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According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 8.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in win probability, plummeting from 44.5% an hour ago to the current 14.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has released a proposed announcement to suspend the acceptance of new applications for registration of payment system operators (OPS) for 12 months and to implement stricter controls on payment arrangements involving virtual asset service providers (VASP). The BSP stated that this move aims to conduct a comprehensive review of its classification and licensing framework.According to the draft, during the suspension period, the BSP will stop accepting and processing OPS applications. Applications submitted prior to the suspension can continue to be evaluated, but will not be approved or rejected until the suspension ends. Relevant entities are prohibited from conducting business activities that require OPS registration unless they obtain special authorization from the regulatory agency. In addition, BSP-regulated entities providing merchant acquiring services must connect licensed VASPs through direct merchant arrangements, and such relationships will be subject to enhanced due diligence, transaction and settlement limits, and other risk control measures.This requirement applies to virtual asset enterprises licensed, registered, or authorized by the BSP, the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines, or other regulatory agencies, with VASPs being categorized alongside betting, gaming, adult industry, and money service businesses. If the draft is ultimately approved, it will take effect 15 days after publication, and the BSP is currently seeking public comments.

ASUS and Gigabyte, among other graphics card manufacturers, plan to raise product prices in the mainland Chinese market again in September, by up to 500 yuan (approximately 2,300 New Taiwan dollars). The price increase effect will also boost the performance of ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Leadtek, and Chengqi.According to reports from mainland Chinese media IT Home, ASUS will raise the net cost price of the NVIDIA RTX 5070 series by 150 to 300 yuan in September, while prices for other series models will remain unchanged. Gigabyte will increase the price of all models in the NVIDIA RTX 5060TI 16G series by 200 yuan in September, while other models will remain the same. AMD's RX 9070 XT series will increase by 200 yuan; the RX 9060 XT 16G/8G series will increase by 200 to 250 yuan; and the RX 7650 GRE series will increase by 400 yuan.The main reason for the price increase is the shortage of memory, and production capacity has also shifted towards manufacturing AI computing power GPUs. NVIDIA has again lowered the overall shipment volume of consumer GPUs by 15% to 20% for the third quarter, and the estimated supply for various brands in September is similar to that in August, with supply still tight. The high-end models such as the NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5070 TI remain among the most out-of-stock models. This year, NVIDIA has raised graphics card prices multiple times, and September marks another increase.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies," the "Atlanta Braves" option in the sub-market "Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 47.5% one hour ago to the current 74.5% (a fluctuation of 27%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Research institution Delphi Digital stated that hardware limitations are driving Chinese laboratories to shift towards cheaper models and more efficient technology stacks. Export control restrictions limit their access to advanced chips, while domestic accelerators can handle inference, but cutting-edge training remains difficult to achieve. Chinese laboratories are innovating in system efficiency, model architecture, training data, and reinforcement learning. DeepSeek has found a way to avoid GPU idle data movement, and ByteDance and Moonshot are set to release similar versions within months.In terms of architecture, training is shifting to cheaper digital formats that are compatible with domestic chips. Sparse architectures reduce the runtime per token, and the attention mechanism has been redesigned three times to control the memory costs of long context. In terms of data, denser prediction targets and better optimizers enhance the learning signal per token. In reinforcement learning, DeepSeek's GRPO has become the default recipe, with ByteDance, Alibaba, and MiniMax each launching successor plans within a year. Chinese models are now among the lowest-cost cutting-edge adjacent systems.On OpenRouter, the proportion of token consumption by Chinese developed models is expected to rise from less than 1.2% at the end of 2024 to the majority by 2026. The Chinese AI market is experiencing a price war from 2024 to early 2026, with several laboratories implying revenue multiples of about 47-117 times, while Anthropic and OpenAI are around 15-21 times. Huawei's Ascend chips are currently available for inference, and DeepSeek reportedly attempted to train R2 on Ascend but returned to NVIDIA after encountering technical issues. Domestic accelerator supply remains below estimated demand.

According to GoPlus monitoring, a user lost 97,000 USD worth of SYN tokens to a phishing attack after signing a malicious Permit transaction 922 days ago. The user did not revoke the related authorization, which subsequently led to another theft of 122,000 USD worth of SYN.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Angels" on the prediction market Polymarket, the winning probability of the option "Philadelphia Phillies" in the sub-market "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Angels" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 60.5% an hour ago to the current 96.05% (a fluctuation of 35.55%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Angels," the sub-market "Spread -1.5" for the "Philadelphia Phillies" option has experienced severe fluctuations, plummeting from 60.5% an hour ago to the current 30.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket prediction market for the event "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Angels," the option "Los Angeles Angels" in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 60% an hour ago to the current 82.5% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Seattle Mariners" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 7.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 83.5% an hour ago to the current 33.5% (a fluctuation of 50%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform that the FLOP tokenomics infographic for his AI/crypto project Flop Labs will be released this week. Hayes stated that there will be an AMA on X Spaces and YouTube next week to answer questions about the tokenomics and gather feedback to improve the design.

Cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Zerohash has resubmitted its national trust bank charter application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), marking its second attempt following the rejection of its application in July. Previously, on July 17, the OCC returned Zerohash's application, citing "insufficient materials."Zerohash stated that the return was part of an administrative process, allowing it to reapply this month, a practice coordinated with the OCC and not a judgment on the substantive content of the application, nor does it affect the company's existing operations. The company noted that the initial application covered "a wide range of digital assets and fiduciary services," and thus decided to adopt a "phased" approach, focusing on "national trust business that aligns more closely with the established launch timeline."Zerohash is a Chicago-based cryptocurrency infrastructure platform that provides backend operational support for cryptocurrency businesses to institutions such as E*Trade under Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Stripe, Interactive Brokers, and DraftKings, and it already holds a state trust bank charter.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Seattle Mariners" on Polymarket, the "Philadelphia Phillies" option in the sub-market "1st 5 Innings Spread -1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 26% an hour ago to the current 49% (a fluctuation of 23%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies," the option "St. Louis Cardinals" in the sub-market "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 68.5% an hour ago to the current 97.85% (a fluctuation of 29.35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The cryptocurrency wallet project SafePal has released updates on the security incident, stating that it is continuously tracking phishing websites and impersonation accounts, and plans to introduce a professional anti-phishing security company to expedite the removal of malicious information to protect user asset security. SafePal mentioned that it is currently in the final selection process among four professional anti-phishing security companies, and once a partner is selected, it will further enhance the efficiency of handling threats such as counterfeit websites and scam accounts.The team is also continuously monitoring whether the affected data has been sold or made public, including channels such as dark web forums and trading markets. Once signs of data leakage are detected, affected users will receive risk alerts immediately. Regarding security audits, SafePal stated that it is in the final selection among three mature independent security institutions, which will conduct a comprehensive security review of the order system. Meanwhile, the team is reassessing the order and logistics processes to reduce the amount of data that needs to be stored in the initial phase of the system, thereby reducing potential risks from the source.For affected users, SafePal stated that it will continue to provide one-on-one assistance through official support channels and will keep updating the fraud protection page, providing updates on the incident, FAQs, and analysis of fraud cases. SafePal once again reminds users: the official will never ask users to provide their seed phrase. Users should not disclose their seed phrase to anyone, should not scan unknown QR codes or click on suspicious links, and should verify the source of information through official channels.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies," the sub-market "Spread -1.5" for the "Philadelphia Phillies" option experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 58.5% an hour ago to the current 38% (a fluctuation of 20.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

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 Cryptopolitan, cybersecurity company Adversa AI disclosed that xAI's AI assistant Grok has a security vulnerability known as "cryptographic context injection." Attackers can hide cryptographic commands within ordinary web pages, and when users request Grok to summarize the page, Grok automatically decrypts and executes the hidden commands, sending the user's name, geographical location, subscription level, and complete chat history to the attacker's server.The vulnerability was reported to xAI through the HackerOne platform on June 3, 2026. Researcher Rony Utevsky followed up on August 4 and 10, but as of August 19, the vulnerability had still not been fixed on Grok.com, and xAI had not provided a patch timeline.