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According to TechCrunch, OpenAI is fighting back against Apple's lawsuit regarding the leak of trade secrets, stating that Apple itself has vulnerabilities in its information security management and employee departure processes, and cannot prove that the relevant information is protected trade secrets.Apple previously accused OpenAI of obtaining hardware-related secrets through former employees who left Apple and requested the court to expedite the evidence investigation. In the latest legal documents submitted, OpenAI stated that Apple allows employees to use personal iCloud accounts to handle work materials and did not promptly revoke access after employees left. OpenAI claimed that Apple did not specify the exact trade secrets that were allegedly stolen, but only referred generally to information such as product development processes, supply chains, and testing.OpenAI believes that Apple's lawsuit is more about restricting its development in the AI hardware field and denies that the company needs or uses Apple's trade secrets. The focus of the dispute between the two parties centers on employee mobility, intellectual property protection, and competition in the AI hardware sector.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock's IBIT wallet accumulated and withdrew 5,073.95 BTC from Coinbase Prime in the past day, worth approximately $327 million.

According to CoinDesk, RedotPay responded to the lawsuit filed by Binance, stating that it will actively defend itself. The company stated in a statement that it is aware of the legal proceedings initiated by Binance and will mount a strong defense against all allegations, denying the related accusations against the company and its co-founders, claiming that these allegations are baseless.Previously, Bloomberg reported that a Binance-affiliated entity filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against RedotPay's co-founder, accusing him of breaching the agreement by directing over 470,000 Binance users to the RedotPay platform, resulting in approximately $473 million in losses. Binance stated in the lawsuit that it discovered in March 2026 that RedotPay allowed and encouraged the use of Binance Pay funds for unauthorized purposes without isolation, including recharging the RedotPay card. Binance's Chaintecs also filed a lawsuit against RedotPay affiliates in Singapore, with a related hearing scheduled for this Friday.Public information shows that Binance and RedotPay first reached a commercial cooperation in November 2023, which was terminated less than six months later due to Binance's claim that its funds were used for recharging RedotPay prepaid cards. The two parties reached a second agreement in March 2025, requiring Binance funds to remain isolated, allowing Binance users to exchange cryptocurrencies for fiat currency on RedotPay, conduct in-app transfers, and purchase RedotPay branded merchandise, but not to recharge the RedotPay card. Binance terminated the agreement in April 2026, stating it was part of a merchant partner review. RedotPay had previously planned to go public in the U.S. with an estimated valuation of about $4 billion, intending to raise over $1 billion.

According to a report by China News Service, Russian President Putin signed a law on the 4th to comprehensively regulate digital currencies and digital rights in Russia. Relevant documents have been published on the Russian legal information website. The law clarifies the operational rules for cryptocurrency exchange platforms, digital asset custodians, and other market participants, and regulates the conditions under which investors can purchase cryptocurrencies.The law regulates relationships related to the circulation, accounting, and storage of digital currencies and foreign digital tools, as well as activities related to "mining," and the issuance and circulation of digital rights. It also stipulates the regulation of the business operations of information system operators for issuing digital financial assets, cryptocurrency exchange institutions, digital asset custodians, brokers, asset management companies, trading organizers, and clearing institutions. According to this law, Russian citizens can legally invest in cryptocurrencies through exchanges within Russia and use services provided by brokers, trust managers, asset management companies, and cryptocurrency exchange institutions when conducting cryptocurrency transactions and related operations.The registration and custody of cryptocurrencies will be the responsibility of relevant digital custodians approved by the Central Bank of Russia, and market participants must comply with strict information security requirements. The Central Bank of Russia will also establish a registration list for cryptocurrency exchange institutions, which will include credit institutions and brokers under a filing system for management. This law will officially take effect on September 1, but some provisions will be implemented on July 1, 2027, or September 1, 2027.

OpenAI issued a public statement on August 3 in response to the lawsuit filed by Apple. OpenAI described Apple's lawsuit as "careless, aggressive, and personal," and pointed out several factual inaccuracies: an external lawyer from Apple mistakenly sent an email intended for someone else to OpenAI's legal head, falsely claiming that the two parties had spoken over the phone; Apple later admitted it was due to "confusing two Asian surnames." OpenAI also revealed that after contacting Apple in February, Apple stated it was "working to resolve any issues," but then did not communicate for 5 months until filing the lawsuit.Regarding the allegations against former Apple employee Chang Liu for taking confidential information, OpenAI presented iMessage records from after his departure showing that Apple colleagues had proactively contacted him to request assistance in locating documents, and acknowledged that this was a common issue caused by Apple's "poor management of exit access." Another named executive, Tang Tan, had worked at Apple for over 24 years, and OpenAI stated that he had consistently required his team "not to use any confidential information from other companies." OpenAI indicated that it had proactively offered to cooperate in resolving the matter, but Apple chose to file a lawsuit, claiming that its request for a preliminary injunction was "based on false information and completely unnecessary." Previously, Apple sued OpenAI in July, accusing it of poaching Apple employees and using confidential information to develop AI products.

According to official news, Japanese convenience store giant Lawson will conduct Japan's first POS cash register stablecoin payment pilot experiment at two stores in Tokyo on August 6 and August 17. The experiment will use three stablecoins: JPYC, USDC, and USDT, with payments completed through HashPort Wallet and MetaMask wallet, and settlements processed by the PAYTREE multi-code payment gateway provided by Canal Payment Service, without the need for dedicated payment terminals.On August 6, the experiment will take place at the Takanawa Gateway City store using HashPort Wallet and JPYC; on August 17, it will take place at the Osaki Atrium store using MetaMask with USDC, USDT, and JPYC.

According to Bloomberg, digital asset broker FalconX has cut 10% of its global workforce to cope with a prolonged downturn in the crypto market. Sources say that about half of the employees in its Singapore office were laid off, including senior management as well as staff in sales and accounting positions.FalconX is adjusting its business strategy in Singapore, focusing on crypto derivatives trading that does not require relevant licenses, and plans to withdraw its license application submitted to the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The company stated that it will concentrate resources on priority businesses while continuing to maintain its operations in the Asia-Pacific region and expand its regulated business in Europe.FalconX currently has about 350 employees worldwide and has seven offices in locations such as Silicon Valley, New York, London, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Over the past 18 months, the company has acquired derivatives startup Arbelos Markets, crypto exchange-traded product issuer 21Shares, and blockchain trading and network technology company bloXroute.FalconX is the latest crypto company to lay off employees, following Crypto.com, Coinbase, and Gemini. Reports indicate that the industry is facing a prolonged bear market, cost pressures, and the impact of advancements in AI technology. Since its establishment in 2018, FalconX has facilitated approximately $2.5 trillion in trading volume and completed a $150 million Series D funding round in 2022 at a valuation of $8 billion.

According to Jinshi reports, court documents show that 25 states in the United States have filed lawsuits challenging Trump's latest tariff measures.

According to The Wall Street Journal, during a time of tight funding, Leopold Aschenbrenner once agreed to sell a stake in Anthropic worth about $3.5 billion. The buyer was an investor led by Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital.The deal was finalized late Wednesday night but was withdrawn the next morning. The fund then opted to sell most of its publicly traded stocks and use the proceeds to repay loans.Leopold ultimately retained his stakes in Anthropic and other private companies. In a letter to investors, he stated that the fund chose to sacrifice its public stock positions to eliminate leverage and preserve private investments.

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that it has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit to recover 47,461.73111 USDT, stating that this amount comes from a cyber fraud case. The fraudsters deceived victims into depositing funds into cryptocurrency ATMs and then stole the funds.Law enforcement tracked part of the funds to a cryptocurrency wallet and seized it in March 2026. The investigation also confirmed that the funds of four other similar fraud victims can be traced back to the same wallet.

According to The Block, the New York State Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling business through its prediction market platform and seeking at least $36 billion in damages.

Amazon released its Q2 2026 financial report. Quarterly revenue reached $200.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20%; operating profit was $27.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 43%. Revenue exceeded market expectations. AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 37%, marking the fastest growth in 18 quarters. The market had previously expected growth of about 31%. AWS operating profit grew 64% to $16.6 billion.Amazon's net profit increased to $62.6 billion, but this included $53.4 billion in pre-tax investment income, mainly from the appreciation of its stake in Anthropic. Amazon also raised its capital expenditure plan for this year from $200 billion to $220 billion. Free cash flow over the past 12 months fell from positive $18.2 billion to negative $7.6 billion, mainly due to increased investments in AI-related equipment. After the financial report was released, Amazon's stock price rose nearly 9% in after-hours trading.

According to Jinshi reports, the Amazon CEO stated that there is a clear and strong financial return outlook in terms of artificial intelligence and AWS spending.

According to Jinshi reports, the World Trade Organization has announced that Brazil has filed a dispute resolution lawsuit regarding the U.S. tariff increase issue.

According to Cointelegraph, Australia's internet regulator has filed a lawsuit against Telegram, accusing it of failing to remove content that supports terrorism.Previously, Russia accused Telegram founder Pavel Durov of assisting terrorist activities and issued an international arrest warrant.

According to Cointelegraph, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has filed a criminal complaint against the digital asset exchange Bitkub Online and two former directors, Sakolkorn Sakavee and Thaweesap Rawan, accusing them of involvement in false reports related to a cyber attack in 2021.The SEC stated that a cyber attack in May 2021 resulted in the theft of 16 digital assets from Bitkub, valued at approximately 1.7 billion Thai Baht, or about 50 million USD. The regulatory agency claimed that Bitkub subsequently replenished the stolen assets before October 31, 2021, but the daily net capital flow reports submitted from May 10 to October 30, 2021, did not accurately reflect the reduction in assets.Bitkub stated on the X platform that the case stems from disclosure decisions made after the cyber attack in May 2021 and is not an act of fraud. The exchange claimed that the delay in disclosing the compromised wallet was to avoid a bank run, and the co-founder subsequently purchased an equivalent amount of digital assets to cover the stolen funds, with no financial losses incurred by the company or its clients. Bitkub was established in 2018 and is one of Thailand's major cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitkub's parent company is considering a potential initial public offering, including the possibility of listing in Hong Kong.

On the day BitMEX announced its shutdown, BKX Services Inc. and David Namdar filed a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, accusing the platform of manipulating user forced liquidations and stealing Bitcoin collateral by using insider trading privileges and server freezing tactics. The plaintiffs claim a total loss of approximately 623 BTC, with BKX losing at least 305.81 BTC and Namdar losing over 316.85 BTC, seeking the return of Bitcoin and damages.The complaint states that BitMEX allowed clients to use up to 100 times leverage, while forcibly liquidating positions when the collateral value was still about twice the loss, with the remaining Bitcoin being included in the platform's insurance fund, allowing BitMEX to profit from it. This lawsuit traces back to relevant transactions starting from July 23, 2018, while a similar case from 2020 was voluntarily withdrawn on June 30, 2025.

According to the SEC official website, Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a statement highlighting the intersection of cryptocurrency vaults and on-chain lending strategies with federal securities laws. Peirce pointed out that migrating activities to the blockchain does not automatically exempt them from the regulatory scope of securities laws. Cryptocurrency vaults allocate user assets to yield activities such as staking and lending through smart contracts, and if the managers are involved in selecting yield strategies or reallocating assets, it may trigger compliance obligations under securities laws; some vault structures may be deemed joint enterprises or fall under the regulation of investment companies.Regarding on-chain lending strategies, management actions such as interest rate setting, asset admission, and liquidation thresholds may also involve securities laws, and related loans may be classified as securities under certain conditions. Peirce stated that the SEC welcomes proactive communication from market participants in the vault and on-chain lending space and seeks input from all parties to explore whether there is a need to revise rules to protect investors while allowing space for innovation.