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Korean KakaoPay's securities and tokenization platform Dinari and Ondo Finance have reached separate collaborations to explore the on-chain integration of Korean listed stocks and distribution to overseas market investors. KakaoPay announced these two independent agreements on Tuesday, covering the acquisition of target Korean stocks, tokenization infrastructure, and potential distribution arrangements outside of Korea.The collaboration with Dinari will rely on its dShares model for a proof of concept, which aims to retain shareholder rights, including dividends and voting. Dinari currently offers 724 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs through dShares, and this collaboration explores extending that model to stocks of Korean listed companies. Dinari CEO Gabe Otte stated that the proof of concept has not yet selected specific Korean listed companies and has not set a commercialization timeline; the proposed model will use locally listed stocks in Korea as the underlying assets, rather than tokens that only track their prices.The initial focus of the agreement with Ondo is to establish a framework for the acquisition and custody of Korean listed stocks, preparing for subsequent tokenization. KakaoPay will operate a comprehensive account for foreign investors to hold and manage the underlying stocks, and both parties will also study the issuance and redemption mechanisms for tokens. This collaboration comes as Korea advances its token securities regulatory framework: the Korean National Assembly passed an amendment in January this year, recognizing distributed ledgers as legitimate securities registries; the Financial Services Commission included it in capital market reforms in June; and the framework is set to take effect in February 2027.

GIWA official account (@GIWA_by_Upbit) issued a statement clarifying that the project's mainnet has not yet been launched and that RPC has never been online, so there is no risk of any RPC leakage. Users are reminded to do their own research (DYOR) and to be wary of FUD and scam information. It is reported that GIWA is an Ethereum L2 project developed by Dunamu, the parent company of Upbit, based on the OP Stack, aiming to achieve a 1-second block time and be compatible with EVM. It is currently still in the testnet phase.

According to Gate market data, Akamai's stock rose 21% in pre-market trading after the company signed a $11.6 billion cloud computing agreement with Anthropic.

Anthropic announced a $12 billion artificial intelligence computing partnership with Akamai.

Korean fintech company Kakao Pay and internet bank KakaoBank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Fireblocks to jointly explore digital asset opportunities, including stablecoins. According to the agreement, both parties will conduct proof-of-concept testing for digital asset infrastructure that meets South Korean regulatory, security, and service requirements, aiming to build a secure on-chain infrastructure for the country's emerging digital asset market. The announcement did not disclose specific timelines for launch, investment, or implementation.Kakao Pay primarily focuses on mobile payments and financial services, while KakaoBank is one of the largest internet banks in South Korea, both belonging to the Kakao ecosystem. Fireblocks stated that it provides digital asset infrastructure for over 2,500 institutions, including more than 100 banks. This collaboration follows another partnership between Kakao Group and stablecoin issuer Circle, where the two signed an MoU in July this year to explore blockchain-based payment infrastructure and digital asset technology, and to study opportunities surrounding the Korean won stablecoin and related services.As South Korea gradually improves its digital asset regulatory framework, Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are among many Korean financial and tech companies exploring stablecoin opportunities. In May this year, KB Financial Group completed a pilot for a Korean won stablecoin covering issuance, offline merchant payments, and cross-border remittances; in July, fintech company Toss collaborated with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs to conduct a proof of concept for Korean won-based stablecoin payment infrastructure.

SlowMist released a security warning stating that it has recently received multiple reports of FomoPeek users' assets being stolen. After a joint investigation with the OKX security team, it was found that some affected users had previously installed or used FomoPeek versions 1.1 to 1.2, which contained malicious code. SlowMist stated that there are modules in FomoPeek unrelated to normal business, one of which includes a kernel exploit framework targeting the iOS system, supporting eight different attack methods that can automatically select the exploitation method based on device model and iOS version. Affected systems include iOS 12 to 18.7 and iOS 26 to 26.1. If the exploitation is successful, the application may break through the iOS sandbox and access and decrypt Keychain data, leading to the leakage of private keys, mnemonic phrases, login credentials, and other sensitive files. In addition, FomoPeek also connects to hidden servers unrelated to its public services and can receive remote commands. SlowMist indicated that its analysis of captured plaintext traffic shows that the related attack functions are currently enabled and will run automatically on a regular basis. SlowMist recommends that users who have installed or used FomoPeek versions 1.1 to 1.2 immediately check for any anomalies in their assets, generate new private keys and mnemonic phrases on trusted devices that have never installed the application, and transfer assets to new accounts as soon as possible, while also upgrading to the latest iOS version and not continuing to use or reinstall FomoPeek.

Blockchain analysis platform Arkham posted that the 1,096,361 BTC held by Satoshi Nakamoto is currently worth $8.299 billion, having appreciated by $1.237 billion in the past 30 days, during which Bitcoin rose by 17.5%.Arkham stated that this batch of Bitcoin has never been transferred, and Satoshi Nakamoto has held it for 17 years.

David Bailey, CEO and Chairman of Nakamoto Holdings, stated during a discussion hosted by investment bank TD Cowen that artificial intelligence could become the next engine driving Bitcoin adoption. He believes that the barriers to Bitcoin adoption have always been the interface rather than the asset itself; wallets, addresses, private keys, and the overall onboarding process have deterred mainstream users over the past decade, while AI-driven tools can abstract away this complexity, making it easier for ordinary individuals and institutions to use Bitcoin.TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza described this viewpoint as speculative but worth noting, suggesting that it shifts the adoption discussion away from traditional topics such as monetary policy, regulation, and institutional capital inflows. Bailey also mentioned that institutional adoption of Bitcoin is just beginning, with the changes brought about by spot ETFs, corporate treasury programs, and sovereign-level interest in the past year exceeding the total of the previous decade, and the opportunities ahead remain far greater than what has already been captured.When asked whether Bitcoin is reshaping traditional finance, Bailey firmly believes the answer is yes, as institutions, governments, and publicly traded companies are participating on a large scale, but the underlying properties of Bitcoin have not changed as a result. Nakamoto positions itself as a comprehensive Bitcoin platform covering media, conferences, education, asset management, consulting, and reserve business, and TD Cowen has given Nakamoto Holdings (NASDAQ: NAKA) a buy rating.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on his personal channel that Revolut allegedly leaked some users' personal identifiable information (PII) due to failing to recognize a forged government agency information request.According to his disclosure, Revolut previously received a request for customer information retrieval that appeared to come from a real government agency and was sent through the agency's official email domain. Because the email had valid domain authentication information, Revolut believed the request was legitimate and responded accordingly.The potentially involved data includes users' names, birth dates, occupations, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers, as well as copies of passports or driver's licenses, identity verification selfies, account statements, IBANs, withdrawal records, and complete transaction histories, including Bitcoin transaction records. Revolut stated in the notification sent to users that no biometric facial telemetry data was leaked.ZachXBT indicated that the scale of the incident may currently be limited, but it appears to primarily target high-net-worth users. Several Revolut users received notifications regarding the related security incident yesterday. Revolut officials had previously reminded users to verify suspicious information through in-app customer service to avoid providing personal or financial information.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "US Open: Naomi Osaka vs Elena Rybakina," the sub-market "US Open WTA: Naomi Osaka vs Elena Rybakina Game Spread +/-0.5" for the option "Rybakina" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 55% an hour ago to the current 76.5% (a fluctuation of 21.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, the sleeping Bitcoin transactions that occurred yesterday came from multiple early mining addresses. These addresses mined 50 BTC each at Bitcoin block heights 43361, 43452, 43647, 43680, 43765, 43855, and 43871, totaling 350 BTC. However, according to their research findings, the aforementioned blocks were not mined by Bitcoin's founder Satoshi Nakamoto.

Whale Alert stated that the dormant transactions activated yesterday involved addresses that mined 50 BTC in Bitcoin blocks 43361, 43452, 43647, 43680, 43765, 43855, and 43871. Whale Alert indicated that, according to its research, the aforementioned blocks were not mined by Satoshi Nakamoto.

According to Bloomberg, David Bailey, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur who helped Trump shift to supporting Bitcoin, is trying to rebuild his business after the stock price of his Bitcoin treasury company, Nakamoto, has fallen about 99% from its peak. Previously, Bailey raised approximately $760 million for the publicly listed company to establish Bitcoin reserves.Nakamoto announced its entry into the public market through a merger in May 2025, and since then, the stock price has cumulatively dropped about 99% from its high. This trend is also part of the overall correction of digital asset treasury companies, as the premium investors previously paid to indirectly hold Bitcoin through a listed company has largely disappeared.Bailey's hedge fund had previously achieved a 640% return when investing in similar strategies. He stated that he still occasionally keeps in touch with the White House and is trying to prove that, after the significant drop in stock price, Nakamoto still has a sustainable real business.

The proposal No. 107 of the TRON mainnet has been officially approved and is in effect, with the TVM Prague and Osaka compatibility features introduced in GreatVoyage-v4.8.2 being enabled simultaneously.This update supports reading historical block hashes directly from the on-chain state, adds the CLZ instruction, and natively supports Passkey verification with the secp256r1 precompiled contract, while optimizing MODEXP energy consumption. With the launch of these related features, the compatibility of TVM with Ethereum Prague and Osaka upgrades has been further enhanced, providing a more complete development environment for smart contract development, tool migration, and EVM ecosystem application adaptation.

The TRON network super representatives (SR) have initiated a proposal vote for the mainnet Committee No. 107, which is expected to conclude on August 28 at 14:00 (Singapore time).The proposal aims to enable features related to the TVM compatibility with Ethereum Prague and Osaka upgrades in GreatVoyage-v4.8.2, including support for historical block hash queries, the addition of the CLZ instruction, support for Passkey verification with the secp256r1 precompiled contract, and optimization of MODEXP energy consumption. If the proposal vote passes, it will further enhance the compatibility of TVM with the latest upgrade features of Ethereum, strengthening smart contract development and cross-ecosystem adaptation capabilities.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Cincinnati Open: Brandon Nakashima vs. Frances Tiafoe," the sub-market "Cincinnati Open: Brandon Nakashima vs. Frances Tiafoe Second Set Winner" saw the probability of the "Nakashima" option fluctuate dramatically, dropping from 48% an hour ago to the current 33% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

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.

According to official news, the TRON community is expected to initiate a proposal vote for the activation of network parameters #95 and #96 on the mainnet on August 25, aiming to enable the Prague and Osaka upgrade features introduced in GreatVoyage - v4.8.2 (Pyrrho), further enhancing the compatibility of TVM with the Ethereum ecosystem. Currently, the Nile testnet has passed the relevant proposal on August 13, and developers can go experience the new features and conduct DApp joint debugging and compatibility testing.TRON reminds that nodes that have not completed the upgrade need to update to v4.8.2 or v4.8.2.1 by August 25, otherwise, they may not be able to synchronize blocks properly after the relevant parameters are activated. The community also welcomes developers to participate in proposal discussions and continue to pay attention to subsequent voting and official implementation progress.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Cincinnati Open: Brandon Nakashima vs. Daniil Medvedev," the option "Brandon Nakashima" in the sub-market "Cincinnati Open: Brandon Nakashima vs. Daniil Medvedev" has experienced drastic fluctuations in winning probability, plummeting from 48.5% an hour ago to the current 18.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

On this day 18 years ago, Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto registered the domain bitcoin.org. This domain subsequently became an important platform for early information dissemination and community collaboration for Bitcoin.On August 18, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto completed the registration of bitcoin.org; in October of the same year, he published the Bitcoin white paper through this channel, and in January 2009, he mined the genesis block, launching the Bitcoin network. bitcoin.org has long hosted the Bitcoin protocol documentation, client download guides, and foundational educational content, making it one of the iconic online assets in the process of Bitcoin's transition from concept to global adoption.