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Ark Invest buys $21 million in Block stock and $2.3 million in SpaceX shares
Odaily News Ark Invest, the asset management firm founded by Cathie Wood, disclosed that on August 6, it purchased 267,676 shares of Block stock, valued at approximately $21 million; on the same day, it increased its holdings by 20,318 shares of SpaceX, valued at approximately $2.3 million. Block, formerly known as Square, was renamed by Jack Dorsey in 2021. It has held Bitcoin on its corporate balance sheet since 2020 and offers BTC buy/sell services to retail customers via Cash App. In recent months, Block has also expanded related operations through its Bitkey hardware wallet and its Bitcoin mining hardware division, Proto. SpaceX listed on Nasdaq in June under the ticker SPCX, with an issue price of $135, raising approximately $75 billion and reaching a valuation of nearly $1.8 trillion. Ark's purchase came about two months after SpaceX's listing.
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Nasdaq 23-hour trading system approved, will go live on December 6
According to Nasdaq's Q1 2026 financial report and the Form 8-K filed with the SEC, its 23-hour trading system (23/5) has been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and will be officially implemented on December 6, 2026. After the new system goes live, the U.S. stock market will only be closed daily from 20:00 to 21:00 Eastern Time for system clearing and data processing, and will remain open for continuous trading during the remaining periods.
Wintermute Completes U.S. Broker-Dealer Registration, Expands into Traditional Securities Market Making Sector
According to WSJ reports, Wintermute's US subsidiary has registered as a broker-dealer, marking the crypto trading company's formal entry into the regulated US financial market. This registration qualifies it to apply to become a designated market maker for stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, providing a foundation for its expansion into the traditional financial services sector. The report noted that Wintermute is competing with large market-making firms such as Jane Street Capital and Citadel Securities.
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Eightco Holdings 披露约 3.78 亿美元总资产，涵盖 OpenAI、ETH 及 WLD 代币
According to Chainwire, NASDAQ-listed company Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) announced its total holdings amount to approximately $378 million, including equity in OpenAI and Beast Industries, over 16,000 ETH, and nearly 302 million WLD tokens. The asset classes span traditional tech equity and cryptocurrency, indicating it is actively positioning itself in the AI and Web3 sectors.
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Plume Announces Joining DTCC Digital Asset Solutions Industry Working Group
Plume announced it has joined the DTCC (The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group, participating alongside institutions such as Charles Schwab, Nasdaq, and Alpaca to provide industry feedback for the DTCC Tokenization Service and drive digital asset adoption. DTCC provides securities custody and asset services for global financial markets, covering assets exceeding $114 trillion.
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Analyst: Bitcoin May Be Bottoming Out in a "Boring Market," ETF Inflows Fail to Push Price Higher
According to Odaily, despite spot Bitcoin ETFs recording net inflows of $211.5 million on Tuesday, the price of Bitcoin remained largely flat, hovering around $64,000. Analysts believe this movement resembles the market being compressed into a low-volatility state, rather than signaling an impending sharp decline.On the same day, spot Ethereum ETFs also recorded net inflows of $53.8 million. In the broader macro market, the S&P 500 index closed at a record high of 7,737 points on August 4, the Nasdaq rose 2.6% driven by AI earnings, and Brent crude oil fell below $80 due to easing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.Wintermute OTC trader Jasper De Maere stated that ETF buying entering the market but failing to push Bitcoin's price higher is itself a key signal, indicating that marginal buyers in the spot market are not truly one-sided bulls. He believes that for Bitcoin to sustain its recovery narrative, it needs a clear breakout above $65,000 in the short term.Overall, analysts are interpreting the current Bitcoin price action as a form of "boring bottoming": no obvious panic selling, yet lacking strong upward momentum. ETF inflows provide support, but the price remains suppressed below key resistance, suggesting the market is still waiting for a clearer directional catalyst.
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Marex Invests in Digital Prime to Expand Institutional Crypto Lending
Nasdaq-listed financial services company Marex Group made an undisclosed investment in Digital Prime Technologies to support the development of its Tokenet digital asset lending platform, where both lending inventory and borrowing demand have exceeded $1 billion.
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Tokenet Lending Inventory Exceeds $1 Billion, Marex Invests in Digital Prime
Odaily News Nasdaq-listed financial services firm Marex Group has made an investment in institutional-grade crypto infrastructure provider Digital Prime Technologies, with the amount undisclosed. The investment will support Tokenet, a digital asset lending platform developed by Digital Prime in collaboration with EquiLend, and will be used by Marex to expand its institutional digital asset business. Digital Prime disclosed last week that lending inventory from Tokenet's launch partners has surpassed $1 billion, with borrowing demand exceeding $1 billion. The data refers to the scale of digital assets available for lending on the platform and the borrowing intentions expressed by participating institutions, not completed loans. Tokenet's launch partners include Galaxy Digital and Ripple Prime, among others. Marex's investment is part of its broader initiative to expand its digital asset business through investments in crypto market infrastructure.
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Strategy announces joining the "Trump Accounts" initiative
Odaily News: Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has announced its participation in the U.S. "Invest America Business Pledge" corporate commitment program, which will provide long-term investment support for eligible employees' children through "Trump Accounts."Strategy stated that the company will contribute $250 annually to the Trump Account of each eligible employee's child under 18, regardless of the child's year of birth. For children born on or after January 1, 2025, the company will also make an additional one-time contribution of $1,000, matching the initial funding provided by the U.S. government. Strategy CEO Phong Le stated that the Trump Accounts and the Invest America program help American children build a stronger financial foundation, and the company aligns with the initiative's philosophy of fostering the next generation's wealth management capabilities through long-term investment, financial education, and savings habits. Strategy will officially launch the program once the U.S. Department of the Treasury publishes final implementation rules and the corporate contribution mechanism goes live, and will open registration to eligible employees. (Businesswire)
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SK hynix subsidiary Solidigm seeks pre-IPO funding with target valuation of 50 trillion KRW
Odaily News, Citrini analyst jukan posted on X platform that Korean media reports indicate SK hynix subsidiary Solidigm is seeking pre-IPO funding, potentially in preparation for a Nasdaq listing. Reports say the company's target valuation in this funding round is 50 trillion KRW. Solidigm is a U.S. subsidiary established by SK hynix in 2021 to take over Intel's NAND flash and SSD business, which SK hynix agreed to acquire for approximately 10 trillion KRW in 2020.
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Hut 8 Releases Q2 2026 Financial Report, Completes Commercialization of First GW-Scale AI Data Center Campus
According to PR Newswire, crypto mining company and energy infrastructure platform Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ/Toronto Stock Exchange: HUT) released its second quarter 2026 earnings report. Key highlights are as follows: In terms of commercialization, the company completed the commercialization of its first gigawatt-scale AI data center campus, Beacon Point, and signed a second 352 MW IT lease after the quarter ended, with a total base period contract value of approximately US$26.6 billion, expected annual average Net Operating Income (NOI) to exceed US$1.75 billion, covering 949 MW of contracted IT capacity, with all lessors being investment-grade counterparties. In terms of financing, the company completed US$7.5 billion of investment-grade project financing in a single quarter, including US$3.3 billion for the River Bend campus and US$4.25 billion for Beacon Point Phase I, all being non-recourse non-dilutive financing, setting a precedent for investment-grade construction financing for single-sponsor data center projects. In terms of finance, total revenue for the second quarter was US$74.9 million, a year-over-year increase of 81% (US$41.3 million in the same period last year); net loss was US$177.1 million, primarily due to an unrealized loss of US$138.6 million on digital assets; adjusted EBITDA was US$10.45 million, a year-over-year increase of 149%. In terms of construction, the two major campuses, River Bend and Beacon Point, combined
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Data: Tokenized stock holding addresses approach 967,000, with distributed value reaching $2.16 billion
Odaily News, RWA.xyz's tokenized stock dashboard shows that as of August 3, the number of holding addresses for tokenized stocks, including exchange-traded funds, approached 967,000, with a distributed value of $2.16 billion. In late July, the number of related addresses had reached 759,000, a 92% increase over 30 days and a 522% increase since early 2026.The above data counts blockchain addresses, not verified individual investors. A single user may control multiple wallets, and custodian addresses may also represent multiple clients.Jupiter stated that year-to-date, its platform's monthly tokenized stock trading volume during hours when the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange are closed has grown by 360%, with over 65% of stock token activity occurring outside regular trading hours. Demand for semiconductor and memory chip-related stock products is high, involving companies such as Nvidia, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix.Market commentator David Alexander estimates that Robinhood Chain has gained 325,000 new holders within four weeks of its launch. Robinhood's related tokens provide economic exposure to the underlying securities but do not grant investors direct legal ownership or beneficial ownership of these stocks.
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Kalshi CEO cites Nasdaq, Uber, and Airbnb to push back against New York's illegal gambling lawsuit
Odaily News – Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour pushed back on Monday in a CNBC interview against New York State's lawsuit targeting the company, arguing that the case is not just about sports-related contracts, but challenges the entire prediction market business model.Mansour stated that if the logic of New York's lawsuit were upheld, "it could be copy-pasted to sue Nasdaq." He said Kalshi operates more like Nasdaq: the platform matches buyers and sellers and charges approximately 1% in transaction fees, rather than acting as a bookmaker directly wagering against users like traditional sports betting company DraftKings.New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Kalshi last week, accusing its event contracts of constituting illegal gambling and seeking at least $36 billion in damages, with the exact amount still pending full accounting.Mansour also compared Kalshi's regulatory and legal challenges to the early regulatory resistance faced by Uber and Airbnb, suggesting that prediction markets, as a new type of platform economy, are prone to misunderstanding or overregulation under existing legal frameworks.
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American Bitcoin Announces 2026 Q2 Financial Report, Bitcoin Reserves Surpass 8,000
According to the official announcement from American Bitcoin (Nasdaq: ABTC), the company reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026. Q2 Bitcoin production reached a historic high of 932 coins, a 14% increase quarter-over-quarter; Bitcoin strategic reserves increased from 7,021 coins to 8,002 coins. Mining revenue was approximately $67 million, up 8% quarter-over-quarter; the cost to mine each Bitcoin was approximately $36,500, with gross margin remaining at approximately 50%. Although the Bitcoin price fell approximately 12% quarter-over-quarter during the period, the company's Satoshis Per Share (SPS) still increased approximately 11% quarter-over-quarter, from 9,943 to 10,989. In addition, the company completed the full energization of approximately 11,298 next-generation mining machines in April, adding approximately 3.05 EH/s of hash rate, with total hash rate reaching 28.1 EH/s.
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US SEC Defers Consideration of Nasdaq PHLX Cash-Settled Bitcoin Index Options Proposal
According to The Block, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has paused consideration of the cash-settled Bitcoin index options proposal submitted by Nasdaq PHLX after approving the CME Group's request for review.
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Dan Bin: AI Cycle Still in Early Stages, Bullish on Nvidia, Broadcom, and TSMC Among Tech Companies
Odaily News Oriental Harbor Chairman Dan Bin forwarded a view on Weibo stating that the chip sector underwent significant adjustments in July, with the Nasdaq chip index falling over 20% in the past month, and some highly leveraged investors facing margin call pressure due to the market correction.Dan Bin stated that the long-term potential of AI is still not fully understood by the market. Unlike previous technological revolutions, AI ultimately provides "intelligence," and the potential demand space is enormous. Current market concerns over hefty capital expenditures by tech giants are similar to past investor skepticism about Amazon AWS's massive investments, but the business opportunities brought by AI may far surpass the AWS era. He pointed out that the recent correction in the memory chip sector has exposed cyclical risks in the industry, and short-term technical indicators still need repair, with funds potentially flowing more toward application-layer companies with stronger fundamentals. Currently, he is more bullish on high-quality tech companies such as Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), and TSMC (TSM).Additionally, Dan Bin believes that the July earnings season released important signals, with growth at hyperscale cloud service providers still accelerating. Among them, AWS annualized revenue is approximately $169 billion, up 37% year-over-year; Azure annualized revenue is approximately $124 billion, up 43% year-over-year; and Google Cloud annualized revenue is approximately $99 billion, up 82% year-over-year. Looking ahead to August, Dan Bin believes that the tech stock correction may be nearing its end, and funds are expected to flow back into high-quality tech assets. At the same time, the current market has high short positions and low investor sentiment, and extreme pessimism could become a potential driver for subsequent market gains.
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SEC Freezes Nasdaq QBTC Bitcoin Options Approval, Will Re-examine CME Challenge
Odaily News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frozen the approval of Nasdaq's QBTC bitcoin options in order to re-examine the decision after a legal challenge from CME Group. CME Group argues that, since bitcoin is a commodity, options linked to its value should fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), not the SEC. The approval remains suspended while the SEC reviews the dispute, with interested parties able to submit comments until August 24.
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Bitdeer Sells 271.3 BTC This Week, Maintaining Zero Holdings
Odaily News: Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer has released its latest Bitcoin holdings data on the X platform. For the week ending July 31, its Bitcoin mining output was 271.3 BTC, with 271.3 BTC sold during the same period, resulting in a net increase of 0 BTC. The company continues to maintain zero Bitcoin holdings.
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Bitget US Stock Tokens (rToken) rJMKE Now Listed
According to the official announcement, to meet users' diversified investment needs, Bitget's US stock token rToken has listed rJMKE (Jersey Mike's Subs). As of now, the Bitget platform supports a total of 608 US stock tokens. It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r + stock ticker (e.g., NVIDIA as rNVDA), are issued by Bitget's licensed RWA protocol Reality, directly connecting to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and NYSE through cooperation with compliant broker Alpaca. Its features include: underlying assets 1:1 reserved and custodied by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, support for synchronized mapping of corporate actions (stock splits, etc.), and holdings can serve as joint margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
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Fortitude Mining Invests $45 Million in Zcash Mining Infrastructure
Fortitude Mining, a mining company under Digital Currency Group (DCG), has signed a procurement agreement worth approximately $45 million. The deal involves mining hardware and infrastructure in Nebraska, aimed at advancing the vertical integration of Zcash mining. The expansion includes a $31.5 million commitment for miner purchases, along with two acquisitions totaling $13.9 million covering power contracts, land, buildings, and mining equipment. Fortitude stated that its controlled data center capacity has increased to over 60 megawatts in 2026. Fortitude is proceeding with a proposed merger with HeartSciences Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company. If completed, the DCG subsidiary will gain a public listing status. In the first quarter of 2026, Zcash accounted for 61% of Fortitude's mining revenue, while Bitcoin's share fell to 36%.
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