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Market news says that Stripe is about to acquire the artificial intelligence company OpenRouter for over $7 billion.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $65,917, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $315 million. Conversely, if BTC falls below $60,392, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $315 million.

Stable has released an updated white paper, whose core design concept is to rebuild blockchain infrastructure around stablecoins. Unlike traditional public chains that treat stablecoins as application layer assets, Stable uses USDT as a native Gas asset and primary settlement asset, allowing users to complete transactions without holding additional volatile tokens. At the same time, the network supports PYUSD issued by PayPal as a primary settlement asset.In terms of token economics, the total supply of STABLE is 10 billion tokens. Among them, approximately 1.8 billion tokens (18%) were in circulation at the time of token generation, including 10% for Genesis Distribution and 8% for the foundation's first-day unlock; the remaining 8.2 billion tokens (82%) will enter a Universal Lock pool.The white paper indicates that the 8.2 billion locked tokens will adopt a unified release mechanism, unlocking gradually in 7 phases:Phase 1: 5% (410 million tokens) released on December 8, 2027Phase 2: 5% (410 million tokens) released on March 8, 2028Phase 3: 10% (820 million tokens) released on June 8, 2028Phase 4: 15% (1.23 billion tokens) released on September 8, 2028Phase 5: 15% (1.23 billion tokens) released on December 8, 2028Phase 6: 20% (1.64 billion tokens) released on March 8, 2029Phase 7: 30% (2.46 billion tokens) released on June 8, 2029All locked tokens will be unlocked through daily linear release, expected to be fully in circulation by December 8, 2029, at the latest. Additionally, the white paper sets a price protection mechanism; if the volume-weighted average price of the token is below $0.025 in the 30 days prior to the specified release date, the relevant unlocking phase may be postponed by up to 9 months.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated at Binance Square: Too many people are trying to overinterpret "What does this mean?" Today, I tested Trust Wallet and found too many Meme tokens in the wallet, so many that it was hard to even find BNB, so I tried to burn some tokens. As a result, even this action sparked quite a bit of community discussion. I realized that I could never "clean up" the meme coins on this address. The more I burn, the more people will send coins to this address. The transparent nature of blockchain means that any action on this address will be overinterpreted by the community.I even considered asking the Trust Wallet team to create an "Ignore Coin" feature to avoid cluttering the interface, but 99.99% of people wouldn't use this feature at all. So the plan is as follows: I will donate BNB and the "Binance Life" tokens purchased with BNB to Giggle Academy. After that, I will stop using this address and turn it into a burn address.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform, stating that the Bitcoin community deserves recognition for promoting the development of related technological concepts, including Utreexo and other UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) state optimization solutions. The scaling route currently being explored by Ethereum is integrating the advantages of different blockchain state models in practice.Vitalik Buterin pointed out that Ethereum hopes to simultaneously leverage the advantages of UTXO model states, dynamic states, and solutions between the two, enabling the vast majority of network activities to achieve "hyperscale" while not sacrificing decentralization, ease of node operation, and censorship resistance.Vitalik Buterin stated that future Ethereum scaling is not simply about copying a certain architecture, but rather aims to enhance throughput while maintaining the openness and security of the network by combining different design philosophies. Among them, Utreexo is a state compression solution proposed by the Bitcoin ecosystem, which reduces the storage burden on nodes by introducing accumulator technology, making full node operation more lightweight, and is considered beneficial for enhancing Bitcoin's long-term scalability.

Only 1 day remains until DeepSeek-V4-Flash is fully open for free on the B.AI platform on August 17. At that time, the web version and API will launch simultaneously, allowing users to enjoy a full range of experiences including code execution, complex agent tasks, and long text processing for free.To help developers use DeepSeek without worrying about costs, B.AI is simultaneously launching three benefits: new users who log in through Binance Wallet, Bitget Wallet, or imToken wallet can receive 1 million free Credits; entering an invitation code can add another 300,000, for a total of up to 1.3 million; both new and existing users can enjoy up to $100 in additional Bonus Credits when recharging.Please note that accounts must retain a small amount of Credits for identity verification, so please prepare in advance. The specific opening time will be announced soon, so please stay tuned to B.AI's official updates.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $1,962, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $233 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $1,801, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $233 million.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin will become the largest asset in the world within the next 48 months. This prediction implies that Bitcoin's market value is expected to surpass gold and all major asset classes.Saylor has long advocated for the value of Bitcoin as a reserve asset and continues to push for companies to increase their Bitcoin holdings. His remarks have once again sparked market attention on Bitcoin's long-term positioning and the pace of asset revaluation.

Matthew Sigel, the Head of Digital Asset Research at VanEck, stated that if the U.S. CLARITY Act is passed, it will trigger "an enormous relief rally" in L1 tokens.Sigel's remarks focus on the potential impact of regulatory progress on native assets of public chains. The CLARITY Act aims to provide a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets, and the market generally views it as one of the important legislative variables affecting the risk appetite for crypto assets.

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.

According to token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, Spacecoin (SPACE) will unlock approximately 25.521 million tokens at 20:00 Beijing time on August 23, worth about 1.27 million USD.

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 the token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, SOON (SOON) will unlock approximately 20.24 million tokens at 1:00 PM Beijing time on August 23, worth about 3.93 million USD.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $1,963, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $274 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $1,801, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $274 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $65,745, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $303 million. Conversely, if BTC falls below $60,369, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $303 million.

Vitalik Buterin and Etherealize co-founder and CEO Vivek Raman, supported by the Ethereum Foundation, warned that Wall Street's renewed enthusiasm for private, permissioned "consortium chains" is recreating a fragmented system, undermining the interoperability and liquidity that blockchain should bring, akin to "race to the bottom." He pointed out the rise of gated networks such as Digital Asset's Canton Network, Circle's ARC, and Stripe's Tempo, reminiscent of the R3 and Hyperledger consortium chains 2.0 from years past, where institutions will ultimately find themselves in a situation of competing consortium chains, needing permission or membership to participate.Raman emphasized that the Ethereum mainnet should serve as a globally open, permissionless foundation layer similar to HTTP, where institutions can overlay permission and privacy features at the application layer or L2 to achieve maximum interoperability and liquidity. Etherealize is committed to attracting TradFi to embrace Ethereum, which has already hosted billions of dollars in tokenized assets and supported a large amount of DeFi settlements. The company received seed funding from Buterin and the foundation in January 2025 and completed a $40 million Series A financing in the same year.He cited examples such as BlackRock's new fund based on Ethereum, stating that once regulations are clear, institutional funds are more inclined towards open network tracks that are not proprietary; choosing consortium chains would require paying the consortium and being bound by its rules, with incentives for non-early members quickly fading. Christian Catalini, founder of the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab, also pointed out that if permissioned networks driven by enterprise sales become mainstream, some competitive benefits of blockchain may not be realized.

According to the Financial Times, citing two informed sources, regulators are preparing to lift the exit restrictions on Manus founder and CEO Xiao Hong and others. Xiao Hong has informed employees that he plans to return to Singapore soon.Xiao Hong and Manus co-founder and chief scientist Ji Yichao were asked to stay in the country in March this year. At that time, regulators were investigating whether Meta's acquisition of Manus violated relevant regulations. In April, regulators requested Meta to withdraw the approximately $2 billion acquisition.Manus has officially confirmed this week that it will resume independent operations. The split plan is also taking shape. Original shareholders such as Tencent, ZhenFund, and HSG will participate in the buyback, and Tencent will also acquire most of Benchmark's shares, becoming the largest single shareholder of Manus, but its stake will not exceed 50%. Manus will not be merged into Tencent and will continue to operate independently in Singapore.The final plan still requires approval from regulatory authorities. From the current plan, regulators are requesting the dismantling of Meta's acquisition relationship with Manus, but they have not asked Manus to relocate its business.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH falls below $1,789, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $469 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $1,963, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $452 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $60,043, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $756 million. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $65,739, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $755 million.

According to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, MultiBank (MBG) will unlock approximately 25 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on August 22, worth about 2.62 million USD.