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Gate Ventures: Oil Breaks $100 as Inflation Exceeds Expectations, Risk Assets Under Broad Pressure
Odaily News: According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, last week's escalation of geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East combined with U.S. core inflation exceeding expectations significantly heightened global market volatility. Brent crude and WTI crude surged 8.33% and 9.36% respectively, returning above $100 per barrel; U.S. August core CPI rose 0.29% month-over-month, higher than expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.97%, with market-implied probability of a September rate hike rising to approximately 86%; spot gold fell 1.82% to $4,349.42 per ounce. U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — declined 0.80%, 0.66%, and 1.57% respectively; the crypto market weakened in tandem, with BTC and ETH dropping 4.4% and 1.5% respectively. Spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $462.7 million, while ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of $197.1 million. The fear index dropped from 71 to 57, indicating a cooling of market sentiment.On the industry front, India launched a $107 million tokenized corporate bond pilot program, further advancing institutional-grade RWA tokenization; Gemini obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, further expanding its regulatory footprint in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Philippine central bank plans to suspend new payment system operator registrations for 12 months, tightening oversight of VASP-related payment activities.On the funding side, a total of 9 financing deals were completed last week, with disclosed total funding reaching $158.4 million, down 88% quarter-over-quarter. Overall, energy prices and inflation expectations remain the core variables driving short-term market trends, while interest in tokenized assets and institutional-grade crypto infrastructure development remains undiminished.
Firmus Signs Multi-Year Data Center Agreement with OpenAI, Malaysia Computing Capacity Exceeds 900 Megawatts
According to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, establishing OpenAI as Firmus's anchor customer. Following the signing of the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity across its global client portfolio has exceeded 900 megawatts. Backed by institutional investors including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, Firmus holds a recent valuation of over $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five additional facilities under development across the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to deploy Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale in the Asia-Pacific.
Blue Owl Leads $2.4 Billion Debt Financing for Iren to Purchase NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs
According to Bloomberg, a fund under Blue Owl Capital led a $2.4 billion debt financing to support cloud computing provider Iren’s purchase of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs for its Canadian data center campus. The financing consists of a $1.2 billion senior secured term loan and an equal amount of senior secured notes, with a structure that allows Iren to procure the equipment in phases over a set period. Pacific Investment Management Company is also one of the guarantors for the financing. Documents show the facility carries a 9% interest rate and has a tenor of two and a half years.
YZi Labs leads FinTax's seed round, establishing long-term ecosystem collaboration
: FinTax, a provider of cryptocurrency financial and tax solutions and their AI infrastructure, has announced the completion of its seed round of financing, led by YZi Labs (through EASY Residency S4), with participation from Amber, Hash House, Pundi AI, Waverider International, and Nexus Holdings, at a post-investment valuation of $40 million. Previous round investors include Victory Courage, BGIN, Tools Factory, and individual investor Fan Chao.In recent years, YZi Labs has been consistently expanding its presence in stablecoins, RWA, payments, and institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. Leveraging FinTax's expertise in on-chain data processing, crypto accounting, cross-jurisdictional tax practices, and crypto asset financial auditing, both parties will explore long-term ecosystem collaboration centered on institutional-grade financial and tax infrastructure, compliance standards, and emerging scenarios such as stablecoins, RWA, and payments.Following the completion of this financing round, FinTax will accelerate the scaling of its five major product lines, expand its business from Asia-Pacific and North America into European and Middle Eastern markets, and deepen the application of AI in complex financial and tax scenarios. FinTax will continue to drive dual iteration of blockchain and legal systems across dozens of jurisdictions, connecting on-chain economic activities with the real-world financial and tax framework.
Stability AI, developer of the AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, completes $76 million Series B funding round.
According to TechCrunch, Stability AI, the developer of the AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, has completed a $76 million Series B funding round, bringing its cumulative funding to $232 million. Participating investors include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Electronic Arts (EA), as well as AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures.
Goldman Sachs: Q2 Earnings Up 135%, APAC Market Still Has 21% Upside Potential
According to Trend Research, Goldman Sachs' August 21, 2026 research report notes that the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (MXAPJ) posted Q2 net profit growth of 135% year-over-year and 52% quarter-over-quarter, with 46% of companies beating expectations and a median surprise of 4.3%. The information technology sector led the gains, with earnings up 390% YoY. The current MXAPJ forward P/E ratio stands at 11x, two standard deviations below its 10-year average, placing it in a deeply discounted range. Goldman Sachs has set a 12-month target price of 1,080 points, implying a 21% upside from the current level of 891 points, with an expected total return including dividends of approximately 24%. Goldman Sachs believes earnings resilience will drive valuation repair, recommending overweight positions in capital goods, healthcare, energy, tech hardware and semiconductors, and insurance, while suggesting underweights in autos, software & services, internet, utilities, and metals & mining. Key trading recommendations include going long on portfolios that outperform earnings revisions (launched in July 2021, with a cumulative return of 334%) and going long on AI infrastructure hardware and semiconductors (launched in June 2023, with a cumulative return of 63%). MSCI will adjust its index benchmarks on August 31, triggering approximately $42 billion in two-way capital flows across Asian markets, which could amplify volatility toward the end of the month. Downside risks to monitor include rising long-end US Treasury yields, escalating geopolitical tensions, and the pace of China’s economic recovery.
Gate Ventures: Oil Breaks $100 as Inflation Exceeds Expectations, Risk Assets Under Broad Pressure
Odaily News: According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, last week's escalation of geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East combined with U.S. core inflation exceeding expectations significantly heightened global market volatility. Brent crude and WTI crude surged 8.33% and 9.36% respectively, returning above $100 per barrel; U.S. August core CPI rose 0.29% month-over-month, higher than expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.97%, with market-implied probability of a September rate hike rising to approximately 86%; spot gold fell 1.82% to $4,349.42 per ounce. U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — declined 0.80%, 0.66%, and 1.57% respectively; the crypto market weakened in tandem, with BTC and ETH dropping 4.4% and 1.5% respectively. Spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $462.7 million, while ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of $197.1 million. The fear index dropped from 71 to 57, indicating a cooling of market sentiment.On the industry front, India launched a $107 million tokenized corporate bond pilot program, further advancing institutional-grade RWA tokenization; Gemini obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, further expanding its regulatory footprint in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Philippine central bank plans to suspend new payment system operator registrations for 12 months, tightening oversight of VASP-related payment activities.On the funding side, a total of 9 financing deals were completed last week, with disclosed total funding reaching $158.4 million, down 88% quarter-over-quarter. Overall, energy prices and inflation expectations remain the core variables driving short-term market trends, while interest in tokenized assets and institutional-grade crypto infrastructure development remains undiminished.
YZi Labs leads FinTax's seed round, establishing long-term ecosystem collaboration
: FinTax, a provider of cryptocurrency financial and tax solutions and their AI infrastructure, has announced the completion of its seed round of financing, led by YZi Labs (through EASY Residency S4), with participation from Amber, Hash House, Pundi AI, Waverider International, and Nexus Holdings, at a post-investment valuation of $40 million. Previous round investors include Victory Courage, BGIN, Tools Factory, and individual investor Fan Chao.In recent years, YZi Labs has been consistently expanding its presence in stablecoins, RWA, payments, and institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. Leveraging FinTax's expertise in on-chain data processing, crypto accounting, cross-jurisdictional tax practices, and crypto asset financial auditing, both parties will explore long-term ecosystem collaboration centered on institutional-grade financial and tax infrastructure, compliance standards, and emerging scenarios such as stablecoins, RWA, and payments.Following the completion of this financing round, FinTax will accelerate the scaling of its five major product lines, expand its business from Asia-Pacific and North America into European and Middle Eastern markets, and deepen the application of AI in complex financial and tax scenarios. FinTax will continue to drive dual iteration of blockchain and legal systems across dozens of jurisdictions, connecting on-chain economic activities with the real-world financial and tax framework.
Solana narrowly avoided a halt this morning, with 28.83% of staked SOL losing connection and 333 SOL in rewards lost
Odaily News, Marinade Finance stated on the X platform that the Solana network came close to a halt this morning, with 28.83% of staked SOL losing connection, approaching the 33.34% halt threshold. This involved 90 validator nodes, with a total loss of approximately 333 SOL in rewards. The fault was caused by a routing error from service provider Teraswitch: an erroneous route from the Miami node was broadcast to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, causing 12 nodes (LON1, AMS1-3, DUB1-2, FRA2, SGP1-2, TYO1-3) to lose valid routes. North America was unaffected, and the fault was resolved within 10 minutes. Marinade Finance pointed out that AS20326, an ASN hosting more than a quarter of the network's total staked amount, saw 94% of its staked volume go offline simultaneously during the fault, accounting for an actual 27.34% share, surpassing the 25% cap set by SFDP. Helius, the network's second-largest node, was offline for 33 minutes in total, with only a few nodes achieving smooth failover. Marinade Finance stated it will review staking concentration limits and push validator nodes to publicly disclose their failover capability information.
Binance Helps India Dismantle "Team Kalki" Dark Web Drug Trafficking Network, On-Chain Tracking Aids in Freezing Crypto Assets
According to Bitcoin.com, Binance's investigation team, jointly with India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), successfully dismantled the darknet drug trafficking organization "Team Kalki". Reportedly, the gang used cryptocurrencies, the encrypted communication platform Session, the darknet forum Dread, and "dead drop" methods to distribute drugs within India, with supply originating from overseas suppliers; authorities have seized a large quantity of drugs from domestic and international packages. Binance and DSCI assisted law enforcement officers in identifying and freezing crypto assets related to the gang through blockchain analysis and wallet tracking technology. Binance Asia-Pacific Head S.B. Seker stated that the public transparency of blockchain makes illegal transactions easier to track and investigate.
Coinbase Singapore Office Opens, Plans to Increase Local Staff to Around 200 by End of 2026
: Hassan Ahmed, Head of Coinbase Singapore, stated that the company plans to increase its Singapore workforce from the current approximately 150 employees to around 200 by the end of 2026. Future hiring priorities will focus on positions in engineering, customer service, client relationship management, and institutional sales. On the same day, Coinbase officially inaugurated its Singapore office located at One Raffles Quay. Hassan Ahmed said that Singapore is "one of the world's most trusted financial hubs and one of Coinbase's fastest-growing international markets." He noted that the new office reflects the company's long-term confidence in Singapore as a strategic hub for innovation, talent, and responsible growth in the Asia-Pacific region. It will also help the company collaborate more closely with local regulators, continue investing in talent, and further expand its partnerships.
Sui: LoquaApp Launches Privacy-First Messaging App, Sui Tunnels Experiment to Open for TPS Stress Testing
Sui posted on X platform, stating that this week's highlights include ensuring data privacy, expanding decentralized capital markets, and welcoming new teams into the network development pipeline. LoquaApp has launched a privacy-first AI agent messaging app on Sui, supporting users in sending messages, interacting with AI agents, and conducting peer-to-peer token transfers within chats; RipStationxyz has deployed a graded Pokémon card platform on Sui for on-chain trading and physical redemption; suidevelopers held a technical meeting, where kostascrypto and abhinavg6 analyzed the cryptography behind protocol-level confidential transfers; 0xfluid has chosen Hashi to build an institutional-grade Bitcoin credit market, enabling native BTC to be used as collateral through formally verified contracts on Sui; realtbook has partnered with paga to create a compliant financial bridge, offering tokenized real-world assets to African consumers and businesses; six early-stage development teams, including AssetoFinance, audricai, gendotpro, kash_bot, predikt_gg, and transact_sh, have completed the third cohort of the Sui Hydropower Fellowship; tradeonhudi announced the upcoming launch of 7×24 hour leveraged perpetual contracts on Asia-Pacific stocks, targeting markets in Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong; Turbos_finance released its Q2 2026 report, having launched its CLMM and once became the highest-volume AMM DEX with a single-day SUI-USDC trading volume exceeding $17 million. The upcoming Sui Tunnels experiment will be opened for system testing of the network's TPS limit under load.
Gate Ventures: Oil Breaks $100 as Inflation Exceeds Expectations, Risk Assets Under Broad Pressure
Odaily News: According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, last week's escalation of geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East combined with U.S. core inflation exceeding expectations significantly heightened global market volatility. Brent crude and WTI crude surged 8.33% and 9.36% respectively, returning above $100 per barrel; U.S. August core CPI rose 0.29% month-over-month, higher than expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.97%, with market-implied probability of a September rate hike rising to approximately 86%; spot gold fell 1.82% to $4,349.42 per ounce. U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — declined 0.80%, 0.66%, and 1.57% respectively; the crypto market weakened in tandem, with BTC and ETH dropping 4.4% and 1.5% respectively. Spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $462.7 million, while ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of $197.1 million. The fear index dropped from 71 to 57, indicating a cooling of market sentiment.On the industry front, India launched a $107 million tokenized corporate bond pilot program, further advancing institutional-grade RWA tokenization; Gemini obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, further expanding its regulatory footprint in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Philippine central bank plans to suspend new payment system operator registrations for 12 months, tightening oversight of VASP-related payment activities.On the funding side, a total of 9 financing deals were completed last week, with disclosed total funding reaching $158.4 million, down 88% quarter-over-quarter. Overall, energy prices and inflation expectations remain the core variables driving short-term market trends, while interest in tokenized assets and institutional-grade crypto infrastructure development remains undiminished.
Gate Ventures: Market risk appetite warms, institutional-grade blockchain applications and stablecoin infrastructure continue to heat up
Odaily News According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, global risk assets have shown a clear recovery over the past week, with major US stock indices collectively hitting new all-time highs. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.58%, 5.19%, and 2.96%, respectively. The crypto market also rebounded in tandem, with BTC up 2.1% on the week and ETH up 1.4%, bringing the total cryptocurrency market cap up 1.4%. On the capital flows front, BTC spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $853 million for the week, while ETH spot ETFs saw net inflows of $244.9 million, indicating further improvement in institutional demand.In terms of industry developments, the integration of traditional finance and blockchain continues to advance. BlackRock has appointed JPMorgan to push forward the tokenization of a European money market fund, exploring 24/7 transfer of blockchain-based fund shares. Grayscale has filed an S-1 registration statement for the first US Worldcoin ETF, further deepening the connection between digital assets and traditional financial markets. Stablecoin infrastructure also remained active, with Yellow Card completing a $40 million strategic funding round and planning to expand its stablecoin account and payment infrastructure into Latin America and the Asia-Pacific markets.On the investment and financing front, eight deals were completed last week, with total disclosed funding reaching $90.64 million, focused on the infrastructure track. Overall, market risk appetite has seen some recovery, with institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins, and asset tokenization remaining key areas of continued industry focus.
Bitget Wallet Card Launches "Asset Cashback" Mechanism, Spending Earns 3% Cashback in Bitcoin, Gold, and Tokenized US Stocks
Bitget Wallet announces that its crypto payment card, Bitget Wallet Card, has completed a major upgrade and will officially launch the "Assetback" mechanism on August 1, with the asset cashback rate simultaneously increased to 3%. This mechanism will be open to over 50 countries across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Cardholders can freely choose their preferred cashback assets, covering BTC, gold, tokenized US stocks (NVDA, TSLA, GOOGL, S&P 500), stablecoins, and more. The base asset cashback rate is 2%, while new users or users who reach the monthly spending threshold can unlock the 3% cashback tier. This upgrade breaks the traditional model where card swiping only returns cash/points, marking the transformation of Bitget Wallet Card services from consumption cashback to accumulation of appreciating assets. It turns daily consumption into an opportunity for RWA asset allocation, allowing users to achieve a new daily finance experience of "spend to build positions" without needing to open a brokerage account throughout the process or perform extra operations at checkout.
Bitget Wallet Opens Full-Token Payment Capability, Enabling Real-World Spending with Any Token
Bitget Wallet has officially launched full-token payment capabilities, allowing users to use thousands of cryptocurrencies beyond just USDT/USDC for card top-ups and QR code payments, eliminating the need for manual swaps or cross-chain transfers. This feature is now available in over 50 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and select emerging markets.The initial range of supported tokens includes mainstream assets such as USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, BNB, BGB, and POL; ecosystem and community tokens like SHIB; as well as regional stablecoins like BRZ (Brazilian Real-backed stablecoin) and XSGD (Singapore Dollar-backed stablecoin). This capability is powered by Onchain Payments Matrix and currently supports over 10 public chains, including Polygon, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base, with continuous expansion of supported tokens and networks underway.Through this move, Bitget Wallet aims to integrate on-chain assets into users' everyday consumption and payment scenarios, further enhancing the practical utility of cryptocurrencies and ensuring users can spend any token for real-world purchases.
Bitget Wallet Launches May Day QR Code Payment Campaign with Cashback up to 1,000 RLUSD per Transaction
Bitget Wallet has launched a Labor Day QR code payment campaign, running from April 28 to May 7, further driving the adoption of stablecoin payments in everyday consumption and travel scenarios across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. During the campaign, users who complete offline QR code payments using USDT or USDC will receive RLUSD cashback for each transaction. From May 1 to May 7, Bitget Wallet will randomly select one paying user per day to receive an additional 1,000 RLUSD cashback. To lower the barrier to first-time usage, Bitget Wallet will also airdrop XRP to eligible participants—serving as the account reserve required to activate RLUSD withdrawals. RLUSD is a compliant U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Ripple and regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). This campaign marks Bitget Wallet’s first real-world consumer application following its integration of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) mainnet and onboarding of the RLUSD payment ecosystem at the end of March—and represents a key milestone in advancing Bitget Wallet’s Everyday Finance strategy.
Gate Ventures: Oil Breaks $100 as Inflation Exceeds Expectations, Risk Assets Under Broad Pressure
Odaily News: According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, last week's escalation of geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East combined with U.S. core inflation exceeding expectations significantly heightened global market volatility. Brent crude and WTI crude surged 8.33% and 9.36% respectively, returning above $100 per barrel; U.S. August core CPI rose 0.29% month-over-month, higher than expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.97%, with market-implied probability of a September rate hike rising to approximately 86%; spot gold fell 1.82% to $4,349.42 per ounce. U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — declined 0.80%, 0.66%, and 1.57% respectively; the crypto market weakened in tandem, with BTC and ETH dropping 4.4% and 1.5% respectively. Spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $462.7 million, while ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of $197.1 million. The fear index dropped from 71 to 57, indicating a cooling of market sentiment.On the industry front, India launched a $107 million tokenized corporate bond pilot program, further advancing institutional-grade RWA tokenization; Gemini obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, further expanding its regulatory footprint in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Philippine central bank plans to suspend new payment system operator registrations for 12 months, tightening oversight of VASP-related payment activities.On the funding side, a total of 9 financing deals were completed last week, with disclosed total funding reaching $158.4 million, down 88% quarter-over-quarter. Overall, energy prices and inflation expectations remain the core variables driving short-term market trends, while interest in tokenized assets and institutional-grade crypto infrastructure development remains undiminished.
Firmus Signs Multi-Year Data Center Agreement with OpenAI, Malaysia Computing Capacity Exceeds 900 Megawatts
According to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, establishing OpenAI as Firmus's anchor customer. Following the signing of the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity across its global client portfolio has exceeded 900 megawatts. Backed by institutional investors including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, Firmus holds a recent valuation of over $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five additional facilities under development across the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to deploy Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale in the Asia-Pacific.
Blue Owl Leads $2.4 Billion Debt Financing for Iren to Purchase NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs
According to Bloomberg, a fund under Blue Owl Capital led a $2.4 billion debt financing to support cloud computing provider Iren’s purchase of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs for its Canadian data center campus. The financing consists of a $1.2 billion senior secured term loan and an equal amount of senior secured notes, with a structure that allows Iren to procure the equipment in phases over a set period. Pacific Investment Management Company is also one of the guarantors for the financing. Documents show the facility carries a 9% interest rate and has a tenor of two and a half years.
Pop Mart's H1 2026 revenue data: RMB 17.17 billion, gross margin near 70%, six major IPs each exceeded RMB 1 billion in revenue, and 11 IPs surpassed RMB 100 million in revenue
Odaily News: Last week, Pop Mart officially released its semi-annual financial report, which showed that the company achieved revenue of RMB 17.17 billion in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 23.8%. Adjusted net profit was RMB 5.16 billion, with a net profit margin of 30% and a gross margin of 69.7%.Six major IPs—THE MONSTERS, Xingxing Ren (Star Man), CRYBABY, DIMOO, SKULLPANDA, and Hirono Xiaoye—each exceeded RMB 1 billion in revenue, while 11 IPs surpassed RMB 100 million. Classic IPs continue to grow upward, new IPs show strong momentum, and the IP matrix remains rich and diversified: the THE MONSTERS family, home to LABUBU, continues to thrive, leading with revenue of RMB 4.45 billion. Xingxing Ren emerged as the fastest-growing IP, generating RMB 2.65 billion in revenue with a growth rate of 580.6%.During the reporting period, Pop Mart operated 676 offline stores and 2,827 robot vending machines globally, with cumulative registered members worldwide surpassing 100 million. Revenue in the Chinese market reached RMB 12.2 billion, achieving 47.3% growth. The Asia-Pacific market contributed RMB 2.58 billion, the Americas market RMB 1.89 billion, and Europe and other regions RMB 510 million.
Solana Company 公布 2026 年第二季度财报，质押收入达 250 万美元
据 Solana Company（NASDAQ: HSDT）官方公告，公司公布 2026 年第二季度财务业绩。本季度实现营收 250 万美元，同比大幅增长，主要由 SOL 质押收入驱动，上半年累计营收达 610 万美元。毛利率约 97%。 运营层面，公司完成东京首个机构验证器集群部署，推进 Pacific Backbone 亚太基础设施扩张计划；与 Jito 基金会达成战略合作；与哈萨克斯坦阿拉套市签署区块链基础设施合作备忘录；完成 PoNS 医疗设备遗留业务剥离，获得 310 万美元出售收益；并向全球机构投资者完成定向增发，净募资 790 万美元，由未来资产领投、HashKey Capital 参投。 财务方面，本季度净亏损 3030 万美元，每股亏损 0.38 美元，亏损扩大主要源于数字资产已实现亏损 2540 万美元及 PoNS 剥离相关遣散费 680 万美元。截至 2026 年 6 月 30 日，公司总资产为 1.761 亿美元，其中长期数字资产及质押仓位合计约 1.473 亿美元。
Bitget Wallet Card Launches "Asset Cashback" Mechanism, Spending Earns 3% Cashback in Bitcoin, Gold, and Tokenized US Stocks
Bitget Wallet announces that its crypto payment card, Bitget Wallet Card, has completed a major upgrade and will officially launch the "Assetback" mechanism on August 1, with the asset cashback rate simultaneously increased to 3%. This mechanism will be open to over 50 countries across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Cardholders can freely choose their preferred cashback assets, covering BTC, gold, tokenized US stocks (NVDA, TSLA, GOOGL, S&P 500), stablecoins, and more. The base asset cashback rate is 2%, while new users or users who reach the monthly spending threshold can unlock the 3% cashback tier. This upgrade breaks the traditional model where card swiping only returns cash/points, marking the transformation of Bitget Wallet Card services from consumption cashback to accumulation of appreciating assets. It turns daily consumption into an opportunity for RWA asset allocation, allowing users to achieve a new daily finance experience of "spend to build positions" without needing to open a brokerage account throughout the process or perform extra operations at checkout.
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Gate Ventures: Oil Breaks $100 as Inflation Exceeds Expectations, Risk Assets Under Broad Pressure
Odaily News: According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, last week's escalation of geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East combined with U.S. core inflation exceeding expectations significantly heightened global market volatility. Brent crude and WTI crude surged 8.33% and 9.36% respectively, returning above $100 per barrel; U.S. August core CPI rose 0.29% month-over-month, higher than expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.97%, with market-implied probability of a September rate hike rising to approximately 86%; spot gold fell 1.82% to $4,349.42 per ounce. U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — declined 0.80%, 0.66%, and 1.57% respectively; the crypto market weakened in tandem, with BTC and ETH dropping 4.4% and 1.5% respectively. Spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $462.7 million, while ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of $197.1 million. The fear index dropped from 71 to 57, indicating a cooling of market sentiment.On the industry front, India launched a $107 million tokenized corporate bond pilot program, further advancing institutional-grade RWA tokenization; Gemini obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, further expanding its regulatory footprint in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Philippine central bank plans to suspend new payment system operator registrations for 12 months, tightening oversight of VASP-related payment activities.On the funding side, a total of 9 financing deals were completed last week, with disclosed total funding reaching $158.4 million, down 88% quarter-over-quarter. Overall, energy prices and inflation expectations remain the core variables driving short-term market trends, while interest in tokenized assets and institutional-grade crypto infrastructure development remains undiminished.
Firmus Signs Multi-Year Data Center Agreement with OpenAI, Malaysia Computing Capacity Exceeds 900 Megawatts
According to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, establishing OpenAI as Firmus's anchor customer. Following the signing of the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity across its global client portfolio has exceeded 900 megawatts. Backed by institutional investors including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, Firmus holds a recent valuation of over $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five additional facilities under development across the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to deploy Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale in the Asia-Pacific.
Blue Owl Leads $2.4 Billion Debt Financing for Iren to Purchase NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs
According to Bloomberg, a fund under Blue Owl Capital led a $2.4 billion debt financing to support cloud computing provider Iren’s purchase of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs for its Canadian data center campus. The financing consists of a $1.2 billion senior secured term loan and an equal amount of senior secured notes, with a structure that allows Iren to procure the equipment in phases over a set period. Pacific Investment Management Company is also one of the guarantors for the financing. Documents show the facility carries a 9% interest rate and has a tenor of two and a half years.
YZi Labs leads FinTax's seed round, establishing long-term ecosystem collaboration
: FinTax, a provider of cryptocurrency financial and tax solutions and their AI infrastructure, has announced the completion of its seed round of financing, led by YZi Labs (through EASY Residency S4), with participation from Amber, Hash House, Pundi AI, Waverider International, and Nexus Holdings, at a post-investment valuation of $40 million. Previous round investors include Victory Courage, BGIN, Tools Factory, and individual investor Fan Chao.In recent years, YZi Labs has been consistently expanding its presence in stablecoins, RWA, payments, and institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. Leveraging FinTax's expertise in on-chain data processing, crypto accounting, cross-jurisdictional tax practices, and crypto asset financial auditing, both parties will explore long-term ecosystem collaboration centered on institutional-grade financial and tax infrastructure, compliance standards, and emerging scenarios such as stablecoins, RWA, and payments.Following the completion of this financing round, FinTax will accelerate the scaling of its five major product lines, expand its business from Asia-Pacific and North America into European and Middle Eastern markets, and deepen the application of AI in complex financial and tax scenarios. FinTax will continue to drive dual iteration of blockchain and legal systems across dozens of jurisdictions, connecting on-chain economic activities with the real-world financial and tax framework.
Stability AI, developer of the AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, completes $76 million Series B funding round.
According to TechCrunch, Stability AI, the developer of the AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, has completed a $76 million Series B funding round, bringing its cumulative funding to $232 million. Participating investors include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Electronic Arts (EA), as well as AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures.
Goldman Sachs: Q2 Earnings Up 135%, APAC Market Still Has 21% Upside Potential
According to Trend Research, Goldman Sachs' August 21, 2026 research report notes that the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (MXAPJ) posted Q2 net profit growth of 135% year-over-year and 52% quarter-over-quarter, with 46% of companies beating expectations and a median surprise of 4.3%. The information technology sector led the gains, with earnings up 390% YoY. The current MXAPJ forward P/E ratio stands at 11x, two standard deviations below its 10-year average, placing it in a deeply discounted range. Goldman Sachs has set a 12-month target price of 1,080 points, implying a 21% upside from the current level of 891 points, with an expected total return including dividends of approximately 24%. Goldman Sachs believes earnings resilience will drive valuation repair, recommending overweight positions in capital goods, healthcare, energy, tech hardware and semiconductors, and insurance, while suggesting underweights in autos, software & services, internet, utilities, and metals & mining. Key trading recommendations include going long on portfolios that outperform earnings revisions (launched in July 2021, with a cumulative return of 334%) and going long on AI infrastructure hardware and semiconductors (launched in June 2023, with a cumulative return of 63%). MSCI will adjust its index benchmarks on August 31, triggering approximately $42 billion in two-way capital flows across Asian markets, which could amplify volatility toward the end of the month. Downside risks to monitor include rising long-end US Treasury yields, escalating geopolitical tensions, and the pace of China’s economic recovery.