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Odaily News: Cathie Wood recently posted on X discussing the comparison between CRCL and Visa and Mastercard, stating: "Despite CRCL (Circle) rising 84% since its IPO, this one-year chart fully reflects the short-term inefficiency of public equity markets. Many financial services analysts have built their professional reputations by tracking V (Visa) and MA (Mastercard) over the long term, which is why they cannot understand Circle as a disruptor. Since MA and V went public in 2006 and 2008 respectively, both have risen approximately 150-fold and 33-fold, making those analysts who recommended buying on dips back then extremely profitable. However, today, it is the underlying technology—not the playbook these analysts follow—that is disrupting the traditional world order. CRCL should be a core beneficiary of this transformation."
Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitor, the TRUMP token team address (BDNB...mx66) transferred 3.837 million tokens to OKX yesterday, valued at $9.33 million. Since early this morning, the address has sold another 1.1 million tokens by adding unilateral liquidity, receiving 2.94 million USDC at an average selling price of $2.68.
Odaily News: According to HyperliquidNews monitoring, total stablecoin inflows this week have surpassed $668 million, recording the third-highest weekly figure in stablecoin inflow history. The USDC contract address 0xa0b...eb48 on the Ethereum blockchain accounts for 97.98% of the share. AQAv2 will use 90% of the income generated by these USDC inflows to buy back and burn Hyperliquid's native tokens.
Odaily News, SlowMist Security Team disclosed that the cross-chain bridge project Allbridge suffered an attack on August 19, 2026, with losses of approximately $190,000. Notably, this attack was not executed instantaneously—the attacker began laying the groundwork nearly a month in advance, bypassing the verification mechanism through forged cross-chain messages.According to SlowMist's analysis, on July 26, the attacker directly called Circle's MessageTransmitterV2.sendMessage function on the Polygon chain, constructing a cross-chain message disguised as CCTP-style, claiming a transfer of 1 million USDC, despite no actual USDC burn operation occurring. Subsequently, Circle generated a valid attestation for this complete message following standard procedures.Approximately 24 days later, on August 19, the attacker waited for the Base Router to receive a genuine CCTP deposit, bringing its balance to approximately 191,000 USDC, then launched the attack just 6 seconds later. Using the previously forged message and attestation, the attacker called Allbridge's receiveCctpMessage function. Due to the project's lack of critical validation, the system mistook the fraudulent cross-chain message for a genuine deposit and recorded a 1 million USDC credit.Subsequently, the attacker borrowed approximately 809,000 USDC temporarily via an Aave flash loan to match the Router's balance with the forged amount, then utilized the internal credit record to call the transfer function, ultimately moving out approximately 999,000 USDC (after deducting a 0.1% fee). After repaying the flash loan and fees, the attacker netted approximately $189,800 in profit. The root cause of this vulnerability lies in Allbridge's failure to verify the identity of the cross-chain message sender and receiver, as well as its failure to confirm whether USDC was genuinely minted or whether the balance actually increased—instead directly trusting the amount and message hash data constructed by the attacker.SlowMist emphasized that on-chain message verification does not equate to actual asset arrival. Cross-chain protocols must not only verify message authenticity but also ensure the message source is trustworthy, confirm the receiver is Circle's official TokenMessengerV2, and only record assets after confirming actual minting and balance changes. This incident once again highlights the security risks in cross-chain bridges' message verification and asset settlement processes.
Odaily News – Hyperliquid's native token HYPE is approaching $73. Crypto trader Pentosh1 noted that its fee burn mechanism will expand after the AQAv2 upgrade, potentially supporting continued outperformance in the next bull cycle.Since November 2024, Hyperliquid has repurchased and burned 462 million HYPE, worth approximately $1.27 billion, with about 99% of protocol fees allocated to buybacks. The platform's annualized protocol revenue currently stands at roughly $600 million to $950 million.AQAv2, or Aligned Quote Asset v2, is scheduled to begin on August 26, channeling approximately 90% of the yield generated from the platform's over $5 billion in USDC reserves into the Assistance Fund, with the first payment expected to arrive on October 3.Market observers estimate that AQAv2 could add an additional $135 million to $160 million in annual buyback volume. Coinbase and Circle—designated as Hyperliquid's official USDC fund deployment partners in May—have both committed to staking a significant amount of HYPE to help launch the mechanism. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to on-chain analyst Ember's monitoring, a whale spent 20 million USDC to purchase 10,501 ETH at a price of $1,904 one month ago and has now fully closed the position. The whale sold 5,250 ETH yesterday and another 5,250 ETH early this morning, at an average price of $2,257, netting 23.7 million USDC in total—a $3.7 million profit in one month.
Odaily News: CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on X platform, stating that Solana ecosystem data shows the total scale of stablecoins on the Solana chain has reached $16.3 billion. Among them, USDC accounts for approximately $6.8 billion, representing 42.8%; USDT accounts for approximately $2.9 billion, representing 18.2%; USDG accounts for approximately $1.2 billion, representing 7.4%.Meanwhile, the number of active stablecoin addresses on Solana has reached 1.7 million, setting a new historical record, indicating that the demand for stablecoins on the network continues to grow.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's x402 payment protocol has processed approximately 14 million AI agent transfers over the past 30 days, with the Base network handling 7.3 million transfers and the Polygon network processing 5.6 million. USDC covers nearly all of these transfers. x402 utilizes the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" mechanism, enabling software to automatically request and complete payments. Coinbase has expanded its related payment services to the Base, Solana, and Polygon networks, supporting USDC as the settlement asset. In July, Coinbase launched Coinbase Business, allowing enterprises to directly receive USDC payments from AI agents, with support for payment collection, reconciliation, and withdrawals. Coinbase has described agent payments as one of its "high-conviction bets." (Bitcoin.com News)
According to BeInCrypto, a field research report recently released by the Bank of Italy shows that stablecoins do not possess a systemic cost advantage in cross-border remittances. Researchers tested USDC transfers of $200 through 10 actual remittance corridors, covering routes between Italy and Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, the UAE, and Japan, with total fees ranging from 0.3% to nearly 9%, showing a significant disparity. The study found that on-chain transfers themselves accounted for an average of only 0.4% of the total cost; what truly drove up fees were steps still reliant on banks and exchanges, such as funding, currency conversion, and withdrawal. Taking the UAE-to-Italy corridor as an example, where bank transfers were unavailable and credit card funding was forced, fees alone reached as high as 3.8%. Meanwhile, transfer speeds also differed significantly due to variations in destination payment infrastructure. Instant payment systems like Brazil's Pix could complete settlement within 20 minutes, while South Africa required 1 to 2 business days, no different from traditional bank wire transfers. The report pointed out that stablecoins currently still heavily rely on the banking system they attempt to replace, and the narrative that "stablecoins are quietly replacing traditional payment rails" remains unsubstantiated.
Odaily News: According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale (0x6910...feda) deposited $2 million USDC into Hyperliquid and placed a limit order to go long on 55,556 UNITREE at $90 per token, with a notional value of approximately $5 million.
Odaily News: Payment app Cash App is expanding its cryptocurrency services through crypto payment platform MoonPay, allowing 50 million users to purchase tokens such as ETH, SOL, XRP, and USDT. Additionally, users can top up major wallets like Ledger, BitPay, Trust Wallet, MetaMask, and Uniswap through Cash App. Previously, Cash App's crypto services only supported Bitcoin, with USDC support added earlier this year. (CoinDesk)
According to an official tweet from Coinbase (@coinbase), Coinbase has officially launched a series of financial services for AI Agents, declaring that "the era of Agent Finance (AiFi) has arrived." This agent economy encompasses three participants: users who use agents, businesses that sell to agents, and developers who build tools for agents. Specific products include: • Coinbase for Agents: AI agents can access the platform via Claude or ChatGPT, and after setting guardrails, autonomously conduct research, decision-making, and trading on assets such as cryptocurrencies, stocks, and derivatives; • Coinbase Advisor: An AI investment advisor built into the App, it is one of the first AI advisors globally registered with the SEC, offering services such as real-time portfolio analysis and automatic tax-loss harvesting, launched for Coinbase One members; • Coinbase Business: Supports receiving USDC and USDT payments from AI agents via the native x402 protocol, featuring no chargeback risk, idle USDC earning 3.35% yield, and supporting one-stop management, reconciliation, and withdrawal.
此外，摩根士丹利还新增了 257 万股自家比特币信托（MSBT，价值约 4330 万美元），并首次建仓 Grayscale Solana Staking ETF（GSOL）及 Fidelity Solana Fund（FSOL）。与此同时，其 Circle（CRCL）持仓从约 146 万股大幅增至 832 万股，并增持多家比特币矿企股份。值得注意的是，摩根士丹利同期减持了约 55 万股 Coinbase（COIN），并完全清仓约 800 万股 Bitfarms（BITF）。
Odaily News: Coinbase has announced that it will stop supporting USDC deposits and withdrawals on the Noble network as of August 17. USDC deposits and withdrawals on other supported networks, including Ethereum, Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon, remain unaffected. Coinbase reminds users not to transfer funds to its Noble network USDC deposit address after August 17, as such funds may be irretrievable.
According to the official announcement, Bitget has launched a net deposit interest rate hike campaign. The participation period is from 00:00 on August 14 to 00:00 on August 28 (UTC+8). During the event, users who reach the specified net deposit threshold and subscribe to the corresponding flexible Simple Earn crypto products for U, USDT, or USDC can receive corresponding interest rate hike rewards; regular users can enjoy an interest rate hike of up to 10% APR, while VIP users can enjoy an interest rate hike of up to 15% APR. The event does not require manual registration. The system will verify based on users' daily net deposit status, and eligible users will automatically receive the corresponding interest rate hike earnings. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) established a position in Circle stock in the second quarter, with holdings of 65,443 shares valued at approximately 4.09 million USD. Additionally, it reduced holdings in Strategy, Coinbase, and Riot Platforms during the same period, and increased holdings in Block and Robinhood stock.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale has deposited 60,000 HYPE into Hyperliquid and sold 31,560 of them, cashing out approximately 1.77 million USD. Currently, the address still has two HYPE Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) sell orders being executed, including one sell order sized at approximately 40,000 HYPE valued at approximately 2.1 million USD, with remaining execution time of approximately 15 hours. Additionally, the address also transferred approximately 1.67 million USDC to Coinbase.
Odaily News: According to HyperliquidNews monitoring, a whale deposited $2.441 million USDC into Hyperliquid a week ago and began shorting Bitcoin. After multiple position closures, the whale currently holds short positions on 1,625 BTC, valued at $103.3 million, with account equity of $2.432 million and leverage exceeding 40x. The whale has also used unrealized profits to increase position size. Currently, the liquidation price is 1.12% higher than the current BTC price.
Odaily News: Coinbase has announced an upgrade to its enterprise-level payment product, Coinbase Business, introducing a series of new features, including support for automatic payments via AI Agents, integration of USDT payments, reusable payment links, flexible pricing, product catalog management, and buyer information collection. These enhancements aim to make it easier for businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. The most significant change in this upgrade is the support for AI Agent payments. Coinbase Business is now compatible with the open machine-to-machine payment standard x402, allowing businesses using the existing Checkout payment flow to directly accept transactions initiated by AI Agents. Funds are settled instantly to business accounts in USDC, which can be used to earn yields or withdrawn at any time. Other new features include:1. Reusable payment links: Businesses can create a single payment link for repeated use, with options to set payment limits, pause, or disable the link;2. Flexible pricing mechanisms: Support for setting minimum prices, maximum prices, or open-ended payments, suitable for scenarios such as donations, tips, and usage-based billing;3. Product catalog functionality: Businesses only need to enter product information once, and it can be reused across multiple payment scenarios, including payment links, Checkout, and invoices;4. Buyer information collection: During the payment process, information such as name, email, and shipping address can be collected simultaneously, reducing manual order processing workflows.
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale deposited 37,390 HYPE, worth $2.03 million, into KuCoin 6 hours ago; 1 hour ago, the same wallet transferred 290,750 USDC, worth $290,700, to Kraken.