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Bitget launches the VIP Simple Earn Coin Interest Activity. The first phase of the activity runs from August 19 to August 26. VIP users who meet the net recharge threshold can subscribe to the corresponding ETH Simple Earn Coin product and receive annualized interest rewards distributed in the form of DOS, with a combined APR of up to 8%.In addition, from August 26 to September 2, VIP users who meet the average ETH financial holding requirements for the past 7 days can subscribe to the corresponding ETH Simple Earn Coin product and receive annualized interest rewards distributed in the form of ETH, with a combined APR of up to 5.5%. No registration is required for the activity, and eligibility will be automatically verified by the system. Specific parameters are subject to the display on the activity page.

According to official news, Metaplanet announced that it will invest 2,100 BTC and 2.5 million USD in cash to acquire approximately 95.7% of the issued shares of Nasdaq-listed company Super League for a total investment of about 134.6 million USD. After the transaction is completed, Super League will be renamed Superplanet, becoming Metaplanet's Bitcoin treasury platform in the United States.Metaplanet currently holds 43,000 BTC.

According to Bloomberg, Standard Bank is negotiating to acquire a stake in Nigerian fintech company OPay, with plans to complete the transaction before its IPO in the U.S. OPay, supported by SoftBank Group, Sequoia Capital, and others, is working with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan to advance its listing in New York. Reports indicate that the two parties have not yet reached a final agreement, and the transaction carries uncertainties.Founded in 2018, OPay has approximately 50 million users in markets such as Nigeria, with plans to double its transaction volume to $35.8 billion and achieve profitability by 2025. It is also operating in countries like Egypt and Pakistan.McKinsey estimates that Africa's fintech revenue could reach $47 billion by 2028, with mobile payments in sub-Saharan Africa reaching $1.4 trillion, accounting for about 66% of the global total.

According to DeFiLlama data, the top three centralized exchange (CEX) net inflows in the past 24 hours are: Binance ($234 million), Bybit ($51.55 million), and Bitget ($17.56 million).

According to market news, Ant Group plans to sell 3% of its shares in the Indian digital payment and fintech company Paytm for $309 million.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "LoL Nongshim Red Force vs DN SOOPers KeSPA Cup Playoffs," the option "Nongshim Red Force" in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win probability, dropping from 43.5% an hour ago to the current 13.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Baidu released its Q2 2026 financial report, with total revenue of 31.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 2%; non-GAAP net profit was 2.6 billion yuan, with a non-GAAP net profit margin of 8%. Among them, revenue from Baidu's core AI business reached 12.5 billion yuan, accounting for 50% of the general business revenue (25.2 billion yuan), making AI business a core revenue pillar for Baidu.Looking at the segments, AI cloud infrastructure revenue was 7.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 50%, with GPU cloud revenue growing by 283% year-on-year, further accelerating from the 184% growth rate of the previous quarter; AI application revenue was 2.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3%; AI native marketing service revenue was 2.6 billion yuan. The monthly active users of the Baidu App reached 644 million. In terms of autonomous driving, Luobo Kuaipao has covered 28 cities globally, with a cumulative autonomous driving mileage exceeding 350 million kilometers, of which fully autonomous driving mileage exceeds 240 million kilometers. This quarter, Baidu's free cash flow was -7.95 billion yuan, but adjusted EBITDA was 6.15 billion yuan, with an adjusted EBITDA profit margin of 20%. Baidu is advancing its dual primary listing conversion in Hong Kong, expected to take effect within the year. This quarter, Baidu returned approximately $259 million to shareholders through share buybacks.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges published by RootData, the three exchanges with the largest spreads among the listed exchanges are HTX, BingX, and OrangeX, with spreads of 0.589%, 0.327%, and 0.278% respectively.It is worth noting that these three exchanges have ranked in the top three for spreads for five consecutive days. It is reported that this spread is the weighted spread based on 24-hour trading volume, and a higher value typically indicates higher trading costs, which investors should be aware of.

Pony.ai's U.S. stock rose 5% in pre-market trading, with total revenue in the second quarter increasing by 68.8% year-on-year.

According to official news, GasFree has officially integrated USDD as a payment method for on-chain transfer fees (Gas Fee). Starting today, when users initiate a USDD transfer through GasFree, there is no need to hold TRX, energy, or bandwidth in advance; the system will automatically deduct the fees in USDD, achieving a "single balance, completing transfers and payments" streamlined process.This upgrade effectively lowers the usage threshold of USDD, directly addressing pain points such as the cumbersome preparation of Gas and transaction failures due to insufficient balance in traditional on-chain transfers, significantly enhancing transaction convenience and success rates. At the same time, this integration further expands the practical application of USDD in the field of on-chain payments, providing a more friendly and efficient solution for the widespread adoption of stablecoins in daily transfers and circulation.

According to Nikkei News, SoftBank Group is preparing to issue corporate bonds aimed at individual investors, with an issuance scale expected to be 1 trillion yen, which will become the largest corporate bond issuance for individual investors in Japanese corporate history.This move aims to utilize sources of funds such as Japanese personal savings against the backdrop of intensified global competition in artificial intelligence investment and rising funding demands. The bond has a term of 7 years, and the interest rate and other issuance conditions are expected to be determined in early September.

According to the SemiAnalysis podcast, Anthropic has set extremely strict classifiers for the public version of its flagship model Mythos, called Fable, due to regulatory pressure. Users attempting specific actions will be immediately downgraded to the Opus model, and conversations cannot be reverted. Dylan Patel, founder of SemiAnalysis, stated that the classifier restrictions are "too harsh," and even internal employees cannot complete routine tasks with it.The podcast mentioned that the Mythos model completed training as early as February, but Anthropic did not release it under the name Fable until May. Jordan stated in the discussion that, to his knowledge, Mythos 2 has completed training but has not been released, and the internal R&D team is believed to still be iterating. Analysts believe that Anthropic's previous long-standing calls for regulation have now resulted in regulatory measures that limit the release pace of its own models. Similarly, OpenAI is also delaying the public release of its next-generation models, but internal training is still progressing, and the capability gap between internal models and public models may continue to widen.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it has opened U.S. stock trading services to European users. Eligible users can now buy and sell U.S. stocks directly through the Kraken platform, further expanding its traditional financial asset trading product line.In recent years, Kraken has continuously promoted compliance and product diversification. While providing cryptocurrency trading, it has gradually introduced traditional securities such as stocks and ETFs to meet the demand of European users for one-stop investment services.

The Shanghai Intermediate People's Court has published typical cases, analyzing whether "traffic personnel" involved in telecommunications network fraud related to virtual currencies constitute accomplices in fraud. From February 2022 to April 2023, the defendants, for the purpose of profit, assisted upstream fraudulent activities by "draining traffic," using online virtual phone software to lure victims into related scam groups, ultimately causing 30 victims to be defrauded of more than 2.34 million yuan (the same currency hereafter) by an overseas fraudulent organization. The overseas fraudulent organization transferred funds into the suspects' trading accounts via virtual currency.The Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court pointed out that in telecommunications network fraud cases, "traffic personnel" may constitute accomplices in fraud or illegal use of information networks depending on specific circumstances. The key lies in determining whether they have formed a clear criminal intent connection with the upstream fraudulent organization and whether there is stable cooperation and division of labor. In judicial practice, when assessing the criminal responsibility of "traffic personnel," factors such as their role in the criminal chain, the degree of organizational management, connections with upstream criminals, methods of profit, and abnormal behavior should be comprehensively considered. Actions that only provide general online services and do not form a conspiracy to commit fraud should be distinguished from "draining" actions that knowingly participate in the implementation of fraud.

The decentralized AI infrastructure network DGrid AI announced the $DGAI token economic model, with a total supply of 1 billion $DGAI tokens. Of this, 50% will be allocated to node network operations and node incentives, 15% will be allocated to community growth and ecological participation, 10% will be allocated to team incentives and long-term development, 10% will be allocated to early investors, 8% will be allocated to airdrop rewards, and 7% will be allocated to initial liquidity and secondary market support.According to previous news, DGrid AI opened the $DGAI airdrop eligibility inquiry and application channel on August 17, and the window will remain open until 16:00 Beijing time on August 22.

The $57,000 price level for Bitcoin is a key liquidation point for leveraged long positions. If liquidation is triggered, the weak liquidity situation may amplify the sell-off driven by liquidation.Despite the downside risks, Bitcoin's price shows resilience, and the potential head and shoulders bottom pattern keeps the bullish logic intact.

The PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that in the Polymarket "OpenAI Astra Release Date" prediction market, the probability of OpenAI releasing Astra before August 31 has risen to 24%, an increase of 8% in 24 hours; the probability of it being released before September 15 is currently reported at 61%, an increase of 6% in 24 hours. According to the settlement rules, if OpenAI releases Astra before the corresponding deadline, or releases a product confirmed to be the same model as Astra and makes it publicly available, the market will settle as "Yes."Public testing or open waitlists qualify, but closed testing and private access do not count; the main settlement basis is OpenAI's official information. Previously, OpenAI disclosed that it would slow down the development process of Astra until appropriate safety measures are established. However, OpenAI founder Sam Altman also stated that Astra is a powerful model, and the company is working hard to make it available to a broader range of users.