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The CEO of the World Gold Council recently stated that he personally believes Bitcoin will ultimately "go to zero," saying, "My personal view on Bitcoin is that it will go to zero." In response, Binance co-founder CZ posted that many people have made incorrect judgments about cryptocurrencies in the past, but understanding this field takes time, and he stated, "I also can't be 100% sure that I'm right, after all, we are all human."Analysis suggests that the view of Bitcoin "going to zero" has long existed in recent years, with critics mainly arguing that it lacks the cash flow support of traditional assets and has excessive price volatility; while supporters believe that Bitcoin possesses decentralization, scarcity, and digital value storage attributes, and may become part of the global financial system in the future.

According to Arkham data, around 16:15 today, CZ's public donation address saw three consecutive token burn actions, specifically 4,444 Meme tokens "Bull Coming" (with a contract address starting with 0xD043B6, which is a market-hyped token with the same name starting with 0xbee), 4,444 Meme coins MarsCoin, and 4,444 "Binance Life".Upon verification of the three burn actions, the 4,444 Meme tokens "Bull Coming" were not actively burned by CZ. The initiator of the transaction was the token creator himself (0xcf86..383), who deployed the contract and set up privileged authorization to mint 1 billion tokens for his own address. Subsequently, he actively transferred about 800 million tokens to CZ's address and used transferFrom to forcibly transfer 4,444 tokens from CZ's address to a black hole address, simulating a burn by CZ. During this period, the CZ address had no authorization for this token or the initiator.

CZ publicly updated the donation address a few minutes ago, destroying 4444 Meme tokens "Bull is Coming".

According to on-chain data monitoring, CZ's public donation address has shown unusual activity. About five minutes ago, 4444 "Binance Life" coins were burned, worth approximately 2130 USD.In addition, the address also burned 4444 Meme coins MarsCoin, worth approximately 271 USD.

According to Cointelegraph, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has submitted an application to list a 3x leveraged ETF for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil, and natural gas.The aforementioned products cover both crypto assets and traditional commodities. If approved, they will provide investors with higher leveraged trading tools, further enriching the ETF product line in the relevant markets.

Harvard University's latest 13F filing shows that as of June 30, it still holds 3,044,600 shares of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT, valued at approximately $101.4 million, with the number of shares unchanged from the end of the first quarter, ending a previous trend of two consecutive quarters of reduction. Harvard reduced its IBIT holdings by 21% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and by another 43% in the first quarter of 2026.Currently, IBIT accounts for about 2.4% of Harvard's disclosed $4.26 billion U.S. stock portfolio. Its gold-related product holdings are even more valuable; as of the end of the second quarter, the combined value of iShares Gold Trust (IAU) and SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is approximately $171.2 million. Harvard has previously liquidated its position in BlackRock's spot Ethereum ETF, valued at $86.8 million, and did not add any new Ethereum-related positions in the second quarter.Harvard University's largest holding is SpaceX, totaling 12,935,100 shares, valued at $2.21 billion, making it the largest single stock holding disclosed in the filing. The total value of U.S. stock assets disclosed by Harvard this time is approximately $4.3 billion, meaning that the SpaceX holding accounts for 52%.Among other institutions, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority each maintained their holdings of 14,721,900 shares and 8,218,700 shares of IBIT, respectively, with a combined value of approximately $764 million. JPMorgan increased its IBIT holdings from about 8.3 million shares to 10.4 million shares; Morgan Stanley reduced its holdings from 17.3 million shares to about 16.5 million shares, a decrease of 4.5%.

According to Livecoins, the Joint Task Force Against Organized Crime in Rondônia, Brazil (FICCO/RO) executed arrest and search warrants against a gang suspected of electronic fraud and money laundering. The criminal organization is accused of using cryptocurrency exchanges to hide illegal funds transferred from the original victims' accounts.A case investigated in 2025 resulted in losses of approximately $5.74 million. The court has issued 8 preventive arrest warrants and 18 search warrants, and authorized the freezing of related assets such as cryptocurrency exchange and bank accounts. In addition to targeting securities accounts, the law also mandates the seizure of vehicles and boats belonging to the individuals under investigation.

Unitree is a robotics manufacturer, and Hyperliquid traders have priced its stock at around $93, which is approximately 4.16 times the Shanghai IPO issuance price of $22.37. The perpetual contracts before the IPO allow traders to speculate around the company's eventual market price without holding the company's stock.Analysts at blockchain data analysis firm Allium point out that after Unitree starts trading, the related premium may experience significant price convergence with volatility, and leveraged positions may be liquidated.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng posted on social media, "As of August 2026, over 20.07 million Bitcoins have been mined, with only about 4.4% of the supply left to be mined. I estimate that 10-20% of the existing Bitcoins are lost, stuck, or unrecoverable. It is a deflationary asset."

According to a report by Reuters, Robinhood's second venture capital fund, Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII), has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, allowing ordinary investors to participate in investing in unlisted startups. RVII opened at a price of $22.5 on the New York Stock Exchange, raising approximately $225.5 million.The second fund will focus on existing and former participants of the Y Combinator startup accelerator program, which has funded over 5,000 companies since 2005, including 100 "unicorn" companies. Notable investments from Y Combinator include the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, the social media platform Reddit, and the developer of ChatGPT, OpenAI.

According to the latest stock derivatives exchange ranking released by RootData, the three exchanges with the largest spreads among the listed exchanges are OrangeX, BingX, and HTX, with spreads reaching 0.288%, 0.277%, and 0.25% respectively.It is worth noting that the above three exchanges have ranked in the top three for spreads for three consecutive days. On August 13, the top three rankings for the largest spreads were HTX, BingX, and OrangeX, with spreads reaching 0.582%, 0.292%, and 0.269% respectively; on August 12, the top three rankings for the largest spreads were OrangeX, BingX, and HTX, with spreads reaching 0.318%, 0.298%, and 0.292% respectively.It is reported that this spread is the 24h transaction volume weighted spread, and a higher value usually indicates higher trading costs, which investors need to pay attention to.

According to Gate market data, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index closed down 279.66 points on August 14, a decrease of 1.1%, at 25,116.85 points. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 84.77 points, a decrease of 1.77%, at 4,707.62 points. The State-Owned Enterprises Index dropped 85.66 points, a decrease of 1.02%, at 8,340.83 points. The Red Chip Index rose 43.49 points, an increase of 1.06%, at 4,132.69 points.

Duan Yongping responded on Xueqiu regarding the recent changes in his holdings of Pop Mart, stating that he has "never directly sold a single share of Pop Mart." The changes in his holdings mainly come from options trading and expiration exercises, and do not indicate a long-term bearish view on Pop Mart.Duan Yongping mentioned that when the position of selling puts approaches the limit, he will adopt the strategy of "buying stocks + selling calls." After expiration, if the stocks are called away, it is essentially a similar trading strategy to selling puts that are exercised at expiration. Currently, the options premium for Pop Mart is about 5% per month, and this strategy may continue to be used for a longer period in the future.Regarding the valuation of Pop Mart, Duan Yongping stated, "Currently, I believe the price of Pop Mart is not expensive in the long term, but I don't know about the short term." He emphasized that there is no specific time or price set for selling Pop Mart, and it may be a long time before that happens.

According to Gate market data, on August 14, the Hang Seng Index continued its sluggish performance from the previous day, closing down 0.93% at 25,160.25 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index closed down 1.79%.JD's stock price fell 10.08% after earnings, and CK Hutchison closed down 5.12%. The total market turnover reached HKD 135.724 billion.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, Binance, Gate, and Hyperliquid are in the top three.Binance ranks first with a score of 95.6, holding approximately $4.008 billion, a 24h trading volume of about $22.385 billion, and a market share of 43.22%.Gate surpasses Hyperliquid to rise to second place, with a score of 93.8, holding approximately $994 million, a 24h trading volume of about $3.283 billion, and a market share of 6.34%.Hyperliquid drops to third place with a score of 93.3, holding approximately $2.184 billion, a 24h trading volume of about $4.184 billion, and a market share of 8.08%.Compared to yesterday's data, Gate has surpassed Hyperliquid to rise to second place, while Hyperliquid has dropped to third.

According to Gate market data, the Hang Seng Tech Index fell more than 1% at the beginning of the session, with tech stocks collectively weakening. JD.com (09618.HK) fell more than 8%, and Meituan (03690.HK) fell more than 3%.

The Hong Kong stock market opened, with the Hang Seng Index down 0.7% and the Tech Index down 0.6%. After the earnings report, SMIC opened up 4.74%, with the company expecting a 2% to 4% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth for Q3, and a gross margin guidance of 26%-28%.

Former senior foreign exchange diplomat from Japan, Mitsuhiro Furusawa, stated that the yen is currently too weak, which may lead to a joint intervention in the foreign exchange market by Japan and the United States again.He expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in September and to raise them again in December or January next year, with a target rate of 1.5% to 1.75%.