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Talent Protocol announced that it has been acquired by Interplanetary Talent Services (IPTS) and is supported by Protocol Labs. Builder Score will become a public product, running locally in the browser, using public data from GitHub and four blockchains, with each calculation verifiable. Builders can publish their scores as proof on Base. IPTS will obtain some reputation data to match builders with positions in cutting-edge technology fields such as AI, crypto, hardware, and life sciences.Both parties will continue the results for five years: 6.6 million builder profiles and 86 million events have been indexed, over $600,000 has been distributed through Builder Rewards, and 116 builders from more than 15 countries have been supported by Talent House. Talent Protocol will cease commercial operations, with the API, Talent+, and social channels shutting down at the end of August. The team will not join IPTS or Protocol Labs, and $TALENT is not included in this acquisition.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, sources revealed that before President Trump and crypto industry leaders spoke at the White House, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, a16z's Chris Dixon, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and Kraken co-founder Arjun Sethi met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The discussion focused on the importance of the Clarity Act and its implications for U.S. jobs, economic growth, and attracting crypto businesses back.Participants also discussed the remaining obstacles to the passage of the bill, including issues related to ethical clauses, and how the White House could help facilitate a bipartisan consensus.

According to the Industrial and Commercial Times, competition in advanced process technology for PC processors is heating up. Market news indicates that Intel's next-generation Nova Lake desktop processor will prioritize the introduction of bLLC large last-level cache to reduce access latency to system memory, competing with AMD's 3D V-Cache technology; the laptop version may be delayed until the subsequent Razor Lake-HX generation is released. The supply chain reveals that Nova Lake, set to debut early next year, will utilize a combination of Intel's 18A and TSMC's N2P processes, while the subsequent Razor Lake may further adopt TSMC's high-performance 2-nanometer N2X process.N2X is a high-performance extension of TSMC's N2 platform, targeting high-frequency CPUs, AI, and HPC applications, with transistor technology shifting from FinFET to nanosheets. If mass production is achieved, Intel's collaboration with TSMC on advanced processes is expected to extend to a broader 2-nanometer family, helping to reduce risks associated with a single proprietary process and optimize the timing and capacity configuration for high-end CPU launches.In addition to TSMC benefiting directly, related supply chains are also expected to welcome business opportunities. Sungsan is one of the few manufacturers in Taiwan capable of mass-producing its own CMP polishing pads, with a 25% year-on-year increase in consolidated semiconductor revenue in the first half of the year, rising to 66% of total revenue. Demand for Hard Pads and advanced packaging is strong, with a new Soft Pad line expected to begin trial production in the third quarter and gradually ramp up production in the fourth quarter, with products already applied in CoWoS and SoIC. Zhongsha holds CMP diamond discs and recycled wafers, reporting revenue of 2.49 billion yuan in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 17.9%, with gross margin rising to 40.1%, and shipments of 2-nanometer and 1.6-nanometer related diamond discs rapidly increasing.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin (@EmberCN), a certain address built a long position of 20,000 ETH (total position of about 38.72 million USD) at an average price of 1,936 USD when ETH just showed a rebound signal at 9 PM last night.Subsequently, ETH surged to 2,300 USD, and that address accurately captured the entire increase in this round, with a single profit of up to 6.55 million USD.

According to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency exchange OKX has prohibited employees residing in Hong Kong or passing through China from using Anthropic's Claude AI model. Previously, OKX's corporate account had been briefly suspended.This restriction is aimed at addressing Anthropic's adjustments to its usage policies in the relevant regions. OKX requires affected employees to switch to other AI tools to ensure compliant operations.

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated at today's cryptocurrency meeting with President Trump at the White House that the most important priority right now is for Congress to send the CLARITY Act to the President's desk for his signature, and the SEC is fully supporting this effort.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Majidage has been continuously long on ETH for a year. After experiencing hundreds to thousands of liquidations, he currently holds long positions in ETH worth 48.22 million USD, with an unrealized profit of 3.34 million USD; the cumulative loss is 31.5 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a HYPE investor made a profit of $1.24 million within two months. They deposited 47,000 HYPE (approximately $3.35 million) into FalconX, possibly preparing to sell.In the past two months, the wallet has cumulatively purchased 178,700 HYPE (approximately $11.5 million) from FalconX, and the estimated unrealized profit is about $1.24 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, FalconX transferred 198,750 HYPE to Gate a few minutes ago, valued at approximately 14 million USD, suspected to be for sale.Multiple over-the-counter buyers who have accumulated HYPE over the past few months now seem to be selling, and similar transfers have appeared at other over-the-counter desks.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the ETH short position of Hyperliquid trader pension-usdt.eth was liquidated, involving an exposure of approximately $108.18 million.On-chain data shows that this liquidation resulted in a loss of about $26.66 million for the trader, but their historical cumulative earnings remain positive, with a total profit of $17.76 million. Previously, this address held approximately 50,000 ETH short positions, valued at around $85 million. The trader's address is: 0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902.

According to The Information, Nvidia (NVDA.O) is in discussions to fund its AI data provider Mercor at a valuation of $20 billion.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, after ETH rose to $2100 tonight, Longling Capital (0x83E...E4Bd8) transferred 1800 ETH to Binance for sale, worth $3.67 million.

The contract whale "Set 10 big goals first" shared on social media a 5x leveraged long position of 3425.239 BTC, with a margin of about 46.52 million USD, currently showing a floating profit of over 13.04 million USD, achieving an investment return rate of 28.04%.

According to Bloomberg, Prosus NV plans to invest $100 million in Indian fintech company Navi Ltd., marking Navi's first introduction of institutional capital. This round of investment requires regulatory approval, including from the Competition Commission of India, to be completed.Navi is headquartered in Bangalore and operates in payments, credit, insurance, and mutual funds. Its UPI payment application ranked fourth in India by scale for the fiscal year ending in March; its subsidiary Navi Finserv has surpassed an asset management scale of approximately 130 billion rupees.

According to CoinDesk, Rob Nichols, President and CEO of the American Bankers Association (ABA), stated that the goal is to strengthen rather than block the passage of the CLARITY Act. He believes that the digital asset industry needs a clear regulatory framework, but a key provision in the bill regarding stablecoin rewards still needs to be tightened further. Nichols pointed out that the GENIUS Act, set for 2025, has already prohibited stablecoin issuers from paying interest or returns to holders, and the current controversy revolves around whether related parties, such as cryptocurrency exchanges, can offer similar interest-like rewards.He believes that if stablecoin wallets attract bank deposits out through such mechanisms, it could weaken the funding base that banks use for small business loans, housing mortgages, and agricultural financing. The American Bankers Association suggests amending the relevant statements in the bill to prohibit stablecoin rewards that are "substantially similar" to interest payments and to remove certain wording that may cause ambiguity. Nichols stated that these modifications would not prevent crypto companies from offering other reward programs but could avoid the reward mechanism evolving into a disguised form of deposit interest.He also mentioned that the American Bankers Association is pushing for senators to amend the relevant provisions before the vote in September and believes that the U.S. can be both a global banking center and a global crypto center, provided that clear and consistent regulatory rules are established.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, two whales are shorting ETH on Hyperliquid, with a total short position of 50,838 ETH, worth approximately 98 million USD.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a certain whale opened a long position of 500,000 SOL worth $37.93 million at $76.368, using 20x leverage. Five minutes ago, the whale took profit on 246,000 SOL at $78.297, earning $475,000.The remaining position worth $20 million is still up $486,000, with a total profit of $960,000 over the past 10 days. The pending order has been canceled.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, influenced by the news of the United States increasing the scale of long-term Treasury bond repurchases, both the U.S. stock market and the cryptocurrency market saw an increase before the market opened.He pointed out that a Bitcoin short whale, which had just experienced a liquidation, is once again approaching the liquidation threshold. The value of the Bitcoin short position it holds is approximately $93.24 million, with a liquidation price of $65,045, which is about $200 away from the current price.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, citing the latest views from Fidelity Digital Assets, the current volatility of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen below approximately 98.5% of its historical trading day levels. The institution pointed out that this compression state can be likened to a compressed spring; the longer the volatility remains low, the greater the potential for significant market movements once a clear direction is chosen.Fidelity Digital Assets, as the digital asset services division of Fidelity, has been tracking the market structure and risk indicators of Bitcoin for a long time. This commentary focuses on the phenomenon of recent volatility being at historically low percentiles, emphasizing that prolonged suppression of volatility often signals the possibility of larger price fluctuations in the future, but it did not provide specific directional judgments or time expectations.The related statements reflect the institution's observations of the current microstructure of the BTC market, indicating that under the background of continuous volatility contraction, the accumulation of market energy may provide conditions for subsequent breakthroughs. This viewpoint is based on historical percentile statistics, offering investors a reference perspective for understanding the current volatility environment.