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Flashbots strategic leader Hasu stated that charging fees to passive holders, allowing them to pay for projects investing in your ecosystem (such as Lido, Aave, and DAT, which collectively fund Ethereum client teams, multiple EF derivative projects, overall DeFi construction, etc.), is actually very good. The problem with Ethereum has never been excessive ETH issuance, but rather insufficient ecosystem investment.Reducing inflation will inevitably suppress investment reduction. Unfortunately, the Ethereum research community has never been good at predicting these second or third-order effects.

White House cryptocurrency advisor Patrick Witt posted on the X platform that the U.S. Congress has been pushing for cryptocurrency market structure legislation for many years, and the Senate has been negotiating the CLARITY Act since last summer. However, in the past week, Chuck Schumer and so-called "pro-cryptocurrency Democrats" blocked the bill from undergoing procedural voting before the recess and requested further delays.Patrick Witt warned that if the bill does not make progress before September 15, the likelihood of it passing in the future will be significantly reduced.

Reuters reported on the 7th, citing a U.S. official, that negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz have "made progress" and that an agreement is "expected to be reached soon." The official stated that once the agreement is reached, commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will resume, and the U.S. will lift its maritime blockade on Iran. The official also reiterated that U.S. actions will continue to be based on the actual situation of Iran fulfilling its commitments.

According to Decrypt, the Bitcoin payment processing project BTCPay Server has warned users of a serious vulnerability in its servers that is currently under active attack. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and cause financial loss. Administrators are required to upgrade to version 2.4.2 immediately and confirm that the server footer shows the update is complete.If an upgrade cannot be performed in a timely manner, the official recommendation is for users to temporarily shut down BTCPay Server to prevent further attacks. Additionally, BTCPay Server advises users to change any potentially exposed macaroons credentials, recreate the macaroons.db file, and refresh the authentication strings for other Lightning Network backends.

According to a16z crypto, the monthly spending on crypto payment cards has grown from a niche scale to $759 million. These cards allow users to pay with cryptocurrency in all scenarios that support traditional card organizations, with stablecoins converted to local currency at the point of sale, making it no different for merchants than regular card transactions.As of July 31, looking at the spending composition from various card programs, RedotPay has long held the majority share, while EtherFi, KAST, Karta, and others have gradually increased their share since the end of 2025. a16z crypto states that crypto cardholders do not need traditional bank accounts and can deposit stablecoins with the issuer or hold them directly through self-custody. These cards have expanded global users' access to dollar accounts and provided a convenient spending method for stablecoin holders.

The real-world asset (RWA) lending protocol Multipli announced on platform X that its native ecosystem token MULT community sale has started. The sale is conducted through the on-chain token sale platform SONAR built by Coinbase's Echo, prioritizing the community.The Pre-Open phase is now open, from August 7, 2026, 13:00 UTC to August 14, 2026, 13:00 UTC. Users holding rewards such as ORBs and Crystals can enjoy additional benefits, with support for participation using USDC and USDT. Multipli is supported by institutions such as Pantera Capital and Sequoia.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale bought 50,000 ETH from a wallet associated with Fidelity yesterday, worth approximately $95.73 million.Three hours ago, the whale transferred 36,530 ETH to a new address, worth about $69.94 million. Based on the whale's previous trading patterns, these funds may subsequently be transferred to Coinbase for sale.

According to the "China Securities Journal," at the online investor communication meeting for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board listing of Yushu Technology, an investor asked, what impact does the U.S. robot sales ban have? Fu Fenghua, the secretary of the board of Yushu Technology, responded that the main models currently on sale include humanoid robots G1, H2, R1, and quadruped robots Go2, B2, A2, all of which have obtained FCC certification and fall under the advanced robotic equipment mentioned in the previous announcement. Therefore, the aforementioned policy change will not affect the continued sales of the company's existing main products in the U.S. market.

According to the official announcement, Gate's DEX infrastructure platform Gate DexBuilder has officially launched its first event contract Builder and initiated a $3 million funding program, open for global project parties, developers, communities, and Web3 applications to collaborate, promoting the ecological construction of the event contract market.The event contract Builder is dedicated to lowering the development threshold for market products, providing partners with integrated infrastructure services covering market creation, trading, liquidity support, settlement, and operational management. Through infrastructure services such as APIs and SDKs, partners can quickly deploy branded event contract products without building the underlying trading and settlement systems from scratch.Currently, the program is open for applications from brokers and comprehensive trading platforms, crypto wallets, Web3 applications, media information platforms, AI Trading, AI Agents, quantitative trading platforms, as well as sports, esports, and entertainment products. Selected projects can receive up to $3 million in funding and ecological resource support, covering product research and development, technical integration, liquidity building, market promotion, and user growth.Jason Fung, the project leader of Gate DexBuilder and Head of Global Partnerships, stated that the development of the event contract market requires more application scenarios and infrastructure support. Gate DexBuilder hopes to lower the construction threshold through the event contract Builder, helping more partners explore innovative applications in the event contract market. In the future, Gate DexBuilder will continue to open up the infrastructure capabilities of the event contract market, working with global Builders to explore more innovative application scenarios and promote further development of the market ecosystem.

According to Nasdaq's Q1 2026 financial report and the 8-K filing submitted to the SEC, its 23-hour trading system (23/5) has been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will officially launch on December 6, 2026.At that time, the U.S. stock market will only be closed for 1 hour each day (Eastern Time 20:00-21:00) for system clearing and data processing, remaining open for trading for the other 23 hours.

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, globally listed companies disclosed the latest developments in cryptocurrency assets and debt restructuring, with the core information as follows:Cipher Digital reports losses in the second quarter due to Bitcoin sell-off: Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company Cipher Digital (NASDAQ: CIFR) released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. Its total revenue was $24.84 million (entirely from mining), with a net loss of $267.5 million (mainly impacted by a $150.5 million loss due to changes in the fair value of warrants), and adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $29.99 million. As of June 30, its total cash and restricted cash amounted to approximately $4.56 billion. Notably, the company's Bitcoin holdings have significantly decreased in book value from $125.4 million at the end of 2025 to $37.8 million, with realized Bitcoin sale losses of approximately $23.51 million in the second quarter.PowerCompute restructures debt with Bitcoin collateral to lower interest rates: Bitcoin mining company PowerCompute successfully restructured three debts totaling $18 million using 307 Bitcoins from its reserves as collateral, replacing previous loans from institutions such as Galaxy Digital. The new financing adopts a non-recourse, 30-day revolving structure with an annual interest rate of about 2% (far lower than some old loans at 12%), allowing the company to significantly reduce interest expenses without selling Bitcoin spot.West Main Self Storage slightly increases holdings: Storage company West Main Self Storage disclosed an increase of 0.155 Bitcoins in the secondary market, bringing its total holdings to 16.188 BTC.

U.S. President Trump officially signed the executive order on polysilicon tariffs.

According to the Iranian Fars News Agency, informed sources revealed that the northern and southern channels of the Strait of Hormuz will be canceled, and all traffic will subsequently be transferred to the Central Corridor, managed by Iran at the entrance and jointly managed by Iran and Oman at the exit.

Rarible announced the official launch on Solana, with Claynosaurz as the platform's first key showcased NFT series. In the coming days and weeks, Rarible will continue to integrate more NFT projects from the Solana ecosystem.Rarible stated that the team has been continuously developing, testing, and preparing for the launch over the past few months, and has communicated with various NFT communities within the Solana ecosystem to understand the stories, cultures, and community needs of different projects. The feedback received has influenced several of the platform's current product decisions. Rarible mentioned that the previously launched Gacha Station on Solana is not a standalone feature, but rather a preliminary attempt prior to this launch.Rarible indicated that the current launched content is only the basic version, and will continue to add projects, features, market experience optimizations, content, and community activities, and will work together with the Solana ecosystem to promote platform development.

U.S. Treasury bonds faced pressure in the New York morning session. Google announced the launch of a 10-part bond issuance, dragging down the long end of the yield curve and pushing the 2s10s and 5s30s spreads to intraday highs. On the short end, reports indicated that if inflation data released in the coming weeks is hotter than expected, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh "will be prepared to raise rates at the September meeting."Following the report, short-term U.S. Treasury yields rose. U.S. Treasury yields increased across the board by 3 to 4 basis points, with long-term bonds leading the decline, and the 2s10s and 5s30s spreads steepening by about 1 basis point to their widest intraday levels. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to about 4.65%, up 3.5 basis points on the day.Google's bond issuance covers multiple maturities, with the shortest being 2 years and the longest being 40 years. The interest rate market is currently pricing in about 15 basis points of rate hike expectations for September, with cumulative rate hike expectations of about 33 basis points by the end of the year.

Bitget recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority (GMCA) of Bhutan. According to the framework of the agreement, Bitget will establish a legal entity in Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) and prepare relevant financial service license applications under the regulatory framework of the Gelephu Financial Services Office (GFSO), while collaborating with GMCA on workflows related to operations, regulation, and ecosystem development. According to the plan, Bitget will also gradually establish offices locally and conduct local recruitment to support local talent development and long-term construction.As a special administrative region in southern Bhutan, GMC is being developed as the next-generation international financial and innovation center, with its virtual asset system governed by the Financial Services Act of 2025. Jigdrel Singay, a board member of the Gelephu Mindfulness City Board, pointed out that introducing partners like Bitget helps bring global expertise while promoting local capabilities and the broader financial ecosystem development.

FlashRescue co-founder @DarcyAri posted on the X platform that recently, during a joint investigation with partners on a case, Tether experienced a transfer of funds from one address during the execution of a proposal to freeze addresses, resulting in a decrease in the frozen amount. Further review by FlashRescue revealed that this is not an isolated incident. As of August 3, 2026, through an analysis of 2,955 Tether freeze events on the Ethereum and Tron networks, it was found that among addresses involved in risks such as entity sanctions, fraudulent activities, money laundering, FATF blacklist jurisdictions, and malicious attacks: 60 addresses cleared their assets and completed front-running transfers before the formal execution of the freeze, with a total net outflow of 20,429,847 USDT, starting transfers an average of 13 minutes and 59 seconds after the freeze proposal was submitted, and completing the main fund transfers within 15 minutes and 15 seconds; additionally, 113 addresses transferred some assets before the freeze was executed, involving approximately 35,524,300 USDT.The average time from the submission of the freeze proposal to the formal execution of the freeze by Tether is 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 15 seconds, indicating a long time window between the public announcement of the freeze proposal and its actual execution. On July 3, a cluster of addresses transferred funds continuously within minutes and then split the transfers to the same address. The above cases suggest that some high-risk addresses may be actively monitoring Tether freeze proposals and utilizing the time difference between the public announcement of the proposal and the actual effectiveness of the freeze to implement front-running transfers. This mechanism leads to the failure of freezing the involved funds and undermines the actual effectiveness of sanctions, anti-money laundering, and law enforcement cooperation measures.

According to Hong Kong 01, the Hong Kong police updated information regarding the virtual currency Fun Coffee scam, revealing that as of August 5, a total of 255 related reports had been received, an increase of 30 from earlier, with total losses rising to approximately HKD 104 million. In addition, the Macau police arrested two women involved in 9 cases amounting to about 3.6 million Macau patacas.Regarding TVB artists who have hosted activities related to the Fun Coffee scam, the Hong Kong police stated that during the investigation, they would definitely contact the victims and relevant individuals to identify the mastermind behind the scam and their roles. Fun Coffee claims to be a large coffee investment enterprise in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, with a capital scale exceeding USD 1 billion. It entered the Hong Kong market by the end of 2025, packaging its image through marathons, banquets, social events, distributing flyers, and inviting artists to promote it, while registering a company, opening offices, and stores in Hong Kong. The actual operation was to lure citizens into downloading the app to complete tasks under the guise of investing in high-tech coffee equipment, gene optimization technology, and agricultural equipment, using Tether (USDT) and other cryptocurrencies for deposits. The platform promised annual returns of up to 197%--278%, with higher returns for larger amounts and longer deposit periods, and set up a commission structure to encourage recruitment. In July 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission listed it as a suspicious investment product. In late July of the same month, the app suddenly ceased operations, withdrawals became impossible, customer service went offline, and the offices and stores were vacated, leading to the collapse of the scam.

The B.AI platform's "Self-Selected Service Provider" lineup has completed a new round of expansion, adding the Nebula channel and launching ultra-low discounts starting at 10%, further reducing API call costs. Currently, the "Self-Selected Service Provider" model covers mainstream large model series such as Claude, GPT, and Gemini, allowing users to flexibly choose service providers based on demand and settle according to actual discounts. B.AI will also introduce more high-quality service providers in the future, continuously enriching model choices and discount combinations. Users can now log in to the B.AI platform to customize their exclusive model combinations and immediately start an AI calling experience with exceptional cost-effectiveness.