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The Solana-based protocol focused on on-chain yield, Paystream, announced its closure and liquidation on August 15. Founder Maushish stated that the project underwent multiple transformations, from a P2P lending protocol born out of a hackathon, to an LP management terminal, and finally to a funding rate arbitrage tool (Funding Rate Farmer), which gained some real usage, with users opening a total of 185 positions and deploying $232,000 in margin.The project was financed through MetaDAO, and a proposal in May significantly reduced the remaining funds. The team shrank from 6 members to 1, and subsequent attempts to build automated treasury and payroll compliance products were unsuccessful. The team decided to cease operations and will open-source the funding rate arbitrage filter code, with details of the liquidation proposal to be announced later through MetaDAO.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, investment advisory firm Edelman Financial Engines disclosed a position of approximately $34 million in a spot Bitcoin ETF, primarily allocated to the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Grayscale-related products. Although this position still represents a small percentage of its overall portfolio, it has surpassed its holdings of about $25 million in Amazon. This move aligns with the public stance of the company's founder, Ric Edelman, who has advocated for a Bitcoin ETF since 2019 and established the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals to provide cryptocurrency and blockchain education for financial advisors.On the same day, related disclosures showed that Tudor Investment Corporation, led by legendary macro trader Paul Tudor Jones, held 688,529 shares of IBIT as of June 30, valued at approximately $22.9 million, an increase from 579,083 shares in the previous quarter. The report noted that Jones is known for his long-term analysis of inflation cycles, and the scale of this increase has garnered some market attention.

Galaxy Research analyst Alex Thorn pointed out that as the likelihood of the CLARITY Act passing in 2026 significantly decreases, the U.S. SEC and CFTC are intensifying independent cryptocurrency regulatory actions. The bill previously gained bipartisan support in the Senate Banking Committee but has stalled due to unresolved ethical rules for officials regarding cryptocurrency, pressure from community banks leading to some Republican positions softening, and disputes over developer protection clauses. The Senate Majority Leader failed to push for a vote before the August recess, and the September session is only about two to three weeks long, leading Galaxy to lower the probability to 10%.On the SEC side, the originally planned "Reg Crypto" exemption (which provides a new path for primary issuance of crypto assets) and "Innovation Exemption" (which allows tokenized securities to trade in DeFi secondary markets) have been postponed multiple times. It is reported that the agency had retreated due to opposition from the traditional securities industry, but may restart due to the bleak outlook of the bill, with text expected to be released in the coming weeks to months. These measures are likely to be time-limited sandboxes that will face litigation and require years to refine. The CFTC is actively advocating for jurisdiction over prediction market contracts, responding to the New York Attorney General's attempt to issue an emergency order to ban Kalshi event contracts nationwide, continuing the tug-of-war over federal and state jurisdiction regarding prediction markets.Thorn believes that while the bill covers a comprehensive framework including registration licensing, compliance monitoring, and consumer protection, it is currently more dominated by political factors. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's planned departure in November also adds urgency to the advancement of the rules. The related actions aim to fill the legislative vacuum but may ultimately undergo a lengthy judicial and rule-making process.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket prediction market for the event "San Diego Padres vs. Cleveland Guardians," the "San Diego Padres" option in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 68% an hour ago to the current 52% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents show that AMD holds 3.3 million shares of SpaceX Class A stock.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents show that NVIDIA holds 122.8 million shares of SpaceX Class A common stock, valued at approximately $21 billion.

The SEC has postponed the "innovation exemption" plan for tokenized securities and canceled the cryptocurrency rules meeting, causing concept stocks such as Bullish, Coinbase, and the UNI token to drop.

According to The Block, StablecoinX (USDE) announced its first quarterly performance report after going public. As of the end of the second quarter of 2026, the company holds approximately 3 billion ENA, accounting for about 20% of the total ENA supply. At current prices, this is worth over $250 million; based on 24 million Class A shares outstanding at the end of the quarter, this corresponds to about $9.09 per share.After the news was released, StablecoinX's stock price rose by more than 12% during Friday's morning session. StablecoinX reported a net loss of $34.2 million in the second quarter, most of which came from a $36.2 million impairment of digital assets related to its ENA holdings. The company's operating business is still in its early stages, with infrastructure service revenue of only $62,372 in the last two weeks of June, while its decentralized validation nodes have accumulated cross-chain transaction volumes exceeding $3 billion.StablecoinX began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker USDE on June 26. Approximately 285 million ENA in its treasury comes from the Ethena Foundation, with another approximately 2.75 billion coming from cash and physical investments from PIPE financing.

Documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) disclosed holding 154.1 million shares of Class A stock in SpaceX.

Upbit operator Dunamu announced its performance for the second quarter of 2026, with quarterly revenue of 173.5 billion won (approximately 12.3 million USD) and operating profit of 23.5 billion won (approximately 1.665 million USD), a decrease of about 26% and 73% respectively compared to the first quarter.In the first quarter, Dunamu's revenue was 234.6 billion won (approximately 16.6 million USD) and operating profit was 88 billion won (approximately 6.234 million USD). Dunamu stated that the decline in performance this quarter was mainly affected by the overall liquidity contraction in the global digital asset market, leading to weakened investor sentiment.

According to Cointelegraph, Morgan Stanley's latest 13F filing submitted to the U.S. SEC shows that as of June 30, it held approximately 16.5 million shares of BlackRock IBIT, an increase of 23% from 13.4 million shares in the first quarter. However, due to the decline in Bitcoin prices during the quarter, the market value of this holding dropped from $667 million to $549 million, a decrease of about 18%.During the same period, Morgan Stanley also held 2.57 million shares of MSBT, valued at approximately $43.3 million, and increased its holdings in Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, and Fidelity FBTC, with FBTC holdings increasing by nearly 38%.In terms of Ethereum, its ETHA holdings increased by about 202% to 4.6 million shares, and the Grayscale Ethereum Staked Mini ETF holdings increased by about 26% to 5.1 million shares. Additionally, Morgan Stanley also established new positions in the Grayscale Solana Staked ETF and Fidelity Solana Fund, with market values of approximately $4.25 million and $2.26 million, respectively.On the individual stock front, Morgan Stanley's holdings in Circle (CRCL) surged from about 1.46 million shares to 8.32 million shares, while also increasing positions in mining companies and infrastructure firms such as Cipher Digital, Core Scientific, Hut 8, and Bitdeer; on the other hand, it reduced its holdings by about 550,000 shares in Coinbase, reduced over 3.1 million shares in CleanSpark, and completely exited approximately 8 million shares in Bitfarms.

According to Gate market data, Broadcom (AVGO.O) stock price fell by 5%, making it the stock with the largest decline among S&P 500 constituents.

According to Coinpedia, JPMorgan, with an asset management scale of approximately $5.1 trillion, submitted its Q2 13F filing to the SEC, showing significant adjustments in its crypto-related ETF holdings. In terms of Bitcoin, the bank held approximately 10.4 million shares of BlackRock's IBIT as of June 30, valued at about $355.7 million, up from about 8.3 million shares and nearly $162 million in Q1; the number of IBIT call options increased to about 3.94 million, while put options decreased from about 4.75 million to about 3.5 million.Regarding Ethereum, JPMorgan held nearly 1.17 million shares of BlackRock's ETHA, valued at approximately $14.3 million, a significant increase of 338% compared to the previous quarter, but the value of Bitcoin positions still exceeds that of ETHA by more than twenty times. For XRP, after the related positions were reduced to zero in Q1, the bank re-established its holdings, holding small shares of Bitwise XRP ETF and Grayscale XRP Trust ETF, as well as approximately 19,900 shares of Armada Acquisition Corp II related to Ripple-supported trading, valued at about $207,000.In addition, the filing also showed that JPMorgan established a new position in Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, holding about 47,500 shares. The article also mentioned that there has been a recent net outflow from the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF, with the next 13F covering Q3 expected to be disclosed in November.

According to Gate market data, Reddit's stock price rose by 12%, and the company was included in the S&P 500 index.

In July, U.S. retail sales recorded a month-on-month decrease of -0.6%, the largest decline since May of last year, and lower than the market expectation of +0.1%.

Binance has launched a special trading competition for new users. Complete your first trade on Binance Spot or Instant Exchange to win up to 1,000 USDT vouchers. The event runs from August 14, 2026, 20:00 to August 29, 07:59.Eligibility to participate is for new users who register a Binance account and complete identity verification during the event period. Rewards will be distributed based on the total qualified trading volume of spot or instant exchange trades during the event.

The Ukrainian government stated that the remaining Black Sea ports in the Greater Odessa region are essentially closed due to Russian airstrikes, and its planned agricultural exports may be halved, posing a risk to global food supply.

Binance announced that, in response to recent regulatory changes, to continuously comply with relevant regulations and ensure the safety of user assets, Binance will no longer process transactions involving certain cryptocurrency service providers/platforms starting from the following dates: effective August 7, including Shelbit, Aban Tether Exchange; effective August 13, including A7 Nigeria, A7 Africa, PilotFinance; effective August 23, including Rapira, Aifory Pro, ABCeX, WhiteBird, NoOnecrypto, Tradex, Monease, BitPapa, Exnode, Exnode Pay, HTX (Huobi Global SA), EXMO, and other platforms.Binance reminds users to avoid transferring or receiving assets directly or indirectly to the above entities, or engaging in other transactions with them, as related transactions may require additional compliance review, during which wallets may be restricted, and related activities may also involve violations of Binance's Terms of Use.A spokesperson for Huobi HTX responded that Huobi HTX has always strictly complied with the relevant laws and regulations of its operating location. Regarding recent sanctions related to the EU and the UK, the platform is actively communicating and has made good progress.The spokesperson for Huobi HTX also stated that Huobi HTX is currently not operating in the EU region and does not have EU region customers, so users need not worry excessively. The platform will continue to prioritize compliance and actively and responsibly advance related matters, and also appreciates the community's understanding and support.