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According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Index closed down 184.07 points on August 11, a decrease of 0.34%, reporting at 53,791.91 points; the S&P 500 Index closed down 25 points, a decrease of 0.32%, reporting at 7,728.11 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 159.91 points, a decrease of 0.6%, reporting at 26,445.45 points.

The largest bank by asset size in Latin America, Itaú, is collaborating with OpenAssets to participate in a tokenized fixed income and investment fund test led by the industry. Brazil has become a testing ground for placing bonds, credit, and other financial assets on the blockchain under a regulatory framework.

As of June 30, the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund holds 0.05% of SpaceX shares, valued at $1.22 billion.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index widened its decline to 3%, Bilibili (BILI.O) fell over 5%, and NetEase (NTES.O) dropped nearly 4%.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $1,954, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $611 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $1,780, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $499 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $66,626, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.216 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $60,906, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.05 billion.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform that a large bank has allowed customers to borrow against the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), with a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 25%. He expressed his pleasure in seeing cryptocurrency continue to integrate into the mainstream financial system.

SPACEXAI announces the launch of the GROK robot.

According to Gate market data, SpaceX (SPCX.O) fell to an intraday low, with a decline of more than 5% during the day.

According to ChainCatcher news, analysis from 10x Research suggests that Bitcoin may be decoupling from its correlation with the S&P 500. If the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates in September due to weak summer employment, Bitcoin is expected to become a major beneficiary alongside gold. The analysis states that after the FOMC meeting at the end of July 2026, bond traders were once convinced that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in September, with the market pricing in two rate hikes before the end of the year. However, the institution believes that four voters who leaned towards maintaining interest rates in July suddenly shifted to a higher threshold for rate hikes within six weeks.More importantly, seasonal factors play a role; historically, the labor market has performed poorly in the summer, which has previously driven rate cuts in September 2024 and September 2025. With the World Cup ending, similar employment weakness may force bond market traders to reassess their rate hike expectations, at which point gold and Bitcoin are expected to benefit.

According to The Defiant, Cole Villemain, the co-founder of the well-known NFT project Pudgy Penguins, who was voted out by the community, launched a series of 44,000 NFTs named Spritehood on Robinhood Chain on August 11, selling out in less than an hour.According to on-chain statistics of minting transactions by analyst 0xlaplaced, this sale generated approximately $1.2829 million (equivalent to about 684.28 ETH at the minting price), higher than the approximately $755,000 figure circulating during the sale, which was a snapshot taken while the sale was still ongoing. According to the statistics, the paid sale lasted about 53 minutes, during which 37,430 pieces were sold for $17 each, and 5,526 pieces were sold for $117 each. Before the paid sale began, the deploying party also distributed 1,488 pieces for free through 20 zero-price transactions.Reports indicate that the Spritehood contract itself is displayed as unverified source code on the Blockscout browser of Robinhood Chain, preventing buyers from reviewing the public code regarding its token pricing and distribution mechanism. Cole Villemain was voted out of the founding team by the Pudgy Penguins holder community in January 2022, accompanied by accusations of misappropriating project funds, but the related accusations have remained at the level of allegations, and Villemain has not been prosecuted as a result.

According to Arkham monitoring, Galaxy Digital transferred 600 BTC to Binance, worth 38.4 million USD.

Chairman Paul S. Atkins of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wrote to Robert Walley, Chairman of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) Operating Committee, indicating that the SEC plans to undertake a comprehensive reform of the CAT system, including adjustments to its governance structure, funding sources, and operational model.Atkins stated that during his tenure, the SEC has significantly reduced the annual operating costs of CAT by issuing exemptions and approving amendments to the CAT NMS plan, and has eliminated the requirement to report personally identifiable information (PII) to the CAT system.These reforms have lowered system costs and the scope of data collection, but CAT still faces fundamental issues regarding costs, governance, and funding mechanisms. To address these issues, the SEC released a concept request for comments on April 16, 2026, to conduct a comprehensive review of CAT and other audit trail systems and data sources used in the regulation of U.S. securities markets.The SEC indicated that it has received hundreds of feedback comments, with one core consensus being that investors and market participants want the SEC to take more responsibility for the management and funding arrangements of CAT.Atkins stated that he has asked SEC staff to propose deep reforms for CAT, including: 1. Exploring new funding sources for CAT, including the use of congressional appropriations and transaction fees under Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act; 2. Drafting rule proposals that, if approved, would repeal Rule 613 and require exchanges, FINRA, and broker-dealers to continue using the existing CAT infrastructure and reporting standards to submit CAT data directly to the SEC or its designated agency; 3. Assessing the internal resource needs of the SEC to prepare for the SEC's future assumption of governance responsibilities for CAT.The SEC expects that this reform will involve multiple stages and will need to be advanced simultaneously, with the overall transition potentially lasting until the end of 2027.

According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the DOSUSDT perpetual contract on August 11, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC), supporting a maximum leverage of 20 times, with USDT as the settlement asset.

According to Bloomberg, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has launched the issuance of U.S. investment-grade bonds, just two weeks after the company announced its acquisition of the bond electronic trading platform MarketAxess for approximately $6 billion.Insiders revealed that ICE's bond issuance plan is divided into up to five parts, with maturities ranging from 3 to 10 years. The preliminary pricing guidance for the longest maturity bonds is about 1.15 percentage points above U.S. Treasury yields. ICE previously announced that it would acquire MarketAxess Holdings for approximately $6 billion to further expand its presence in the fixed income trading market. MarketAxess is one of the world's leading electronic bond trading platforms, primarily serving institutional investors and providing trading services for fixed income products such as corporate bonds and government bonds.This acquisition is seen as an important move by ICE to strengthen the infrastructure of the bond market. ICE currently owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), futures exchanges, clearinghouses, and data services, while MarketAxess's electronic bond trading network will help ICE further expand its ecosystem for trading fixed income assets.Market participants indicate that as bond trading gradually becomes electronic, traditional exchange operators are competing for institutional investment market share by acquiring trading platforms and data companies. This financing also reflects the trend of large financial infrastructure companies supporting strategic mergers and acquisitions through the debt market.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.11%, the S&P 500 index up 0.14%, and the Nasdaq up 0.25%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) rose 1.8%, with reports stating that the company is launching the open-source AI model Nemotron 4.Storage concept stocks strengthened, with SK Hynix (SKHY.O) up 2.4% and SanDisk (SNDK.O) up 1.7%.

The EVAA Protocol (EVAA) is launched on Bitget PoolX, where users can lock up XAUT to share 70,000 EVAA airdrops, with a personal lock-up limit of 300 XAUT. The lock-up period is from August 12, 22:00 to August 18, 22:00 (UTC+8).In addition, during the event, users with a positive net recharge amount of XAUT can receive a 3% XAUT financial interest coupon after the event ends; users who participate in PoolX for the first time and meet the net recharge conditions can receive a 12% XAUT interest coupon. For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.

According to data from DefiLlama, Robinhood Chain's DEX trading volume exceeded $650 million in the past 24 hours, ranking fourth across all chains, only behind Solana, BNB Chain, and the Ethereum mainnet.

According to Cointelegraph, the Central Bank of Russia has proposed a list of cryptocurrency assets that can be publicly traded, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether USDT. This proposal is based on a new law signed by President Putin on August 4, which authorizes the Central Bank of Russia to decide which digital currencies can enter organized trading and to formulate relevant rules.According to the proposal, the annual limit for non-qualified investors to purchase cryptocurrencies through brokers, cryptocurrency exchange services, or asset management institutions is 300,000 Russian rubles; qualified investors, on the other hand, are not subject to purchase limits. The Central Bank of Russia also requires that all investors complete a risk assessment and understand the risks of investing in cryptocurrency assets before trading. The proposal is open for public consultation until August 24.

According to the Financial Times, Erebor Bank, a crypto-friendly bank co-founded by Oculus founder and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking $1.5 billion in funding, with a pre-money valuation target of $8 billion. This valuation is nearly double the company's valuation of $435 million when it completed a $350 million funding round in December 2025.Currently, Erebor has received support from investment firms such as 8VC and Haun Ventures, and the new funding round is expected to attract participation from institutions like Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Human Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and SV Angel.As investment in AI infrastructure enters a phase of rapid expansion, Erebor is targeting the financing needs of AI companies. AI firms require substantial funds to procure GPUs, build data centers, and secure energy supplies, while traditional financial institutions are gradually exploring financing models for AI infrastructure assets. However, whether Erebor can maintain rapid growth after the cooling of cycles in the AI and crypto industries remains a key focus for the market. This funding round has not yet been finalized and is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.