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According to data from the official page, the Gate Launchpool's first project, DOS staking mining activity, is currently ongoing. At present, the total amount of liquid staking in the USDT staking pool exceeds 118 million USDT, with an estimated annual percentage rate (APR) of 7.26%; the total amount of liquid staking in the GUSD staking pool exceeds 81.39 million GUSD, with an estimated annual percentage rate reaching 7.31%. Adding the base 3.80% interest from GUSD's current subscription yield, the comprehensive estimated annual yield rate for the GUSD pool is approximately 11.11%. Currently, the cumulative staking scale of the two major staking pools has exceeded 199 million USD. This activity will last until August 24 at 19:00 (UTC+8), with a total reward of 1,410,000 DOS.In addition, the cumulative subscription scale of Gate's yield-generating stable asset GUSD has currently reached 256 million USD, setting a historical high and continuously expanding stable returns and ecological application scenarios.

According to Yu Jin monitoring, a whale or institution that staked 2.886 million HYPE at an average price of about $19.79 early last year transferred 923,700 HYPE to Coinbase Prime and FalconX half an hour ago, equivalent to approximately $53.03 million at the current price.

According to GlobeNewswire, Sharplink (Nasdaq: SBET), an Ethereum treasury company, announced that it will stake $200 million worth of ETH through Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, to enhance the yield capability of the company's ETH assets. Sharplink stated that after this staking, the company will receive wrapped staked ETH (wstETH) representing the staked ETH and its yields, which will be custodied by institutional-grade digital asset custodian Anchorage Digital.This configuration will further expand Sharplink's existing ETH staking and restaking strategies. Lido is currently one of the largest liquid staking protocols on Ethereum, with approximately $16.5 billion staked on the platform. Its wstETH token has been integrated by over 100 protocols, with about $10 billion used as collateral in DeFi. While users hold wstETH, the underlying ETH continues to earn staking rewards and can be used within the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem.Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom stated that the introduction of Lido will further enhance the production efficiency of the company's ETH assets, leveraging the composability of wstETH while maintaining institutional-grade risk management standards. This collaboration will diversify the company's treasury strategy and connect to one of the most liquid and widely used assets in the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem. Vasiliy Shapovalov, Executive Director of Lido Labs Foundation, stated that Sharplink's increased use of Ethereum's native staking protocol and DeFi ecosystem reflects support for the Ethereum application ecosystem.

According to Staking Rewards data, the staking ratio of Ethereum has risen to a historical high, with approximately 41.89 million ETH currently staked, accounting for 34.7% of the total supply of Ethereum. The corresponding market value of staked ETH is about 78.56 billion USD, and the current staking yield is approximately 2.6%, having recently decreased by 0.49%. The number of active validators on the network is about 789,000.The staking ratio has continued to climb recently, with an increase of about 0.77%, while the network inflation rate has dropped to around 0.86%. More and more ETH is being locked in the PoS consensus, simultaneously tightening the circulating supply. The staking yield of ETH mainly comes from consensus layer issuance, priority fees, and MEV, but as the staking volume increases, the yield per validator will be diluted.

On August 11, Fidelity submitted a registration statement amendment to the SEC, applying to add ETH staking functionality to its spot Ethereum ETF, Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH). Under normal circumstances, FETH can stake up to 100% of its held ETH, but there is no minimum staking ratio.If approved by the SEC, the investment objective of FETH will also change. Currently, the fund primarily tracks the Fidelity Ethereum Reference Rate, deducting related fees; after adding staking, the fund's objective will shift to tracking that index while accounting for the income generated from staking.

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.

Token Terminal data shows that approximately 34.4% of ETH is currently staked, reaching a historical high. At the beginning of this year, the staking ratio of Ethereum was about 30%, and it has since continued to rise to 34.4%.Industry opinions suggest that large-scale staking restricts the circulating supply of ETH while locking more ETH on-chain for long-term earnings.

Marinade Finance posted on platform X that the Solana network nearly came to a halt this morning, with 28.83% of staked SOL going offline, approaching the 33.34% halt trigger threshold, involving 90 validator nodes, resulting in a loss of approximately 333 SOL rewards.The fault originated from a routing error by the service provider Teraswitch: the erroneous routing from the Miami node was broadcast to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, causing 12 nodes (LON1, AMS1-3, DUB1-2, FRA2, SGP1-2, TYO1-3) to lose effective routing, while North America was unaffected, and the fault was resolved after 10 minutes.Marinade Finance pointed out that ASN AS20326 hosts more than a quarter of the total staking volume on the network, and during the fault, 94% of that staking volume was offline simultaneously, accounting for 27.34%, which has exceeded the 25% limit set by SFDP. The second-largest node on the network, Helius, was offline for 33 minutes, with only a few nodes achieving smooth failover. Marinade Finance stated that it will review the staking concentration limit and promote the disclosure of failover capability information by validator nodes.

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 CoinDesk, Fidelity plans to add ETH staking functionality and a quarterly cash distribution mechanism for its spot Ethereum ETF—Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH). FETH currently has a net asset size of approximately $898 million, and under normal circumstances, up to 100% of the held ETH can be staked.According to the arrangement, Fidelity will retain 85% of the staking rewards, with the remaining 15% distributed to the fund sponsors, custodians, and node operators (including Blockdaemon, Figment, and Galaxy). The net staking rewards will be prioritized to cover the fund's operating expenses, with the remaining portion distributed to investors in cash on a quarterly basis. This move is driven by the safe harbor announcement issued by the IRS in November 2025, which allows eligible crypto trusts to stake without losing their grantor trust tax status.

Bitget's staking and borrowing section has added support for 25 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets, bringing the total supported to 128. The newly added tokens include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rIVV, rKLAC, and rSMCI, covering diverse sectors like technology, consumer, and finance. Users holding related stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT, USDC, and over 100 types of cryptocurrencies, releasing liquidity without selling their positions. Specific collateral parameters can be referenced on the Bitget official platform.It is reported that the rToken, identified by the letter r + stock code (for example, Nvidia is rNVDA), is issued by Bitget's licensed RWA protocol Reality, which connects directly to global liquidity pools such as NASDAQ and NYSE through collaboration with compliant broker Alpaca. Its features include: underlying assets are 1:1 reserved and managed by a licensed custodian, stock dividends are distributed in token form 1:1, corporate actions (such as stock splits) are synchronized, and positions can serve as joint collateral for unified accounts and U-based contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.

According to Arkham Research, Bitmine, the world's largest Ethereum treasury company, currently holds approximately 5.81 million ETH, valued at nearly $11 billion. After 14 months of continuous accumulation, its holdings have reached 4.8% of the ETH supply, achieving about 96% of its publicly set acquisition target of 5%. Unlike Bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy, Bitmine has used over 5 million ETH for staking to earn interest, with an annualized staking income estimated at approximately $257 million based on a yield of about 2.63%.According to Arkham's analysis, the most likely scenario for the trajectory after reaching the 5% target is that Bitmine will slow down its purchases. On-chain data shows that its acquisition pace has already slowed this year, and after surpassing 5%, it may shift towards balance sheet management and maximizing staking returns. The second most likely scenario is to continue buying at the same pace. Considering that Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat, who leads this strategy, has consistently been bullish, it is possible that they will continue to increase their holdings after breaking through 5%. The least likely scenario is to completely stop buying. If this largest enterprise-level ETH buyer in the market exits the demand side, it may temporarily weaken bullish sentiment, but even without new additions, its staking holdings will still grow passively through network rewards.

According to official data, the cumulative subscription scale of Gate GUSD's current U.S. Treasury bonds has exceeded $251 million, setting a new historical record. Users holding GUSD can enjoy an annualized subscription yield of 3.8%, with earnings distributed daily, and it supports flexible deposits and withdrawals, meeting users' dual needs for stable income and liquidity.Meanwhile, the Gate Launchpool DOS staking activity is ongoing, with the estimated annualized yield of the DOS GUSD staking pool reaching 10.63%. When combined with the basic 3.80% current yield of GUSD, the overall annualized yield reaches 14.43%. The subscription for the third phase project of Gate Pre-IPOs, Moonshot AI (KIMI), has begun, allowing users to participate using both USDT and GUSD. Participating in the subscription with GUSD allows users to simultaneously enjoy the 3.8% current U.S. Treasury bond yield, achieving a combination of income generation and innovative asset allocation.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount of its SOL mining (staking) products has reached 661,200 SOL, setting a new historical high, with a reference annualized yield of 7.91%. Users staking SOL can receive an equivalent amount of GTSOL assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to SOL, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3.80%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.03%, USD1 7.64%, and USDT 3.27%.

According to Arkham monitoring, Bitmine staked $289.4 million ETH in the past week and currently holds 4.2% of the Ethereum supply as staked ETH.In the past week, Bitmine also purchased $14.25 million ETH, totaling 4.8% of the total Ethereum supply.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform that a large bank has allowed customers to borrow against the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), with a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 25%. He expressed his pleasure in seeing cryptocurrency continue to integrate into the mainstream financial system.

According to official news, Aster announced that AOS-2 is officially in effect. Previously, AOS-1 opened up the listing of spot tokens to projects that meet public standards, and AOS-2 extends the same principle to the perpetual market, which traditionally relies on private negotiations for listings.According to AOS-2, eligible applicants must stake 1,000,000 ASTER, lock it for four years without an early exit option, and then apply to enter the on-chain validator voting phase. If the vote passes, the Aster risk control team will complete market allocation, and the perpetual contract will go live on T+1; if it does not pass, the full staked amount will be returned.The leverage and other risk parameters for each market are set by the Aster risk control system, with rules made public and decisions recorded on-chain. AOS-3 will be launched subsequently.

According to Cointelegraph, the second-largest Ethereum treasury company SharpLink disclosed a net loss of $394 million in the second quarter of 2026, compared to a loss of $103 million in the same period last year. The losses include $321 million in unrealized cryptocurrency losses and a $76 million impairment on staked ETH.SharpLink's revenue in the second quarter was $11.5 million, with $11.1 million coming from ETH staking income; cash and cash equivalents were $56 million, up from $28 million in December 2025. SharpLink currently holds approximately 863,000 ETH, with a total value of $1.46 billion, ranking second. The company also holds 632,784 ETH and an additional 181,321 ETH through various liquid staking ETH tokens, valued at $1.2 billion and $343 million, respectively.After pausing purchases for 8 months, SharpLink resumed buying ETH in late June, initially purchasing $7.8 million worth, followed by another purchase of 10,000 ETH for approximately $16 million a few days later. The company's stock price fell 3.9% on Monday, with a cumulative decline of 30% for the year.

According to Globenewswire, the NASDAQ-listed TON ecosystem digital asset reserve company TON Strategy announced its financial report for the second quarter of 2026, holding approximately 230.5 million Grams as of June 30, of which about 229.9 million are staked, accounting for approximately 4.4% of the total supply of Grams, with the staked share accounting for about 35% of the total staked Grams in the network.In addition, the fair value of digital assets held by TON Strategy in the second quarter was approximately $36.95 million, up from $27.2 million at the end of March, earning approximately 9.4 million Grams in rewards through Gram staking, and confirming staking revenue of about $15 million, a significant increase from the 2.2 million Grams in the first quarter.In terms of finances, TON Strategy's revenue for the second quarter was $15 million, a substantial increase from $3 million in the first quarter; gross profit was $14.3 million, with a gross margin of 95%. The company's ongoing operations achieved an operating profit of approximately $500,000, while the first quarter previously recorded an operating loss of $3.7 million.