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B.AI platform announced yesterday that its free model lineup is fully ready, covering six top models including GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, Hy3 (Tencent Hunyuan), MiMo-V2.5 (Xiaomi), and Qwen3.8-Flash, all available to users with zero barriers for free.Among them, the debuting GLM-5.3-Flash is the "Ox Alpha" that has attracted widespread attention. As the first native multimodal model in the GLM-5 series, it features a total of 320B parameters and 18B active parameters, using a sparse + linear attention hybrid architecture and supporting 1M ultra-long context, combining rapid response with strong reasoning capabilities, making it the cost-effective choice for high-frequency calling scenarios. This free lineup covers various scenarios including pure text, multimodal, code generation, and Agent scheduling. Whether developers or deep AI users, they can access cutting-edge large model capabilities at zero cost through the B.AI platform, simply by logging in at chat.b.ai/chat to start an efficient workflow.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale has made a single purchase of $82,000 on "Manchester City FC" in the event "Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 41%.

The security team of the open-source wallet provider OneKey successfully replicated the exploitation of a vulnerability in the old version of the Ledger Ethereum application in a laboratory environment. OneKey's founder and CEO Wang Yishi stated that they executed a "transaction replacement attack" on Ledger Ethereum application version 1.22.1 by exploiting a previously patched vulnerability, allowing attackers to overwrite pending transactions while users review legitimate transactions.Ledger responded that exploiting this vulnerability requires controlling the communication between the device and the host, such as through malware, compromised wallet software, or malicious web pages. Ledger has added application layer protections in the Ethereum application version 1.22.2 released on August 13 and fixed the underlying issue in Secure SDK 26.6.1 on August 21. Ledger emphasized that no users were hacked as a result; this was merely a replication of the vulnerability in a laboratory environment.This security test occurred after the Coldcard vulnerability incident. Previously, the Coldcard wallet had a firmware vulnerability that posed security risks to some mnemonic phrase generation, but Ledger stated that its devices were not affected by this vulnerability because recovery phrases are generated by a certified random source built into the device's secure chip. The vulnerability replicated by OneKey is unrelated to mnemonic phrase generation but affects the way transactions are processed during the signing process.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, there is a prediction of significant capital movement in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $194,480 in the event "Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 52.6%.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket. A large whale invested $65,957.93 in the "Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad" event, specifically targeting "Real Sociedad." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this bet is 93%.

Alibaba Group announced the completion of a new share placement of HKD 80 billion, issuing 710 million new ordinary shares to non-U.S. persons outside the United States, with a placement price of HKD 112.7 per share. Alibaba plans to use the net proceeds from the placement entirely to strengthen its global AI layout.Approximately 60%, or HKD 47.871 billion, will be used to expand global computing infrastructure to meet the growing customer demand; the remaining approximately 40%, or HKD 31.914 billion, will be used to accelerate the construction of large-scale AI data centers.The related funds will also be used to upgrade traditional cloud infrastructure such as storage, databases, and high-performance networks, supporting Alibaba's full transition to an Agentic Cloud architecture. The shares offered in this placement are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are being offered and sold outside the United States to certain non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S.

According to on-chain analysts, a certain whale went long on BTC and ETH worth 71.8 million dollars last night, closing the position 4 hours later with a profit of 852,000 dollars. Among them, the entry price for ETH was 2479.2 dollars, and the exit price was 2493.5 dollars; the entry price for BTC was 78032 dollars, and the exit price was 79334 dollars.Currently, the whale has placed a limit buy order for 1000 BTC in the range of 72611 dollars to 74222 dollars, worth approximately 73.53 million dollars.

According to TradingBeats (formerly Hyperinsight), a whale starting with 0xf517 currently has 190 BTC sell orders in the range of $79,654 to $108,888, planning to sell 951.3 BTC, with a nominal amount of approximately $91.787 million and a weighted average sell price of about $96,488. BTC is currently reported at $77,351, with the sell order range being about 3% to 40.8% higher than the current price. Since the above orders are not "only for reducing positions," if the transaction volume exceeds its existing long position, it will directly lead to a short position.This whale currently holds 94.1 BTC long positions with a 40x leverage, valued at approximately $7.277 million, with an average entry price of $77,330.3; it has reduced its previous holding of 109.4 BTC by about 15.3 BTC. About 10% of the 951.3 BTC sell orders are used to close long positions, while the remaining approximately 857.2 BTC will be converted into new short positions. If all are executed, the theoretical size of the short position would be about $82.7 million. Meanwhile, this address still has a buy order for 133.7 BTC at $74,088, valued at approximately $99.08 million.It also has 108 open orders in other cryptocurrencies, with a total nominal amount of about $89.32 million, mainly including: HYPE replenishment orders: it currently holds 197,800 HYPE long positions, valued at approximately $15.44 million, with an average entry price of $62.52, and has placed a buy order for $5 million at $62.2, which is about 20.2% lower than the current price. LIT has 71 sell orders in the range of $3.8081 to $6, planning to add short positions of 362,200, amounting to about $1.84 million; ZEC has 29 sell orders in the range of $890.71 to $999, planning to open about 1,560 short positions, amounting to about $1.484 million. It is reported that this whale's layout spans both the US stock and cryptocurrency markets, often participating in the hottest targets, and has repeatedly become a major whale in S&P 500, AMZN, SPCX, etc., with a historical total profit of nearly $30 million.

On August 24, according to the Shanghai Securities Journal, Alibaba announced the completion of the pricing for a new share placement of HKD 80 billion (approximately USD 10.2 billion), with 100% of the net proceeds from the placement to be used for investing in full-stack AI capabilities and strengthening AI infrastructure construction.According to sources close to the transaction, this placement was nearly 3 times oversubscribed, exceeding HKD 200 billion. Sovereign and long-term funds ultimately accounted for over 40% of the subscription, with high order quality. Major sovereign funds from regions such as the Middle East, Europe, and Asia actively participated in this subscription.

On August 24, according to Gate market data, Hong Kong stock Alibaba fell more than 10%, with its stock price hitting a new low in nearly a month.Previously, it was reported that Alibaba announced plans to place new shares in Hong Kong. The company stated that the total amount of this placement is HKD 80 billion (USD 10.2 billion). This transaction will become the largest primary follow-on offering in the history of Hong Kong-listed companies and the largest Regulation S stock issuance on record (for securities issued and sold outside the United States), and it is also the third largest primary follow-on stock issuance globally this year, following Alphabet and Intel.

According to Nikkei Asia, Alibaba Group announced that it will raise HKD 80 billion (approximately USD 10.2 billion) through a new share placement to investors outside the United States, with all proceeds being invested in the company's full-stack AI capability development.Alibaba is increasing its investment in the field of artificial intelligence, as the competition between China and the United States in cutting-edge models and the underlying infrastructure continues to heat up. This financing aims to support its comprehensive layout of AI-related technologies and capabilities.

The latest research report from the Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) states that perpetual contracts expand hedging options and improve price discovery, with no evidence found of statistically significant harm to the benchmark futures market. The report argues that perpetual contracts are complementary to traditional futures with expiration dates, rather than zero-sum substitutes.The study utilizes the natural experiment of traditional markets being closed on weekends while perpetual markets continue trading, comparing 205 weekends of Bitcoin trading and 19 weekends of on-chain crude oil perpetual (xyz:CL) samples. The report states that expiring futures require calendar-based forced rollovers, with the cost of rolling a $10 million exposure on the Monday of April 2026 being about $950,000, while on Friday it is about $110,000; perpetual positions do not have this forced cost. The median transaction price for on-chain crude oil perpetual during non-trading hours is about $1,300, approximately one percent of the benchmark WTI median transaction price.HPC also provides an example where the crude oil weekend repricing on the week of March 6, 2026, was 15.8%, with the benchmark market completely closed; if hedged through on-chain crude oil perpetual, a $10 million position loss could be reduced from about $1.58 million to approximately $62,000 (after accounting for all costs).

According to 8 Market data, the market capitalization of Bitcoin is currently reported at $1.5 trillion, surpassing Meta (market capitalization of $1.39 trillion), ranking 13th in global asset market capitalization.In addition, the market capitalization of Ethereum has risen to $283.89 billion, surpassing Dell and ranking 72nd in global asset market capitalization.

BounceBit posted on platform X that the team has discovered an issue affecting the BounceBit Chain and has suspended node deployment to fix the problem. BB trading and exchange deposits and withdrawals are temporarily unavailable.The official statement emphasizes that the issue is limited to the chain itself, and CeDeFi applications, smart contracts, and vaults are not affected. There has been no private key leakage or damage to user wallets. The chain upgrade is scheduled for August 23 at 17:00 UTC+8.

On August 19, the Alpha Arena Bali VIP/KOL Voyage launched in Bali. Contestants, KOLs, guests, and partners participated in a temple culture experience and a welcome reception at Mulia Skybar. This was the first time that relevant personnel gathered to participate in offline activities after arriving in Bali.According to the event organizers, the activities on August 19 focused on local cultural experiences and pre-competition exchanges, serving as the opening for the Alpha Arena Bali offline itinerary, providing contestants, KOLs, and partners with opportunities for pre-competition communication. The Alpha Arena Grand Final will be held on August 20 in Bali.

The stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace has officially established an office in Brazil and formed a local team to further advance its market layout in Latin America. Interlace will provide global payment and digital asset infrastructure support for businesses by connecting local financial institutions, cross-border trade platforms, digital asset ecosystems, and Web3 project parties.In addition, Interlace recently appeared at the Blockchain.RIO exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, engaging with practitioners in the financial, payment, and digital asset sectors in Brazil and Latin America. Interlace's Country Manager for Brazil, Guilherme Santos, was invited to participate in a panel discussion on topics such as digital assets, stablecoin payments, and financial infrastructure.It is reported that Interlace will participate in the Argentina Crecimiento LATAM Digital Assets Conference from August 20 to 21, where it will deliver a speech sharing global card issuance project practices and its market layout in Latin America.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies disclosed the latest developments in cryptocurrency strategic mergers and acquisitions and financing, with the core information as follows:Meta planet invests 2,100 BTC to control Super League and create a multinational treasury: Super League Enterprise has reached a final agreement with Meta planet. Meta planet will invest 2,100 bitcoins (worth approximately $132.1 million) and $2.5 million in cash through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary in exchange for 44,859,400 shares of common stock (at $3 per share), preferred stock, and warrants. After the transaction is completed, Super League will be renamed "Super planet, Inc." and become a merged subsidiary with approximately 95.7% ownership by Meta planet, thus creating a bitcoin treasury platform spanning Nasdaq and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Zhibao Technology completes $154.7 million PIPE financing, fully paid in bitcoin: Nasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology (stock code: ZBAO) announced the completion of a $154.7 million private equity financing (PIPE). The company issued a total of 442 million PIPE units, with investors fully paying with 2,380 bitcoins (calculated at approximately $65,000 per bitcoin as of July 30). The funds raised will be used to strengthen the financial foundation, accelerate business growth, and deepen strategic synergies with the cryptocurrency and Web3 fields.

According to CoinDesk, Visa is seeking new stablecoin settlement and over-the-counter trading partners to replace BVNK, which was previously acquired by Mastercard. The related product request document shows that Visa hopes the partners will have cryptocurrency exchange licenses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, and be able to support various stablecoin exchange and settlement services, including handling settlements for the Open USD stablecoin project driven by Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard.Previously, Visa launched the Visa Stablecoin platform, providing banks, fintech companies, and payment service providers with tools for accessing, storing, redeeming, and transferring stablecoins, initially supporting OUSD.