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According to the Nikkei News, individual investors in the Japanese stock market are accelerating their use of leverage to bet on AI trends. As of July, the amount of credit trading by individual investors in the Japanese stock market reached 123 trillion yen (approximately 1.09 trillion yuan), doubling since the beginning of the year and reaching the highest level since related statistics began in 2016.Data shows that in June, the scale of credit trading by Japanese individual investors hit a historical high, and in July it continued to maintain a high level. At the same time, the proportion of credit trading in the overall trading amount of individual investors rose to 83%, also setting a new record.AI concept stocks have become the main driving force behind the surge in credit trading, among which the credit buy balance of AI storage concept stock Kioxia reached 13.23 million shares as of August 7, making it one of the popular targets.Benefiting from the recent rise in the Japanese stock market, the overall performance of leveraged investors has been decent. The floating yield of credit trading investors briefly turned positive in June, although it fell back to a loss of 8.4% by the end of July, it is still better than the average loss level of the past 10 years (-10.2%).

According to Cryptopolitan, cybersecurity company Malwarebytes discovered that a user on a cybercrime forum is selling a "scam toolkit" for $500, which can set up a fake $TSLA token presale website with almost no technical background required.The scam process is as follows: after visitors enter an X username, the page displays their real avatar to create the illusion of a "targeted invitation," combined with a countdown and price increase warnings to create a sense of urgency. If victims choose the "15% reward link wallet" option, they will be asked to enter a 12-word recovery phrase, resulting in their wallet being emptied; if they choose to "invest" directly, they must send cryptocurrency assets to an address controlled by the scammers, and then see a fabricated balance on a fake dashboard. The toolkit's control panel allows operators to track victims in real-time, collect recovery phrases, and check wallet balances in advance to decide whether to strike. Malwarebytes discovered this toolkit on May 16, and recently IRS and Ledger users have also encountered similar phishing attacks.

Federal Reserve spokesperson Nick Timiraos stated that the July inflation report was largely in line with market expectations, easing the pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month.Wall Street is focused on CPI data, with some officials believing it is necessary to maintain higher interest rates, arguing that the current level of rates is restrictive and that the high inflation is due to external shocks rather than loose monetary policy.

The Hong Kong stock market has seen active performance from some popular stocks, with trading heat continuing to rise. According to Gate platform's Hong Kong stock market data, Weilu Group (01196) rose by 21.35%, currently priced at HK$7.16; STERLING GP-NEW (01825) increased by 17.45%, currently priced at HK$5.45; Yun Gongchang (02512) saw a rise of 16.36%, currently priced at HK$1.92.Gate stocks have established a 7×24 hour trading service system covering the three core markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, totaling coverage of more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets globally.The platform pioneered zero-interest trading for US stocks, allowing users to participate in global stock investments in a one-stop manner using USDT, supporting fractional trading starting from a minimum of 0.01 shares, and enjoying stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfer of US and Hong Kong stocks, as well as corporate actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.

According to CoinDesk, data from Blockware Intelligence shows that publicly listed Bitcoin miners held a total of 127,000 BTC at the beginning of the year, which has now decreased to 99,000 BTC, with a cumulative sale of approximately 28,000 BTC this year, valued at about $1.78 billion at current prices.Analysis indicates that although the scale of this sell-off is smaller than the net outflow of over $4.4 billion from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, the continuous and stable marginal selling pressure in the context of a declining market and weak buying interest is often underestimated in its impact on prices. BTC has fallen a total of 27% since the beginning of 2026, underperforming major assets including the S&P 500. Additionally, due to narrowing mining profits (the current average production cost per BTC is about $74,300), an increasing number of miners are transitioning to AI computing power businesses. Meanwhile, the overall mining difficulty has decreased by about 18% from its peak in November, resulting in an approximate 18% increase in mining revenue for remaining miners, reshaping the competitive landscape of the industry.

Bitget released a statement on "Improving Market Mechanisms and Maintaining Fair Trading," announcing the advancement of market fairness from three directions: first, establishing a mechanism for handling and returning abnormal profits, disposing of profits generated from violations or abuse of mechanisms, with proceeds not counted as platform revenue and specifically used for user protection; second, enhancing risk standards for listed and existing assets, conducting dynamic monitoring of existing assets based on indicators such as liquidity, depth, and volatility, and taking management measures for those that do not meet the standards; third, continuously optimizing the underlying mechanisms, focusing on improving the stability of price marking and dynamic risk control capabilities under extreme market conditions.The above optimization work will be carried out in phases, involving adjustments to specific trading rules or product mechanisms, and the platform will notify through official channels. Bitget emphasizes that trust comes from adherence to rules and will continue to maintain a fair and orderly trading environment through mechanism optimization and transparency initiatives.

According to Gate market data, Hong Kong gold stocks expanded their decline in the afternoon, with Zijin Mining falling over 5% and Lingbao Gold dropping over 6%. Stocks such as Zhaojin Mining and Shandong Gold also experienced a decline.

Analysts say that the current decline in Bitcoin prices is mainly driven by net selling in the spot markets of Binance and OKX.The scale of net selling by Binance and OKX continues to expand, becoming an important source of downward pressure in the current market. In contrast, the Coinbase spot market remains in a net buying state, indicating that some institutional funds are still buying on dips.Meanwhile, buying strength in the Bitcoin futures market is rapidly increasing. Data shows that during the price correction process, some large investors (whales) in the futures market are continuously buying, indicating that some funds are taking the opportunity to establish long positions during the decline.

According to Ai Yi's disclosure, the on-chain Changxin Storage TOP1 Air Force holds approximately $21.12 million in 1x leveraged CXMT short positions, with an entry price of around $6.5. The current price has risen to $7.28, resulting in an unrealized loss of about $2.255 million. Meanwhile, the total funding fees paid by this short position have reached $3.078 million.This position previously invested over $40 million in margin, and there is still a significant gap to the liquidation price of $15.466. However, the continuously accumulating funding costs are eroding profits, and the market speculates that this trader may still be betting on a significant correction in CXMT's price to cover current losses and achieve profitability.

Discovered Materials completed a $9 million seed round financing, with investors including Lightspeed India Partners, Peak XV Partners, and several angel investors.

The Token expenditure price index has fallen to 1.1635, continuing to decline since peaking at the end of May (the high of 2.0651 on May 28), with a cumulative drop of 43.7% over two months. This price has fallen below 1.2446 at the end of 2025, officially setting a new low for the year, marking the return of AI computing power pricing to the starting point of this expansion cycle.Note: The sale of Tokens is currently an important source of monetization for the AI industry, and its price is one of the signals measuring the current supply and demand situation for computing power. If the Token price remains high, cloud service providers will be motivated to purchase more GPUs, DRAM memory, and expand data centers; conversely, they need to be cautious of AI companies "downgrading consumption," which could become a leading indicator of the end of this hardware frenzy cycle. Token price data is sourced from top global AI models such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.

The Bitcoin minority fork supporting BIP-110 split at block height 961,632, and after mining only 2 blocks in about 8 hours, it has stagnated, now lagging behind the Bitcoin mainnet by over 80 blocks.This fork inherits the current difficulty of Bitcoin, but only about 2.53% of recent block signals support BIP-110, far below the 55% activation threshold required without a fork. Bitcoin adjusts its difficulty only after mining 2016 blocks, and based on the current hash rate, this chain is expected to take about 350 days to complete its next adjustment.BIP-110 aims to temporarily prohibit writing non-financial data such as images and text in Bitcoin transactions. Michael Saylor stated that about 99.85% of Bitcoin hash power remains on the mainnet; due to both chains being affected by the same transactions, transactions on the minority chain may be replayed to the Bitcoin mainnet.

According to Livecoins, Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) rejected the release request of the suspect Luccas, maintaining his detention in São Paulo state. The case involves a large-scale fraud against the technology company C&M Software, with the suspect accused of illegally accessing the company's clearing system to steal approximately 813 million reais (about 160 million USD).The criminals dispersed the funds into nearly 300 fake bank accounts to increase tracking difficulty, and then exchanged the reais for BTC and USDT through multiple blockchains, attempting to cover up the illegal source of funds, constituting money laundering. The main attack occurred in June 2025, with the criminal organization having clearly defined roles (including transfer operators and cryptocurrency fund managers) and bribing internal company employees to assist in cracking the server passwords. The first-instance judge has ordered the arrest of the suspect and about 20 other individuals involved in the case, with the arrest warrant executed at the end of October.

Berkshire Hathaway today released its Q2 2026 financial report, with the most market attention focused on the cash reserves dropping to $36.551 billion in the second quarter, down from about $39.74 billion in the first quarter. This marks the end of Berkshire's 14 consecutive quarters of net selling, turning into a significant net buying for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2022.In the financial report, Berkshire's net stock purchases in the second quarter were nearly $20 billion, including about $10 billion in a private placement from Google's parent company Alphabet to support investments such as its AI data centers. Approximately $6.8 billion was spent to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison, which was a complete acquisition and not entirely a public market stock transaction. About $4.5 billion was used to repurchase its own shares. After deducting the above major items, there remains about $3 billion of "unexplained" net purchases of public market equities, with specific stocks to be disclosed in the 13F filing around August 14. Currently, Alphabet officially enters Berkshire's top five holdings, alongside American Express, Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola, with the top five holdings accounting for about 66% of the stock portfolio.Buffett previously stated that the long net selling period was mainly due to high market valuations, making it difficult to find sufficiently attractive opportunities. This shift is seen as a clear signal of more aggressive capital allocation under Abel's leadership as CEO, with Berkshire moving from "patient waiting" to "starting to act."

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, there are only 41 blocks left until BIP-110 starts to enforce signaling.

Bitcoin developer Kevin Loaec warned that if a Bitcoin fork related to the controversial proposal BIP-110 occurs this weekend, holders may face the risk of real BTC being transferred when selling forked chain tokens.The proposed Bitcoin fork is associated with the controversial BIP-110 proposal and may generate duplicate balances on two chains, leading holders to attempt to sell seemingly free forked coins.Since both chains initially accept the same transactions, selling forked coins could trigger a replay attack, simultaneously spending real Bitcoin from the seller's main chain. Developers stated that there is a lack of built-in replay protection at least until early September, and non-professional users should avoid transferring Bitcoin during the potential fork.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF has recorded net inflows of BTC for 4 consecutive trading days, with a total inflow of 9,269 BTC, valued at approximately 604 million USD.