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According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, two Chinese citizens, Chen Zhuoying (also known as "Jolene," 27 years old, Brooklyn) and Zhang Haojie (also known as "Kevin," 38 years old, Queens), were formally charged on July 16 in federal court in Brooklyn with conspiracy to commit money laundering.According to the allegations, the two managed a money laundering network of over ten people in Queens and Brooklyn from 2020 to 2022, using approximately 45 shell companies and 140 business bank accounts to transfer at least $43 million in proceeds from "pig butchering" investment scams to accounts in China. The "pig butchering" scam contacts victims through social media or instant messaging software, gaining their trust with false high-return investment opportunities before absconding with their money. This case is being jointly investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the FBI, IRS-CI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. If convicted, both defendants face a maximum of 20 years in prison.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $1,952, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $975 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $1,784, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $517 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $66,878, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEX will reach $1.106 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $61,183, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEX will reach $1.009 billion.

According to Xinhua News Agency, as the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence are about to be held, the new generation model Kimi K3 was released on the 16th, with a parameter scale of 28 trillion. This is currently the largest open-source model in the world by parameters, marking a new step in the development of artificial intelligence models in our country.Beijing Moon's Dark Side Technology Co., Ltd., which released the model, introduced that Kimi K3 natively supports visual understanding, has a context window of 1 million tokens, and is optimized for complex task scenarios such as software engineering, knowledge work, deep research, and multimodal understanding, further enhancing the processing capability of large models for complex tasks. It is understood that in evaluations, Kimi K3's comprehensive intelligence level is close to that of the world's leading closed-source models. A relevant person in charge of Moon's Dark Side stated that in the process of training the new generation foundational model Kimi K3, they used a self-developed underlying model architecture and accumulated a complete set of scientific model training methods.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $1,968, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.043 billion. Conversely, if ETH falls below $1,789, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $538 million.

The FATF released a report stating that criminals are increasingly using stablecoins for illegal financial activities, calling on countries to accelerate the implementation of cryptocurrency anti-money laundering standards.

Ethereum Foundation (EF) researcher Francesco D'Amato (fradamt) announced his departure from EF to join the newly established protocol development organization Ethlabs. D'Amato worked at EF for 5 years and was involved in several core research areas including MEV, consensus mechanisms, data availability sampling (DAS), and execution layer pricing.

The latest research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, with about 39% distributed in the EU region excluding the UK, indicating that the geographical distribution of Ethereum nodes is still relatively concentrated in Western countries. The research leader, Alexander Neumuller, stated that the current node distribution is not concentrated in a single country but primarily relies on a few cloud service providers, including Hetzner, Amazon AWS, and OVH.It is noteworthy that the Ethereum network does not require half of the validators to fail for issues to arise; when more than one-third of validators go offline simultaneously, the network may be unable to complete the finalization of block checkpoints. Neumuller pointed out that nodes and validators do not have a one-to-one correspondence; a single node may run multiple validators, making it currently impossible to accurately assess the actual impact of a specific node or service provider failure on the validation network. Additionally, the research reassessed the energy consumption situation after Ethereum's Merge. The data shows that Ethereum's current annual energy consumption is approximately 7.9 GWh, equivalent to about 1 megawatt of continuous power, which is only about 0.02% of the pre-Merge level, with energy consumption decreasing by approximately 99.98%. Currently, the proportion of sustainable energy used by the Ethereum network exceeds 56%, higher than the global average. The research also pointed out that the concentration of client software is another potential risk; if a dominant client has a vulnerability, it could affect a large number of network participants. The report was published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, with support from the Ethereum Foundation.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "LoL: GAM Esports vs T1 World Cup Group C" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

U.S. asset management giant T. Rowe Price announced the launch of an actively managed cryptocurrency ETF $TKNZ, providing investors with exposure to various digital assets. The ETF portfolio includes cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), XRP ($XRP), Solana ($SOL), and Hyperliquid ($HYPE).Unlike traditional passive cryptocurrency ETFs, TKNZ employs an active management strategy, allowing fund managers to dynamically adjust the asset allocation based on market conditions, asset performance, and risk factors, aiming to capture opportunities in the digital asset market and control volatility risk. T. Rowe Price's entry into the actively managed cryptocurrency ETF space further reflects that large asset management firms on Wall Street are accelerating their layout of digital asset investment products. As spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs gain market recognition, the demand from institutional investors for multi-asset cryptocurrency investment tools is continuing to rise.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $67,587, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.245 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $61,263, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $757 million.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "LoL: Hanwha Life Esports vs JD Gaming - Esports World Cup Group D," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Any Player Quadra Kill" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to the latest report released by market research firm Counterpoint Research, Chinese memory chip giant Changxin Technology (CXMT) currently holds a 9% share of the global DRAM market (by bit shipments), and this figure is expected to rise to 11% by 2028 (with a revenue share of 9%). The report indicates that Changxin Technology is transitioning from an industry "challenger" to a "strategic player," with a long-term goal of achieving a bit shipment share of 20% and a revenue share of 15% by 2035.However, the report emphasizes that to truly establish a foothold in the global memory market and join the ranks of the "big three DRAM manufacturers," Changxin Technology must cross the global market share threshold of 15% to 17% (about one-sixth). Historical experience shows that in 2008, Taiwanese DRAM manufacturers could not secure the massive funding needed for the research and development of the next generation of fabs after their market share fell below 15%, ultimately causing their market share to plummet to the edge of 3%. Therefore, the 15% share is seen as the core survival line for Changxin Technology to ensure sustainable development and self-sustaining capabilities in the medium to long term.To cross this threshold, Changxin Technology is leveraging newly raised funds to accelerate capacity expansion, planning to double its capacity by 2030 and triple it by 2035. Although facing external challenges such as U.S. equipment export controls and global supply chain access, analysts believe these restrictions may instead act as catalysts, forcing Changxin Technology to accelerate independent innovation in cutting-edge technologies such as Vertical Channel Transistors (VCT) and Wafer-on-Wafer bonding, thereby narrowing the gap with industry leaders.

According to the Financial Times, informed sources reveal that the Chinese AI unicorn company Moonshot AI plans to release a new large language model, Kimi K3, in the near future. This model has between 20 trillion to 30 trillion parameters, making it the largest AI model in China by parameter scale, and its performance is expected to surpass the flagship model Claude Opus 4.8 from Anthropic in mainstream benchmark tests (industry speculation suggests its parameter count is around 15 trillion to 20 trillion).Unlike the currently mainstream closed-source and expensive cutting-edge large models in the United States, Kimi K3 will be available as an open-weight model for users to download and modify for free, which may create competitive pressure for leading American labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. Currently, due to the rising service fees for large models in the U.S. (for example, Anthropic has announced a 50% price increase for Opus 4.8 in September), some overseas companies have begun to shift towards using more cost-effective Chinese open-source models.In terms of the capital market, informed sources indicate that Moonshot AI is preparing for a new round of financing, with the latest valuation expected to reach approximately $31.5 billion. Meanwhile, the valuations of other AI giants in China and the U.S. are also rising; DeepSeek is starting a new round of financing with an estimated valuation of about $71 billion, while Anthropic and OpenAI have reached valuations of $965 billion and $852 billion, respectively, in their latest round of financing. In response to the aforementioned release and financing rumors, Moonshot AI has currently declined to comment.

According to Gate market data, South Korea's semiconductor leader SK Hynix (000660) is currently priced at $1245.42, down 11.52%; Samsung Electronics (005930) is currently priced at $172.47, down 8.76%, with the semiconductor sector overall weakening. According to CoinGlass data, the SKHYNIX contract open interest on the Gate platform reached $26.36 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $56.49 million; the SAMSUNG contract open interest reached $2.67 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $5.40 million, with related indicators ranking among the industry's top.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $76,973.99 in the "LoL: Bilibili Gaming vs T1 - Esports World Cup Group C" event, specifically on the "Match Winner." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this subject is 97.26%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "MLB Highest ABS Challenge Success Rate (Team)" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Detroit Tigers" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 3.15% an hour ago to the current 22.05% (a fluctuation of 18.9%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The international authoritative consulting agency IDC released the "2025 China AI Programming Market Share Report." The report shows that the scale of China's AI programming market will reach 399 million yuan in 2025, and it is expected to grow rapidly to 1.173 billion yuan by the end of 2026.In terms of market competition, Alibaba ranks first with a market share of 47.6% thanks to its core AI programming product Qoder, a figure that exceeds the combined market shares of the second to fifth ranked companies.IDC analysts pointed out that AI Coding is evolving from a mere "code generation tool" into a "software productivity platform" that covers the entire software lifecycle. Currently, Alibaba's Qoder product line has served hundreds of thousands of enterprises including China FAW, CITIC Securities, and AsiaInfo Technologies, with over 5 million users globally.

UPBIT will end trading support for Tottenham Hotspur (SPURS) on August 18, 2026, at 15:00. The affected trading pair is SPURS/BTC. Users must complete withdrawals before September 18, 2026; otherwise, the related assets will not be processed.