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The peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform NoOnes announced yesterday that it will begin to gradually shut down operations after more than three years of operation. The official statement indicated that it had previously sought to resolve and lift the sanctions against NoOnes, but ultimately was unsuccessful.NoOnes stated that the related sanctions led to the loss of key partners, while blockchain monitoring agencies marked transactions related to NoOnes as high risk, making it increasingly difficult for the platform to continue normal operations.According to the official schedule, the business contraction was initiated on August 17, and the P2P market will close on August 21 at 23:59 UTC. Services such as Swap, NoOnes Visa, fiat withdrawals, gift card store, and Bitcoin Lightning Network will also be gradually discontinued. After that, the platform will only support withdrawals, and users will still be able to log in, check their balances, and withdraw remaining assets.The official recommended that users complete asset withdrawals as soon as possible, no later than August 23.Previously, the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform NoOnes revealed that the platform had encountered a significant security breach, resulting in a loss of approximately $8 million in crypto assets. CEO Ray Youssef confirmed this news after on-chain detective ZachXBT disclosed the hack on his Telegram channel.

According to Bloomberg, citing informed sources, China's Ministry of State Security recently requested some government-related agencies to uninstall the Windows 10 Shenzhou Internet Security Government Edition operating system, advancing the planned end of support originally set for February 2027 by several months. This operating system was developed by a joint venture between Microsoft and China Electronics Technology Group, established in 2016, aimed at ensuring Windows 10 meets the security requirements of the Chinese government.The report states that the new directive comes just weeks before a planned summit between Chinese and U.S. leaders, catching some government agency staff by surprise. As China gradually removes overseas technology products from its government procurement whitelist, this early discontinuation will further reduce reliance on U.S. technology. Shenzhou Internet Security has not publicly responded to this matter.

NVIDIA's Senior Director Huang Maidi visited LG Electronics' robotics research and development center in South Korea on Tuesday, meeting with LG Electronics executives to discuss plans to expand cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence infrastructure and robotics.Last week, LG Electronics announced plans to launch a next-generation humanoid robot capable of bipedal walking in the first quarter of 2027, relying on NVIDIA's robotics platform.

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 token issuance platform Printr announced that it will initiate a shutdown process, and all operations will cease before August 31, 2026. The team stated that they have explored all feasible paths over the past three months to seek a sustainable solution, but due to a lack of capital and distribution support required by the current market, the project can no longer be maintained.Starting from August 18, 2026, all staking positions and staking rewards on supported chains will be automatically unstaked or claimed and returned to the original wallet address, after which the staking function will be suspended. If users have not received their assets by August 20, they need to contact the team via Discord before August 31. There will be no TGE or airdrop held after the shutdown.After August 31, 2026, the Printr application interface will go offline, and it will no longer be possible to issue new tokens through the platform. Tokens issued by Printr are independent on-chain assets, not owned or controlled by the team, and will continue to exist on the respective chains.

The American financial services company Synchrony announced a corporate partnership with OpenAI to deploy the GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models, and to launch ChatGPT plugins.

To implement the decision-making deployment of the "14th Five-Year Plan" regarding the "steady development of digital renminbi" and to further enhance the inclusiveness of digital renminbi services, continuously responding to the public's demand for safe, convenient, and efficient digital renminbi services, the People's Bank of China has added Ping An Bank, Hengfeng Bank, Bohai Bank, Shanghai Bank, Hangzhou Bank, Huishang Bank, Changsha Bank, and Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank as operational institutions for bank-related digital renminbi services, and has connected to the central bank's digital renminbi system.The newly added institutions will commence digital renminbi operations after completing business and technical preparations. Currently, the number of operational institutions for digital renminbi services has expanded to 30. In the next step, the People's Bank of China will orderly promote the expansion of operational institutions according to market-oriented and rule-of-law principles, further stimulating the enthusiasm and creativity of market entities, and building an open, inclusive, and fair competitive environment for the development of digital renminbi.

According to CryptoSlate, Nasdaq-listed GD Culture Group disclosed in its financial report for the first half of 2026 that the fair value of its 7,500 BTC (original cost of $842 million) had decreased to $451.2 million as of June 30, resulting in a non-cash unrealized loss of $211.8 million, accounting for 97.9% of the company's net loss of $216.2 million for the first half of the year.It is worth noting that the company did not sell its core BTC reserves but maintained liquidity through large-scale equity financing—after a 1:250 reverse stock split adjustment, the number of shares outstanding surged from 229,000 at the beginning of the year to 4.1625 million, an increase of 18 times, of which 99.65% was cash issuance. The company raised approximately $47.5 million through ATM placements and targeted placements, and as of June 30, the book operating capital was $36.6 million. Management stated that the existing liquidity is sufficient to cover operational obligations for at least the next 12 months.

According to CoinDesk, a South Korean court sentenced a cryptocurrency platform operator to 15 years in prison this week, involving an amount of approximately 50 million USD. This ruling is considered one of the longest sentences handed down in South Korea to date for cryptocurrency fraud.Reports indicate that this case occurred against the backdrop of South Korea strengthening its scrutiny of outbound fund transfers and related platforms like Binance implementing restrictive measures, reflecting the local regulatory authorities' ongoing tightening of efforts to combat cryptocurrency fraud and capital outflows.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated at Binance Square: Too many people are trying to overinterpret "What does this mean?" Today, I tested Trust Wallet and found too many Meme tokens in the wallet, so many that it was hard to even find BNB, so I tried to burn some tokens. As a result, even this action sparked quite a bit of community discussion. I realized that I could never "clean up" the meme coins on this address. The more I burn, the more people will send coins to this address. The transparent nature of blockchain means that any action on this address will be overinterpreted by the community.I even considered asking the Trust Wallet team to create an "Ignore Coin" feature to avoid cluttering the interface, but 99.99% of people wouldn't use this feature at all. So the plan is as follows: I will donate BNB and the "Binance Life" tokens purchased with BNB to Giggle Academy. After that, I will stop using this address and turn it into a burn address.

Vitalik Buterin and Etherealize co-founder and CEO Vivek Raman, supported by the Ethereum Foundation, warned that Wall Street's renewed enthusiasm for private, permissioned "consortium chains" is recreating a fragmented system, undermining the interoperability and liquidity that blockchain should bring, akin to "race to the bottom." He pointed out the rise of gated networks such as Digital Asset's Canton Network, Circle's ARC, and Stripe's Tempo, reminiscent of the R3 and Hyperledger consortium chains 2.0 from years past, where institutions will ultimately find themselves in a situation of competing consortium chains, needing permission or membership to participate.Raman emphasized that the Ethereum mainnet should serve as a globally open, permissionless foundation layer similar to HTTP, where institutions can overlay permission and privacy features at the application layer or L2 to achieve maximum interoperability and liquidity. Etherealize is committed to attracting TradFi to embrace Ethereum, which has already hosted billions of dollars in tokenized assets and supported a large amount of DeFi settlements. The company received seed funding from Buterin and the foundation in January 2025 and completed a $40 million Series A financing in the same year.He cited examples such as BlackRock's new fund based on Ethereum, stating that once regulations are clear, institutional funds are more inclined towards open network tracks that are not proprietary; choosing consortium chains would require paying the consortium and being bound by its rules, with incentives for non-early members quickly fading. Christian Catalini, founder of the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab, also pointed out that if permissioned networks driven by enterprise sales become mainstream, some competitive benefits of blockchain may not be realized.

HTX global advisor Sun Yuchen tweeted, "I have communicated with Binance, which only involves Binance users in the UK and EU. HTX itself does not operate in the UK and EU. We are also in ongoing settlement negotiations with UK and EU regulatory authorities. If any users are affected by this settlement negotiation, they can always reach out to HTX customer service, and we will coordinate a solution."

Upbit operator Dunamu announced its performance for the second quarter of 2026, with quarterly revenue of 173.5 billion won (approximately 12.3 million USD) and operating profit of 23.5 billion won (approximately 1.665 million USD), a decrease of about 26% and 73% respectively compared to the first quarter.In the first quarter, Dunamu's revenue was 234.6 billion won (approximately 16.6 million USD) and operating profit was 88 billion won (approximately 6.234 million USD). Dunamu stated that the decline in performance this quarter was mainly affected by the overall liquidity contraction in the global digital asset market, leading to weakened investor sentiment.

Cosmos ecosystem wallet Cosmostation announced that it will officially cease wallet services. Starting from September 1, 2026, the iOS, Android, and Chrome extension versions will only retain the "Export Mnemonic" and "Export Private Key" functions, while other features will gradually be taken offline.Since this wallet is a non-custodial wallet, user assets are still stored on their respective blockchains. Holding the mnemonic or private key allows users to import the wallet into other compatible wallets for continued use. The official strongly recommends that users complete a secure backup of their private keys or mnemonics before September 1.

According to Bloomberg, Kraken operator Payward disclosed that due to a slowdown in industry trading activity, the company's adjusted pre-tax profit for the second quarter of 2026 was $23 million, a 71% decrease from $79.7 million in the same period last year; during the same period, adjusted revenue increased by 17% year-on-year to $508 million.Payward stated that although revenue continues to grow, the overall trading volume in the cryptocurrency market is weak, putting pressure on profitability. Kraken has been continuously expanding its institutional business, derivatives trading, and on-chain services in recent years, but changes in the industry cycle still exert pressure on its core trading business.

According to Business Wire, Bitcoin operating company Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) announced its financial report for the second quarter of 2026, with total revenue of $35.9 million. The media and asset management business contributed $25.6 million, while the Bitcoin derivatives strategy contributed $10.4 million. The GAAP operating loss was $149.1 million, primarily driven by a $105.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment and a $48.7 million Bitcoin market value loss;Excluding the aforementioned non-cash items, the adjusted operating income was $7.3 million, marking the first positive value since the company's transformation into a Bitcoin operating company. During the period, the company repaid approximately $45 million in USDT debt and deferred about $105 million in USDT principal until June 30, 2027. As of June 30, the company held 4,467 Bitcoins, with a fair value of approximately $261.5 million, and a net digital asset leverage ratio of 56%.

JD Group released its Q2 2026 financial report, with revenue of 346.4 billion yuan (approximately 51.1 billion USD), a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%, mainly affected by the high base from the same period last year; operating profit of 4.5 billion yuan, compared to a loss of 900 million yuan in the same period last year, with an operating profit margin of 1.3%; net profit of 7.1 billion yuan (approximately 1.1 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 15%; Non-GAAP net profit of 8.9 billion yuan (approximately 1.3 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 20%. JD Retail's operating profit was 13.5 billion yuan, with a profit margin of 4.6%, setting a new high for the promotional season; JD Logistics revenue was 64.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24%, and JD Takeout's losses significantly narrowed year-on-year. R&D expenses increased by 37.7% year-on-year to 7.3 billion yuan, mainly invested in AI technology capabilities and talent. In the first half of the year, approximately 2.5% of common stock was repurchased, amounting to 1 billion USD, with a remaining repurchase quota of 1 billion USD.In terms of business, JD MALL has opened 30 stores nationwide, completing the strategic layout in first-tier cities; a strategic cooperation was reached with Chanel to open an official flagship store; Costco has settled in JD to open the only official e-commerce flagship store in China. The AI intelligent entity JoyInside has collaborated with nearly 200 brands, with the number of connected devices increasing more than three times compared to last year's Double Eleven. JD Logistics' unmanned vehicles have been operating regularly in over 20 provinces. JD Health's AI intelligent entity "Dawei Doctor" served nearly four times more users during the 618 period year-on-year. By the end of the quarter, the total number of employees in the JD ecosystem exceeded 900,000, with total human resources expenditure reaching 171.7 billion yuan in the past 12 months.

According to News1, South Korea will expand the registration review scope of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) to include major shareholders starting from August 20. If there are changes to the major shareholders or the company's legal compliance framework, operators must notify the financial authorities 30 days in advance.The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced the revised registration manual at a briefing held in Seoul for virtual asset service providers and potential operators. The review targets not only the largest shareholders and major shareholders holding more than 10% of shares but also shareholders with special connections to the largest shareholders. If the largest shareholder is a legal entity, the largest shareholder of that entity and its representatives may also be included in the review scope.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) requires the prediction market platform Kalshi to continue operating its exchange, executing in accordance with normal business practices and the core principles of the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC previously determined that New York's attempt to prevent the platform's operation constitutes a market emergency.The CFTC stated that forcibly liquidating a Bitcoin price position that extends until the end of 2026 could trigger traders to simultaneously unwind Bitcoin and other asset positions, exposing arbitrageurs holding opposite positions to one-sided risk. The order also enumerates contracts such as federal funds rates, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and the timing of economic recessions. A ruling signed by Judge Vernon D. Oliver of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut concluded that Kalshi's sports contracts do not constitute swaps; even if they were swaps, federal law would not take precedence over Connecticut's gambling regulations.

According to Caixin's disclosure, Tencent, Zhenge Fund, Sequoia China, and other major shareholders of Manus previously repurchased Manus shares from Meta for $2 billion. This $2 billion transaction price is close to the acquisition price announced by the American social media tech giant Meta in December 2025. Benchmark was the largest shareholder before the acquisition but will not participate in this repurchase of Manus. Benchmark's previous shares will be acquired by Tencent, which will become Manus's largest shareholder. Currently, Manus is operating normally.Yesterday, Manus announced that it will soon resume independent operations. To complete this transition and meet regulatory requirements in some jurisdictions, affected users must complete data backups by 7:59 AM Singapore time on August 23 and begin data recovery from 8:00 AM on August 25 to ensure normal usage thereafter. Manus also stated that it is preparing a series of new features to further expand the capabilities of general AI entities and expressed optimism about the development prospects after the company resumes independent operations.