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Odaily News – Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, responded on X to the intense price volatility of the LAPTOP Meme coin shortly after its launch, as well as related "Rug Pull" allegations. He stated that the available liquidity at launch was insufficient to meet market demand, which—combined with technical issues and "snipers" engaging in front-running—caused the price to surge rapidly before pulling back. The price has now stabilized.Hunter Biden stated that the team's token allocation is locked, no team members have sold tokens, and he personally has not received any profit from LAPTOP. Currently, LAPTOP's fully diluted valuation (FDV) exceeds $1 billion. The team is exploring ways to optimize liquidity and will continue advancing community development.He also addressed the matter of distributing LAPTOP tokens for free to users who suffered losses on TRUMP, saying that external descriptions of this as a "failure" do not reflect the actual situation, and emphasized that the project will continue to move forward in the long term.For more LAPTOP-related information, read: Biden's Son Launches Meme Coin LAPTOP, Also Plans Airdrop for TRUMP Holders.
Zhipu's official GLM-5.3-Flash will undergo a pricing update shortly. To provide global developers with a more ample preparation window, B.AI has announced a limited-time extension of its free access—until September 12 at 09:59 (SGT), GLM-5.3-Flash will remain completely free on the B.AI platform. Leading in platform usage volume, GLM-5.3-Flash features 320B total parameters and 18B activated parameters, supports a 1M ultra-long context window, and seamlessly combines rapid response with powerful reasoning capabilities, making it a highly cost-effective choice for high-frequency coding, massive data processing, and complex Agent workflows. Additionally, other popular models such as Qwen3.8 Flash, Hy3, and MiMo V2.5 continue to be 100% free on the B.AI platform. B.AI remains committed to supporting global developers with inclusive computing resources, ensuring that frontier model capabilities are truly within everyone's reach.
According to Chaoshan Research, Bernstein’s September 8, 2026 research report indicates that Robinhood Chain has rapidly become a revenue engine since its launch on July 1, generating approximately $33 million in fees over the past 15 days. This ranks it first among all blockchains, significantly ahead of Solana (approximately $11 million) and BNB Chain (approximately $9 million). Daily transaction fees on the chain range from $2 million to $4 million, with Robinhood retaining approximately 90% of the revenue. Bernstein maintains an "Outperform" rating with a price target of $160, implying approximately 31% upside potential from the current stock price. On the on-chain data front, Total Value Locked stands at approximately $1.5 billion, while cumulative DEX trading volume exceeds $50 billion. The value of tokenized stocks has risen from approximately $10 million to $140 million; stablecoin supply has reached approximately $1 billion, marking a sharp increase from $241 million in early July. Bernstein projects that annual on-chain fee revenue could reach $160 million by 2028.
Odaily News – While "Vibe Coding" has enabled more people to generate applications using natural language, the next competitive frontier for AI Agents is shifting toward a harder challenge: how to truly accomplish a real-world task that spans multiple platforms and services, involving budgets and authorizations.In X-Agent's latest Medium article, "Beyond Vibe Coding, Toward Agentic Execution," the team uses "booking a trip to Tokyo" as an example to outline its exploration of Agentic Execution. Users would no longer need to switch back and forth between flight, hotel, and payment pages; instead, they would initiate the task with a single request, and the AI would coordinate search, comparison, confirmation, and subsequent execution. Throughout the process, the user retains control over destination, budget, terms, and final authorization.However, the gap between "recommending options" and "delivering reliable execution" still involves a whole set of infrastructure challenges. Price fluctuations, login verifications, order timeouts, and partially successful bookings all require the Agent to preserve task state, distinguish between confirmed and unconfirmed results, and pause to re-request user authorization when needed—rather than blindly retrying or spending automatically.To address this direction, X-Agent proposes decoupling and coordinating four types of capabilities—conversation, task, execution, and events—while exploring different execution pathways such as WebMCP, APIs, MCP tools, browser automation, and Computer Use. The core principle is: tools can help Agents act, but they must not bypass user permissions, budget limits, or result verification.X-Agent notes that the article currently describes a product direction still under exploration and validation, rather than a general-purpose booking capability that has already been launched. The goal is to advance AI from "understanding and generating" toward "completing tasks under user control," gradually making natural language a new gateway connecting real-world services with digital execution.
According to Chaoxiang Research, Morgan Stanley’s September 4 research report notes that Tesla’s Cybercab has officially launched autonomous ride-hailing services to the public in Austin. Users can book either the Cybercab (two-seater) or the Model Y (four-seater) through the Robotaxi app. Texas DMV data shows 45 Cybercabs are now registered, up from just 7 in the days preceding the launch event. Tesla’s mileage driven under unsupervised autonomy has exceeded 1 million miles, surging over 160% from the 380,000 miles logged in Q2. The Cybercab is projected to sell for under $30,000, with operating costs per mile below $0.20, and will feature wireless inductive charging. Morgan Stanley maintains a neutral rating on the stock with a $400 price target, implying roughly 6% upside from current levels.
According to Chaoxiang Research, a Morgan Stanley research report dated September 1, 2026 states that Apple will release its first foldable iPhone on September 9. Initial production volume is set at 7 to 8 million units for the second half of 2026, with the first product cycle potentially reaching 20 million units and contributing approximately $14 billion in revenue solely from the December quarter. The foldable model is expected to carry a starting price of $2,399 (512GB), with every 1% increase in foldable shipment share projected to raise the iPhone average selling price by roughly 1.5 percentage points. The Pro series will experience the steepest price increases: the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro will start at $1,299, an increase of $200 (18%) from the previous generation, while the 256GB Pro Max will start at $1,399, up 17%. It marks the first-time adoption of the 2nm A20 Pro chipset. Leveraging TSMC's 2nm process, which delivers a 10% to 15% performance gain at equivalent power consumption, it supports enhanced on-device AI capabilities and justifies the premium pricing.
Odaily News: Binance Customer Support responded on the X platform to an article about "AKE (AKEDO) contract anomaly squeeze causing $5 million in losses," stating that during the period of September 3, 2026, at 05:44 (UTC+8), the AKE token experienced significant price volatility across the entire market. The related fluctuations were reflected across multiple mainstream trading platforms and on-chain markets, with overall trends being largely consistent. This constitutes market volatility rather than an anomaly on any single platform. Binance has not yet listed AKE for spot trading, and the AKEUSDT contract price and liquidation mechanism are not based on Binance's spot market but are calculated with reference to the network-wide spot market prices.The significant fluctuation in AKE spot prices this time primarily occurred on other trading platforms and on-chain markets, which subsequently transmitted to the contract market. Binance contracts use the mark price as an important basis for liquidation judgments. The mark price comprehensively references price data from multiple markets and employs corresponding mechanisms to mitigate the impact of abnormal and extreme prices on liquidation. Upon verification, Binance's related systems operated normally, and no anomalies were found in the price mechanism. This situation was not caused by platform price anomalies or system failures, but rather represents the normal risk of leveraged positions under extreme market conditions.
According to Chaoxiang Research, Bernstein’s September 1 research report noted that SpaceX announced the construction of a new Starship base spanning 125,000 acres in Louisiana, with plans for at least 10 launch pads capable of supporting over 30 Starship flights daily, targeting a maiden flight in 2029 and requiring long-term investments of at least $100 billion. The 14th Starship flight will occur within weeks, heading directly to orbit to deploy V3 Starlink satellites; the 15th flight will attempt to catch the second stage, with reusability goals aimed for early 2027. Bernstein maintains an Outperform rating with a price target of $248, indicating a 73% upside from the current share price.
According to monitoring by the PPP Prediction Market Tool, in the Polymarket prediction event "WTI Crude Oil Price Level in September," the probability of breaking $90/barrel has risen to 60%, up 15% in the past 24 hours; the probability of breaking $95/barrel is currently reported at 30%, down 1% in the past 24 hours.On Sunday local time, the U.S. military launched its first military strike against Iran in over a month, targeting two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz. Shortly after the attack, Iran retaliated against a U.S. military base in Jordan. As the conflict escalated once again, international oil prices moved higher, with WTI crude briefly surging to $85.53/barrel.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay one step ahead and seize the opportunity.
Odaily News: Prediction market platform Polymarket US withdrew two NFL player participation contract filings on August 26. The platform had completed certification with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the previous day and planned to launch the related products no earlier than August 27.On the same day, Polymarket US certified Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana price contracts. All three contract types were submitted in paired form and classified as swaps under the binary options subcategory. Both the NFL contracts and the cryptocurrency contracts fall under the relevant classification.Polymarket US separately filed a confidential treatment request for the NFL compliance analysis documents, seeking permanent non-disclosure on the grounds that public release would reveal trade secrets and give competitors an unfair advantage. As of the time of record, another NFL American football starting eligibility contract remained in certified status. (Bitcoin.com News)
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
Odaily News: Arthur Hayes posted on X that someone asked him why he is launching an AI/crypto project while believing AI is a bubble about to burst. He stated that the bubble exists in the debt used to build data centers, as well as in the stocks of unprofitable hyperscale cloud providers and frontier labs. "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." He is 100% confident in the Agentic Economy, and the excess compute capacity brought by debt-funded construction supports his assessment of Flop Labs.Previously, Arthur Hayes announced he would end his retirement and lead Flop Labs. Flop Labs is "food" for AI agents. The project has no pre-sale, no VC participation, and adopts a 100% fair launch model.
According to TechFlow Research, the frontier AI data tracking report released by Bank of America Securities on August 17 shows that Anthropic leads comprehensively in three major AI benchmarks, with Claude Opus 5 ranking first in the Intelligence Index, Agent Index, and Coding Agent Index, GPT-5.6 Sol following closely behind, Meta MuseSpark 1.2 entering the top ten, and Google Gemini 3.6 Flash ranking outside the top ten. In terms of usage, DeepSeek leads with approximately 30% of the Vercel platform token share, Anthropic accounts for 25% and OpenAI accounts for 16%; but in terms of payment amount, Anthropic leads far ahead with 65%, while OpenAI accounts for only 11%. In terms of pricing, the AI Token Price Index decreased 9% month-over-month in August to $2.21, but still increased 87% year-over-year; GPU rental rates remain strong, with H100 increasing 33% year-over-year to $2.77/hour, DRAM increasing 483% year-over-year, and NAND increasing 432% year-over-year. The research report judges that AI infrastructure demand remains healthy, with open-source model usage growing but payment share still highly concentrated on top closed-source models. BofA believes that the Meta "Watermelon" and Google Gemini 4 releases, token pricing trends and GPU rental trends are
Odaily News Bitfinex's latest report indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) has been fluctuating within a narrow range recently, with volatility, trading activity, and market liquidity all compressed to levels similar to those seen at the end of a bear market.Currently, Bitcoin's price remains above the "Median Realised Price" of around $63,200, while the key level for short-term holders (STH) to achieve overall profitability stands at $67,176. Meanwhile, market demand is weakening: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of approximately $385 million last week, corporate Bitcoin reserve-related activity has turned negative, spot trading volume has fallen to multi-year lows, and Bitcoin transfer speed has dropped to its lowest level in seven years.Bitfinex stated that in the current extremely thin liquidity environment, even slight changes in capital flows could trigger significant Bitcoin price fluctuations. At the same time, weak retail activity, declining real income, and deteriorating consumer confidence indicate that U.S. household demand is under pressure. Bitfinex noted that the current market shows a clear divergence: accommodative financial conditions are driving traditional risk assets higher, but the crypto market has not yet received corresponding capital inflows.Bitfinex believes that the core market question has shifted from "whether monetary policy will improve" to "whether improved liquidity can translate into capital inflows for crypto assets." If Bitcoin spot ETFs resume sustained net inflows in the future, coupled with stablecoin supply expansion, this would signal a restart of the crypto market's liquidity transmission mechanism and could become a key catalyst for BTC breaking out of its prolonged low-volatility state.Before capital returns, although the macro environment is gradually improving, the crypto market's upside still lacks capital support. However, given that market participation has dropped to extremely low levels and BTC continues to hold key realized price support levels, once liquidity re-enters the market, it could trigger violent fluctuations. The current structure leans toward an upward breakout once demand recovers.
Odaily News: According to market reports, Databricks has completed a $5 billion funding round, bringing its valuation to $190 billion.
Odaily News: Flap has announced the launch of bBroker Vault, powered by bStocks, on BNB Chain, combining Meme coin trading activity with NFT yields and tokenized stock ecosystems through a new mechanism.Under this mechanism, users are required to pay a fixed fee in corresponding tax tokens to mint bBroker NFTs, and the tokens paid are burned directly. Subsequently, trading fees from quote assets flowing into the Vault are automatically allocated to a "dividend pool" and a "floor price pool," enabling NFT holders to continuously earn dividends in quote assets without staking or locking up.Meanwhile, each bBroker NFT carries an on-chain floor price backed 1:1 by assets in the floor price pool, and holders can sell the NFT back to the Vault at any time to exit. Flap positions this mechanism as a novel on-chain economic model integrating Meme coins, NFTs, and stock assets.
Recently, Doubao officially launched a student discount campaign, offering college students more usage quotas and special prices for the Professional Version to assist them in handling complex learning tasks such as research analysis and content creation. It is understood that Doubao's student discount benefits this time consist of two parts.
Bitcoin analyst Plan B stated on the X platform that the core of Bitcoin's long-term value lies in scarcity, not short-term price fluctuations.Plan B believes that many people focus on Bitcoin's price charts, while the S2F model he uses focuses on the degree of asset scarcity. This model measures scarcity through "existing supply ÷ annual new production," where the S2F for gold is approximately 60. Due to Bitcoin's fixed total supply of 21 million coins and its predictable issuance schedule, its S2F is currently around 120 and continues to rise over time.The Bitcoin halving mechanism is an important driver of the S2F model. Approximately every four years, the Bitcoin network reduces the block reward by half, decreasing new supply and roughly doubling the S2F level, making it the core supply-side event observed by the model.Plan B emphasized that the S2F and its upgraded version, the S2FX model, predict long-term average value rather than precisely forecasting market tops or bottoms. Bitcoin's price typically fluctuates around the model's estimated value, and investors should focus on multi-year cycle averages rather than single-day price highs. Additionally, Plan B believes that as scarcity increases, Bitcoin is undergoing different stages of development, including proof of concept, payment network, "digital gold"/store of value asset, and institutional-grade financial asset. Each increase in scarcity could bring new market narratives and capital inflows.However, Plan B also reiterated that "all models are wrong, but some are useful." He stated that the S2F model is merely a tool for long-term understanding of Bitcoin's scarcity, not a trading signal or a "crystal ball" for price prediction. Although the model has withstood major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and China's mining ban, it still has limitations.
According to Korean media NATE, driven by the AI investment boom, SK Hynix's stock price has recently experienced severe volatility. Against the backdrop of intensifying market volatility, SK Group released an advertisement quoting the famous words of founder Choi Jong-geon (최종건): "Despair and hope are two sides of the same coin; despair can be turned into hope like flipping a hand," and rewrote it as "Anxiety and expectation in the AI era are also two sides of the same coin; anxiety can be turned into expectation," thereby conveying confidence in the long-term development of the AI industry. Securities firms believe that short-term stock price volatility has not changed SK Hynix's fundamentals, and the market should focus on its HBM4 technology leadership advantage and the performance stability brought by Long-Term Agreements (LTA). Hyundai Motor Securities analyst Noh Geun-chang (노근창) stated that SK Hynix's DRAM and NAND bit growth rates for the third quarter are expected to reach 9.7% and 1.5% respectively; with the expansion of HBM4 sales contribution, even if the proportion of Long-Term Agreements increases, DRAM Average Selling Price (ASP) is still expected to rise 19.9% quarter-over-quarter. Regarding competition concerns brought by China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), Noh Geun-chang believes that considering the US continues to strengthen semiconductor equipment export restrictions and Micron is expanding domestic investment in the US, the possibility of major companies like Apple adopting Chinese memory chips is relatively low.
According to TechFlow Research, Palantir's Q2 revenue was $1.95 billion, up 93% year-over-year, beating market expectations by 7%, with the after-hours stock price rising 15% following the earnings release. U.S. commercial business grew 150% year-over-year, accelerating further from 133% in the previous quarter. U.S. government business grew 90% year-over-year, also higher than 84% in Q1. Average revenue from the top 20 customers was $124 million (up 67% year-over-year), total contract value was $2.1 billion (up 118% year-over-year), and net revenue retention rate was 157%. Goldman Sachs raised its 12-month price target from $183 to $204, maintaining a Neutral rating, implying approximately 62% upside potential. Goldman Sachs believes enterprise AI deployment is shifting from single models to multi-model combinations, and sovereign AI demand is creating incremental opportunities. Palantir helps enterprises embed AI into workflows while retaining data control, and this positioning could become a growth catalyst for the next phase. Goldman Sachs also raised revenue forecasts for 2026 to 2028, with main concerns being that commercial business growth may slow down during a macro downturn.