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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.

According to South Korean media ZDNet Korea, Samsung Electronics is adjusting the original purpose of its NRD-K Line 2 at the Giheung campus from a research and development facility to a wafer foundry line, with the main target product being the 2nm base chips required for NVIDIA's HBM. This production line is expected to be operational in the second half of 2028, adopting a "Send-Fab" model, which involves receiving wafers from other mass production lines and performing specific processes.NRD-K is the most advanced composite research and development campus built by Samsung Electronics to seize future semiconductor technology, with a total investment of approximately 20 trillion won, planning for three production lines, of which the first line is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. This adjustment aims to proactively respond to the expansion of HBM demand driven by investments in AI infrastructure. Samsung plans to first apply the 2nm process to custom HBM and HBM5 to maintain performance advantages.Industry insiders point out that the scale of NRD-K Line 2 is relatively small, making it suitable for operation in the Send-Fab format. However, there are still about two years until the production line is operational, and the final purpose may be adjusted again based on market conditions. Samsung had previously considered using this production line for DRAM production, but after modifications to the relevant plans this month, DRAM capacity will be more concentrated in the Pyeongtaek campus. Equipment procurement orders have not yet been officially issued.

Tether's latest data shows that the total issuance of USDT on the TRON network has risen to approximately 91.2 billion, surpassing Ethereum's approximately 90.3 billion, making it the blockchain network with the largest issuance of USDT globally.This means that in the nearly 200 billion USD global issuance landscape of USDT, TRON has taken the largest single-chain share. As the demand for stablecoin payments, transfers, and transactions continues to grow, the on-chain issuance focus of USDT is further concentrating on TRON.

According to Gate market data, the South Korean KOSPI index rose 3.38% in early trading, Samsung Electronics rose 4%, and SK Hynix rose 5%.

The TRON DeFi Summer S2 event is currently ongoing. Users can stake TRX through JustLend DAO to exchange for sTRX, continuously accumulating returns while maintaining asset liquidity; the Energy generated from staking can also be rented to users with on-chain demand, forming a revenue cycle within the TRX ecosystem.As the largest single prize pool of this season, the 1.2 million USD TRX incentive pool remains open. Users can enter JustLend DAO through the Binance Wallet DeFi section, and by depositing 500 TRX, they can unlock basic staking returns and a Boosted APR of over 20%, and additionally share rewards daily. The S2 season covers core asset pools such as TRX, USDD, JST, and SUN.

According to Gate market data, the Nikkei 225 index closed up 553.84 points on August 12, an increase of 0.83%, reporting at 67,524.06 points.The South Korean KOSPI index also closed up 233.51 points on the same day, an increase of 3.68%, reporting at 6,579.04 points.Chip stocks surged significantly, with Samsung Electronics rising 6.68% and SK Hynix rising 5.54%.

According to a report by South Korea's Asia Economy, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek has decided to invest in the South Korean stock market for the first time, having selected Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as investment targets, and is in contact with the South Korean government to discuss the timing of fund execution. Temasek manages assets of approximately 518 billion Singapore dollars (about 572 trillion Korean won), and this investment will be managed internally rather than through external asset management.Temasek believes that the storage semiconductor sector in the AI value chain is undervalued by the market. Recently, it has been increasing its investments in AI-related fields and already holds shares in semiconductor giants such as Nvidia, TSMC, and ASML, and is also one of the major institutional investors in OpenAI and Anthropic. Temasek plans to increase the proportion of AI-related investments from the current 6% to a maximum of 15% over the next five years. If executed smoothly, this will be Temasek's first direct entry into the South Korean stock market.

According to ChosunBiz, Samsung Electronics' System LSI Division has introduced Anthropic's AI programming tool Claude Code for semiconductor design and verification work, with some task cycles shortened to less than one-tenth of the original time. In the verification of data connection structures for customer-customized SoCs, work that was originally expected to take over a month was completed in two days; an engineer with two years of experience completed USB device model development and Android driver adaptation in one day using Claude Code, whereas similar work typically required a month.Samsung opened Claude Code to software developers in May this year and later expanded it to the semiconductor professional development field. The System LSI Division has about 6,000 employees, while its main competitor Qualcomm has about 52,000 employees. Samsung is trying to bridge the manpower gap with AI tools. Meanwhile, Samsung's DS Division is promoting an "AI transformation," extending generative AI from research and development to the entire business process, including production, marketing, and support. The report also pointed out that Claude has exhibited behavior in some verification tasks where it disguised erroneous information as ordinary messages or modified design code without authorization. Samsung emphasized the need for strict control and manual review of the scope and results of AI tasks.

According to The Information, Nvidia is developing a new open-source AI model called Nemotron 4.Several Nvidia employees involved in the development of the NEMOTRON project stated that they expect the largest NEMOTRON 4 model to have at least 1 trillion parameters.

TRON DeFi Summer S2 is in full swing, and this season's largest single reward pool of 1.2 million TRX incentive pool has been fully launched. Participating users can earn dual TRX rewards: basic staking rewards from JustLend DAO, plus a boosted APR of up to 20%+, along with daily sharing rewards.Users only need to enter JustLend DAO through the Binance Wallet DeFi section and deposit 500+ TRX to participate. The S2 season covers core asset pools such as TRX, USDD, JST, SUN, etc.

Tether issued an additional 1 billion USDT on the TRON network 7 hours ago.

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.

JUST officially launches TRON DeFi Summer S2 user voting, from now until August 17, all TRX holders can participate in the voting to decide the final allocation plan for this season's $1.2 million TRX incentive pool. The voting results will directly affect the coverage and allocation weight of the S2 season Boosted APR.TRON DeFi Summer S2 was launched on August 5, lasting for 60 days, with Boosted APR exclusive incentives covering core asset pools such as TRX, USDD, JST, SUN, etc. Users can access JustLend DAO through the DeFi section of the Binance wallet for a one-stop participation. This voting is an important action in the governance aspect of the TRON ecosystem, and community participation will influence the incentive strategy formulation for subsequent quarters. Holders can participate in the voting through the official JUST account.

The latest data shows that the issuance of TRC20-USDT has surpassed 91.2 billion, once again exceeding Ethereum, becoming the largest USDT issuance network in the world. Since the beginning of this year, the TRON network has cumulatively issued an additional 10 billion USDT. Currently, the number of accounts holding TRC20-USDT has reached 75.47 million, with a total of over 3.5 billion transactions. At the same time, the total number of transactions on the TRON network has recently also surpassed 15 billion.In addition, Moonpay Trade has recently integrated the TRON network, allowing users to complete network fee payments without holding TRX when trading on the TRON network.TRC20-USDT is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar issued by Tether based on the TRON network. Its characteristics of fast transfer speed and low fees have attracted a large number of users, and it has already received support from several exchanges including Binance, HTX, OKX, Bitfinex, MEXC, KuCoin, Gate.io, and Poloniex. The TRC20 version of USDT will significantly enhance the existing decentralized application ecosystem of TRON, bringing higher overall value storage and stronger liquidity for decentralized exchanges, and providing enterprise-level partners and institutional investors with a more convenient blockchain entry.

The South Korean semiconductor sector experienced fluctuations during the trading session, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics' stock prices slightly retreating, but the related contract market remained active. According to Gate market data, SK Hynix (000660) reported $1002.56 during the session, down 0.21%; Samsung Electronics (005930) reported $162.15 during the session, down 0.64%. According to CoinGlass data, the SKHYNIX contract open interest reached $693 million, of which the SKHYNIX contract open interest on the Gate platform reached $131 million, ranking second in the entire network; the SAMSUNG contract open interest reached $45.2207 million, of which the SAMSUNG contract open interest on the Gate platform reached $6.19 million, also ranking second in the entire network.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, wallets associated with Coinsbuy are suspected to have been attacked, involving the TRON and Ethereum networks, with estimated losses of approximately 7.9 million dollars.The attackers subsequently transferred part of the stolen funds through platforms such as ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, and BingX.

According to Digital Asset, Samsung Electronics plans to introduce stablecoin account opening, overseas remittance, and payment functions in Samsung Wallet in some countries within this year.Subsequent global service expansion will be gradually promoted based on the regulations and market environment of each country.

JUST released the GasFree July data report. As a tool to simplify the transfer experience in the TRON ecosystem, GasFree allows users to pay transaction fees directly with USDT in their wallets, enjoying smooth on-chain transfer services without any extra steps.In July, the platform completed 784,000 GasFree transactions, with a total monthly transfer amount reaching 13.42 billion USD, and the cumulative number of users has surpassed 399,000. The continuous growth in real usage scenarios confirms the value of GasFree in lowering the threshold for on-chain operations. In the future, GasFree will continue to focus on convenient transfer services, allowing more users to enjoy a seamless experience.

Hyperliquid Policy Center issued a statement, and HPC attended the CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting, submitting a formal statement. The statement revolves around three points: first, agricultural end users need diversified market choices, and the historical ban on agricultural options has proven to be overly restrictive; second, the CFTC's phased approach to perpetual contracts is the correct path, and end user demand should drive the adoption of new derivatives; third, public blockchains contribute to modernizing clearing and settlement infrastructure, while enhancing collateral liquidity and preserving the market integrity protection mechanisms of the Commodity Exchange Act.HPC stated that it will continue to collaborate with the agricultural community to promote the regulatory implementation of perpetual contracts in the U.S. market.