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Odaily News: According to market sources, Robinhood Ventures Fund II has raised $200 million through its initial public offering.
Bit Digital has released its financial results report for the second quarter of 2026. The data shows that the company purchased 8,568 ETH for $20 million in Q2, at an average cost of approximately $2,334.25 per ETH, with no ETH sold during the quarter. As of the end of Q2, Bit Digital held approximately 164,310.5 ETH, valued at roughly $258 million at that day's prices. Of this, 75,757.5 ETH were held directly, with a fair value of approximately $118.9 million; 73,235 ETH were allocated to liquid staking, yielding 66,192 LsETH; 49,000 LsETH were used for collateralized financing, corresponding to asset-backed receivables of approximately $105.6 million; and the remaining 17,192 LsETH were held as margin buffer assets. (Prnewswire)
Odaily News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to unveil two crypto-related initiatives in the coming days, while Congress's CLARITY Act remains stalled at least until September. The SEC is expected to propose "Regulation Crypto" at a public meeting on Friday, allowing projects to raise funds through token sales without completing full securities registration. The SEC also plans to introduce an "innovation exemption" for tokenized stocks, with details potentially released on Friday. The exemption would allow tokenized versions of stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia to trade on the blockchain 24/7, with support for fractional trading and near-instant settlement. Such tokens typically track the economic exposure of the underlying stock but do not carry voting rights or dividend entitlements. The initiative falls under SEC Chairman Paul Atkins's "Project Crypto" agenda, with Robinhood Chain, Solana, and Base all having advanced related on-chain markets. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: AI investment platform Thrive Holdings has announced the completion of a $2 billion funding round, valuing the company at $12 billion, with participation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.Thrive Holdings was founded in 2025 by Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner. Unlike traditional investment firms, it does not directly invest in AI model development companies. Instead, it primarily acquires traditional service enterprises and integrates AI technology into their business processes to drive efficiency gains. The company had previously secured approximately $1 billion in initial funding. (New York Times)
Odaily Planet Daily: Crypto asset trading platform Bullish has announced its financial results for Q2 2026. The company stated that as global securities markets gradually migrate to public blockchains, Bullish is planning to build a comprehensive issuer-supported tokenized securities service system covering issuance, listing, trading, and tracking.Bullish CEO Tom Farley stated that the global securities market, valued at nearly $300 trillion, is transitioning to public blockchains, and Bullish aims to work with issuers to drive this process. Upon completion of the proposed acquisition of Equiniti, the company will form an integrated platform covering tokenized securities issuance, listing, trading, and tracking.Financial data shows that Bullish's Q2 digital asset sales reached $32.6 billion, down from $58.6 billion in the same period last year; the net loss was $280 million, compared to a net profit of $108.3 million in the same period last year, corresponding to a diluted loss per share of $1.78.However, the company's core business performance improved. Q2 adjusted revenue (non-IFRS) reached $92.6 million, up 62% year-over-year from $57 million in the same period last year; among which subscription, services, and other revenue hit a record $62.7 million. Adjusted trading revenue was $29.9 million, up 24% year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA was $29.5 million, compared to $8.1 million in the same period last year; adjusted net profit was $14.3 million, compared to a loss of $6 million in the same period last year.In terms of business progress, Bullish stated that the acquisition of UK fintech company Equiniti is progressing and is expected to be completed in early 2027, subject to customary conditions including regulatory approvals. Additionally, Bullish's CoinDesk indices continue to gain institutional adoption. Morgan Stanley has launched Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana-related trading products based on CoinDesk benchmark indices, attracting over $400 million in inflows during Q2.On the regulatory front, Bullish has received approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to provide secondary trading services for tokenized securities, becoming one of the first regulated platforms to offer issuer-supported tokenized securities trading.The company has also raised and refined its full-year 2026 guidance, projecting subscription, services, and other revenue (non-IFRS) of $225 million to $245 million, adjusted operating expenses of $225 million to $230 million, and financing costs of $52 million to $60 million. (Globenewswire)
According to Cointelegraph, digital asset infrastructure provider Copper announced that its US subsidiary, Copper Markets (US) Inc., officially obtained SEC-registered broker-dealer status on August 7 and became a FINRA member, officially establishing a compliant market presence in the United States. The company will provide institutional clients with qualified custody, staking, financing, and over-the-counter trading services, while also opening its ClearLoop network, allowing institutions to pledge and transfer crypto assets and tokenized assets between counterparties as collateral.
According to EU-Startups, AI security startup Mindgard announced the completion of a €26 million (approximately $30 million) Series A funding round, led by Album VC, with participation from Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard was founded by Dr. Peter Garraghan in 2022, incubated by Lancaster University in the UK, and is headquartered in Boston and London. The company's platform provides Shadow AI discovery, AI red teaming, and runtime AI protection capabilities, and has helped disclose over 150 high-impact AI security vulnerabilities, covering issues such as the Cursor IDE zero-day code execution vulnerability, Google Antigravity trusted workspace defects, and ChatGPT image generation protection failures.
keep.coffee stated that its platform adopts an on-chain financing model, does not use a Bonding Curve, does not establish an internal fund pool, and does not require users to custody funds with the team, committed to providing a more transparent financing experience for AI developers.
According to TechCrunch, AI code verification startup Blacksmith announced the completion of a $45 million Series B funding round, led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from GV and Y Combinator, valuing the company at $550 million.
Binance will launch 6 USDT-quoted perpetual contracts on traditional financial assets on August 14, with underlying assets covering Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks, and the South Korea KODEX 200 ETF, including Zhongji Innolight (3308.HK), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (009150.KS), Hanmi Semiconductor (042700.KS), LG Electronics (066570.KS), NAVER (035420.KS), and KODEX 200 ETF (069500.KS).
According to Chaoxiang Research, JPMorgan's expert commentary on August 12 noted that SanDisk will hold an Investor Day on August 13. The market expects management to provide guidance for annual revenue growth of over 20%, flat gross margin, operating leverage driving EPS growth of over 20% to 30%, and significantly reduced cyclicality. Investor communications indicate the market expects the annual buyback ratio to be around 10%. To date, SanDisk has signed 8 customers and 10 LTAs, covering over 50% of FY2027 wafer capacity, with minimum revenue commitments reaching $93.9 billion. The HBM market is moving from standardization to customization; Micron stated that HBM4E will usher in the era of "customized SKUs," and the ratio of HBM encroachment on traditional DRAM capacity has worsened from 3:1 to approximately 4:1. eSSDs now account for 48% of global NAND shipments, up from just 26% a year ago, with industry revenue increasing fivefold year-over-year. JPM judges that the combination of LTAs, HBM customization, and changes in eSSD demand structure is pushing memory chips from a commodity cycle to a structural cycle, and valuation methodologies may need adjustment. Quantinuum's quantum computer commercialization is accelerating, with CY27 revenue guidance exceeding $60 million (+34%); JPM maintains a $97 price target and Overweight rating. Super Micro Computer F4Q26 gross margin of 17.6% exceeded guidance, orders exceeded 6
Odaily News: Some existing investors in Anthropic expect that the company's valuation could exceed $2 trillion when it goes public as early as October this year. The six investors interviewed believe that demand for Claude and rapid revenue growth could push Anthropic's valuation to double from the $965 billion recorded in May this year.Anthropic disclosed in May that its annualized revenue had surpassed $47 billion, and some investors expect it could reach $100 billion to $120 billion by the end of the year. One investor, applying a revenue multiple of roughly 30 times, believes Anthropic's valuation could reach as high as $3 trillion.However, the above valuations are all investor projections. Several investors noted that Anthropic's management has not yet set an IPO valuation target. Low-cost AI model competition from China, its relationship with the U.S. government, and corporate controls on AI spending are still seen as potential risks. (FT)
据 The Information 报道，预测市场平台 Kalshi 正在进行新一轮融资谈判，计划以 400 亿美元估值 融资至少 7.5 亿美元。知情人士称，红杉资本 与 威灵顿管理 正洽谈担任联合领投方，其中威灵顿管理或将成为新投资者。报道同时指出，本轮融资规模尚未最终敲定，后续仍可能调整。
Odaily News: Sources reveal that Discovery Loop, an AI startup founded by former Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, is in talks to raise $1 billion at a valuation of approximately $10 billion. Specific terms of the funding round are still subject to change.Discovery Loop aims to accelerate discovery in science and engineering through automated machine learning, science and engineering, and parallel execution of thousands of experiments. Its initial funding was led by Radical Ventures and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Lightspeed, Kleiner Perkins, and Doerr Capital, while Alphabet serves as founding investor and cloud services partner. The founding team of Discovery Loop also includes former core Google researchers such as Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le, and Oriol Vinyals. (businessinsider)
The Bank of England Digital Pound Lab, in collaboration with NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet, and Polygon Labs, tested the interoperability of stablecoins and simulated digital pounds in cross-border trade finance, aiming to reduce settlement delays and financing constraints for SMEs.
According to Bloomberg, Lightspeed Venture Partners is seeking to raise approximately $600 million through secondary transactions to extend its investment exposure to OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies, and to make additional investments in AI model company Anthropic. According to people familiar with the matter, the internal codename for Lightspeed's fundraising transaction is "Project Mercury", involving multiple secondary funds under Lightspeed, including the Select V Fund, the Opportunity II Fund, and portions of assets in a separately managed account. Lightspeed hopes to provide liquidity for investors through secondary market transactions while continuing to maintain long-term holdings in leading companies in the AI sector.
According to Bloomberg, AI-driven code review service company CodeRabbit Inc. has completed a new $143 million financing round. The round was jointly led by Atomico and Smash Capital, with participation from BMW i Ventures and Datadog Inc., and continued support from existing shareholder Nvidia. Following this round, CodeRabbit's valuation reached $1.5 billion, with total cumulative financing exceeding $200 million. CodeRabbit focuses on providing defect identification and review services for AI-generated code. With the widespread adoption of AI programming tools, market demand for code quality assurance tools continues to grow.
AI investment platform Thrive Holdings announced the completion of a $2 billion financing round, valuing the company at $12 billion, with participation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital, among others. Thrive Holdings was founded in 2025 by Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital. Unlike traditional investment firms, it does not directly invest in companies developing large AI models, but primarily acquires traditional service enterprises and integrates AI technology into business processes to improve efficiency. Its goal is to build platforms and products to introduce cutting-edge artificial intelligence into key industries that millions of enterprises and individuals rely on daily. The company had previously secured approximately $1 billion in initial funding.
The Bitcoin treasury company Strategy officially announced that it will hold an investor Q&A livestream at 12:00 ET on August 17. The company's Founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le will attend. It is reported that this investor Q&A is expected to focus on market-concerned topics such as the company's Bitcoin strategy, capital operations, financing plans, and future business direction.
Odaily News – Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings disclosed in its latest quarterly SEC filing that it has pledged 18,750 BTC as collateral for two Bitcoin-backed loans, totaling $750 million in principal.Among these, financing provided by Coinbase Credit includes a refinancing of the original $150 million credit facility plus an additional $300 million in new funds; Two Prime Lending separately provided a $300 million loan. Both loans have been fully drawn, with a combined financing cost of approximately 7.56%, primarily maturing in August 2028.The pledged 18,750 BTC were valued at approximately $1.2 billion at the time of the transaction. If a decline in Bitcoin's price pushes the collateral ratio below the agreed level, MARA could face margin call requirements; otherwise, the related BTC may be subject to liquidation risk.The new funds will mainly be used for general corporate purposes and to support MARA's acquisition of Long Ridge Energy & Power. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately $1.5 billion. Long Ridge owns a natural gas power plant in Ohio, USA, with an expected installed capacity of 505 MW, along with over 1,600 acres of industrial land. MARA plans to further develop the site into a base for Bitcoin mining, AI, and high-performance computing infrastructure. (Crowdfund Insider)