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According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Counter-Strike: The Mongolz vs paiN - Esports World Cup Group D" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Total Rounds on Map 1: Over/Under 21.5" sub-market's "Over" option's win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 49.5% an hour ago to the current 65.5% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The CEO of the World Gold Council recently stated that he personally believes Bitcoin will ultimately "go to zero," saying, "My personal view on Bitcoin is that it will go to zero." In response, Binance co-founder CZ posted that many people have made incorrect judgments about cryptocurrencies in the past, but understanding this field takes time, and he stated, "I also can't be 100% sure that I'm right, after all, we are all human."Analysis suggests that the view of Bitcoin "going to zero" has long existed in recent years, with critics mainly arguing that it lacks the cash flow support of traditional assets and has excessive price volatility; while supporters believe that Bitcoin possesses decentralization, scarcity, and digital value storage attributes, and may become part of the global financial system in the future.

Ethereum developer Toni Wahrstätter posted on the X platform that Ethereum core developers are planning the next annual upgrade "Hegotá," with 66 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) currently on the candidate list. Future core developer meetings will screen these proposals to finalize the upgrade content that can be implemented, tested on the development network, deployed on the test network, and has the potential to go live in 2027. Proposals that do not make it into Hegotá will be postponed until the next hard fork, making the current screening process significantly impactful for Ethereum's future development direction.Currently, FOCIL (Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists) has been identified as one of the important upgrade contents for Hegotá. Developers believe that combining framework transactions (EIP-8141), keying Nonce (EIP-8250), and root references (EIP-8272) will help build native privacy capabilities, allowing privacy applications to operate without relying on third-party intermediaries. Additionally, enhancing scalability is also a crucial direction for Hegotá. Developers propose that it is necessary to prepare for a future increase in the Gas limit to 600 million by repricing data resources (EIP-8131, EIP-8279) and state growth costs (EIP-8368). Although these improvements are not as intuitive as privacy features, they are considered key work to promote Ethereum's scalability in the short term.Other candidate upgrades include shorter block times (EIP-8198), adjustments to the issuance mechanism (EIP-8363), anti-correlation penalty mechanisms (EIP-7716), EVM optimization and simplification, as well as discussions on the first EIPs related to zkEVM and quantum-resistant cryptography. It is reported that Hegotá cannot incorporate all the features the community expects, and the core team needs to make trade-offs between "future vision" and "near-term deliverable upgrades," with most candidate EIPs likely not making it into this upgrade. Currently, it has been 256 days since the launch of the current Glamsterdam upgrade, with the goal of completing deployment by the end of this year. Hegotá is planned to go live in 2027, and in the coming months, core developers and the community will discuss the priorities of various EIPs. Community opinions will still play a role in the screening process, and participants who support or oppose a certain EIP entering Hegotá can present their views to the core development team through public discussions.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: G2 Esports vs Shifters - LEC Regular Season," the "Yes" option win rate in the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: FURIA vs 9z - Esports World Cup Group D," the "FURIA" option in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win rate, plummeting from 63.5% an hour ago to the current 13% (a fluctuation of 50.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Wildcard vs paiN (BO3) - Esports World Cup Group D", the "Map 3 Round Spread: paiN (-3.5) vs Wildcard (+3.5)" sub-market's "paiN" option has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.05% (a fluctuation of 40.05%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Ninjas in Pyjamas vs LNG Esports - LPL Group Nirvana," the option "Ninjas in Pyjamas" in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 94.5% an hour ago to the current 72.6% (a fluctuation of 21.9%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to CNBC, sources reveal that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is conducting an internal review of the "mention markets" on prediction platforms. These markets allow traders to predict whether specific words will appear in scenarios such as speeches, company earnings call meetings, or television programs.Sources indicate that the CFTC notified Kalshi about the review a few weeks ago, after which Kalshi removed the mention markets related to sports from the platform. It is still unclear whether this review is only targeting sports-related contracts or if it covers all types of mention markets.

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 SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time August 14), the total net outflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $57.6322 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Bitwise ETF BITB, with a single-day net inflow of $6.1385 million. Currently, BITB's historical total net inflow has reached $2.003 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net outflow of $55.5095 million. Currently, IBIT's historical total net inflow has reached $61.096 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $76.607 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Bitcoin market value) is 6.07%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $51.788 billion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, in an interview with The Block, responded to ongoing criticisms raised after KPMG U.S. completed its first full financial audit. He stated that some critics are unable to admit that their past judgments about Tether were wrong, and said, "Honestly, I don't care." Ardoino mentioned that Tether has repeatedly proven its resilience.He noted that in 2022, Tether processed $7 billion in redemptions within 48 hours, which was about 10% of its reserves at the time, and there was no pause in redemptions during that period. He believes that many traditional financial institutions would struggle to handle withdrawals of a similar scale in such a short time. He also stated that criticism itself is not a bad thing, as it makes Tether better and stronger. Even if some critics view it as a "villain," as long as Tether can continue to serve its claimed 650 million users who rely on USDT, especially in emerging markets, he does not mind.According to informed sources, Tether, as a private company, will not publicly share audited financial statements. The company plans to conduct a full audit once a year in the future while continuing to release quarterly attestation reports. Overall, the KPMG audit is an important step for Tether to enhance transparency, but controversies surrounding its reserves, disclosure levels, and systemic impact have not completely dissipated.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "FUT Esports vs MOUZ," the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" option for "FUT Esports" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win probability, soaring from 37.5% an hour ago to the current 53.5% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "LoL: MVK Esports vs. CTBC Flying Oyster - LCP Group Stage" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The Information reported that Tesla's new sports car will be developed in collaboration with SpaceX.

Strategy responded to MSCI's proposed changes to index inclusion standards by stating that digital assets are assets. Index providers should measure the market, not decide which assets companies can hold. MSCI's proposal disconnects it from the positions of regulators, the market, and its own clients. Bitcoin does not need MSCI, and Strategy does not need it either.Previously, global index provider MSCI proposed to add a "non-operating company" screening criterion to its global indices, which could remove companies like Strategy and Metaplanet that primarily hold Bitcoin assets from the relevant indices.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Team WE vs Top Esports - LPL Group Stage," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to the official announcement, all spot trading pairs of Bitget's unified account now support leveraged trading, including stock spot rToken. Users can directly enable leverage and borrow funds to place orders on the spot trading page without the need for additional fund transfers.This feature is applicable to the advanced mode of the unified account and the Delta neutral mode. The specific availability of leveraged trading depends on whether the required currency for the trading direction supports lending. App users can upgrade to version 2.91.1 to experience the related features. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

The Washington State Court has ordered the prediction market platform Kalshi to cease offering prediction services related to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, technology, and science, due to its violation of the state's gambling laws.The court also requires Kalshi to implement geofencing technology by September 2 to prevent users in Washington State from accessing the relevant services.

Duan Yongping responded on Xueqiu regarding the recent changes in his holdings of Pop Mart, stating that he has "never directly sold a single share of Pop Mart." The changes in his holdings mainly come from options trading and expiration exercises, and do not indicate a long-term bearish view on Pop Mart.Duan Yongping mentioned that when the position of selling puts approaches the limit, he will adopt the strategy of "buying stocks + selling calls." After expiration, if the stocks are called away, it is essentially a similar trading strategy to selling puts that are exercised at expiration. Currently, the options premium for Pop Mart is about 5% per month, and this strategy may continue to be used for a longer period in the future.Regarding the valuation of Pop Mart, Duan Yongping stated, "Currently, I believe the price of Pop Mart is not expensive in the long term, but I don't know about the short term." He emphasized that there is no specific time or price set for selling Pop Mart, and it may be a long time before that happens.

According to SoSoValue data, on August 13, Eastern Time, the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $6.7169 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETH, with a single-day net inflow of $6.4748 million, bringing the historical total net inflow for ETH to $1.819 billion.Following that is Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust MSSE, with a single-day net inflow of $810,300, and the historical total net inflow for MSSE currently stands at $21.8789 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow was Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net outflow of $569,200, and the historical total net inflow for ETHA has reached $11.633 billion.As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $10.572 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.64%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.453 billion.