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Strive CEO Matt Cole posted on the X platform, stating that he has believed for over a decade that the US Dollar Index (DXY) is in a structural downtrend, and that it may currently be approaching a larger downward phase, which will have a significant impact on Bitcoin.If this judgment holds, the next 5 to 7 years could become one of the most favorable macro environments in Bitcoin's history.

According to Caixin, a large number of mainland and Hong Kong investors participated in the Hong Kong IPO "new share subscription" through ZD Group, and the related funds cannot be redeemed on time. The Hong Kong police stated that as of August 17, 24 investors have reported the case, which has been treated as "fraud" and is being followed up by the Wan Chai District Major Crime Unit, with no arrests made yet.Previously, several investors were informed that the bank accounts of entities associated with ZD Group had been frozen, resulting in the inability to redeem funds, with the scale of involvement reaching the billion Hong Kong dollar level, some of which are cross-border investment funds from the mainland to Hong Kong.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a certain whale opened a 4x leveraged long position of 20,000 ETH half an hour ago, with a position value of 38.71 million USD, an entry average price of 1,936 USD, using a margin of 9.67 million USD, and a margin utilization rate of 100.3%.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a certain whale opened a long position of 500,000 SOL worth $37.93 million at $76.368, using 20x leverage. Five minutes ago, the whale took profit on 246,000 SOL at $78.297, earning $475,000.The remaining position worth $20 million is still up $486,000, with a total profit of $960,000 over the past 10 days. The pending order has been canceled.

As the bond sell-off eases, U.S. long-term bond yields have retreated. The 30-year yield fell from 5.284% to 5.19%, while the 10-year yield dropped from 4.706% to 4.62%.The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues, with oil prices remaining around $90, intensifying inflation concerns.

According to the official announcement, Gate Card has officially launched a new invitation reward mechanism, offering differentiated benefits plans for Gate users and agents, KOL partners. When the invited person meets the card opening conditions and spends a total of 100 USDT within 30 days of successfully opening the card, the inviter can receive a reward of 5 USDT, and the invited person will receive a reward of 2 USDT. Among them, the rewards for Gate users are issued in the form of cash vouchers, which can be used for consumption or card recharges and cannot be exchanged or transferred; rewards for agents and KOL channel partners are issued in the form of points.In terms of consumption Rebate, when the invited person makes a single purchase of ≥ 2 USDT, the inviter can continuously receive consumption Rebate within 12 months. The Gate user referral program enjoys a 0.1% consumption Rebate, while agents and KOL channel programs enjoy higher-tier exclusive Rebates and channel rewards. For details, please contact your business manager. All Rebates are issued in the form of points and are settled uniformly every two weeks. Gate Card points are valid for a long time, with a fixed exchange rate of 100 points = 1 USDT, supporting the exchange of stock tokens and various virtual currencies, with a minimum single exchange of 50 points.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it will at least double the scale of liquidity support repurchase operations for long-term nominal coupon securities, involving two maturity ranges: 10 to 20 years and 20 to 30 years.Currently, the maximum scale for each operation is $2 billion, and in the future, the scale for each operation will be raised to at least $4 billion. The adjustment will take effect on September 9, 2026, and will be implemented for the remainder of this refinancing quarter (until November 4, 2026). The Treasury will provide more information about future repurchase scales at the next quarterly refinancing meeting scheduled for November 4, 2026.This expansion of the repurchase operation scale reflects the Treasury's desire to provide stronger liquidity support for the long-term nominal Treasury market. The Treasury will announce updated temporary Treasury repurchase arrangements later.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH falls below $1,822, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $923 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,005, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $841 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $61,456, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.028 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $67,528, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.021 billion.

According to the Dong-A Ilbo, Samsung Electronics plans to expand the core project of the P5 1·2 factory (Fab 5·6) in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, from a dual-layer wafer factory to a three-layer wafer factory to respond to the global artificial intelligence semiconductor and memory supercycle and maximize production capacity. Samsung Electronics has recently submitted a plan to change the industrial park, proposing to increase the floor area ratio from 350% to a maximum of 490%. This change must be reviewed by the Gyeonggi Province governor and approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's industrial site policy review committee before it can be finalized.The Pyeongtaek P5 1·2 factory is the largest semiconductor factory in the world under a single standard, which began construction in 2022 and aims to be completed by 2030. It will produce high bandwidth memory (HBM), high-end DRAM, next-generation V-NAND, and advanced foundry products. The currently operational Pyeongtaek P4 uses a dual-layer structure with four clean rooms in a single building; if the change is approved, P5 will be configured with up to six clean rooms, and the number of clean rooms and production capacity is expected to increase by about 1.5 times. SK Hynix also plans to use a three-layer structure for all newly constructed wafer factories in the Yongin semiconductor cluster.Market research firm Counterpoint Research expects the global memory market size to increase from approximately 360 trillion won last year to 1,500 trillion won this year and 2,100 trillion won next year. In the context of increasingly difficult access to electricity, water, and land, increasing the floor area ratio to build three-layer wafer factories has become an important path to overcome the physical limitations of limited space and rely on the existing semiconductor industry ecosystem.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $183 million, with long positions liquidated at $75.93 million and short positions liquidated at $107 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $5.4472 million, Bitcoin short positions at $55.1686 million, Ethereum long positions at $1.853 million, and Ethereum short positions at $7.5973 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 58,812 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Hyperliquid - BTC-USD worth $23.35 million.

Binance co-founder He Yi cited data from the research team, stating that among users investing in U.S. stocks on the Binance platform, about three-quarters are net buyers, and about one-fifth have never sold. Generation Z users show the strongest willingness to hold long-term, with the highest net buying ratio and the lowest trading frequency. He Yi stated that this reflects how, after lowering investment barriers, a new generation of investors is participating in the market with patience and a long-term perspective.

Mech-Mind (Xiong'an) Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. passed the listing hearing on August 16 through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the first company to be declared and pass the hearing from Xiong'an. The company was founded by a Tsinghua overseas returnee team in 2016 and will relocate its registered office to Xiong'an in 2024, making it the first unicorn enterprise in the Xiong'an New Area.Mech-Mind is positioned as "AI + 3D Vision + Robotics," independently developing the Mech-GPT multimodal large model and the "Eye-Brain-Hand" full-stack technology system. By 2025, it is expected to hold the top position in the global AI + 3D vision-guided general-purpose intelligent robot components market with a 22.1% share. From 2023 to 2025, revenue is projected to increase from 181 million yuan to 389 million yuan, with adjusted net losses narrowing to 109 million yuan and overseas revenue accounting for 50.3%.The company has deployed over 27,000 units, with clients including CATL, BYD, Toyota, BMW, and others. Previously, it received investments from Qiming Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Meituan, IDG, Sequoia China, and other institutions.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a certain whale (0x6910...feda) deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid and placed a limit order to buy 55,556 UNITREE at a price of 90 dollars, with a nominal value of approximately 5 million dollars.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform are $5.263 billion, with long positions of $2.589 billion, accounting for 49.19% of the total holdings, and short positions of $2.674 billion, accounting for 50.81%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$61.0607 million, and for short positions, it is -$15.1559 million.Among them, the whale address 0x0ddf..02 has shorted ETH with a full position at a price of $1,700.06, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$10.6227 million.

In the latest CIO memo, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan pointed out that cryptocurrency investors currently have three major misconceptions. First, viewing crypto applications solely as native to the crypto scene; as asset tokenization progresses, the market size they serve is expected to leap from about $2 trillion to approximately $500 trillion.Second, prematurely pessimistic about native crypto projects, believing they cannot compete with traditional financial giants. Third, severely underestimating future trading volumes, with actual scales potentially underestimated by 10 to 100 times. Hougan emphasized that tokenization and the expansion of on-chain activities will reshape the market landscape, and investors need to reassess the long-term potential and competitive position of crypto applications.

Strategy stated that 12 of the company's top 15 institutional shareholders increased their holdings in the second quarter of 2026, with a total increase of $1.2 billion.

Moody's expects NVIDIA (NVDA.O) balanced capital allocation policy to support its "exceptionally strong net cash position and credit metrics."

Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform expressing appreciation for Paul S. Atkins and the SEC for their progress on token classification, calling it a long-awaited step towards modernizing the financial system. He stated that he has been advocating for clear cryptocurrency rules for years, and token classification is a necessary measure for the U.S. to maintain innovation.Brian Armstrong also expressed anticipation for the SEC to release the Innovation Exemption to promote on-chain trading of tokenized stocks. He mentioned that relevant progress is being made and that the CLARITY Act should be pushed through as soon as possible, moving the market on-chain before leading the way in other regions.