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According to TechFlow Research, a Bernstein research report on August 10 pointed out that Microsoft's current lease liabilities increased 33% year-over-year to $114.4 billion, future lease obligations surged 255% year-over-year to $329.1 billion, and fiscal 2027 procurement commitments reached $169 billion. The report believes the market has misread these figures: existing leases are spread over a 13-year period, with rent expiring in 2027 at approximately $13.2 billion; the $329.1 billion future leases will commence sequentially between 2027 and 2033, assuming an average lease term of 12 to 15 years, the annualized rent growth rate is approximately 12% to 16%, roughly in line with Microsoft's commercial cloud revenue historical growth rate; among the $169 billion procurement commitments, GPU servers account for only a portion and are concentrated within 12 months, with only $25 billion for fiscal 2028 and beyond. The report maintains Microsoft's "Outperform" rating, with the price target raised from $647 to $660 and the P/E multiple raised from 26.5x to 27x. Bernstein believes that data center designs support hybrid deployment of CPU and GPU, and if AI demand slows down, capacity can be shifted to traditional cloud business. AI accounts for approximately 16% to 17% of Microsoft's commercial cloud revenue, but since AI gross margin is approximately 27%, far lower than traditional cloud business, AI accounts for approximately 40% of commercial cloud cost of sales. Management stated at the Q4 earnings call that current demand still far exceeds available supply.
Odaily News – Bitget has launched an rToken leveraged trading campaign open to users who have not previously engaged in rToken leveraged trading. During the campaign period, users who complete their first borrow-and-buy rToken leveraged trade will randomly receive a leveraged trading fee rebate coupon worth 10 to 88 USDT, with rewards available to the first 1,000 users on a first-come, first-served basis.Additionally, users participating in rToken leveraged trading who reach specific thresholds can earn between 2 and 888 USDT worth of rSPCX stock, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT in equivalent rSPCX. No registration is required for this campaign, which runs from August 12 to August 19. For more details, please refer to Bitget's official platform.
Odaily News According to official sources, Gate's Contract Stocks Section launched perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement) for CSOPSKHYNIX2L (CSOP SK Hynix Daily Leverage 2X ETF 7709.HK), CSOPSAMSUNG2L (CSOP Samsung Electronics Daily Leverage 2X ETF 7747.HK), SSPC (2X Daily Short SpaceX ETF), SPCH (2X Daily Long SpaceX ETF), GFS (GlobalFoundries), VST (Vistra Energy), OKTA (Okta), and OUST (Ouster) on August 12 at 14:00 (UTC+8), supporting 1-20x leverage.Additionally, Gate is hosting Round 13 of the Contract Stocks Section New Coin Airdrop from August 12 at 16:00 to August 21 at 16:00 (UTC+8). New users who complete their first contract trade will receive 5 USDT; daily check-ins based on trading volume in eligible coins can accumulate up to 35 USDT; trading eligible coins in contract markets qualifies participants to share a 30,000 USDT prize pool. The total prize pool for the event is 50,000 USDT, with individual participants eligible to receive up to 240 USDT.
Binance will list the bStocks tokenized security GameStop (GMEB) trading pair on August 12, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8) and enable the spot algorithmic trading bot service.
Odaily News: The cross-chain bridge connecting XRP Ledger and Coreum was attacked on August 9. The attacker exploited a validation logic vulnerability to steal approximately 199,900 XRP, reducing the bridge's asset balance from roughly 200,400 XRP to 493.5 XRP. The attack did not involve private key leaks and did not target the XRP Ledger protocol itself. The attacker forged deposit operations, causing the bridge system to recognize them as legitimate deposits and triggering the bridge wallet on the other end to send real XRP. On-chain data shows that the attacker completed the fund transfer through 94 multi-signature authorization transactions within 97 minutes. These transactions required signatures from 17 of the 28 relay node keys, allowing the attacker to bypass the bridge's validation mechanism. As of August 11, the Coreum cross-chain bridge remains suspended, and the Coreum Development Foundation has not yet released an official incident report. The XRP mainnet and user private keys remain unaffected and secure.
According to TechFlow Research, Reuters reported on August 4 that the Trump administration and the FCC are drafting a plan to ban US imports of Chinese data center components, with optical modules specifically mentioned. Goldman Sachs responded to three core questions in an August 10 research report: rapid technological iteration, strong AI demand, and high R&D requirements for multiple SKU varieties make clients more reliant on existing leading manufacturers in the current environment and unlikely to switch to new suppliers easily. Seven of the top ten global optical module suppliers are headquartered in China, and their market share in 2025 will expand further compared to 2024. Goldman Sachs pointed out that leading manufacturers have outstanding advantages in capacity commitments, automated production, and manufacturing efficiency. Product upgrades to 1.6T and above further raise the manufacturing threshold, making it difficult for small and medium-sized manufacturers to catch up in the short term. Overseas capacity deployment is underway; Eoptolink's Phase I in Thailand is at full capacity, and Phase II will expand in 2026, establishing a long-term diversification trend. Goldman Sachs gave Buy ratings to Eoptolink and Robotechnik, and also gave Buy ratings to FOCI, LandMark, and VPEC (all Taiwan stocks), believing that technology, capacity, and customer synergy constitute difficult-to-replicate competitive barriers.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the DOSUSDT Perpetual Contract on August 11, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC), supporting up to 20x leverage, with USDT as the settlement asset.
Odaily News: According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will list the DOSUSDT perpetual contract at 15:00 (UTC) on August 11, 2026, supporting up to 20x leverage and using USDT as the settlement asset. Within 24 hours after the contract goes live, the futures copy trading feature will be opened.
EVAA Protocol (EVAA) lists on Bitget PoolX. Users can lock XAUT to share 70,000 EVAA airdrop, with an individual locking limit of 300 XAUT. The locking period is from August 12 22:00 to August 18 22:00 (UTC+8).
Odaily News Unitree Robotics today released the announcement regarding the online issuance subscription and lottery result for its initial public offering of shares on the STAR Market. The announcement disclosed that after the strategic placement adjustment, the offline issuance volume is 25,886,148 shares, accounting for approximately 80.00% of the issuance volume after deducting the final strategic placement quantity. This offline issuance adopts a proportional lock-up method, where offline investors must commit that 10% of their allocated shares (rounded up) will be subject to a lock-up period of 6 months from the date of the issuer's initial public offering and listing. Specifically, for the shares allocated to each placement object, 90% of the shares have no lock-up period and can be traded immediately upon listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; the remaining 10% of shares will be locked up for 6 months, with the lock-up period commencing from the date the shares are listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.Unitree Robotics also announced that the issuer and the lead underwriter (sponsor) have scheduled the online issuance lottery drawing ceremony for the morning of August 11, 2026 (T+1 day) at Room 707, North Tower, Shanghai Securities Building, No. 528 South Pudong Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai. The results of the online lottery drawing will be announced on August 12, 2026 (T+2 day).
Odaily News According to the official announcement, Gate has officially launched CandyDrop Round 176 for DappOS (DOS) from August 10, 19:00 to August 23, 19:00 (UTC+8), introducing a DOS token airdrop campaign. During the event, users can earn candies through spot trading, VIP-exclusive tasks, and inviting friends, sharing a total of 1,500,000 DOS, with a maximum individual reward of 1,000 DOS.Among these, new users who complete their first DOS spot trade are eligible for a new-user exclusive bonus. Regular users and VIP users can earn candies by reaching specified trading volumes, while inviting valid friends also grants candies and a chance to share in the reward pool.Gate CandyDrop continues to provide users with opportunities to participate in popular project airdrops and earn token rewards through diversified task mechanisms.
According to the official announcement, HTX launched KUAISHOU/USDT and MEITUAN/USDT perpetual contracts on August 11, supporting 1-10x long and short trading.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX will open DOS deposit services on August 11 at 18:00 (UTC+8), and will open DOS/USDT spot trading on August 11 at 20:00. DOS withdrawal services will open on August 12 at 20:00. It is reported that DAPPOS is committed to building low-barrier AI products. Its flagship product, xBubble, is a low-prompt AI agent that converts simple requests into ready-to-use results. xBubble lowers the usage barrier by automatically coding, testing, and orchestrating AI Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) solutions for specific tasks, enabling users to focus on their own goals without the need to manually write code or operate AI.
Odaily News: According to official announcements, Binance Futures will update the Portfolio Margin Pro collateral ratios for certain assets at 06:00 (UTC) on August 14, 2026, and adjust the leverage and margin tiers for multiple USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts. The affected contracts include SNDKUSDT, 0GUSDT, RVNUSDT, COWUSDT, GASUSDT, 1000BONKUSDT, METISUSDT, CYBERUSDT, DOGSUSDT, IOSTUSDT, QNTXUSDT, SHAZUSDT, BOTUSDT, PENGUSDT, STRCUSDT, and BSPUSDT. The update is expected to be completed within approximately one hour, and existing positions will be impacted. Grid trading may be terminated as a result of these adjustments.
Odaily News: According to data from Gate's event contracts platform, in the event regarding "What price level will WTI crude oil reach in August 2026," the probability of crude oil touching $85 or above is as high as 69%, while the probabilities of touching below $75 and above $90 are 53% and 41% respectively, indicating an overall bullish market expectation.Meanwhile, Gate has launched the "Global Financial Duet" limited-time campaign, running from 18:00 on July 24 to 18:00 on August 28 (UTC+8). The campaign integrates Gate's stock section with Polymarket, covering earnings season and macroeconomic data hotspots. Users who complete stock or financial market prediction trades each week can earn up to 150 USDT in stock trading fee rebate vouchers and 150 USDT in event contract trial vouchers per week, while also participating in two independent leaderboards—"Stocks" and "Predictions"—with a weekly prize pool of up to 40,000 USDT to share, bringing the total prize pool to 200,000 USDT. Additionally, the campaign offers multiple extra benefits, including welcome trading gifts for new users, VIP 5+ registration rewards, and a shared hot topic calendar.
Odaily Odaily: Bitget has launched a new round of CandyBomb with a total prize pool of 150,000 DOS. This event is exclusively for new futures users and runs from August 11 to August 18. During the event period, users who complete net deposit and futures trading tasks can unlock corresponding candies, with a maximum of 1,000 DOS per person. Detailed rules have been published on Bitget's official platform. Eligible users must click "Join Now" to complete registration before they can participate in the event.
Odaily News, August 11 - Web3 security firm CertiK has released its report "Intel3D: PSAV and Brazil's New Security Standards." The report notes that as the deadline for authorization applications set by the Central Bank of Brazil (October 30 this year) approaches, local Virtual Asset Service Providers (PSAVs) are facing a wave of concentrated compliance adjustments. Independent third-party compliance and security certifications are also transitioning from industry best practices to critical requirements for market access. According to the report, CertiK has already begun conducting independent external audits in accordance with Central Bank of Brazil Normative Instruction No. 701.As one of the markets with the highest crypto adoption rates globally, the impact of Brazil's regulatory transformation may extend far beyond its domestic market. The report shows that Brazil currently ranks fifth globally in actual crypto adoption rates. Between June 2024 and June 2025, Brazil received $318.8 billion in on-chain asset value, accounting for nearly one-third of South America's on-chain activity during the same period. Stablecoins have become a critical infrastructure in the local digital asset market, representing approximately 80% of the trading volume in crypto asset transactions reported to Brazil's Federal Revenue Service.
Odaily News: Luke Dashjr announced on X that he will temporarily step down from his roles as Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of OCEAN, shifting his focus to Bitcoin and the open-source projects that support it.Luke Dashjr is a core supporter of BIP-110, but as of August 9, OCEAN's default stratum endpoint has reverted to the non-BIP-110 chain, and miners' hashing power is no longer being directed to the BIP-110 chain by default.
According to Cryptopolitan, Bitcoin mining company Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms) released its Q2 2026 financial report this Monday, disclosing that the company has completed the shutdown of all its US Bitcoin mining farms, and sold 1,085 BTC between April 1 and August 7, cashing out approximately $75 million, and currently still holds 1,861 BTC on its balance sheet, valued at approximately $121 million. Financially, Keel's Q2 revenue was $30 million, down 50% year-over-year, mainly dragged down by weak Bitcoin prices and the shutdown of the Moses Lake mining farm; operating loss reached $141 million (including $84 million in non-cash depreciation), net loss from continuing operations was $64 million, and adjusted EBITDA was negative $24 million. Following the announcement, KEEL stock price fell more than 11% in a single day. In terms of strategic transformation, Keel is converting its core sites in Pennsylvania, Washington State, and Quebec into high-performance computing data centers; currently, permitting approvals for the three priority sites are nearly complete, and negotiations with potential tenants are underway. The company's current liquidity is approximately $819 million, including $698 million in unrestricted cash and $121 million in Bitcoin, and during the quarter, it also raised $458 million through convertible notes.
Odaily News: According to Lookonchain monitoring, as of the August 10 data update, Bitcoin ETFs saw a single-day net inflow of 1,731 BTC, valued at $112 million; over the past 7 days, net inflows totaled 12,400 BTC, valued at $799 million. Ethereum ETFs saw a single-day net inflow of 29,900 ETH, valued at $56.78 million; over the past 7 days, net inflows totaled 118,500 ETH, valued at $225 million.