triggering range.VanEck pointed out that Bitcoin's previous rounds of major bottoms experienced maximum declines of approximately 94%, 85%, 84%, and 78%, during which the market lacked support from spot ETF funds, institutional holdings were relatively small, and there were impacts from major industry events such as Celsius and FTX. In contrast, the market structure has changed this time. From a cyclical perspective, VanEck has compiled 4 complete Bitcoin cycles since 2011 and found that bear markets typically last about 11 months on average from peak to trough; if excluding the special cycle of 2011, the average is about 12.7 months. Currently, Bitcoin has entered the 10th month since its peak in October 2025, and the next potential accumulation window may appear between September and November of this year.VanEck concluded that the current capitulation indicators are more suitable as tools for long-term investors to assess the cycle position rather than short-term bottom-fishing signals. Historical data shows that the advantages of investing based on these indicators are mainly reflected within a one-year cycle, and the market may continue to fluctuate in the coming months.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett stated that the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) mentioned at the SALT Conference in Wyoming that the approval activities related to digital assets have increased eightfold compared to the Biden administration, and described the previous administration's attempt to "eliminate risk" as "extremely shortsighted."She noted that the OCC expects to finalize the rules related to the GENIUS Act by November and will adjust the rules based on feedback from the crypto industry.

Well-known crypto KOL Ansem posted that looking back at the third quarter of 2026, the market may find that there were actually clear signs of a bottom in the crypto market at that time.Ansem pointed out that retail activity has shown a significant upward turning point for the first time in years, but most people in the market interpreted this change as a bearish signal. He believes that this cognitive dissonance may ultimately prove to be an important characteristic of the market bottom formation.

Renowned trader Killa posted that Bitcoin has rebounded from its lows, and waiting for the "perfect bottom" may cause investors to completely miss the subsequent rise. He stated that rather than staying in cash waiting for a price that may never come, he prefers to establish exposure early and accept potential pullbacks that may occur in the process.Killa indicated that the Bitcoin cycle is changing, with multiple indicators supporting this judgment, and the traditional four-year cycle may ultimately change. Therefore, he is willing to continue buying at different price levels such as $70,000, $65,000, $60,000, or $55,000, rather than fixating on a single bottom target.From a longer-term perspective, Bitcoin's price will rise above $150,000. He expressed that he prefers to hold a position first and then adjust based on market changes, rather than missing the entire upward process by insisting on waiting for a target price.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on the X platform, stating that the Solana ecosystem data shows that the total scale of stablecoins on the Solana chain has reached 16.3 billion USD, of which USDC accounts for about 6.8 billion USD, or 42.8%; USDT accounts for about 2.9 billion USD, or 18.2%; and USDG accounts for about 1.2 billion USD, or 7.4%.At the same time, the number of active addresses for Solana stablecoins has reached 1.7 million, setting a historical record, indicating that the demand for stablecoins in this network continues to grow.

According to Bloomberg, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li stated that the tech industry needs to better explain the value of artificial intelligence to the public and warned that the growing anti-AI sentiment in the United States could pose risks to global AI development. In an interview with Bloomberg, Fei-Fei Li mentioned that tech practitioners need to strengthen communication with the public to showcase the positive impacts that AI technology can bring.She pointed out, "If we do not demonstrate a positive attitude and a positive direction for development, everyone will be affected." The United States has significant influence in the global tech sector, and if the U.S. cannot show a "positive attitude and development path for AI," it will ultimately affect the entire world.

The enterprise-level AI data platform Prevalent AI announced the completion of a $22 million financing round, with participation from the Los Angeles investment firm Integrity Growth Partners (IGP).Founded in 2017, the company focuses on developing AI-driven data platforms that help businesses build continuously updated "sovereign knowledge graphs" by connecting and integrating data from multiple internal systems, and supports the deployment of AI Agents and automation systems.

Well-known crypto KOL Ansem posted that institutional funds are shifting towards a bullish outlook on the crypto market, including billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller buying HYPE, Robinhood launching its own L2, and hedge fund giant Paul Tudor Jones increasing his Bitcoin position.He also pointed out that the regulatory environment in the crypto industry is significantly improving, while crypto-native investors still generally maintain a strong bearish and pessimistic sentiment. Ansem believes that the combination of institutional funds turning bullish, the improving regulatory environment, and the still extremely pessimistic internal market sentiment constitutes a typical condition for the market to form a bottom.

According to Cointelegraph, the asset tokenization platform Centrifuge announced the integration of the Liquid Lane liquidity network launched by Symbiotic, providing on-chain liquidity support for its three tokenized funds, covering fund products with an asset management scale of approximately $1.6 billion.This integration involves JAAA (AAA-rated mortgage bond strategy fund) under Janus Henderson, JTRSY (short-term U.S. Treasury strategy fund), and HYB (U.S. high-yield corporate bond fund) under New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM). Through Symbiotic Liquid Lane, eligible fund holders can exchange fund tokens for USDC via the on-chain request for quote (RFQ) market, achieving instant liquidity.This mechanism allows market makers to access funds from the liquidity vault to meet investor redemption demands, and then redeem fund tokens from the issuer or sell them in other RFQ transactions. Centrifuge stated that this solution separates instant USDC liquidity for investors from the traditional fund redemption process, enabling tokenized funds to better adapt to the trading demands of on-chain financial markets.

Strive Vice President Joe Burnett posted on platform X, stating that the Strategy's BTC holdings per share data is as follows: In 2020, it was 0.000566 BTC; in 2021, it was 0.000834 BTC, an increase of 47.3%; in 2022, it was 0.000849 BTC, an increase of 1.8%; in 2023, it was 0.000911 BTC, an increase of 7.3%; in 2024, it was 0.001588 BTC, an increase of 74.3%; in 2025, it was 0.00195 BTC, an increase of 22.8%; and from 2026 to now, it has been 0.001967 BTC, an increase of 0.9%.

The UAE has announced the suspension of all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran, with the resumption time to be notified later. Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt stated that the UAE's importance to the Iranian economy may make this embargo more impactful than the U.S. maritime blockade.The UAE is Iran's largest source of imports, with about one-third of imported goods needing to be transshipped through Dubai.

According to ChainCatcher information and the official announcement, Bitget's stock perpetual contracts have been launched for UNITREE (Yushu Technology). The contract is settled in USDT, supports up to 20 times leverage, and allows trading 24/7. So far, Bitget supports a total of 277 stock perpetual contract underlying assets.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that Telegram has applied to ICANN for the .gram domain zone. If the application is approved, approximately one billion Telegram users will be able to obtain exclusive second-level domains, such as yourname.gram.Users will be able to quickly build interactive websites under Telegram's hosting with a single prompt. This initiative aims to further expand Telegram's ecological service capabilities, combining instant messaging with personal domains and website hosting.

Binance Wallet announced that users can prepare to receive the Binance Alpha airdrop and participate in trading today at 19:00. Users with at least 243 Binance Alpha Points can claim tokens on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is exhausted or the event expires. Specific airdrop tokens and related details will be announced separately. The official reminder for users is to follow Binance's official channels for the latest updates and complete rules.

According to official news, the TRON community is expected to initiate a proposal vote for the activation of network parameters #95 and #96 on the mainnet on August 25, aiming to enable the Prague and Osaka upgrade features introduced in GreatVoyage - v4.8.2 (Pyrrho), further enhancing the compatibility of TVM with the Ethereum ecosystem. Currently, the Nile testnet has passed the relevant proposal on August 13, and developers can go experience the new features and conduct DApp joint debugging and compatibility testing.TRON reminds that nodes that have not completed the upgrade need to update to v4.8.2 or v4.8.2.1 by August 25, otherwise, they may not be able to synchronize blocks properly after the relevant parameters are activated. The community also welcomes developers to participate in proposal discussions and continue to pay attention to subsequent voting and official implementation progress.