Morning News | Trump officially announces the dismissal of Federal Reserve Board member Cook; Metaplanet included in the FTSE Japan Index and Global Index due to strong performance in the second quarter
Boya Interactive recently spent approximately HKD 257 million to purchase a total of about 290 bitcoins; Eclipse replaced its CEO and laid off 65% of its staff;整理：liec，ChainCatcher
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According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a suspected ancient Bitcoin whale that has been dormant for seven years and recently swapped to ETH has staked 269,485 ETH to the ETH2 beacon chain in the past hour, worth $1.25 billion.
This staking amount surpasses that of the Ethereum Foundation (231,000 ETH), which is the top 4 entity holding ETH. This staking action directly reduced the difference between exits and entries in the Ethereum PoS network to 260,000 ETH, compared to a difference of 727,000 ETH yesterday, accounting for 66.7% of today's entry increment.
Billionaire heir Taylor Thomson lost over $80 million in digital assets after following investment advice related to a psychic. Thomson is part of the family behind media and financial giant Thomson Reuters, and with the help of her former close friend Ashley Richardson, she invested millions in crypto assets.
Both had previously sought advice from psychics, and later Richardson became deeply involved in managing Thomson's crypto asset portfolio, reportedly managing over $140 million in various wallets during the bull market of 2021.
However, the crypto market downturn in mid-2022 severely impacted the portfolio, with consulting firm Guidepost Solutions estimating Thomson's losses to exceed $80 million.
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WLFI Lockbox feature is now live, users can transfer WLFI tokens to start the unlocking process
According to the official announcement, the WLFI token unlocking feature page Lockbox is now live. Users holding the tokens can move WLFI into the Lockbox to begin the unlocking process. Start time for claiming: September 1, 8:00 AM EST (20% of initial allocation).
Binance Futures to launch SOMIUSDT perpetual contract pre-trading
According to official news, Binance will launch pre-trading for the SOMIUSDT perpetual contract on August 25, 2025, at 09:30 (UTC), with a maximum leverage of 5x.
Binance Alpha and Binance Futures to launch Bitlayer (BTR)
Binance Alpha will launch spot trading for Bitlayer (BTR) at 18:00 on August 27, 2025, and the BTRUSDT perpetual contract will go live at 18:30, with a maximum leverage of 50x.
Binance: Hold 241 Alpha Points to participate in OVERTAKE (TAKE) TGE event
According to official news, Binance Wallet's Bonding Curve version TGE will launch OVERTAKE (TAKE). Subscription time: August 25, 2025, from 4 PM to 6 PM (UTC+8).
Binance: Hold 200 Alpha Points to claim 750 MTP token airdrop
According to official news, Binance Alpha will launch Multiple Network (MTP), with Alpha trading starting at 14:00 (UTC) on August 25, 2025.
After trading begins, users holding at least 200 Binance Alpha Points can claim airdrop of 750 MTP tokens on a first-come, first-served basis.
Metaplanet included in FTSE Japan Index and Global Index due to strong performance in Q2
Metaplanet, a Bitcoin treasury company, was upgraded from small-cap to mid-cap and included in the flagship FTSE Japan Index during the semi-annual review by index provider FTSE Russell in September 2025. With Metaplanet's inclusion in the FTSE Japan Index, it is also automatically added to the FTSE Global Index, which covers the largest listed companies by market capitalization in each geographic region.
Pudgy Penguins is planning to achieve an initial public offering (IPO) before 2027.
According to CEO Luca Netz, the company expects to achieve a record revenue of $50 million this year and has begun collaborating with financial experts to make its PENGU tokens and NFTs more acceptable to retail and institutional investors.
Strategy spent $356.9 million last week to increase its holdings by 3,081 Bitcoins
Strategy purchased 3,081 Bitcoins last week for $356.9 million, at an average price of $115,829. The company currently holds a total of 632,457 Bitcoins.
The funding sources for the purchase include: $309.9 million from MSTR common stock ATM financing, $20.4 million from STRK ATM financing, and STRF ATM financing.
Boyaa Interactive recently spent about HKD 257 million to purchase a total of about 290 Bitcoins
Boyaa Interactive (00434.HK) disclosed that from August 5 to August 25, 2025, the group conducted a series of transactions in the open market to purchase a total of about 290 Bitcoins for a total price of approximately HKD 257 million (equivalent to about $32.91 million), using the company's own funds to buy Bitcoins.
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US CFTC acting chair may join MoonPay after formal chair confirmation
Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported: "There are rumors that after the confirmation of the permanent chairperson, acting chair Caroline D. Pham of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will join the cryptocurrency payment platform MoonPay. MoonPay declined to comment."
Trump officially removes Federal Reserve Governor Cook
According to an official statement from President Trump, he announced the formal removal of Federal Reserve Governor Cook.
President Trump stated on social media that he would take strong measures against countries implementing digital taxes, digital services legislation, or digital market regulations. He accused these policies of aiming to harm or discriminate against American tech companies while giving preferential treatment to large Chinese tech companies.
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