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According to Reuters, Micron Technology's unions in Taoyuan and Taichung, Taiwan are preparing for a strike. The union claims to represent nearly 10,000 of Micron's approximately 15,000 employees in the two locations, and an internal survey shows that over 80% of members support the strike. The core of the labor dispute revolves around bonus distribution— the union believes that the current incentive plan does not adequately reflect the company's profitability and is demanding a one-time additional bonus for this fiscal year, as well as a shift to quarterly profit sharing of 15% of operating profits starting from the 2027 fiscal year. Micron previously responded that it would issue the highest performance bonuses in history, but the union believes the company has not adequately explained the performance calculation method, and it seems to be more closely tied to revenue rather than profit.As the world's third-largest memory chip manufacturer, Micron reported revenue of $41.46 billion and a net profit of $28.24 billion in the third fiscal quarter, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.1 trillion. Taiwan is Micron's largest manufacturing base, with a cumulative investment of NT$1.4 trillion, producing DRAM and HBM. If the strike proceeds, it may impact the global memory chip supply. The Taichung Science Park Administration stated that it is closely monitoring the situation and has prepared a labor mediation mechanism. Previously, the Samsung union also raised similar profit-sharing demands and obtained a special bonus pool of 10.5% of the chip division's operating profits after negotiations.

The first on-chain game launched by FUNVERSE, FUN LONGINUS, will officially go live on the Anubis Chain mainnet on September 1, 2026, at 10:00 UTC (UTC+8 18:00). FUN LONGINUS originates from a hackathon and is an Eastern martial arts chain game designed for the Anubis GameFi ecosystem. It constructs on-chain gameplay around martial arts elements such as the Jianghu, arena, mentorship, Jiazi salary, leader's order, and Huaze artifacts, and is structured competitively based on the twenty-four solar terms.Each match features 24 different addresses participating together, with each player entering the arena using fLGNS. The execution of the match, determination of results, and final settlement are all completed by smart contracts, ultimately producing one leader. Match records, reward distribution, mentorship relationships, and players' Jianghu resumes are all stored on-chain. FUN LONGINUS completed the collective forging of heroes on August 18, 2026, and based on the market price at the time of publication, this collective forging is valued at over 1.4 million USD. The launch of the mainnet marks the game's transition from the hackathon prototype, public testing, and collective forging phase to the official on-chain game operation phase.

The Binance contract platform will launch the MARSCOINUSDT perpetual contract on September 1 at 17:45, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times.

Manus announced the resumption of independent operations and entered a new development stage. Founding team member Red Xiao and others will continue to be responsible for the company's operations, focusing on promoting product innovation and the development of general AI Agents.Manus stated that as an independent Agent laboratory, the company will continue to expand the capability boundaries of general AI Agents in the future and transform new capabilities into products to help users handle complex tasks. In the future, Manus will further integrate into users' daily workflows, interact more directly with the real world, and more proactively represent users in executing tasks. Manus also thanked users who recently helped with data backup and recovery and stated that more innovative products will be launched in the future.

The DeFi lending protocol Venus Protocol has launched the Liquidity Hub, aimed at establishing a unified capital allocation layer for the Venus ecosystem. Users only need to deposit one type of asset to receive the corresponding Hub Token. The Liquidity Hub will automatically seek better APY combinations based on different market yield opportunities and allocate funds to products such as Core, Flux, and Fixed-Rate Vaults, without requiring users to manually manage positions across multiple products.The Liquidity Hub is not a new lending market but a unified liquidity entry built on top of Venus's existing products. Capital allocation, rebalancing, and the flow of underlying assets are all recorded on-chain, maintaining openness, transparency, and verifiability. Currently, Liquidity Hub v1 has been deployed on the BNB Chain, and in the future, it will connect to more lending markets, institutional yield products, and new sources of yield.

According to the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily," Apple will complete the CEO transition on September 1 local time. Current Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook, who will become the Executive Chairman of the Board and continue to be responsible for communication with global policymakers and other matters.Ternus's primary tasks after taking office include presiding over the Apple Fall New Product Launch Event on September 9, where this year's new products include the first foldable iPhone and a smart display that can recognize speakers and adjust content according to users. He will also oversee a broader product line including camera-equipped AirPods, smart glasses, home security systems, robotic arm displays, and wearable cameras.

The Gate stock derivatives section is now online with pre-market trading for the SHEINUSDT perpetual contract, settled in USDT, supporting 1-10x leverage.SHEINUSDT corresponds to SHEIN, a cross-border e-commerce company that is listed with a dual-class share structure in Hong Kong.

On August 18, WEEX announced that it will implement 0 fee trading for all spot pairs in the bStocks area, with all participants receiving 100% rewards and a chance to share a $100,000 prize pool. Activity period: 8/17 20:00 - 8/24 19:59:59 (UTC+8).During the event, all users who complete any spot transaction in the bStocks area will receive a 10 USDT bonus. If the cumulative spot trading volume is ≥ 2,000 USDT, they can share a bonus of 25,000 USDT based on their trading volume proportion.

According to CNBC, OpenAI President and Co-founder Greg Brockman responded to concerns about the recent frequent departures of executives from the company, stating that the personnel changes are not unusual. The heightened attention from the outside world is mainly because OpenAI has long been in the spotlight.Greg Brockman stated that compared to other organizations, every departure at OpenAI is subject to stricter scrutiny, and "every departure is magnified," but he believes this situation "is actually not uncommon." OpenAI is still focused on advancing artificial intelligence technology and believes that the level of attention on executive turnover is related to the company's industry influence.

According to the Financial Times, citing two informed sources, regulators are preparing to lift the exit restrictions on Manus founder and CEO Xiao Hong and others. Xiao Hong has informed employees that he plans to return to Singapore soon.Xiao Hong and Manus co-founder and chief scientist Ji Yichao were asked to stay in the country in March this year. At that time, regulators were investigating whether Meta's acquisition of Manus violated relevant regulations. In April, regulators requested Meta to withdraw the approximately $2 billion acquisition.Manus has officially confirmed this week that it will resume independent operations. The split plan is also taking shape. Original shareholders such as Tencent, ZhenFund, and HSG will participate in the buyback, and Tencent will also acquire most of Benchmark's shares, becoming the largest single shareholder of Manus, but its stake will not exceed 50%. Manus will not be merged into Tencent and will continue to operate independently in Singapore.The final plan still requires approval from regulatory authorities. From the current plan, regulators are requesting the dismantling of Meta's acquisition relationship with Manus, but they have not asked Manus to relocate its business.

According to Caixin's disclosure, Tencent, Zhenge Fund, Sequoia China, and other major shareholders of Manus previously repurchased Manus shares from Meta for $2 billion. This $2 billion transaction price is close to the acquisition price announced by the American social media tech giant Meta in December 2025. Benchmark was the largest shareholder before the acquisition but will not participate in this repurchase of Manus. Benchmark's previous shares will be acquired by Tencent, which will become Manus's largest shareholder. Currently, Manus is operating normally.Yesterday, Manus announced that it will soon resume independent operations. To complete this transition and meet regulatory requirements in some jurisdictions, affected users must complete data backups by 7:59 AM Singapore time on August 23 and begin data recovery from 8:00 AM on August 25 to ensure normal usage thereafter. Manus also stated that it is preparing a series of new features to further expand the capabilities of general AI entities and expressed optimism about the development prospects after the company resumes independent operations.

Manus announced that the company will soon resume independent operations. To complete this transition and meet regulatory requirements in certain jurisdictions, affected users must back up their data by 7:59 AM Singapore time on August 23, and data recovery will begin at 8:00 AM on August 25 to ensure normal usage thereafter.Manus stated that affected users will be notified via email and in-app notifications; users who registered with an Apple ID or Facebook account should pay attention to in-app notifications. Affected users can perform multiple backups before August 23 and can continue to create data after the first backup, followed by re-executing the backup. Starting at 8:00 AM on August 25, the data recovery portal will officially open, and users can continue using their previous data after completing the recovery. During the transition period, affected users will incur no charges, and Manus will also provide rewards.For users not affected by this adjustment, no action is required, and they can continue to use Manus normally; the system will also confirm via in-app notifications that their accounts are unaffected. Manus understands that this adjustment may cause inconvenience to affected users and has provided detailed operational guidelines in the help center, while the customer service team will offer 24/7 support.Manus stated that it is preparing a series of new features aimed at further expanding the capabilities of general AI entities and expressed optimism about the company's development prospects after resuming independent operations.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD, in collaboration with Gate DEX, has launched a new dual-chain bonus yield activity, which will last until August 29 at 18:00 (Singapore time). Participants on the Ethereum chain can earn a current base annual yield of 4% and share an additional reward of 20,000 USDD; participants on the BNB network, in addition to enjoying the same base yield, can also share a reward of 30,000 USDD and a special yield bonus provided by Gate DEX.Users can enter the Gate DEX yield section and participate in the stablecoin bonus activity page by following the path "USDT to USDD, then stake as sUSDD." Rewards will be calculated in real-time based on the staking share. Users who participated in the previous activity do not need to take further action and will automatically connect to this activity; new users need to prepare enough ETH or BNB in advance to pay for on-chain transaction fees.

The cryptocurrency card project Tria announced the distribution of over $600,000 in rewards to ambassadors who promoted platform growth during Season One and Season Two, including a $250,000 ambassador bonus pool (distributed based on commission performance grading from Season One, with up to 50% additional rewards) and over $350,000 in card consumption commissions (covering card consumption and membership purchase shares for referred users from January 31 to June 30).The ambassador bonus will be available for claims on July 31, and card consumption commissions will be credited in the coming weeks, with regular distributions on the last Tuesday of each month thereafter. Tria stated that more incentive programs will be opened in Season Three, and the ambassador program continues to recruit.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after the IPO of Changxin Technology, CEO Zhu Yiming's wealth surged by nearly 300%, reaching $13.9 billion.In the company's IPO prospectus in May, Zhu Yiming promised to transfer 767.9 million shares for an employee incentive plan. After the stock price of Changxin Technology soared 466% on its first day of trading, the value of these shares has reached $5.6 billion. In other words, 40% of Zhu Yiming's wealth will be distributed as bonuses to employees.Meanwhile, Zhu Yiming also promised not to reduce his shareholding within ten years. However, Changxin Technology's bonus plan has specific conditions, including a three-year vesting period, a ten-year distribution period, and an unclear scope of beneficiaries. The company had a total of 19,298 employees as of the end of 2025.

Mizuho downgraded Circle's rating from Neutral to Underperform and lowered the target price from $85 to $50, citing increasing competitive pressure from OpenUSD.The firm stated that OpenUSD's direct pass-through model could force Circle to share more reserve income with distribution partners, thereby compressing profit margins. Mizuho lowered Circle's adjusted EBITDA forecast for 2027 to $699 million, approximately 25% below Wall Street consensus expectations, and warned that the upcoming Coinbase revenue sharing renewal could increase pressure.

According to informed sources, Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of the AI entity company Manus.Most existing investors, including Tencent, ZhenFund, and Sequoia China, are discussing supporting a deal with a valuation of $2 billion to withdraw Meta's acquisition.

According to Vietnam's Youth Newspaper, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam recently held a press conference to report the latest investigation results of the ONUS cryptocurrency platform fraud case. More than 350 kilograms of gold and silver have been seized, transactions involving 8 properties valued at 20 trillion Vietnamese dong have been frozen, and transactions of over 300 involved bank accounts have been suspended.On March 23 of this year, the police filed criminal charges against 8 defendants, accusing them of using computer networks and telecommunications networks to commit property appropriation and money laundering. Since 2018, the individuals involved have taken advantage of the public's lack of understanding of cryptocurrency, creating digital accounts through applications and packaging them as virtual currency. They established trust and attracted investment through circular buying and selling among affiliated companies, thereby committing fund appropriation, with a total sale of cryptocurrency valued at over 70 trillion Vietnamese dong from 2018 to 2021.The case involves numerous individuals and users, with approximately 5 million user accounts opened. The police have received over 2000 reports from citizens. The public security authorities are investigating the possible accomplice responsibilities of KOLs and other internet celebrities and continue to make every effort to recover the embezzled funds.

According to on-chain analyst Maartunn (@JA_Maartun) combined with CryptoQuant data monitoring, since June 29 (Monday), a total of 113,483.3 BTC (approximately $6.97 billion) has been transferred on-chain, with all transferred coins having an age of over 3 months, of which 22,921.26 BTC (approximately $1.41 billion) came from long-term addresses holding for over 2 years.

ARK Invest Research Director Lorenzo Valente commented on the OpenUSD stablecoin project launched by several institutions. He stated that, despite the strong capabilities of the participants (including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, Coinbase, etc.), OpenUSD faces multiple significant obstacles:First, there are liquidity and cold start issues; USDC and USDT have already formed strong network effects, dominating exchanges, payment processors, and brokers, making it difficult for the new stablecoin to gain trading pairs and large-scale holding willingness;Second, the decision-making speed of the alliance composed of 500 competitors will be extremely slow, lacking successful precedents, and conflicts of interest will be hard to coordinate;Third, the regulatory and antitrust risks are extremely high; the joint issuance of currency by large banks and card networks is likely to become a regulatory focus;Fourth, the revenue-sharing model results in issuers retaining too little capital, making it difficult to cover high operational and promotional expenses;Fifth, the actual commitments from partners are limited, mostly consisting of letters of intent (LOI), and parties are still supporting competitors, preferring multiple hedges rather than exclusive binding.Valente concluded that OpenUSD is essentially similar to "a DAO of multiple competitors," making it difficult to execute and make decisions quickly, and it may ultimately repeat the governance failures of early DAO projects, which could not be effectively implemented.Affected by the OpenUSD plan, Circle's stock fell over 17% in a single day, and ARK Invest took the opportunity to buy in.