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Odaily News, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom has formally opposed Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8363, stating that if passed, the proposal could weaken the DeFi ecosystem, limit institutional interest in Ethereum, and erase a key advantage ETH holds over Bitcoin.EIP-8363, also known as "Tapered Issuance Burn," works by gradually increasing the proportion of consensus layer validator rewards that are burned as ETH staking ratios rise. When approximately 50% of ETH's supply is staked, the reward burn ratio would reach 100%, meaning issuance returns would drop to zero. If passed, the mechanism would be phased in gradually over roughly 18 months.The proposal, introduced earlier this week, has sparked significant controversy. Supporters argue it could limit the scale of ETH staking through market-based means while reducing the dilution problem faced by non-stakers. Proposal authors include Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, EthCC founder Jérôme de Tychey, and others.However, critics argue the mechanism could disproportionately harm solo stakers and weaken Ethereum's security. Chalom stated that the proposal's authors are all serious researchers and long-term Ethereum supporters, but "well-intentioned people can also be wrong."
Odaily News: Starknet announced the completion of a quantum-resistant signature transfer test. A wallet account using quantum-resistant signature mechanisms completed a real transfer on the Starknet mainnet, with transaction fees of approximately 6 US cents, and the transaction can be queried via a block explorer. This account is currently an experimental, unaudited version intended primarily for research and testing.StarkWare stated that this transfer was made possible by Starknet's account model design. Unlike most blockchains that fix the signature algorithm at the protocol layer, each Starknet account is a smart contract that can autonomously define which signature schemes it accepts. As a result, users can upgrade their wallets from traditional elliptic curve signatures to quantum-resistant signatures without a hard fork, without migrating assets, and without changing their addresses.StarkWare pointed out that most blockchains face quantum computing risks because both wallet signatures and the underlying verification systems rely on elliptic curve cryptography. Once large-scale quantum computers emerge, running Shor's algorithm could break the associated cryptographic systems. Currently, the Starknet ecosystem already supports a quantum-resistant signature scheme based on Falcon-512, which is part of the NIST post-quantum cryptography standardization framework. The relevant implementation has been advanced by ecosystem teams and organizations such as OpenZeppelin.
According to EU-Startups, Cyprus-based enterprise AI customer service company Omilia announced the completion of a €58.1 million (approximately $67 million) Series B financing round led by Expedition Growth Capital. The funds will be used to accelerate business expansion in North America and globally, with plans to open its first U.S. office in the second half of 2026. Founded in 2002, Omilia focuses on providing self-learning agent CX solutions for enterprise call centers using its proprietary voice AI technology, and the platform supports compliance standards such as FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR.
According to official news from the decentralized stablecoin USDD, DeFi protocol Pendle has integrated PT-sUSDD into its PT Looping module. Users can complete looping operations with one click through the Pendle interface without the need for cross-platform operations. Currently, the looping APY for PT-sUSDD in the Morpho/USDT market can reach up to 20.87%. According to the introduction, the PT Looping module is based on the PT-sUSDD/USDT and PT-sUSDD/USDC markets on Morpho. This integration aims to significantly enhance capital efficiency for USDD holders, combining the fixed income and borrowing capacity of PT-sUSDD to form a robust yield portfolio. The official team reminds users to participate according to their own risk preferences.
According to the latest trading data disclosed by Ark Invest, funds under Cathie Wood sold a total of 109,492 shares of Palantir (PLTR) on August 4 and 5, valued at approximately $17 million based on the latest closing price.Palantir previously reported second-quarter revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year-over-year, and raised its full-year guidance, driving the stock up nearly 30% in a single day after the earnings release. In addition, Cathie Wood has recently increased positions in Circle (CRCL), SpaceX (SPCX), and NVIDIA (NVDA), while reducing holdings in Shopify (SHOP) and Roblox (RBLX). (The Street)
Odaily News: Bank of America reiterated its "Buy" rating on SpaceX after its earnings report, maintaining a price target of $235, roughly 87.5% above the post-earnings reference price of $125.33. Bank of America believes its bullish thesis is no longer primarily based on the rocket launch business, but rather on the AI infrastructure business.Bank of America projects SpaceX's AI business revenue will approach $24.5 billion in 2026, accounting for more than half of the company's total revenue forecast. Meanwhile, revenue contributions from the partnership with Anthropic began in May this year, while the compute collaboration with Google is expected to commence in October this year. As a result, Bank of America has raised its financial forecasts for the coming years: the 2026 revenue estimate has been raised by approximately 15% to $46.9 billion; the 2027 revenue estimate has been raised by approximately 29% to $100.7 billion; and the 2028 revenue estimate has been raised by approximately 29% to $184.8 billion.However, Bank of America also expects that as capital expenditures continue to expand, SpaceX will maintain significantly negative free cash flow in the coming years. Its projections are: -$43.6 billion in free cash flow for 2026; -$45.4 billion for 2027; and -$37.4 billion for 2028. (The Street)
Western Digital Chief Product Officer Ahmed Shihab published a long article pointing out that as AI infrastructure expands rapidly, the core competition in the storage field should not be simply reduced to a contest between Flash and Hard Disk Drives (HDD), but lies in whether an AI storage architecture with long-term economic scalability can be built. The AI industry is currently facing a key question: whether the storage architecture chosen this year can support future data scale growth to the PB level or even the EB level. Many AI infrastructure designs do not fail due to insufficient performance, but fall into cost dilemmas after data scale expands. Ahmed Shihab added that Flash and HDD are not in a competitive relationship, but are complementary technologies for different workloads. High-performance scenarios, such as model weights, GPU spillover, KV cache, etc., require low-latency Flash support; while long-term storage needs such as training datasets, logs, checkpoints, compliance records, and large-scale historical data are more suitable for adopting HDDs with cost advantages. Storage architecture in the AI era will be more layered, rather than relying on a single storage medium. "Flash handles performance at critical moments, HDD handles data lifecycle. The direction of future AI storage development is not 'Flash replacing HDD', but precise layering based on different data lifecycles and business requirements." "True infrastructure is not about pursuing dazzling performance, but a reliable foundation capable of supporting long-term AI growth." US stock market trends show, Western Digital
Odaily News Jiaxian Communication related personnel responded to Tongyu Communication's clarification announcement, stating that in March 2026, NVIDIA's AI-RAN technical team visited Jiaxian Communication, and both parties exchanged views on the AI-RAN technology roadmap. During the exchange, NVIDIA recommended that Jiaxian Communication use the CUDA Aerial open-source platform for AI-RAN base station system R&D. Since then, Jiaxian Communication has initiated pre-research and validation of AI-native 5G and 6G base station technologies based on the CUDA Aerial ecosystem, and related work has been steadily progressing for nearly six months.The aforementioned personnel stated that both parties have now established a regular technical working group to maintain communication on related technology R&D and validation. More than ten technical personnel from NVIDIA, from regions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore, are participating in the working group. (Jiemian)
Mersinger pointed out that the bill explicitly prohibits the portion of stablecoin holding rewards equivalent to bank deposit interest, but allows reward mechanisms based on user activity, consistent with the credit card points model; regarding DeFi regulation, Section 10301 of the bill requires the SEC to establish rules for protocols that are "nominally decentralized, substantially controllable," rather than exempting them, while Section 10201 has incorporated digital commodity brokers into the full reporting obligations under the "Bank Secrecy Act" and allocated $3 billion to support state-level enforcement, contrary to the "Wall Street Journal"'s claim of "inadequate regulation of illicit finance."
Bybit announced that its Dual Asset investment product has added four xStocks tokenized US stock underlying assets: METAx, TSLAx, HOODx, and CRCLx. Currently, Bybit Dual Asset supports the 10 most popular xStocks on the Bybit platform, providing users with a richer selection of tokenized US stock structured investment options. The newly added underlying assets cover popular sectors such as artificial intelligence, smart electric vehicles, fintech, and stablecoins, further enriching users' options for allocating yield strategies around different market themes. Dual Asset is a non-principal-protected structured yield product launched by Bybit. Users can independently select the underlying asset, target price, and investment term based on their judgment of the future price trend of the underlying asset, earning potential returns while maintaining market views. The product supports three investment terms: 8 hours, 1 day, and 7 days, with a single subscription amount ranging from 30 to 200,000 USDT. At maturity, the system will settle in the corresponding asset based on the performance of the underlying asset price relative to the target price and pay the agreed yield to the user. This product is suitable for users who wish to generate potential returns in range-bound markets, or who wish to buy or sell target assets at ideal prices. With the addition of these four underlying assets, Bybit Dual Asset provides users with more opportunities to construct yield strategies around popular US stocks.
According to the official page, Robinhood-owned CEX Bitstamp has just listed CASHCAT, a meme coin on the Robinhood chain. As of press time, CASHCAT is trading at $0.1123 on Bitstamp, while GMGN data shows CASHCAT is currently at $0.132 on-chain, up 48% in the past 24 hours. An official detailed announcement post from Bitstamp has not yet been seen, but the page indicates that trading functionality is already live. In early June, Robinhood announced the completion of its $200 million cash acquisition of Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp.
According to DealStreetAsia, Singapore-based AI infrastructure startup Acrab has announced the completion of a $130 million Series B funding round, led by existing investors Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India Fund and Vertex Growth, with new investors participating. The specific identities of the new investors and the valuation for this round remain undisclosed. Upon completion of this round, Acrab's cumulative fundraising total has exceeded $480 million, including capital raised prior to its official public launch earlier this year. Established in 2024, Acrab specializes in developing a full-stack AI computing platform integrating custom chips, edge AI models, and software orchestration capabilities to support AI agents in executing tasks in real-time.
Odaily News - According to an official announcement, global digital asset trading platform Gate will launch the third phase of Pre-IPOs project subscriptions, focusing on AI enterprise Moonshot AI, offering KIMI asset certificate subscription services.The KIMI asset certificate is a Mirror Note designed based on changes in the enterprise value of Moonshot AI. The subscription period runs from 15:00 on August 11, 2026, to 15:00 on August 13, 2026 (UTC+8), with a subscription price of $105-$115 per share (subject to final pricing results). The project's implied market value is approximately $50 billion, supporting subscription in both USDT and GUSD, with GUSD subscriptions additionally earning a 3.8% yield on demand U.S. Treasury bonds.After the subscription concludes, KIMI asset certificates will be fully unlocked and distributed at 15:00 (UTC+8) on August 17, with dedicated market trading opening approximately one month after distribution. Trading fees on the dedicated market are 0.5% maker fee and 1.5% taker fee. Additionally, this project charges a 5% underwriting service fee. Should excess returns be generated in the future, a 20% performance fee (Carry) will be charged on the profitable portion.The launch of the Moonshot AI (KIMI) project marks an important step in Gate's continued exploration of AI, RWA, and innovative asset service scenarios. Going forward, Gate will continue to expand more diverse asset participation channels, driving further integration between the digital asset ecosystem and traditional financial markets.
Hyperliquid Research Collective released the Hyperliquid Q2 2026 Report. The report stated that against the backdrop of Bitcoin falling 14% during the quarter, HYPE rose 79% and hit a new all-time high. The report also noted that HIP-3-based real-world markets set new records in trading related to stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO companies, with trading volume accounting for nearly one-third of the platform's total trading volume. Additionally, the first batch of HYPE exchange-traded funds have started trading in the United States, and a private rocket company also achieved on-chain pricing while the New York Stock Exchange was closed.
Odaily News: Uniswap founder Hayden posted on X, stating that FUD spreaders are concentrating on spreading narratives based more on positions than facts. Meanwhile, Pools.trade has already reached a trading volume of $150 million before its official launch and is still in the Beta stage. Traffic has far exceeded expectations, so there are some areas of the UI that need improvement, but they will be fixed soon.
According to CoinDesk, Ondo Finance announced the appointment of former Blockchain.com Chief Financial Officer Adam Schlisman as Chief Financial Officer. Schlisman previously also served at Monashee Investment Management. Ondo stated that this appointment aims to support the expansion of its tokenized assets and on-chain capital markets business. The company was founded by former Goldman Sachs executives and is currently one of the larger real-world asset tokenization platforms, with products covering blockchain-based US Treasury bonds and stocks.
trade.xyz announced on X platform that the Pre-IPO Perpetual (IPOP) market for UNITREE is now live. UNITREE is a pre-IPO market reflecting the expected market price per A-share of Unitree Technology Co., Ltd. Unitree Technology Co., Ltd. is expected to list on the Shanghai STAR Market under the code 688836. Unitree designs and manufactures quadruped robots, humanoid robots, and robotic arms. After the IPO, the oracle will convert the RMB share price into USD based on the prevailing offshore USD/CNY exchange rate.
Odaily News AMD, the semiconductor giant, announced the launch of its enterprise-grade AI programming platform, AMD Instinct Coder. The platform combines AMD chips, Supermicro servers, and Spectro Cloud software, aiming to help enterprises deploy AI coding assistants locally, reduce the cost of cloud-based AI models, and protect code and data security.AMD stated that Instinct Coder is an "out-of-the-box" end-to-end AI development platform, integrating AMD EPYC processors, AMD Instinct GPUs, Supermicro AI servers, Spectro Cloud PaletteAI Inference Launchpad software, and the AMD-optimized GLM-5.2 model. It can be used for software development scenarios such as code generation, application modernization, automated testing, and code review.AMD said that compared to relying on cutting-edge cloud-based AI models, Instinct Coder can help enterprises reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 70%, with the fastest payback period shortened to 6 months.AMD noted that more and more enterprises are looking to leverage AI to improve development efficiency, but face two major challenges: on one hand, the cost of invoking top-tier cloud models continues to rise; on the other hand, entrusting enterprise source code, intellectual property, and sensitive data to third-party services poses security and compliance risks.Through a local deployment model, Instinct Coder allows enterprises to maintain control over their data and code while providing more predictable infrastructure costs. The platform supports development tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Visual Studio Code, and Cursor, with each node supporting up to 50 users (30 concurrent users).Additionally, the PaletteAI Inference Launchpad provided by Spectro Cloud enables AI workload management, model routing, request auditing, and cost monitoring, and supports invoking external models such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or xAI when needed.AMD stated that Instinct Coder aims to help enterprises break free from the high costs of cloud-based AI services, accelerate AI-driven software development processes while ensuring data security and autonomous control.
Odaily News S&P Global Ratings on Monday awarded BlackRock's new tokenized money market fund, the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle (BRSRV), an "AAAm" rating, its highest principal stability fund rating. The rating is based on investment and counterparty credit quality, maturity structure, and management's ability to maintain a stable net asset value. S&P Global Ratings stated that it found no weaknesses in BlackRock Advisors' management and organization, credit research and analysis, risk management, or compliance. It also noted that the fund's tokenization framework demonstrates operational resilience, employing a permissioned architecture that restricts transactions to whitelisted wallets to mitigate network, smart contract, and blockchain network risks. BRSRV launched Monday as an open-end management investment company, aiming to make its shares eligible as qualifying reserve assets for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. The fund will hold cash, U.S. Treasuries with maturities of 93 days or less, and overnight repurchase agreements collateralized by Treasury instruments, maintaining a weighted average maturity of no more than 60 days and a weighted average life of no more than 120 days. In a separate stablecoin stability assessment summary published Tuesday, S&P Global Ratings stated that six of the 11 stablecoins it covers possess "sufficient" or stronger capacity to maintain their fiat peg. USDT remains at Level 5 "weak," with TUSD and USDe also at Level 5; USDC, EURC, USDG, and USDP are rated Level 2 "strong."
Alibaba Cloud announced that the Qwen 3.8-Max model received integration support from mainstream AI developer platforms including OpenRouter, OpenCode, Vercel, and DeepInfra on its first day of release. This rapid ecosystem response indicates high interest from the developer community in the new model, with application development underway based on the Qwen 3.8 series. Officially, trial access to Model Studio and Qwen Cloud was simultaneously opened to developers, further lowering the barrier to entry and accelerating the adoption of the new model within the ecosystem.