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According to Bloomberg, Anthropic's preliminary revenue in the second quarter exceeded $11.5 billion, an increase of at least 14 times compared to $787 million in the same period last year, and higher than the $4.73 billion in the first quarter of this year.The company achieved positive adjusted operating profit for the quarter. In May of this year, Anthropic's annualized revenue surpassed $47 billion.

According to Bloomberg, Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart's investment company Hancock Prospecting purchased 8 million shares of SpaceX in the second quarter, with a holding value of $1.37 billion as of June 30, making it its largest single holding.During the same period, the company also doubled its holdings in Trump Media & Technology Group and increased its positions in the S&P 500 ETF and several defense and energy stocks. As of the end of the second quarter, the total value of its U.S. listed securities was $5.71 billion, a 72% increase from the previous quarter.

According to the official announcement, Gate has officially launched SOL and XRP event contracts, simultaneously opening multi-cycle rise and fall trading channels. Users can log into the Gate App or the official website and enter the event contract section in the contract area to participate.Event contracts focus on rise and fall prediction trading, requiring no complex parameters such as leverage or margin, making the operational threshold low. The product covers four types of short cycles: 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, and 4 hours, currently supporting four major cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. Users only need to predict the rise and fall of the asset during the corresponding period, choose to place a bullish or bearish order, and the system will automatically settle at the end of the cycle. Positions can also be closed early for flexible profit-taking and loss-cutting.

According to reports from South Korean media, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won received a salary of 1.75 billion won in the first half of this year.According to the Financial Supervisory Service, SK Corporation disclosed this information in its semi-annual report released that day. The chairman's salary level in the first half of this year is the same as the same period last year, and he did not receive any bonuses apart from his salary. The chairman's younger brother, SK Group Vice Chairman Chey Jae-won, received a salary of 1.5 billion won during the same period. SK Corporation President Chang Yong-ho received a total of 1.8 billion won, including 1 billion won in salary and 800 million won in bonuses.In addition, SK Supex Pursuit Council Chairman Yoon Bong-yong was disclosed to have received a total of 7.715 billion won, which includes 500 million won in salary, 800 million won in bonuses, and 6.415 billion won in compensation from 12,103 performance stock units (PSUs) granted three years ago. SK Hynix's sales from Nvidia in the first half of this year exceeded 17 trillion won, accounting for about 13% of the company's total sales.The average salary of SK Hynix employees reached 144 million won (approximately $104,000) in the first half of this year, an increase of 23% year-on-year. SK Hynix significantly increased its capital expenditures and research and development (R&D) investments in the first half of this year. Cash expenditures for acquiring tangible assets exceeded 18 trillion won, an increase of over 70% year-on-year. The number of small shareholders of SK Hynix has grown more than fivefold in a year, surpassing 3.46 million.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD announced that it will add TRX exclusive rewards to Pendle's sUSDD market and simultaneously increase the base USDD rewards. The total reward for this event is 21,000 USDD and 12,000 TRX, along with PENDLE tokens worth approximately 30% of the total value of the aforementioned USDD and TRX. The event will take place from August 13th, 8:00 to August 20th, 8:00 (Singapore time).The official statement indicated that Pendle has integrated PT-sUSDD into the PT Looping module, allowing users to further connect to the USDC and USDT markets on the Morpho platform to expand their earning potential. At the same time, they are preparing for the renewal of the sUSDD market with Pendle, and specific arrangements will be announced separately.

According to the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily," based on its pioneering fully modular design architecture, Alibaba Cloud has shortened the delivery time of large AIDC data centers to 100 days, while the traditional delivery cycle in China is 6 to 12 months, and in the United States, it is 12 to 18 months. While shortening the construction period, the overall construction cost has been reduced by more than 10%. Alibaba Cloud plans to double the global capacity of modular data centers this year.This modular design refers to parallel production in various stages, with factory manufacturing pre-adjusted to containers, which are then transported to the site for hoisting and assembly, achieving a "building blocks" style of construction. Alibaba Cloud stated that this model will effectively support the rapid expansion demand for AI computing infrastructure.

According to CoinDesk, the controversial BIP-110 soft fork proposal officially entered the mandatory signaling phase at around 3:35 AM Beijing time this Sunday (UTC 19:35) at Bitcoin block height 961,632, marking the start of the signaling window. This proposal aims to temporarily restrict non-financial data from being written to the Bitcoin blockchain, but the current miner support rate is extremely low, with the proportion of supporting miners far below the 55% activation threshold required by the proposal. The market is concerned that this fork chain may expand its influence in the future as more nodes join, forcing miners to compromise, or it may gradually lose vitality due to a lack of computing power and ecosystem support. Meanwhile, several key figures in the Bitcoin industry have publicly opposed this proposal, including Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor and Blockstream CEO Adam Back. Opponents believe that BIP-110 could undermine consensus in the Bitcoin network and bring unnecessary risks of division.It is reported that the BIP-110 signaling period will last until Bitcoin block height 965,664, expected to conclude in about four weeks. At that time, the community will face a critical decision on whether to activate the proposal.

Berkshire Hathaway today released its Q2 2026 financial report, with the most market attention focused on the cash reserves dropping to $36.551 billion in the second quarter, down from about $39.74 billion in the first quarter. This marks the end of Berkshire's 14 consecutive quarters of net selling, turning into a significant net buying for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2022.In the financial report, Berkshire's net stock purchases in the second quarter were nearly $20 billion, including about $10 billion in a private placement from Google's parent company Alphabet to support investments such as its AI data centers. Approximately $6.8 billion was spent to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison, which was a complete acquisition and not entirely a public market stock transaction. About $4.5 billion was used to repurchase its own shares. After deducting the above major items, there remains about $3 billion of "unexplained" net purchases of public market equities, with specific stocks to be disclosed in the 13F filing around August 14. Currently, Alphabet officially enters Berkshire's top five holdings, alongside American Express, Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola, with the top five holdings accounting for about 66% of the stock portfolio.Buffett previously stated that the long net selling period was mainly due to high market valuations, making it difficult to find sufficiently attractive opportunities. This shift is seen as a clear signal of more aggressive capital allocation under Abel's leadership as CEO, with Berkshire moving from "patient waiting" to "starting to act."

The Korean National Police Agency has selected Upbit's parent company, Dunamu, through public bidding to be responsible for the custody of seized virtual assets, with a contract period of 1 year.The confiscated digital assets will be managed through the digital asset custody service Upbit Custody, responding in real-time to regulatory infrastructure and conducting custody and management within 365 days. This service employs 100% offline cold wallets, 24/7 monitoring, and introduces MPC, DKG multi-key management, and multi-signature technology to ensure asset isolation and security.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in the negative premium range for 80 consecutive days (from May 19 to present), with the latest value at -0.0978%. Previously, this index was in the negative premium for 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24 this year, setting the longest consecutive negative record since the launch of this indicator, surpassing the approximately 30 days of consecutive negative premium during the 1011 crash.Historical data shows that prolonged negative premiums are often accompanied by the exit of institutional funds from the United States, and short-term pullback pressure should be monitored.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in a negative premium range for 76 consecutive days (from May 19 to present), with the latest value at -0.1012%. Previously, this index was in a negative premium for 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24 this year, setting the longest "continuous negative" record since the indicator was launched, surpassing the approximately 30 days of continuous negative premium during the "1011 crash" period.Historical data shows that long-term negative premiums are often accompanied by the exit of institutional funds from the United States, and caution is needed regarding short-term pullback pressure.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in the negative premium range for 75 consecutive days (from May 19 to present), with the latest value at -0.0973%. Previously, this index was in the negative premium for 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24 this year, setting the record for the longest "continuous negative" period since the indicator was launched, surpassing the approximately 30 days of continuous negative premium during the "1011 crash."Historical data shows that long-term negative premiums are often accompanied by the exit of institutional funds from the United States, and caution is needed regarding short-term pullback pressure.

According to MLM monitoring, since the unlocking of the HYPE team tokens in December 2025, 4.93 million HYPE have been allocated to team members, valued at approximately 270 million dollars at current prices, accounting for 0.493% of the total supply.Among them, 1.19 million HYPE have been sold on the open market, cashing out 32.5 million dollars; another 3.14 million HYPE have been transferred to over-the-counter trading platforms, valued at approximately 132 million dollars at the time of transfer.In total, approximately 4.33 million HYPE have been sold, amounting to about 165 million dollars, with an average of about 540,000 HYPE sold per month, valued at approximately 20.6 million dollars.During the same period, the aid fund has repurchased approximately 9.8 million HYPE, spending about 364 million dollars, with an average of 1.23 million HYPE repurchased per month, valued at approximately 46 million dollars, with a repurchase rate more than twice that of the current and former team members' selling speed.

According to official news, Websea has completed a major upgrade of the contract insurance airdrop rules on July 30, 2026. After the upgrade, the insurance α pool will airdrop a fixed amount of 1 USDT for new nodes each period, and the insurance β pool will airdrop a fixed amount of 0.7 USDT for new nodes each period, with a maximum of 100 airdrops for both pools, and the total amount is fixed and transparent.Websea's contract insurance aims to provide an additional risk buffer for every opening position, helping users reduce risk concerns amid fluctuations in the derivatives market. This upgrade focuses on simplifying the rules and enhancing transparency, allowing users to calculate the amount for each period, the number of airdrops, and the total cumulative amount in advance, without facing fluctuating variables.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, Binance, Hyperliquid, and OKX are in the top three. The list is based on comprehensive scoring of exchanges supporting stock derivatives trading, considering dimensions such as trading volume, open interest, spreads, depth, trading costs, and data collectability. Among them:Binance scored 95.7, with a position size of approximately $2.844 billion, a 24h trading volume of approximately $19.879 billion, and a market share of 48.46%.Hyperliquid scored 94.9, with a position size of approximately $1.708 billion, a 24h trading volume of approximately $5.668 billion, and a market share of 13.82%.OKX scored 92.6, with a position size of approximately $528 million, a 24h trading volume of approximately $4.752 billion, and a market share of 11.58%.Compared to the same period last week, Hyperliquid rose from seventh to second place; OKX rose from sixth to third place; Gate rose from eighth to sixth place. MEXC fell from second to fifth place, and Bybit fell from third to seventh place.

According to research data released by Grayscale, based on the proportion of market capitalization, the inflow of funds into the HYPE ETF is accelerating, with relative performance surpassing BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP.Grayscale pointed out that the inflow of Bitcoin is the most consistent and stable, Ethereum has experienced sharp peaks, Solana and XRP showed healthy inflows in the early stages, while HYPE's performance at the same lifecycle stage outperformed Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP.

According to Business Insider, Alphabet's total number of employees increased from 187,103 to 198,933 in the year ending June 30, 2026, with a net increase of 11,830 people. Among them, the increase in Q2 2026 alone exceeded 4,000 people, accounting for more than one-third of the total net increase over the past year, marking the largest quarterly increase in recent years. The company's revenue during the same period was $119.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24%.Previously, Google laid off 12,000 employees in a one-time action in 2023, followed by several rounds of small-scale adjustments. Last week, about 4,500 employees jointly submitted a petition to CEO Sundar Pichai, requesting stronger layoff protections. Alphabet stated that it will prioritize the long-term development of AI and has raised its capital expenditure expectations for 2026 to $195 billion to $205 billion, citing that the demand for AI infrastructure continues to exceed available capacity.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in the negative premium range for two consecutive months (from May 19 to July 19, a total of 62 days), with the latest value at -0.0633%.Previously, this index was in negative premium for 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24 this year, setting the record for the longest "negative streak" since the launch of this indicator, surpassing the approximately 30 days of continuous negative premium during the "1011 crash."

According to Jinshi, the initial value of the U.S. inflation rate expectations for the 5 to 10-year period in July is 3.3%, which is consistent with both the expectations and the previous value of 3.3%.