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Market pricing shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates more than once before mid-2027 has decreased.

SpaceX merged with Cursor effective August 14.

According to Gate market data, the stock price of Applied Materials (AMAT.O) fell by 5% in pre-market trading.

According to Talking Biz News citing Courthouse News Service, The Wall Street Journal requested a federal judge on Wednesday afternoon to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Binance. The lawsuit targets the newspaper's reports regarding Binance covering up internal investigations, obstructing compliance, and allowing sanctioned entities to trade.In the motion to dismiss, The Wall Street Journal stated that Binance's complaint from March 2026 failed to prove actual malice at the time the relevant reports were published. Binance claimed that the reports were false because it had issued a denial statement to the newspaper, but the newspaper argued that merely repeating a self-defensive denial is insufficient to constitute a defamation claim. During the hearing, The Wall Street Journal's lawyer pointed out that Binance did not deny the core content of the three reports.

TRON Eco released the Q2 2026 Value Deflation Eco Report, with a total repurchase and destruction amount exceeding $34.75 million for the quarter, and the four core projects are advancing in coordination.JST completed its largest repurchase and destruction to date, destroying over 355 million tokens (valued at $34.59 million) in a single event, setting a new historical record, with the cumulative destruction amount reaching 17.29% of the initial maximum supply and a total value exceeding $94.62 million. SUN completed its 51st repurchase and destruction, with over 9.02 million SUN destroyed in a single quarter, bringing the cumulative destruction amount to over 678 million tokens. BTT and WIN announced mechanism upgrades, using all revenue from decentralized business and all revenue from oracle services for repurchase, with the new mechanism to be implemented regularly starting Q3. With the launch of the new mechanism in Q3, all four projects have been incorporated into a sustainable deflation framework, achieving an upgrade from "periodic incentives" to "institutionalized deflation." TRON Eco will continue to drive repurchase and destruction with real revenue, giving back to the community.

The Nanya Plastics Electronic Materials Division has issued a price increase notice due to a severe imbalance in supply and demand in the global electronic materials market, with core raw material prices continuously rising across the board. The shortage of glass fabric is particularly severe, and procurement costs are uncontrollably rising. The company has decided to increase the prices of copper foil substrates (CCL) and prepreg by 20% to 25%, effective September 1. This is one of the larger-scale price adjustments in the upstream materials industry for PCBs recently. Copper foil substrates are core raw materials for printed circuit boards, and their price fluctuations will directly impact the PCB and downstream electronic terminal industries. The notice is based on the shipping date and will take effect from September 1. Nanya Plastics stated that it will continue to monitor supply chain dynamics and respond to changes in the market environment.

According to official news, Gate has launched the AI Potential Stocks feature. This feature will scan market volume and price anomalies, major events, industry news, and related news clues through AI before each trading day, helping users quickly understand the main themes that the market may focus on that day, the relevant reasons, and the subsequent transmission direction. The AI Potential Stocks feature is the first to introduce AI research capabilities and supply chain analysis into the cryptocurrency industry market research scenario, upgrading the AI-driven pre-market investment research experience. This feature will focus on markets such as US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, selecting 2-3 stock clues that have capital verification, news support, and may not have been fully noticed yet. The content will revolve around three dimensions: "what to pay attention to, why to pay attention, and how the impact extends," helping users efficiently complete pre-market information screening.AI Potential Stocks focuses on market theme rotation, volume and price anomalies, and major news signals, helping users understand the logic behind changes in market focus rather than simply displaying popular stocks. In addition, Gate will continue to improve its push notification capabilities around AI Potential Stocks, forming a mechanism for timely pre-market summaries, major event reminders, and personalized attention updates. The AI Potential Stocks feature is now supported on Gate App v8.31.0 and above; users can access this feature through the bottom navigation bar [TradFi] - [Stocks] list; web users can enter through the market page or directly visit the feature page to use it. In the future, Gate will continuously deepen the construction of AI research capabilities, improve the AI-driven investment research analysis system, and continuously optimize event version content, major event reminders, and personalized summaries around AI Potential Stocks, gradually forming a mechanism for information delivery that combines pre-market summaries, event reminders, and user attention updates, providing users with more timely and clear market references.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector showed mixed results, with the DeFi sector performing prominently, rising by 1.04%. Among them, Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose by 1.74%, and Chainlink (LINK) rose by 2.42%. The Meme sector increased by 0.7% in 24 hours, with Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) rising by 9.04% and Pump.fun (PUMP) rising by 8.76%.In other sectors, the PayFi sector rose by 0.4%, with eCash (XEC) increasing by 1.56%. The Layer1 sector rose by 0.2%, with Cosmos Hub (ATOM) increasing by 8.71%. Additionally, the CeFi sector fell by 0.07%, but Cronos (CRO) remained relatively strong, rising by 1.07%. The Layer2 sector decreased by 0.97%, while Optimism (OP) rose by 4.11%. The cryptocurrency sector index reflecting historical market trends shows that the ssiAI, ssiDeFi, and ssiMeme indices rose by 1.93%, 1.29%, and 1.28%, respectively.

Ukraine proposed a ceasefire in the Black Sea to Russia.

Goldman Sachs analyst Robert Kaplan stated that the Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates in July was "absolutely" correct and urged policymakers to keep an open mind before September, citing the complex factors influencing inflation, and that rigid forward guidance could be counterproductive.Kaplan said, "If I see meaningful improvement, I might be willing to stay put, but I want to make full use of every moment before September to make judgments, avoiding rigidity or preconceived notions." Kaplan believes that the current forces at play include: inflationary pressures from AI development, tariffs, labor constraints, and soaring oil prices; meanwhile, the application of AI works in the opposite direction, accelerating the trend of declining inflation.He stated that Waller should use his speech at this month's Jackson Hole symposium to briefly explain the reasons for the Federal Reserve's inaction in July, rather than delivering a purely "philosophical" speech. Kaplan expressed that his concerns about long-term U.S. Treasury yields are greater than his concerns about the federal funds rate itself.He indicated that the rise in long-term Treasury yields globally reflects a structural supply-demand imbalance driven by persistent large fiscal deficits, rather than Federal Reserve policy.

According to Bloomberg, as a large number of high-growth startups emerge in fields such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology, private equity and Pre-IPO investment tools aimed at ordinary investors are rapidly increasing. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's investment firm Pershing Square is preparing to launch a new fund to provide investors with the opportunity to participate in high-growth companies that are not yet publicly listed.Currently, Pershing Square has initiated the process to establish "Pershing Square Ventures." This fund will adopt a "permanent capital" model, allowing for long-term holding of investment targets and continuing to hold shares after the invested companies go public.Ackman and Pershing Square Chief Investment Officer Ryan Israel stated in a letter to shareholders that the new fund aims to capture investment opportunities in Pre-IPO companies and expand the company's investment scope beyond the public markets. At present, Pershing Square has not disclosed the target size of the fund, investment strategy details, or specific fundraising timeline.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced that the company has appointed Ryan Ballantyne as Chief Business Officer.Ryan Ballantyne has over thirty years of experience in capital markets, derivatives, asset management, and digital assets. Previously, he served as the Head of Institutional Client Strategy at Coinbase Institutional, where he was responsible for assisting public companies and institutions in adopting digital asset fund management, trading, and custody solutions. Earlier, he held senior positions at Osprey Funds and Blackforce Capital, and worked at institutions such as Susquehanna, Deutsche Bank, and Smith Barney.

The founder of the DeFi platform Flying Tulip and creator of the Fantom Network, Andre Cronje, stated that most DeFi protocols are no longer truly decentralized, with only a few niche areas still qualifying as DeFi. He believes that DeFi has evolved into "on-chain finance" or "open finance."He pointed out that true DeFi should possess characteristics such as decentralization, immutability, and the absence of intermediaries, while the intermediaries in most current protocols have become companies, taking on the roles of decision-makers and risk committees typical of traditional financial institutions. Cronje stated that this does not mean that true DeFi no longer exists, as some protocols are still innovating.Data from DefiLlama shows that the total value locked in DeFi has dropped from $167 billion at the beginning of October 2022 to $75 billion at the time of the original publication, a decline of more than half.The European Central Bank (ECB) analyzed Aave, MakerDAO, Ampleforth, and Uniswap in a working paper released in March, finding that based on snapshots of holdings from November 2022 and May 2023, the top 100 addresses holding governance tokens in these protocols control over 80% of the token supply. The ECB thus questioned the degree of decentralization of the relevant DAOs and whether they should continue to be regarded as "fully decentralized" services not subject to the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). (Cointelegraph)

A man in Anshun, Guizhou, used the name of a virtual currency airdrop project as a pretext to lure friends into investing with the bait of guaranteed high returns, ultimately crossing the legal red line. The People's Procuratorate of Pingba District, Anshun City, Guizhou Province, filed a public prosecution, and the court sentenced Zhao to seven months in prison for fraud, along with a fine of 5,000 yuan.Zhao had been paying attention to the field of virtual currency investment for many years and had long been posting investment insights and financial management tips on social media platforms. Zhang was also a virtual currency enthusiast, and the two met on a social platform due to their common interests, gradually becoming friends and frequently discussing investment strategies online. Through long-term communication, Zhao gained Zhang's trust with seemingly professional investment analysis. Subsequently, Zhao proposed a joint investment, to which Zhang agreed. However, after a period of investment, Zhang experienced significant losses and expressed his intention to stop further investments.On August 23, 2025, Zhao claimed that a certain app had launched an airdrop project (to promote a new project, encourage user participation, or reward loyal users, distributing native tokens of the project for free to eligible users), persuading Zhang to invest the remaining funds in his account into this project, promising a return of 100 to 200 U coins (virtual currency) within two days. Zhao also guaranteed that if there were any losses during this period, he would bear the responsibility. To further alleviate Zhang's concerns, Zhao claimed that all investment funds would be transferred to a public chain (the public address of the virtual currency). Believing Zhao, Zhang exchanged 1,757 dollars in his account for Ethereum and completed the transfer according to the wallet link provided by Zhao. In reality, the wallet corresponding to that link was a personal account registered using his girlfriend's identity information, not a public chain. The agreed time for the return of funds had passed, but Zhao had not fulfilled his promise. Zhang urged for repayment multiple times, but Zhao evaded responsibility with excuses such as sending the wrong link and needing time to track it down. On September 7 of the same year, Zhang reported the situation to the police after noticing something was wrong.On April 2 of this year, the Pingba District Procuratorate filed a public prosecution against Zhao for suspected fraud. The procuratorial agency believed that Zhao deceived others out of property by concealing the truth, with a significant amount involved, constituting the crime of fraud. Given that Zhao truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being apprehended, showed signs of remorse, and had fully compensated the victim for their losses while voluntarily admitting guilt, he could be punished leniently according to the law.

Brazilian Bitcoin treasury company OranjeBTC (B3: OBTC3) announced the launch of the Digital Yield ETF (DIGY11), which is created in collaboration with 3R Investimentos and MarketVector, and is expected to be listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 in early September.DIGY11 will initially invest in preferred shares issued by Strategy through STRC and preferred shares issued by Strive through SATA, distributing returns to investors in Brazilian reais on a monthly basis while providing daily liquidity and currency hedging. Under current market conditions, DIGY11 is expected to provide an annualized distribution yield equivalent to CDI plus approximately 3% to 5%, but this estimate does not include fluctuations in the fund share price and does not constitute a guarantee of returns. This ETF does not directly invest in Bitcoin but provides Brazilian investors with a localized channel to access USD returns and exposure to Bitcoin ecosystem assets by holding preferred shares related to Bitcoin treasury companies.

According to The Block, Hyperliquid's treasury company Hyperion DeFi achieved a net profit of $31 million in the second quarter, setting a historical high, more than doubling from $8.8 million in the previous quarter, and compared to a net loss of about $9 million in the same period last year. The total value of the company's HYPE holdings increased from $71 million at the end of Q1 to $133 million.Hyperion's CEO stated that the company not only significantly increased its HYPE reserves but also launched several scalable businesses and new products on Hyperliquid while continuously reducing costs. The company announced a partnership with HIP-3 deployer Entropy, committing to stake 500,000 HYPE, and pledged another 500,000 HYPE to Skew Technologies to support the HIP-4 outcome market. At the end of the quarter, the company held approximately 2 million HYPE, and the stock price rose about 5% in after-hours trading.

The cryptocurrency industry organization BlockchainAssn has submitted an amicus brief in support of Custodia Bank's application to the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to review whether regional Federal Reserve Banks have the authority to deny access to master accounts for qualified state-chartered banks. The organization warns that lower court support for the Federal Reserve's ruling grants the central bank broad powers to disqualify industries or companies it does not recognize from receiving banking services, effectively vetoing which state-chartered banks can operate.Meanwhile, the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank has been granted an extension until September 11 to respond to Custodia's application.

Hawaii will implement a cryptocurrency ATM ban effective October 1, becoming the fourth state in the United States to enact such a ban, aimed at addressing the significant losses caused by digital asset fraud.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that the budget deficit for July was $432 billion, exceeding market expectations of $346 billion, compared to a budget deficit of $291 billion in the same period last year.