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Crypto KOL Ansem (@blknoiz06) shared a post stating that his on-chain investment decisions primarily rely on intuition, combined with three core filtering principles: First, look for projects with "no ceiling," meaning entirely new mechanisms that have never appeared in the market before; Second, ignore newly listed trading pairs, letting the market naturally filter for assets that attract attention and trading volume; Third, rule out projects with a market cap under $10 million, waiting until they start to rally before paying attention.
According to Elon Musk's post on X, xAI's Grok 4.6 model is now available on Microsoft's Foundry platform. Enterprise organizations can build with Grok 4.6 on Foundry, compare cutting-edge AI models on the platform, run specific workload tests, deploy managed endpoints, and operate with enterprise-grade security and governance controls.
According to official announcements, Upbit will list EURC/KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
Whale “巨鲸先定十个大目标” updated their position holdings, stating they have currently bought back approximately two-thirds of their position, essentially completing their setup ahead of $100,000, and will now await a price pullback. They previously noted that this Bitcoin rally was more aggressive than expected, maintaining that there is still room to re-enter at $80,000 or even higher, and that $100,000 will most likely be reached sooner than anticipated. Latest disclosures show they further increased their position to two-thirds within the $78,000 to $79,800 range.
Odaily News Trader "Big Whale Sets Ten Big Goals First" updated their position disclosure, stating that they have already bought back about two-thirds of their position, essentially completing the layout before $100,000, and will wait for a price pullback going forward.Previously, they stated that this Bitcoin move has been more aggressive than expected, believing there is still room to re-enter at $80,000 or even above, and that $100,000 will likely arrive sooner than anticipated. The latest disclosure shows they further increased their position to two-thirds in the $78,000-$79,800 range.
Jing Tian responded on Weibo, stating: "In the past, present, and future, I will never sell my love for money, nor will I ever sell my soul. I still believe in love, despite my poor judgment and lacking wisdom. But I believe in the law, in kindness, and in the justice and fairness that will ultimately prevail. Time will prove everything." Prior reports indicated that Zhang Qihuai, attorney representing Justin Sun, released a factual statement regarding the case. Justin Sun has initiated civil proceedings against Jing Tian and her parents, with the disputed amount exceeding 30 million yuan. The case has been formally accepted in accordance with legal procedures, and the plaintiff has applied for property preservation.
Odaily News: OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman reposted the open letter, with over 100 institutions including Anthropic, AWS, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Oracle jointly calling for strengthened global cyber defense to address the rapidly evolving threat of AI-powered cyberattacks.The open letter states that AI-driven cyberattacks are expected to become more prevalent and sophisticated in the coming months, posing higher risks to critical systems such as hospitals, water treatment facilities, and internet infrastructure. All parties should seize the current window of opportunity in which AI can equally enhance defensive capabilities, accelerate the closure of long-standing security vulnerabilities, and prioritize AI tools with cybersecurity capabilities for critical infrastructure defense teams.The open letter also calls on companies, cybersecurity firms, governments, and frontier AI companies to jointly invest tools, funding, and technical support to strengthen threat intelligence sharing, vulnerability remediation, and continuous security monitoring.
According to The Wall Street Journal, UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his co-investors hold the largest stake of 49% in a newly established banking holding company for World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture backed by the Trump family. The Sheikh previously acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial last year for $500 million. World Liberty Financial is currently actively preparing to launch its banking operations.
The Trump administration reportedly refused to return to the US-Iran June memorandum of understanding. Russia warned it may strike UK targets in Ukraine. Three Federal Reserve officials collectively signaled tightening.
Odaily News: Prediction market platform Polymarket US withdrew two NFL player participation contract filings on August 26. The platform had completed certification with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the previous day and planned to launch the related products no earlier than August 27.On the same day, Polymarket US certified Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana price contracts. All three contract types were submitted in paired form and classified as swaps under the binary options subcategory. Both the NFL contracts and the cryptocurrency contracts fall under the relevant classification.Polymarket US separately filed a confidential treatment request for the NFL compliance analysis documents, seeking permanent non-disclosure on the grounds that public release would reveal trade secrets and give competitors an unfair advantage. As of the time of record, another NFL American football starting eligibility contract remained in certified status. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to The Wall Street Journal, NVIDIA has suspended certain partnership deals involving revenue sharing in exchange for credit support. This move involves an adjustment to the company's financial strategy, with the market closely watching its subsequent business developments.
On August 28, the Middle East conflict persisted as the Israeli military expanded its West Bank deployments and struck Syria, while Iran held consultations with multiple countries regarding mine clearance and reopening conditions for the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration rejected the previously established memorandum of understanding, with the White House reiterating that the blockade on Iran remains effective and that there are currently no plans for negotiations.
Odaily News - Financial services firm Virtu Financial, M1X Global, and electronic trading platform Tradeweb have completed an on-chain repo transaction using the Republic of the Marshall Islands' USDM1 sovereign digital bond as collateral. The entire transaction was executed on the Canton Network and settled in under 10 minutes.USDM1 is a U.S. dollar-denominated, on-chain issued sovereign bond, backed 1:1 by short-term U.S. Treasuries. It pays a coupon while serving as collateral and constitutes a fully collateralized sovereign obligation under New York State law. The parties involved stated that this is the first repo transaction combining natively issued sovereign collateral with fully on-chain atomic settlement.USDM1 is available for electronic trading via Tradeweb, with institutional custody services provided by Anchorage Digital, BitGo, and tZERO. The Canton Network is designed for institutional finance, featuring privacy and permissioning mechanisms for regulated transactions and tokenized assets. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News - U.S. President Donald Trump and his family have caused investors at least $4.7 billion in losses through digital asset projects since 2022. Consumer rights advocacy nonprofit Public Citizen stated that the related projects include the World Liberty Financial governance token, NFT trading cards, Official Trump (TRUMP), and Trump Media's digital asset reserve.Among these, TRUMP investors lost approximately $3.2 billion, while USD1 stablecoin investors did not suffer significant losses. Public Citizen noted that the losses from TRUMP primarily reflect a transfer of wealth to a small number of early buyers, rather than funds disappearing outright. Donald Trump also earned $7.2 million from NFT licensing fees and royalties, as well as over $600 million from World Liberty token sales and equity sales.Public Citizen also called for adding ethical standards to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), requiring the U.S. President and his family to withdraw from related industry projects. Trump met with crypto company executives last week and called for passing a "fair version" of the bill. The Senate is scheduled to vote on a procedural motion on September 15, and advancing the bill requires support from at least 60 senators. (Cointelegraph)
GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek urgently sold off the $CYBERLEEK token they launched ahead of Rockstar releasing the game's gameplay footage. The token had previously surged due to the leaks but plummeted after the official announcement.
Odaily News: According to sources familiar with the matter, NVIDIA plans to establish an employee-funded U.S. Political Action Committee (PAC) named NVPAC, aimed at participating in U.S. political activities and supporting related policy initiatives.Sources indicated that the committee's funding will primarily come from personal donations by NVIDIA employees, with specific operational details and areas of support yet to be announced.In recent years, as artificial intelligence, chip export controls, and technology regulatory policies have drawn heightened attention from the U.S. government, tech companies like NVIDIA have been intensifying their engagement with policymakers. The establishment of NVPAC is also seen as a step by NVIDIA to further participate in shaping the U.S. policy environment.
Odaily News, Coinbase stated on the X platform that the financial layer emerging around AI agents is called agentic finance, namely AiFi, covering agent transactions and agent commerce. AI agents can research information, make decisions, and execute actions on behalf of individuals and businesses, while also needing to perform fundamental financial activities such as making payments, receiving funds, storing value, and transferring money. Coinbase stated that it is building tools for AI agents to enable them to continuously execute financial operations within preset goals, permissions, limits, and security boundaries.Coinbase stated that Coinbase Advisor, Coinbase for Agents, x402, and Coinbase Business have formed the AiFi infrastructure. Coinbase Advisor is an SEC-registered investment advisor integrated into the app for Coinbase One users, providing portfolio analysis and guidance through a chat interface. Coinbase for Agents connects tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to Coinbase accounts via MCP, allowing users to set operating conditions and security boundaries for agents, as well as create separate sandbox accounts for agent use.Coinbase stated that x402 is an open payment standard initiated by Coinbase and now managed by an independent foundation, supporting AI agents in paying fees to other agents, applications, and services. To date, x402 has processed over 205 million transactions with a volume of $53 million, covering 200,000 sellers, with Coinbase facilitating 67% of this activity. Individual payments can be used for API calls, datasets, research materials, or computing resources.Coinbase stated that Coinbase Business supports enterprises in natively receiving USDC payments from AI agents, while Coinbiz helps merchants sell services and content to software without relying on card credentials, manual invoicing, or payment processes designed around human customers. Eligible businesses can earn a floating 3.35% reward on idle USDC balances. USDC currently accounts for 99% of on-chain agent commerce transactions, x402 accounts for 97% of agent finance protocol usage, and the related activities run on Base.
According to Bloomberg, insiders revealed that JPMorgan has initiated preliminary discussions with potential lenders to secure a $5 billion debt financing package to support Volta Infra Holdings Ltd. in constructing artificial intelligence data centers. Earlier this month, Volta AI completed a $300 million venture capital funding round at a valuation of $2.4 billion, with the goal of enabling more technology firms to access costly AI chip resources.
Odaily News - PURR, a token related to the Hyperliquid ecosystem, rose approximately 15% after Hyperliquid Strategies published its "HYPE Treasury" and balance sheet updates.According to the disclosure, Hyperliquid Strategies has completed a $647 million equity financing round and increased its HYPE token reserve to 29.3 million tokens, valued at approximately $1.9 billion based on fiscal year-end prices—more than doubling from its previous size.The company stated that it subsequently invested an additional $773.4 million to acquire approximately 16.5 million HYPE tokens at an average purchase price of $46.77. The company said the continued expansion of its HYPE holdings is aimed at building a "fortress balance sheet" to strengthen long-term support for the Hyperliquid ecosystem.Market observers believe that sustained institutional allocation to HYPE assets has further reinforced expectations regarding the Hyperliquid ecosystem's value-capture capabilities, driving related ecosystem tokens like PURR higher. (The Block)
Odaily News, stablecoin protocol Ethena has announced four ecosystem updates, including buying back some locked tokens from early investors, adjusting the relationship between tokens and equity, launching a revenue buyback mechanism, and canceling VC monthly unlocks.The Ethena Foundation stated that it has completed buybacks of locked ENA tokens from certain large seed round investors who had sold ENA over the past nine months.At the same time, the Ethena Foundation has entered into a master framework agreement with Ethena Labs, transferring the intellectual property and value generated by the protocol to the Foundation, governed by ENA token holders, ensuring that protocol value growth does not result in residual cash flows flowing to Labs equity investors.In addition, an Ethena governance proposal has been launched to enable a "fee switch" that would use net income generated from various business lines under the Ethena brand for programmatic buybacks of ENA tokens. The proposal has been approved by the Risk Committee.Ethena also announced the cancellation of monthly unlock arrangements for future VC investors, eliminating market concerns about sustained sell pressure by releasing unvested tokens; team tokens will still follow the original lock-up and vesting schedule. These adjustments are aimed at further strengthening the binding relationship between ENA tokens and protocol value.