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According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that the current economy is resilient and the pace of expansion is steady.

During the Circle Q2 earnings call, Citigroup analyst Pete Christensen asked about the competitive landscape following the launch of the Open USD Alliance, inquiring how Circle would compete for distribution channels given that reserve revenue sharing is gradually becoming an industry standard and Circle is constrained by its existing economic arrangements with Coinbase.Co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire responded that Circle has signed distribution cooperation agreements with over 150 companies and often collaborates with Coinbase on distribution efforts. An example of this is the revenue-sharing arrangement that Circle and Coinbase have jointly established with Hyperliquid. He added that about 70% of the companies expressing interest in participating in such alliance projects are already partners in the Circle network. On the day of the earnings report, Circle also announced that Visa and Mastercard would expand their cooperation as key infrastructure partners for Arc.

According to Jinshi reports, Google's chief scientist has left after 27 years in office and plans to start his own artificial intelligence company.

According to Jinshi, the U.S. service industry maintained a stable expansion in July, with the ISM Services Index rising by 0.1 points to 54.1, indicating that the industry is in an expansion state. The growth rate of new orders accelerated, and the business activity index rose to a five-month high, showing resilience in consumer demand.However, service and material costs continue to rise, with the ISM Input Cost Price Index climbing to 70.3, putting pressure on corporate profits, and some companies may delay hiring.

According to Techcrunch, the meteorological technology company WindBorne Systems has completed a $37 million Series B financing round, co-led by Khosla Ventures and Galvanize, with a post-money valuation of $250 million.The company uses long-duration balloons to collect meteorological data and integrates it into AI prediction models. Currently, there are 20 launch sites globally, with approximately 600 balloons operating in the air. The main clients are government agencies, and this round of funding will be used to expand the commercial team and develop business with private sector clients such as investment funds. Through AI-powered weather forecasting, it serves multiple industries including finance and agriculture.

According to Gate market data, Shopify's pre-market gain in US stocks has expanded to 20%.

According to South Korean media ZDNet Korea, Samsung Electronics' 4nm wafer foundry capacity is fully loaded until next year, mainly driven by a surge in HBM4 orders and unexpected orders for LPU "Grok3" from Nvidia for inference. To address the capacity bottleneck, Samsung is actively recommending the validated 5nm process as an alternative to customers. This process was originally aimed at automotive chips and is now expanding into the server and high-performance AI/NPU chip sectors.The report states that in the recent 3-4 months, demand for 5nm from customers has significantly increased, mainly from Chinese and Indian fabless companies that have shifted due to tight supply of advanced processes from TSMC and geopolitical factors. Additionally, inquiries from customers regarding the 2nm process are also ongoing.

On July 31, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated the registration list for the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), adding 12 companies. This is the fourth update since the transition deadline on July 1, bringing the total number of authorized Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) under MiCA to 321.The newly added entities include three cooperative banks from Germany: Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Oberbayern Südost, VR Bank Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, and VR-Bank Landau-Mengkofen; Spain's Basque Pay and Fintech Payments; as well as France's Finary, Woorton, Blockchain Process Security, and Shares Financial Assets. ESMA also added Cervo Rendisco, Flandenzo, and Corona Fondenza to the list of non-compliant entities, with the relevant markings coming from the Italian securities regulator Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB). The non-compliant entity list currently contains 167 items.This update did not involve any other changes to the MiCA-related registration lists. The number of authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers remains at 41, and there are currently no entities on the registration list for Asset-Referenced Tokens (ART).

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the French Bitcoin treasury company Capital B ALCPB has been listed on Cboe Europe, the largest pan-European stock exchange.This move further expands institutional investors' access to Capital B shares.

Switzerland provides a regulatory path for anti-money laundering for crypto businesses through the Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) model. Smaller crypto exchanges, brokers, and custodial wallet providers join the SRO under the framework authorized by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), which reviews their anti-money laundering control measures.When crypto businesses engage in financial intermediation activities such as token exchange, customer wallet custody, or payment token issuance in Switzerland, they must obtain a full license from FINMA or join an SRO. VQF, PolyReg, ARIF, and SO-FIT are responsible for supervising most crypto activities, and the review is usually completed within 2 to 4 months after the company submits its business plan, organizational structure, and anti-money laundering procedures.PolyReg, VQF, ARIF, and SO-FIT have jointly raised the minimum regulatory standards for virtual asset service providers at the beginning of 2026, covering transaction monitoring, blockchain analysis, and technical controls. The Swiss Federal Council initiated a consultation on new licensing categories for crypto custody, trading infrastructure, and payment tool issuance under the Financial Institutions Act at the end of 2025.

Recently, the silver market has continued its upward trend, and the trading activity in the metal sector is heating up. According to market data from the Gate platform, silver (XAG) is currently priced at $60.93, with a 24-hour high of $61 and a 24-hour increase of 3.52%. According to CoinGlass data, the open interest for Gate XAG contracts has reached $85.4502 million, firmly ranking among the top two in the industry.

According to Gate market data, the Nikkei 225 index closed up 2,342.91 points on August 5, an increase of 3.66%, closing at 66,300.44 points. SoftBank rose by 13%, and Kioxia rose by 4.8%.The South Korean KOSPI index also closed up 239.3 points on the same day, an increase of 3.76%, closing at 6,598.25 points; the KOSDAQ rose by 2.41%, SK Hynix rose by 5.77%, and Samsung Electronics rose by 2.5%.

According to NADA NEWS, the Financial Services Agency of Japan announced the establishment of a new "Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Division," specifically responsible for the regulation of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. The organizational restructuring took effect on August 7. Previously, cryptocurrency-related business was managed by the "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Innovation Office" and the "Cryptocurrency Monitoring Office," which were under the Risk Analysis Division of the Comprehensive Policy Bureau.After the restructuring, the new Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Division was established under the Asset Utilization and Insurance Supervision Bureau, upgrading from an office-level to an independent division-level department. This division includes the "Cryptocurrency Monitoring Office," responsible for exchange regulation, as well as the "Innovation Promotion Office" and the "Digital Payment Planning Office." The Financial Services Agency stated that the restructuring is aimed at addressing new challenges such as financial digitalization and regulatory demands.

HappyRobot, an enterprise-level AI intelligence company, announced the completion of a $150 million Series C financing round, led jointly by Prysm Capital and Eurazeo, with continued participation from a16z, Base10, and Y Combinator. Other strategic investors include Koch Disruptive Technologies, Orange, and T.Capital, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.HappyRobot focuses on using AI intelligence to automatically handle complex, multi-step business coordination tasks, reducing the costs of manual coordination. After this round of financing, its total funding amount is approximately $200 million, and the company's valuation has reached $1.2 billion, officially entering the "unicorn" ranks.

According to Reuters, citing three informed sources, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are testing the etching equipment from Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer AMEC to assess its potential application in their factories in China, aiming to hedge against the risk of the U.S. potentially tightening export controls in the future. The testing began about two years ago, coinciding with rising uncertainty over whether the U.S. would allow Korean companies to import U.S.-made chip equipment to China.The report noted that although no decision has yet been made on large-scale deployment, verification from Samsung or SK Hynix would be an important commercial endorsement for AMEC. The gap in etching, deposition, cleaning, and other areas for Chinese equipment has gradually narrowed, with prices typically 20%-30% lower than similar overseas products. Samsung officially denied having tested AMEC equipment for its factories in China, while SK Hynix declined to comment. Deutsche Bank expects Northern Huachuang, AMEC, Tuojing Technology, and Shengmei Semiconductor to each exceed $1 billion in revenue by 2026, collectively expected to capture 25%-30% of China's approximately $28 billion wafer fabrication equipment market this year.

According to Gate market data, Zhongwei Company's stock price has risen over 10%. Media reports indicate that South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chip manufacturing equipment from China's Zhongwei Semiconductor, considering using it in their factories in China.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the Bitcoin mining company MARA, which holds 36,303 BTC (worth $2.34 billion), transferred 6,000 BTC (worth $384.6 million) to TwoPrime in the past 5 hours.This transfer is not necessarily a sale and may be for asset management purposes.

According to Reuters, citing two informed sources, the Trump administration informed leading AI companies on Tuesday that it will not conduct security testing on open-weight AI models. This decision marks a new direction for the U.S. government in its approach to AI regulation. Open-weight models allow developers and users to freely download, modify, and deploy model parameters without relying on closed API access. Previously, organizations such as the American Institute for AI Safety (AISI) had conducted security assessments on cutting-edge models. The White House and relevant departments have not publicly commented on this matter yet.

According to the Electronic Times, TSMC plans to further expand the outsourcing scale of the CoW (Chip-on-Wafer) segment in its CoWoS advanced packaging, entrusting more packaging orders to ASE and other OSAT manufacturers. CoWoS is TSMC's 2.5D packaging technology that connects AI processors such as GPUs with HBM through an intermediary layer, where CoW is the step of combining the chip with the intermediary layer, and WoS is the step of packaging the substrate. Previously, TSMC mainly outsourced the WoS segment, with only a small portion of CoW being entrusted.This move aims to alleviate the packaging capacity bottleneck caused by the continuous surge in demand for AI chips. TSMC holds about 90% of the global AI chip manufacturing market, but as the demand for self-developed chips from manufacturers like Nvidia and AI data centers skyrockets, capacity has become difficult to meet. Industry insiders expect OSATs to significantly increase equipment investment, especially in post-process areas such as wafer cutting and bonding. Several laser processing and bonding equipment suppliers in South Korea have been confirmed to be negotiating with OSATs regarding the supply of CoW equipment.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the listed company Farmhouse FMHS has purchased an additional 1 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 13.209 Bitcoins.