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The fixed-rate DeFi protocol TermMax announced the launch of the Booster event on Binance Wallet. Users can share a reward of 2 million TMX tokens by completing five designated tasks or participating by posting on Binance Square.The event runs from August 17, 07:00 UTC to August 24, 23:59 UTC. Participants must complete the relevant interactions or content postings according to the rules to receive their corresponding reward shares.

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. companies' spending in the field of artificial intelligence is rapidly increasing. Data shows that the top 1% of companies are currently spending a record $7,400 per employee per month on AI-related expenses, which is 600 times higher than the median company spending level.Related statistics reflect a significant divergence in AI investment between leading companies and average companies, with top firms significantly increasing their investment in AI applications and infrastructure at a rate far above the industry average.

According to analysis by BIT official Chinese (@BITofficial_CN), the 7-day implied volatility of Bitcoin has fallen below the 30% mark to 25%, similar to the low volatility period in the summer of 2023.In the context of relatively low option prices, analysts suggest that investors consider a "spot replacement strategy" ------ selling part of their Bitcoin spot holdings, replacing it with a bullish call spread or directly buying call options, which can retain upside exposure. If the price continues to decline, the maximum loss is limited to the option premium, and the released funds can also earn interest elsewhere.

According to Reuters, the U.S. government plans to send letters to more than 30 countries that signed the "Joint Statement on the Partnership for Artificial Intelligence Opportunities," asking them to choose sides in the U.S.-China AI competition.The U.S. has threatened that if they participate in the China-led AI framework, they will be excluded from the U.S.-led "AI Alliance."

According to Cointelegraph, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has submitted an application to list a 3x leveraged ETF for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil, and natural gas.The aforementioned products cover both crypto assets and traditional commodities. If approved, they will provide investors with higher leveraged trading tools, further enriching the ETF product line in the relevant markets.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket prediction market for the "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs" event, the "St. Louis Cardinals" option in the sub-market "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs" has experienced significant fluctuations in its winning probability, soaring from 66.5% an hour ago to the current 81.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market event "Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 7.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 55.5% an hour ago to the current 74.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to GMGN market data, the market value of the BNB Chain Chinese meme coin "Niu Lai" briefly surpassed 15 million USD, currently reported at 14.36 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of over 150 times.Recently, the animated film "Niu Lai," released during the summer season, gained attention due to controversies over its production quality. A friend of the director stated that this is a film created by the director and his mother, with both personally involved in the production. It took 5 years to make, without hiring a team, relying solely on their own efforts. As of now, today's box office has reached 852,800 yuan.

According to a report by Castle Labs, as of August 12, Hyperliquid's cumulative revenue has reached $1.24 billion, with native perpetual contracts contributing $1.13 billion, accounting for 90.7%; the HIP-3 perpetual contracts contributed $23.7 million.Other sources of revenue include spot trading $45.9 million, spot auctions $20.7 million, HyperEVM Gas $13.5 million, and more.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Chainlink has once again completed a LINK buyback operation, purchasing 127,740 LINK, worth approximately 1.12 million USD, and transferring the tokens to the reserve wallet.Data shows that Chainlink Reserve currently holds approximately 5.48 million LINK, valued at around 48.5 million USD, with an average purchase cost of 11.14 USD per LINK.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket prediction market event "Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers," the "Chicago White Sox" option in the sub-market "Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 58.5% an hour ago to the current 96.75% (a fluctuation of 38.25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs" on the prediction market Polymarket, the winning probability of the "Chicago Cubs" option in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 45.5% an hour ago to the current 83.5% (a fluctuation of 38%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Techcrunch, acquisition negotiations between payment giant PayPal and Stripe, along with private equity firm Advent Global Opportunities, are heating up, and a deal may be reached in the coming weeks.In July, Stripe and Advent proposed to acquire PayPal for $60.50 per share, with a total transaction valuation of approximately $53 billion, but PayPal did not accept the offer at that time. However, insiders revealed that the negotiations have not been interrupted and are still ongoing.Neither PayPal nor Stripe has confirmed the related news. PayPal declined to comment, while Stripe stated that it would not respond to market rumors or speculation.This potential sale comes as PayPal seeks to reverse its growth challenges. After taking office in March this year, PayPal CEO Enrique Lores launched a restructuring plan that splits the business into three main areas: payment checkout and PayPal business, consumer financial services (including Venmo), and payment services and cryptocurrency business.Lores previously stated that PayPal would return to its identity as a technology company and strengthen its core payment capabilities. At the same time, the company plans to improve efficiency by cutting costs, with layoffs expected to reach 20% over the next two to three years.Founded in 1998, PayPal's founding team includes well-known Silicon Valley figures such as Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Max Levchin. The company experienced rapid growth during the e-commerce boom during the pandemic but has faced challenges such as slowing growth and pressure on its stock price in recent years. If the deal is finalized, it will become one of the largest acquisitions in the fintech industry in recent years.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that the 256 Foundation has launched the 256 Red Team security project, which audits ASIC miner firmware through reverse engineering, real-time traffic capture, and reconciliation by share level. The team stated that 41 issue reports have been submitted regarding the original Bitmain firmware as well as third-party firmware such as LuxOS, VNISH, and Braiins OS.Identified issues include unauthenticated factory APIs, paths that allow root access, default credentials, built-in vendor SSH keys, and updaters that cannot verify installed content. After reverse engineering the Bitmain miner daemon and checking real-time connections, researchers reported that no evidence of hash power hijacking, remote kill switches, or hidden beacons was found in the original Bitmain firmware; the related risks are mainly concentrated in third-party "optimized" firmware.Researchers have submitted 3 responsible disclosures to VNISH, Luxor, and Braiins, granting each party 30 days to respond before public disclosure. MicroBT, Canaan, Auradine, Bitdeer, and ePIC will undergo follow-up audits.

According to PR Newswire, AI data center company Hyperscale Data (NYSE: GPUS) announced that it has completed the sale of approximately 685 bitcoins, cashing out about 43 million dollars at recent market prices.The funds will primarily be used for the ongoing development and expansion of the Michigan data center, while repaying approximately 30 million dollars in debt to optimize the capital structure. After the sale, the company still holds about 275 bitcoins. The company's Executive Chairman Todd Ault stated that this move is part of a capital allocation decision and not a abandonment of the long-term bitcoin accumulation strategy. The company will continue to engage in bitcoin mining and plans to gradually rebuild its bitcoin holdings over time.

On-chain data analyst Murphy pointed out that BTC purchased in 2025 has been in a state of unrealized loss until now. Currently, there are about 4.77 million coins from 2025, a decrease of 41.5% from the peak in December last year. The decline slope shows two phases: a rapid decline before February and a slowdown after February, but it still maintains a certain slope. This group is currently the largest supply side in the market.Comparing the data from 2024, 2023, and 2022, it is found that the old coins with unrealized gains have basically passed the steep decline phase; the longer the time, the smaller the slope, and the curve has almost flattened after February. Even if the price drops further, the changes in the number of these coins are not significant, and those that should have changed hands have already done so. In terms of historical data, during the bear bottom in 2022, the high-position coins from 2021 decreased by 51%, and during the bear bottom in 2018, the high-position coins from 2017 decreased by 62%.Murphy believes that if we simply refer to history, the maximum decline of the 2025 coins in this bear bottom may be between 50%-60% (currently at 41%), and this does not yet account for the BTC purchased by institutions such as ETFs and MicroStrategy in 2025, most of which are in a locked state.

According to data from the official page, the Gate Launchpool's first project, DOS staking mining activity, is currently ongoing. At present, the total amount of liquid staking in the USDT staking pool exceeds 118 million USDT, with an estimated annual percentage rate (APR) of 7.26%; the total amount of liquid staking in the GUSD staking pool exceeds 81.39 million GUSD, with an estimated annual percentage rate reaching 7.31%. Adding the base 3.80% interest from GUSD's current subscription yield, the comprehensive estimated annual yield rate for the GUSD pool is approximately 11.11%. Currently, the cumulative staking scale of the two major staking pools has exceeded 199 million USD. This activity will last until August 24 at 19:00 (UTC+8), with a total reward of 1,410,000 DOS.In addition, the cumulative subscription scale of Gate's yield-generating stable asset GUSD has currently reached 256 million USD, setting a historical high and continuously expanding stable returns and ecological application scenarios.

According to South Korean media ZDNet Korea, Samsung Electronics is adjusting the original purpose of its NRD-K Line 2 at the Giheung campus from a research and development facility to a wafer foundry line, with the main target product being the 2nm base chips required for NVIDIA's HBM. This production line is expected to be operational in the second half of 2028, adopting a "Send-Fab" model, which involves receiving wafers from other mass production lines and performing specific processes.NRD-K is the most advanced composite research and development campus built by Samsung Electronics to seize future semiconductor technology, with a total investment of approximately 20 trillion won, planning for three production lines, of which the first line is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. This adjustment aims to proactively respond to the expansion of HBM demand driven by investments in AI infrastructure. Samsung plans to first apply the 2nm process to custom HBM and HBM5 to maintain performance advantages.Industry insiders point out that the scale of NRD-K Line 2 is relatively small, making it suitable for operation in the Send-Fab format. However, there are still about two years until the production line is operational, and the final purpose may be adjusted again based on market conditions. Samsung had previously considered using this production line for DRAM production, but after modifications to the relevant plans this month, DRAM capacity will be more concentrated in the Pyeongtaek campus. Equipment procurement orders have not yet been officially issued.

On-chain analyst Murphy stated that currently, all chips bought in BTC in 2025 are basically in a state of loss. Therefore, apart from wallet migrations, the reduction in the scale of 2025 chips likely means that holders are cutting losses and selling. Data shows that as of now, approximately 4.77 million BTC chips bought in 2025 remain, a decrease of 41.5% from the peak in December last year.From the downward trend, this group has experienced two phases: a rapid decrease in chips before February this year, and a significant slowdown in the rate of decline after February, although it still maintains a certain slope. Murphy believes that the 2025 chips may be the largest potential supply side in the current market scale. In contrast, the BTC chips formed in 2024, 2023, and 2022 have basically completed the release of high-level locked positions due to still having unrealized gains, and the slope of the curve is gradually flattening, indicating that the selling pressure from long-term holders is weakening.Historical data shows that during the bottom phases of the past two bear markets, high-level chips have shown a significant decline: at the bottom of the bear market in 2022, the chips bought at high levels in 2021 decreased by about 51%; at the bottom of the bear market in 2018, the chips bought at high levels in 2017 decreased by about 62%. If we refer to historical cycles, Murphy believes that in this bear market bottom phase, the reduction of high-level chips in 2025 may be in the range of 50%-60%, and the current decline of 41.5% indicates that there is still some room for release. However, this judgment has not yet considered the BTC bought by institutional investors such as spot ETFs and MicroStrategy, as this portion of chips is mostly in a long-term locked state, which may reduce the actual market supply pressure.