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In response to the community rumor that "Aptos will shut down its blockchain in the next 6 months," Aptos Labs co-founder and CEO Avery Ching publicly stated that this is "a stupid rumor."The X account that initially published the related news did not provide any official Aptos announcement, governance proposal, or other documents as evidence. When pressed for evidence, the account stated that the information was merely "heard" and reminded to be cautious in interpretation.Additionally, another community account claimed that Aptos had significantly laid off employees over the past year and was facing financial pressure, but that account also admitted that the source of the information was "unreliable," and there is currently no public information to confirm the above claims.Aptos's current public governance records still show network upgrade proposals and executed mainnet function updates, and no official plans to shut down the mainnet have been found.

According to MTS, there are rumors that several leading AI laboratories have used models to provide solutions to multiple long-standing major mathematical problems. However, following the controversy surrounding the results related to Navier-Stokes, these institutions have chosen to temporarily withhold the publication of relevant results.

In response to netizens' claims on Threads that Google Taiwan's layoffs are at least 30% to 50%, with all senior executives being let go, Google Taiwan officially denied that the rumors are exaggerated. The official statement indicated that to make operations more efficient, reduce organizational levels, and prepare for the company's long-term development, the team has been continuously making adjustments to its workforce. As resources focus on core objectives and significant future opportunities, related adjustments will continue.Google has established its largest hardware R&D base outside the United States in Banqiao, New Taipei City. The official job vacancy website shows that there are 49 positions open in Banqiao and 32 positions in Taipei City. Recently, the AI infrastructure R&D center located in the Shilin District of Taipei City has expanded, with office space set to increase by 60%.

The crypto market has always been rife with rumors. Today, an HTX spokesperson responded to recent rumors regarding Sun Yuchen and the platform, emphasizing that this is part of the "expected game" and that the platform's operations are normal. In the Web3 industry, there are very few trading platforms that can survive and cross a 13-year cycle; time and data are often the most objective measures to test market FUD.

According to South Korean media NATE, Dunamu, the parent company of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, responded to rumors of a U.S. listing, stating that the company has indeed been in contact with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), but has not yet confirmed a U.S. listing and has not converted its financial statement accounting standards to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP).Dunamu stated that it had previously only compared and understood the differences between Korean accounting standards and US GAAP, and is currently planning to complete a share exchange with Naver Financial by December 31. After the transaction is completed, both parties plan to establish an IPO committee and promote the listing within a year, but the specific country and market for the listing have not yet been determined. Market analysts believe that if a U.S. listing ultimately occurs, Dunamu and Upbit's Korean legal entity and existing business will remain unchanged, and it is expected that they may adopt the American Depositary Receipt (ADR) method.

In response to the recent rumors about "vulnerabilities in the Ledger Ethereum application," Ledger's Chief Technology Officer Charles Guillemet tweeted that there was indeed a bug related to a specific clearance process, which was discovered by Ledger's security team Donjon using AI vulnerability research tools.The vulnerability has been fixed and deployed two weeks ago. Users just need to keep the Ledger application updated to be protected.

According to the Industrial and Commercial Times, there are widespread rumors in the market that TSMC intends to invest over 30 billion New Taiwan dollars to acquire AUO's two old-generation panel factories, L7 and L5C, located in the Central Taiwan Science Park, adjacent to TSMC's plant, to reserve space for large-size packaging such as CoPoS and FOPLP. Informed sources indicate that TSMC has sent personnel to complete on-site audits, and AUO plans to prioritize the disposal of the two factories, aiming to submit to the board of directors in October, with an estimated completion of production line relocation and factory vacating by the end of the first quarter next year. Both TSMC and AUO have not confirmed this transaction.Semiconductor industry analysts suggest that TSMC is extending from the A14 advanced process and advanced packaging to the COUPE silicon photonics platform, leveraging Taichung's role as a hub for precision optical components to build the Central Taiwan Science Park into a CPO ecosystem. TSMC's existing Fab 15A in the Science Park mainly uses a 28-nanometer process and can support the manufacturing of silicon interposers; the second phase of the Science Park, Fab 25, is planned to build four A14 wafer fabs, with the first two already entering steel structure construction, and the first factory striving for completion before April 2027. The existing advanced packaging and testing facility AP5 in the Science Park has already started CoWoS production, and in the future, it will integrate electronic and photonic chips through the COUPE platform.On the optical side, Largan Precision has recently acquired land and factories in Nantun, Taichung Industrial Zone, and nearby precision machinery clusters, with three transactions totaling approximately 2.568 billion, interpreted by the market as a warm-up for CPO mass production. The company has obtained its first mass production order for fiber optic arrays, with the first automated trial production line aiming for completion by the end of the third quarter, and mass production expected as early as mid-2027, while also laying out micro-lens arrays and integrated FAUs.

According to information released by Watcher.Guru on the X platform, Eric Trump responded to market rumors stating that claims about an upcoming new Trump meme coin are false, emphasizing that it is "absolutely not true."Eric Trump further stated, "No one is launching any type of coin." This statement directly addresses the recent speculation about the launch of new Trump-related tokens.

Recently, multiple users discovered an image model named luna-lisa-alpha appearing on the LMArena testing platform, suspected to be a new generation image generation model that OpenAI is testing. Although not officially confirmed, there is speculation that it could be an early version of GPT Image 2.5 or the next generation of GPT Image.From the testing feedback, the new model shows significant improvements in character consistency, image realism, text generation capability, and noise control. Some testers compared it with models like GPT Image 2.0, Nano Banana Pro, and Grok Imagine, believing that luna-lisa-alpha can better maintain the appearance, clothing, and style of the same character across multiple generations. However, some testers pointed out that there are still issues with repeated textures in complex texture areas. On the same day, OpenAI announced that the GPT Image 2 API preview supports transparent background generation, which can be used for product images, web design, and other scenarios. The exposure of multiple checkpoint names has also led the community to speculate that OpenAI may be conducting A/B testing. Whether this model will be officially released remains uncertain, and we need to wait for official information from OpenAI.

"White-haired stock god" Serenity responded to the "zeroing" rumors, stating that after the collapse of the AI sector in July, the year-to-date (YTD) return still reached +2,411.84%.It indicated that approximately 69.2% is unrealized gains, of which about 2% comes from options and 98% is pure stocks; the peak drawdown was about 77.8%, with almost no risk of liquidation at the low point, but the recovery speed is relatively slow. Previously, $EWY bulls rose about 450% at the peak, constituting the main part of the early realized gains, and they still hold a certain scale of positions.

In response to rumors on social media about "Doubao recommending hotels for a fee," Liu Xing, the head of public affairs for Doubao at ByteDance, stated on the evening of August 10 that the related statements are inaccurate. He indicated that Doubao's life service business currently does not have paid promotions, and Doubao does not charge advertising fees for hotel recommendations; merchants cannot influence recommendations or rankings through payment, and only pay channel service fees after an order is completed.Liu Xing pointed out that some platforms adopt a "commission + advertising" charging model, while Doubao primarily charges based on completed transactions at this stage, making direct comparisons inappropriate. For merchants, the actual channel costs and the effects of new orders are more meaningful references. He also mentioned that Doubao's life service business is still in a very early exploratory stage.

DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev published a response to recent market speculation regarding DEXE trading, stating that the relevant transactions can be verified through centralized exchanges. Grachev indicated that the DWF Labs DEXE trading process is as follows: a large purchase of DEXE in 2024, partial selling for profit in 2025, another large purchase of DEXE around October 10, hedging profits in the first half of 2026, and when the funding rate turned negative, being forced to close short positions and increasing cash reserves by selling part of the DEXE spot.Grachev stated that all buying and selling operations were completed through centralized exchanges, where the trading platform holds relevant account information, and criticized some paid KOLs for spreading "misleading information."

Earlier market news indicated that Dark Side of the Moon (Kimi) plans to submit its Hong Kong IPO application as early as this month, potentially raising about 3 billion dollars. In response, Dark Side of the Moon stated that the news is false.

According to Jinshi, on July 31, there were reports that Tesla is considering divesting its Chinese business, a move that paves the way for a potential merger with SpaceX in the future. Tesla China responded by stating that this is "false news."

In response to the shutdown of BitMEX, BitMart, and rumors of several CEXs facing shutdowns, Zhao Changpeng stated, "It's too cruel, I hope this is a bottom signal."

Citrini analyst Jukan published a response to the recent market rumors regarding bearish notes on NAND and negative news about QLC price negotiations. It is not surprising that SanDisk accepted a price lower than the initial offer when signing a long-term agreement with Meta, as SanDisk is one of the most proactive NAND manufacturers in pursuing LTAs, planning to allocate over 50% of its total shipments to such agreements. Based on this strategy, it is naturally willing to accept LTA prices lower than the current quarterly contract price, and it cannot be inferred that "SanDisk cannot seamlessly resell all orders to higher-bidding North American customers."In response to rumors that Chinese module manufacturers were rejected by domestic CSPs when promoting eSSD, Jukan explained that Chinese CSPs have direct procurement channels with Yangtze Memory Technologies and that the issue is not a lack of demand. Regarding the claim that large-scale cloud providers are driving down prices for QLC eSSD, leading to some volumes not being sold, he believes that new cloud providers have sufficient demand to absorb these volumes.Jukan concluded by stating that negative headlines are more easily amplified when storage stocks perform poorly, but the fundamentals have not shown substantial deterioration. He reiterated that he remains bullish on storage. Previously, Jukan had stated that DRAM contract prices still have about a 40% upside potential until the end of 2027, and HBM supply continues to be tight. This clarification on the NAND side further solidifies his bullish stance on the entire storage sector.

According to reports from Yicai, there are many rumors that "Xiaohongshu secretly submitted an IPO application before the end of June," but it was hindered by former employees reporting its "compliance issues for listing."In response, Xiaohongshu stated: The current circulating information related to the IPO is not true.

In response to the recent market controversy regarding the reduction of Stabledrop shares, Cap founder Benjamin issued a statement of apology and provided a detailed response. He stated that the team prematurely committed to an airdrop scale of 11 million before the funding was fully secured, but subsequent changes in the market environment led to a fundraising amount that fell short of expectations, resulting in the actual airdrop pool shrinking to 4.2 million.To avoid substantial principal losses for early YT (Yield Token) holders, the team temporarily adjusted the originally planned linear distribution scheme to a "capital protection but no profit" restructuring model, ensuring that no one incurs losses. This rule applies equally to all wallets. Meanwhile, in response to community concerns about a related whale address allegedly engaging in "internal score manipulation," Benjamin clarified that the wallet belongs to a former colleague and is not operated by the team, and that project treasury funds have not been utilized. Additionally, he emphasized that the Cap protocol is still operating healthily, and the decline in TVL that occurred over the weekend was mainly due to the surge in USDM lending rates on Aave for MegaETH, causing arbitrageurs to exit, which is unrelated to this airdrop incident. All redemptions have been processed smoothly.

In response to the online incident of "Gate being hacked for 1.7 million," the platform's founder and CEO Dr. Han tweeted: The details of the incident are all here. After reading, it will be clear. Regarding this incident, the official Gate account has already provided a complete disclosure and review of the events earlier.