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Yield Guild Games (YGG) announced the official launch of YGG 3.0, transforming from a Web3 gaming pioneer into a cross-domain infrastructure layer, providing a platform for various communities to organize manpower, skills, and capital, covering digital economy collaboration.The core of YGG 3.0 includes the Guild Protocol open framework, composed of three main components: Guilds (social), Assets (capital), and Activities (operations), promoting decentralized networks to become productive economic engines; in terms of World Model Training, the guild collects human spatial data to serve physical AI and robotics, and distributes collection tasks through the @yggalerts task platform.In addition, YGG provides a human coordination layer for AI-assisted game development for @vibecode_game, responsible for playtesting, curation, and ranking; Institutional DeFi supports professional independent guilds in managing idle capital through automated, risk-controlled yield strategies.

According to Decrypt, security company Bitdefender has warned that the newly released Hollywood blockbuster "The Odyssey" has been embedded with Lumma Stealer information-stealing malware by attackers, who are attempting to steal users' cryptocurrency wallets, passwords, and browser data through fake movie files.Bitdefender revealed that the malicious files began spreading within days of the film's release, with attackers disguising them as high-definition WEBRip or Blu-ray version resources and using names similar to legitimate torrent files to entice users to download. In reality, these files are not videos but Windows executable programs that, when run, will infect the device. Attackers often replace the file icons to make them look like VLC player or video files, while also taking advantage of Windows' default setting to hide file extensions, reducing users' ability to recognize the risk.Once executed, Lumma Stealer will collect saved passwords, payment information, autofill data, remote desktop credentials, and sensitive information including cryptocurrency wallets. Additionally, the malware will steal authentication cookies, allowing attackers to potentially bypass some account protections even if the user has enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA).

The ULTRA Web3 Festival successfully concluded on July 30-31 at The Arch Galeries in Kuala Lumpur. As the core site of the "Global Series Conference Integrating Web3, Traditional Finance, and Artificial Intelligence," this two-day summit brought together international builders, business leaders, and institutional investors to build a bridge between decentralized technology and traditional markets.The success of the Kuala Lumpur event was attributed to the support of a wide range of visionary alliances and industry-leading sponsors, including Pudgy Penguins, Orca, DDNEXUS, Alpha Insight, AI Nova, Decentralized Intelligence, SuperFlow, CloudBank, Morpheus, Razer, ChainUp, DYLI, Saat Dimensi, Oper8 Capital, Lavo Protocol, WageFlow, Echobit Exchange, LifyX Exchange, X18, and Starshine. Additionally, the event further expanded its influence through strategic collaboration with key ecosystem partners such as Access Blockchain Association, CCACC, Emerge Group, Global Impact Fintech, Web3Labs, and ADI Foundation.It is reported that the ULTRA Web3 Festival is set to enter the South Korean market, partnering with Web3Labs as the official global business partner to appear at the second Global Web3 Developers Conference (GWDC 2026 Korea). The conference is scheduled to take place on September 29-30 at the aT Center in Seoul, where both parties will promote cross-border collaboration, technology exchange, and drive international business growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net inflow of 49.3463 million USDT in the past hour.

According to SoSoValue data, during the last trading week (Eastern Time from August 10 to August 14), the net inflow of the SOL spot ETF was $10.26 million.The SOL spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was the Bitwise ETF BSOL, with a weekly net inflow of $8.8301 million, and the total historical net inflow of BSOL has reached $900 million; followed by Morgan Stanley MSOL, with a weekly net inflow of $1.4292 million, and the total historical net inflow of MSOL has reached $22.291 million. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the SOL spot ETF is $894 million, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to the total market value of SOL) is 2.04%, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $1.16 billion.

According to a report by Blue Whale Technology, Alibaba and CITIC have officially reached a transaction agreement, in which Alibaba will transfer its shares in Lingxi Interactive Entertainment, and Xincheng Capital will become the new shareholder. Xincheng Capital supports the existing team to operate stably under the leadership of the management team, which will remain stable and continue to develop alongside the company.Lingxi Interactive Entertainment is a gaming brand under Alibaba, and its gaming business can be traced back to the integration of the Jiuyou channel business after the acquisition of UC in 2014. In 2017, Alibaba fully acquired Guangzhou Jianyue for approximately 1 billion yuan, which later became the predecessor of Lingxi Interactive Entertainment. The self-developed game "Three Kingdoms Strategy Edition," launched in 2019, became a leading hit in the SLG category. Since 2023, Lingxi has undergone multiple adjustments, and in March 2024, founder Zhan Zhonghui stepped down as CEO, with producer Zhou Bingshu of "Three Kingdoms Strategy Edition" taking over.The new shareholder, Xincheng Capital, is a private equity investment business under CITIC Capital, which has completed over 100 investments since 2002, managing a total of $10.5 billion in funds. Lingxi Interactive Entertainment CEO Zhou Bingshu expressed gratitude in an internal letter, stating that Alibaba "nurtured and grew Lingxi," and the new shareholder Xincheng Capital will "inject new momentum" into the company's development. The specific amount of the transaction has not yet been disclosed.

DWF Labs posted on X that, based on fund size, the ETH spot ETF has outperformed the BTC spot ETF in terms of fund flows since June. In June, the net outflow of the ETH ETF accounted for 4.65% of the fund size, lower than the BTC ETF's 8.09%; in July, the net inflow of the ETH ETF accounted for 3.19%, while the BTC ETF was 0.34%, making the former approximately 9.4 times that of the latter.DWF Labs pointed out in May that institutions generally lacked interest in ETH, and net fund flows gradually decreased. However, this trend began to change in the past few weeks.

According to the monitoring by the head of Galaxy Research, attacks targeting Coldcard are still ongoing. Users who continue to use Coldcard should remain vigilant and verify their device settings.They continue to assist victims and gather intelligence about the attackers, and they express hope that victims seeking help to track stolen funds can contact them via private message.

SafePal stated that its order tracking plugin has a security vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to some customer information.This incident involves approximately 39,798 users, with affected customers being those who placed orders between March 2, 2025, and April 11, 2026.The leaked information includes names, email addresses, shipping addresses, phone numbers, and purchase details, but does not involve mnemonic phrases, private keys, wallet passwords, bank card information, or government-issued identification numbers.SafePal stated that the relevant vulnerability has been fixed, and affected users have been notified individually. At the same time, the official has launched a query page where users can confirm whether they are affected by entering their order number and shipping country.

Renowned trader Killa posted that Bitcoin has currently returned above the Mayer multiple of 0.8, after previously dipping below this level. He pointed out that in 2022, BTC also briefly fell below this level, only to recover afterwards.Killa stated that the real confirmation signal in 2022 came when Bitcoin regained the 200-day moving average, after which the bull market began. Currently, BTC's 200-day moving average is approximately $69,500. He believes that next, we just need to wait for Bitcoin to break through and stabilize above the 200-day moving average; once this action is completed, the market can be considered to have officially turned into a bull market.

IREN Co-Founder and Co-CEO Daniel Roberts stated that each new AI data center will further increase rather than decrease AI demand.Roberts believes that simply comparing the current AI infrastructure cycle to past technology booms is misleading. More powerful AI requires more computing power, and lower-cost AI will drive more users and applications to use AI.He pointed out that each leap in AI capabilities creates a large number of new application scenarios that did not exist before, so demand can grow rapidly at the pace of software development, but the supply of computing power cannot expand at the same speed.The construction of computing power infrastructure is limited by real-world conditions such as power access, transmission lines, concrete, steel, and construction personnel, making it difficult to quickly increase the speed of supply expansion.Roberts stated that in past technology boom cycles, technological advancements often helped the supply side catch up with demand, but the current AI technology itself is driving demand to grow exponentially, while the speed of infrastructure construction in the real world struggles to keep up.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time August 14), the ten Ethereum spot ETFs had no net inflows or outflows throughout the day, showing a zero change status.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $10.521 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to the total market value of Ethereum) reaches 4.64%, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $11.453 billion.

According to Coinglass data, Binance has seen a net inflow of 288 million USDT in the past 24 hours.

According to the monitoring by the head of Galaxy Research, it has communicated with over 190 victims of Coldcard vulnerability attacks and has asked victims who have not yet contacted them to reach out via private message so that they can provide tracking information and assist in reporting losses to the relevant authorities.Since August 6, no new attack incidents have been confirmed, but this does not mean that new attacks will not occur, and vigilance is required.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net inflow of 249 million USDT in the past 24 hours.

Grayscale Research Director Zach Pandl stated that the two major blockchain networks, Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), are considering adjusting their token economic models to enhance asset scarcity by reducing future token supply growth through lowering annual inflation rates. As important native assets supporting stablecoins and tokenized asset ecosystems, the prices of ETH and SOL are primarily determined by supply and demand dynamics. If the relevant code upgrade proposals are approved, under unchanged conditions, lower supply growth may provide support for token prices.According to Grayscale's analysis, if the relevant adjustments are implemented, the supply inflation rates of BTC, ETH, and SOL will continue to decline over the next five years. By the end of 2031, the annual inflation rates for Bitcoin and Ethereum are expected to be around 0.4%, and Solana around 1.1%, which is lower than gold's annual supply growth rate of about 1.8% and the U.S. CPI inflation level of about 3.3%. Currently, these token economic adjustments are still in the community discussion phase. Among them, the Solana-related proposal has gained broader support and has a higher likelihood of implementation; the Ethereum proposal still requires further discussion.If the adjustments are implemented, staking users may face reduced token rewards, as part of the staking income comes from the issuance of new tokens. However, due to the decline in the growth rate of circulating supply, the scarcity value of the tokens may increase, potentially providing price support. For ETH and SOL holders who do not participate in staking, they may benefit directly; the final returns for stakers will depend on the balance between the decrease in rewards and the increase in prices. Zach Pandl concluded that ETH and SOL are becoming important digital commodities supporting stablecoins and the tokenization of real assets, and the economic model adjustments aimed at reducing inflation may further strengthen their scarcity attributes.

Venture capital fund Team8 announced the completion of a new fundraise of $365 million. This round of fundraising includes $265 million for Team8 Capital's third fund, as well as over $100 million for follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies.The new fund will focus on investing in seed and Series A stage AI-native companies, covering areas such as cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, and fintech, with a particular emphasis on infrastructure projects that help businesses deploy AI while ensuring security, governance, and control capabilities. Team8 currently manages assets close to $2 billion.Previously, Team8 has co-invested in several cryptocurrency and AI companies, including cryptocurrency institutional wallet developer Curv, AI compliance platform IVIX, and AI data leak prevention company Jazz.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net inflow of 57,877,900 USDT in the past hour.