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A Bitcoin whale holding 26.96 BTC has not moved these coins since they were first received on January 31, 2014, for approximately 12.5 years, and has just completed the transfer in block 961845.The average cost of this BTC is about $803, realizing a profit of $1.73 million, with a return on investment of 7975%. The transfer time was August 10, 2026, at 07:03 UTC.

According to the latest research by TrendForce, driven by rising prices of components such as memory, the material cost of the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro is expected to increase by about 38% year-on-year, making a retail price increase unavoidable. Apple may ease the extent of the price increase by sacrificing some gross margin to maintain shipment volume and market share. Analysis shows that the proportion of memory in the BOM cost of the last two generations of Pro models has risen from about 10% a year ago to about 34% in Q3 2026, and it is expected to exceed 40% in the first half of 2027. Memory has become the largest single cost item for the iPhone, replacing the traditional dominance of application processors and displays.TrendForce points out that Android manufacturers are facing greater profit pressure, especially mid-range and low-end models, with some brands potentially forced to significantly raise prices or discontinue loss-making product lines. Since early 2025, memory prices have increased by 5 to 7 times, and it is expected that global smartphone production will continue to be under pressure from the second half of 2026 to 2027. Apple may also adjust the pricing of older models in sync with the launch of new products to partially offset the impact of rising memory costs.

According to Bloomberg, citing Smart Analytics Global data, the global shipment of humanoid robots in the first half of 2026 is approximately 19,100 units, a year-on-year increase of over 200% (compared to about 5,100 units in the same period last year), with Chinese manufacturers accounting for over 97%. The agency expects the total shipment for the year 2026 to reach about 60,000 units, and it is anticipated to grow to 500,000 units by 2030.The report points out that China has formed an early leading advantage over American competitors in the field of humanoid robots. Previously, Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for China's humanoid robot shipments in 2026 to 50,000 units, and IDC data also shows that the top five companies in global humanoid robot shipments in 2025 will all be Chinese firms, while American companies Figure AI and Tesla rank seventh and ninth, respectively.

Ethereum developers proposed a "Tapered Issuance Burn" mechanism, planning to gradually burn a portion of the idealized rewards for validators as the ETH staking ratio increases; when the staking amount approaches 50% of the total supply, the net issuance of ETH will drop to 0%. The author of the proposal stated that the ETH staking ratio exceeded one-third of the total supply in April; if not adjusted, Jerome de Tychey indicated that by January 2028, the staking amount could exceed 70 million, accounting for more than 55% of the supply.Supporters believe that excessive staking may cause small independent validators to lose economic viability first, leading to staking concentration among custodial institutions and large service providers; the plan is proposed to be implemented over 18 months, with an additional approximately 6 months reserved for preparation before potential network upgrades. Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that once the staking rate exceeds 50%, rewards will drop to 0%, and the uncertainty of returns may weaken institutional staking and DeFi demand. He pointed out that ETH lending strategies may be affected, and this proposal is still in its preliminary stage.

According to Taiwanese media reports, Intel's next-generation advanced packaging technology EMIB-T is facing severe yield challenges. ABF substrate supplier Unimicron stated during its earnings call on July 29 that the technology is "not yet mature," and the yield target for three EMIB-T substrate suppliers (Unimicron, Ibiden, and Shinkawa) during the initial mass production phase at the end of 2027 is only 50%.EMIB-T is Intel's advanced packaging solution that competes with TSMC's CoWoS-L, differing in that it embeds the silicon bridge directly into the substrate rather than using a silicon interposer, making substrate suppliers a key factor in determining success or failure. Google's ninth-generation TPU has confirmed that it will adopt EMIB-T packaging when it goes into mass production in 2028, with MediaTek responsible for chip co-design. If the chip successfully goes into mass production, its shipment volume is expected to challenge NVIDIA. Unimicron stated that the customer (Intel) has provided a profit guarantee mechanism, ensuring that suppliers can remain profitable even if yields are poor, and that profit margins will exceed the company's average level after achieving the 50% yield target. Currently, there is still considerable uncertainty about whether EMIB-T can achieve its mass production target by the end of 2027.

Yushu Technology officially launched online and offline subscriptions on August 10, with an issue price of 150.80 yuan per share. The total market value after issuance is approximately 60.993 billion yuan, with total fundraising of nearly 6.1 billion yuan, and the issuance price-to-earnings ratio is 219.23 times, significantly higher than the industry average of 38.56 times.Meituan holds a total of 9.65% of Yushu's shares before issuance through its three subsidiaries, making it the largest external institutional shareholder; Sequoia China holds a total of 7.11%, ranking second. Based on the issue price, the two institutions will receive substantial paper returns. Sequoia first participated in the capital increase in December 2019 with 15 million yuan, at which time the post-investment valuation was only 150 million yuan.A fund under DJI planned to invest 10.1286 million yuan in 2018 for a corresponding shareholding of about 17%, and completed the business registration, but chose to withdraw its investment in 2019. If this investment had been retained until now, the corresponding market value would be approximately 3.7 billion yuan based on the issue price. DJI did not explain the reason for the withdrawal, but in 2019, the company announced an anti-corruption notice, disclosing the handling of 45 employees suspected of corruption, which led to a complete halt of the investment department's work.Among other major shareholders, Jingwei Venture Capital holds 5.45%, Shunwei Capital holds 4.42%, and CITIC Securities holds a total of 4.49%. In terms of strategic placement, DeepSeek received 933,400 shares (subscription of 141 million yuan), and Shanghai Qishan Investment, a subsidiary of Tencent, received 903,300 shares. CITIC Securities, as the sole sponsor, will receive approximately 145 million yuan in sponsorship underwriting fees and will be allocated 808,900 shares through co-investment. Yushu also reminds that the issuance price-to-earnings ratio is significantly higher than the industry average, posing a risk of stock price decline. The deadline for payment for successful applicants is August 12.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a certain whale address (0xdc46...7C97) deposited 37,390 $HYPE to KuCoin 6 hours ago, worth approximately $2.03 million. The same wallet also transferred 290,750 $USDC to Kraken one hour earlier, worth approximately $290,700.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, 109,000,000 USDC was transferred from an unknown wallet to Deribit.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Caldera (ERA) will unlock approximately 23.31 million tokens at 15:00 Beijing time on August 17, worth about 1.62 million USD.

According to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Aster (ASTER) will unlock approximately 16.467 million tokens at 0:00 Beijing time on August 17, worth about 101 million USD.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Spark Protocol (SPK) will unlock approximately 27.891 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on August 17, worth about 4.09 million USD.

According to the token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, zkSync (ZK) will unlock approximately 17.314 million tokens at 0:00 Beijing time on August 17, worth about 1.39 million USD.

The pricing logic in the ethFromDefund() redemption function of the USM contract defund() has flaws. This function calculates the consideration for a single redemption using the arithmetic average of the current FUM selling price and the estimated terminal FUM selling price, but this algorithm lacks split invariance.After adding the state contraction coefficient adjShrinkFactor associated with a single redemption and the integer rounding mechanism, the total amount of Ethereum that can be extracted from splitting an equal amount of FUM assets into 64 small redemption operations will be significantly higher than that obtained from a one-time large redemption.

According to MBN, South Korea's People Power Party member Jeong Seong-guk plans to propose a bill to postpone the implementation date for taxing virtual asset income by three years, from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2030. The member pointed out that by delaying the implementation date until a comprehensive review of related systems, including the taxation of virtual assets, is completed, a safeguard can be established to enhance taxpayer expectations and prevent system chaos.According to current regulations, starting from January 1 of next year, income generated from the transfer or lending of virtual assets will be classified as "other income" and will be subject to income tax. Therefore, the portion of annual profits exceeding 2.5 million won will be taxed at a rate of 22%, which includes 20% for other income tax and 2% for local income tax. Amid recent stock market turmoil and soaring real estate prices triggering public attacks on the government and ruling party, the People Power Party seems to be trying to gain public support by actively proposing legislation aimed at protecting the interests of virtual asset market investors. The People Power Party has consistently opposed the government, advocating for the abolition of this tax.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, wallets associated with Coinsbuy are suspected to have been attacked, involving the TRON and Ethereum networks, with estimated losses of approximately 7.9 million dollars.The attackers subsequently transferred part of the stolen funds through platforms such as ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, and BingX.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, an address suspected to belong to miners transferred 1,019 BTC (approximately $66.42 million) to Binance 7 hours ago.This portion of BTC originated from an institutional trading platform, FalconX, received a year ago at an average price of $116,110. After being held for a year and losing 44% of its value, it began to be transferred to the exchange.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the event "The United States Announces the End Date of the Iran Blockade" is currently among the hottest trades on the prediction market Polymarket, with a cumulative pool size reaching 880 million dollars. The option with the highest market consensus is "December 31," corresponding to a winning probability of about 84%.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that cryptocurrency has contributed to the accessibility of global financial services. Stablecoins bring the dollar on-chain, allowing anyone, anywhere to hold low-inflation currency and transfer funds around the clock at a cost of less than 1 cent; DeFi enables anyone to access credit services; tokenized stocks provide investment opportunities in the U.S. stock market for 4 billion people who cannot invest through brokers; Bitcoin offers a wealth storage tool that is not diluted by inflation. He stated that there is still more work to be done in related fields, but the progress made should not be overlooked.