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According to the latest data from OpenRouter reported by the Daily Economic News, the total global invocation of AI large models last week (from August 31 to September 6) reached 115 trillion tokens, a month-on-month increase of 1.77%. Among them, the weekly invocation of China's AI large models reached 56.72 trillion tokens, a month-on-month increase of 2.83%, surpassing the United States (16.54 trillion tokens, a month-on-month decrease of 3.1%) for nineteen consecutive weeks, ranking first in the world.Among the top five global invocation volumes, four are Chinese models. Tencent's Hyper Yuan Hy4 preview ranks first with 14.7 trillion tokens, a month-on-month increase of 379%; GPT-5.6 Luna ranks second with 12.9 trillion tokens; Zhiyu GLM-5.3 Flash rises to third with 12.4 trillion tokens; DeepSeek-V4-Flash's official and preview versions rank fourth and fifth, respectively.MiniMax M3 returns to the list after nearly a month, ranking sixth, and has become the foundational base for Saudi HUMAIN's Arabic large model. In addition, Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash fell out of the list this week.

The supply chain reports that Amazon, a leading North American cloud service provider under AWS, has recently expanded the delivery of AI server cabinets, with strong shipping momentum from partners such as TSMC, World Advanced, Wistron, and Hon Hai. Amazon has recently revised its capital expenditure for this year, increasing the original estimate from $200 billion to $220 billion, primarily for AI infrastructure, including data centers, servers, and network equipment.Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is optimistic that the demand for AI computing power will continue to exceed supply until 2027, and he has even seen strong demand for 2028. AWS's AI business and self-developed chip scale have grown to $25 billion, maintaining triple-digit percentage growth. Annapurna Labs' customized ASIC chips are mostly produced by TSMC using advanced 3-nanometer processes.World Advanced is an important partner for AWS's self-developed AI chips and is optimistic that its quarterly revenue and profits will reach new highs this season, with continued growth expected in the fourth quarter. The demand for 3-nanometer AI accelerators is better than previously assessed, and designs can be finalized before the end of the year. AWS's ASIC AI cabinets are assembled by Wistron, which also supplies switch trays, while Hon Hai is involved in CPU trays. Hon Hai's rotating CEO, Liu Young-way, stated that this year's ASIC project has made new progress, setting a target for ASIC server market share at over 40%.

Strive CEO Matt Cole stated that after increasing its holdings by 3,156 BTC in August, the company could potentially become the world's second-largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder by the end of 2026, second only to Strategy. However, he emphasized that this is not its baseline expectation and requires multiple factors to align.Cole pointed out that Strive currently has over $700 million in unexercised warrants, which will expire in mid-October. If the company's stock price exceeds the $27 exercise price, the conversion of the warrants could bring Strive hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for further Bitcoin purchases. He mentioned that if combined with approximately $700 million in digital credit capacity, the potential funds available for buying BTC could reach $1.4 billion.Strive significantly accelerated its buying pace in August, purchasing 3,156 BTC in a single month, compared to only 136 BTC in July. The company currently holds a total of 23,156 BTC, valued at nearly $1.9 billion, and has become the fifth-largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company in the world, surpassing the crypto exchange Bullish last week. The current second-largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder is Twenty One Capital, which holds 43,514 BTC, about twice that of Strive. With 17 weeks remaining until the end of the year, if Twenty One does not increase its holdings, Strive would need to purchase approximately 1,200 BTC per week on average to surpass it. The article noted that Twenty One has not added any BTC since July 2025, so this goal is theoretically possible.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate had a net capital inflow of over 60.69 million USD in 24 hours, ranking second globally among centralized exchanges.

The blockchain data analysis platform Dune announced that the real-world asset dataset is now online.Dune stated that users focusing on tokenized assets can now access headline data such as total on-chain value, product quantity, and growth charts; this dataset further covers details such as distribution channels, ultimate holders, trading venues, and post-holding usage.Dune has also opened the registration channel for the real-world asset report.

Altrata's latest report shows that the number of billionaires worldwide will rise to a historic high of 3,795 by 2025, an increase of 8.2%, the strongest in five years. The rapid growth of super-rich wealth is driven by rising stock markets, monetary stimulus policies, and a surge in artificial intelligence investments. The total wealth of billionaires is expected to grow by 12.8% in 2025, reaching a record of $151 trillion, equivalent to nearly a quarter of the total market capitalization of the S&P 500 index. This marks the third consecutive year of accelerated growth in billionaire wealth, with an average wealth of $4 billion and a median net worth close to $2 billion.By region, the number of billionaires in North America increased by 11.6%, reaching 1,337, accounting for 35% of the global total; Europe saw nearly an 8% increase for the second consecutive year, reaching 1,081, accounting for 28%; Asia grew by 6.5%, reaching 881. The report indicates that since 2023, the surge in artificial intelligence investments has been one of the most important driving forces behind the creation of wealth among global billionaires, with its impact becoming more pronounced in 2025 and the first half of 2026. Investor enthusiasm for generative AI, large language models, cloud computing, and AI software has attracted significant capital, driving the revaluation of technology companies, with founders and major shareholders of leading global tech companies being the biggest beneficiaries.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Sharplink SBET obtained 586 ETH this week through staking rewards, currently holding a total of 890,376 ETH, making it the second largest ETH treasury company in the world.

On August 26, several stocks in the Korean market performed actively. According to the Gate platform's Korean stock market data, E-World (084680) rose by 29.97%, currently priced at $0.43; HanmiGlobal Architects & Engineers (053690) increased by 18.40%, currently priced at $15.25; KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering (130660) saw a rise of 16.22%, currently priced at $9.88.

World Liberty Financial announced that its USD stablecoin USD1 has been natively issued on the Canton Network, allowing institutions to use the stablecoin for settling transactions involving tokenized real-world assets (RWA). According to the announcement, USD1 can serve as the cash leg for transactions such as derivatives collateral, institutional lending, and asset issuance and redemption. The native issuance enables it to settle in sync with tokenized assets within the same transaction, while maintaining Canton’s privacy and permission control mechanisms.According to DeFiLlama data, USD1 has a market capitalization of approximately $4.05 billion, making it the sixth-largest stablecoin, issued and managed by BitGo Bank & Trust for its reserves and minting redemption processes. USD1 was launched in March 2025, with reserves including short-term U.S. Treasury bills, government money market funds, and dollar deposits. World Liberty Financial is a crypto project supported by the Trump family, founded in 2024.Canton is a public blockchain aimed at institutional finance, issuing or processing over $90 trillion in tokenized assets monthly, with over $350 billion in on-chain U.S. Treasuries flowing through its network daily. Zak Folkman, co-founder and COO of World Liberty Financial, stated that institutions have put trillions of dollars in U.S. Treasuries and government debt on-chain, but the dollar settlement still relies on outdated infrastructure. The combination of Canton and the native USD1 allows real-world assets to complete dollar settlements with greater speed and privacy.

Theo Hourmouzis, General Manager of Anthropic for Australia and New Zealand, stated at an event hosted by the National Australia Bank that the company's Australian clients lag behind their global counterparts in utilizing the programming capabilities of the Claude chatbot, but are more inclined to use it for simple tasks.Hourmouzis cited Anthropic data indicating that approximately 5.8% of Claude's usage in Australia pertains to basic tasks such as invoice processing, inventory management, and general administration, which is higher than the global level of about 4.7%. He pointed out that local usage tends to lean more towards backend and practical work.

According to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial, supported by the Trump family, has received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter, intending to establish World Liberty Trust Company. After final approval, the institution will be able to issue and redeem the stablecoin USD1 directly, manage its reserve assets, and provide digital asset custody services.This application comes at a time when the approval process for new bank charters in the United States has significantly accelerated. OCC data shows that 22 bank charter applications have been approved in the 19 months prior to Trump's second term, exceeding the total from the previous five years, with several being fintech and digital asset companies. World Liberty Trust Company is not a traditional commercial bank and cannot accept deposits insured by the FDIC or issue traditional loans.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "FUT Esports vs Spirit World Cup Playoffs," the "FUT Esports" option in the sub-market "Map 1 Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 37.5% an hour ago to the current 58.5% (a fluctuation of 21%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Counter-Strike: FURIA vs. Legacy - Esports World Cup Playoffs" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "FURIA" option in the submarket "Match Winner" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win probability, dropping from 84.5% an hour ago to the current 56.5% (a fluctuation of 28%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Legacy vs Spirit - Esports World Cup Playoffs," the "Spirit" option in the sub-market "Map Handicap: TS (-1.5) vs Legacy (+1.5)" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 49.5% an hour ago to the current 66.5% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale sold $101,080.19 on a single bet regarding the "Match Winner" in the event "Counter-Strike: FURIA vs FUT Esports (BO3) - Esports World Cup Playoffs." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this bet is 65%.