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NVIDIA officially announced that SpaceXAI will deploy the NVIDIA Vera CPU to accelerate its next-generation agent-based AI applications. Vera is the first CPU specifically built for AI agents, featuring 88 NVIDIA self-developed Olympus cores, utilizing spatial multithreading technology and LPDDR5X high-bandwidth memory, with a bandwidth of up to 1.2TB/s. In scenarios such as agent-based AI, reinforcement learning, and data processing, the task completion speed can be improved by up to 1.8 times compared to x86 CPUs.Mike Nicolls, President of SpaceXAI, stated that the CPU performance and memory bandwidth of Vera are sufficient to support large-scale task orchestration, code execution, and data processing, allowing GPUs to operate at peak efficiency, thus gaining more effective output per watt of computation.SpaceXAI also plans to expand the AI infrastructure behind Grok based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform, moving towards gigawatt-level computing capacity. Vera Rubin integrates NVIDIA accelerated computing, NVLink interconnect, Spectrum-X networking, and BlueField data processing technologies, aiming to reduce the cost per token and improve the overall energy efficiency of AI factories.More notably, SpaceXAI will send an optimized version of the Vera Rubin NVL72 system into space, with its first-generation Starmind AI satellite adopting this rack-level architecture, becoming the first iconic deployment of NVIDIA accelerated computing extending from ground data centers to orbital computing.

The U.S. Department of Defense will invest $750 million in US SIIE to promote the rare earth program.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on August 24, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $81.48 million, an increase of 1,431.6% compared to last week.Strategy did not buy or sell Bitcoin last week but sold 18,261,118 shares of MSTR common stock, generating $2.007 billion.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week, marking six consecutive weeks without a purchase.Additionally, two other companies announced Bitcoin purchases last week. Asset management company Strive announced on August 24 that it spent $81.48 million to purchase 1,110 Bitcoins at a price of $73,409, bringing its total holdings to approximately 21,356 Bitcoins; Ethereum asset company Bitmine announced on August 24 that it purchased 1 Bitcoin, without disclosing the specific purchase amount, bringing its total holdings to 210 Bitcoins.Furthermore, Boyaa Interactive announced on August 20 that it spent $7.35 million in the second quarter of 2026 to purchase 108 Bitcoins at a price of approximately $68,047, bringing its total holdings to 4,201 Bitcoins as of June 30, 2026.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,140,751 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.1% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $8.952 billion, accounting for 5.7% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to CNBC, two senior officials from the U.S. Treasury revealed that the Treasury may utilize a fiscal general account (TGA) close to $1 trillion to fund its recently announced expansion of the government bond purchase program. Using the TGA account will give the Treasury greater ability to influence long-term bond yields.Last week, the U.S. Treasury unexpectedly announced that it would increase the repurchase scale of long-term "off-the-run securities" from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that the scale of such operations could even exceed this new minimum level. However, the Treasury did not specify how it would fund these purchases at that time.Most market participants previously believed that the Treasury would raise funds by increasing the issuance of short-term Treasury bills. If the TGA account is utilized, the market's perception of this plan may change.The TGA is essentially a "checking account" that the U.S. government has with the Federal Reserve, similar to an emergency fund pool for the government. The funds in this account come from existing tax revenues.

According to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency platform Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss twins, announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Apex Fintech Solutions to distribute regulated crypto prediction market contracts to brokerage clients through Apex's futures commission merchant (FCM). Under the arrangement, the subsidiary Gemini Titan will become the exclusive regulated trading venue for distributing crypto event contracts via Apex FCM, with Gemini responsible for execution and clearing, allowing brokers using Apex to offer related products without having to build their own connections to the prediction market exchange.This collaboration builds on Gemini's efforts to advance regulated prediction market layouts. Gemini Titan received a CFTC-designated contract market license in December 2025, and Gemini Olympus obtained a derivatives clearing organization license in April 2025. The two parties already have a foundation for cooperation, as Gemini launched commission-free stock trading for some U.S. clients in July, with Apex Clearing Corporation serving as the custodian and clearing broker. The company expects to finalize details in the coming weeks.Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss stated that he believes prediction is the future of the market. The report also mentioned the overall growth in trading volume in prediction markets, as well as the prediction market-related Command Center AI feature previously launched by Gemini.

On August 24, according to Reuters, China's largest flash memory chip manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. (YMTC) and its parent company Yangtze Memory Technologies Holdings (CCSH Corporation) have had their listing application accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Science and Technology Innovation Board, with the market expecting the company to go public next year. This IPO is expected to raise 33 billion yuan (approximately 4.9 billion USD). CCSH plans to issue between 1.98 billion and 2.43 billion new shares.The prospectus shows that the company's revenue in the first quarter of 2026 (January to March) reached 47 billion yuan, nearly a fivefold increase year-on-year; net profit was 33.38 billion yuan, more than double the net profit of 14.21 billion yuan for the entire year of 2025. YMTC's factories are currently operating at near full capacity and are continuously expanding sales in the tightening NAND flash memory market. The average selling price of NAND flash memory in the first quarter of 2026 reached 2.73 times the average level of 2025, and the gross profit margin also significantly increased from 35.3% in 2025 to 76.8%.CCSH plans to use 20.8 billion yuan of the funds raised from this listing to expand production lines, and an additional 12.2 billion yuan for research and development of the next generation of NAND flash memory and high-speed storage products.

According to security company Salus monitoring, a user lost approximately 550,000 USDC after clicking on a Google sponsored ad that led to a counterfeit Hyperliquid website. This case utilized specialized "coin theft service" infrastructure associated with the Inferno system. The relevant services attract customers through Telegram accounts, offering malicious scripts, automatic theft, cross-chain withdrawals, and automatic profit sharing functions.In this case, the phishing gang was responsible for purchasing ads, deploying counterfeit entry points, and providing the final collection address; after the theft of coins was successful, the backend automatically completed the fund splitting. The total amount involved by the relevant gang is approximately 52.74 million USD, which has been linked to multiple significant phishing incidents, such as on September 23, 2025, when the original attacker of UXLINK encountered a second authorization phishing, resulting in about 542 million UXLINK; on April 15, 2026, the official domain of CoW.fi was hijacked, with associated losses of 316,000 USDC; on July 9, 2026, a fake DApp/fake airdrop authorization phishing stole about 1 million USDT. Salus stated that the relevant evidence and high-risk addresses have been submitted to the appropriate authorities for handling.

Japan will issue 10-year and 30-year government bonds on September 1 and 3, respectively, and the market is closely watching their auction performance. Nomura Holdings strategist Andrew Ticehurst stated that if auction demand is weak, it could push up the yields of Japanese and U.S. government bonds, increasing market risk.

Web3 fitness application BRTFit announced that it is preparing for significant expansion in the Southeast Asia region and reiterated the arrangement for the distribution of 1 million BRT genesis airdrops. The final weighting will be 50% tBRT snapshot and 50% valid invited users. The genesis airdrop is not only aimed at early users; new joiners can also improve their ranking by staying active, exercising continuously, and inviting real users.Regarding the testnet rules, according to the latest iOS application version, if users stop exercising and do not meet the specified activity conditions, the testnet mechanism may deduct 10% of their total tBRT holdings. BRTFit calls on users to exercise more, invite more, and stay active to compete for shares of the genesis airdrop, and it states that the Southeast Asian market is coming soon.BRTFit is an application based on the BNB Chain's Move to Earn and DePIN direction, combining exercise data with token incentives, allowing users to join the ecosystem by searching for relevant entry points.

According to BBX data, last weekend, global asset management giants, traditional financial groups, and listed treasury departments disclosed the latest official updates on cryptocurrency asset allocation, licensing access, and merger adjustments. The core information is as follows:BlackRock ETF increased its holdings of BTC and ETH by over $1.1 billion in two days: On-chain data tracking shows that the world's largest asset management giant BlackRock's ETF address has continuously accumulated large amounts over the past two days, purchasing a total of 11,098 Bitcoins (worth approximately $852 million) and 132,769 Ethereum (worth approximately $316 million), with the total net purchase amount of these two core cryptocurrency assets exceeding $1.168 billion in a single day.Nomura's Laser Digital Japan approved for cryptocurrency trading license in Japan: Laser Digital Japan, the digital asset subsidiary of Japan's top financial group Nomura Holdings, has officially completed the registration procedures for cryptocurrency trading operators, with registration number Kanto Financial Bureau No. 00032. This is the first new exchange to successfully obtain this registration in Japan since 2022, nearly four years ago. The cryptocurrencies supported for trading on the platform initially include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), and SHIB, totaling six assets.Adam Back's BSTR terminates business merger agreement with Cantor: BSTR Holdings, the Bitcoin treasury company founded by Adam Back, announced that it has amicably agreed with Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ: $CEPO) to officially terminate the SPAC business merger agreement signed on July 16, 2025. BSTR's official statement pointed out that Bitcoin and publicly listed Bitcoin treasury tools currently face significant market pricing pressure, and macro misalignment has limited the effective implementation of leveraged strategy tools such as convertible bonds and perpetual preferred stocks; however, the company firmly believes that as the market stabilizes, opportunities for Bitcoin treasury allocation and leveraged investments in the public capital market will re-emerge.

Japan's SoftBank Group plans to issue 1 trillion yen (approximately 6.29 billion USD) in seven-year corporate bonds aimed at individual investors. The bonds are tentatively set with a coupon rate range of 4.3% to 4.9%.This issuance will be the largest bond issuance in SoftBank's history, nearly double the previous record. SoftBank is expected to announce the final terms on September 4.

According to Bloomberg, investments received by British fintech companies in the first half of this year have fallen to the lowest level since at least 2016, as funders are shifting towards AI-related companies that can demonstrate long-term growth.

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Central Bank of Russia has launched a special financial literacy test to lower the threshold for residents to qualify as accredited investors, in order to expand their cryptocurrency trading limits.

Former Hack VC partner and platform head [Hsin-Ju](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/member/Hsin-Ju C.?k=MTUzMjc=) stated that he decided to refuse a settlement agreement that required him to remain silent, preferring to accept a $0 compensation, and has fired his lawyer. He plans to publicly disclose all evidence from his time at Hack VC on August 26 (Wednesday). Hsin-Ju mentioned that he has worked in the crypto industry for 9 years, having been employed at Stellar, Solana, and Fhenix, and that last year during his time at Hack VC, he repeatedly requested to leave due to severe medical emergencies (including Graves' disease, hyperthyroidism, and severe insomnia). However, he was threatened by partners that if he left before completing relevant meetings, he would be blacklisted in the industry, forcing him to work continuously under extreme pressure, which ultimately led to a suicide attempt.Hsin-Ju stated that after the suicide attempt, he expressed in writing that he had no intention to sue and only wished to leave without retaliation. However, Hack VC subsequently had issues with his COBRA health insurance for nearly 4 months, which were only resolved after a lawyer intervened. During the legal process, they continued to attempt to harm his interests through lawyers and employees. Currently, both parties' lawyers are prepared for private mediation and settlement, but he is unwilling to exchange silence for money and chooses to speak out. Hsin-Ju emphasized that he performed well during his employment, having received raises and bonuses, and that the lawsuit is not about money, fully aware that he may face adverse consequences when confronting an institution of $600-700 million scale.Hack VC responded that they are aware of the former employee's statement and express deep concern for his health, but there are significant differences in understanding of the events, and they are currently unwilling to publicly discuss details to respect his privacy.

According to the Economic Daily, semiconductor silicon wafers have seen a significant price increase for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, covering the full range of specifications including 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch, with an increase starting at 10%. Industry insiders believe this is the first price adjustment in over three years, and major Taiwanese silicon wafer suppliers such as GlobalWafers, TSMC, and Hejian are expected to see improvements in revenue and profitability.GlobalWafers stated that recent demand in some end markets has gradually improved, inventory adjustments in the supply chain are healthier than in the past, and market signals are more positive than last year, but prices still depend on the product, specifications, and customer situations. TSMC mentioned that under cost pressures and demand support, they have begun communicating price adjustments with customers, and operations in the second half of the year are expected to outperform the first half. Hejian indicated that they are actively negotiating price adjustments with customers and continuing to promote advanced packaging and related products.Industry analysis suggests that this round of price increases mainly reflects the rebound in chip demand driven by AI, with increased usage in advanced and mature processes, allowing the upstream silicon wafer industry to gradually feel the recovery. Currently, the negotiation progress varies among factories and customers, with some 12-inch polished wafers already subject to new quotes with double-digit percentage increases, and discussions for 8-inch and 6-inch products are also moving in a similar upward direction.

According to Fortune, Bitcoin surged significantly this week, breaking through the previous range of $62,000 to $67,000 that lasted for several weeks, and rising above $77,000 on Friday. The important turning point in the market occurred after the U.S. Treasury announced an expansion of its long-term Treasury bond repurchase program, leading to a decline in long-term U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar, while alternative assets like Bitcoin and gold strengthened simultaneously.The U.S. Treasury stated that it would at least double the scale of long-term Treasury bond repurchases to alleviate the ongoing selling pressure in the bond market. Meanwhile, the total amount of U.S. Treasury debt surpassed $40 trillion, combined with inflation and energy price pressures, raising concerns in the market about the purchasing power of the dollar and long-term fiscal conditions. Funds began to flow into the so-called "debasement trade," with Bitcoin accumulating a rise of over 20% this week.Previously, many traders bet that BTC would continue to be constrained around $67,000, but after the Treasury's actions pushed yields and the dollar down, Bitcoin broke through that price level, forcing short sellers to cover. Since covering positions requires buying BTC, this further drove up the price and triggered more liquidations. According to CoinGlass data, over $4 billion in cryptocurrency short positions have been liquidated during this rally as of Friday.Additionally, Trump urged Congress to advance the CLARITY Act at a cryptocurrency conference held at the White House this week. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig subsequently stated that he would use existing authority to promote the government's cryptocurrency policy agenda, which also provided a policy-level catalyst for this market rally.

According to Forbes, thanks to early investments in tech companies like OpenAI and SpaceX, potential buyer of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Josh Kushner, has seen his wealth grow nearly threefold this year, and the assets of his firm Thrive Capital have also nearly doubled due to bets on the artificial intelligence wave. As the founder of Thrive Capital, Josh Kushner previously earned substantial returns by investing in companies such as Instagram, Spotify, and OpenAI, and has become one of Silicon Valley's most successful venture capitalists in recent years.In recent months, Josh Kushner has frequently appeared at core events in the tech and capital circles. As the investment frenzy in artificial intelligence continues, venture capital firms that own core AI assets like OpenAI and SpaceX are becoming one of the biggest beneficiaries.It is reported that Josh Kushner is currently preparing to acquire the Los Angeles Lakers with former Disney CEO Bob Iger, with the deal valued at $1.25 billion. If completed, it will become one of the most notable capital operations in the history of professional sports in North America.

According to Bitfinex citing Bitwise data, since the launch of the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETP in January 2024, publicly listed companies and U.S. spot ETPs have purchased 1.55 million BTC, while the new Bitcoin supply during the same period was approximately 455,000 coins, making the purchase amount 3.6 times the new supply, and this gap continues to widen.

According to The New York Times, in March 2022, Sylwester Suszek, the founder of the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto (formerly BitBay), went missing and left a desperate voice message for his sister, leading his family to suspect he may have been murdered. Przemyslaw Kral, the lawyer who took over the management of the company, has also been missing for four months.Kral had previously released a video to reassure clients, stating that the company held over $330 million worth of Bitcoin, but the only person who possessed the unlocking keys was the missing Suszek. About two months after the website closed around April (on June 29), the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) revoked the license of its parent company.

Neko Health is collaborating with the brain-machine interface company Neuralink, and Neko will assist in screening candidates for Neuralink's next round of trials.