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According to ChianCatcher news, OKX founder Star tweeted that the team completed a significant engineering milestone last week, successfully migrating a high-traffic core trading system from one country to another with zero user-visible downtime. The only impact was a temporary increase in latency of about 30-40 minutes. The team believes this may be the first achievement of its kind in the industry at this scale. Migrating a key trading system while maintaining uninterrupted service, data integrity, and trading continuity is extremely challenging.

Grayscale Research Director Zach Pandl stated that the global alternative asset market has grown nearly 7 times since the 2008 financial crisis, with the share of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, physical assets, and cryptocurrency in global portfolios continuing to rise. According to the data he cited, within alternative assets, private equity accounts for about 29%, hedge funds about 23%, and cryptocurrency about 13%.Zach Pandl mentioned that differences in intergenerational allocation preferences may further strengthen this trend. According to a Bank of America survey of high-net-worth individuals, investors aged 21 to 43 allocate about 53% of their assets outside of traditional stocks and bonds, while the proportion for those aged 44 and above is 26%. With over $100 trillion in wealth expected to transfer to younger generations in the coming years, their stronger preference for alternative assets may provide ongoing tailwinds for cryptocurrency.He added that the lowering of entry barriers to alternative assets is one of the reasons for this shift, with cryptocurrency developing along similar paths; regulated products like Bitcoin ETPs and institutional-grade market infrastructure provide more convenient access to exposure.

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.

According to ChianCatcher, the New York Times reported that the cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), associated with the Trump family, received a $100 million purchase of WLFI governance tokens from businessman Guren "Bobby" Zhou through Aqua 1.It is reported that Zhou was arrested in the UK in 2021 on suspicion of money laundering and is still related to an active investigation, but has not yet been charged. UK court records accuse him of participating in money laundering activities that began in 2019 along with five others. Two of his long-term employees were charged last September, one of whom has pleaded guilty. In this transaction, up to $75 million flowed to companies controlled by Trump and his son.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a TWAP order worth $37.93 million at a certain address has been fully executed, going long on 500,000 SOL with 20x leverage, at an opening price of $76.368, currently with an unrealized profit of $160,000.

Driven by strong demand for AI, the MLCC market has seen a surge in price chasing and material grabbing. Industry sources indicate that some customers are willing to pay two to three times the price to secure supplies from major manufacturers like Yageo and Murata, creating a situation where the highest bidder wins. Yageo has admitted that AI-related customers are increasingly looking to lock in capacity in advance to reduce supply risks. Currently, major MLCC manufacturers are fully booked, with capacity nearing full load, and delivery times have extended to 12 to 16 months.In terms of capacity, Yageo expects the utilization rate for standard products this quarter to increase from about 80% in Q2 to over 90%, while special products will maintain a high level above 90%, overall trending towards full capacity. The company is also expanding production, with new capacity set to come online each quarter. Japanese manufacturers are also optimistic, with Murata significantly raising its annual profit forecast, and Taiyo Yuden stating that demand for AI servers has exceeded expectations. Industry insiders point out that large customers typically have a higher priority for capacity allocation, while small and medium-sized customers can only compete for limited supplies by offering higher prices. Yageo has noted that more and more customers wish to secure passive component supplies for the next six months to several years through long-term contracts to mitigate supply chain risks.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin (@EmberCN), the token Tutorial (TUT) has recently experienced significant volatility, with its price rising from $0.045 to $0.305 in the past 24 hours, marking an increase of nearly 6 times. During the same period, the total spot trading volume across the network was approximately $570 million, while the contract trading volume was around $2.5 billion.On-chain data shows that recent major transfer activities of TUT have been concentrated among market makers or large holding addresses reallocating between various centralized trading platforms, particularly characterized by transfers from Binance to Bitget. In the past day, approximately 160 million TUT has flowed into Bitget, accounting for 20% of the total token supply.

Santiment Intelligence stated that Bitcoin has just experienced a week of surging on-chain transaction volume. The number of new wallets on the network reached 2.27 million, marking the highest level in the past year, while the number of active wallets also reached 751,000, setting a record high in 10 months. The biggest catalyst was the chaos triggered by the Coldcard wallet incident.The security crisis forced users to move funds, create new wallets, rotate custody settings, and recheck risk exposure, which naturally led to a significant increase in wallet creation and activity. Polarizing events often elicit the strongest on-chain reactions for Bitcoin and altcoins. Fear spread rapidly, followed closely by greed, and both emotions drive more people to trade, adjust positions, and closely monitor market dynamics, reigniting demand after a market downturn.When retail investors are impacted and trading volume surges, large holders of Bitcoin often take advantage of the chaos to accumulate more aggressively, and this combination of increased usage and accumulation by large holders has historically had a positive effect on prices in the following weeks or even months.

ChianCatcher news, well-known crypto KOL katexbt tweeted that HyperEVM is a huge failure, with 13 out of 18 HyperEVM projects being a complete waste of time.Specifically, this includes 2 that have been delayed (felix, hyperbeat), 7 that are dead (hyperdrive, hypurr, liminal, hyperstablex, looped, laminar, sentiment), 3 that have achieved nothing after TGE (hyperlend, hyperswap, kittenswap), 1 that is still pending but will be delayed (valantis), 1 that had a decent early participation (harmonix), 1 that might still be good (unit / tradexyz), and only 3 that are performing decently (Markets / Kinetiq, ProjX, and Nest).

According to a report by Wall Street Journal, the AI fund Situational Awareness, which was previously disclosed to have suffered significant losses due to a sharp correction in AI-related stocks, is seeking new capital injection. However, the fund's experience of blowing up has not become a stain in Silicon Valley; instead, it has reinforced the "hero persona" of founder Leopold Aschenbrenner. Many Silicon Valley investors see it as an opportunity to "buy the dip" and continue to support this former OpenAI researcher turned investor. The fund has now informed investors that it will not accept new capital for the time being, but the enthusiasm from the outside has not waned. Senior venture capitalist Elad Gil even publicly announced his first application to invest in Aschenbrenner's fund.In addition, Morgan Stanley, which previously refused to provide prime brokerage services to Situational Awareness, has changed its stance and plans to include the fund as a prime brokerage client in the coming weeks.

According to Arkham monitoring, Morgan Stanley has once again "bought the dip," investing $15.05 million through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT to increase its holdings by approximately 232.548 BTC. As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have surpassed 6,500 for the first time, currently reaching 6,563, valued at over $426 million.

Glassnode released a market outlook stating that the sentiment in the Bitcoin options market is improving, with the short-term downside skew significantly retreating. The 1-week 25 Delta Skew has dropped to about 7%, indicating that recent panic has eased. However, the longer-term skew remains around 10%--12%, and the demand for downside protection still exists.Currently, the open interest for BTC call options is about $15 billion, higher than the approximately $10 billion for put options; recent funds are mainly concentrated in the $61,000 to $67,000 range, with a noticeable buying of $65,000 call options. Glassnode believes that the market is shifting towards more aggressive positions but has not yet abandoned risk hedging.

According to Gate market data, Cloudflare's stock price rose by 11.5%, reaching a historic high, after the company raised its annual revenue forecast.

Bank of America strategists indicate that investor bullish sentiment has reached extreme levels, suggesting a reduction in exposure to risk assets. The Bull-Bear Index rose from 9.4 to 9.7, marking the highest level since 2021. The rise in the stock market, inflows into high-yield bond funds, and narrowing credit spreads are the reasons for the optimistic sentiment.Hartnett stated that we are still in the summer "withdrawal/rotation" phase, advising investors to reduce allocations to risk assets and shift towards defensive assets and the dollar.

According to the latest monitoring data from Arkham, Morgan Stanley has once again "bought the dip," investing $7.21 million through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT to increase its holdings by approximately 100.3 BTC. As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have surpassed 6,300 for the first time, currently reaching 6,331 BTC, valued at over $406 million.

According to The Defiant, the DEX trading volume of Robinhood Chain peaked on July 11 and dropped by 72.5% by August 1, with daily trading volume decreasing from approximately $878 million to $241 million. During the same period, the number of transactions, total locked value, and stablecoin supply on the chain all reached historical highs. The global DEX trading volume share of the chain fell from a peak of 16.65% to 4.32% on August 2, while the overall DEX trading volume across the chain increased, indicating that this decline is a phenomenon specific to Robinhood Chain rather than a market-wide drop.The report states that on August 5, the number of transactions on the chain reached a historical high of 13.3 million, with total locked value reaching $433 million on August 6 and stablecoin supply reaching $597 million. However, the DEX trading volume per transaction dropped from $105.56 on July 13 to $27.82 on August 4, a decrease of 74%, indicating that while on-chain activity is more frequent, the value per transaction has significantly decreased. This divergence stems from the concentration of locked value in lending protocols like Morpho rather than DEX liquidity. Currently, there are 19 incentive activities on the chain that distribute approximately $58,000 daily, with 92% directed towards deposit users and only about $4,543 allocated for trading liquidity.

According to The New York Times, Chinese AI models are rapidly gaining popularity in the African developer community due to their low cost, open-source customization, and better handling of local languages, while leading American models like OpenAI and Anthropic are primarily closed-source and paid. Ugandan developer Ernest Mwebaze chose Alibaba's model over Meta or Google products when building a multilingual AI system called Sunflower aimed at local languages, which is now widely used by local farmers to obtain weather and planting information.The report states that similar adoption trends are spreading in countries like Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana, covering multiple fields such as law, education, and business services. Chinese open-source models (such as DeepSeek and Qianwen) allow for free download and modification, while leading American models are often closed-source and paid, creating significant cost and accessibility differences in middle- and low-income countries. Industry insiders point out that the rapid penetration of Chinese AI in Africa is bringing long-term competitive pressure to American AI giants.

OKX Wallet's Chinese announcement states that the total locked value (TVL) of X Layer DeFi has surpassed 100 million USD, growing nearly 10 times in the past six months.At the same time, the issuance scale of X Layer stablecoins has exceeded 2 billion USD, ranking among the top ten public chains globally; the cumulative number of active addresses has surpassed 4.2 million, and the total number of on-chain transactions has exceeded 400 million. OKX Wallet indicates that as liquidity continues to accumulate and the user base steadily grows, the next step will be to attract more assets, applications, and users to enter X Layer, driving the public chain to accommodate more real demands and further improve ecological development.

According to crypto analyst alicharts, based on Ethereum's nearly 6-year historical trend, ETH tends to gain support after regaining the MVRV 0.8 price level, pushing towards the realized price (approximately $2300). Additionally, this signal is consistent with the previous four MVRV momentum golden crosses, which brought increases of 50% - 166%.alicharts believes that $3000 should be regarded as a key resistance area, due to over 10 million ETH historical transaction records.