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Capital Economics believes that the sell-off of U.S. Treasuries is mainly due to changes in market expectations for interest rates in the near term. Economist James Reilly pointed out that the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is close to its 2007 peak, reflecting rising oil prices and a strong U.S. economy, rather than being driven by AI bond issuance or fiscal concerns. Reilly expects the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to fall to 4.25% by the end of 2027.

BNB Chain announced the appointment of Thomas Chen as Chief Business Officer. This appointment will drive BNB Chain to further focus on institutional, capital, and chain listing market activities.Thomas has deep experience in traditional finance and digital assets, with 15 years of industry experience, including over 7 years focused on team building in the digital asset infrastructure sector, possessing extensive experience in capital markets, custody, trading, and business growth.After joining BNB Chain, he will focus on bringing institutions and capital on-chain, deepening liquidity, increasing trading volume, and enhancing the long-term value of the ecosystem.

According to PR Newswire, Brazilian fintech company NG.CASH has completed a strategic financing of 15 million dollars, led by Blockchain Capital. Since its establishment in 2021, the company's total financing has exceeded 65 million dollars.It is reported that NG.CASH holds two licenses issued by the Central Bank of Brazil for direct credit companies and payment institutions, and is applying for a virtual asset service provider license. Since its establishment in 2021, NG.CASH has surpassed 10 million accounts, with platform transaction volume reaching several billion dollars.

CoinMarketCap announced on platform X that its Chief Product Officer David Salamon will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The former Chief Executive Officer Rush, after leading CoinMarketCap for five years, will transition to oversee the expansion of the group's new business line.CoinMarketCap stated that David Salamon joined CoinMarketCap in 2022 and during his tenure as Chief Product Officer, he led the development of CMC AI, which has surpassed 10 million users; he also spearheaded the reconstruction of CoinMarketCap's on-chain data infrastructure, with DexScan currently tracking 107 chains.

According to Bloomberg, F2 AI, a company focused on artificial intelligence development in the credit sector, disclosed that it has received a $5 million investment from private credit management firm Golub Capital.As part of the equity investment, Golub Capital will gain access to F2 AI's AI agent suite to utilize its own data for screening private credit investments, conducting due diligence, underwriting transactions, and monitoring portfolios. The parties did not disclose the valuation of F2 AI corresponding to this investment.

According to reports from the Financial Associated Press, Tianyancha shows that Hangzhou Yushu Robotics Co., Ltd. recently underwent a business change, with its registered capital increasing from 100,000 RMB to 25.1 million RMB, an increase of 25,000%.The company was established in April 2019, with Wang Xingxing as the legal representative. Its business scope includes software development, software sales, and research and development of intelligent robots, and it is wholly owned by Yushu Technology Co., Ltd.

Capital B, a French Bitcoin treasury company, purchased 13 BTC for 970,000 euros, currently holding a total of 3,538 BTC, with a year-to-date BTC return of 2.2%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has fully started production at its first wafer fab in Singapore, driven by demand for AI infrastructure.The factory is a joint venture with NXP and began trial production in June, achieving a yield rate of 99%. Mass production is planned for early 2027. TSMC holds approximately 19% of the shares.

According to the Economic Daily, major companies such as Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, and MediaTek are racing towards AI and high-performance computing, recently increasing their orders for TSMC's 2-nanometer family capacity by 10% to 20%. As a result, TSMC is accelerating the expansion of its 2-nanometer family, with progress exceeding expectations. TSMC has consistently refrained from commenting on customer information and market rumors.The market originally estimated that TSMC's monthly capacity for the 2-nanometer family would be around 90,000 to 100,000 wafers by the end of this year, with expectations for continued double-digit growth to reach 110,000 to 140,000 wafers by 2027. Industry sources indicate that due to strong customer demand, the monthly capacity is expected to surge to 120,000 wafers by the end of this year, achieving the originally set 2027 target ahead of schedule. Sources say that in response to the demands from Apple and non-Apple customers, the speed and scale of new capacity for the 2-nanometer family are setting new records, far exceeding the ramp-up speed of the 3-nanometer family in its first year.TSMC's Senior Vice President and Co-COO, Wei Chen-Hao, stated at this year's North America Technology Forum that in response to strong demand from AI and other sectors, there will be five 2-nanometer fabs ramping up simultaneously for the first time this year, including two in Hsinchu and three in Kaohsiung; the wafer output in the first year of 2-nanometer will increase by 45% compared to the first year of 3-nanometer in 2023; the compound annual growth rate of 2-nanometer capacity from 2026 to 2028 will reach 70%. TSMC's 3-nanometer capacity in the Southern Taiwan Science Park is expected to reach nearly 180,000 wafers per month in the fourth quarter of this year, and three new 3-nanometer fabs are being established in Taiwan, Arizona in the United States, and Japan. The second fab in the United States is planned to begin mass production in the second half of 2027.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated on Sunday local time that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on whether the U.S. meets the conditions set by Iran, and he mentioned that resolving the current deadlock through negotiation is still feasible. Iran previously proposed conditions such as stopping U.S. aggression, ending maritime blockades and economic warfare, and releasing Iranian assets. U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that he had rejected Iran's latest conditional proposal, and the Wall Street Journal cited U.S. officials saying that Trump is expected to resume bombing Iran after the midterm elections in November.Meanwhile, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed on Sunday that it captured a U.S. Remus 600 unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz and stated that it has handed it over to relevant personnel for data extraction. The U.S. Central Command has not immediately commented on this. Due to the conflict between Iran and the U.S., energy transportation in the Middle East has been severely restricted, with WTI crude oil closing this week at $92.41 per barrel, down 7.9% for the week; Brent crude oil closed at $104.32 per barrel, remaining basically flat for the week.

According to TheEnergyMag, Bitcoin mining company MARA announced that it has paid a $100 million power deposit for its data center project in Matagorda County, Texas, and has adjusted the payment and exit terms of its deal with sustainable fuel developer HIF USA.The project is located southwest of Houston, covering over 1,200 acres, with a planned power capacity of up to 2 gigawatts. MARA plans to use it to build a facility supporting high-performance computing and Bitcoin mining. According to the revised agreement, some payments originally tied to regulatory approval will be adjusted to be paid in two installments, and if all milestones are met, the total acquisition price for the project will still be capped at $600 million.

According to GMGN data, the market capitalization of PAID on Solana has rebounded to over 21 million USD, with a 24H increase of over 136%, currently reported at 21.5 million USD.It is reported that UsePaid is an automatic revenue-sharing tool for token creators: project parties can import the creator fees generated by Meme coins into UsePaid, where 80% is converted to USD and paid to designated X users via X Money, and 20% is used for repurchasing and burning PAID. The price of Meme coins is highly volatile, so investors are advised to participate with caution.

According to GMGN data, the market capitalization of the Meme coin MASK on Solana briefly surpassed 31 million USD, setting a historical high, with a 24H increase of over 260%, and has now fallen back to 20.2 million USD.Market news reminds users that the prices of Meme coins are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

CoinMarketCap officially announced that it has completed the acquisition of the crypto derivatives data platform Coinglass, with the transaction amount undisclosed.Coinglass was established in 2019, covering 28 exchanges and over 2,500 trading products, providing data on open interest, funding rates, liquidation, and options, with over 5 million monthly active users and more than 10,000 API clients.CoinMarketCap stated that this acquisition will bring Coinglass's derivatives data to its platform, providing information on market leverage positions, liquidation distribution, and funding rates to its 115 million monthly users.Coinglass stated that it will continue to operate as an independent business, with its website, app, free tools, API, and pricing remaining unchanged.

Chainalysis data shows that cross-border stablecoin capital flows increased by 77.5% year-on-year. While the overall scale has expanded, the capital flow remains highly concentrated.Chainalysis identified 4,708 new inter-country transfer paths, but these new paths only carry about 2.64 billion dollars, accounting for a small proportion of the total statistical amount of 220.3 billion dollars, indicating that cross-border flows of stablecoins are still dominated by a few major channels.

According to Fortune, the venture capital firm Solari Capital has officially announced its emergence from stealth mode. Founder AJ Scaramucci (son of Anthony Scaramucci) has deployed approximately $350 million since the company's inception, covering early-stage investments, late-stage growth rounds, and internal incubation businesses.Solari is focused on four major tracks centered around the core argument of "programmable reality": programmable intelligence (AI/large models, including xAI, Suno), programmable biology (gene therapy, longevity technology, including Tessera Therapeutics, Cambrian Bio), programmable materials (aerospace, energy, robotics, including Varda Space, Northwood Space), and programmable finance (blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, including Genius Terminal, Architect Financial). In addition, Scaramucci has included collectibles (comics, trading cards, dinosaur fossils) in the investment landscape, viewing them as "cultural value storage" assets alongside gold and Bitcoin, and claims that this market has a scale of $25 trillion, which has not yet been fully tapped by institutional capital.The investor lineup behind the company includes well-known Silicon Valley figures such as Ron Conway, Jim Breyer, and Eric Schmidt.

According to the New York Times, next Thursday Google will launch an experimental satellite into orbit, which has sufficient computing power to answer simple artificial intelligence queries in space.

According to CoinDesk, asset management company ARK Invest announced a partnership with tokenization platform Securitize to tokenize its ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), initially issuing it on Ethereum, with potential expansion to other blockchains in the future. The fund invests in private and public companies, with holdings including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks. ARK founder and CEO Cathie Wood stated that bringing the ARK Venture Fund on-chain is a natural extension of its mission to democratize investment in disruptive innovation.Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo stated that this move provides investors with diversified exposure to popular private tech companies, allowing them to hold both OpenAI and Anthropic simultaneously if they are uncertain about which will win the AI race. He also noted that tokenization does not put these companies or their shares on-chain; instead, investors receive an on-chain representation of the fund's equity, while the underlying assets remain private, but user investments are liquid. Securitize also plans to provide daily net asset values and support on-chain market trading of fund equity.This collaboration builds on the existing relationship between the two parties, as ARK made a strategic investment in Securitize last year. Currently, Wall Street asset management companies are accelerating the introduction of traditional financial products to the blockchain, with early attempts like BlackRock's BUIDL and Franklin Templeton's BENJI fund primarily focused on U.S. Treasury and money market products, now expanding into stocks and private markets.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Santiago Capital CEO Brent Johnson stated in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that Bitcoin is not a currency but the best "pure play" asset to bet on the rise of global liquidity.He believes that as the scale of digital assets and stablecoins continues to expand, Bitcoin will exist in the long term. The global overissuance of currency may drive Bitcoin to rise significantly, but he still does not believe that Bitcoin will replace the dollar system.Johnson is the proponent of the "Dollar Milkshake Theory," which suggests that the global debt crisis will actually strengthen the dollar. He mentioned that the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has reached 5% and discussed the sovereign debt crisis, while paying attention to three major market signals: credit spreads, VIX, and the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), as well as the dollar index range needed for the global economy, referred to as "the Band."He also talked about the GENIUS Act, stablecoins, and the trend of global dollarization, explaining why Bitcoin is a bet on global liquidity. Santiago Capital's investment directions include gold, defense, AI, and tokenization. Johnson also discussed tokenization, 24-hour trading, and the markets in Central and South America.