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AI Supply Chain Drives Cross-Border Capital Flow Demand, Taiwan's Virtual Asset Subsidiary Regulations Expected to Take Effect as Early as Q1 Next Year

Peng Jinlong, Chairman of Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), stated that the Virtual Asset Service Provider Act was passed following its third reading on June 30 this year. The FSC is currently drafting nine subsidiary regulations covering stablecoin-related provisions, which are expected to be published and implemented as early as the first quarter of next year. With the advancement of technologies such as AI and blockchain, the financial markets in Taiwan and globally are evolving toward a landscape where traditional finance, digital finance, and blockchain finance operate on three parallel tracks. Rising demand for cross-border payments, trade financing, and fund allocation within semiconductor supply chains has highlighted the role of stablecoins, blockchain, and fintech as new infrastructure supporting cross-border capital flows.

AI voice-to-text company Wispr Flow completes $280 million Series B funding round, led by Menlo Ventures

Odaily News AI voice-to-text startup Wispr Flow has completed a $280 million Series B funding round at a valuation of $2 billion, led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, and others. In November last year, Wispr Flow completed a $25 million Series A extension round at a valuation of $700 million. Following this round, the company's total cumulative funding has reached $361 million.Wispr Flow primarily provides AI voice dictation tools for writing and office scenarios. (Reuters)

CoreWeave Makes Significant Concessions for $2.6 Billion Financing, Oversubscribed 3x After Terms Improved

According to Yonhap News Agency, AI cloud computing company CoreWeave was forced to make significant concessions in a $2.6 billion loan project collateralized by compute supply contracts with Anthropic due to sluggish investor demand: raising the annual yield on the loan to 9.1% and adding a "Cash Flow Lockbox" protection clause to ensure revenue generated from Anthropic contracts is prioritized for debt repayment, a clause that will remain in effect until 50% of the loan principal is repaid or the server utilization rate falls below a specific level. Following the adjustment of terms, subscription demand reversed rapidly—buy orders received on the morning of July 30 totaled as high as $9 billion, exceeding the target financing amount by more than three times. A CoreWeave spokesperson expressed satisfaction with the financing results, describing the term revision as a "natural process of introducing innovative financial structures in a volatile market environment."

Lighter Founder: All Economic Value of Lighter Will Flow to the Token, with the Equity Structure Converted to a Token Structure at TGE

Lighter founder Vladimir Novakovski published an article on X this morning titled "Equity and Tokens."In the article, Novakovski clarified that all economic value generated by Lighter will belong to token holders.Lighter's original intention has always been to use venture capital to bootstrap the project until the moment of token issuance. Lighter is a U.S. company and exists as a single entity — the entity that issued equity in the years leading up to TGE is the same entity that issued tokens at TGE. Apart from converting to a token cap table at TGE, the equity cap table will have no further function in the future.More specifically, Lighter completed its final equity financing round a few months before TGE, which was oversubscribed by approximately 5 times, attracting over $300 million in capital interest against a $68 million allocation. At that time, all equity stakeholders (including early investors and former employees) were informed of the future plan — that their equity value would only be reflected as holdings on the token cap table — and were given the opportunity to sell their equity stakes. Anyone who disagreed with the philosophy that "all value belongs to the token" could easily exit at a higher valuation. Ultimately, less than 1% of equity holders chose to sell their shares, while the rest chose to stay, thereby supporting Lighter's commitment to "value accruing to the token."

Flow Traders Pilots Lombard Bitcoin Credit Lending Solution to Support Stablecoin Financing with BTC

: Bitcoin financial product platform Lombard Finance has announced the launch of the Bitcoin Onchain Credit Strategy, with global trading firm Flow Traders as the first pilot partner. Under this solution, Flow Traders can borrow stablecoins for market making without providing on-chain collateral. Its collateral security is provided by Bitcoin deposited in the Lombard Bitcoin Earn yield product, and underwriting is completed through the Cap private credit platform. (The Block)

Ripple Strategically Invests in Notabene to Advance RLUSD Institutional-Grade Stablecoin Payments

According to PRNewswire, stablecoin operator Notabene announced it has received strategic investment from Ripple; the specific investment amount has not been disclosed yet. The two parties will collaborate on enterprise-level stablecoin payments, including integrating Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into the Notabene Flow B2B stablecoin payment platform. Both parties also plan to further expand the application of RLUSD in institutional payment networks to accelerate the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure by banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.

Hong Kong Court Sentences Telecom Fraud "Middleman" to 56 Months in Prison: Police Track Cryptocurrency to Trace Ransom Flow

According to a report by Caixin, the Hong Kong High Court of Appeal rejected the sentence reduction application of Ma Zhihao, the ringleader of an online fraud and human trafficking syndicate, yesterday, upholding the original 56-month imprisonment term. During the investigation, Hong Kong police traced the criminal funds through blockchain and cryptocurrency transaction records, pinpointing key transactions involving his receipt of ransoms and illicit proceeds. It is reported that the family members of a victim paid approximately 9,527 Tether (USDT) to a cryptocurrency wallet designated by the perpetrators. Blockchain tracking records conclusively proved that 8,127 USDT flowed into an exchange account registered under Ma Zhihao’s real name and Hong Kong identity card. The assets were subsequently converted into approximately HK$63,000 and transferred to his personal HSBC bank account, serving as crucial evidence of his participation in the crimes and his financial gains. The Court of Appeal noted that, were it not constrained by the seven-year maximum sentencing limit prescribed for the District Court, the penalties faced by the defendant would have been significantly more severe.

Grayscale: CLARITY Act May Not Be Implemented This Year, New US Crypto Investment May Flow Overseas

Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl stated that due to the Senate schedule and election-year political factors, the likelihood of the U.S. bipartisan crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, passing this year has significantly decreased. The article suggests that the bill's failure to pass will not impact the operation of major blockchains or demand for Bitcoin as a store of value in the short term, nor will it hinder the growth of stablecoin payments.

South African Treasury and Central Bank Release Draft Manual on Cross-Border Crypto Asset Regulation, Seeking Public Comments

According to an official media announcement, the South African National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) jointly released the "Draft Manual on Cross-Border Crypto Asset Activities" on August 3, 2026, which is now open for public consultation with a deadline of September 30, 2026. The manual is implemented in conjunction with the previously released "Draft Regulations on Capital Flow Management 2026," aiming to strengthen supervision over cross-border financial activities and prevent risks related to illicit financial flows associated with crypto assets. The manual clarifies the trigger points for cross-border crypto asset transactions—when crypto assets are transferred between a domestic authorized CASP and a foreign CASP, or from a domestic authorized CASP to a non-custodial wallet, it constitutes cross-border capital inflow or outflow and must be reported to the Financial Supervision Department (FinSurv). It is worth noting that at this stage, only individuals are allowed to conduct crypto asset outflow operations through authorized CASPs within the single discretionary allowance or foreign capital allowance; South African entities are temporarily not allowed to conduct related cross-border operations. In addition, the manual currently does not distinguish between different types of crypto assets, nor does it list crypto assets as official South African currency.

Ripple Strategically Invests in Notabene to Advance RLUSD Institutional-Grade Stablecoin Payments

According to PRNewswire, stablecoin operator Notabene announced it has received strategic investment from Ripple; the specific investment amount has not been disclosed yet. The two parties will collaborate on enterprise-level stablecoin payments, including integrating Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into the Notabene Flow B2B stablecoin payment platform. Both parties also plan to further expand the application of RLUSD in institutional payment networks to accelerate the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure by banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.

Specter Reveals Clues to BONK DAO Governance Attack: Realms Founder's Fund Flow Suspectedly Linked to Attacker

Odaily, on-chain security firm Specter has released preliminary findings on the BONK DAO governance attack. After tracing on-chain fund flows, significant suspicions have emerged: the Realms founder, an address associated with Crypto Notte, shows signs of capital flow interaction with the suspected attacker's wallet.According to the review, the attacker published a malicious governance proposal on June 30. The proposal required 1% of the total BONK circulating supply in voting power to pass. Between July 4 and 5, the attacker acquired sufficient voting weight by purchasing tokens through exchanges and borrowing from Marginfi, totaling approximately $4 million, thereby pushing forward and executing the governance attack.

Financial infrastructure company TVL Capital completes $5 million funding round led by Framework Ventures

financial infrastructure company TVL Capital announced the completion of a $5 million funding round, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Flow Traders and other institutions. Co-founder Lars previously served as Head of Market Research at The Block. The company's products are benchmarked against traditional exchange-traded products, aiming to build compliant, composable derivatives and diversified yield structures, primarily targeting institutional investors to meet various structured investment and yield management needs.

BonkGuy: PONS Floating Profit Reaches ~$7.5M; Judging Attention Flow Matters More Than Chasing Rallies

Odaily News Trader BonkGuy (Unipcs) shared his recent trading performance and strategy in a post on X, noting that his portfolio value once reached $20 million. Among his positions, PONS surged 11,108% from his average entry price, yielding a floating profit of approximately $7.5 million. Additionally, he recorded gains of 1,111%, 894%, 405%, 356%, and 108% on MICRODUCK, DELTA, MARSCOIN, USELESS, and BASECAT, respectively.BonkGuy summarized his trading strategy into five key points: First, anticipate shifts in market narratives and attention early, identifying the biggest beneficiaries likely to absorb capital and interest in the next phase, rather than chasing assets that have already rallied. Second, diversify trading logic rather than conviction—based on the same trend thesis, seek out the most likely beneficiaries across different ecosystems. Third, build a high-quality on-chain trading information network, continuously sourcing information, exchanging views, and validating trading logic through trading groups, X, friends, and other traders. Fourth, accept the time and energy costs associated with opportunities, as he believes the window of opportunity during the current bull market's high-explosive phase is limited. Fifth, reduce personal emotions and biases in trading, avoiding the active exclusion of potential opportunities due to personal opinions about a particular chain, platform, founder, or ecosystem. He concluded, "The market doesn't care what you believe; it rewards correct judgment."

Approximately $9.3 million in funds affected; More Markets suffers attack, attacker drains 15.5 million WFLOW

Odaily News: According to blockchain security firm Blockaid's monitoring, More Markets (More Labs) on Flow EVM has been exploited. The attacker leveraged Ankr's liquid staking tokens and the E-Mode mechanism to drain More Markets' WFLOW lending reserves, transferring approximately 15.5 million WFLOW from the mFlowWFLOW reserve. The detected impact amount is approximately $9.3 million, and the related attack transaction cluster also includes post-exploit fund transfer operations. At present, the specific losses and the destination of the attacker's funds are still under further confirmation.

Hong Kong Court Sentences Telecom Fraud "Middleman" to 56 Months in Prison: Police Track Cryptocurrency to Trace Ransom Flow

According to a report by Caixin, the Hong Kong High Court of Appeal rejected the sentence reduction application of Ma Zhihao, the ringleader of an online fraud and human trafficking syndicate, yesterday, upholding the original 56-month imprisonment term. During the investigation, Hong Kong police traced the criminal funds through blockchain and cryptocurrency transaction records, pinpointing key transactions involving his receipt of ransoms and illicit proceeds. It is reported that the family members of a victim paid approximately 9,527 Tether (USDT) to a cryptocurrency wallet designated by the perpetrators. Blockchain tracking records conclusively proved that 8,127 USDT flowed into an exchange account registered under Ma Zhihao’s real name and Hong Kong identity card. The assets were subsequently converted into approximately HK$63,000 and transferred to his personal HSBC bank account, serving as crucial evidence of his participation in the crimes and his financial gains. The Court of Appeal noted that, were it not constrained by the seven-year maximum sentencing limit prescribed for the District Court, the penalties faced by the defendant would have been significantly more severe.

South African Treasury and Central Bank Release Draft Manual on Cross-Border Crypto Asset Regulation, Seeking Public Comments

According to an official media announcement, the South African National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) jointly released the "Draft Manual on Cross-Border Crypto Asset Activities" on August 3, 2026, which is now open for public consultation with a deadline of September 30, 2026. The manual is implemented in conjunction with the previously released "Draft Regulations on Capital Flow Management 2026," aiming to strengthen supervision over cross-border financial activities and prevent risks related to illicit financial flows associated with crypto assets. The manual clarifies the trigger points for cross-border crypto asset transactions—when crypto assets are transferred between a domestic authorized CASP and a foreign CASP, or from a domestic authorized CASP to a non-custodial wallet, it constitutes cross-border capital inflow or outflow and must be reported to the Financial Supervision Department (FinSurv). It is worth noting that at this stage, only individuals are allowed to conduct crypto asset outflow operations through authorized CASPs within the single discretionary allowance or foreign capital allowance; South African entities are temporarily not allowed to conduct related cross-border operations. In addition, the manual currently does not distinguish between different types of crypto assets, nor does it list crypto assets as official South African currency.

Bitwise BSOL ETF Cumulatively Purchased Nearly $900 Million in SOL, Accounting for Approximately 80% of Total ETF Flow

According to on-chain analysis platform Arkham (@arkham), clients of Bitwise's BSOL ETF have cumulatively purchased $891.9 million worth of Solana, making it the largest SOL ETF and accounting for nearly 80% of all SOL ETF fund inflows.

Upbit Will List Euler (EUL) KRW Trading Pair

According to Upbit's announcement, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will list Euler (EUL) on the Korean Won (KRW) market on July 26 at 12:00 (KST), supporting deposits and withdrawals on the Ethereum network. Within approximately 5 minutes after trading opens, buy orders and some sell orders will be restricted; within approximately 2 hours after opening, only limit orders will be supported. Euler is a decentralized finance lending protocol based on Ethereum, allowing users to create lending markets and deposit or borrow assets. Euler v2, launched in 2024, adopts a modular Vault structure, supporting users in building lending markets based on different assets and risk preferences, and can be extended to scenarios such as RWA, synthetic assets, and NFTs. The EUL token is primarily used for governance, Fee Flow bidding, and reward mechanisms.

Approximately $9.3 million in funds affected; More Markets suffers attack, attacker drains 15.5 million WFLOW

Odaily News: According to blockchain security firm Blockaid's monitoring, More Markets (More Labs) on Flow EVM has been exploited. The attacker leveraged Ankr's liquid staking tokens and the E-Mode mechanism to drain More Markets' WFLOW lending reserves, transferring approximately 15.5 million WFLOW from the mFlowWFLOW reserve. The detected impact amount is approximately $9.3 million, and the related attack transaction cluster also includes post-exploit fund transfer operations. At present, the specific losses and the destination of the attacker's funds are still under further confirmation.

Specter Reveals Clues to BONK DAO Governance Attack: Realms Founder's Fund Flow Suspectedly Linked to Attacker

Odaily, on-chain security firm Specter has released preliminary findings on the BONK DAO governance attack. After tracing on-chain fund flows, significant suspicions have emerged: the Realms founder, an address associated with Crypto Notte, shows signs of capital flow interaction with the suspected attacker's wallet.According to the review, the attacker published a malicious governance proposal on June 30. The proposal required 1% of the total BONK circulating supply in voting power to pass. Between July 4 and 5, the attacker acquired sufficient voting weight by purchasing tokens through exchanges and borrowing from Marginfi, totaling approximately $4 million, thereby pushing forward and executing the governance attack.

Gate Research: Crypto Market Warms Up in April with RWA and On-Chain Capital Flow in Focus

Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.

Wintermute: Weak US Non-Farm Payrolls Drive Risk Asset Rebound, ETF Funds Flow Back into Crypto Market

Wintermute released a market update noting that U.S. non-farm payrolls in July unexpectedly decreased by 23,000, significantly weaker than market expectations, pushing September rate hike expectations down from 55% to 40% and driving a broad rebound in risk assets. Gold led the weekly gains, with Nasdaq, S&P 500, Bitcoin, and altcoins generally rising, while Brent crude oil fell 6.85%.

South African Treasury and Central Bank Release Draft Manual on Cross-Border Crypto Asset Regulation, Seeking Public Comments

According to an official media announcement, the South African National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) jointly released the "Draft Manual on Cross-Border Crypto Asset Activities" on August 3, 2026, which is now open for public consultation with a deadline of September 30, 2026. The manual is implemented in conjunction with the previously released "Draft Regulations on Capital Flow Management 2026," aiming to strengthen supervision over cross-border financial activities and prevent risks related to illicit financial flows associated with crypto assets. The manual clarifies the trigger points for cross-border crypto asset transactions—when crypto assets are transferred between a domestic authorized CASP and a foreign CASP, or from a domestic authorized CASP to a non-custodial wallet, it constitutes cross-border capital inflow or outflow and must be reported to the Financial Supervision Department (FinSurv). It is worth noting that at this stage, only individuals are allowed to conduct crypto asset outflow operations through authorized CASPs within the single discretionary allowance or foreign capital allowance; South African entities are temporarily not allowed to conduct related cross-border operations. In addition, the manual currently does not distinguish between different types of crypto assets, nor does it list crypto assets as official South African currency.

Lighter Founder: All Economic Value of Lighter Will Flow to the Token, with the Equity Structure Converted to a Token Structure at TGE

Lighter founder Vladimir Novakovski published an article on X this morning titled "Equity and Tokens."In the article, Novakovski clarified that all economic value generated by Lighter will belong to token holders.Lighter's original intention has always been to use venture capital to bootstrap the project until the moment of token issuance. Lighter is a U.S. company and exists as a single entity — the entity that issued equity in the years leading up to TGE is the same entity that issued tokens at TGE. Apart from converting to a token cap table at TGE, the equity cap table will have no further function in the future.More specifically, Lighter completed its final equity financing round a few months before TGE, which was oversubscribed by approximately 5 times, attracting over $300 million in capital interest against a $68 million allocation. At that time, all equity stakeholders (including early investors and former employees) were informed of the future plan — that their equity value would only be reflected as holdings on the token cap table — and were given the opportunity to sell their equity stakes. Anyone who disagreed with the philosophy that "all value belongs to the token" could easily exit at a higher valuation. Ultimately, less than 1% of equity holders chose to sell their shares, while the rest chose to stay, thereby supporting Lighter's commitment to "value accruing to the token."

Upbit Will List Euler (EUL) KRW Trading Pair

According to Upbit's announcement, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will list Euler (EUL) on the Korean Won (KRW) market on July 26 at 12:00 (KST), supporting deposits and withdrawals on the Ethereum network. Within approximately 5 minutes after trading opens, buy orders and some sell orders will be restricted; within approximately 2 hours after opening, only limit orders will be supported. Euler is a decentralized finance lending protocol based on Ethereum, allowing users to create lending markets and deposit or borrow assets. Euler v2, launched in 2024, adopts a modular Vault structure, supporting users in building lending markets based on different assets and risk preferences, and can be extended to scenarios such as RWA, synthetic assets, and NFTs. The EUL token is primarily used for governance, Fee Flow bidding, and reward mechanisms.

Flow Traders Pilots Lombard Bitcoin Credit Lending Solution to Support Stablecoin Financing with BTC

: Bitcoin financial product platform Lombard Finance has announced the launch of the Bitcoin Onchain Credit Strategy, with global trading firm Flow Traders as the first pilot partner. Under this solution, Flow Traders can borrow stablecoins for market making without providing on-chain collateral. Its collateral security is provided by Bitcoin deposited in the Lombard Bitcoin Earn yield product, and underwriting is completed through the Cap private credit platform. (The Block)

Ripple Strategically Invests in Notabene to Advance RLUSD Institutional-Grade Stablecoin Payments

According to PRNewswire, stablecoin operator Notabene announced it has received strategic investment from Ripple; the specific investment amount has not been disclosed yet. The two parties will collaborate on enterprise-level stablecoin payments, including integrating Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into the Notabene Flow B2B stablecoin payment platform. Both parties also plan to further expand the application of RLUSD in institutional payment networks to accelerate the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure by banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.

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BonkGuy: PONS Floating Profit Reaches ~$7.5M; Judging Attention Flow Matters More Than Chasing Rallies

Odaily News Trader BonkGuy (Unipcs) shared his recent trading performance and strategy in a post on X, noting that his portfolio value once reached $20 million. Among his positions, PONS surged 11,108% from his average entry price, yielding a floating profit of approximately $7.5 million. Additionally, he recorded gains of 1,111%, 894%, 405%, 356%, and 108% on MICRODUCK, DELTA, MARSCOIN, USELESS, and BASECAT, respectively.BonkGuy summarized his trading strategy into five key points: First, anticipate shifts in market narratives and attention early, identifying the biggest beneficiaries likely to absorb capital and interest in the next phase, rather than chasing assets that have already rallied. Second, diversify trading logic rather than conviction—based on the same trend thesis, seek out the most likely beneficiaries across different ecosystems. Third, build a high-quality on-chain trading information network, continuously sourcing information, exchanging views, and validating trading logic through trading groups, X, friends, and other traders. Fourth, accept the time and energy costs associated with opportunities, as he believes the window of opportunity during the current bull market's high-explosive phase is limited. Fifth, reduce personal emotions and biases in trading, avoiding the active exclusion of potential opportunities due to personal opinions about a particular chain, platform, founder, or ecosystem. He concluded, "The market doesn't care what you believe; it rewards correct judgment."

AI Supply Chain Drives Cross-Border Capital Flow Demand, Taiwan's Virtual Asset Subsidiary Regulations Expected to Take Effect as Early as Q1 Next Year

Peng Jinlong, Chairman of Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), stated that the Virtual Asset Service Provider Act was passed following its third reading on June 30 this year. The FSC is currently drafting nine subsidiary regulations covering stablecoin-related provisions, which are expected to be published and implemented as early as the first quarter of next year. With the advancement of technologies such as AI and blockchain, the financial markets in Taiwan and globally are evolving toward a landscape where traditional finance, digital finance, and blockchain finance operate on three parallel tracks. Rising demand for cross-border payments, trade financing, and fund allocation within semiconductor supply chains has highlighted the role of stablecoins, blockchain, and fintech as new infrastructure supporting cross-border capital flows.

Approximately $9.3 million in funds affected; More Markets suffers attack, attacker drains 15.5 million WFLOW

Odaily News: According to blockchain security firm Blockaid's monitoring, More Markets (More Labs) on Flow EVM has been exploited. The attacker leveraged Ankr's liquid staking tokens and the E-Mode mechanism to drain More Markets' WFLOW lending reserves, transferring approximately 15.5 million WFLOW from the mFlowWFLOW reserve. The detected impact amount is approximately $9.3 million, and the related attack transaction cluster also includes post-exploit fund transfer operations. At present, the specific losses and the destination of the attacker's funds are still under further confirmation.

Gate has completed dividend distribution for 99 US stocks including Starbucks (SBUX), Citigroup (C), and others

Odaily News, According to the official announcement, Gate has completed cash dividend distribution for 99 US stock targets including Starbucks (SBUX), Citigroup (C), Novo Nordisk (NVO), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Eaton (ETN), and others, with distributions issued in equivalent USDT amounts proportionally to eligible user accounts. No action is required from users. This dividend distribution covers US stock targets with corporate dividend dates falling between August 24 and August 28, 2026, spanning multiple industry sectors including technology and semiconductors, financial services, energy, consumer goods, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, real estate REITs, utilities, materials manufacturing, media and entertainment, telecommunications, and strategy ETFs. Taking Starbucks (SBUX) as an example, the current dividend is $0.62 per share, with the actual credited amount calculated as position size × dividend per share × 90%. Users can view dividend details by navigating to the APP [TradFi] - [Stocks] - [Trading] - [History] - [Fund Flow] or on the Web [Stocks] - [Fund Flow]. The final credited amount and time are subject to actual settlement.

Hong Kong Court Sentences Telecom Fraud "Middleman" to 56 Months in Prison: Police Track Cryptocurrency to Trace Ransom Flow

According to a report by Caixin, the Hong Kong High Court of Appeal rejected the sentence reduction application of Ma Zhihao, the ringleader of an online fraud and human trafficking syndicate, yesterday, upholding the original 56-month imprisonment term. During the investigation, Hong Kong police traced the criminal funds through blockchain and cryptocurrency transaction records, pinpointing key transactions involving his receipt of ransoms and illicit proceeds. It is reported that the family members of a victim paid approximately 9,527 Tether (USDT) to a cryptocurrency wallet designated by the perpetrators. Blockchain tracking records conclusively proved that 8,127 USDT flowed into an exchange account registered under Ma Zhihao’s real name and Hong Kong identity card. The assets were subsequently converted into approximately HK$63,000 and transferred to his personal HSBC bank account, serving as crucial evidence of his participation in the crimes and his financial gains. The Court of Appeal noted that, were it not constrained by the seven-year maximum sentencing limit prescribed for the District Court, the penalties faced by the defendant would have been significantly more severe.

AI voice-to-text company Wispr Flow completes $280 million Series B funding round, led by Menlo Ventures

Odaily News AI voice-to-text startup Wispr Flow has completed a $280 million Series B funding round at a valuation of $2 billion, led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, and others. In November last year, Wispr Flow completed a $25 million Series A extension round at a valuation of $700 million. Following this round, the company's total cumulative funding has reached $361 million.Wispr Flow primarily provides AI voice dictation tools for writing and office scenarios. (Reuters)