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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that computing power is revenue now.

In July, the personal income month-on-month rate in the United States was 0.4%, higher than the expected 0.2% and the previous value of 0.2%.

According to Cointelegraph, CME Group has added Ethena's ENA token to its cryptocurrency benchmark index.Ethena is the protocol that issues the synthetic dollar stablecoin USDe, and ENA is its governance token. As a leading derivatives exchange globally, this move further expands CME Group's cryptocurrency benchmark coverage to this asset.

Blockworks Research analyst Shaunda Devens stated that cryptocurrency will remain the best speculative market, as prices and demand will mutually reinforce each other. In stocks, price increases do not directly affect the underlying business; for example, once Apple's stock price reaches a certain level, the price-to-earnings ratio relative to the same income base appears unreasonable.It points out that this is not the case with cryptocurrency; the token business is largely tied to financial asset speculation, where higher prices directly lead to more trading and leverage demand, resulting in increased protocol revenue. Last week, despite tokens rising by as much as 60%, 10 out of 16 sectors saw revenue growth exceeding price increases; perpetual contract revenue rose by 243%, while the corresponding price only increased by 43%. Therefore, tokens do not have a true value ceiling in the short term, and mechanisms such as buybacks and DAT further reinforce this reflexive cycle.

Bitcoin Hashprice has risen by 20.41% in the past 4 days, from $31.8 per PH/s to $38.29 per PH/s. Hashprice is used to measure the mining revenue corresponding to specific computing power, and this increase has boosted miner income. As of now, there are a total of 133 large, medium, and small mining pools and individual mining operations contributing computing power to the Bitcoin network. The mining pool Foundry USA leads with 214.73 EH/s, followed by Antpool and F2pool at 156.17 EH/s and 110.62 EH/s respectively, and ViaBTC at 91.02 EH/s.The total computing power of the Bitcoin network has risen to approximately 922 EH/s, nearing 1 ZH/s. Miners in August are currently earning $682.69 million from block subsidies and transaction fees, of which transaction fee revenue is $5.14 million, down from $875 million in July. The average block interval for the Bitcoin network is 10 minutes and 5 seconds, and current data indicates that the difficulty adjustment is expected to decrease by about 1% for the day. Based on an electricity cost of $0.1 per kilowatt-hour, the Bitmain Antminer S23 Hydro 3U is expected to earn $17.86 daily.

According to Bloomberg, Franklin Templeton announced plans to introduce tokenized assets into traditional investment funds and stated that it has obtained the first regulatory approval in the United States to allow digital native products for traditional funds.According to a letter published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company intends to embed its tokenized money market fund as holdings or collateral within ETF and mutual fund products.

Citi plans to offer Bitcoin custody services for institutional clients through its Custody+ platform later this year. This service will integrate Bitcoin with traditional assets such as stocks and bonds within the same custody framework, allowing clients to access custody, settlement, foreign exchange, cash, and liquidity services through a single system. Bitcoin will be the first digital asset supported by Citi's new custody service, and Citi has not yet announced a specific launch date or the list of initial clients.Custody+ is launched by Citi Investor Services, and Citi's custody business covers over 100 markets, operating its own custody network in 62 markets. Citi states that its goal is for banks to self-custody native digital assets rather than relying solely on external exchanges or other digital asset companies. The project has been in development for about two to three years, with Citi first disclosing related plans in 2025. Custody+ will provide real-time settlement, foreign exchange services, automated hedging, cash management, and liquidity tools. The Single Event Processing in its custody system currently processes over 80% of event volume in real-time; in the U.S., this system has reduced the processing time for some voluntary corporate actions by up to 92%, with 96% of related events completed within two hours. Chris Cox, head of Citi Investor Services, stated that Citi invests over $2 billion annually in its Services platform.

According to GMGN data, the "Niu Lai" issuing address became active again 3 hours ago, issuing a new token "Golden Bull".Currently, this address has issued a total of 9 types of tokens, with transaction fee revenue reaching 203.34 BNB, approximately 130,000 USD.

Cronos Labs CEO Ryan Wyatt posted that the token economics of CRO need to be re-evaluated. In the coming months, the team has a lot to discuss and plan. In particular, the buyback and burn mechanism corresponding to Cronos App revenue, community burns, and other related arrangements.These topics have been included in the project's Q4 roadmap, and the complete plan will be gradually announced at that time.

The AQAv2 stablecoin model protocol of Hyperliquid has previously received support from 19 out of 26 validators, and the relevant mechanism is expected to officially start accruing yields on August 26. Meanwhile, Circle has transferred approximately $4.4 billion USDC to Coinbase via the AQAv2 mechanism on HyperEVM, setting a record for the largest single USDC transfer on HyperEVM.If everything proceeds as planned, the yields generated by AQAv2 will begin accruing on August 26, with the first payment expected to enter the Assistance Fund on October 3. AQAv2 (Aligned Quote Asset v2) is a stablecoin mechanism announced by Hyperliquid in May this year, allowing stablecoins, including USDC, which are not exclusively issued by Hyperliquid, to qualify as "Aligned." According to public information, most of the stablecoin yields from AQAv2 will be returned to the Hyperliquid ecosystem, with 90% of the yields allocated to the relevant mechanism, and subsequently, 100% used for the buyback and destruction of HYPE tokens.Coinbase has been designated as the fund deployment party, while Circle is responsible for technical deployment, and both parties will also stake HYPE to participate in the mechanism. The mechanism previously required stablecoins to be exclusive assets of Hyperliquid, but AQAv2 has removed this restriction and will focus on the HIP-4 standardized market and the perpetual contract market operated by validators. According to relevant public disclosures, AQAv2 is expected to generate up to approximately $200 million in revenue and further enhance token value capture through the HYPE buyback and destruction mechanism.

According to Business Wire, Bitcoin operating company Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) announced its financial report for the second quarter of 2026, with total revenue of $35.9 million. The media and asset management business contributed $25.6 million, while the Bitcoin derivatives strategy contributed $10.4 million. The GAAP operating loss was $149.1 million, primarily driven by a $105.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment and a $48.7 million Bitcoin market value loss;Excluding the aforementioned non-cash items, the adjusted operating income was $7.3 million, marking the first positive value since the company's transformation into a Bitcoin operating company. During the period, the company repaid approximately $45 million in USDT debt and deferred about $105 million in USDT principal until June 30, 2027. As of June 30, the company held 4,467 Bitcoins, with a fair value of approximately $261.5 million, and a net digital asset leverage ratio of 56%.

According to CoinDesk, financial services company Swissquote Group has lowered its full-year revenue and profit expectations after a 66.2% decline in net cryptocurrency income in the first half of the year.In the first half of the year, the company's cryptocurrency trading volume fell by 63.5% to 2.58 billion Swiss francs, approximately 3.2 billion US dollars. After the announcement, Swissquote Group's stock price dropped by 14%.

According to PR Newswire, Cypherpunk Technologies (Nasdaq: CYPH) announced its Q2 2026 financial report, with a net income of $39.4 million (approximately $0.18 diluted earnings per share), compared to a net loss of $16.6 million in the same period last year. The turnaround to profitability was mainly due to an unrealized gain of $46 million from the fair value of ZEC holdings (ZEC price rose from $243.35 to $400.09).As of August 11, 2026, the company's Zcash inventory increased to 323,394.38 coins, with an average price of $341.83, accounting for approximately 1.92% of the total circulating supply of ZEC, valued at about $129.4 million at current prices.

The largest bank by asset size in Latin America, Itaú, is collaborating with OpenAssets to participate in a tokenized fixed income and investment fund test led by the industry. Brazil has become a testing ground for placing bonds, credit, and other financial assets on the blockchain under a regulatory framework.

According to MBN, South Korea's People Power Party member Jeong Seong-guk plans to propose a bill to postpone the implementation date for taxing virtual asset income by three years, from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2030. The member pointed out that by delaying the implementation date until a comprehensive review of related systems, including the taxation of virtual assets, is completed, a safeguard can be established to enhance taxpayer expectations and prevent system chaos.According to current regulations, starting from January 1 of next year, income generated from the transfer or lending of virtual assets will be classified as "other income" and will be subject to income tax. Therefore, the portion of annual profits exceeding 2.5 million won will be taxed at a rate of 22%, which includes 20% for other income tax and 2% for local income tax. Amid recent stock market turmoil and soaring real estate prices triggering public attacks on the government and ruling party, the People Power Party seems to be trying to gain public support by actively proposing legislation aimed at protecting the interests of virtual asset market investors. The People Power Party has consistently opposed the government, advocating for the abolition of this tax.

The State Taxation Administration of China responded to the recent discussions on taxing insurance income in Hong Kong, stating that Chinese tax residents are required to fulfill their tax obligations on global income according to the law, and that overseas insurance income also falls within the scope of taxable income. This is not a new policy and is not specifically aimed at the Hong Kong insurance market. The tax authority indicated that residents must declare and pay taxes on overseas insurance income and other investment income in accordance with the law, and the relevant rules treat overseas income from different countries and regions equally.Yesterday, Caixin reported that with the normalization of CRS information exchange, Chinese tax authorities can now fully obtain data on dividends and cash value from overseas insurance policies, gradually filling the gaps in tax administration. Currently, the taxation of insurance income from overseas sources has been initiated.

According to Caixin, as the CRS information exchange becomes normalized, tax authorities can fully obtain data on dividends and cash value from overseas insurance policies, gradually filling the gaps in tax administration. The taxation of insurance benefits from overseas income has now been initiated.In addition, the CRS, as the "eye in the sky" of the global tax system, is also being upgraded according to schedule, with CRS 2.0 approaching. Key changes include incorporating crypto assets, central bank digital currencies (CBDC), and specific electronic currency products into the definition of financial assets, aligning with the trend of digital assets gradually merging with the mainstream financial world. Overall, from multiple dimensions such as overseas stock trading, overseas insurance, and offshore trusts, the iteration of CRS 2.0 and the tightening of overseas income tax collection mechanisms resonate with each other, mutually supporting and enhancing the effectiveness of cross-border tax source regulatory constraints.