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The legislative process for the structure of the U.S. cryptocurrency market is accelerating, with Congress pushing for the earliest possible review stage. However, uncertainties remain regarding ethical issues and the cryptocurrency interests related to Donald Trump, which complicate the path forward.One of the main proponents, Senator Thom Tillis, stated that he has requested Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott to arrange hearings and advance the amendment and voting process, while also hoping to release a new version of the bill text before the review. However, Tillis emphasized that he would oppose the bill's passage if it does not include clear ethical provisions. With the midterm elections approaching, related ethical issues are expected to become a key focus for the Democratic Party.

Axe Compute Inc. (NASDAQ: AGPU), a publicly traded company on NASDAQ, announced that it has signed a 36-month AI infrastructure contract with an enterprise client, with a total contract value of approximately $260 million. The deployment includes a dedicated cluster of 2,304 NVIDIA B300 GPUs and a high-speed AI storage system, expected to officially launch in the third quarter of 2026 at a Tier 3 data center in the United States. This is the largest single enterprise contract since the establishment of Axe Compute.Axe Compute's underlying computing power infrastructure is supported by Aethir's decentralized GPU cloud. The contract includes a dedicated 4.8 megawatt N+1 redundant power supply, with deployment locations and service standards specified by the client, utilizing a structured payment arrangement. Daniel Wang, co-founder and CEO of Aethir, stated that this contract is the result of months of deep collaboration between the two teams: "The enterprise-grade workloads supported by 2,304 NVIDIA B300 GPUs are exactly the scale we aimed for when building Aethir's computing power infrastructure. Today's announcement proves that decentralized GPU infrastructure is capable of handling AI workloads from the world's top enterprises."After the announcement, Axe Compute (NASDAQ: AGPU) experienced significant stock price volatility, with an intraday increase of over 166%, reaching $14.47, and the trading volume exceeding one hundred times the average daily level over the past three months.

According to The Block, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that Circle will not freeze USDC wallets unrelated to legal proceedings.At a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Allaire responded to ongoing online criticism regarding whether the company should freeze USDC funds in light of hacking and vulnerability incidents. The controversy became more pronounced earlier this month when the decentralized finance protocol Drift suffered an attack of approximately $280 million, which is believed to be related to a six-month-long attack carried out through complex social engineering techniques, possibly involving a North Korean-affiliated hacking group.Prominent on-chain analysts, including on-chain investigator ZachXBT, publicly criticized Circle for not freezing approximately $230 million in USDC funds. These funds were reportedly transferred from Solana to Ethereum via Circle's cross-chain transfer protocol.

According to official news, the decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure platform Aethir confirmed that its Ethereum-related bridging contract was attacked. The team promptly disconnected the affected contract and worked with major exchanges to blacklist the hacker's wallet, limiting the losses to under $90,000.Previously, blockchain security company PeckShield estimated the losses to be $400,000. The attacker exploited Aethir's cross-chain smart contract AethirOFTAdapter to transfer the stolen funds from the BNB Chain to Tron.Aethir stated that its Ethereum mainnet ATH token supply was unaffected and plans to announce a detailed compensation plan and incident analysis next week, collaborating with exchanges such as Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb to freeze funds. The Web3 security platform ZeroShadow is participating in the investigation. Aethir aims to achieve revenue of $127.8 million by 2025, with over 440,000 GPU containers deployed globally.

The decentralized cloud infrastructure provider Aethir tweeted that it has detected and successfully isolated a malicious attack targeting the ATH cross-chain contract (connecting Ethereum with other chains). Currently, all attacked contracts have been disconnected, and the vulnerability has been controlled; the total supply of ATH on the Ethereum mainnet has not been affected; the ETH-ARB cross-chain bridge on Squid has not been impacted; the actual amount affected for users is controlled within $90,000; the team will announce a complete compensation plan next week.Aethir is currently working with multiple law enforcement agencies and exchanges (Binance, Upbit, Bithumb, HTX, etc.) to freeze funds and track the attackers. Additionally, the team has published the addresses of the affected contracts, reminding users not to interact with them temporarily.

The decentralized GPU computing infrastructure Aethir officially launched its managed Kubernetes service today, strategically extending into the enterprise AI infrastructure market.Kubernetes (K8s), as the "gold standard" in the open-source container orchestration field, can automate the management of large-scale server clusters. Aethir's move aims to provide global AI teams with a high-performance development environment that is ready to use without the hassle of managing underlying hardware.The core features of Aethir's managed Kubernetes service include: minute-level cluster deployment: enterprises can launch GPU-supported Kubernetes clusters in minutes through a self-service API; high-end GPU support: offering the latest generation of GPUs such as NVIDIA H100, H200, B200; transparent pricing: starting at $1.45/hour with no outbound data transfer fees; enterprise-grade security: zero-trust access control, RBAC, and complete audit logs.Aethir offers a pricing model that is lower than traditional centralized cloud providers. By eliminating redundant intermediary premiums and high virtualization taxes, Aethir has reduced overall computing costs by 60% to 80%. Aethir's decentralized infrastructure spans 95 countries and regions globally, with 435,000 GPU containers providing low-latency computing access across more than 200 physical nodes, serving over 150 enterprise clients.

Ethereum founder Vitalik stated, "I think it's a good thing for the Ethereum community to have a bolder and more open mindset, especially regarding the application layer and how we view our place in the world. We should not compromise on core attributes: censorship resistance, open source, privacy, and security (CROPS). Especially at the application layer and in the interface between Ethereum and the outside world, we should be more willing to thoroughly rethink various concepts and step out of our comfort zone.Last year, we began to prioritize privacy and give it equal importance to other types of security. This means that the Ethereum application stack will undergo fundamental changes, as the entire stack has not been built around privacy so far. Great, let's build a completely different Ethereum application stack. An example this year is rethinking the role of L2 from scratch and determining which types of L2 can truly create the greatest synergy and benefits with Ethereum. This also includes cultural factors.For me and others, this is an important part of the "milady" concept. Write down your inherent notions of "decency," crumple them up, and burn them. This mental cleansing will lead to an intellectual cleansing, thereby sparking greater creativity and broadening perspectives. For a long time, our algorithm on Ethereum has been: we have an existing ecosystem, what should we do next to make it better? Now, our algorithm should be: we have a fantastic L1 layer, and it will become even better; we have more and more tools, including those developed inside and outside the ecosystem; based on what we currently know, what is the most valuable?If you were to write the section on applications from the 2014 Ethereum white paper, starting from first principles in areas like DeFi, decentralized social, and identity verification, what would you write? At the very least, please exclude all path dependency issues, assuming the Ethereum chain is currently unused, and you are the first to propose or build the first applications, and see what you would ultimately write. Even if you are currently building existing applications, please do this. This is the secret to revitalizing Ethereum."

Vitalik Buterin expressed support for the AI company Anthropic in adhering to two ethical principles: "not developing fully autonomous weapons" and "not engaging in large-scale surveillance for the U.S." He praised their determination in the face of government pressure. Vitalik believes that in an ideal world, such high-risk applications should only be accessible at the level of open-source LLMs (i.e., a level where everyone can access it equally); even achieving just 10% progress could reduce the risks of autonomous weapons and privacy violations, promoting safer AI development.Previously, it was reported that the Pentagon recently threatened to cut ties with Anthropic, which could lead to a loss of a $200 million contract, because Anthropic refused to provide AI technology for military use without human intervention.

Camp Network announced the launch of the first ethical agent platform built on authorized IP. The platform claims that unlike ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, its output is based solely on authorized data that has been registered in Origin (Camp's IP registration system).According to the introduction, when the works of IP holders are used to train models or generate content on the mAItrix platform, they will receive corresponding revenue compensation. IP holders can build a derivative and distribution system through Origin+mAItrix, allowing users to create entirely new derivative IP within the platform.Camp Network stated that with the launch of both the Origin and mAItrix platforms, Camp now covers the entire lifecycle of the AI economy from IP registration and licensing to the commercialization of agents.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes (@cryptoHayes) (0xA86e...506F) received 5.83 million ATH from the Aethir affiliated contract, worth $52,200.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia stated that the government is seeking investment partners to mine Bitcoin.

Founder and CEO of Wintermute, Evgeny Gaevoy, stated that he opposes insider trading in prediction markets. If insider trading becomes normalized, it will be glamorized as a feature rather than a flaw, which would be very unfortunate. He holds a strong disdain for those who engage in insider trading on platforms like Polymarket or Kalshi.In a forwarded post, he also mentioned that even just sensing a whiff of non-public information should lead one to resolutely avoid trading in that market. Perhaps insider traders can escape punishment, or perhaps they cannot, but taking that risk is not worth it. Insider traders may find themselves in trouble for engaging in insider trading on Polymarket. Speculating when one knows they are guaranteed to profit is extremely unethical and exploits those who are unaware of the truth.

Predictive Oncology announced its official name change to Axe Compute and will trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol AGPU. Axe Compute will operate as an enterprise-level operator, commercializing Aethir's decentralized GPU network to provide enterprise-grade computing power services with guaranteed capabilities for AI companies.According to official information, Axe Compute's enterprise computing power business plan will be supported by the Aethir Strategic Compute Reserve, aimed at meeting enterprise clients' needs for GPU reservations, dedicated clusters, bare-metal performance, multi-region deployment, and SLA contracts. Aethir has currently deployed over 435,000 GPU containers in more than 200 regions across 93 countries, supporting mainstream high-end computing hardware including NVIDIA H100, H200, B200, and B300.The listing of Axe Compute is seen as the first time decentralized GPU infrastructure has entered the mainstream enterprise market in the form of a publicly traded company in the U.S. The official statement indicates that Axe Compute will serve as the front-end delivery and contract entity for enterprises, while Aethir will continue as the underlying decentralized computing power infrastructure, introducing an enterprise-level computing power delivery model that complies with U.S. public company governance and compliance frameworks. With the official launch of the new brand and ticker symbol, the company expects to demonstrate the scalability of its infrastructure model in the future and further expand its enterprise client needs.

Decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure Aethir disclosed data showing that its revenue for the third quarter of 2025 reached $39.8 million, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) exceeding $147 million. Currently, the Aethir network has deployed over 435,000 enterprise-grade GPU containers (including H100, B200, etc.), delivering over 1.4 billion hours of computing services, with clients including Kluster.ai, Attentions.ai, and others.In addition, Aethir completed a $344 million targeted investment in ATH tokens in October and launched a Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), currently holding 5.7 billion ATH tokens. It plans to use revenue from computing services for token buybacks, creating a positive economic loop.

According to Fortune magazine, Bitcoin mining company Bitfury has announced a $1 billion investment plan aimed at supporting "mission-driven" entrepreneurs, focusing on innovations in ethical technology and artificial intelligence.The company plans to invest $200 million in the next year, with the remaining funds to be spent over the next few years. Bitfury intends to invest in areas such as AI, quantum computing, transparent decentralized systems, and self-sovereign identity that allows individuals to have complete control over their own data.Bitfury co-founder and CEO Val Vavilov stated that the company's strategic shift is based on the significant synergies emerging between AI and decentralized systems, believing that the future will be a model that combines both.Bitfury primarily profits through its Bitcoin mining operations and has previously spun off two publicly traded companies on NASDAQ: Cipher Mining (with a market cap of about $5.5 billion) and Hut 8 (with a market cap of about $4 billion). Bitfury has also co-founded AI infrastructure companies LiquidStack (data center cooling) and Axelera AI (AI hardware and software design).

According to Jinshi reports, a Federal Reserve official revealed that former Federal Reserve Governor Kuggler suddenly resigned because Federal Reserve Chairman Powell refused to approve her exemption for handling financial assets that violated the Federal Reserve's ethical standards.The official stated that Kuggler was under investigation by the Federal Reserve's internal oversight body for recent financial disclosure issues prior to her resignation in August. Documents made public on Saturday show that officials from the Federal Reserve's Office of Ethics refused to approve the latest financial disclosure materials submitted by Kuggler and referred the matter to the Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Reserve. These disclosure materials, published on the website of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, indicate that the details of her financial activities may have violated the Federal Reserve's internal ethical standards.Kuggler announced her resignation effective August 8 on August 1, without specifying the exact reasons.

According to cryptonews, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has strict rules for cryptocurrency promotions that require risk warnings and investor verification. Kraken's co-CEO Arjun Sethi criticized that these rules slow down the flow of funds, making it harder for retail investors to participate.The report states that in March of this year, Kraken announced it would acquire the derivatives platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, a move that will deepen its presence in the futures and options space, while the company is also working to navigate the differences in regulatory environments between the UK and the US.

ChainCatcher Information, the Aethir Foundation officially announced that the 1.26 billion ATH tokens originally planned for the Cloud Drop Season 3 airdrop will be fully locked and allocated to the Aethir Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) to strengthen the computing power ecosystem and promote the long-term value growth of the tokens, confirming the continued execution of Aethir Edge Tokenomics v1.0.The redirected ATH tokens will be used for market buybacks and staking to support GPU launches, cloud hosting incentives, and computing power liquidity construction, thereby reducing market selling pressure, stabilizing token prices, and enhancing the practical use value of ATH.