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Piero Cipollone, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, stated in an interview with the Italian media ilsussidiario.net on August 10 that the digital euro will provide the highest level of privacy protection achievable with current technology. Offline payments will be made directly between individuals, with transaction details visible only to the payer and the payee; during online payments, the euro system will not be able to identify the payer or payee, only the commercial banks involved in the transaction will be able to identify them, including for anti-money laundering purposes.The European Parliament reached a negotiating position on the regulation of the digital euro in July, with the negotiation goal with member states to reach an agreement by the end of 2026. The European Central Bank has designated 36 payment service providers, including Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, and Revolut, to participate in a 12-month pilot starting in the second half of 2027, with the first issuance targeted for 2029. Meanwhile, the "21st Century Road Act" signed in July in the United States prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing central bank digital currency before the end of 2030, unless explicitly authorized by Congress.

European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Piero Cipollone stated in a recent interview that the digital euro will provide stronger privacy protection than regular bank transfers. He pointed out that the euro system is structurally unable to associate specific individuals with their digital euro transactions, whether online or offline.Cipollone stated that offline payments will be conducted entirely directly between individuals, with transaction details visible only to the payer and payee, equivalent to cash transactions; only banks participating in online transactions will be able to identify user identities, and this will only be used for anti-money laundering purposes. He also refuted concerns that the digital euro would replace physical cash, citing the ECB's recent public consultation on the design of the new euro banknotes as an example, stating, "If institutions intend to eliminate cash, it makes no sense to do so."Cipollone's remarks come at a time when public opposition to the digital euro is rising. Civil society groups such as the Austrian digital rights organization Epicenter.works warned in a joint statement earlier this month that the privacy protections of the digital euro "over-rely on institutional commitments rather than technical execution," and that legislative commitments may be weakened in implementation, reinterpreted in court, or even broken. The digital euro regulation was approved by the European Parliament last month, with plans to launch in 2029. ECB President Lagarde previously stated that the digital euro will coexist with physical cash.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, the three exchanges with the largest spreads among the listed exchanges are HTX, BingX, and OrangeX, with spreads reaching 0.856%, 0.332%, and 0.258%, respectively.It is worth noting that these three exchanges have ranked in the top three for spreads for several consecutive days. RootData reminds that this spread is the weighted spread based on 24h trading volume, and a higher value usually indicates higher trading costs.

The Solana ecosystem DeFi protocol Kamino announced the launch of Kamino Fixed Rates, positioned as an on-chain fixed-term, fixed-rate credit architecture solution. The product is now live in a private testing version, with a public version planned for release in the third quarter of 2026.According to the introduction, Kamino Fixed Rates aims to provide a lending framework for the on-chain credit market with both the term and interest rate locked in advance. Kamino also released a related light paper for the market to review the product design and mechanism description.

Coinbase's policy head Faryar Shirzad stated that Coinbase has submitted a joint request for comments to the CFTC and SEC regarding the definition of perpetual derivatives products and alternative compliance pathways. He emphasized that it is essential to address the complexities of definitions and overlapping regulatory jurisdictions so that the U.S. can bring relevant activities under domestic regulation.Shirzad pointed out that clarifying the rules helps safely open relevant opportunities to U.S. consumers and maintain the competitiveness of the U.S. against foreign jurisdictions that already have significant first-mover advantages in this field. This response focuses on product definitions and compliance arrangements, aiming to promote the regulation of perpetual derivatives in the U.S.

EntropyIO announced the launch of the first liquidity trading method for Anthropic, aimed at making cutting-edge assets that were previously accessible to only a select few available to a broader audience. The project has completed a $14 million financing round led by Ribbit Capital and received $40 million in HYPE staking support to build improved and new markets.EntropyIO stated that the first related markets have gone live on Hyperliquid. EntropyIO focuses on providing liquidity trading and market infrastructure for cutting-edge assets.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges published by RootData, the three exchanges with the largest spreads among the listed exchanges are HTX, Crypto.com, and OrangeX, with spreads of 0.904%, 0.452%, and 0.357% respectively.Among them, HTX ranks first with a spread of 0.904%, which is about 90 times that of the exchange with the smallest spread on the list. Currently, the exchanges with the smallest spreads on the list are Binance, Gate, and OKX, all with a spread of 0.01%.It is reported that this spread is the 24h transaction volume weighted spread, and a higher value typically indicates higher trading costs.

According to CoinDesk, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning that a sophisticated email phishing campaign targeting U.S. cryptocurrency holders is spreading. Attackers are impersonating official tax letters to lure users into scanning malicious QR codes to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials and private keys.It is reported that attackers are sending paper letters impersonating the IRS, creating a sense of urgency under the guise of "tax compliance" and "account verification," and including QR codes in the letters. Once users scan the code, they may be directed to a counterfeit website, leading to the leakage of wallet login information, recovery phrases, or private keys, resulting in the theft of digital assets.The IRS reminds taxpayers that official agencies will not request users to provide cryptocurrency wallet private keys, recovery phrases, or perform similar "wallet verification" operations through unofficial channels. Cryptocurrency holders should be vigilant against any suspicious emails and letters that request scanning QR codes, connecting wallets, or submitting sensitive information.As the number of cryptocurrency asset holders grows, social engineering attacks targeting digital wallets continue to increase, and regulatory and security agencies are strengthening warnings against related fraudulent activities.

According to the latest stock derivatives exchange ranking released by RootData, the Top 5 exchanges saw a decline in 24h trading volume across the board.Among them, Binance had a 24h trading volume of approximately $21.033 billion, down 31.04%; Hyperliquid had a 24h trading volume of approximately $3.681 billion, down 31.01%; Gate had a 24h trading volume of approximately $2.805 billion, down 43.16%; OKX had a 24h trading volume of approximately $4.7 billion, down 41.39%; and Bitget had a 24h trading volume of approximately $2.2 billion, down 26.92%.At the same time, the positions in the crypto native contract market have significantly increased. According to Coinglass data, the total open interest for Bitcoin contracts is approximately 734,900 BTC (about $54.967 billion), with a 24h increase of 5.65%; the total open interest for Ethereum contracts is approximately 13,140,700 ETH (about $30.917 billion), with a 24h increase of 5.17%.

The Grayscale Zcash research report points out that as AI development brings new means of financial monitoring, Zcash's privacy features may become a necessary function in the AI era. Zcash achieves shielded transactions through zero-knowledge proofs, hiding the sender, receiver, and amount, possessing cash-like privacy attributes. Currently, shielded transactions account for about 90% of the transaction volume, with approximately 4.2 million ZEC shielded (accounting for 25% of the circulating supply).Grayscale notes that Zcash has a market capitalization of about $8 billion, which only accounts for 0.6% of its category "currency-type crypto assets" (total market capitalization of $1.4 trillion). If this category's share reaches 5%, the value of ZEC would be nine times its current value. The report believes that the market's current valuation of Zcash reflects the assumption that "privacy will remain marginalized," and if investors ultimately believe that privacy should receive a moderate premium, the current valuation may be underestimated. In terms of risks, the report mentions long-term risks such as regulation and quantum computing, but believes that Zcash's shielding technology and selective disclosure tools provide a pathway for compliance.

According to Decrypt, the privacy blockchain project Beldex announced the completion of an $8 million financing round, led by Sigma Capital, with participation from institutions such as NTC, Nxgen, Digital Consensus Fund, and EAK Ventures. The new funds will be used for developer tools, privacy applications, protocol security, AI infrastructure development, and ecosystem expansion.Beldex is exploring the use of its privacy technology to protect the identity, payments, communication, and data processing of AI entities, including privacy-preserving AI identities, encrypted AI communication, confidential payments, secure AI execution, as well as research on technologies such as fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) and secure memory.

Asset management giant Franklin Templeton announced that its first mortgage fund obligation (CFO) product, Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, has successfully completed fundraising of $1.5 billion. The aim is to provide investors with diversified and more efficient private market investment channels, with a portfolio covering strategies such as the private equity secondary market, continuation vehicles, and direct loans to U.S. mid-sized enterprises.As of the end of July 2026, Franklin Templeton's alternative asset management scale reached $295 billion, with its alternative investment platform covering multiple fields including the private equity secondary market, private real estate, private credit, venture capital, hedge strategies, and digital assets.

On August 19, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a request for comments to better understand and regulate the compute derivatives market. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that for the U.S. to win the AI race, a robust compute derivatives market is needed, just as the U.S. market once established standards for commodity trading required by the industrial economy, it will also establish corresponding markets for core commodities of the intelligent economy. This request for comments is the first step in establishing clear rules for the U.S. computing market.The request for comments focuses on the scale, liquidity, and other considerations of the compute spot market, as well as issues related to market regulation and manipulation risks, customer protection, perpetual compute futures, and welcomes opinions on all aspects of the compute market. The comment period is 60 days from the publication in the Federal Register.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, among the top twenty exchanges, the only one with a decline in trading volume over the past 24 hours is MEXC, with a drop of 45.29%.

According to the latest stock derivatives exchange ranking released by RootData, the one with the highest spread in the Top 10 is SuperEx, with a spread of 0.092%. Among the top three exchanges in the overall ranking, Binance has a spread of 0.011%, Gate has 0.005%, and OKX has 0.007%.It is reported that this spread is the weighted spread based on the 24-hour trading volume, and a higher value typically indicates higher trading costs.

According to Axios, payment giant Stripe stated in a letter to investors that January 1 marks "the beginning of a singularity," viewing it as a significant turning point in a long-term trend, and believes that maintaining a private structure is best suited for this critical moment, with the IPO likely to remain on hold. The company reported a 41% year-on-year revenue growth in the first half of the year and a 43% increase in free cash flow; 88% of the companies in Forbes AI 50 (including OpenAI and Anthropic) are building on its platform, with revenue from AI and crypto companies more than doubling year-on-year.Stripe also confirmed the acquisition of the AI routing platform OpenRouter, with the transaction amount not publicly disclosed; Axios learned that the amount exceeds $8 billion and is primarily paid in stock. Stripe stated that remaining private helps advance mergers and acquisitions and long-term investments without diluting shareholders, with its equity count now lower than three years ago, and a compound annual return of about 31% since the D round. The company stated that the total payment volume on its platform is expected to reach $1.9 trillion by 2025, a year-on-year growth of 34%; in February this year, the employee stock purchase valuation was approximately $159 billion. There are also reports that Stripe is in discussions with Advent International to acquire PayPal for about $53 billion.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a notice seeking public comments on the listing of computing power derivative contracts and related market regulation issues to further understand and improve the regulation of the computing power derivatives market.CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated, "Without a robust computing power derivatives market, the U.S. cannot win the AI race." He noted that just as the U.S. market established trading standards for commodities that propelled the industrial economy, it will also establish corresponding rules for computing power commodities to drive the "smart economy." This public comment period is the first step in establishing clear rules for the U.S. computing power market.The notice seeks comments on the scale, liquidity, and other market characteristics of the computing power spot market, while also covering topics such as market regulation, manipulation risks, customer protection, and computing power perpetual futures, and invites market participants to submit comments on other aspects of the computing power market. The comment period will last for 60 days following the publication of the relevant notice in the Federal Register.

According to Bloomberg, private credit firm Eagle Point Credit Management LLC is providing approximately $1.3 billion in loans for a large AI data center in Texas related to Anthropic, marking another significant transaction in the surge of financing for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, as of the time of publication, Gate has the smallest spread among the 30 listed exchanges, currently at 0.004%. Among other top-ranked exchanges, Binance has a spread of 0.012%, Hyperliquid at 0.011%, and OKX at 0.009%.It is reported that this spread is the 24h trading volume weighted spread, and a lower value usually indicates lower trading costs.

Kaito AI founder Yu Hu responded to the community's privacy concerns regarding the Pulse browser extension. Yu Hu stated that Pulse's verification feature is based on zkTLS technology and generates encrypted proofs only when users actively initiate verification. Kaito only receives the final proof and not the complete account data or browsing history. The interactive data collection of Pulse on the X platform (such as content exposure, duration of stay, interactions) has been clearly authorized at the time of user installation and will not send browsing activities from other web pages to Kaito.Regarding the Chrome prompt "can read and write all website data," Yu Hu acknowledged that its displayed scope is broader than actual use and will be corrected in the next version to "can read and write X website data," which critics like Ultra have recognized. Kaito Pulse will be open-sourced this week for community review. Yu Hu stated that Pulse's device fingerprinting feature is only used to prevent abuse behaviors such as click fraud and witch attacks, and is not used for analysis or other purposes. This statement serves as Kaito's official response to recent community concerns, with the specific features of Pulse to be confirmed by the open-source code.