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According to PR Newswire, the publicly listed Bitcoin treasury and AI data center company Hyperscale Data disclosed that it sold approximately 150.5 BTC last week, while its subsidiary Ault Capital Group increased its holdings by about 15 BTC in the open market. As of now, the Bitcoin holdings have decreased to 958.5352 BTC, with a holding value of approximately 60.8 million USD.Hyperscale Data is currently positioned as an AI data center enterprise based on Bitcoin assets and is exploring a development model that combines cryptocurrency asset reserves with artificial intelligence infrastructure business. The company stated that it will adjust its BTC holdings to provide funding support for data center operations and future expansions.

AMD officially launched the on-premises AI programming platform AMD Instinct Coder for enterprises, integrating AMD EPYC processors, AMD Instinct GPUs, Supermicro AI servers, Spectro Cloud PaletteAI inference launch platform software, and the GLM-5.2 model optimized by AMD inference microservices, forming a comprehensive solution that is pre-integrated from hardware to software and can be quickly deployed.AMD stated that the total cost of ownership of this platform can reduce costs by up to 70% compared to using cloud-based cutting-edge models, with a capital recovery period as short as 6 months, directly addressing the two core pain points that enterprises commonly encounter in AI programming assistant pilots: the cost impact of cloud models and the data security risks of third-party services.Spectro Cloud's PaletteAI platform provides intelligent routing capabilities, allowing for strategic automatic switching between on-premises inference and cloud-based cutting-edge models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI, and is equipped with token quotas, audit tracking, and Grafana dashboards to visualize cost comparisons between on-premises and cloud environments, fully compatible with standard operating systems and Kubernetes. Each node can support up to 50 users and is compatible with mainstream development tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Visual Studio Code, and Cursor.IDC executives commented that this platform "directly addresses the core needs of enterprises wanting AI programming productivity without the unpredictable cloud costs or risks of exposing source code." AMD's move shifts the AI programming assistant from a pure service model billed by usage to an infrastructure investment model with pre-planned costs.

According to CoinDesk, Laser Digital, the digital asset division of Japanese financial group Nomura, announced a strategic investment in the UAE Layer1 blockchain project ZIGChain. The two parties will collaborate to promote the on-chain development of the private credit market in the Gulf region, including asset products that comply with Sharia financial rules.The specific investment amount has not been disclosed, but market sources indicate that the investment scale reaches the high single-digit millions of dollars. ZIGChain has currently partnered with Standard Chartered and the crypto-friendly fund service provider Apex Group, focusing on on-chain asset management and private credit infrastructure development.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a high win-rate address specializing in ETH shorts, 0xd9a...8bbf3, has closed a short position of 26,000 ETH at 15:47, approximately 48.66 million USD; this position was held for 1 hour and 17 minutes, ultimately making a profit of 177,000 USD, with a win rate rising to 81%.The opening price was 1,871.2 USD, and the take-profit price was 1,864.4 USD. This is his 21st time shorting ETH since July 27.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on the X platform, stating that the current Bitcoin (BTC) supply profitability ratio is about 52%, which means that nearly half of Bitcoin holdings are still in a state of loss, and the market is approaching a key turning point in the bear market cycle.The analysis points out that historically, during each bear market, the Bitcoin profitability supply ratio eventually falls below 50%, entering a phase where "loss-making chips dominate." This usually indicates further market pressure release and becomes an important signal in the later stages of a bear market. Data shows that in June and July of this year, the Bitcoin supply profitability ratio briefly fell below 50%, but overall it has remained near the critical level. Analysts believe this indicates that the current bear market cycle has entered a deeper stage.The analysis states that regardless of where the final market bottom price is, the Bitcoin market may currently be entering the final stage of the bear market. However, the supply profitability ratio only reflects the on-chain holding cost structure and cannot independently determine the market bottom; subsequent observations still need to combine indicators such as capital flow, macro environment, and market sentiment.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Trump-related World Liberty Financial treasury wallet transferred 170 million WLFI to Binance, worth approximately 9.17 million USD.The same wallet transferred another 170 million WLFI to the same Binance deposit address 29 days ago, which was worth approximately 10.22 million USD.

According to Cointelegraph, payment giant Mastercard has announced a pilot project with the stablecoin infrastructure network Borderless to explore the use of the Mastercard Crypto Credential standard framework to provide more reliable identity verification and compliance support for cross-border stablecoin payments.Both parties stated that the pilot will test how to provide "trust signals" that can be used for approval, compliance review, and risk management for transaction participants through a standardized certification mechanism, reducing compliance friction in cross-border stablecoin payments.The Mastercard Crypto Credential framework provides identity confirmation and credibility assurance for blockchain transactions through unified standards and verification mechanisms. Kevin Lehtiniitty, co-founder and CEO of Borderless, stated that compliance has always been a major barrier to the scalable development of stablecoin payments, and Mastercard is attempting to apply the compliance trust model from traditional finance to the digital asset payment space. He pointed out that the Mastercard Crypto Credential will serve as a governance and verification layer in this pilot, but Mastercard will not directly handle or settle funds. This collaboration is the latest move in Mastercard's ongoing strategy in the stablecoin space.Previously, Mastercard had just completed the acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for approximately $1.8 billion, further strengthening its infrastructure layout in the digital asset payment field. In June of this year, Mastercard also announced plans to expand its settlement capabilities to support round-the-clock card payment settlements using stablecoins, including USDC issued by Circle, PYUSD, USDG, USDP issued by Paxos, and RLUSD issued by Ripple.The market believes that as stablecoins gradually enter cross-border payment scenarios, identity authentication, compliance verification, and risk control infrastructure will become important factors driving institutional adoption.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale spent 400,000 USDT to accumulate 105,200 UNI two weeks ago, and has again spent 200,000 USDT to buy 50,700 UNI, worth approximately 199,800 USDT.This address has cumulatively spent 600,000 USDT to buy 155,900 UNI, currently worth 621,400 USDT.

According to PR Newswire, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark (CLSK) announced its unaudited Bitcoin mining and operational data for July 2026. In terms of operational data for July, CleanSpark produced 586 BTC that month, bringing the total production for the year to 4,310 BTC; the peak operational hash rate for the month reached 50 EH/s, with an average operational hash rate of 38.6 EH/s, and as of the end of July, 230,507 mining machines were deployed; regarding the power mix, the contracted power capacity reached 1.8 GW, with actual usage at 808 MW.In terms of Bitcoin reserves, as of the end of July, it held 13,931 BTC, a slight increase from 13,924 BTC at the end of June. In July, it produced 586 BTC, sold 229 BTC through spot sales, and sold 350 BTC through exercising call options, with an average selling price of $66,133 per BTC.During the same period, the company announced that it had signed a 20-year triple net lease (NNN) agreement with a high investment-grade global technology company at its Sandersville campus in Georgia, with two five-year renewal options. The total contract revenue during the initial 20-year term is expected to be approximately $6.6 billion, and if both renewal options are exercised, the total contract value will reach $11.6 billion, with a cumulative net operating income (NOI) contribution rate close to 100%, and an average annual NOI contribution of about $330 million.

Financial technology company Broadridge has partnered with Kraken's B2B infrastructure platform Payward Services to integrate its unified governance platform with the tokenized stock framework xStocks developed by the latter. This collaboration provides qualified holders of xStocks with shareholder communication and proxy voting support, allowing token holders to participate in corporate governance voting for the companies they invest in for the first time.According to the announcement, the main features include qualified holders logging into ProxyVote.com via Web3 identity verification, receiving proxy materials and shareholder communication information in a digital format, submitting proxy voting intentions for tokenized securities supported by xStocks, and obtaining a consistent governance experience between traditional securities and mainstream tokenized models. Additionally, this service is based on Broadridge's proxy voting infrastructure, offering institutional-level governance, reporting, and audit capabilities.

According to official news, the Ethereum Foundation's "Trillion Dollar Security" (1TS) has announced a special grant to the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) to support the ongoing development of the open-source tool WEBCAT, aimed at addressing the long-standing front-end code verification security gap in Ethereum wallets and decentralized applications (DApps).WEBCAT (Web-based Code Assurance and Transparency) is an open-source tool designed to help browsers verify whether the code loaded by a website matches the version publicly released by the developer.This funding will promote the expansion of WEBCAT to Ethereum wallets and application scenarios, enabling users to verify whether the front-end pages they access have been tampered with.The Ethereum Foundation stated that while HTTPS can verify the website a user is connected to and encrypt communication, it cannot prove that the front-end code actually running on the website is the same version released by the developer. If an attacker controls the website's front-end code, they may modify the transaction receiving address without the user's knowledge or induce the user to sign transactions that do not match the content displayed on the page.The Ethereum Foundation noted that front-end attacks have become a significant security risk for blockchain infrastructure, with malicious modifications to web interfaces potentially leading to supply chain attacks, DNS hijacking subsequent attacks, and user interface deception.WEBCAT was initially developed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to enhance the code credibility of secure communication systems like SecureDrop.With this expansion into the Ethereum ecosystem, it will complement security measures such as "Clear Signing" in the 1TS program: the former helps wallets confirm that the application front-end has not been tampered with, while the latter helps users understand the transaction content they are approving.

According to a report by businesswire, Strategy announced its participation in the "Invest in America Commitment" program, which will contribute $250 annually to the Trump account (i.e., 530A account) for each eligible American employee's minor child, regardless of the child's birth year.For children born on or after January 1, 2025, there will also be an additional one-time matching contribution of $1,000 in seed funding provided by the U.S. government.Phong Le, President and CEO of Strategy, stated, "The Trump account and the Invest in America initiative can build a stronger financial future for American children. The company will match the government's initial $1,000 contribution and provide additional annual contributions for eligible employees' children.These accounts can encourage financial education, long-term thinking, and the cultivation of a savings and investment culture from a young age—these goals are highly consistent with Strategy's values and optimistic vision for the future."The Trump account is a tax-deferred investment account for minors under the age of 18, with investment targets being low-fee U.S. index funds. Children born between 2025 and 2028 can receive a one-time $1,000 seed funding from the U.S. Treasury upon registration. Strategy's program will launch after the Treasury issues final guidance and the employer contribution infrastructure is online. The company has announced the plan to employees during internal quarterly meetings and will share registration details with eligible employees before the launch.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) bought 2.69 million ENA 2 hours ago, worth $246,000.In the past 4 days, Arthur Hayes has accumulated a total of 11.74 million ENA, worth $1.02 million, with an average price of $0.087.

Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) released its Q2 2026 financial report, reporting a net loss of $85.31 million, significantly narrowing from a loss of $216.3 million in Q1, mainly affected by the decline in digital asset prices; adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $77.26 million; as of June 30, total equity was $2.72 billion, with cash and stablecoin holdings of $2.459 billion.In terms of business segments, the digital asset department reported an adjusted gross profit of $65.71 million, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 34%, with the number of trading counterparties reaching 1,741, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 3%, and an average loan balance of $1.438 billion, remaining basically flat quarter-on-quarter, with new loan issuance increasing quarter-on-quarter; the company also launched an OTC prediction market product this quarter, supporting institutional clients in executing multi-asset hedging strategies around event-driven markets. In asset management, the total managed and pledged assets at the end of Q2 were $7.1 billion, a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 12%; this quarter, the Galaxy Fintech Fund long-short hedge fund was newly launched, and a joint venture with State Street was established to launch the tokenized private equity liquidity fund SWEEP.The data center department achieved profitability for the first time this quarter, with an adjusted gross profit of $20.14 million and adjusted EBITDA of $11.49 million. The first phase of the Helios data center park, with a critical IT load of 133 MW, has been fully delivered to CoreWeave, and it is expected to contribute approximately $8 million in rental income each quarter starting from Q3, with project-level adjusted EBITDA profit margins expected to exceed 90%.In terms of corporate progress, on July 28, Galaxy issued $3.5 billion in senior secured notes through its subsidiary to fund the second phase of Helios construction; subsequently, it acquired three new sites in Texas (Merlin, Caspian, Selene), with a total potential installed capacity of approximately 2.1 GW, bringing the company's overall power pipeline scale to over 5.7 GW. Additionally, Galaxy signed a multi-year cooperation agreement with BNY to support the staking services of BNY's digital asset custody platform.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: HANJIN BRION vs Nongshim Red Force - LCK Third to Fourth Round Promotion Group," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "HANJIN BRION" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, soaring from 57.5% an hour ago to the current 81.5% (a fluctuation of 24%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Bitget's licensed RWA issuance platform Reality announced a deepened cooperation with the American auditing firm The Network Firm. After the upgrade, The Network Firm will provide daily Proof of Reserve (PoR) audit reports for the rToken, a U.S. stock token issued by Reality, based on the attestation standards set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The aim is to verify that each issued rToken corresponds to the stocks or ETF assets held in the custody account. The underlying stocks and ETFs continue to be held by the FINRA-registered and SIPC-protected U.S. brokerage firm Alpaca Securities LLC, forming an independent and transparent structure for issuance, verification, and custody.The rToken issued by Reality currently supports 634 tokenized stocks and ETFs and is deeply integrated with the Bitget ecosystem, allowing for core scenarios such as unified account margin and collateralized lending. Previous data showed that the assets under management (AUM) of Bitget's stock token rToken exceeded $100 million one month after its launch.

Robinhood's Robinhood Ventures announced the launch of its second venture capital fund RVII, aiming to raise $200 million, primarily investing in current or past incubated projects from Y Combinator. The fund will be listed on the NYSE, priced at $25 per share, and is expected to start trading on August 13. Unlike the previous first fund (RVI) which had zero performance fees, RVII will charge a 2% management fee and a 20% performance fee, with an annual total expense ratio of approximately 4.18%. Robinhood describes the fund as a "speculative" investment, "with significant loss risks" and no shareholder redemption rights.The first fund was launched in March, raising $658.4 million, primarily targeting late-stage companies such as Databricks, Stripe, OpenAI, and SpaceX, which fell 16% on its first trading day before rebounding about 30%. RVII will shift its focus to seed-stage projects. Sarah Pinto, head of Robinhood Ventures, stated that retail investors "do not need to wait for a company IPO to participate in early growth." Goldman Sachs serves as the lead underwriter, with Citigroup, JPMorgan, UBS, and Wells Fargo as co-managers, and the subscription window will close on August 12.

According to the Daily Economic News, the July quantitative private equity industry experienced a systemic drawdown, with several institutional products seeing a monthly net value decline of over 20%, turning year-to-date returns from positive to negative. Specifically, among the 9 displayed products under Huansquare Quantitative, 8 have recorded negative returns year-to-date, with all monthly declines in July exceeding 20%, and the maximum drawdown reaching 22.15%; among the 14 products displayed by Mingcong Investment, 9 have recorded negative returns year-to-date; in Jiukun Investment's 15 products, 14 still have positive returns year-to-date, but the monthly drawdown is also significant. In contrast, Yanfeng Investment has shown relatively stable performance.Regarding this drawdown, multiple institutions believe that this round of adjustment is more due to emotions and trading structures rather than the end of the AI industry trend. Freshwater Spring Investment pointed out that AI is still rapidly developing in terms of model capability enhancement, cost reduction, and the diffusion of application scenarios. Referencing experiences from the internet era, it is normal for there to be fluctuations during the advancement of technological waves. Institutions believe that AI investment is gradually transitioning from the previous focus on computing power infrastructure in the "first half" to "intelligent equity" in the "second half"—that is, a phase where the cost of intelligent usage continues to decline and application scenarios are accelerated in unlocking, providing opportunities for supply chain companies that can offer cost-effective solutions for leading model companies and large cloud vendors.

On August 5, WEEX Exchange announced that the platform launched Ant.fun (ANTFUN) on August 3 at 18:00 (UTC+8) and has initiated a limited-time zero transaction fee promotion, allowing users to share a 20,000 USDT airdrop for participating in trading. Activity period: 8/4 18:00 - 8/11 18:00 (UTC+8).During the event, all users with an ANTFUN spot trading volume ≥ 100 USDT can participate in sharing a 10,000 USDT prize pool based on their trading volume rankings, with the user ranked first receiving an exclusive reward of 800 USDT.