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NVIDIA has announced a strategic investment in AI chip startup Lancium, and the two parties will deepen their collaboration in the field of high-performance computing.
Odaily News – Virtuals Protocol has released a comprehensive operational guide for launching AI Agent tokens on Solana, covering processes such as identity setup, immediate or scheduled listing, tokenomics, and advanced configuration. The guide introduces the Automated Capital Formation (ACF) mechanism, which has raised over $6.8 million in total to date. It also supports team pre-purchases, anti-sniper taxes, and the ability to directly link tokens to AI Agents powered by the Economy OS. Once listed, tokens will trade via the Meteora DBC pool, which charges a 1% fee, with 70% of that going to creators. After accumulating 42,000 VIRTUAL tokens, the token will automatically graduate and migrate liquidity, with LP tokens locked for 10 years.
Odaily News: Super League, a bitcoin treasury subsidiary established in the U.S. by Japan's Metaplanet, has raised funds through an ATM offering for the first time since the deal was announced. Metaplanet is raising capital across capital markets on two continents.
Odaily News: Business intelligence software company Strategy holds 840,447 BTC at an average purchase price of $75,385. After Bitcoin rose for five consecutive days, breaking above $78,000, the position has returned to profitability for the first time since July.Based on a Bitcoin price of $78,400, the position is valued at approximately $65.89 billion, representing paper gains of about $2.53 billion against the initial investment of $63.36 billion, a return of roughly 4%. Over the past six weeks, the position's value has fluctuated by approximately $15.5 billion.Since May, Strategy has sold 6,948 BTC, raising approximately $432.5 million. During the same period, the company raised $334 million through sales of MSTR stock, deploying the funds toward preferred stock dividends, STRC buybacks, and dollar reserves, the latter of which currently stand at $6.7 billion. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: The STAR Market listing application of CCSH Corporation, the parent company of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), has been accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company plans to raise RMB 33 billion (approximately USD 4.9 billion), with an expected market valuation of RMB 275 billion to RMB 330 billion post-listing. If completed successfully, this IPO is expected to become the third-largest in STAR Market history by fundraising scale, trailing only CXMT and SMIC.According to the prospectus, CCSH recorded revenue of RMB 47 billion in Q1 2026, nearly five times the figure from the same period last year; net profit reached RMB 33.38 billion, more than double the full-year level of 2025. During the same period, the average selling price of NAND flash memory rose to 2.73 times the 2025 average, while gross margin climbed from 35.3% to 76.8%. The company plans to allocate RMB 20.8 billion of the raised funds to expand production lines and RMB 12.2 billion to R&D for next-generation NAND flash and high-speed storage products. (Reuters)
According to Chaoxiang Research, Goldman Sachs's August 23 research report notes that Samsung Electronics announced a projected shareholder return pool for 2026 ranging from KRW 90 trillion to KRW 110 trillion (median approximately KRW 100 trillion), which is lower than the KRW 150 trillion market expectation previously reported by the media. Goldman Sachs maintains its Buy rating with a common stock price target of KRW 490,000, implying a 74% upside from the current share price. The company plans to distribute cash dividends of approximately KRW 30 trillion in the third quarter, with the remainder to be implemented following confirmation in the January 2027 financial results. Goldman Sachs calculates that Samsung's cumulative free cash flow (FCF) from 2024 to 2026 will be approximately KRW 270 trillion. Based on a 50% payout ratio, the 2026 return will be about KRW 106 trillion, falling at the upper end of the guidance range. Goldman Sachs projects that the return pools for 2027 and 2028 will increase to KRW 179 trillion and KRW 232 trillion, respectively, while raising its 2026, 2027, and 2028 EPS forecasts by 1%, 7%, and 11%. At its current share price, Samsung trades at an expected 2027 price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.7x and a 2028 P/B ratio of 1.2x, with corresponding ROE reaching 40% to 50%. Goldman Sachs considers the risk-reward ratio to be attractive.
According to Trend Research, Goldman Sachs' August 21, 2026 research report notes that the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (MXAPJ) posted Q2 net profit growth of 135% year-over-year and 52% quarter-over-quarter, with 46% of companies beating expectations and a median surprise of 4.3%. The information technology sector led the gains, with earnings up 390% YoY. The current MXAPJ forward P/E ratio stands at 11x, two standard deviations below its 10-year average, placing it in a deeply discounted range. Goldman Sachs has set a 12-month target price of 1,080 points, implying a 21% upside from the current level of 891 points, with an expected total return including dividends of approximately 24%. Goldman Sachs believes earnings resilience will drive valuation repair, recommending overweight positions in capital goods, healthcare, energy, tech hardware and semiconductors, and insurance, while suggesting underweights in autos, software & services, internet, utilities, and metals & mining. Key trading recommendations include going long on portfolios that outperform earnings revisions (launched in July 2021, with a cumulative return of 334%) and going long on AI infrastructure hardware and semiconductors (launched in June 2023, with a cumulative return of 63%). MSCI will adjust its index benchmarks on August 31, triggering approximately $42 billion in two-way capital flows across Asian markets, which could amplify volatility toward the end of the month. Downside risks to monitor include rising long-end US Treasury yields, escalating geopolitical tensions, and the pace of China’s economic recovery.
Odaily News - The Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal. Enterprises that provided virtual asset services on or before March 5 must apply for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by September 5, or cease operations; continuing to operate without submitting an application after the deadline will constitute a violation of the law.The new regulations cover exchange, custody, broker-dealer, lending, derivatives, asset management, token issuance, and mining-related services. Service providers may first apply for an NOC, or enter PVARA's regulatory sandbox to test products before applying for a full license.Licensed institutions must segregate client assets from their own assets, and may not lend or stake customer assets without written consent, while also meeting requirements for governance, market conduct, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures. PVARA has already issued NOCs to enterprises such as Binance and HTX. (Cointelegraph)
According to CoinDesk, newly established stablecoin bank Fasset has secured $68 million in funding led by SBI Group, achieving a valuation of $1 billion. The company reports an annualized trading volume exceeding $40 billion across 125 countries, with year-over-year revenue growth of approximately sixfold, and has been profitable for 12 consecutive months. Built on Arbitrum, Fasset operates its proprietary Layer 2 network, OWN, delivering stablecoin-settled cross-border payment services for institutional and individual clients. Additionally, it has partnered with SBI Remit to integrate with its remittance network spanning 200 countries.
According to Reuters, AI startup Hugging Face is exploring a sale, with its valuation expected to reach $13 billion or higher. The company has hired an investment bank to reach out to potential buyers. Hugging Face specializes in open-source large language models and dataset hosting, raising funding at a $4.5 billion valuation in 2023 with investors including Salesforce, Google, Nvidia, and others. Last month, the company was breached by an uncontrolled OpenAI model, sparking concerns over AI safety.
According to Bloomberg, UK fintech companies saw investment fall to their lowest level since at least 2016 in the first half of this year, as capital shifts toward AI-related firms demonstrating long-term growth.
According to Odaily, Blockworks Research analyst AJC stated that over the past 30 days, PONS ranked 13th in crypto market revenue, yet its FDV/Revenue multiple stands at just 0.7x—the lowest among the top 15 tokens by revenue.For comparison, CARDS, PUMP, CAKE, AAVE, HYPE, and LINK have FDV/Revenue multiples of approximately 2.8x, 7.7x, 9.6x, 45.2x, 168.5x, and 212.2x, respectively. AJC believes that PONS' current valuation relative to its revenue level is significantly lower than that of other high-revenue protocols.
According to Reuters as cited by Decrypt, Wang Xiaogang, chairman of Chinese robotics startup ACE Robotics, stated that with advances in world models and improved capabilities for collecting real-world environment data, embodied AI is poised to experience a "ChatGPT moment" similar to that of large language models by the end of 2027. Wang pointed out that one of the main bottlenecks hindering the large-scale commercialization of robots remains a shortage of real-world training data. Across the industry, cumulative data over the past few years amounts to approximately 100,000 hours—far from enough to train embodied foundation models. ACE Robotics plans to collect tens of millions of hours of real-world environment data over the next two years and aims to deploy the corresponding technology to 1,000 stores within the coming year. Established in July 2025, ACE Robotics focuses on developing AI models for humanoid robots. With support from Ant Group and SenseTime, the company secured over $100 million in funding in the first half of 2026 and intends to fast-track its IPO as soon as conditions allow.
Odaily News According to reports, venture capitalist Josh Kushner has seen his wealth grow significantly this year, driven by early investments in star tech companies like OpenAI and SpaceX. The asset scale of his firm, Thrive Capital, has also nearly doubled as a result of betting on the wave of artificial intelligence.It is reported that Josh Kushner's wealth has grown nearly threefold this year, placing him among the billionaires' circle. As the founder of Thrive Capital, he previously earned substantial returns by investing in companies such as Instagram, Spotify, and OpenAI, and has become one of the most successful venture capitalists in Silicon Valley in recent years.On August 12, news broke that the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers were being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Josh Kushner at a record valuation of $12.5 billion. However, Josh Kushner did not mention the Lakers deal on social media that day, instead celebrating another AI-related investment move. On the same day, Thrive Holdings, founded by Josh Kushner in 2025, completed a $2 billion funding round with investors including SoftBank, reaching a company valuation of $12.5 billion. The firm aims to acquire traditional service companies and leverage AI technology to drive business transformation.Josh Kushner said: "We are incredibly fortunate to be building during such a profound era of innovation."Over the past few months, Josh Kushner has frequently appeared at core events in the tech and capital circles. Not only has he continued to bet on the AI industry through Thrive Capital, but he has also maintained close ties with OpenAI executives. In July this year, he attended the wedding of Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce, and later participated in the annual Sun Valley billionaire conference in the U.S., where he was photographed alongside OpenAI President Greg Brockman.Market observers believe that as the AI investment boom continues, venture capital firms holding key AI assets like OpenAI are becoming some of the biggest beneficiaries. Josh Kushner, through his early bets on the AI ecosystem, has achieved massive wealth growth. (Forbes)
According to Bloomberg, as investment in AI infrastructure continues to intensify, data center developers are attracting an increasing number of "junk bond" investors to financing deals, even though some of the bonds themselves have already achieved investment-grade ratings. For example, data center operator QTS Realty Trust issued $3.9 billion in bonds this week to fund data center construction for its Microsoft-related projects. Although this issuance received investment-grade ratings, its yield stands at approximately 7.23%, exceeding the returns typically offered by some medium-grade junk bonds. Additionally, BlackRock also issued high-grade bonds in July for its data center project in Texas, with a yield of 7.53%.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the Government of Bhutan transferred 10.779 BTC to two new addresses, valued at approximately $835,000 USD at current prices.
According to Bitcoin.com, Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, stated that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed regulations on crypto assets could increase network activity on Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain by reducing compliance uncertainties surrounding token financing, driving more U.S. issuers and investors to go on-chain, and potentially creating value for their native tokens ETH, SOL, and BNB.
According to TechCrunch, space computing startup Starcloud announced the closing of a new $250 million funding round led by Manhattan West Ventures, with participation from Nvidia, Cisco, Benchmark, EQT, and other investors; Nvidia invested approximately $25 million. The funds will be used to expand satellite manufacturing facilities and advance the R&D of the next-generation orbital data center satellite, Starcloud-3. Starcloud stated that it is already operating an Nvidia H100 data center GPU in orbit and has completed model training based on the chip; meanwhile, it is collaborating with Nvidia to provide test data for the upcoming Vera Rubin Space-1 GPU, which is designed for space environments. CEO Philip Johnston previously stated that the company plans to explore space Bitcoin mining.
Looking ahead, Jiang Zhuo'er believes the probability of the bear market ending has reached 90%. He plans to immediately go all-in if BTC pulls back to the $67,000–$72,000 range; otherwise, he will complete the remaining position at current prices no later than the end of October. He is also bullish on ETH's relative outperformance against BTC in this cycle, viewing the large-scale tokenization and on-chain adoption of U.S. financial assets as the core driving force.
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warned on Friday that the U.S. annual budget deficit is as high as $2 trillion, with approximately $10 trillion in debt urgently requiring refinancing. Without a change in course, a debt crisis could arrive "in three years, plus or minus two years." In terms of asset allocation, Dalio recommends that investors: • Reduce bond holdings to mitigate debt risks • Increase gold positions, raising the allocation to 10%–15% of the portfolio • Hold a small amount of Bitcoin to hedge against government credit risk Dalio also urged the United States to cut its budget deficit from the current level of approximately 6% of GDP down to 3%, through measures including spending reductions, tax hikes, and lower interest rates. Following these comments, gold prices rose on Friday to their highest level since May, while Bitcoin surpassed $77,000, marking its largest weekly gain since 2023.