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Odaily News Cryptocurrency institutional brokerage firm FalconX has announced a $1 billion secured lending facility (warehouse financing facility) with stablecoin protocol Ethena. The two parties will utilize Ethena's USDe reserve assets through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide overcollateralized credit services to institutional clients.According to the announcement, this facility will connect Ethena's on-chain liquid assets with FalconX's institutional lending demand, channeling on-chain capital into traditional credit markets. Loan assets will be held by qualified custodians, with FalconX responsible for asset origination, loan servicing, and collateral management.Ethena is the developer of the USDe stablecoin protocol. USDe maintains its dollar-pegged stability through crypto asset collateralization and hedging mechanisms, and has already partnered with multiple centralized exchanges and DeFi protocols. FalconX, meanwhile, is a digital asset prime broker serving institutional investors, offering trading, financing, and liquidity services. (PRNewswire)
Odaily News: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated that asset tokenization will become a major trend in the future financial markets and will ultimately transform the entire global financial system. In an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box, Tenev said that tokenization applies not only to crypto assets but will also cover traditional financial assets such as stocks, private equity, and real estate. Blockchain technology can improve asset trading efficiency, reduce intermediary costs, and give more investors access to market opportunities that were previously difficult to participate in. Tenev also discussed future financial service directions such as prediction markets and agentic trading. He stated that Robinhood is transitioning from a pure trading platform to a broader financial infrastructure provider, and hopes to leverage blockchain technology to drive the development of the next generation of capital markets."Tokenization will consume the entire financial system." Tenev previously stated that the tokenization trend is like a high-speed train that cannot be stopped, and future financial assets may gradually migrate to operate on-chain.Robinhood has been advancing its tokenization strategy in recent years, including exploring the tokenization of private company equity to give retail investors access to private markets traditionally dominated by institutions. Tenev believes there is strong consumer demand for private asset investment, and tokenization can serve as an important bridge connecting traditional finance with crypto infrastructure. Bloomberg also reported that.Industry insiders believe that as financial institutions such as BlackRock and Robinhood accelerate their deployment in real world asset (RWA) tokenization, traditional stocks, bonds, funds, and other financial assets moving on-chain are becoming a significant trend in the fintech sector. However, regulatory frameworks, asset ownership confirmation, and investor protection remain key challenges that need to be addressed for large-scale adoption. (CNBC)
According to Bloomberg, private credit firm Eagle Point Credit Management LLC is providing a loan of approximately $1.3 billion for a large AI data center in Texas, USA, associated with Anthropic, marking another mega-deal in the boom of AI infrastructure financing.
Odaily News Bitcoin reserve company Strategy released its latest investor briefing, disclosing that as of August 9, the company holds 840,447 bitcoins, accounting for approximately 4% of the total Bitcoin supply. The company stated that its core strategy is not just holding Bitcoin, but also building a "Digital Credit" platform through capital markets to enhance Bitcoin holdings per share.As of August 10, Strategy's stock (MSTR) had a market capitalization of approximately $38.368 billion, corresponding to a 1.06x mNAV (market cap/net Bitcoin value per share). The company noted that MSTR is not a Bitcoin ETF; common shareholders do not directly own the Bitcoin held by the company, but rather are residual interest holders positioned after debt and preferred stock.Strategy stated that the goal of its "Digital Credit" strategy is to issue digital credit products equivalent to 10%-20% of its Bitcoin reserve annually, when market conditions permit, with an expected scale of approximately $5.4 billion to $10.8 billion. The company said that if the long-term yield on Bitcoin exceeds financing costs, this model could increase common shareholders' Bitcoin exposure per share.Strategy emphasized that MSTR, as common stock of a Bitcoin reserve company, has the dual nature of amplifying both returns and risks. The main risks listed by the company include Bitcoin price volatility, changes in financing conditions, mNAV compression, dilution from stock issuance, and debt and preferred stock repayment pressures.To date, Strategy remains one of the public companies holding the largest amount of Bitcoin globally. The company stated that it will continue to increase its long-term Bitcoin holdings and per-share Bitcoin exposure through capital market instruments, digital credit issuance, and proactive asset allocation.
据彭博社报道，DataVita 获得 ING、ABN AMRO 等欧洲银行提供的 3 亿英镑（约 4.07 亿美元）融资，用于扩建其在苏格兰的现有数据中心，并建设另一座新数据中心。英国国家财富基金通过为 ING、ABN AMRO 及桑坦德银行提供的 2.52 亿英镑贷款中的 80%提供担保，推动了该融资落地。
Odaily News: Enterprise AI data platform Prevalent AI has announced the completion of a $22 million funding round, with Los Angeles-based investment firm Integrity Growth Partners (IGP) participating. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in developing AI-driven data platforms that connect and integrate data from multiple systems within an enterprise, helping organizations build continuously updated "sovereign knowledge graphs" and supporting the deployment of AI Agents and automation systems. (Tech.eu)
Odaily News: AI data center operator DataVita has announced securing £300 million (approximately $406 million) in funding to expand its artificial intelligence data center campus at the AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire, Scotland.The funding was provided by a consortium consisting of ING, ABN AMRO, Spain's Santander Bank, the Scottish National Investment Bank, and Siemens Financial Services, with the UK National Wealth Fund guaranteeing £202 million of the loans.DataVita stated that the funds will be used to expand its existing DV1 data center and construct the new DV3 facility. Upon completion, both DV1 and DV3 will each provide 40MW of power capacity, adding a total of 80MW of new capacity. Currently, AI cloud computing provider CoreWeave has already pre-leased the full capacity of both data centers under a 15-year lease term. CoreWeave primarily provides computing infrastructure services to multiple leading AI model developers. (Bloomberg)
Monitoring by the PPP Prediction Market Tool shows that Polymarket odds of "Anthropic becoming the largest IPO of 2026" stand at 45%, up 37% over the week, just slightly below SpaceX's 55%.As recently as last week, SpaceX held a commanding lead in the "largest IPO of 2026" race. But this week, Anthropic has rapidly narrowed the gap. According to market reports, Anthropic is actively advancing its listing plans, with an IPO potentially coming as early as October. Some Anthropic investors expect the company to go public at a valuation of $2 trillion or higher — a staggering figure that would surpass SpaceX.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay one step ahead and seize the opportunity.
Japan's 10-year government bond yield briefly rose to 2.945% this week, marking a nearly 30-year high and approaching the critical 3% level assumed in the Japanese government's budget. Rising yields are increasing pressure on government debt servicing, undermining Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's room to pursue large-scale fiscal expansion and growth investment. The Japanese government has allocated 31 trillion yen for debt servicing in the current fiscal year; if long-term yields remain above 3%, debt financing costs could significantly exceed the budget.
According to Reuters, chip design startup Velaura AI announced the completion of a $110 million Series A financing round, with a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion. This round was led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from Capricorn Investment Group and existing investors Samsung Catalyst Fund, StepStone Group, and Maverick Silicon.
According to The Business Times, Vietnam is advancing a pilot for a regulated cryptocurrency market, with the first batch of local digital asset trading platforms potentially launching as early as the third quarter of 2026. Previously, due to strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and counter-proliferation financing, Vietnam was placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force in June 2023 and has missed the rectification deadline.
Odaily News: It is understood that Unitree Robotics angel investor Yin Fangming invested 2 million yuan in August 2016 for a 15% stake in the company, at a post-investment valuation of only 13 million yuan. After subsequent rounds of financing dilution, as of before the IPO, Junwan Hongyi, controlled by Yin Fangming, held 11.1749 million shares, representing approximately 2.76% of the company, making it the tenth-largest shareholder of Unitree Robotics. Based on the issuance market value of 61 billion yuan, the stake was valued at approximately 1.685 billion yuan; currently, Yin Fangming still holds approximately 16.62% of Junwan Hongyi.As Unitree Robotics debuted on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) today and its stock price briefly surged past 1,100 yuan, the market value of Junwan Hongyi's stake once climbed to 12.292 billion yuan. At present, Unitree's stock price is tentatively reported at 884 yuan, with Junwan Hongyi's stake still valued at as much as 9.878 billion yuan, representing paper gains of 9.876 billion yuan, a gain multiple of up to 4,938 times. Compared with the 840-fold return based on issuance market value, the gains have nearly sextupled. The look-through market value corresponding to Yin Fangming's remaining personal interest is approximately 1.638 billion yuan. Counting only this portion of equity and the 1.3106 million yuan in equity transfer income disclosed in 2018, Yin Fangming's book return on his 2 million yuan angel investment has exceeded 819 times.
"White-Haired Stock God" Serenity stated that Unitree (688836) surged significantly after its listing, providing an important valuation benchmark for humanoid robot companies in the public market. As a reference, Agility Robotics, backed by NVIDIA, Amazon, and others, plans to go public via Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI), with a pre-money valuation of approximately $2.5 billion. Tesla's market cap has already exceeded $1 trillion, but the Optimus humanoid robot business is only a part of this sprawling company.Serenity noted that Unitree's performance demonstrates that public market demand for "pure-play humanoid robot targets" is far higher than many had previously anticipated.
According to TechFlow Research, Morgan Stanley's August 18 Internet Weekly Report pointed out that the internet sector overall fell 1% last week, with Amazon and Google leading the decline with drops of 4% and 2% respectively. The current valuations of Amazon, Google, and Meta are 20x, 17x, and 19x 2026 earnings per share respectively, representing a discount of 7% to 14% compared to their respective five-year averages. The internet sector's overall NTM EV/EBITDA is at a 7% discount to the five-year average, but NTM EV/Sales remains at a 19% premium. If stock-based compensation (SBC) is treated as a cash expense, the median EV/EBITDA for the digital media, e-commerce, and travel sectors will increase by approximately 36%, 30%, and 44% respectively. The report judges that the AI ROIC debate remains the core focus of the market. There is not yet a consensus to buy at current low valuation levels, as the market has fundamental disagreements on the return on AI capital expenditure. If AI spending continues to erode profit margins, valuations may compress further; conversely, if market confidence in ROIC recovers, valuations are expected to recover. Morgan Stanley believes the internet sector is likely to remain range-bound until the AI return on investment debate shows a clearer direction.
According to Bloomberg, AI startup Temporal Technologies Inc. is negotiating a new funding round, with a pre-money valuation of at least $12 billion and a financing size of approximately $500 million. The company primarily provides an open-source orchestration platform to help developers prevent failures in complex code. The funding round has not yet been completed, and specific details may still change.
据 Fortune 报道，成立仅两年的 AI 原生会计平台 Rillet 宣布完成 1 亿美元 C 轮融资，估值达 10 亿美元，本轮由 ICONIQ 领投，Sequoia Capital、Andreessen Horowitz、Oak HC/FT 等老股东跟投，Bain Capital Ventures、Battery Ventures 等新投资方参与，公司累计融资总额已超 2 亿美元。 Rillet 定位为首个真正 AI 原生的会计平台，主打以 AI Agent 替代传统人工会计流程，可并行处理数百项操作，并生成完整审计追踪。目前已服务超 600 家客户，涵盖 Neuralink、Mercor 等头部 AI 企业，约 40%客户来自科技行业以外。
According to the SEC official website, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission formally proposed the new rule "Regulation Crypto Assets" on August 18, 2026, aiming to create a dedicated securities offering framework for investment contracts involving crypto assets. The specific content includes two registration exemptions: first, a single fundraising cap of $5 million within four years; second, a fundraising cap of $75 million every 12 months (requiring financial statements and continuous information disclosure). Additionally, the rules also establish conditional safe harbor provisions, under which crypto assets meeting the conditions will not be deemed securities under "investment contracts". SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins stated that this move aims to provide compliant financing paths for crypto entrepreneurs, reduce the motivation for projects to operate offshore, and expand participation opportunities for U.S. investors. The proposal will be open for a 60-day public comment period after publication in the Federal Register.
Odaily News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rules related to crypto assets, aiming to establish a clear framework for eligible investment contracts and provide a targeted securities offering regime for token issuances, enabling related entities to raise funds while retaining investor protection measures. The proposed rules would allow crypto companies to issue up to $5 million in tokens over four years, or up to $75 million in tokens within 12 months, and provide a safe harbor to prevent cryptocurrencies from being deemed "investment contracts." Issuers would be required to disclose financial statements and provide ongoing reporting. The SEC did not include the previously anticipated "innovation exemption" for crypto stocks. The proposal comes just days after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act; the public will have 60 days to submit comments after the proposal is published in the Federal Register. SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated that congressional legislation remains essential for establishing rules that can be applied over the long term, and the SEC will continue to support Congress in advancing the CLARITY Act to President Trump. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to discuss cryptocurrency, AI, and prediction market regulation on Thursday. (Cointelegraph)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday proposed new rules that would allow crypto projects to raise funds without full securities registration. The proposed "crypto asset regulation" includes two exemptions: projects raising no more than $5 million over a 4-year period, and issuers raising no more than $75 million every 12 months, subject to filing financial statements and ongoing reports. Both exemptions require information disclosure and remain subject to federal anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules. The proposal also includes a conditional safe harbor, allowing issuers to "decouple" crypto assets from the investment contracts under which they were issued, provided SEC conditions are met. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated that the exemptions will not cover all types of crypto projects, and the Commission will refine the rules based on market developments. The SEC canceled a related meeting last week citing "unforeseen scheduling issues," and resumed advancing the proposal days later. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X platform that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing a new framework for crypto asset fundraising in the United States. The proposal would allow certain issuances to raise up to $5 million cumulatively over four years or up to $75 million annually without SEC registration; establish a conditional safe harbor for crypto assets after key management responsibilities of the issuer conclude; and exempt relevant issuances from certain state securities registration requirements. The proposal has now entered a 60-day comment period.