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According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "LoL: T1 vs Dplus KIA - LCK Third to Fourth Round Legendary Group" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "T1" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 79.5% an hour ago to the current 54.5% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Gen.G vs Hanwha Life Esports - LCK Round 3 to 4 Legendary Group," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "LoL: Kiwoom DRX vs BNK FEARX - LCK Third to Fourth Round Promotion" on the prediction market Polymarket, the option "Kiwoom DRX" in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win probability, dropping from 68.5% an hour ago to the current 29.5% (a fluctuation of 39%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Market news indicates that Hon Hai will begin shipping NVIDIA's Vera Rubin platform in the fourth quarter.

Global venture capital firm Accel announced that it has raised a new fund of $3.5 billion for early-stage investments worldwide. A total of four funds were raised, including a global expansion fund of $1.35 billion for larger early rounds and follow-on investments; the U.S. fund and the European and Israeli funds are each $800 million, while the Indian fund is $550 million.Accel partner Harry Nelis stated that companies are raising funds more quickly in their early stages than ever before, which presents opportunities for investors, although the scale of risk still exists. Accel has invested in AI companies such as Anthropic, Cursor, and Perplexity.

According to data from DefiLlama, Robinhood Chain's DEX trading volume exceeded $650 million in the past 24 hours, ranking fourth across all chains, only behind Solana, BNB Chain, and the Ethereum mainnet.

With the easing of the situation in the Middle East, weakening oil prices, and strong corporate earnings, the U.S. stock market continues to strengthen. The S&P 500 index rose 5.8% in the first four trading days before August 4, and the options market simultaneously released the strongest bullish signals in recent years.Data shows that the average daily ratio of bullish to bearish options for the S&P 500 index has risen to 0.9, the highest level in at least four years; the skew indicator for short-term bullish options has also reached a two-year high, indicating that investors are paying higher premiums betting on a rapid market rise.Analysts believe that the current "fear of missing out" sentiment is heating up, with some institutional investors more worried about missing out on the upward trend rather than the risk of a downturn. However, there are also views that the extreme optimism in the options market may amplify short-term volatility, and caution is needed regarding the risk misjudgment driven by technical factors.

The four major life insurance companies in Japan (Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life, Sumitomo Life, Meiji Yasuda) reported a quarter-on-quarter increase of 7% in domestic bond holdings' unrealized losses for the second quarter of 2026, reaching a record $96 billion, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of increase, with total unrealized losses growing by more than twice during this period. Japanese life insurance companies typically hold government bonds and other securities to maturity to match long-term insurance liabilities. In May of this year, the yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds broke 4.0% for the first time since this bond was issued in 1999, raising market concerns that the Kishida government may increase fiscal spending. Analysts point out that if there is a surge in policy cancellations, insurance companies may be forced to sell their holdings prematurely to meet payouts, which would put pressure on their portfolios and earnings. The pressure facing Japanese financial institutions is intensifying.

According to CoinDesk, the controversial BIP-110 soft fork proposal officially entered the mandatory signaling phase at around 3:35 AM Beijing time this Sunday (UTC 19:35) at Bitcoin block height 961,632, marking the start of the signaling window. This proposal aims to temporarily restrict non-financial data from being written to the Bitcoin blockchain, but the current miner support rate is extremely low, with the proportion of supporting miners far below the 55% activation threshold required by the proposal. The market is concerned that this fork chain may expand its influence in the future as more nodes join, forcing miners to compromise, or it may gradually lose vitality due to a lack of computing power and ecosystem support. Meanwhile, several key figures in the Bitcoin industry have publicly opposed this proposal, including Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor and Blockstream CEO Adam Back. Opponents believe that BIP-110 could undermine consensus in the Bitcoin network and bring unnecessary risks of division.It is reported that the BIP-110 signaling period will last until Bitcoin block height 965,664, expected to conclude in about four weeks. At that time, the community will face a critical decision on whether to activate the proposal.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Nongshim Red Force vs DN SOOPers - LCK Third to Fourth Round Promotion Group," the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, rising from 51% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to BlockBeats' in-depth article "Using a Gate Account to Experience Four Types of Stock Products," the article points out that as traditional financial assets and cryptocurrency trading scenarios continue to merge, users' trading needs for assets such as stocks, indices, and gold have expanded from simple holding to trading, hedging, and asset management. Gate integrates four types of products—stocks, tokenized stocks, stock perpetual contracts, and CFDs—through a TradFi account system, providing users with trading options covering U.S. stocks, Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks, and various global assets.The article states that Gate's stock focus is on real stock trading and long-term asset allocation needs; gStocks tokenized stocks bring stock assets into the crypto ecosystem, supporting more flexible asset application scenarios; stock perpetual contracts meet short-term trading and risk hedging needs; CFDs cover multi-asset strategies including stocks, indices, foreign exchange, gold, and commodities. The article believes that Gate's differentiation lies in combining the funding system familiar to crypto users, 24/7 trading capabilities, and traditional financial products, thereby lowering the barriers to cross-market trading. By continuously improving its TradFi product layout, Gate is further promoting the connection between the crypto market and the traditional financial system, providing users with a more efficient global asset trading experience.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Dplus KIA vs T1 LCK Third to Fourth Round Legendary Group," the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, rising from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to crypto analyst alicharts, based on Ethereum's nearly 6-year historical trend, ETH tends to gain support after regaining the MVRV 0.8 price level, pushing towards the realized price (approximately $2300). Additionally, this signal is consistent with the previous four MVRV momentum golden crosses, which brought increases of 50% - 166%.alicharts believes that $3000 should be regarded as a key resistance area, due to over 10 million ETH historical transaction records.

International venture capital firm White Star Capital announced the final closing of its fourth fund, which has reached $250 million. Combined with previous North American seed funds and several specialized tools, the firm has raised over $350 million in total, covering seed to Series B investments.The fund focuses on Series A and B rounds, supporting founding teams with global expansion ambitions, and has invested in projects such as Sequen, Veesion, OatFi, AMI Labs, Tetrix, and Trayd.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Hanwha Life Esports vs. Gen.G - LCK Third to Fourth Round Legends Group," the option "Hanwha Life Esports" in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced drastic fluctuations in winning probability, plummeting from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 26.5% (a fluctuation of 24%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: HANJIN BRION vs Nongshim Red Force - LCK Third to Fourth Round Promotion Group," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "HANJIN BRION" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, soaring from 57.5% an hour ago to the current 81.5% (a fluctuation of 24%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Jinshi reports, strong earnings have boosted investors' confidence in the prospects of artificial intelligence, driving the Nasdaq 100 index to rise 9.3% in just four days, marking the strongest rebound since April 2025, with a market value surge of $3.5 trillion.The rebound in the technology sector is broad-based, with increases seen in semiconductor companies, software firms, and hyperscale data center operators that have made significant capital expenditures. Investors favor companies that demonstrate tangible artificial intelligence revenue, while being cautious towards those with less obvious earnings.

According to data from the multi-model aggregation platform OpenRouter, from July 27 to August 2, DeepSeek V4 Flash topped the global AI large model usage ranking with a call volume of 7.22 trillion tokens. Data from the open-source platform OpenCode shows that this model alone processed 8 trillion tokens on August 1. Four out of the top five positions are occupied by Chinese large models: Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.5 (5.1 trillion), Tencent's Hunyuan Hy3 (5.01 trillion), and another DeepSeek V4 Flash model (3.45 trillion) ranked second to fourth, while OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna (2.99 trillion, a month-on-month increase of 738%) ranked fifth.The total call volume of Chinese large models last week reached 28.13 trillion tokens, surpassing the United States for 14 consecutive weeks, firmly holding the top position globally. The previously highly anticipated Kimi K3 fell out of the top ten this week, ranking 12th. It is noteworthy that free models are capturing an increasing share of traffic, with some models experiencing month-on-month growth exceeding 50%. Analysis indicates that domestic models have shifted from price competition to relying on inference performance and stable service capabilities, but companies like OpenAI and Anthropic continue to iterate, accelerating the internal competition and the pace of product iteration will determine user retention capabilities.