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Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that the 256 Foundation has launched the 256 Red Team security project, which audits ASIC miner firmware through reverse engineering, real-time traffic capture, and reconciliation by share level. The team stated that 41 issue reports have been submitted regarding the original Bitmain firmware as well as third-party firmware such as LuxOS, VNISH, and Braiins OS.Identified issues include unauthenticated factory APIs, paths that allow root access, default credentials, built-in vendor SSH keys, and updaters that cannot verify installed content. After reverse engineering the Bitmain miner daemon and checking real-time connections, researchers reported that no evidence of hash power hijacking, remote kill switches, or hidden beacons was found in the original Bitmain firmware; the related risks are mainly concentrated in third-party "optimized" firmware.Researchers have submitted 3 responsible disclosures to VNISH, Luxor, and Braiins, granting each party 30 days to respond before public disclosure. MicroBT, Canaan, Auradine, Bitdeer, and ePIC will undergo follow-up audits.

According to the monitoring by the head of Galaxy Research, it has communicated with over 190 victims of Coldcard vulnerability attacks and has asked victims who have not yet contacted them to reach out via private message so that they can provide tracking information and assist in reporting losses to the relevant authorities.Since August 6, no new attack incidents have been confirmed, but this does not mean that new attacks will not occur, and vigilance is required.

According to Decrypt, the Irish government has released its first national anti-money laundering (AML) strategy, which plans to strengthen the review of digital asset transfers involving self-hosted wallets and increase due diligence requirements for crypto companies when cooperating with overseas institutions.According to the announcement from the Irish Department of Finance, this strategy implements the remaining requirements of the EU's Transfer of Funds Regulation, which will require crypto asset service providers (CASP) to perform "enhanced checks" on transfers involving private wallets, while implementing stricter customer due diligence when conducting business with overseas crypto companies.The related measures are based on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule, which requires the inclusion of sender and receiver information in digital asset transactions to enhance the transparency of fund flows. Ireland stated that the new regulations will be advanced in parallel with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).MiCA establishes a unified regulatory framework for crypto asset service providers, while Ireland previously granted a 12-month transition period for its domestic crypto companies, which is shorter than the maximum 18 months allowed by the EU. The transition period is set to end at the end of December 2025, so the new requirements will directly apply to companies that have obtained formal authorization.

According to reports from South Korean media, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won received a salary of 1.75 billion won in the first half of this year.According to the Financial Supervisory Service, SK Corporation disclosed this information in its semi-annual report released that day. The chairman's salary level in the first half of this year is the same as the same period last year, and he did not receive any bonuses apart from his salary. The chairman's younger brother, SK Group Vice Chairman Chey Jae-won, received a salary of 1.5 billion won during the same period. SK Corporation President Chang Yong-ho received a total of 1.8 billion won, including 1 billion won in salary and 800 million won in bonuses.In addition, SK Supex Pursuit Council Chairman Yoon Bong-yong was disclosed to have received a total of 7.715 billion won, which includes 500 million won in salary, 800 million won in bonuses, and 6.415 billion won in compensation from 12,103 performance stock units (PSUs) granted three years ago. SK Hynix's sales from Nvidia in the first half of this year exceeded 17 trillion won, accounting for about 13% of the company's total sales.The average salary of SK Hynix employees reached 144 million won (approximately $104,000) in the first half of this year, an increase of 23% year-on-year. SK Hynix significantly increased its capital expenditures and research and development (R&D) investments in the first half of this year. Cash expenditures for acquiring tangible assets exceeded 18 trillion won, an increase of over 70% year-on-year. The number of small shareholders of SK Hynix has grown more than fivefold in a year, surpassing 3.46 million.

According to ChainCatcher, Guangdong Province's first special financial product for the token economy, "Token Loan," was launched in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou. Taking Bank of China Guangzhou Branch as an example, a dedicated financing product specifically developed for small and micro enterprises in Haizhu's computing power sector—the Computing Power Token Loan—has been introduced. The credit limit is determined based on the contract/token consumption amount and can provide guarantees mainly through credit, accounts receivable pledges, and order financing. It can also combine guarantees, mortgages, and other forms of collateral to further expand the credit limit. New companies can apply for financing based on orders if they provide continuous operation proof materials from their original operating enterprises or offer guarantees. It is reported that the initial credit funding from Bank of China has reached 28 million yuan.

According to the latest data from RootData's tokenized asset dashboard, in the depth dimension of TradiFi assets, Bitget surpasses Binance to rank first.Bitget leads with an asset depth of approximately $166 million, holding a market share of 27.6%. Gate follows closely with about $164 million and a market share of 27.3%. Binance ranks third with approximately $156 million and a market share of 26.0%. The combined market share of the three is about 80.9%, indicating a significant concentration effect at the top.It is reported that the scope of this TradiFi asset statistics only includes native crypto asset types such as contracts and tokenized assets, excluding data from traditional stock brokers.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: HULIGANI vs Vici Gaming - International Invitational Group Stage", the option "HULIGANI" in the sub-market "First Kill of the Second Game" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 2.55% an hour ago to the current 45.05% (a fluctuation of 42.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich disclosed that the company's revenue for the first half of the fiscal year 2026 was 4.94 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 134%; operating profit was 3.33 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 136%; and net assets were 340.88 billion yen, a decrease of 25.7% compared to the end of the fiscal year 2025.

According to SoSoValue data, on August 13, Eastern Time, the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $6.7169 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETH, with a single-day net inflow of $6.4748 million, bringing the historical total net inflow for ETH to $1.819 billion.Following that is Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust MSSE, with a single-day net inflow of $810,300, and the historical total net inflow for MSSE currently stands at $21.8789 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow was Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net outflow of $569,200, and the historical total net inflow for ETHA has reached $11.633 billion.As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $10.572 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.64%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.453 billion.

According to The Defiant, the Government Pension Fund Global of Norway disclosed in its quarterly holdings document for the period ending June 30 that it holds 6,151,062 shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), with a market value of approximately $81.87 million.The fund did not list BitMine in its holdings report as of December 31, indicating this is a new disclosure, and the specific purchase time and cost have not been announced. It is reported that the total size of the fund reached 22.683 trillion Norwegian kroner as of June 30, with 72.1% allocated to stocks.

Harmony Protocol released an event update stating that an unauthorized ONE minting incident occurred. Investigations show that the attacker exploited a cross-shard receipt replay vulnerability, allowing processed cross-shard receipts to be executed multiple times, and minted ONE in empty blocks.The team is currently verifying two sets of impact data: early analysis indicates that the first round of minting involved 4 billion ONE, while the latest on-chain reconstruction shows that approximately 3.01 trillion ONE were issued to four attacker wallets through six forged cross-shard transactions. Harmony Protocol confirmed the first round of minting of 4 billion ONE, generated through two empty block accounting transactions that produced 1 billion and 3 billion ONE respectively, of which 2.8 billion ONE were subsequently transferred to other attacker addresses.The team has fixed the cross-shard receipt verification and pre-staking committee quorum verification vulnerabilities and deployed Mainnet v2026.1.1. Bridge services have been suspended, and Harmony Protocol is coordinating with validators, trading platforms, and LayerZero to freeze related funds, preparing to roll back the network to block 92,730,034 before the attack occurred. Currently, Shard 0 has been paused at block 92,753,555, and the official RPC may return a 502 error as a result.

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich stated that the company has launched a new bond issuance program called BitBonds and has completed its first issuance.This issuance, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Metaplanet Securities, involves the issuance of Series 21 to 24 unsecured ordinary bonds under Japan's small-scale private placement system, raising a total of approximately 200 million yen. The scale is pilot in nature, aimed at establishing a framework for subsequent bond issuance, distribution, and management.

Fitch confirms the United States credit rating as "AA+", outlook stable.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the "Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees" event, the option "New York Yankees" in the sub-market "First 5 Innings Spread -1.5" experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 34% an hour ago to the current 49.5% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Freddie Mac stated that the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States decreased from 6.69% a week ago to 6.67%, ending five consecutive weeks of increases.The U.S. job market is cooling, with price increases in July slowing down, and core inflation indicators dropping to a five-year low. The market expects the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike in September to fall to 38%. Stalled negotiations in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns about high oil prices, and U.S. home sales in July decreased by 4.1% compared to June.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the agenda for the inaugural meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC). The committee will hold its first meeting on August 20, focusing on regulatory issues in emerging areas such as crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets.CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that the U.S. has long been a global center for financial innovation and hopes to explore how emerging technologies and financial products can drive market development through discussions with innovative entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry builders, and to jointly explore the "new frontiers of finance." The meeting will be live-streamed on the CFTC official website. Committee members and attendees will discuss topics such as the regulatory framework for digital assets, the impact of AI technology on financial markets, and the development of prediction markets. The public can submit relevant opinions by August 27, and these opinions will be publicly released through the U.S. Federal Regulations website Regulations.gov. The CFTC indicated that the meeting agenda may be adjusted based on the committee's subsequent focus.The Innovation Advisory Committee aims to provide the CFTC with recommendations on emerging technologies, financial products, and trends in market innovation, covering important areas such as digital assets and artificial intelligence that may influence the structure of future financial markets.

Ukraine proposed a ceasefire in the Black Sea to Russia.

According to CoinDesk, financial services company Swissquote Group has lowered its full-year revenue and profit expectations after a 66.2% decline in net cryptocurrency income in the first half of the year.In the first half of the year, the company's cryptocurrency trading volume fell by 63.5% to 2.58 billion Swiss francs, approximately 3.2 billion US dollars. After the announcement, Swissquote Group's stock price dropped by 14%.

Tether's latest data shows that the total issuance of USDT on the TRON network has risen to approximately 91.2 billion, surpassing Ethereum's approximately 90.3 billion, making it the blockchain network with the largest issuance of USDT globally.This means that in the nearly 200 billion USD global issuance landscape of USDT, TRON has taken the largest single-chain share. As the demand for stablecoin payments, transfers, and transactions continues to grow, the on-chain issuance focus of USDT is further concentrating on TRON.

According to The Block, Japanese listed company Metaplanet disclosed that as of June 30, its unrealized losses on Bitcoin reached $1.15 billion over the six months.The company reported holding 43,000 BTC at the end of the quarter.