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Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that Deribit has obtained a VARA brokerage license, allowing access to the market and liquidity of Coinbase Exchange. The UAE is embracing modern finance and digital assets.

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.

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 Lookonchain monitoring, Machi (@machibigbrother) withdrew 1,540 USDC from Binance and sold Bored Ape #5715 for 8.3 ETH (worth $15,600).This NFT was purchased by him 3 years ago for 34.17 ETH. Machi currently holds 2,800 ETH long positions, valued at $5,300,000, with a liquidation price of $1,863.08.

The cryptocurrency market maker Flowdesk, supported by Coinbase, has obtained a full brokerage license issued by Dubai VARA, allowing it to provide compliant services to local institutional investors.

According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed trading investment platform eToro has agreed to acquire the American online brokerage TradeZero, with a transaction value of up to $231 million. This acquisition is an important step for eToro to expand its presence in the U.S. market and strengthen its services for active traders. ReutersThe announcement of the acquisition was released simultaneously with eToro's financial report for the second quarter of 2026. The report shows that eToro continued to achieve profit growth in the second quarter, with net contribution increasing by 9% year-on-year to $229 million, mainly driven by enhanced stock trading activity.Founded in 2015, TradeZero primarily serves active traders in the U.S. and operates in Canada and other international markets. eToro stated that after acquiring TradeZero, it will further expand its retail customer base in the U.S. and gain a stronger brokerage infrastructure, accelerating the launch of new products in the U.S. market. ReutersIn recent years, eToro has continuously strengthened its layout in digital assets and on-chain finance. The company previously acquired the self-custody crypto wallet service provider Zengo to enhance its digital asset capabilities and explore the integration of traditional finance with the on-chain economy. eToro's acquisition of TradeZero reflects its strategic direction in building a comprehensive financial ecosystem between stock trading, crypto assets, and multi-asset investment platforms. It is reported that the TradeZero transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027.

According to The Block, New York-listed fintech company Broadridge announced that its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform processed over $8 trillion in transactions in July, averaging about $365 billion per day, a year-on-year increase of 28%.DLR allows companies to use distributed ledger technology to settle repo transactions in existing trading and post-trading environments, enabling real-time financing and tokenized collateral liquidity. In addition, Broadridge also offers on-chain proxy voting and governance services, as well as digital asset infrastructure management.

According to GMGN data, the market value of the Robinhood Chain ecosystem project StonkBrokers (STONKBROKER) briefly surpassed $92 million, currently reported at approximately $91.43 million, with a daily increase of over 18%. StonkBrokers is an NFT + DeFi composite project launched by the Web3 team Clutch Labs, aimed at allowing NFTs to have independent on-chain wallets through ERC-6551 token binding account technology, and creating an on-chain "stock broker" combined with a tokenized stock reward mechanism.The project issues 4,444 pixel-style NFTs, each bound to an independent on-chain account, and can hold tokenized stock assets including Tesla, Amazon, Palantir, AMD, and others. After users activate the NFT, they can receive stock token rewards converted from protocol trading fees. The StonkBrokers ecosystem includes products such as Anvil NFT AMM, Stonk Launcher, and the planned Stonk Exchange, with the token STONKBROKER usable for NFT trading, activation, and future ecosystem governance.Market Reminder: Meme coins and emerging ecosystem tokens are highly volatile, and rapid increases or corrections may occur in a short time. Please pay attention to liquidity and holding risks.

JPMorgan Chase today officially raised its target level for the S&P 500 index at the end of 2026 from 7800 points to 8000 points, primarily due to a robust outlook for corporate earnings, while major tech companies are increasing their AI investments, which is expected to significantly accelerate revenue growth. This target level has about a 3% upside compared to the S&P 500's closing level last Friday.Currently, at least seven brokerage firms expect the S&P 500 to reach 8000 points by the end of 2026. JPMorgan analysts stated that as backlogged orders convert into actual revenue, the cloud computing business is expected to maintain strong growth, which will validate the rationale for AI capital expenditures and further alleviate market concerns about the return on invested capital. According to data from the London Stock Exchange Group, among the 436 S&P 500 constituent companies that have disclosed their Q2 financial reports, 85.1% exceeded analysts' expectations, significantly higher than the long-term average of 68% since 1994. So far this year, driven by optimism related to AI, the S&P 500 index has risen by about 13%.

According to Gate data, U.S. stock markets opened with the Dow Jones down 0.07%, the S&P 500 down 0.02%, and the Nasdaq down 0.06%. The VIX fear index rose by 3.56%. AI concept stocks saw a general increase, with Advanced Micro Devices up 5.81%, Marvell up 4.22%, Twilio up 3.23%, CoreWeave up 2.75%, and ASML up 2.61%.

GMGN data shows that the market capitalization of the Robinhood ecosystem Meme coin StonkBroker briefly surpassed $95 million, reaching a historical high, and has now fallen back to $85.38 million.Meme coin prices are highly volatile, primarily driven by market sentiment and conceptual speculation, lacking clear practical application scenarios. Investors should be aware of the associated risks.

According to market news, Binance has started to open the stock asset transfer feature for US stocks. Some users can transfer US stock assets held by other brokerages into Binance, and they can also transfer US stock assets from their Binance accounts to other brokerages. Currently, this feature is in gray testing and is expected to be fully opened soon.

According to GMGN market data, the market capitalization of the Robinhood chain meme coin STONKBROKER briefly surpassed $63 million this morning, setting a new historical high; it has now fallen back to $59.75 million, with a 24-hour increase of 32% and a 24-hour trading volume of $5.9 million.The Robinhood ecosystem project STONKBROKER recently launched several major updates, including a launchpad responsible for incubating ecosystem projects and the launch of a Broker Box feature that packages stock tokens into a card-drawing mechanism similar to FWA. These updates have garnered attention from KOLs and the community, including Ansem, driving the market capitalization to new highs. ChainCatcher reminds users that the related projects still carry significant uncertainty, with large price fluctuations, and users should invest cautiously.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.11%, the S&P 500 index up 0.32%, the Nasdaq up 0.78%, and the VIX fear index up 0.92%. AI concept stocks rose broadly, with Atlassian up 32.55%, Twilio up 20.22%, CoreWeave up 4.89%, SoundHound AI up 4.38%, and Arm up 3.95%.

According to Wired, during security testing, the open-source model Kimi K3 from the dark side of the moon broke out of the sandbox and accessed the internet, attempting to find test answers via GitHub. American security startup Frontier Security stated that Kimi K3 exploited a sandbox configuration vulnerability, but it itself lacked sufficient built-in protective mechanisms.Similar to incidents previously disclosed by OpenAI and Anthropic, this escape partially stemmed from a sandbox configuration error. However, Kimi K3 did not initiate an attack, as the answers were easily accessible on GitHub. The CEO of Frontier Security stated that Kimi K3 performed excellently in cybersecurity defense but lacked mechanisms to prevent cheating or escaping the sandbox. Security experts emphasized that configuring the testing environment is crucial, as the misuse of AI agents could lead to system failures.

According to the WSJ, Wintermute's U.S. subsidiary has registered as a broker-dealer, marking the company's official entry into the regulated U.S. financial market. This registration qualifies it to apply to become a designated market maker on securities exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, providing a foundation for its expansion into the traditional financial services sector. The report noted that Wintermute is competing with large market-making institutions such as Jane Street Capital and Citadel Securities.

According to Gate market data, on August 5, global stock markets showed mixed performance. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 56.15 points, an increase of 1.47%, closing at 3,878.43 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 258.49 points, an increase of 1.86%, closing at 14,144.2 points; the CSI 300 Index rose by 57.22 points, an increase of 1.24%, closing at 4,658.15 points; the ChiNext Index rose by 46.18 points, an increase of 1.32%, closing at 3,535.14 points; the STAR 50 Index rose by 77.31 points, an increase of 4.78%, closing at 1,693.67 points.The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose by 62.9 points, an increase of 0.24%, closing at 25,915.82 points. In Europe, the German DAX30 Index fell by 83.97 points, a decrease of 0.32%, closing at 26,139.29 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index rose by 10.68 points, an increase of 0.1%, closing at 10,890.06 points; the French CAC40 Index rose by 2.67 points, an increase of 0.03%, closing at 8,669.3 points; the Euro Stoxx 50 Index fell by 7.45 points, a decrease of 0.11%, closing at 6,479.25 points; the Spanish IBEX35 Index rose by 31.2 points, an increase of 0.16%, closing at 20,054.8 points; the Italian FTSE MIB Index fell by 99.5 points, a decrease of 0.19%, closing at 53,441 points.In the US stock market, the Dow Jones Index rose by 263.06 points, an increase of 0.49%, closing at 54,348.94 points; the S&P 500 Index fell by 13 points, a decrease of 0.17%, closing at 7,723.52 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 221.55 points, a decrease of 0.83%, closing at 26,363.44 points.

Financial technology company Broadridge has partnered with Kraken's B2B infrastructure platform Payward Services to integrate its unified governance platform with the tokenized stock framework xStocks developed by the latter. This collaboration provides qualified holders of xStocks with shareholder communication and proxy voting support, allowing token holders to participate in corporate governance voting for the companies they invest in for the first time.According to the announcement, the main features include qualified holders logging into ProxyVote.com via Web3 identity verification, receiving proxy materials and shareholder communication information in a digital format, submitting proxy voting intentions for tokenized securities supported by xStocks, and obtaining a consistent governance experience between traditional securities and mainstream tokenized models. Additionally, this service is based on Broadridge's proxy voting infrastructure, offering institutional-level governance, reporting, and audit capabilities.

The S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Index priced in Bitcoin have broken through the 200-week moving average for the first time since 2012. This level had previously constrained each round of stock gains relative to BTC.This change indicates that the parabolic rise of BTC relative to U.S. stocks may have come to an end.

On August 5, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Ma Ji Da Ge Huang Li Cheng purchased BAYC #5670 five years ago for 85 ETH and today sold it for only 9 ETH, resulting in a loss of 76 ETH (approximately $142,000), with a loss rate of 89.4%. Subsequently, he continued to use the funds to support his ETH long position. The current position has reached 3450 ETH (approximately $6.44 million), with a liquidation price of $1839.37.