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The RTX Spark series PCs developed by NVIDIA in collaboration with MediaTek are expected to launch this fall. Microsoft and more game developers have recently announced updates and support for this platform. The first batch of orders from ASUS and MSI has been fully booked, and they are actively seeking more allocations from NVIDIA. ASUS co-CEO Hu Shubin pointed out that channel customer bookings have exceeded expectations, with the initial supply completely reserved, and they are actively placing additional supply orders with NVIDIA, holding a highly optimistic outlook for next year's sales. MSI's product manager Peng Renfang revealed that customers from mainland China, Taiwan, and the United States are actively placing orders, with the first batch of laptops equipped with the high-end N1X chip nearly sold out, and they are actively following up with NVIDIA for more orders.The RTX Spark super chip is built using TSMC's 3-nanometer process, featuring NVIDIA's Blackwell RTX GPU connected to a 20-core Grace CPU, utilizing a Windows on Arm architecture. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang noted that RTX Spark brings together CUDA, RTX, and AI platforms into a single super chip, allowing ground agents, front-end models, creative workflows, and RTX games to run on laptops, "This is the new PC, personal AI computer." The processors are divided into the high-end N1x and the mainstream N1, with the actual selling price of PCs equipped with N1x yet to be announced, but the market generally believes it will start from 110,000 yuan. The first wave of partner brands includes ASUS, MSI, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, Acer, and Gigabyte will also follow suit. NVIDIA recently announced at Gamescom 2026 in Germany that multiple game developers are bringing various games to join the RTX Spark lineup.

According to Bitcoin News, Sparrow Wallet v2.5.4 has been released after extensive AI-assisted review, containing multiple security enhancement updates aimed at reducing users' reliance on external servers such as Electrum.Additionally, this version strengthens Ledger, Keycard, Trezor, Payjoin, PSBT, and multi-signature handling, removes Bitcoin Core credentials and other confidential information from debug logs, restricts existing wallet and backup directory permissions to owner access only, closes local DNS resolution leaks when using Tor, and enhances wallet import, signing, downloading, and server response verification. This update expands Sparrow Wallet's scope for independently verifying transaction data, hardware devices, and other inputs, reducing reliance on external servers for data provision.

According to CoinDesk, a governance proposal from the Optimism community has been approved, reallocating 546.9 million OP tokens originally planned for user airdrops to the "Strategic Ecosystem Fund" managed by the Optimism Foundation, sparking discussions in the community about governance transparency and user rights. The OP tokens involved account for approximately 12.7% of the total supply, valued at about $49.7 million at current prices.The Optimism Foundation stated that as the ecological strategy shifts towards institutional adoption and corporate partnerships, large-scale user airdrops are no longer fully aligned with the current development direction. Unused tokens can be utilized for ecosystem incentives, partnership building, and enterprise-level project expansion. The final vote resulted in 17.974 million OP in support and 10.931 million OP against the proposal.A key turning point occurred 16 minutes and 52 seconds before the voting ended, when the Optimism core development team Test in Prod (delegate.testinprod-io.eth) cast 8.486 million OP in support, raising the approval rate from 45.77% to 61.84%, ultimately pushing the proposal through.If the vote from Test in Prod were excluded, the support rate for the proposal would only be 46.47%, which would not have passed, and the related tokens might have remained in the user allocation pool. The Optimism Foundation previously committed to disclosing the cumulative usage of the fund and related results through an annual budget report. This vote has also reignited discussions about the influence of "large delegated voting rights" in DAO governance and the balance of rights for token holders.

At the 2026 Wyoming Blockchain Conference, Global Settlement Network CEO Ryan Kirkley warned that AI agents could allow hackers to invade Wi-Fi networks, passwords, and wallets on an unprecedented scale, making current billion-dollar crypto attacks seem trivial. Kirkley stated, "We thought these bridge attacks were serious, but they are actually just pocket change." In the past, attacking someone with $20,000 in assets was too costly, but now an agent can attack everyone simultaneously.Bill Laboon, Vice President of Technical Operations at the Web3 Foundation, agreed, believing that the efficiency gains brought by decentralized systems also benefit attackers. Fahmi Syed, President of the Midnight Foundation, emphasized that agents need clear parameter settings and should not be granted unrestricted access to credit card, social security information, and various accounts. Kirkley believes that setting agent permissions is relatively easy to resolve, while the security protection of the underlying systems is a greater concern.Regarding trust issues, Laboon pointed out that large language models still occasionally produce hallucinations, which makes him reluctant to entrust personal retirement funds to agents. Richard Shorten, founder of Silvermine Capital Advisors, believes that the development speed of agent AI technology has exceeded people's capacity to accept it. Kirkley also mentioned the regulatory responsibility dilemma, where the attribution of responsibility and the mechanism for recovering funds remain unclear when autonomous agents make mistakes or even break the law.

Nick Timiraos, the chief economic reporter for The Wall Street Journal and known as the "mouthpiece of the Federal Reserve," recently wrote that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is facing intense scrutiny from Congress. On Wednesday local time, four members of the Senate Banking Committee, led by Senator Chris Van Hollen, jointly sent a letter to Warsh, demanding that he publicly disclose all communication details with President Donald Trump.Earlier reports indicated that Warsh had maintained frequent phone contact with Trump since taking office, but the publicly available schedule from the Federal Reserve does not record any related calls during Warsh's early days in office. Lawmakers believe that this "selective transparency" could raise concerns about government interference in monetary policy.Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, previously stated that Warsh has long engaged in economic discussions with Trump but claimed that Trump would not pressure the Federal Reserve. Trump later denied the related reports, stating that he had only had a brief conversation with Warsh a few days prior.Currently, the Federal Reserve has stated that it will continue to delay the disclosure of the chairman's schedule according to established rules. The market is watching to see if Warsh will provide additional information and whether this matter will affect public confidence in the independence of the Federal Reserve.

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining companies CleanSpark, BitFuFu, and Canaan saw their Bitcoin production decline again in July, decreasing by approximately 5%, 10%, and 28% compared to June, respectively. The stock tickers for these companies are CLSK, FUFU, and CAN.Meanwhile, the price of Bitcoin rebounded in July, starting at around $58,500 at the beginning of the month and nearing $63,000 by the end. The production data reflects a month-on-month decline in output for the aforementioned mining companies, while the coin price showed a recovery trend during the same period.

Market news indicates that Apple will implement several adjustments across the EU, including changes to the advertising transparency consent tool, which was previously reviewed by the German competition regulator.

The digital asset trading platform Gate released its transparency report for July 2026. The report shows that the platform has maintained growth in multiple areas including trading, TradFi, and innovative businesses, strengthening the global multi-asset ecosystem that connects digital assets with traditional capital markets. In July, Gate launched zero-fee trading for US stocks and ETFs, and introduced features such as gStocks, stock copy trading, and account asset interest generation, covering over 12,500 stock and ETF assets, with the number of ETF products increasing to 386 trading pairs and a monthly trading volume of approximately $20 billion. Meanwhile, the cumulative subscription amount for Pre-IPOs of OpenAI exceeded $260 million, indicating a continued increase in global demand for high-quality pre-IPO asset allocation.Gate's innovative business also continued to strengthen in July. The average daily trading volume in the event contract market increased by over 13% month-on-month, with daily trading volume consistently ranking among the top three globally, and market share once exceeding 36%, setting a historical record; CandyDrop contracts surpassed $4.6 billion, and the cumulative staking amount for Launchpool reached $490 million, with SLX peak APR exceeding 135%, breaking the platform's historical record. According to CoinDesk data, Gate has also made significant achievements in promoting the integration of traditional finance and digital assets, with the trading volume of RWA perpetual contracts across the network rising to $460 billion in July, setting a historical high. Gate holds a 4.39% market share, ranking among the top three global centralized trading platforms, becoming an important leader in this sector. Additionally, Gate's futures trading volume reached $276 billion in July, with a derivatives market share of 9.08% and an open interest market share of 11.2%, firmly maintaining its position among the top two retail trading platforms. As stocks, ETFs, gStocks, Pre-IPOs, direct IPOs, and innovative trading products continue to improve, Gate is constantly expanding its global asset trading and investment service capabilities.

Recently, the decentralized stablecoin USDD officially released its monthly transparency report for July 2026. The report shows that several core data points continue to improve month-on-month, demonstrating robust growth and ecological vitality. Among them, the new circulation of USDD in July reached $221 million, with a total circulation of $1.58 billion at the end of the month, and the collateralization rate maintained at 142.98%; the circulation of USDD on the TRON blockchain increased by 18.7%; Smart Allocator's cumulative earnings reached $23.72 million; the treasury data for Q2 2026 was disclosed in the same month, with a treasury surplus of $21.54097 million.The report comprehensively disclosed reserves, earnings, treasury, and ecological progress, confirming USDD's continuous optimization in over-collateralization, on-chain verifiability, and multi-scenario applications. Various data indicators showed a continuous increase month-on-month, with normalized incentives being consistently implemented, providing stable support for users and ecological partners.

According to South Korean media NATE, the Korea Regulatory Reform Committee has proposed amendments to the enforcement decree of the Specific Financial Transaction Information Act, excluding minor violations from the qualification restrictions for major shareholders of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP).This move has sparked discussions in the market regarding exchange mergers and acquisitions, the entry of new businesses, and the fairness of regulation. The proposal to relax restrictions also involves issues related to the boundaries of the enforcement decree's authority.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the publicly listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark has increased its holdings by 7 Bitcoins, bringing its total to 13,931 Bitcoins, ranking 11th in the Bitcoin 100 leaderboard.

According to CoinDesk, the tokenized asset company Ondo Finance is embroiled in a corporate control dispute following the death of founder Nathan Allman this year. The estate has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing former president and current CEO Ian De Bode of improperly attempting to seize control of the company while the estate certification process is not yet complete and the company's voting rights are temporarily suspended. The three legal documents request the judge to determine who legally controls Ondo Finance and to prohibit the company from taking significant actions until the governance dispute is resolved.According to the complaint, Nathan Allman was the CEO, sole director, and controlling shareholder of Ondo at the time of his death, and his voting rights could not be exercised until his mother, Kathleen Allman, was formally appointed as the estate representative through the Hawaiian probate process on June 26. The estate alleges that De Bode claimed to automatically become CEO and appointed himself as the sole director before this, taking actions such as hiring consultants and approving performance grants.After obtaining the voting rights, Kathleen Allman voted to remove De Bode from all positions and appointed herself as chairwoman and interim CEO during the board meeting on July 24. De Bode responded that he regretted the lawsuit filed by Allman, stating that her claims lack basis, and that the company still has the support of major investors and key stakeholders such as the Ondo Foundation. The court has not yet ruled on the related allegations, and the aforementioned documents only reflect the statements of the estate.

According to the official report from Spark, Spark Protocol released its Q2 2026 financial report. The total protocol return for the quarter reached $40.6 million (quarter-on-quarter +29%), with a net protocol return of $4.31 million (quarter-on-quarter -38%) and a net protocol surplus of $710,000 (quarter-on-quarter -79%). Distribution rewards amounted to $4.53 million, becoming the largest source of net income for the quarter, with sUSDS contributing $2.63 million, leading the way.The average deployment scale of the Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL) increased to $2.56 billion, but due to the narrowing of DeFi lending spreads and the cost of capital for the expansion of the Spark Savings USDT market, SLL recorded a net income of -$810,000, with the captured spread dropping from 0.64% in Q1 to -0.13%.The SparkLend USDT balance reached $528 million at the end of the quarter, making it one of the largest USDT lending platforms on Ethereum. The protocol treasury balance at the end of the quarter was $48.5 million, with $1.31 million in SPK token buybacks completed during the quarter. Despite facing pressure from spread compression, the protocol maintained profitability every month during this quarter.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies, large asset management institutions, and treasury agreements disclosed the latest developments in the purchase and reserve allocation of crypto assets, with the core information as follows:l Intesa Sanpaolo significantly reduced its holdings in Bitcoin spot ETF: Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo's 13F filing shows that as of June 30, its BlackRock Bitcoin spot ETF holdings decreased by 93.7% from the previous quarter to 40,700 shares; during the same period, Ethereum spot ETF holdings increased more than threefold to 349,600 shares.l Japan's Financial Services Agency establishes a dedicated department for crypto assets: The Japan FSA announced the establishment of the "Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Department," effective August 7, responsible for the regulation of crypto assets and stablecoins.l CleanSpark produced 586 BTC in July and sold 579: Mining company CleanSpark produced 586 BTC in July, with a total of 4,310 BTC for the year. In that month, it sold 579 BTC at an average price of $66,133; holding 13,931 BTC, with a peak hash rate of 50 EH/s.

According to PR Newswire, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark (CLSK) announced its unaudited Bitcoin mining and operational data for July 2026. In terms of operational data for July, CleanSpark produced 586 BTC that month, bringing the total production for the year to 4,310 BTC; the peak operational hash rate for the month reached 50 EH/s, with an average operational hash rate of 38.6 EH/s, and as of the end of July, 230,507 mining machines were deployed; regarding the power mix, the contracted power capacity reached 1.8 GW, with actual usage at 808 MW.In terms of Bitcoin reserves, as of the end of July, it held 13,931 BTC, a slight increase from 13,924 BTC at the end of June. In July, it produced 586 BTC, sold 229 BTC through spot sales, and sold 350 BTC through exercising call options, with an average selling price of $66,133 per BTC.During the same period, the company announced that it had signed a 20-year triple net lease (NNN) agreement with a high investment-grade global technology company at its Sandersville campus in Georgia, with two five-year renewal options. The total contract revenue during the initial 20-year term is expected to be approximately $6.6 billion, and if both renewal options are exercised, the total contract value will reach $11.6 billion, with a cumulative net operating income (NOI) contribution rate close to 100%, and an average annual NOI contribution of about $330 million.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the crypto investment firm The Spartan Group (0x0DC...774D) has just liquidated three investment tokens worth $3.92 million, transferring 2.045 million tokens (worth $2.74 million), 5.377 million tokens (worth $860,000), and 813,000 ETHFI (worth $320,000) to Coinbase Prime.All three tokens are project tokens from their investments, obtained through investment unlocks.