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Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett stated that the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) mentioned at the SALT Conference in Wyoming that the approval activities related to digital assets have increased eightfold compared to the Biden administration, and described the previous administration's attempt to "eliminate risk" as "extremely shortsighted."She noted that the OCC expects to finalize the rules related to the GENIUS Act by November and will adjust the rules based on feedback from the crypto industry.

Coinbase announced the introduction of perpetual contract trading to the Base App through Hyperliquid, allowing eligible users to trade over 290 perpetual contract markets with a maximum leverage of 50 times, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, and markets related to stocks and commodities. Coinbase's engineering lead Chintan Turakhia stated that perpetual contracts currently account for about 75% of the total trading volume in the crypto market and are the feature that high-frequency users of the Base App most want to see added.Related trades will be executed within the Base App, but Hyperliquid will be responsible for the actual execution, allowing users to stay within their existing wallets. Coinbase stated that the maximum leverage ratio available for different assets varies, and positions may be liquidated when losses exceed a certain threshold. This product is currently not available to jurisdictions such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other areas that restrict leveraged crypto derivatives trading. This launch also reflects a shift in the product focus of the Base App from previously emphasizing social and creator features to trading, payments, and AI Agents. Base founder Jesse Pollak previously acknowledged that social and creator tokens did not bring the expected user growth, while prediction markets, perpetual contracts, and stablecoins have become stronger drivers of adoption.

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.

SpaceXAI announced the launch of Grok 4.6 on Amazon Bedrock.

Strive CEO Matt Cole posted on the X platform, stating that for the past decade, he has believed that the US Dollar Index (DXY) is in a structural downtrend, and it may currently be approaching a larger downward phase, which will have a significant impact on Bitcoin.If this judgment holds, the next 5 to 7 years could become one of the most favorable macro environments in Bitcoin's history.

The China Gold Association issued a stern statement regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's inclusion of certain domestic gold enterprises in the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" (UFLPA) entity list, which led to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) suspending the qualified delivery status of related enterprises. The association stated that the U.S. "forced labor" accusations lack factual basis and are an attempt to politicize human rights issues and promote trade protectionism.The LBMA, without sufficient factual verification, accepted false information and suspended qualifications, harming the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese gold enterprises and disrupting the stability of the global gold market. The association stated that the Chinese gold industry chain has the ability to withstand external risks and will work together with the industry to protect rights, strengthen compliance self-discipline and traceability system construction, and support the Chinese government in taking necessary countermeasures, urging the U.S. to lift sanctions and calling on the LBMA to correct related decisions.

According to CNBC, Nvidia (NVDA.O) is seeking to collaborate with companies to expand its business in the Nordic region.

According to CoinDesk, U.S. President Trump met with SEC Chairman Atkins, CFTC Chairman Selig, and executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Polymarket, Kalshi, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME, and DTCC at the White House.The meeting was to prepare for the inaugural CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting held on Thursday, discussing topics related to regulatory innovation.

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 4x leveraged long position of 20,000 ETH half an hour ago, with a position value of 38.71 million USD, an entry average price of 1,936 USD, using a margin of 9.67 million USD, and a margin utilization rate of 100.3%.

The US Dollar Index DXY fell to 99, the first time since June, down 0.65% during the day.

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 PR Newswire, cryptocurrency institutional broker FalconX announced a $1 billion secured loan financing mechanism in collaboration with the stablecoin protocol Ethena. The two parties will utilize Ethena USDe reserve assets through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide over-collateralized credit services to institutional clients.According to the announcement, this financing mechanism will connect Ethena's on-chain liquid assets with FalconX's institutional lending demand, driving on-chain capital into the traditional credit market. The loan assets will be held by qualified custodians, while FalconX will be responsible for asset origination, loan servicing, and collateral management.Ethena is the developer of the stablecoin protocol USDe. USDe maintains its dollar-pegged stability through crypto asset collateralization and hedging mechanisms, and has already partnered with several centralized exchanges and DeFi protocols. FalconX is a digital asset prime broker aimed at institutional investors, providing trading, financing, and liquidity services.

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.

According to Gate market data, the US Dollar Index DXY once fell to an 11-week low of 99.155, currently reported at 99.23. The Euro against the US Dollar EUR/USD rose to a 10-week high of 1.1629.

According to Bitcoin.com, on-chain data analysis platform CryptoQuant shows that in the past 60 days, large Bitcoin holders have increased their holdings by approximately 43,000 Bitcoins, worth about $2.75 billion. This group excludes exchange and mining pool wallets, and this increase ends a months-long period of net selling.After Bitcoin dropped to around $60,000, large holders resumed buying; subsequently, Bitcoin rebounded to around $65,000, trading mainly in the $62,000 to $65,000 range in recent weeks. During the same period, the balance of "dolphin" holders defined by CryptoQuant also increased, indicating that the accumulation is not only coming from the largest wallets. In August, spot trading volume fell to the lowest monthly level since August 2021.

According to Bloomberg, private credit firm Eagle Point Credit Management LLC is providing approximately $1.3 billion in loans for a large AI data center in Texas related to Anthropic, marking another significant transaction in the surge of financing for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

According to a report by China Fund News, data from SEIBro, a subsidiary of the Korea Securities Depository (KSD), shows that as of August 18, the stock that Korean investors bought the most in A-shares over the past month is a mysterious stock.During this period, Korean investors net bought this stock for $45.322233 million (approximately 307.53 million RMB). Extending the timeframe to the past three months, this stock still ranks first in the net purchase list of A-shares by Korean investors. When trading this security, Korean securities firms, as qualified foreign institutional investors (QFI), must submit settlement instructions to KSD. The submission of settlement instructions requires the use of an ISIN code. Therefore, relevant Korean securities firms have chosen to temporarily use a temporary virtual code, and the name of the security is displayed based on the virtual ISIN.A search on SEIBro reveals that as of July 28, Changxin Technology had appeared among the stocks with the highest net purchase amounts by Korean investors in the previous week. However, as of July 27, Changxin Technology did not appear in the list of the top 50 A-shares by net purchase amount from Korean investors in the previous week (it is also possible that Korean investors had already bought it, but Changxin Technology did not make it into the top 50 A-shares by net purchase amount). This indicates that at the latest by July 28, which is the second day after Changxin Technology's listing, Korean investors had begun to buy.