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Odaily News - StonkBrokers development team Clutch Markets announced on X the launch of the STORMM (Stock Token Optimized Regenerative Market Maker) mechanism, and plans to launch Leverage Machine, a permissionless on-chain options exchange built on this mechanism, in September. On Leverage Machine, users can provide stock token or ETH liquidity and earn LP fees, option premiums, and stock token multiplier dividends. Other users can purchase call or put options based on the corresponding liquidity. Notably, every option position on the platform will be minted as a tradable NFT, recording position size, strike price, expiration time, and in-the-money status, and can be traded on NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea.In addition, Leverage Machine will introduce Easy Mode, where users only need to input their predictions on stock token price and time horizon, and the system will automatically match the corresponding strike price liquidity and complete the option trade. For option buyers, this mode has no forced liquidation like perpetual contracts—positions will simply expire worthless or be exercised if in-the-money at expiration.
Odaily News: Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has risen about 19 times over the past year, yet its market cap remains less than 1% of Bitcoin's. Digital asset management firm Grayscale stated that financial privacy, cybersecurity development, and cross-chain connectivity capabilities could drive Zcash to further expand its market share.As of August 29, Bitcoin's market cap stood at $1.56 trillion, while Zcash's market cap was $13.74 billion—approximately 0.88% of Bitcoin's, with Bitcoin's market cap being roughly 114 times larger. Grayscale estimates that if ZEC were to reach 2%, 5%, and 10% of Bitcoin's market cap, the corresponding prices would be $1,622, $4,054, and $8,109, respectively. These scenarios are not price predictions.On August 25, Grayscale's Zcash ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH, moving from OTCQX to NYSE Arca, providing investors with exposure to spot ZEC without needing to directly purchase tokens or manage wallets and private keys.Zcash utilizes a proof-of-work consensus mechanism with a fixed supply of 21 million coins, and supports the concealment of transaction details through zero-knowledge proofs. Its intents technology can coordinate cross-chain transactions based on user goals, such as converting other digital assets into ZEC. (Bitcoin.com News)
: Blockchain technology company Starkware stated that on August 26, a transaction using researcher Avihu Levy's Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme was mined on the Bitcoin mainnet, without requiring a soft fork, hard fork, or modification of consensus rules.The transaction consumed 10,000 sats and was processed through MARA Foundation's Slipstream service, as the non-standard format typically cannot propagate through Bitcoin's public mempool. The test consumed several hours of GPU computation, costing approximately $150 to $200.QSB employs hash-based quantum-resistant spending conditions and reduces quantum attack risks through signature trial mining, but still requires users to proactively migrate funds and cannot protect assets whose public keys have already been exposed. Starkware CEO Eli Ben-Sasson still supports introducing a protocol-level solution via a soft fork. (Bitcoin.com News)
Bybit announced the launch of Perp Options, the industry's first options product based on stock perpetual contracts, connecting crypto trading accounts directly to US equity derivatives. The initial underlying assets, SPCX (SpaceX) and NVDA (NVIDIA), will officially go live for trading at 20:00 UTC on September 17, 2026.
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: SemiAnalysis posted on X that AMD middle managers are spending the time of more than 20 engineers trying to expand their sphere of influence and secure promotions through a useless side project called the "ATOM Inference Engine," rather than allocating those resources to inference engines actually being used by real customers like Meta and xAI, such as SGLang and vLLM.SemiAnalysis said that dozens of AMD engineers, including principal engineers and AMD Fellows, have privately contacted the firm, stating that due to internal office politics at AMD and support from some middle managers, they are unable to discuss their concerns internally. Middle managers are consuming the time of more than 20 full-time engineers to develop this side project with almost no customers, and the engineers involved are all "10x engineers" who should have been dedicated to developing customer-facing inference engines like vLLM and SGLang.SemiAnalysis said that middle managers will likely respond by pointing to the only customer using the project in a production environment—Alibaba, based on Qwen—but further investigation shows that this is merely a limited deployment of ATOM by Alibaba's enterprise business unit, not the main business unit behind Qwen.SemiAnalysis stated that AMD management has diverted resources and limited internal GPU R&D clusters away from engineers supporting production-grade inference engines such as vLLM and SGLang, instead using them to expand their own influence and engage in office politics, showing a profound lack of respect for AMD engineers.
Odaily News Recently, the Pre-IPO derivatives sector has seen rising momentum. Ave.ai continues to launch new trading pairs for stock-crypto contracts. On August 27, Ave.ai listed two popular Pre-IPO contract trading pairs: $ANTH and $SHEIN.It is reported that Anthropic, as the developer of the Claude large language model, is a highly sought-after unlisted company in the global AI sector. As its products continue to gain traction in code generation, intelligent agents, and professional research scenarios, market discussions around its IPO valuation have been intensifying. Meanwhile, cross-border e-commerce company SHEIN's listing plans are also a topic of shared interest in both traditional financial markets and the crypto market.Currently, trading $ANTH and $SHEIN through Ave.ai's contracts section is not restricted by US stock trading hours. Users can engage in leveraged long or short trading 24/7 based on business progress, financing news, and IPO expectations. Both contract pairs are now live on Ave.ai.
Odaily News With the La Liga season progressing, event market-related trading remains open. The next round of matches kicks off on August 28 at 02:30 (UTC+8) and 03:00 (UTC+8). Celta Vigo will face Osasuna, with current support rates of 49% and 23%, respectively, and a draw support rate of 29%. Following that, Barcelona will take on Athletic Bilbao, with current support rates of 79% and 8%, respectively, and a draw support rate of 15%.The second phase of the Gate Event Points campaign is now officially live, with a total prize pool of $16,960, including a points pool of $13,521 and a lucky jackpot pool of $10,552. As of now, the Top 1 on the points leaderboard is expected to receive 5,088 USDT. Users can enter the Gate App (v8.32 or above), complete valid event contract trades, and earn scratch cards based on cumulative trading volume. In regular markets, users earn 1 scratch card for every 20 USDT of cumulative trading volume, while in designated events marked with a "2x" badge, users earn 1 scratch card for every 10 USDT of cumulative trading volume. Users have the chance to win USDT, event points, trial vouchers, and more. They can also trigger a super lucky prize, earning 88,888 PTS points and sharing the lucky jackpot pool. Additionally, the top 100 users on the weekly leaderboard can share the points pool.Furthermore, Gate is offering a limited-time "Big Five Leagues Kickoff Carnival" prediction event from August 12, 16:00 to August 31, 16:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to 200,000 USDT. During the event, users who participate in designated football event trading can receive a 10 USDT prediction trial voucher. If users predict a loss for a top-tier club in their opening match, they can receive up to 100 USDT in downside compensation. As an official sponsor of Inter Milan, Gate will select 10 lucky users to receive co-branded jerseys. Users who rank in the top 100 of the cumulative trading volume leaderboard can share a 50,000 USDT prize pool.
According to Chaoxiang Research, a Morgan Stanley report dated August 25 noted that the internet sector declined by an average of 2% last week, with Meta down approximately 7%, Amazon down roughly 2%, and Google virtually flat. Current forward P/E ratios for 2026 stand at 19x for Amazon, 17x for Google, and 17x for Meta, reflecting discounts of 36%, a premium of 36%, and a discount of 24% relative to historical averages, respectively. On an EV/EBITDA basis, Amazon at 11.2x represents a 12% discount to its two-year average, Google at 15.1x implies an 8% premium, and Meta at 8.7x reflects a 30% discount. Morgan Stanley maintains an "Attractive" rating on the internet sector, highlighting that AI capabilities are emerging as a core variable driving valuation divergence. The sector's overall forward EV/EBITDA is 9% below the five-year average, while EV/Sales is 16% above it, underscoring a divergence between revenue and profit multiples. After reclassifying stock-based compensation as a cash expense, the adjusted EV/EBITDA for digital media rises by approximately 36% on average, e-commerce by 30%, and travel and the sharing economy by 44%. Upcoming catalysts include the launch of Google's Gemini 4, stabilization of Amazon Web Services (AWS) growth, progress in Meta's AI ad monetization, and shifts in the interest rate environment.
According to Bitcoin.com, Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR), introduced the concept of "Bitcoin Reformation" in a published article, arguing that Bitcoin should move beyond dogmatic interpretations of early tenets such as Satoshi Nakamoto, the whitepaper, and the "must self-custody" principle, and further integrate into banking, exchanges, corporate sectors, securities markets, and government systems. Saylor stated that while self-custody remains an essential right allowing holders to freely opt out of intermediary systems, it should not be imposed as a mandatory obligation on everyone; users can also evaluate institutional services based on criteria such as custody segregation, collateral, audits, insurance, and withdrawal rights. He believes that Bitcoin has gradually evolved from a peer-to-peer electronic cash system and "digital gold" into "digital capital" capable of supporting credit, equity, currency, and machine economies.
According to Chaoxiang Research, Morgan Stanley's August 25 research report indicated that Semtech's Q2 data center revenue reached $100 million, up 39% quarter-over-quarter and 91% year-over-year, marking a record high. Growth was primarily driven by the sustained strength of the 800G FiberEdge and faster-than-expected qualification of the 1.6T FiberEdge. The 1.6T FiberEdge and CopperEdge are projected to account for over 50% of data center revenue in Q3. The Q3 data center revenue guidance reflects a 45% quarter-over-quarter increase and a 160% year-over-year increase, reaching $145 million. The LoRa business also recorded record revenue of $58 million in Q2, up 31% quarter-over-quarter and 58% year-over-year, with an additional 15% increase expected in Q3. Morgan Stanley raised its price target from $175 to $195 while maintaining a Neutral rating, based on 34.5x non-GAAP EPS of $5.66. Revenue forecasts for FY2027 and FY2028 have been raised to $1.529 billion and $1.895 billion, respectively, with gross margins upgraded to 56.9% and 62.7%, and EPS increased to $3.69 and $5.65. In Q4, ACC (active copper cable) is slated for mass deployment at major hyperscale customers, creating a synergistic effect alongside 800G and 1.6T solutions. The company has announced the divestiture of its module business, which is expected to drive structural improvements in gross margin and operating margin. As disclosed in this research report
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean crypto asset custodian BDACS will partner with Devall Company, the operator of the accounts receivable management service "Cheonggus," to build a stablecoin-based B2B cross-border payment and settlement infrastructure. The initiative will enable exporting companies to send invoices through Cheonggus, allowing overseas buyers to settle using stablecoins such as USDT and USDC. BDACS will subsequently handle asset custody and convert the funds into Korean won for settlement. Both parties also plan to explore integrating payment and settlement data into enterprise ERP systems to automate accounting processes.
According to TechCrunch, Amazon and NVIDIA have announced an expansion of their partnership, with AWS planning to deploy an additional 2 million NVIDIA GPUs between 2027 and 2028. The deployment will cover Blackwell Ultra, Rubin, and Rubin Ultra to meet the rapidly growing compute demand from startups, AI labs, enterprises, and government clients. This comes just five months after Amazon previously committed to deploying over 1 million NVIDIA GPUs. Neither party disclosed the transaction amount, but based on per-unit GPU pricing, the order is estimated to be worth tens of billions of U.S. dollars. Beyond chip procurement, AWS will also integrate NVIDIA’s networking, CPUs, open-source models, and physical AI and robotics stacks, including Omniverse and Isaac.
Odaily News Nvidia will release its fiscal 2026 second-quarter earnings after the U.S. market close. According to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG, the company's quarterly earnings per share are expected to be $2.10, with revenue projected to reach $92.17 billion.The market expects Nvidia's revenue to nearly double from $46.7 billion in the same period last year, continuing the rapid growth driven by the wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure investment. As a core supplier of AI computing power, Nvidia's GPUs are widely used to train and run advanced AI models, and the company is also involved in advancing the construction of next-generation AI data centers through financing support and other means.However, after nearly three years of significant gains, investor expectations for Nvidia have become more cautious. As of Tuesday's close, Nvidia has risen approximately 14% year-to-date, slightly outperforming the Nasdaq index. Market concerns include competitive pressure from rivals such as AMD and Google, as well as rising costs stemming from the global memory chip shortage.Currently, Nvidia is in a new product cycle, with its latest Vera Rubin AI system already being delivered to customers including Microsoft and OpenAI. Investors will focus on sales progress and supply conditions for the Rubin and Blackwell chip families, as well as the company's outlook for future AI computing power demand.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has previously stated that he expects the current product cycle based on the Blackwell and Vera Rubin architectures to generate cumulative sales of $1 trillion by 2027. The company will hold its earnings conference call at 5:00 PM ET. (CNBC)
Odaily News: Qualcomm Technologies announced the launch of the Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK (IMSDK) 2.0, providing a unified development framework for AI and multimedia application development based on the Qualcomm Dragonwing platform.Qualcomm stated that IMSDK 2.0 is designed to help developers build intelligent applications on edge devices that integrate generative AI, multimedia processing, and real-time analytics capabilities, consolidating AI model inference, cameras, audio, video, sensors, and cloud connectivity into a single development environment, covering scenarios such as intelligent cameras, industrial robots, drones, and IoT devices.The new SDK introduces a Pipeline API and application building tools for Python and C++, reducing developers' reliance on underlying multimedia frameworks. Additionally, IMSDK 2.0 supports multiple AI inference paths, including the Qualcomm AI Runtime SDK (QAIRT), ONNX Runtime, and TensorFlow Lite, and can run models on CPU, GPU, or NPU as needed.Furthermore, IMSDK 2.0 introduces Coding Agent Skills for AI programming assistants, Documentation as Code, and containerized microservices capabilities, helping developers complete application building, debugging, deployment, and optimization through natural language instructions.
Odaily News Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has connected its tokenization and custody platform to Swift's blockchain-based ledger, allowing clients to use bank-issued tokenized deposits for payments through their existing digital asset infrastructure.Taurus stated that the first client integrations are expected to go live within days, with the first distributed ledger technology transaction facilitated by its platform expected to be completed within weeks.International payment network Swift announced in July that its ledger was ready for initial use, with 17 banks from six continents piloting real-time transactions using tokenized deposits. Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first real-time cross-border transaction on the ledger. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Digital asset infrastructure service provider Taurus SA announced that its tokenization and custody platform has completed integration with Swift's blockchain-based distributed ledger, the international bank communication network.Taurus stated that following this integration, clients can connect their existing digital asset infrastructure to Swift's blockchain ledger and conduct payment transactions using bank-issued tokenized deposits. The first batch of client integrations is expected to go live within days, with the first transactions based on this distributed ledger technology (DLT) expected to be completed within weeks.In July 2026, Swift announced that its blockchain ledger was ready for initial use, with 17 banks from six continents planning to pilot cross-border payments based on tokenized deposits through the system. Subsequently, Standard Chartered and HSBC completed the first real-time cross-border transactions supported by the ledger, establishing connectivity between their respective tokenized deposit systems.Swift stated that the blockchain ledger will serve as a coordination layer for cross-border payments, supporting round-the-clock transfers of tokenized deposits held on participating banks' balance sheets, while continuing to complete clearing through existing financial infrastructures such as real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems during the final settlement phase. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News - IBM announced today that it has completed the acquisition of HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a leading research and development institution specializing in quantum computing, quantum sensing, advanced communications, electronics, manufacturing, and materials science. The acquisition also complements IBM's broader innovation and investment in quantum manufacturing and infrastructure. HRL's expertise in silicon-based quantum technology creates opportunities for future collaboration with IBM's pure-play quantum foundry, Anderon, supporting scalable manufacturing methods and accelerating learning cycles across multiple quantum computing paradigms. Boeing and General Motors (HRL's former owners) will continue to work with IBM and HRL on quantum applications and advanced technology development. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
According to Bloomberg, China-based AI company Z.AI (Zhipu) confirmed on Wednesday that the mysterious AI model Ox Alpha, which has recently risen rapidly to the top of online usage charts, is a new iteration of its GLM series. Responding to a Bloomberg news inquiry, the company stated it would release the model weights for Ox Alpha tonight.
According to official statements, Lisk clarified that whether to migrate to Celo is entirely at the discretion of each project team based on their respective products, user base, and technical architecture, and is not mandatory. The Lisk Chain will shut down on October 31, 2026, and will remain operational and supported until that date.