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Odaily News According to sources familiar with the matter, Nvidia will provide approximately $100 billion in credit financing support for a hyperscale AI data center campus leased by OpenAI. The data center project, located in Ohio, USA, is one of the largest planned AI infrastructure projects globally. The financing support from Nvidia will help OpenAI complete the first phase of the project, which is expected to last about two years and cover roughly half of the entire project's construction scale.Sources indicate that this financial support may not only be used for data center construction financing but could also partially go toward purchasing Nvidia AI chips. (The Information)
According to Pulse2, AI voice interaction startup Wispr announced the completion of a $280 million Series B funding round, valuing the company at $2 billion. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, MVP Ventures, as well as Acrew, Peak XV, Together Fund, and PLUS Capital.
Odaily News AI chip startup Groq has completed a $350 million funding round, but the company's valuation has dropped to $3.5 billion—about half of what it was nearly a year ago. The round was led by Dallas-based investment firm Disruptive, with NVIDIA also participating. Founded in 2016, Groq was once considered one of the key competitors to NVIDIA in the AI chip space, focusing on developing specialized hardware for AI computing. The company is now transitioning into an AI data center operator, with a primary focus on serving AI model inference needs. (Bloomberg)
据 Strategy 向美国 SEC 提交的 8-K 文件，公司于 2026 年 8 月 10 日至 16 日未购买比特币，持仓维持在 840,447 枚，总持仓成本约 633.6 亿美元，平均成本约 75,385 美元。
Odaily News Cryptocurrency exchange Binance provided Russian authorities with customer transaction records and identity information, which were subsequently used in a terror financing case against IT specialist Yuri Belenkiy. Yuri Belenkiy was detained in September 2025 and is currently awaiting trial in Russia. The Russian Investigative Committee accused Yuri Belenkiy of donating more than $700 in cryptocurrency to the Ukrainian military and banned organizations between January 2023 and March 2024. The data obtained by Russian authorities included his transaction history, date of birth, address, phone number, Russian passport, and Bulgarian residence permit. Binance announced its full exit from Russia in September 2023, selling its local business to CommEX. Binance stated that the company is not responsible for formulating or enforcing laws in any jurisdiction, nor does it determine the content of charges or how governments use information in legal proceedings. The company cooperates with legitimate information requests from global law enforcement agencies, subject to applicable laws, privacy, and regulatory requirements. (Cointelegraph)
According to Reuters, Binance provided Russian authorities with a customer's transaction records and identity information, which were subsequently used in a terrorist financing case. Russian investigators stated that IT expert Yuri Belenky donated over $700 via cryptocurrency to fundraising activities related to the Ukrainian military and a banned organization between January 2023 and March 2024.
Odaily News According to reports from the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, family offices of ultra-high-net-worth investors are significantly increasing their investments in SpaceX, with total exposure reaching approximately $3.8 billion. This shows that private wealth institutions are competing for investment opportunities in the rocket, satellite, and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk.According to data compiled by Bloomberg based on regulatory filings (13F), as of the end of June, the family office of Nick Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, held a SpaceX investment position valued at approximately $1.8 billion.The report states that as SpaceX gains market attention following its initial public offering (IPO), more and more family offices are positioning themselves in the company through private market investment channels. Since SpaceX remains a high-valuation, scarce private technology asset, its equity opportunities have long been sought after by institutional investors and ultra-wealthy individuals.Investors value not only SpaceX's leading position in the commercial aerospace sector, but also its Starlink satellite internet business and its future potential in artificial intelligence infrastructure. As the AI wave prompts global capital to reassess the value of computing power, communications, and space infrastructure, SpaceX is gradually becoming an important investment target connecting the aerospace, satellite communications, and AI industries.However, due to the limited liquidity of SpaceX's private equity transactions and their high valuations, the large-scale bets by family offices also mean that investors are taking on higher long-term valuation and exit risks. (Bloomberg)
According to EU-Startups, German Aachen AI platform company amber announced the completion of a 7 million euro Series A financing round, jointly led by Ventech and NRW.Venture, the venture capital fund under NRW.BANK. Founded in 2021, amber focuses on helping SMEs integrate fragmented enterprise data and build autonomous business AI infrastructure that integrates traditional search, generative AI, assistant functions, and automation into one, with clients including well-known companies such as Ritter Sport and Zentis. The funds from this round will be used to accelerate European market expansion, starting with the Benelux region, and to continue deepening the R&D of its proprietary AI data layer.
据 Bloomberg 报道，中国机器人初创公司 Robotera（北京机器人时代科技有限公司）正筹备赴港 IPO，目前已与相关顾问展开合作。知情人士透露，此次 IPO 拟募资规模为 8 亿至 10 亿美元。该公司背后投资方包括 HSG 及 CDH Investments（鼎晖投资），此次上市计划正值机器人行业企业赴港上市热潮之际。
UK agricultural robotics startup Versatile RobotX announced it has completed over 1.17 million euros (approximately 1 million pounds) in financing, with funding sources including the British Design Fund (BDF), the Innovate UK Growth Catalyst Investor Partnership Programme Round 2, and Defra Farming Innovation Programme grants. The company was co-founded by University of Essex Professor Klaus McDonald-Maier and Dr. Vishwanathan Mohan in July 2024, and its two core products—automatic fruit and vegetable picking robots and hydroponic robotic harvesters—have completed field validation at well-known UK farms such as Wilkin & Sons.
According to Cointelegraph, Nasdaq-listed company Greenlane Holdings disclosed that its crypto asset treasury centered on BERA was valued at only $16.4 million as of June 30, shrinking 76.6% from a cost basis of $70 million. The company recorded a $19.1 million non-cash fair value loss for the quarter, with a net loss reaching $24.8 million; the digital assets segment generated $309,000 in revenue through staking and yields during the same period. After completing a $110.7 million private placement in October 2025, Greenlane designated BERA as its primary reserve asset and currently holds 81.3 million BERA and equivalent tokens, an increase compared to the end of the first quarter.
Odaily News: AI video generation platform Higgsfield has completed a $400 million funding round at a valuation of $5.4 billion. Investors include DST Global, Goldman Sachs, Liberty Global, Intel, Tribe Capital, Smash Capital, Fifth Wall, Valor Capital, Mirae Asset Capital, and NTT DOCOMO Ventures. The funding will primarily be used for enterprise-grade products, security, and computing power investment.Higgsfield was founded by former Snap executive Alex Mashrabov and currently has over 30 million users across 238 countries and regions. As of August this year, its annualized revenue had reached $700 million. Previously, Higgsfield raised $80 million at a valuation of $1.3 billion. (FT)
According to Cointelegraph, AI company Higgsfield has completed $400 million in funding at a valuation of $5.4 billion. This round was jointly supported by Goldman Sachs and Intel, with news sourced from the UK Financial Times (FT).
Odaily News: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to spend a combined $740 billion on AI computing infrastructure in 2026, potentially rising to $1 trillion by 2027. As capital expenditures grow rapidly, some tech giants are shifting from relying on their own cash flow to debt and equity financing, while persistently high U.S. long-term interest rates are becoming a key risk to AI stock valuations.Among them, Alphabet reported its first negative free cash flow since going public in the second quarter, while Amazon's free cash flow is projected to be -$23.5 billion and -$36.2 billion this year and next, respectively. However, earnings at AI-related companies remain strong, with S&P 500 information technology sector profits expected to grow 71% year-over-year in the second quarter. The market believes that if corporate earnings and the economy continue to show resilience, high interest rate pressures may still be absorbed, but if rates rise rapidly, high-valuation AI and tech stocks will be more vulnerable to shocks. (Bloomberg)
According to CryptoSlate, Nasdaq-listed company GD Culture Group disclosed in its first-half 2026 financial report that the fair value of its 7,500 BTC holdings (original cost $842 million) declined to $451.2 million as of June 30, resulting in a $211.8 million non-cash unrealized loss, accounting for 97.9% of the company's net loss of $216.2 million for the first half of the year. Notably, the company did not sell its core BTC reserves but maintained liquidity through large-scale equity financing—after adjusting for a 1:250 reverse stock split, the number of outstanding shares surged from 229,000 at the beginning of the year to 4.1625 million, an 18-fold increase, with 99.65% issued for cash. The company raised approximately $47.5 million through ATM offerings and private placements combined, with working capital of $36.6 million as of June 30. Management stated that existing liquidity is sufficient to cover operating obligations for at least the next 12 months.
Odaily News, according to people familiar with the matter, Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire AI model aggregation platform OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, though the final transaction price could still change. Notably, OpenRouter raised funds at a $1.3 billion valuation just a few months ago. People familiar with the matter said the final acquisition price could still change. A Stripe spokesperson said the company does not comment on rumors or speculation, while OpenRouter declined to comment.The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Stripe was in talks to acquire OpenRouter for approximately $10 billion. (Bloomberg)
Odaily News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) abruptly canceled a meeting originally scheduled for last Friday. The meeting was intended to advance crypto regulatory rulemaking and unveil repeatedly delayed innovation exemption arrangements. The pause may be related to the Clarity Act. Earlier last week, the SEC announced it would hold a public meeting where commissioners would discuss the Reg Crypto proposal, covering how companies can raise funds through tokens and eventually exit SEC oversight after issuing their own digital assets. The SEC had also planned to unveil at least some innovation exemption arrangements regarding how securities-token issuers handle underlying securities. Neither of these initiatives moved forward as scheduled. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News, August 14 close: Shares of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) closed at $140 per share, with a total market capitalization of $1.85 trillion, up 3.7% cumulatively from the offering price, successfully recovering nearly 50% of the post-listing pullback.According to recently disclosed 13F filings, as of the end of Q2 2026, Harvard University's Harvard Management Company (HMC) held total US equity positions of $4.26 billion, of which SpaceX accounted for the lion's share with 12.9351 million shares valued at $2.21 billion, representing a weight of 51.9%.The University of California system disclosed approximately $1 billion in SpaceX holdings; at the University of North Carolina system, SpaceX represents approximately 10% of the endowment fund (Odaily note: public information shows the fund is approximately $15 billion in size), primarily stemming from early joint investments with Founders Fund; Washington University in St. Louis has a holding ratio of 14%-16%, and its $13.4 billion endowment fund has benefited significantly from a direct capital injection in 2018 and indirect follow-on investments; Stanford University also holds substantial positions through top venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital and a16z. Most of these universities entered when SpaceX was valued at only a few hundred million dollars in its early startup phase, fully capturing the valuation leap from the primary market to the secondary market, once again validating the core logic of ultra-long-term capital, exemplified by the Yale model, enhancing returns through venture capital. (Interface News)Previously reported: Harvard University holds a heavy position of $2.2 billion in SpaceX stock.
Odaily News "White-Haired Stock God" Serenity shared insights on the AI industry chain on the X platform, noting that AI infrastructure demand is driving multiple sectors—including storage, advanced packaging, computing power financing, optical communications, power supply, and electronic components—into a long-term expansion cycle. The AI supply chain remains in a phase of rapid growth.In the storage sector, Serenity cited UBS forecasts indicating that traditional DRAM manufacturers (such as Micron) could see gross margins reach an unprecedented 95% by 2027, potentially even surpassing the gross margin levels of HBM products. Additionally, SanDisk's long-term agreements already cover approximately two-thirds of its 2028 production capacity, with minimum contracted revenue reaching $93 billion. Given its current market cap of around $239 billion, this suggests its future revenue targets could persist for years, making it difficult to simply classify the company as a traditional cyclical stock.On the cloud computing infrastructure front, CoreWeave has signed agreements to use Nvidia A100 GPUs through 2029. This is a positive development for emerging cloud computing companies such as Nebius and Iren, and it also weakens some investors' bearish thesis centered on the rapid depreciation of older GPUs.AI model companies are also continuing to grow at a pace that exceeds expectations. Frontier AI labs are still maintaining extremely rapid growth rates, and a slowdown in growth would actually be a cause for concern. The market projects that Anthropic's 2028 revenue could reach $190 billion to $200 billion.However, advanced packaging and semiconductor infrastructure remain core bottlenecks. The head of advanced packaging at TSMC has stated that in the coming years, the industry may face not only memory shortages but also tight supply of ABF substrates.Serenity concluded that the AI infrastructure supply chain is continuously expanding. From GPUs, storage, and advanced packaging to power, optical communications, and electronic components, every segment is showing a long-term demand growth trend. The AI supply chain is still in a high-speed development stage.
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