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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against companies such as Adit Ventures Management, accusing them of defrauding investors and client funds in stock investments prior to the IPOs of SpaceX and Klarna.com.

Coinsbuy confirmed a security incident, with unauthorized withdrawals from the platform wallet. The company stated that it has covered customer losses with its own reserves and is offering a reward of $100,000.

According to Gate market data, the three major U.S. stock indices fell collectively, with the Nasdaq down 0.51%, the Dow down 0.25%, and the S&P 500 index down 0.17%.

Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine and Co-founder of Fundstrat, stated that the blockchain project Robinhood Chain launched by Robinhood has become the "biggest success story" in the crypto industry for 2026, being a groundbreaking project in terms of cumulative trading volume, total value locked (TVL), and potential market size.Lee pointed out that the biggest advantage of Robinhood Chain lies in its massive user base. Robinhood (HOOD) is opening this service to its approximately 27 million users, which itself constitutes a huge potential market. Ethereum (ETH) has also been continuously developing in recent years, although its growth has been relatively low-key, gradually expanding its application scope mainly through stablecoin settlements and crypto payments and asset purchases on platforms like Shopify.He believes that directly connecting 27 million Robinhood users to the Ethereum economic system will have a significant impact on the crypto industry, likely further promoting the expansion of blockchain applications from native crypto users to mainstream financial users. The success of Robinhood Chain is not only reflected in its technological aspects but, more importantly, in its ability to connect traditional financial users, trading platforms, and the Ethereum ecosystem, potentially becoming an important case for the mainstream adoption of crypto assets.

According to Gate market data, the stock price of the Trump family-associated mining company ABTC has risen over 13%, currently reported at $7.38, with a market capitalization increasing to $533 million.On the news front, last week, Justin Mateen, a director of the Bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin (ABTC) supported by the Trump family and co-founder of Tinder, bought company stock for two consecutive days after the company announced its quarterly financial report, with a total investment of approximately $1.93 million.Regulatory documents show that Mateen purchased approximately 145,000 shares of ABTC Class A common stock on August 5 for about $925,000, with an average purchase price of approximately $6.40 per share; on August 6, he bought approximately 162,000 shares again for about $1 million, with an average price of approximately $6.19 per share. The two transactions totaled 306,981 shares, increasing Mateen's holdings in ABTC to 492,297 shares.

According to Gate data, U.S. stock markets opened with the Dow Jones down 0.07%, the S&P 500 down 0.02%, and the Nasdaq down 0.06%. The VIX fear index rose by 3.56%. AI concept stocks saw a general increase, with Advanced Micro Devices up 5.81%, Marvell up 4.22%, Twilio up 3.23%, CoreWeave up 2.75%, and ASML up 2.61%.

With the easing of the situation in the Middle East, weakening oil prices, and strong corporate earnings, the U.S. stock market continues to strengthen. The S&P 500 index rose 5.8% in the first four trading days before August 4, and the options market simultaneously released the strongest bullish signals in recent years.Data shows that the average daily ratio of bullish to bearish options for the S&P 500 index has risen to 0.9, the highest level in at least four years; the skew indicator for short-term bullish options has also reached a two-year high, indicating that investors are paying higher premiums betting on a rapid market rise.Analysts believe that the current "fear of missing out" sentiment is heating up, with some institutional investors more worried about missing out on the upward trend rather than the risk of a downturn. However, there are also views that the extreme optimism in the options market may amplify short-term volatility, and caution is needed regarding the risk misjudgment driven by technical factors.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted that U.S. threat actor Tiffany Milanovich participated in the theft of approximately $5 million in crypto assets by impersonating hardware wallet and centralized exchange customer service.Her methods included disguising as Bitcoin IRA email support, during one attack transferring about $1.2 million in BTC and ETH from the victim's Trezor wallet, and in another case stealing about $500,000 in BTC from a Coinbase account. Tiffany induced victims to hand over access to their funds under the guise of "customer service calls," later boasting about the stolen money on social media and Telegram groups, mocking victims with recordings, and collaborating with other threat actors to launder money using phishing panels and instant exchange services, with some of the stolen funds still dormant on-chain.The threat actor codenamed "Tiffany" is suspected of participating in multiple crypto asset thefts, gambling the stolen funds at crypto casinos. The platform Shuffle has frozen related accounts based on evidence submitted by ZachXBT; Tiffany previously shared a search and seizure warrant from Connecticut, dated before some of the incidents involved.ZachXBT has obtained chat logs, recordings, and on-chain evidence, anticipating that this individual may face further legal consequences. This threat actor is also linked to the John Daghita (Lick) case, who is suspected of stealing over $46 million in crypto assets from a U.S. government-seized wallet.

In less than two weeks since its listing, Zhongji Xuchuang H shares have become the most net purchased Hong Kong stock by South Korean investors in nearly a month. Data from SEIBro under the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) shows that South Korean investors' buying settlement amount for Zhongji Xuchuang H shares was $45.067 million, while the selling settlement amount was $1.6729 million, resulting in a net buying settlement amount of $43.3942 million, equivalent to about 340 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking first among South Korean investors' net purchases of Hong Kong stocks during the same period.Zhongji Xuchuang H shares were listed for trading on July 30, and in just 7 trading days, its net buying settlement amount was nearly 4 times that of the second place on the list.

According to Gate market data, Boeing plans to acquire shares of Archer Aviation, and the company's stock price surged 15% in pre-market trading.

According to Forbes, the scale of the theft in the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability incident has risen to approximately $130 million, involving about 2,000 BTC and over 5,200 addresses, reigniting the industry's debate over who should hold private keys. Data from Bitcoin Magazine shows that in the days following the incident, the net inflow into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs was $626 million, with some opinions suggesting that the vulnerability may drive more funds towards ETFs.Reports indicate that supporters of self-custody remain undeterred. Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp stated that confidence in self-custody should not be lost due to recent events, as custodial institutions also rely on random number generators. Bitcoin core early developer Peter Todd noted that the historical record of self-custody is far better than that of third parties. Another viewpoint argues that both reflexive choices have flaws. Onramp co-founder Michael Tanguma stated that if the only answer is Coinbase or ETFs, it poses a serious problem, as centralizing what should be decentralized assets undermines their foundation, advocating for a multi-institutional custody solution where keys are held by multiple regulated entities.

Intel announced plans to issue $15 billion in common stock.

According to the latest stock spot exchange ranking released by RootData, Binance, Bitget, and Gate continue to hold the top three positions. This list is based on public transaction and order book data, comparing the trading scale, liquidity, and active products of the stock spot market of exchanges, and showcasing the coverage of stock products and brokerage channels.Binance ranks first with a score of 86.3, a 24h public order book transaction volume of approximately $59.9894 million, and a market share of 34.07%.Bitget ranks second with a score of 84.04, a 24h public order book transaction volume of approximately $45.3554 million, and a market share of 25.76%.Gate ranks third with a score of 75.25, a 24h public order book transaction volume of approximately $10.6176 million, and a market share of 6.03%.The combined market share of the three is approximately 65.86%. Compared to the data from August 7, the comprehensive scores of the top three have all improved, with Bitget being the exchange with the highest score increase, rising by 8.5 points over three days.

The domestic GPU manufacturer Moore Threads released its semi-annual report for 2026, with revenue of 1.736 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 147.42%. The net profit attributable to the parent company was a loss of 11.56 million yuan, narrowing by about 259 million yuan compared to the same period last year; the net profit attributable to the parent company after deducting non-recurring gains and losses was a loss of 151 million yuan, narrowing by 52% year-on-year. Revenue in the second quarter was approximately 999 million yuan, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 35.4%. Research and development expenses were 769 million yuan, accounting for 44.3% of revenue. The company stated that the improvement in performance was driven by the demand for AI computing power and the accelerated commercialization of the Kuage Intelligent Computing Cluster.As of the end of the quarter, the book value of inventory was 3.55 billion yuan, an increase of 166.5% compared to the end of last year, reaching a four-year high. The company stated that this was due to proactively increasing stock to meet market demand. On the same day, Moore Threads announced plans to issue H shares and list on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, just about 8 months away from its listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board in December 2025. If successful, it will achieve an "A+H" layout. The announcement stated that this issuance still requires approval from the shareholders' meeting and regulatory approval, which carries uncertainty. Another domestic GPU manufacturer, Muxi Co., has already launched its H share plan in June, with a shorter interval. Moore Threads is accelerating the development of the new generation "Huagang" architecture and the Huashan and Lushan chips. In the first half of the year, the net cash outflow from operating activities was 2.169 billion yuan, an increase of about 86% year-on-year.

Yushu Technology was founded in 2016 and received seed round investment from early angel investor Yin Fangming, who invested 2 million yuan for a 15% equity stake, marking Yushu Technology's first external investment at that time.After several rounds of financing dilution, as of the IPO, Jun Wan Hong Yi, controlled by Yin Fangming, held 11,174,900 shares, with a shareholding ratio of approximately 2.76%, making him the tenth largest shareholder of Yushu Technology. Based on an issuance market value of 61 billion yuan, the market value of his shares is approximately 1.685 billion yuan. Compared to his initial investment of 2 million yuan, he netted 1.683 billion yuan, achieving a return rate of 841.5 times.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, suing North Korea, the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau, and the hacker group Lazarus Group, regarding a theft incident of approximately $1.5 billion in February 2025. Bybit stated that the judge has approved a preliminary injunction prohibiting the transfer or disposal of identified stolen assets during the case proceedings, and believes that Bybit has a high likelihood of success on the merits.The lawsuit also lists unknown individuals and entities holding or transferring the relevant funds as John Doe defendants. Bybit disclosed that approximately $48.4 million has been recovered, and about $30.5 million has been frozen across more than 28 exchanges and custodians, together accounting for approximately 5% of the stolen amount. The attackers transferred about 500,000 ETH from Bybit's cold wallet in February 2025, with most of the funds subsequently exchanged for Bitcoin via Thorchain and transferred through mixing services. Bybit stated that the case is progressing in parallel with a criminal investigation.

According to the official announcement, Robinhood has launched cryptocurrency trading services for UK investors, offering trading of over 50 crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Hyperliquid through Bitstamp UK, with zero trading fees and no account management or custody fees. This service will be integrated into Robinhood's existing app, alongside products such as stock ISAs, options, and futures.Robinhood also launched the AI analysis tool Cortex Digests, which uses generative AI to analyze news, market data, and technical indicators, providing investors with concise interpretations of cryptocurrency price fluctuations. Since the global launch of Robinhood Chain on July 1, DEX trading volume has exceeded $18 billion, and total locked value has surpassed $840 million. UK developers can build applications on this Layer 2 chain. Cryptocurrency trading is provided through Bitstamp UK and is not protected by FSCS or FOS, with trading involving the risk of principal loss.

According to data from the Bank of Korea, South Korea's current account surplus in June reached 49.73 billion USD, setting a monthly record for the second consecutive month, further expanding from 38.61 billion USD in May, and compared to 13.97 billion USD in the same period last year. The cumulative surplus for the first half of the year was 191.01 billion USD, the highest in history for the same period, exceeding the Bank of Korea's previous annual target of 250 billion USD by 76%. The goods trade surplus of 47.89 billion USD also set a monthly record, with exports increasing by 84.5% year-on-year to 112.37 billion USD, surpassing the 100 billion USD mark for the first time, among which chip exports soared by 196.9%, and computer peripherals grew by 282.7%.South Korea's current account has maintained a surplus for 38 consecutive months since May 2023. The services account deficit widened to 1.29 billion USD, mainly influenced by increased payments related to intellectual property; the travel account surplus was 440 million USD, the second highest since October 2008. The current account surplus for South Korea in 2025 is projected to be 123.05 billion USD, setting a historical annual record.