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According to Caixin, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal yesterday rejected the sentence reduction application of the mastermind behind the electric fraud and human trafficking, Ma Zhihao, and upheld the original sentence of 56 months in prison. During the investigation of the case, the Hong Kong police tracked the criminal funds through blockchain and cryptocurrency transaction records, identifying the key points where ransoms and criminal proceeds were received.It is reported that a victim's family paid approximately 9,527 Tether (USDT) to a cryptocurrency wallet designated by the criminals. The blockchain tracking records conclusively prove that 8,127 USDT flowed into an exchange account registered under Ma Zhihao's real name and Hong Kong ID, which was then exchanged for about 63,000 Hong Kong dollars and transferred to his personal HSBC bank account, becoming important evidence of his involvement in the crime and obtaining profits. The Court of Appeal pointed out that if it were not for the 7-year sentencing cap imposed by the District Court, the punishment faced by the defendant would be much heavier than this.

Bitget's latest data shows that as of August 20, the cumulative number of trades for the platform's TradFi contracts in August has exceeded 150 million, with a single-day peak of 13.64 million trades. As the demand for trading traditional financial assets such as U.S. stocks, foreign exchange, precious metals, and commodities continues to heat up, the trading activity in Bitget's TradFi sector has further increased.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow in the past 24 hours are as follows:CATE (Ai66....ump): Net inflow of $20,000, with a 24-hour increase of 123.7%, currently priced at $0.0315.CEZ (DWrr....ump): Net inflow of $20,000, with a 24-hour increase of 236755.5%, currently priced at $0.006.BULLSHIT (zj1j....y2k): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -12.5%, currently priced at $0.0025.US (4CwR....ump): Net inflow of $634, with a 24-hour increase of 950.3%, currently priced at $0.0001.BABYCATE (F6pM....ump): Net inflow of $502, with a 24-hour increase of 240%, currently priced at $0.0001.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for BTC has increased by 6.46% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 54.99 billion USD. Among them, Binance's open interest is 10.571 billion USD, OKX's open interest is 2.856 billion USD, Bybit's open interest is 4.785 billion USD, and Gate's open interest is 4.621 billion USD.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng called for "tokenizing everything," stating that tokenization is one of the best ways for countries to raise funds or attract foreign direct investment. He asked, "Which country or company wouldn't want to sell its tokenized stock globally?" He supports tokenization across all blockchains, acknowledging that it may lead to liquidity fragmentation issues, but believes this is the fastest way for the industry to develop. If high interchangeability can be achieved among different issuers, the fragmentation issue can be resolved to some extent.Zhao Changpeng also shared data related to BNB Chain, showing that the number of RWA holders on BNB Chain has reached 776,000, an increase of approximately 370% in 30 days.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "LoL: G2 NORD vs Eintracht Spandau - Prime League 1st Division Playoffs" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, rising from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for ETH has increased by 8.12% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at $30.521 billion. Among them, the open interest for Binance is $8.166 billion, for OKX it is $1.601 billion, for Bybit it is $2.041 billion, and for Gate it is $2.566 billion.

Sui posted on platform X that AftermathFi perpetual contract V2 has been launched, utilizing a restructured perpetual contract engine, and has released two audit reports. Currently, 15 markets are open.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for BTC has increased by 15.03% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at $54.977 billion. Among them, Binance has an open interest of $10.463 billion, OKX has an open interest of $2.86 billion, Bybit has an open interest of $4.791 billion, and Gate has an open interest of $4.606 billion.

Boya Interactive (00434.HK) released its interim results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2026. In the second quarter of 2026, the group achieved revenue of HKD 125 million, an increase of 12.94% year-on-year; gross profit was HKD 90.202 million, an increase of 21.25% year-on-year. In the first half of 2026, the group achieved revenue of HKD 258 million, an increase of 16.05% year-on-year.As of now, the company disclosed that it holds a total of 4,201 bitcoins, with an average price of USD 68,047.

According to the latest data from RootData's tokenized asset dashboard, the top three in terms of OI scale for TradiFi asset contracts are Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bitget.Binance ranks first with an approximate contract OI of $3.74 billion and a market share of 43.4%. Hyperliquid ranks second with an approximate contract OI of $1.89 billion and a market share of 22.0%. Bitget ranks third with an approximate contract OI of $855 million and a market share of 9.9%. The combined market share of the three is about 75.3%.It is reported that the statistics for TradiFi assets only include contracts and tokenized native crypto asset types, excluding data from traditional stock brokers.

On August 19, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a request for comments to better understand and regulate the compute derivatives market. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that for the U.S. to win the AI race, a robust compute derivatives market is needed, just as the U.S. market once established standards for commodity trading required by the industrial economy, it will also establish corresponding markets for core commodities of the intelligent economy. This request for comments is the first step in establishing clear rules for the U.S. computing market.The request for comments focuses on the scale, liquidity, and other considerations of the compute spot market, as well as issues related to market regulation and manipulation risks, customer protection, perpetual compute futures, and welcomes opinions on all aspects of the compute market. The comment period is 60 days from the publication in the Federal Register.

The price of gold has recently strengthened, breaking through $4,500 per ounce during the trading session, with a daily increase of over 3%. According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume of Bitget XAUT/USDT contracts is approximately $21.1894 million, a month-on-month increase of 34.05%.

According to RootData's ranking data for stock perpetual contract exchanges, Bitget's stock perpetual contract has a 24-hour open order book trading volume of approximately $3.009 billion, an increase of 24.62%, and supports a total of 293 stock perpetual contract underlying assets.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for ETH has increased by 15.29% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at 30.145 billion USD. Among them, the open interest on Binance is 8.017 billion USD, OKX is 1.61 billion USD, Bybit is 2.036 billion USD, and Gate is 2.712 billion USD.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for BTC has increased by 9.12% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at $52.675 billion. Among them, the open interest for Binance is $10.219 billion, OKX is $2.777 billion, Bybit is $4.774 billion, and Gate is $4.435 billion.

According to Bloomberg, the startup Fractile, which develops chips specifically for artificial intelligence, is in deep discussions for a new round of financing, with a pre-money valuation of approximately $6.5 billion and expected fundraising of about $600 million. This valuation is more than six times higher than the valuation it received during its financing in May 2026, with some of this round's funds entering at a lower valuation.Fractile focuses on customizing chips for artificial intelligence scenarios and has reached a chip supply agreement with AI company Anthropic. Insiders disclosed the above financing arrangements to Bloomberg, and the related transactions are still in progress.

Ondo Finance announces the latest progress in its ecosystem. The newly launched Ondo Perps open contracts have surpassed $100 million, continuing to grow steadily since their launch in July, with particularly strong recent performance.According to DefiLlama data, Ondo Perps has entered the top three RWA perpetual contract platforms. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of holders for Ondo Stocks has exceeded 270,000, with less than a year until its launch in September 2025, primarily driven by new participants. All tokens are fully backed by corresponding stocks or ETFs and are held by licensed U.S. custodial brokerages.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for ETH has increased by 11.15% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at $29.183 billion. Among them, Binance's open interest is $8.039 billion, OKX's open interest is $1.561 billion, Bybit's open interest is $2.023 billion, and Gate's open interest is $2.594 billion.

Market operator Kalshi has submitted an application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch a copper perpetual contract COPPERPERP. This contract will track the spot price of copper priced in U.S. dollars and will use price data from blockchain market data provider Pyth Network.The contract will be cash-settled and will not involve physical copper delivery; periodic payments between long and short traders will help keep the contract price aligned with the copper price. Perpetual contracts have no expiration date, allowing traders to hold positions indefinitely without needing to roll over to a new contract. Kalshi was previously approved in May to offer Bitcoin perpetual contracts and has submitted an application for index perpetual contracts. Less than a week before the copper perpetual contract application was submitted, a judge in Washington state had ordered the company to cease offering bets related to sports, elections, politics, and other events in the area.