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According to Securityweek, artificial intelligence security company HiddenLayer has completed a $100 million Series B funding round, led by Delta-v Capital, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Microsoft's M12, Morgan Stanley, and Ten Eleven Ventures. To date, the company has raised a total of over $155 million.HiddenLayer focuses on protecting the entire lifecycle security of generative AI, predictive AI, and AI Agents. Its enterprise platform includes features such as AI asset discovery, AI supply chain security, attack simulation, and runtime protection. The new funding will primarily be used to expand the runtime security capabilities of AI Agents, particularly targeting AI programming Agents.

According to Hyperbot data, Huang Licheng's $100 million ETH long position has turned from a loss to a profit, currently with an unrealized profit of about $510,000.Currently, Huang Licheng's overall position is valued at over $118 million, including a $9.9 million 10x leveraged HYPE long position, a $4.336 million 40x leveraged Bitcoin long position, and a $4.197 million 10x leveraged PUMP long position.

According to Politico, four informed sources revealed that U.S. House Speaker Johnson plans to meet with Republican super donor Elon Musk in Texas on Friday. This meeting comes as Johnson is campaigning for Republican candidates across Texas ahead of the midterm elections. It is also the latest sign that Republican leaders hope Musk will contribute significantly to help the party maintain control of Congress.Sources indicated that Musk's schedule is subject to change, and the meeting may be adjusted at the last minute. Reports suggest that the tech billionaire is considering investing at least $100 million through his super PAC "Americapac" for the Republican Party in this year's midterm elections, but it remains unclear where those funds will ultimately go. Two of the aforementioned informed sources disclosed that some Republicans believe Musk is considering directing part of the funds to key battleground districts for House Republicans.

The "whale" set "10 major goals" updated its position changes last night, stating that it has already re-acquired two-thirds of its position in the "$7.8 to $7.98" range. Basically, it's hard to see a decent pullback before $100,000. $100,000 is coming soon.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform, stating that approximately $100 million in funds flowed into Bitwise's ETPs in the United States. Among them, Solana accounted for about $40 million, Bitcoin about $22 million, Hyperliquid about $20 million, XRP about $12 million, and Ethereum about $1.4 million, ranking in the top five for fund inflows.Investors are increasing their exposure to crypto assets.

WEEX Exchange Announcement: We have now implemented a 0 fee rate for stock token spot trading, allowing users to win multiple rewards and share a prize pool of $100,000. Event duration: 8/24 20:00 - 8/31 19:59:59 (UTC+8).During the event, new users who net deposit ≥ 100 U and choose any stock token for their first spot trade (no limit on trading volume) will receive a bonus of 100 USDT; all users who complete any stock token spot trade will receive a bonus of 10 USDT; all users whose cumulative spot trading volume reaches the specified threshold will unlock corresponding lucky blind boxes, with a maximum bonus of 800 USDT.

"Whale" Jason stated, "Set 10 major goals." He indicated that he will look for opportunities to re-enter long positions. He believes that the strength of this trend exceeds previous expectations, and the subsequent space can be further adjusted upwards; even re-entering at $80,000 or higher would not be too late, as BTC still has upward potential.He anticipates that $100,000 is likely to arrive earlier than originally expected, at which point the further height of this trend will be reassessed.

The U.S. Treasury Department has expanded its sanctions framework against Iran to include the digital asset sector, stating that the relevant cryptocurrency payments exceed $100 million, which were used to assist in the sale of Iranian oil. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a division of the U.S. Treasury, has also imposed sanctions on nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels involved in nuclear energy, missiles, cyber activities, and the oil network.The sanctions in the digital asset sector allow OFAC to sanction foreign individuals and companies operating in Iran's digital asset sector or providing support services to the relevant field. The U.S. Treasury stated that Iran is increasingly using cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions, including transactions related to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and insiders within the government. The U.S. Treasury noted that Ukrainian broker Ivan Obukhov, a UAE national, has processed over $100 million in cryptocurrency payments since 2023 to assist the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force in oil sales. OFAC has added Ivan Obukhov and his UAE company Foscom FZE to the sanctions list.

Kendrick stated that this round of increase is mainly driven by short covering, while the current open interest remains at a low level. As prices rise, it may leave room for more investors to re-enter the market.

Geoff Kendrick, the Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that Bitcoin could approach its historical high of $126,000 by the end of the year, with a related recovery potentially accelerating after October 6. He remarked, "For the first time this year, there is a risk that my prediction of $100,000 by the end of the year may be too low."Kendrick pointed out that the recent rise has been primarily driven by short liquidations, but inflows into Bitcoin spot ETFs have also begun to recover. The current open interest is low, which may leave room for more investors to re-enter the market as prices rise.In February of this year, Kendrick had lowered Standard Chartered's Bitcoin year-end target from $150,000 to $100,000 and the Ethereum target from $7,500 to $4,000. At that time, he expected Bitcoin to drop to around $50,000 and Ethereum to around $1,400, before recovering over the remainder of the year.

According to Cointelegraph, Geoff Kendrick, the Global Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that the prediction of Bitcoin reaching $100,000 by the end of the year may be too conservative, and there is a possibility of the market challenging the historical high of $126,000 again before the year ends.Geoff Kendrick mentioned on Friday that the recent rise in Bitcoin was primarily driven by short liquidations, while the inflow of funds into spot Bitcoin ETFs has also started to recover. Given the current low level of open contracts in the market, as prices rise, more investors may re-enter, providing further momentum for the market."There is a risk that my prediction of $100,000 by the end of the year may be too low for the first time this year," Kendrick stated.Geoff Kendrick believes that the momentum of Bitcoin's rebound may accelerate further after October 6. Meanwhile, several market participants also believe that the bear market may be nearing its end. Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten previously stated that Bitcoin could bottom out in October; 10x Research founder Markus Thielen believes that if the closing price in August stands above $63,000, it may confirm the formation of the bear market bottom.

The whale "Set 10 Big Goals First" posted on the X platform, stating that it has opened a short position again at $76,000. The logic is quite simple: "When I established a long position around $63,000, the target was originally $74,000. I believe the bull market has returned, and this judgment has not changed until now. However, I have always believed that this round should be a volatile upward trend. At least currently, from a macro and market structure perspective, I have not seen enough signals to support this trend."Currently, most of the short positions have been reduced. "Not because I have changed my judgment, but to control risk first. If there is a continued extreme upward pull here, $82,000 and $84,000 are both possible, so there is no need to take a full position to bet that my judgment is definitely correct.If the daily line effectively closes above $80,500, then I will admit my mistake on this trade, close everything, and take a break for a while. If it ultimately cannot hold here and weakens again, I will consider adding back the reduced short positions."The whale "Set 10 Big Goals First" reiterates its medium-term view as follows: "In the medium to long term, I still hold a bullish view on BTC, but being bullish in the medium to long term does not conflict with shorting locally. I am taking this short position to profit from the pullback during the upward process, not to view it as a bear market again. If I am wrong, I will admit my mistake above $80,500. I still believe that we will see $100,000 BTC by March next year."

According to Forbes, Bitcoin has rebounded strongly and surpassed $69,000, with $1.29 billion in short positions liquidated within about an hour. On the same day, the U.S. Treasury announced it would at least double the scale of long-term Treasury bond repurchases to $4 billion each time, to be executed from September 9 to November 4. Geoff Kendrick, head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that investors should position themselves for Bitcoin to rise to $100,000 by the end of 2026, and noted that the Treasury's measures are "exactly the type favored by Bitcoin."Standard Chartered had previously lowered its year-end target from $150,000 to $100,000 and postponed its $500,000 expectation from 2028 to 2030. Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $298 million, reversing three consecutive days of outflows. The Federal Reserve's meeting minutes were hawkish, keeping interest rates at 3.50%-3.75%, with three members advocating for rate hikes due to concerns that AI could drive inflation. Kendrick pointed out that $65,500 needs to be maintained to confirm the bottom.

According to Bloomberg, the multi-chip AI computing scheduling platform Callosum announced the completion of a $100 million financing round, led by Atomico, which had previously invested in the company along with Plural, DCVC, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund.The new funds will support the construction of a "smart scheduling layer" that connects AI applications with underlying computing power. By breaking down different tasks within AI workloads and automatically matching each task to the most suitable model and chip, businesses can reduce costs and improve performance without dealing with underlying complexities.

Base officially announced that its accelerator program Base Batches 004 is now open for applications, targeting the Fall 2026 batch, with a deadline of September 9. The program is jointly operated by Base and the Base Ecosystem Fund, aiming to help early teams building on Base to launch, fundraise, and achieve growth. Selected teams will receive a $100,000 investment offer from the Base Ecosystem Fund (subject to due diligence) and participate in an 8-week hands-on support program to refine their product and narrative, culminating in a Demo Day in November in New York to present to selected investors.Applicant teams must meet the following criteria: be in the early stage (from having a founder-market fit product to post-MVP), be in the pre-seed stage without completing a formal seed round, prefer Base as their primary network, and focus on driving on-chain economic development, covering areas such as transactions, payments, smart contracts, or financing. Selected teams will also receive exclusive advisor guidance, weekly support, cross-domain expert resources, content exposure, and opportunities to showcase to investors. Base stated that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and encourages early submission, with the application address being base.org/batches.

According to Bloomberg, Prosus NV plans to invest $100 million in Indian fintech company Navi Ltd., marking Navi's first introduction of institutional capital. This round of investment requires regulatory approval, including from the Competition Commission of India, to be completed.Navi is headquartered in Bangalore and operates in payments, credit, insurance, and mutual funds. Its UPI payment application ranked fourth in India by scale for the fiscal year ending in March; its subsidiary Navi Finserv has surpassed an asset management scale of approximately 130 billion rupees.

According to Yahoo Finance, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated in a CNBC interview that the current narrow fluctuations in Bitcoin are due to three factors: miners shifting resources to AI, capital flowing into AI investments, and the position of cryptocurrency in the four-year market cycle.He still expects Bitcoin to rise to $100,000, but the next catalyst may take 20 months to arrive. He pointed out that Bitcoin is in a "clear bear market," but the current decline is only about 55%, far lower than the previous cycles' 75%-80%, which is actually a positive signal—indicating that there are many net buyers preparing for the next bull market. Over the past three months, Bitcoin has only outperformed the S&P 500 on about one-third of trading days, but on Monday and Tuesday of this week, it outperformed the major U.S. stock indices for two consecutive days.

AI-native accounting platform Rillet announced the completion of a $100 million Series C financing, with a valuation of $1 billion. This round was led by ICONIQ, with follow-on investments from existing shareholders such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Oak HC/FT, and new investors including Bain Capital Ventures and Battery Ventures. The company's total financing has exceeded $200 million.Rillet positions itself as the first truly AI-native accounting platform, focusing on replacing traditional manual accounting processes with AI Agents, capable of processing hundreds of operations in parallel and generating complete audit trails. It has currently served over 600 clients, including leading AI companies such as Neuralink and Mercor, with about 40% of clients coming from outside the technology sector.

Bitget's latest data shows that in July, the platform's TradFi contract trading volume exceeded $100 billion, with a single-day peak trading volume reaching $10 billion, reflecting the growing demand from global users for trading traditional financial assets in the crypto derivatives market.As the core growth engine of the TradFi sector, Bitget's stock perpetual contracts demonstrate a high market penetration rate. Currently, about one in every three contract trades on the platform comes from stock perpetual contracts. As of the time of writing, Bitget has supported 272 popular US stock and ETF contract targets.

On August 13, WEEX announced the launch of the "Global Asset Trading Season" event. Users trading gold and stock perpetual contracts can participate in a prize pool of $100,000. Event duration: 8/13 16:00 - 8/31 23:59:59 (UTC+8).During the event, the first spot trade (GOLDXAUT or SPCXX) with a trading volume of ≥ 50 U will receive a bonus of 10 USDT; any stock perpetual contract trade with a volume of ≥ 100 U will receive an additional 100 USDT position airdrop. During this period, new users' first TradFi contract trade that results in a loss will be covered; both new and existing users whose cumulative TradFi contract trading volume reaches 100,000 U can participate in sharing a cash prize pool of 50,000 USDT and unlock VIP2 membership benefits. Trading volumes of 300,000 U and 500,000 U will unlock VIP3 and VIP4 membership benefits, respectively.