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According to GMGN market data, possibly influenced by the news of being listed on Binance for spot trading, "Bull Coming" briefly rose over 40%, with a market capitalization currently reported at 133 million USD.

Fomo co-founder Se Yong posted on platform X stating "nfts are back" and included two images of NFTs. He also commented, "Some people like to buy watches with profits, but personally, I prefer digital products."

HyperliquidNews posted on the X platform that HIP-4 @Outcomexyz will launch a 15-minute cycle Bitcoin native "up and down" market.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a "news trader" paid a bribe of 40.8 BNB (31,000 USD) in node bribes and Gas fees to front-run the purchase of Hakimi at the first second of the announcement of the Hakimi contract going live on Binance, subsequently selling for a profit of 378,000 USD.Analysis shows that the announcement of the Hakimi contract going live on Binance was made at 13:55:12. Within the first second, he paid a bribe of 35.3 BNB (26,800 USD) to the node BNB48 Club and used a smuggled RPC channel to front-run and buy 9.89 million Hakimi with 264.7 BNB (200,000 USD) at a price of 0.02 USD. He also paid a high Gas fee of 5.5 BNB (4,200 USD). Of course, the high bribe and Gas fees allowed him to buy at the very front, and then other traders bought after him, pushing up the price.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Coldcard is replenishing dealer inventory in batches as new devices are produced. About a month ago, Coldcard's entropy vulnerability led to the theft of over 100 million dollars worth of Bitcoin from users; the company stated that several dealers have applied for additional inventory, and the devices continue to sell.

According to GMGN market data, influenced by the news of MARSCOIN being listed for spot trading on Binance, it briefly surged by 50%, with a market capitalization currently reported at 170 million USD.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has effectively banned Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading nationwide, threatening to prosecute traders and related businesses. More than 20 crypto shops in Herat have closed, and at least 13 traders have reportedly been arrested. Monthly inflows of cryptocurrency in Afghanistan have dropped from a peak of over $150 million to less than $80,000.After Afghanistan was largely cut off from the global banking system, Bitcoin and stablecoins had become important tools for savings and remittances. Taliban officials claim that digital assets are fraudulent and believe that cryptocurrency speculation is akin to gambling under Islamic law. Although the related actions have compressed the visible cryptocurrency market in Afghanistan, Bitcoin can still be traded via the internet, private keys, and counterparties.

According to X user Lentils80, Anthropic is currently testing two new models, named "claude-marshmallow-eap" and "claude-melon-eap".Related information shows that "marshmallow" performs better than "melon", and has a better conversational experience than Opus 5. However, neither of these models has reached the Fable level.

According to the Industrial and Commercial Times, there are widespread rumors in the market that TSMC intends to invest over 30 billion New Taiwan dollars to acquire AUO's two old-generation panel factories, L7 and L5C, located in the Central Taiwan Science Park, adjacent to TSMC's plant, to reserve space for large-size packaging such as CoPoS and FOPLP. Informed sources indicate that TSMC has sent personnel to complete on-site audits, and AUO plans to prioritize the disposal of the two factories, aiming to submit to the board of directors in October, with an estimated completion of production line relocation and factory vacating by the end of the first quarter next year. Both TSMC and AUO have not confirmed this transaction.Semiconductor industry analysts suggest that TSMC is extending from the A14 advanced process and advanced packaging to the COUPE silicon photonics platform, leveraging Taichung's role as a hub for precision optical components to build the Central Taiwan Science Park into a CPO ecosystem. TSMC's existing Fab 15A in the Science Park mainly uses a 28-nanometer process and can support the manufacturing of silicon interposers; the second phase of the Science Park, Fab 25, is planned to build four A14 wafer fabs, with the first two already entering steel structure construction, and the first factory striving for completion before April 2027. The existing advanced packaging and testing facility AP5 in the Science Park has already started CoWoS production, and in the future, it will integrate electronic and photonic chips through the COUPE platform.On the optical side, Largan Precision has recently acquired land and factories in Nantun, Taichung Industrial Zone, and nearby precision machinery clusters, with three transactions totaling approximately 2.568 billion, interpreted by the market as a warm-up for CPO mass production. The company has obtained its first mass production order for fiber optic arrays, with the first automated trial production line aiming for completion by the end of the third quarter, and mass production expected as early as mid-2027, while also laying out micro-lens arrays and integrated FAUs.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Coinkite has released a new firmware update for Coldcard to fix the security issue with the mnemonic phrases.The previously vulnerable mnemonic phrases are still not safe and should be replaced.

According to the Industrial and Commercial Times, competition in advanced process technology for PC processors is heating up. Market news indicates that Intel's next-generation Nova Lake desktop processor will prioritize the introduction of bLLC large last-level cache to reduce access latency to system memory, competing with AMD's 3D V-Cache technology; the laptop version may be delayed until the subsequent Razor Lake-HX generation is released. The supply chain reveals that Nova Lake, set to debut early next year, will utilize a combination of Intel's 18A and TSMC's N2P processes, while the subsequent Razor Lake may further adopt TSMC's high-performance 2-nanometer N2X process.N2X is a high-performance extension of TSMC's N2 platform, targeting high-frequency CPUs, AI, and HPC applications, with transistor technology shifting from FinFET to nanosheets. If mass production is achieved, Intel's collaboration with TSMC on advanced processes is expected to extend to a broader 2-nanometer family, helping to reduce risks associated with a single proprietary process and optimize the timing and capacity configuration for high-end CPU launches.In addition to TSMC benefiting directly, related supply chains are also expected to welcome business opportunities. Sungsan is one of the few manufacturers in Taiwan capable of mass-producing its own CMP polishing pads, with a 25% year-on-year increase in consolidated semiconductor revenue in the first half of the year, rising to 66% of total revenue. Demand for Hard Pads and advanced packaging is strong, with a new Soft Pad line expected to begin trial production in the third quarter and gradually ramp up production in the fourth quarter, with products already applied in CoWoS and SoIC. Zhongsha holds CMP diamond discs and recycled wafers, reporting revenue of 2.49 billion yuan in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 17.9%, with gross margin rising to 40.1%, and shipments of 2-nanometer and 1.6-nanometer related diamond discs rapidly increasing.

Market news reports that SpaceX (SPCX.O) attempted to acquire the AI programming startup Cognition.

According to KOL Kuai Dong (@_FORAB), several cryptocurrency practitioners reported this morning that their addresses on other exchanges inexplicably received small deposits from HTX exchange, and shortly after receiving them, their accounts were frozen. Previously, several exchanges, including Binance and OKX, announced that in response to sanctions from the EU and the UK, they would no longer process deposits and withdrawals from HTX, otherwise accounts could be forcibly frozen. Some users in the community claimed that this action is similar to "address poisoning," which could trigger KYT/AML risk control on other platforms.However, HTX market manager MollyFu stated that the official side absolutely did not engage in such behavior; it is either a misunderstanding or someone is deliberately causing trouble. The platform has been processing tens of thousands of deposits and withdrawals daily in the past two days, and accounts are normal. They will not randomly airdrop to users on other platforms; if testing is conducted, it will only be done on a small scale through their own accounts. HTX stated that they have held an internal meeting to discuss the matter and are quickly investigating the cause, promising to provide an explanation to the community.

According to sources, Anthropic expects its revenue to reach between $190 billion and $200 billion by 2028. Wall Street is using the 2028 revenue forecast and the enterprise value/revenue multiple (EV-to-Revenue) to value its IPO.

Founder of Formula News, Vida, stated that he has hedged through the BTC/USD1 perpetual contract when Bitcoin was around $63,000, exiting about one-third of his BTC position, while still retaining two-thirds of his spot holdings.He indicated that he remains optimistic about Bitcoin in the long term, but the current BTC narrative has been significantly overshadowed by AI, and he expects that a new core narrative will be difficult to emerge in the next 1 to 2 years. He believes that the next bull market for Bitcoin may need to be driven by issues with U.S. Treasuries or the dollar, or rising concerns about fiat currency devaluation, and that prior to this, global assets may first experience repricing.Based on this judgment, he anticipates the opportunity to buy back the positions he exited in the range of $45,000 to $55,000 over the next 1 to 3 years, while retaining two-thirds of his BTC spot as a long-term base.

Binance bStocks posted, "Almost time," with an accompanying image showing the date August 13, 2026, hinting that important news may be released tomorrow.