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In the second quarter 13F holdings report for 2026 (reporting period ended June 30, 2026), Bridgewater Associates, founded by Ray Dalio, disclosed a reduction of 1,359,038 shares of Micron Technology, still holding approximately 116,700 shares, with a reduction ratio of about 92%.

HTX global advisor Sun Yuchen tweeted, "I have communicated with Binance, which only involves Binance users in the UK and EU. HTX itself does not operate in the UK and EU. We are also in ongoing settlement negotiations with UK and EU regulatory authorities. If any users are affected by this settlement negotiation, they can always reach out to HTX customer service, and we will coordinate a solution."

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 the official announcement from Bitget, the platform's dual-currency stock investment product has officially launched, covering over 20 popular U.S. stocks and ETFs, including rNVDA, rTSLA, rAAPL, rMETA, and more. This upgrade adjusts the product settlement time to 23:30 (UTC+8), aligning better with the market trading period after the U.S. stock market opens.In addition, Bitget has launched two limited-time activities. During the event, new users participating in Bitget's dual-currency investment for the first time who complete specified tasks such as net deposits will have the chance to receive dual-currency experience rewards, with a maximum of 3,000 USDT available. The event ends on August 21; at the same time, during the event period, purchasing dual-currency products will also grant limited-edition merchandise such as Bitget camping kits and commemorative coins. The event ends on August 28. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official website.

According to sources from The Wall Street Journal, Nvidia and OpenAI have revised the deal proposal structure for the 10 megawatt data center project in Ohio. Nvidia will guarantee a 5 gigawatt project and reduce the guaranteed amount from $250 billion to less than $120 billion.

The French Minister of Finance confirmed that hackers breached the French Public Finance Directorate system at the end of June and stole personal and corporate taxpayer data. According to the platform FrenchBreaches, which tracks cyberattacks in France, this incident affected approximately 678,437 people, equivalent to about 1% of the French population, but the exact number is still under investigation and has not been finally confirmed.The leaked data reportedly includes sensitive information such as names, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, tax identification information, and income data. Among them, nearly 27,000 individuals had tax incomes of at least 100,000 euros, 386 exceeded 1 million euros, and another 8 exceeded 10 million euros. Reports indicate that the database has been sold on the dark web market for thousands of euros. The attackers, calling themselves ZeroBytes, claimed they extracted the relevant records using an internal search tool, which was only discovered later when access was cut off.This incident has raised concerns in the cryptocurrency industry, as there has been a noticeable increase in "wrench attack" violent robbery incidents targeting cryptocurrency holders in France in recent years. If high-income individuals' addresses and contact information are leaked, it could provide criminals with a more precise target list.

According to Bloomberg, Anthropic's preliminary revenue in the second quarter exceeded $11.5 billion, an increase of at least 14 times compared to $787 million in the same period last year, and higher than the $4.73 billion in the first quarter of this year.The company achieved positive adjusted operating profit for the quarter. In May of this year, Anthropic's annualized revenue surpassed $47 billion.

Broadcom fell nearly 7% during Friday's trading, as the market expressed concerns about the financing model behind its AI infrastructure expansion. Bank of America analysts estimate that the financing platform built by Broadcom for AI chip customers could accumulate up to $370 billion in preferred debt by mid-2029. Broadcom has provided guarantees for lease payments for some customers, with the first transaction guarantee amounting to approximately $29 billion.

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 Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. VIC has dropped by 18.22% in 24 hours, and GPS has dropped by 17.35% in 24 hours.At the same time, PROM, PIVX, RED, and 2Z have also shown a "high and then low" state, with declines of 6.44%, 8.63%, 9.9%, and 9.9% respectively. In addition, MTL has reached a new low for the week, with a decline of 10.15%.On the other hand, ACE and SNXXB have seen slight increases within 5 minutes, both rising by 3.18%. HEI has seen a slight decrease within 5 minutes, with a decline of 3.35%.

Cosmos ecosystem wallet Cosmostation announced that it will officially cease wallet services. Starting from September 1, 2026, the iOS, Android, and Chrome extension versions will only retain the "Export Mnemonic" and "Export Private Key" functions, while other features will gradually be taken offline.Since this wallet is a non-custodial wallet, user assets are still stored on their respective blockchains. Holding the mnemonic or private key allows users to import the wallet into other compatible wallets for continued use. The official strongly recommends that users complete a secure backup of their private keys or mnemonics before September 1.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow down 0.1%, the S&P 500 up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq up 0.16%.SanDisk rose 7%, as the company expects revenue to maintain mid-to-high double-digit growth from fiscal year 2028 to 2030. Western Digital and Micron Technology rose about 4%, while Applied Materials fell 5%.

The Ethereum staking protocol Lido DAO officially interprets the NEST (Network Economic Support Tokenomics) mechanism, which binds the protocol's revenue to the value of LDO tokens through an on-chain automated method, achieving continuous LDO buybacks. The aim is to allow LDO holders to more directly share in the protocol's growth profits. This mechanism is supported by the surplus funds of the DAO treasury. When Lido's staking business revenue exceeds the set benchmark, a portion of the excess revenue will be automatically exchanged for LDO through CoW Swap.According to the initial parameters set by Lido DAO, the NEST revenue benchmark is an annualized $40 million (approximately $109,000 daily), with 50% of the excess allocated for LDO buybacks, a daily buyback limit of $50,000, and a cumulative limit of $10 million over 365 days. Buybacks are executed daily using a permissionless on-chain process.In the initial phase of NEST, a "Treasury-only mode" will be adopted, where purchased LDO will go directly into the DAO treasury. In the future, when market conditions are favorable, the DAO can switch to LP mode through on-chain voting, using half of the funds to purchase LDO and converting the other half into wstETH to provide Curve liquidity.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Team WE vs Top Esports - LPL Group Stage," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bloomberg, Kraken operator Payward disclosed that due to a slowdown in industry trading activity, the company's adjusted pre-tax profit for the second quarter of 2026 was $23 million, a 71% decrease from $79.7 million in the same period last year; during the same period, adjusted revenue increased by 17% year-on-year to $508 million.Payward stated that although revenue continues to grow, the overall trading volume in the cryptocurrency market is weak, putting pressure on profitability. Kraken has been continuously expanding its institutional business, derivatives trading, and on-chain services in recent years, but changes in the industry cycle still exert pressure on its core trading business.

According to the official announcement, Gate has officially launched SOL and XRP event contracts, simultaneously opening multi-cycle rise and fall trading channels. Users can log into the Gate App or the official website and enter the event contract section in the contract area to participate.Event contracts focus on rise and fall prediction trading, requiring no complex parameters such as leverage or margin, making the operational threshold low. The product covers four types of short cycles: 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, and 4 hours, currently supporting four major cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. Users only need to predict the rise and fall of the asset during the corresponding period, choose to place a bullish or bearish order, and the system will automatically settle at the end of the cycle. Positions can also be closed early for flexible profit-taking and loss-cutting.

Famous trader Killa posted that Bitcoin is continuing to decline, and the key now is whether it can maintain the current range and stay above $60,000. He believes that if BTC can still fluctuate above $60,000, a temporary low may form near the current price area.On the other hand, if BTC breaks below $60,000 and loses the current range, the possibility of further declines for the remainder of August will significantly increase. If it drops below $60,000 from the current position, it may further decline to below $57,000. Conversely, if BTC can maintain its structure and regain a foothold above $61,000 to $62,000, he expects Bitcoin may rebound back into the range for the remainder of August.

According to the latest data from RootData's tokenized asset dashboard, the top three exchanges ranked by TradiFi asset contract OI size are Binance, Hyperliquid, and Gate.Binance ranks first with an approximate contract OI of $3.5 billion, holding a market share of 39.5%. Hyperliquid ranks second with an approximate contract OI of $2.07 billion, holding a market share of 23.4%. Gate ranks third with an approximate contract OI of $1 billion, holding a market share of 11.4%. The combined market share of the three is approximately 74.3%.It is reported that this TradiFi asset statistics only include contract and tokenized native asset types in cryptocurrency, excluding traditional stock brokerage data.

According to the latest stock derivatives exchange ranking released by RootData, the three exchanges with the largest spreads among the listed exchanges are OrangeX, BingX, and HTX, with spreads reaching 0.288%, 0.277%, and 0.25% respectively.It is worth noting that the above three exchanges have ranked in the top three for spreads for three consecutive days. On August 13, the top three rankings for the largest spreads were HTX, BingX, and OrangeX, with spreads reaching 0.582%, 0.292%, and 0.269% respectively; on August 12, the top three rankings for the largest spreads were OrangeX, BingX, and HTX, with spreads reaching 0.318%, 0.298%, and 0.292% respectively.It is reported that this spread is the 24h transaction volume weighted spread, and a higher value usually indicates higher trading costs, which investors need to pay attention to.

According to Gate market data, the stock price of Applied Materials (AMAT.O) fell by 5% in pre-market trading.