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According to CoinDesk, American Bitcoin (ABTC), a Bitcoin mining company associated with the Trump family, announced that President and interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Matt Prusak will leave on August 4 to join AI and energy infrastructure company Giga Energy as Chief Business Officer and interim CFO.Prusak stated that after "years of building the Bitcoin business," he will shift to the upstream energy infrastructure sector, focusing on the current power supply issues that limit the development of Bitcoin mining and AI computing.American Bitcoin was co-founded by Eric Trump and supported by Hut 8, and it is a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company listed on NASDAQ. Prusak was previously responsible for driving the company's Bitcoin accumulation strategy, including expanding hash power and increasing the BTC holdings per share.Giga Energy, headquartered in Houston, primarily develops power equipment and AI data center infrastructure. The company stated that it has delivered over 6.5GW of power infrastructure and is developing over 500MW of AI data center capacity.Industry insiders believe that Prusak's transition reflects the accelerating migration of the Bitcoin mining industry towards the AI infrastructure sector. As competition in the mining business intensifies and profit margins are pressured, more mining companies are beginning to leverage their own power resources, land reserves, and data center capabilities to enter the AI computing infrastructure market.As large tech companies compete for power and data center capacity, energy supply has become a core bottleneck for the expansion of AI computing, and companies with the ability to integrate power resources are gaining more attention.

According to Fortune, Israeli cybersecurity startup Zenity announced the completion of a $125 million Series C funding round, led by Norwest, with participation from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, and LG Technology Ventures. The funding will be used to expand into the Asia-Pacific and European markets.Zenity focuses on enterprise AI agent security protection. Unlike traditional AI security solutions, its platform can monitor the behavior of AI agents in real-time, allowing for immediate interception or intervention if an agent deviates from preset goals or poses a risk to organizational data.CEO Ben Kliger stated that AI agents have been deeply embedded in various aspects of enterprise operations, and the adoption rate in the Asia-Pacific market is even faster than any previous wave of AI. There is strong demand in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Australia.

According to Jinshi, the Trump administration plans to invite employees from several tech companies, including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, to the White House on Tuesday to jointly review the completed artificial intelligence regulatory framework.The framework will establish a voluntary program for AI labs, requiring them to submit models for government review before release. The meeting will be hosted by the Office of the National Cyber Director and is expected to include employee-level representatives from various companies, rather than executives.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on August 3, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $1.16 billion, an increase of 7,186.43% compared to last week.Strategy generated approximately $105 million on August 3 by selling 1,638 Bitcoins at a price of $63,957, reducing its holdings to 842,138 Bitcoins, and spent $81.2 million to repurchase 912,143 shares of STRC preferred stock.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week, marking three consecutive weeks without purchases.In addition, five other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. Ethereum asset company Bitmine announced on July 27 that it purchased 1 Bitcoin, without disclosing the specific purchase amount, bringing its total holdings to 208 Bitcoins; asset management company Strive announced on August 3 that it spent $1.26 million to purchase 20 Bitcoins at a price of $63,191, bringing its total holdings to approximately 20,020 Bitcoins; Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on August 3 that it spent $1.9933 million to purchase 30 Bitcoins at a price of $66,443, bringing its total holdings to 3,948 Bitcoins; UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on August 3 that it invested $750,000 to purchase 11.89 Bitcoins at a price of $63,328, bringing its total holdings to 2,712 Bitcoins; French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on August 3 that it purchased 1 Bitcoin at a price of $64,601.90, bringing its total holdings to 3,140 Bitcoins.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) is 1,138,643 Bitcoins, a decrease of 0.07% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $71.42 billion, accounting for 5.7% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to Gate market data, Microsoft's intraday increase expanded to over 5%, with a cumulative rise of more than 25% over three days.

Asset management giant BlackRock has announced the launch of two tokenized money market products, further expanding its blockchain-based cash management business, including the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL) and the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle (BRSRV).BlackRock stated that the new products will combine the liquidity and stability of traditional money market funds with blockchain infrastructure, providing institutional investors with more flexible cash management tools between traditional finance and digital asset markets.Among them: BSTBL will launch tokenized shares based on Ethereum on the existing money market fund. These on-chain shares can be transferred between approved wallets in compliance with regulatory requirements. BNY Mellon will serve as the transfer agent and tokenization service provider for BSTBL. BRSRV is a new type of tokenized money fund designed for digitally native institutional investors, supporting daily dividend reinvestment and multi-blockchain access, applicable to various digital asset scenarios including stablecoin reserve management. Securitize will act as the transfer agent and tokenization service provider for this fund.Both products invest in cash, short-term U.S. Treasury securities, and overnight repurchase agreements backed by U.S. Treasury securities, aiming to generate returns while maintaining principal stability and liquidity. As of now, the cash strategy assets managed by BlackRock's cash management group are close to $1.1 trillion, covering a variety of investors including corporations, banks, foundations, insurance companies, and public institutions. The launch of tokenized money funds is seen as an important step for traditional asset management institutions to further engage in RWA (real-world asset tokenization) and on-chain financial infrastructure.

According to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency trading platform Bitget announced that it will stop providing trading services to residents of Japan and plans to close all remaining positions by December 31, 2026.Bitget has stopped accepting new registration applications from Japanese users as of Sunday. Existing users who believe the platform has mistakenly identified them as Japanese residents need to complete secondary identity verification and submit proof of address by November 1.Bitget stated that accounts that do not complete verification will enter "liquidation-only mode" starting November 1, where users will not be able to open new positions or use services such as spot trading, contract trading, copy trading, trading bots, and yield products, but they can still deposit and withdraw within the limits.The platform will forcibly close all remaining positions on December 31 and suspend bank card services. Users will still be able to withdraw assets thereafter.Bitget stated that this move is to comply with local regulatory requirements in Japan. Recently, Japan passed relevant legislation to reclassify crypto assets as financial instruments, and unregistered operating crypto platforms may face fines of up to approximately $62,800 and up to 10 years in prison in the future.

According to Jinshi reports, on Monday, the dollar continued its downward trend due to joint intervention in the foreign exchange market by the U.S. and Japan, which supported the yen. Francesco Pesole, a foreign exchange strategist at ING, stated that the market's doubts about the new Federal Reserve Chairman Walsh's ability to combat inflation are the root cause of the dollar's weakness. He pointed out that many traders are considering establishing long-term short positions on the dollar, but believe that Japan's intervention is only a temporary measure, and the true determinant of the dollar's trend will still be the Federal Reserve's policy.Jefferies strategist Mohit Kumar stated that the pressure for interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve will continue to increase.

According to PR Newswire, AI data center company Hyperscale Data (NYSE: GPUS) announced the successful implementation of a Bitcoin-backed DeFi financing strategy through the Morpho protocol.As of August 2, 2026, the company has completed approximately $30 million in Bitcoin collateralized loans through the protocol, with a current variable interest rate of about 4.9%. The funds raised will be used to support the ongoing construction of its AI data center campus in Michigan, as well as general corporate purposes such as daily operating capital.The company stated that this move aims to transform Bitcoin reserves from passive storage assets into a low-cost source of growth capital, while maintaining exposure to the long-term appreciation of Bitcoin and reducing reliance on dilutive equity financing.

South Korean AI chip design company DeepX has completed the first transaction of its Series D financing, raising 4.2 billion won from existing investors BNW Investment Co. and DS Asset Management Co. The latest valuation is approximately 3.14 trillion won (about 2.2 billion USD), which is an increase of about 4 times compared to the previous round's valuation.

According to Sifted, the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act officially entered a new enforcement phase this week, with regulators beginning to require companies to label AI-generated content and fulfill disclosure obligations when users interact with AI technology. This move marks a key step for the EU in the field of AI regulation, with fines of up to 3% of annual global turnover for non-compliant companies.The scope of the act is broad, covering various forms of AI-generated content, including images, videos, and text. Analysts point out that the implementation of this enforcement will place substantial pressure on the compliance systems of tech companies operating in the EU, and companies need to quickly improve their relevant disclosure mechanisms to meet regulatory requirements.

According to Sifted, the renowned European venture capital firm Index Ventures recently announced the completion of a new fundraising round of $2 billion, increasing its total investable assets to $3.5 billion. This round of fundraising consists of three parts: a $400 million seed fund, a $900 million early-stage venture fund, and an additional $700 million to the existing growth fund (which has expanded from $1.5 billion to $2.2 billion).Index Ventures stated that the new funds will continue to support founders "from the first round of financing to IPO and beyond," covering the markets in Europe, Israel, and the United States. In the context of this fundraising, AI is its core betting direction, and the firm has successively invested in Mistral, Cohere, and Ineffable Intelligence, founded by former DeepMind researcher David Silver. Previously, Wiz, part of the Index portfolio, was acquired by Google for $32 billion, Figma completed its IPO, and Revolut completed a secondary market share sale (valued at $115 billion), all of which provided strong endorsement for this round of fundraising.

According to Jinshi reports, the Bank of Japan stated on Monday that global demand related to artificial intelligence may create persistent upward pressure on inflation in Japan, indicating that the bank is increasingly concerned about inflation risks, which may further strengthen its rationale for recent interest rate hikes.The Bank of Japan pointed out that in the short term, the investment boom driven by AI may lead to inflation effects that exceed the benefits brought by productivity improvements. The report stated that the spillover effects from AI demand will persist for some time, while the rising import costs due to the depreciation of the yen will also increase domestic inflationary pressures.

According to Jinshi News, the recent sharp rise of the yen has triggered a sell-off in the Japanese stock market on Monday, but analysts believe that the risk to corporate earnings is manageable. A survey by the Bank of Japan shows that the weighted average exchange rate assumption for the dollar against the yen adopted by companies is 151.49, and the current yen to dollar exchange rate is still about 5 yen away from this level.Yugo Tsuboi, Chief Strategist at Daiwa Securities, stated that unless the yen/dollar appreciates further to near the 150 level, the risk of downward adjustments to corporate earnings should be very small.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the UK-listed company The Smarter Web Company has recently increased its holdings by 11.89 bitcoins, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 2712.

According to a report by LatePost, Ant Group's embodied intelligence company Lingbo Technology has launched its first round of financing, aiming to raise 1.5 billion yuan, and is striving to complete a second round of financing by the end of this year. The report points out that Lingbo has currently formed a relatively complete layout in the brain chain related to robot perception, understanding, and action, covering areas such as vision, depth, mapping, video, world models, VA, and VLA, thus attracting the attention of several investment institutions before the financing launch.The report states that funds in the embodied intelligence sector are currently accelerating towards the "embodied brain" direction. Ant Lingbo is seen as Ant Group's core vehicle in the fields of embodied and physical AI, and Ant will continue to provide support in areas such as AI infrastructure, data assets, and application scenarios. One of the core goals of this round of financing is to accelerate the development of Lingbo's embodied brain. The report also mentions that Lingbo's future valuation will depend on model generalization capabilities, real deployment and data flywheel, as well as whether it can grow into a global physical AI foundational model platform.

Morgan Stanley replaced Goldman Sachs to become one of the top three underwriters for Asian stock issuances last month, excluding Japan. So far this year, the total issuance in this market has increased by 55% compared to the same period last year.According to compiled data, companies raised $162 billion through stock issuances in July, compared to $104.8 billion in the same period last year. Morgan Stanley's market share rose to 6.07%, surpassing Goldman Sachs' 5.62%; China International Capital Corporation maintained the top underwriting position with a 13.1% share. Changxin Storage completed a fundraising of $9.84 billion in July, making it the largest stock issuance project of the month.

Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform that attention should be paid to this week's Federal Reserve H.4.1 report to confirm whether the Japanese Ministry of Finance will use its U.S. Treasury bonds for repurchase in exchange for dollars, and then sell dollars to buy yen. If Bessent can increase the counterparty limit, the Federal Reserve can create money using the U.S. Treasury bonds held by the Japanese Ministry of Finance as collateral.Previously, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that both the U.S. and Japan have taken coordinated foreign exchange actions to address the "disorderly fluctuations" in the yen market.

According to Gate market data, the Nikkei 225 index opened down 659.27 points on August 3 (Monday), a decrease of 1.02%, reporting at 63,702.75 points.The South Korean KOSPI index opened down 217.22 points on the same day, a decrease of 3.29%, reporting at 6,378.23 points. SK Hynix fell by 4%, and Samsung Electronics fell by 5%.