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The digital financial platform ABFinance, founded by former Bybit co-CEO Helen Liu, announced on platform X that its original launch plan will not continue, and the project is currently undergoing an orderly shutdown and liquidation arrangement.The team expressed heartfelt gratitude to the participants, community members, and partners who have built together for their trust, support, and recognition, and thanked them for the direction previously pursued together.

According to Fintechnews, Malaysian stablecoin company BLOX announced the completion of a $1 million seed round financing, led by the technology investment division of Singapore's venture capital fund Kivo Technology. The new funds will be used to expand the development of its Malaysia Ringgit (MYR) backed stablecoin MYRC.It is reported that BLOX has participated in a domestic blockchain payment proof-of-concept project in Malaysia, exploring blockchain-based local payment scenarios through MYRC.

Upbit operator Dunamu announced its performance for the second quarter of 2026, with quarterly revenue of 173.5 billion won (approximately 12.3 million USD) and operating profit of 23.5 billion won (approximately 1.665 million USD), a decrease of about 26% and 73% respectively compared to the first quarter.In the first quarter, Dunamu's revenue was 234.6 billion won (approximately 16.6 million USD) and operating profit was 88 billion won (approximately 6.234 million USD). Dunamu stated that the decline in performance this quarter was mainly affected by the overall liquidity contraction in the global digital asset market, leading to weakened investor sentiment.

According to Pulse2, the AI agent platform Moss announced its entry into the "unicorn club" after completing a €30 million Series C funding round, led by Portage and Cherry Ventures.The new funding will support its expansion into a broader Finance AI product system, creating AI agent workflows aimed at corporate finance departments. Users can configure AI agents based on different financial functions, retaining visibility and control over the agent's operational steps and decision-making processes while automating tasks.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net inflow of 249 million USDT in the past 24 hours.

According to Bloomberg, EdgeConneX Inc., a data center operator supported by EQT, is seeking banks to provide a power cost guarantee of up to $2.5 billion to support its global data center expansion plans.EdgeConneX is negotiating a letter of credit financing arrangement with several banks, including France's Natixis and Spain's BBVA. This arrangement will help the company lock in power supply costs for its data center projects.With the rapid growth in demand for artificial intelligence training and inference, global data center construction has entered an accelerated phase, and operators are exploring new financing tools to cope with rising power procurement costs and infrastructure investment needs. EdgeConneX's request for bank support reflects that AI infrastructure companies are shifting from traditional real estate and equipment financing models to establishing new financing structures around energy supply, long-term power contracts, and other assets.In recent years, major cloud computing companies and AI infrastructure firms have increased their investments in data centers, while power supply has become a significant bottleneck constraining the expansion of AI computing power. Securing future power costs through bank credit support is becoming a new way for data center operators to obtain expansion funding.

The Ethereum staking protocol Lido DAO officially interprets the NEST (Network Economic Support Tokenomics) mechanism, which binds the protocol's revenue to the value of LDO tokens through an on-chain automated method, achieving continuous LDO buybacks. The aim is to allow LDO holders to more directly share in the protocol's growth profits. This mechanism is supported by the surplus funds of the DAO treasury. When Lido's staking business revenue exceeds the set benchmark, a portion of the excess revenue will be automatically exchanged for LDO through CoW Swap.According to the initial parameters set by Lido DAO, the NEST revenue benchmark is an annualized $40 million (approximately $109,000 daily), with 50% of the excess allocated for LDO buybacks, a daily buyback limit of $50,000, and a cumulative limit of $10 million over 365 days. Buybacks are executed daily using a permissionless on-chain process.In the initial phase of NEST, a "Treasury-only mode" will be adopted, where purchased LDO will go directly into the DAO treasury. In the future, when market conditions are favorable, the DAO can switch to LP mode through on-chain voting, using half of the funds to purchase LDO and converting the other half into wstETH to provide Curve liquidity.

Binance has launched a special trading competition for new users. Complete your first trade on Binance Spot or Instant Exchange to win up to 1,000 USDT vouchers. The event runs from August 14, 2026, 20:00 to August 29, 07:59.Eligibility to participate is for new users who register a Binance account and complete identity verification during the event period. Rewards will be distributed based on the total qualified trading volume of spot or instant exchange trades during the event.

Binance Alpha announced that it will be the first platform to launch KiiChain (KII) on August 14. Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to use Binance Alpha points to claim airdrops after the Alpha trading opens. Specific rules and details regarding the quota will be announced separately.

Binance announced that, in response to recent regulatory changes, to continuously comply with relevant regulations and ensure the safety of user assets, Binance will no longer process transactions involving certain cryptocurrency service providers/platforms starting from the following dates: effective August 7, including Shelbit, Aban Tether Exchange; effective August 13, including A7 Nigeria, A7 Africa, PilotFinance; effective August 23, including Rapira, Aifory Pro, ABCeX, WhiteBird, NoOnecrypto, Tradex, Monease, BitPapa, Exnode, Exnode Pay, HTX (Huobi Global SA), EXMO, and other platforms.Binance reminds users to avoid transferring or receiving assets directly or indirectly to the above entities, or engaging in other transactions with them, as related transactions may require additional compliance review, during which wallets may be restricted, and related activities may also involve violations of Binance's Terms of Use.A spokesperson for Huobi HTX responded that Huobi HTX has always strictly complied with the relevant laws and regulations of its operating location. Regarding recent sanctions related to the EU and the UK, the platform is actively communicating and has made good progress.The spokesperson for Huobi HTX also stated that Huobi HTX is currently not operating in the EU region and does not have EU region customers, so users need not worry excessively. The platform will continue to prioritize compliance and actively and responsibly advance related matters, and also appreciates the community's understanding and support.

According to Coinglass data, on August 14 at 18:23, 39.8 million USDT was detected transferring from an unknown wallet to Binance.

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.

On August 11, the Binance contract platform launched four U-based perpetual contract trading pairs, including Kuaishou (KUAISHOUUSDT), Meituan (MEITUANUSDT), as well as the Southern Eastern SK Hynix Daily Leverage (2X) product (CSOPSKHYNIX2LUSDT) and the Southern Eastern Samsung Electronics Daily Leverage (2X) product (CSOPSAMSUNG2LUSDT). The Kuaishou and Meituan contracts support a maximum leverage of 20 times, while the two Korean semiconductor ETF products support a maximum leverage of 10 times, with a funding rate cap of ±2%, settled every eight hours, supporting a multi-asset model.Among them, CSOPSKHYNIX2LUSDT tracks the Southern Eastern SK Hynix Daily Leverage (2X) product listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (code 7709), and CSOPSAMSUNG2LUSDT tracks the Southern Eastern Samsung Electronics Daily Leverage (2X) product (code 7747), corresponding to the two major storage chip giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics with double long exposure. This is Binance's further expansion in the field of traditional asset perpetual contracts, bringing Hong Kong stocks and Korean tech stock leverage products into the crypto derivatives market. Binance reminds users that digital asset prices are highly volatile, and contract trading carries high risks; investors must bear the related risks themselves.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net inflow of 57,877,900 USDT in the past hour.

According to the latest data from RootData's tokenized asset dashboard, the top three exchanges ranked by TradiFi asset contract OI size are Binance, Hyperliquid, and Gate.Binance ranks first with an approximate contract OI of $3.5 billion, holding a market share of 39.5%. Hyperliquid ranks second with an approximate contract OI of $2.07 billion, holding a market share of 23.4%. Gate ranks third with an approximate contract OI of $1 billion, holding a market share of 11.4%. The combined market share of the three is approximately 74.3%.It is reported that this TradiFi asset statistics only include contract and tokenized native asset types in cryptocurrency, excluding traditional stock brokerage data.

According to Talking Biz News citing Courthouse News Service, The Wall Street Journal requested a federal judge on Wednesday afternoon to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Binance. The lawsuit targets the newspaper's reports regarding Binance covering up internal investigations, obstructing compliance, and allowing sanctioned entities to trade.In the motion to dismiss, The Wall Street Journal stated that Binance's complaint from March 2026 failed to prove actual malice at the time the relevant reports were published. Binance claimed that the reports were false because it had issued a denial statement to the newspaper, but the newspaper argued that merely repeating a self-defensive denial is insufficient to constitute a defamation claim. During the hearing, The Wall Street Journal's lawyer pointed out that Binance did not deny the core content of the three reports.

According to the Financial Times, JPMorgan Chase terminated its banking services for Polymarket last October due to regulatory concerns, requiring the company to seek new banking institutions. Previously, Polymarket was banned from providing services to U.S. customers after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission took enforcement action in 2022.Currently, Polymarket has partnered with a new bank, but the specific name has not been disclosed. JPMorgan Chase still maintains business dealings with Polymarket and invited its CEO Shayne Coplan to participate in a private banking client meeting held in Miami this February, where he spoke alongside former NFL player Tom Brady. Polymarket stated that the two parties continue to maintain a close and active relationship in various areas, including multiple entities, operational integration, and customer fund flow management.Since 2026, prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi have faced legal actions from multiple U.S. states regarding their alleged operation as illegal sports bookmakers, while the relevant platforms argue that they operate as exchanges facilitating trades between buyers and sellers, rather than as bookmakers. According to user aggregated data, the nominal trading volume of prediction markets has exceeded $250 billion since 2026.Meanwhile, Polymarket is seeking over $1 billion in financing, with a target valuation of $20 billion, more than doubling from the approximately $8 billion valuation during the last round of financing in 2025.

Sources reveal that Goldman Sachs is in discussions with potential investors to participate in Nvidia's $500 billion artificial intelligence financing plan.

According to a report by Reuters, influenced by multiple factors such as the tense Sino-U.S. relations, China's push for domestic software alternatives, and U.S. export controls, Microsoft has closed at least 15 branches and joint ventures in China over the past five years, executing a strategic contraction. In 2023, the company internally considered exiting the Chinese market, as some executives believed that "the geopolitical risks outweighed the limited economic returns," but ultimately did not proceed with the exit. Microsoft disclosed in 2024 that its business in China accounted for only about 1.5% of its global revenue.The report states that Microsoft's final decision to remain in China was primarily due to the establishment of a profitable path—providing Azure cloud and AI services to Chinese companies like ByteDance and Shein, helping them operate compliantly in overseas markets. Additionally, the company believes that retaining its business in China remains strategically significant for acquiring engineering talent. However, analysts question the sustainability of this AI business model: the service relies on third-party models like OpenAI, and Chinese companies are increasingly adopting domestic alternatives like Kimi, which offer comparable performance at lower costs.Microsoft's research and development presence in China is also contracting. Its predecessor, Microsoft Research Asia, has successively established new labs in Vancouver, Singapore, and Tokyo. In 2024, the company offered job opportunities to 1,000 top engineers to relocate to the U.S. and three other countries, but only about one-third accepted, with most senior engineers moving to domestic universities and tech companies. A Microsoft spokesperson responded that the company will continue to commit to the Chinese market but did not comment on specific decision details. ByteDance and Shein did not respond to related inquiries.

According to BBX data, yesterday global publicly listed companies in the US disclosed the latest real accounts regarding their holdings in crypto assets, mining costs, and debt collateral structures. The core updates are as follows:Bit Digital ( NASDAQ : $ BTBT ) narrowed losses in Q2, holding over 164,000 ETH: Nasdaq-listed company Bit Digital announced its financial performance for Q2 2026. The company's total revenue for Q2 was $32.1 million (a 15% quarter-over-quarter increase), with a gross profit of $18.6 million (gross margin of 57.9%), and a net loss attributable to shareholders narrowed to $107.2 million. As of June 30, 2026, the company held Ethereum reserves of 164,310.5 ETH, along with approximately $83.6 million in cash and cash equivalents.Riot Platforms ( NASDAQ : $ RIOT ) Q2 revenue of $174.2 million, reserves over 11,000 BTC: US-listed mining company Riot Platforms released its Q2 financial report, with total revenue for the quarter reaching $174.2 million (a 14% year-over-year increase), of which the data center business contributed $23.2 million; Q2 Bitcoin production was 1,587 BTC, with an average mining cash cost of $49,912 per BTC. By the end of Q2, Riot held over $1.2 billion in liquid assets, including 11,380 BTC (of which 5,821 BTC were used as collateral) and $548.9 million in cash.Nakamoto ( NASDAQ : $ NAKA ) sold 600 BTC to repay loans, still holding 4,467 BTC: Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto announced its Q2 performance, with total revenue of $35.87 million and a net loss of $133 million. During the quarter, the company sold approximately 600 BTC and some derivative positions, generating about $48 million in net proceeds to repay a Bitcoin collateral loan of $45 million USDT. As of the end of June, the company still held 4,467 BTC (with a fair value of approximately $262 million, of which 3,805 BTC have been pledged as debt collateral), with total debt of approximately $165 million.