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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated during his appearance on the podcast "When Shift Happens" that he does not oppose Hyperliquid and welcomes more centralized and decentralized trading platforms to participate in innovation, as the industry is far from saturated. He estimates that the proportion of the population holding some form of cryptocurrency is about 5% to 15%, but when calculated based on individual wealth allocation, the penetration rate of cryptocurrency assets may be less than 1%, indicating that the industry is still in its early stages.Changpeng Zhao mentioned that some members of the Hyperliquid community are trying to establish their own community by criticizing centralized trading platforms and Binance, but he views this as normal competition and does not oppose the project. Previously, Trump mentioned Hyperliquid, which is very good for the industry. Assets like HYPE, BNB, and Bitcoin could all benefit from the overall growth of the industry.Changpeng Zhao also pointed out that first movers do not necessarily become the long-term biggest winners. Google, Facebook, and Binance were not the first products in their respective fields, and later entrants can often further optimize based on the groundwork laid by the pioneers. Although he holds a significant amount of Binance shares and BNB, the centralized trading platform is just part of his asset allocation; rather than expanding a single platform, he hopes to promote the growth of the entire cryptocurrency industry.

The founder of the Liebit Mining Pool, Jiang Zhuoer, stated that after ZEC dropped to $1445, Garrett Jin's short position on ZEC faced market skepticism, which may have been an intentional attempt to create a counter position to attract retail investors to go long; as the "target" of his massive spot holdings has disappeared, the approximately 200,000 ZEC he holds (accounting for about 1% of the total supply) may also become potential selling pressure. Therefore, it is judged that the current ZEC upward trend may be nearing its end.In the face of such "manipulated coins," there is an information disadvantage compared to the counter position, so I will not participate in trading.

Well-known trader Bonk Guy posted on his personal channel that for a long time, Arc has been one of the "best performing" public chains. At the project's launch, it connected to several key platforms such as FOMO and DEX Screener, with major launch platforms including Argus, Tolly, Lift, and Long. However, Arc is not the next Robinhood, BNB, or Solana, and users should participate with caution, stating that viewing it as a similar public chain may lead to losses.Bonk Guy added that Arc is essentially a stablecoin public chain, and it may find suitable applications for stablecoins in the future, but it is currently difficult to see how meme coin traders can stay on this chain long-term. He also revealed that he has bought meme coins on the Arc chain but plans to hold them for no more than a few days, emphasizing that if participating in meme coin trading on Arc, it should be viewed as a short-term opportunity.

According to CoinDesk, the European Central Bank (ECB) called on e-commerce and mobile commerce merchants in the Eurozone on Tuesday to participate in the digital euro pilot program, preparing for the potential issuance of a retail central bank digital currency in 2029. The pilot will test the technology, operational processes, and user experience of the currency's beta version, which, while similar to the digital euro, is not legal tender.The pilot will last for 12 months and is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027, with the final issuance still requiring legislative and management committee decisions. In the weeks prior, the European Central Bank selected 36 banks and payment institutions to participate in the testing phase. The pilot will involve the European Central Bank, the central banks of 19 Eurozone countries, and selected merchants, with central bank staff testing scenarios such as online and offline transfers between individuals, in-store payments, e-commerce, and mobile commerce payments.European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stated that the digital euro is essential for maintaining European monetary sovereignty and reducing dependence on dollar-pegged stablecoins. The European Central Bank believes that the proliferation of private dollar stablecoins like Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC poses a threat to European monetary autonomy. Isadora Arredondo, Vice President of Global Policy at Hedera, stated that the success of the digital euro depends more on commercial viability, and merchants need incentives, while payment service providers may consider lowering the fees for merchants accepting digital euro payments.

According to official news from Fortune Protocol, the third phase of the Fortune prediction trading competition officially started on September 10. Users can accumulate ecological contributions by participating in Fortune prediction trading and gain airdrop weight for the official token after the TGE.Previous reports indicated that Fortune has completed the aggregation of prediction liquidity with multiple platforms such as Predict.fun and Polymarket, and continues to promote brand visuals and product UI upgrades, further enhancing user fluidity, simplicity, and operational experience during the prediction trading process.This event aims to encourage more users to experience Fortune's prediction trading products, participate in the construction of the prediction derivatives ecosystem, and provide corresponding ecological incentives for early participants in the Pre-TGE phase.

According to Yahoo Finance, Zhihu announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary has entered into a subscription agreement with general partners and fund managers to subscribe for 1.5 billion RMB of limited partnership interests using its own funds.Following the completion of the subscription, Zhihu expects to hold no more than 30% of the fund's interests. The fund has a duration of 7 years (extendable for up to two additional years), with an investment period of 4 years, and will primarily invest in early to mid-stage non-listed companies in the fields of artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology in mainland China, covering areas such as foundational models, AI infrastructure, robotics, and AI applications.

According to Politico, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long advocated for strict enforcement of gambling laws, but after his political action committee received a $5,000 donation from the prediction market platform Kalshi in May 2025, and he personally received a $7,000 donation from Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour in June of the same year, he did not participate in several legal actions initiated by other state attorneys general aimed at restricting Kalshi's operations.

Capital B issued approximately 36.22 million shares with warrants (ABSA) to global institutional investors at a price of €0.58 per share, raising approximately €21 million, with a net fundraising of about €19.9 million after deducting related expenses.Strategic investors include early Bitcoin developer Adam Back and asset management company TOBAM, with Maxim Group serving as the exclusive placement agent. Capital B is a French Bitcoin reserve publicly listed company, primarily advancing a Bitcoin treasury strategy. This round of funding is planned to be used to further acquire approximately 270 Bitcoins, and after the transaction is completed, its Bitcoin holdings are expected to increase to about 3,415 Bitcoins.

The Sui development team co-founder of Mysten Labs, Kostas Kryptos, stated that Havenex is undergoing Series A financing and is about to complete it. All necessary license applications and some additional license applications have been submitted, and the financing amount is also close to being fully allocated.Havenex is not positioned to become another Coinbase, Binance, Bybit, or Kraken, but rather to provide infrastructure for financial institutions, enabling them to offer digital assets and traditional financial assets to clients while meeting regulatory, custody, security, and transparency requirements. Havenex plans to support a multi-chain architecture, verifiable custody, continuous solvency proof, default multi-signature, quantum-resistant keys, hardware two-factor authentication wallets, as well as self-custody and key loss protection mechanisms; in regions where regulations allow, it will also support privacy assets and RWA. The project will use Sui technology in suitable scenarios while integrating assets, bridging protocols, and foundational components from other ecosystems.The concept of Havenex was proposed by him, and he will currently participate as an advisor, but Mysten Labs and Sui remain his main focus. He stated that the project aims to establish transparency and security standards different from those of FTX and Mt. Gox, and to reduce the serious vulnerability risks caused by code generated by large language models recently.

According to official news, Gate CandyDrop will launch a special event exclusively for old users from August 25 at 18:00 to September 8 at 18:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 1 BTC.During the event, eligible old users who complete contract trading tasks can receive candies and participate in sharing airdrop rewards. Among them, old users who registered before August 25, 2026, at 00:00 (UTC+8) and have a cumulative contract trading volume of any token (opening + closing) reaching 1 USDT will receive 1 candy and participate in sharing the 1 BTC prize pool, with a maximum individual reward of 0.001 BTC.

The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) and the cryptocurrency asset custody infrastructure provider Safeheron announced the launch of a pilot program for quantum-resistant digital asset wallets and on-chain transfers, with participants from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The pilot operates on the quantum-resistant NEAR testnet and uses a multiparty computation protocol that supports the ML-DSA-65 standard.Participating regulatory bodies include the Abu Dhabi Global Market, Bhutan's Gelephu Financial Services Office, and Malta's Financial Services Authority, with Bison Bank and DK Bank participating as financial institutions. The banks will test wallet generation and transfers in a shared application environment, while regulatory bodies will observe in the initial phase and later participate in governance workflows. The organizers plan to release a white paper covering research, protocol design, and testing results, and gradually open-source the underlying technology. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to prepare the Hong Kong banking sector to fully address quantum security risks by 2030, while a report from the Bank for International Settlements published in 2025 suggests that financial institutions should migrate to quantum-resistant systems in phases.

Ethereum core developer Sina Mahmoodi announced his departure from the Ethereum Foundation after more than seven years in office. Mahmoodi joined the Ethereum Foundation after graduating from university in 2019 and participated in the development of EthereumJS, eWASM, and the Geth client, with Geth becoming a key infrastructure in the Ethereum ecosystem.He stated that his belief in Ethereum as a decentralized global settlement layer has never changed and that he will take a break before deciding on his next direction.

Sources reveal that Goldman Sachs is in discussions with potential investors to participate in Nvidia's $500 billion artificial intelligence financing plan.

According to the Financial Times, Erebor Bank, a crypto-friendly bank co-founded by Oculus founder and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking $1.5 billion in funding, with a pre-money valuation target of $8 billion. This valuation is nearly double the company's valuation of $435 million when it completed a $350 million funding round in December 2025.Currently, Erebor has received support from investment firms such as 8VC and Haun Ventures, and the new funding round is expected to attract participation from institutions like Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Human Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and SV Angel.As investment in AI infrastructure enters a phase of rapid expansion, Erebor is targeting the financing needs of AI companies. AI firms require substantial funds to procure GPUs, build data centers, and secure energy supplies, while traditional financial institutions are gradually exploring financing models for AI infrastructure assets. However, whether Erebor can maintain rapid growth after the cooling of cycles in the AI and crypto industries remains a key focus for the market. This funding round has not yet been finalized and is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.

According to on-chain analysts, a certain ancient whale that acquired 40,000 ETH during the 2015 ICO extracted 7,020.84 MKR at an average price of $828.92 between September 2018 and May 2019, worth $5.81 million.After holding for over seven years, the whale transferred 3,510.42 MKR to a new address for the first time 4 hours ago, worth approximately $4.41 million, with an unrealized profit of $1.506 million, and has not yet transferred or sold.

Decentralized stablecoin USDD announced that with the launch of the second season of TRON DeFi Summer, its summer earning program in collaboration with Binance Wallet and JustLend DAO is now live. This event will run from today until October 4th at 07:59 (Singapore time), and participating users can share a total reward of $900,000.Among them, users who complete specified deposits or purchase designated activity treasury assets through Binance Wallet can share a total value of $300,000 TRX exclusive airdrop; by purchasing USDD through JustLend, users can enjoy the basic APR and also participate in sharing a prize pool of 600,000 USDD, with no upper limit on the amount users can participate with.

According to Jinshi reports, Apple is opening a lottery registration for U.S. retail employees who wish to participate in the offline launch event, which is expected to take place in the first half of September. Internal memos indicate that participating employees will assist in organizing queues, registering visitors, welcoming attendees, and supporting the security team.Historically, Apple's iPhone launch events are usually scheduled for the second Tuesday or Wednesday of the month.

According to Jinshi, the People's Bank of China held a work meeting for the second half of 2026, emphasizing the steady deepening of financial reform and opening up to the outside world. The meeting pointed out the active development of inter-central bank currency swaps and local currency settlement cooperation, supporting more foreign institutions to participate in the issuance of panda bonds, and promoting the construction of the cross-border payment system for the renminbi, as well as improving the cross-border infrastructure for digital renminbi.

According to the official announcement, Gate ETF will launch the trading pairs CXMT3L/USDT (buying means 3 times long on Changxin Storage), CXMT3S/USDT (buying means 3 times short on Changxin Storage), MSFT3L/USDT (buying means 3 times long on Microsoft), and MSFT3S/USDT (buying means 3 times short on Microsoft) on July 28 at 15:00 (UTC+8). Gate ETF currently supports trading of 378 types of tokens.In addition, Gate ETF will hold an ETF new trading challenge from July 28 at 15:00 to August 6 at 15:00 (UTC+8). Users participating in CXMT3L/3S and MSFT3L/3S trading can share a reward of 60,000 USDT. Daily trading volume of ≥1,000 USDT can randomly receive 20--100 USDT, with a maximum cumulative reward of 1,000 USDT; if the total trading volume reaches ≥10,000 USDT, users can also share a reward of 30,000 USDT based on their trading volume proportion, with a maximum of 200 USDT per person. Additionally, inviting friends to participate in trading can win a blind box reward of up to 500 USDT.