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Web3 fitness application BRTFit announced that it is preparing for significant expansion in the Southeast Asia region and reiterated the arrangement for the distribution of 1 million BRT genesis airdrops. The final weighting will be 50% tBRT snapshot and 50% valid invited users. The genesis airdrop is not only aimed at early users; new joiners can also improve their ranking by staying active, exercising continuously, and inviting real users.Regarding the testnet rules, according to the latest iOS application version, if users stop exercising and do not meet the specified activity conditions, the testnet mechanism may deduct 10% of their total tBRT holdings. BRTFit calls on users to exercise more, invite more, and stay active to compete for shares of the genesis airdrop, and it states that the Southeast Asian market is coming soon.BRTFit is an application based on the BNB Chain's Move to Earn and DePIN direction, combining exercise data with token incentives, allowing users to join the ecosystem by searching for relevant entry points.

Goldman Sachs' research report on August 23 pointed out that the forecast for wafer front-end equipment (WFE) for 2026 to 2028 has been raised to $150 billion, $218 billion, and $281 billion, which is an increase of 6%, 17%, and 35% respectively compared to previous forecasts. The adjusted year-on-year growth rates for the next three years are 36%, 45%, and 29%, while the previous expectations were 28%, 32%, and 12%.Goldman Sachs believes that DRAM and advanced process foundry are the main short-term drivers. In the DRAM sector, capital expenditure forecasts for Samsung and SK Hynix have been raised by 22% and 19% respectively, with HBM4 mass production driving demand for etching, deposition, and other equipment; in the foundry sector, TSMC's annual capital expenditure has been revised up by $8 billion, and the N2 process is entering the mass production ramp-up phase. NAND and logic/others (including Terafab) will take over in the medium term, and the approximately $16.8 billion initial phase equipment investment promised by SpaceX and Tesla has been included in the WFE forecast.Goldman Sachs is bullish on global semiconductor equipment stocks, with a focus on recommending Applied Materials, Lam Research, ASML, Tokyo Electron, ASMI, BESI, Lasertec, and Ebara.

Japan's SoftBank Group plans to issue 1 trillion yen (approximately 6.29 billion USD) in seven-year corporate bonds aimed at individual investors. The bonds are tentatively set with a coupon rate range of 4.3% to 4.9%.This issuance will be the largest bond issuance in SoftBank's history, nearly double the previous record. SoftBank is expected to announce the final terms on September 4.

According to CryptoSlate, the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has required cryptocurrency exchanges and related service providers operating locally to enter a new licensing process by September 5, or they must cease relevant operations. PVARA opened the licensing application portal for virtual asset service providers on August 22 and released regulatory rules for virtual asset services.According to the regulations, service providers that have been conducting cryptocurrency business in Pakistan must submit a "No Objection Certificate" (NOC) application. During the application review period, as long as a complete application is submitted on time, they may continue to provide existing services. Businesses that do not submit applications by September 5 must stop relevant services within the regulatory scope, and continuing operations will be considered a violation. PVARA added that this policy does not constitute a comprehensive ban on cryptocurrency but establishes a "compliance or exit" regulatory mechanism applicable to exchanges, custodians, and other businesses providing virtual asset services to users in Pakistan.

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Central Bank of Russia has launched a special financial literacy test to lower the threshold for residents to qualify as accredited investors, in order to expand their cryptocurrency trading limits.

Former Hack VC partner and platform head [Hsin-Ju](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/member/Hsin-Ju C.?k=MTUzMjc=) stated that he decided to refuse a settlement agreement that required him to remain silent, preferring to accept a $0 compensation, and has fired his lawyer. He plans to publicly disclose all evidence from his time at Hack VC on August 26 (Wednesday). Hsin-Ju mentioned that he has worked in the crypto industry for 9 years, having been employed at Stellar, Solana, and Fhenix, and that last year during his time at Hack VC, he repeatedly requested to leave due to severe medical emergencies (including Graves' disease, hyperthyroidism, and severe insomnia). However, he was threatened by partners that if he left before completing relevant meetings, he would be blacklisted in the industry, forcing him to work continuously under extreme pressure, which ultimately led to a suicide attempt.Hsin-Ju stated that after the suicide attempt, he expressed in writing that he had no intention to sue and only wished to leave without retaliation. However, Hack VC subsequently had issues with his COBRA health insurance for nearly 4 months, which were only resolved after a lawyer intervened. During the legal process, they continued to attempt to harm his interests through lawyers and employees. Currently, both parties' lawyers are prepared for private mediation and settlement, but he is unwilling to exchange silence for money and chooses to speak out. Hsin-Ju emphasized that he performed well during his employment, having received raises and bonuses, and that the lawsuit is not about money, fully aware that he may face adverse consequences when confronting an institution of $600-700 million scale.Hack VC responded that they are aware of the former employee's statement and express deep concern for his health, but there are significant differences in understanding of the events, and they are currently unwilling to publicly discuss details to respect his privacy.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $7.158 billion, with long positions of $3.459 billion, accounting for 48.33% of the total holdings, and short positions of $3.699 billion, accounting for 51.67%. The profit and loss for long positions is $432 million, while the profit and loss for short positions is -$436 million.Among them, the whale address 0x5b5d..60 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of $2064.38, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$17.1907 million.

According to Nikkei Asia, Alibaba Group announced that it will raise HKD 80 billion (approximately USD 10.2 billion) through a new share placement to investors outside the United States, with all proceeds being invested in the company's full-stack AI capability development.Alibaba is increasing its investment in the field of artificial intelligence, as the competition between China and the United States in cutting-edge models and the underlying infrastructure continues to heat up. This financing aims to support its comprehensive layout of AI-related technologies and capabilities.

According to the Economic Daily, semiconductor silicon wafers have seen a significant price increase for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, covering the full range of specifications including 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch, with an increase starting at 10%. Industry insiders believe this is the first price adjustment in over three years, and major Taiwanese silicon wafer suppliers such as GlobalWafers, TSMC, and Hejian are expected to see improvements in revenue and profitability.GlobalWafers stated that recent demand in some end markets has gradually improved, inventory adjustments in the supply chain are healthier than in the past, and market signals are more positive than last year, but prices still depend on the product, specifications, and customer situations. TSMC mentioned that under cost pressures and demand support, they have begun communicating price adjustments with customers, and operations in the second half of the year are expected to outperform the first half. Hejian indicated that they are actively negotiating price adjustments with customers and continuing to promote advanced packaging and related products.Industry analysis suggests that this round of price increases mainly reflects the rebound in chip demand driven by AI, with increased usage in advanced and mature processes, allowing the upstream silicon wafer industry to gradually feel the recovery. Currently, the negotiation progress varies among factories and customers, with some 12-inch polished wafers already subject to new quotes with double-digit percentage increases, and discussions for 8-inch and 6-inch products are also moving in a similar upward direction.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the TRUMP token team address (BDNB...mx66) transferred 3.837 million tokens to OKX yesterday, worth 9.33 million USD.Since early this morning, the address has sold another 1.1 million tokens by adding unilateral liquidity, exchanging for 2.94 million USDC, with an average selling price of 2.68 USD.

Strive CEO Matt Cole stated that the BTC/gold ratio is sending a strong signal, indicating that the next Bitcoin cycle could be the strongest in history.Currently, there are two major structural factors: the long-term structural depreciation of the dollar, and Bitcoin has never experienced a true secular dollar collapse; and in an AI-driven prosperous world, capital will increasingly chase "scarce assets" that cannot be replicated. If Bitcoin can perform stronger relative to gold, it will attract a disproportionate inflow of funds, creating a positive feedback loop.

According to River statistics, there are 49.6 million adults in the United States who own Bitcoin, which is nearly 21 million more than the 28.8 million who own gold.

Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Mark Wiseman, stated that the Canada-U.S. trade negotiations broke down on the evening of the 22nd due to multiple issues. Wiseman noted that the written text of the potential agreement differed from the consensus that Canada believed existed, and it was not a single issue that led to the failure of the negotiations. The breakdown of the talks triggered a new round of tariff measures, which could lead to an escalation of the Canada-U.S. trade dispute.

According to Cointelegraph, the latest research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that there are significant differences between cryptocurrency investors and traditional asset investors. Their views on the future returns and risks of digital assets diverge greatly, and the information about Bitcoin's historical price increases may further encourage investors to increase their allocation willingness and actually buy crypto assets.The research paper "Do You Even Crypto, Bro? Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance" is based on multiple rounds of household survey data in the United States, with each round covering up to approximately 25,000 households.Researchers found that compared to demographic characteristics such as age, income, and gender, investors' expectations for future returns from cryptocurrencies better explain who chooses to hold crypto assets. The study shows that cryptocurrency holders expect an average return of about 22% over the next year, significantly higher than the approximately 7% expectation of non-holders.At the same time, holders generally believe that the risks of crypto assets are lower than the judgments of non-holders. Researchers found that for every 1 percentage point increase in an individual's expected return from cryptocurrencies, the probability of holding crypto assets increases by about 0.8 percentage points. The explanatory power of return expectations and risk perceptions for cryptocurrency holding behavior even exceeds that of traditional factors such as age, income, and wealth.This characteristic contrasts with traditional assets such as stocks, bonds, and gold. For traditional investment types, investors' economic backgrounds usually better explain differences in asset allocation, while the crypto market relies more on investors' subjective judgments about future price performance.In addition, the research team discovered through a randomized information experiment that simply providing investors with information about Bitcoin's price increase over the past 12 months significantly boosts their willingness to allocate to crypto assets. Data shows that respondents who saw historical performance information about Bitcoin had an approximately 2 percentage point increase in the proportion planning to allocate to crypto assets, representing about a 47% increase compared to the control group's 4.3% allocation willingness; the probability of actually purchasing crypto assets also increased by about 2.5 percentage points.The study suggests that this mechanism may explain the cyclical boom and bust phenomenon in the crypto market: price increases attract more investors, and new funds further drive up prices, thus forming a cycle of "price increase --- enhanced optimistic expectations --- more buying."

The B.AI platform has launched the new multimodal experimental flagship model DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp. The official API team has completed full integration and opened it up for free to all users.This model builds on the top-tier pure text and code Agent capabilities of V4-Flash, officially unlocking native image understanding capabilities. The comprehensive performance of the multimodal Agent is now close to the flagship level of Claude Opus-4.8.The new model supports mixed text and image input and 1M ultra-long context, easily handling hardcore scenarios such as multimodal PPT generation, complex UI reconstruction, and frontend effects. Image input is billed by token, with a single image costing a maximum of only 384 tokens. Now, all users can log in to the B.AI platform to access this latest multimodal model capability for free without any barriers, allowing top-tier computing power to accelerate creativity and productivity.

Community users asked Zhao Changpeng, "What is your opinion on the memestock craze? In this model, meme coins are paired with tokenized stocks, which brings inherent utility to meme coins."Zhao Changpeng replied, "This is certainly fresh and interesting. But it is necessary to ensure that the issuers can indeed fulfill their obligations."

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted on the X platform, stating that the most profound innovation of Bitcoin is its ability to convert economic energy into digital form and securely bind it to individuals, families, businesses, machines, and even nations.Michael Saylor pointed out that Bitcoin is not only a digital asset but also a brand new mechanism for value storage and economic coordination, allowing wealth to be preserved in digital form for the long term and verified and transferred globally. Bitcoin achieves secure control over digital value through decentralized networks and cryptographic technology, providing individuals and organizations with a form of economic asset that does not rely on traditional financial systems.

Chairman of BitMine, Tom Lee, stated on CNBC that next week could be a turning point for the stock market. Currently, AI stock trading has stagnated, mainly suppressed by concerns over data centers and political opposition in the United States.The key issue is whether confidence in AI can return after the stagnation. If NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang can demonstrate that the demand for AI computing power remains strong at the upcoming event, it will help to reinject confidence into the market and drive the AI sector out of its consolidation.Tom Lee also emphasized that uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve continues to accumulate, and the upcoming public appearances of a series of Federal Reserve officials will become another significant market signal. The S&P 500 has recently hovered around 7678 points, with a cumulative decline of about 1.4% this week, as the market grapples with dual concerns over the sustainability of AI capital expenditures and the path of monetary policy.Next week's positioning is a key window to observe the market's directional choice. Whether the signals of AI demand can resonate with expectations of Federal Reserve policy will determine the short-term direction of risk assets.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, as HYPE broke through $80 and reached a historic high, a certain address has held HYPE long positions for 10 months, making a profit of $57.18 million.The value of this position has increased from an initial $53.38 million to $110 million, opening 1.38 million HYPE long positions at $38.6 last November. During the holding period, a funding fee of $4.98 million was paid.