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Evernorth's report shows that the number of XRP Ledger accounts has decreased, but the volume of single transactions has nearly tripled, with the total network value driven by stablecoins surpassing 4.2 billion dollars.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released Working Paper 1374, proposing a technical solution based on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to verify the source and integrity of official statistical data. This solution generates cryptographic fingerprints for SDMX datasets and records the hash values of batch data on the XRPL, while the original data itself is not stored on the chain.Users can verify the identity of data publishers and whether the data has been tampered with through digital signature credentials combined with a one-time on-chain query. Prototype testing results show that data publication takes about 3 to 5 seconds, while the verification process only takes about 1 to 2 seconds. The paper specifically notes that this system is currently only in the proof-of-concept stage and has not yet been put into a formal production environment.

Base Labs has announced its establishment as an independent research organization focused on advancing open-source AI. It believes in a healthy and open frontier model ecosystem and will conduct scientific research in an open manner.Base Labs will carry out blue-sky research on continuous learning, reinforcement learning science, and model lifecycle learning mechanisms, and will publicly share all experiments and recipes; it will build the BaseHub Data Foundry to provide an open reinforcement learning environment, training data, and real-world benchmarks; it will enhance the capabilities, safety, and alignment of open-source models through continuous post-training and deploy cutting-edge safety stacks; at the same time, it will conduct model performance research to reduce costs and improve performance.The organization emphasizes that this is mission-driven research work rather than a commercial product and is currently recruiting engineers, researchers, and research scholars.

Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that if the inflation data in August performs strongly, he will consider supporting an interest rate hike in September. Communication regarding the reaction function helps the public plan, and a significant acceleration in inflation may not be necessary to support a tighter policy stance.

According to The Block, Bernstein expects that the Bitcoin mining company IREN will achieve an annual revenue of $17 billion from its AI cloud business by 2030, at which point cloud capacity will expand to approximately 2 gigawatts.Bernstein anticipates that IREN will cease its Bitcoin mining operations by the end of 2026 and notes that the pricing for three-year AI cloud contracts has increased by about 125% since last November.

A Binance user posted a complaint on the X platform, stating that more than thirty arbitrage positions in the AKEUSDT contract were all forcibly liquidated, resulting in a single-day loss of over 5 million USDT, with the principal nearly reduced to zero. The user accused the market makers of malicious short squeezing and targeted attacks, calling for the platform to intervene and investigate.According to the user, AKE rose from 0.0076 USDT to 0.044859 USDT within 8 hours, from September 2 at 21:00 to September 3 at 5:44, an increase of about 6 times, with the last 7 minutes seeing a direct doubling from 0.022432 to 0.044859. The user believes that such an extreme rate of market movement, without fundamental support and with a highly concentrated position, clearly constitutes manipulative behavior, and the platform should disclose risk control logs and compensate users for their losses. The user also compared this incident to the abnormal market conditions of the TUT contract on August 9, arguing that the structures of the two events are highly similar. As of the time of publication, Binance has not publicly responded to this incident. This complaint is a unilateral user statement, and the relevant facts await further verification by the platform.

According to Bloomberg, G42, an AI company supported by Microsoft, has had preliminary discussions with potential investors about raising billions of dollars, potentially becoming one of the first government-affiliated AI companies in the UAE to expand its capital scale through external financing.Insiders revealed that the scale of financing and transaction structure have not yet been finalized, and discussions are still in the exploratory stage. G42 has previously advanced data center projects in Abu Dhabi with Microsoft and OpenAI, and has received support from companies like Microsoft.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: MIBR vs Eternal Fire - IEM Beijing Global Qualifiers Playoffs," the "MIBR" option in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in win rate, soaring from 64.5% an hour ago to the current 87% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the Bhutan royal government has transferred 400 bitcoins again, worth 30.62 million USD.

The security company Defimon issued an alert stating that a governance takeover attack against YAM Finance has been detected. After self-delegating approximately 504,000 YAM (about 3.3% of the total supply, slightly above the legal voting threshold), the attacker submitted YamGovernorAlpha proposal #45, which is described as empty ("0x"), with the sole action being to call the setPendingAdmin method of the YAM Timelock contract, pointing to the attacker's address.It has been disclosed that if the proposal is voted through and executed, the attacker will become the pendingAdmin, and then can fully control the Timelock through acceptAdmin, which includes management rights over all YAM protocol contracts and the DAO treasury, involving a risk amount of approximately $337,000. As the protocol is currently in a dormant state, Defimon Alerts reminds users holding YAM to vote against the proposal before block height 25897343 (about 34 hours remaining).

According to Cointelegraph, the global bond bear market continues to ferment, with Japan's 10-year government bond yield rising to 3% on Tuesday, the first time since 1996; the 30-year government bond yield also broke through the historical high of 4.18%. The U.S. 10-year government bond yield simultaneously rose to a multi-year high of 4.78%, and global long-term sovereign bond yields are at their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.In this context, Bitcoin remains in a sideways consolidation, maintaining around $78,000, slightly retreating from an earlier high of nearly $79,000. There is a dense resistance area between the current spot price and $86,000, which limits Bitcoin's upward momentum. Market sentiment remains cautiously optimistic in the short term, with the $76,000 to $82,000 range seen as a key battleground in the coming weeks.This round of selling occurred after U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen announced an increase in the upper limit of government bond repurchase transactions to $4 billion starting in September, with some commentators likening it to a form of yield curve control. Arthur Hayes has long argued that the Federal Reserve will eventually activate the FIMA repo facility, a mechanism that will create new dollar liquidity, which is also why he recommends allocating Bitcoin, gold, and cryptocurrencies; Yellen hinted at the future use of this tool as early as August.

According to CoinDesk, 21 international financial institutions have announced plans to establish a new company in the second half of 2026 to promote the issuance of stablecoins, with the specific name to be announced later. The company will initially focus on USD-denominated stablecoins and plans to expand to more G7 currencies in the future, with a priority on euro stablecoins.Participating institutions include Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Wells Fargo, BBVA, Santander Bank, MUFG Bank, and others. The stablecoin initiative aims to serve wholesale, institutional, and retail markets, applying to scenarios such as cross-border payments and digital asset settlements.The group stated that the stablecoin solution will combine bank-level compliance, governance, and institutional risk management capabilities, and plans to comply with relevant regulatory requirements such as the U.S. GENIUS Act and the EU MiCA. The project aims to officially launch stablecoin products in the first half of 2027.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr stated that the Fed should be prepared to raise interest rates if inflation does not decline.He warned that the inflation rate has remained above target for more than 5 years, and there is a risk of entrenched price pressures. Barr indicated that if upcoming data shows inflation is cooling, policymakers can afford to be patient.In a speech at an event in Washington on Tuesday, Barr said, "If the data trends give me confidence that inflation is easing and moving toward the 2% target, then I think we can take a little more time to assess the policy stance. But if inflation does not appear to be cooling sufficiently, then I think we should take decisive action to raise interest rates."

The U.S. government previously seized the shares of Anthropic held by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's two key allies, Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh, and sold the related shares to existing investors of Anthropic in 2025. However, the specific buyers, transaction prices, and the amount received by the government have not been disclosed. The court previously ruled that Ellison and Singh must forfeit their shares in Anthropic. The U.S. government acquired the shares of the two in February and April 2025, respectively. The two had previously invested $10 million and $40 million to participate in Anthropic's Series B financing in 2022.As Anthropic's valuation skyrocketed, the value of their shares significantly increased. UCLA professor Olav Sorenson estimated that based on Anthropic's announced valuation of $965 billion in May this year, the total value of their holdings is approximately $4.17 billion to $5.03 billion; if Anthropic goes public at a valuation of $2 trillion in the future, the value of the related shares could reach about $5.44 billion. It is currently unclear at what price the U.S. government sold these shares. Estimates indicate that if the transaction occurred at different points in time in 2025, the proceeds from the sale of the related shares could range from approximately $250 million to $1.1 billion. Notably, as of the end of June 2026, the proceeds from the sale do not appear to have been transferred into the FTX bankruptcy estate management system. FTX victims' representative Sunil Kavuri stated that the government should use the related funds to compensate the victims; the U.S. Department of Justice claimed that it prioritizes providing compensation to victims from forfeited assets, but information regarding the sale of related assets and fund distribution is confidential.

According to ZEIT, the Berlin city government suffered a cyber attack two weeks ago, and the hacker group is suspected of implementing ransomware using the stolen data. According to Der Spiegel, the attackers are believed to be the long-active Rhysida hacker group, demanding a payment of 30 bitcoins (approximately 2 million euros) and threatening to release the data.The sensitive information involved may include records of violations and passwords. The Berlin state government has not yet confirmed the extent of the data breach and has not responded to the ransom amount or the identity of the attackers, stating that it will not comment "for reasons of investigative strategy." Berlin's mayor, Kai Wegner, has made it clear that Berlin will not yield to extortion. The main departments affected are transportation and construction management, which were temporarily isolated from the state government's network after the incident.

The Chair of the Financial Stability Board and Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, warned G20 finance ministers and central bank governors that cybersecurity threats posed by cutting-edge AI models are significantly increasing the risk of a financial system collapse. Bailey stated that the global financial system is already strained due to energy-driven inflation pressures, a high interest rate environment, and rising investment leverage, and that the involvement of AI risks will exacerbate this pressure.Bailey pointed out that financial institutions and tech giants must prepare for extreme scenarios, as existing financial defense systems will face severe tests if there are synchronized disruptions involving multiple institutions or shared technology dependencies. He mentioned that models tested by labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI have demonstrated the ability to simulate attacks on external organizations and create false identities, and he suggested developing bare-metal backup systems that are completely physically isolated from the main network.Bailey also listed threats that could trigger disorderly market adjustments, including the fragile state of stock market valuations driven by the AI boom, weakness in the sovereign debt market and private credit sector, and investors continuously increasing leverage in the stock market.