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According to official data, in less than two months since its launch, Pons has generated over $4.54 billion in trading volume on Robinhood Chain.
Odaily News: Fox Business crypto correspondent posted on X platform, stating that the G20 Chair's Statement released today by @SecScottBessent mentions digital assets. Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's 20 largest economies recognized the potential of digital assets to support economic growth and committed to establishing a "clear path" for responsible innovation.The statement also called for improvements to cross-border payments, including extending the operating hours of systems used by banks and central banks for processing large-value or time-sensitive payments, promoting broader adoption of ISO 20022 — the global messaging standard used by banks — and simplifying the process for cross-border transfers of financial services data.Additionally, G20 members are awaiting the release of the Financial Stability Board's research findings on the cross-border impact of global stablecoins.
US-Iran military conflict escalates sharply as both sides exchange strikes on energy and military targets; a senior Federal Reserve governor warns of interest rate hikes, while Russia signals it will strike Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Overnight, the US Treasury 10-year yield breached 4.8%, WTI and Brent crude oil both rallied over 4%, and European natural gas futures hit a fresh two-year high. Amid sustained tensions in the Middle East, marked by US military strikes on multiple targets in Iran and attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, risk-off sentiment in the markets has intensified.
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply as the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran and shot down its drones, with Iran vowing strong retaliation. Traffic volume through the Strait of Hormuz plummeted to single digits, forcing multiple commercial vessels to reroute or sustain damage.
Binance announced the launch of options trading for approximately 1,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs, covering popular underlying assets such as Tesla and NVIDIA, further expanding into traditional financial services.
The U.S. SEC has proposed updating decades-old transfer agent rules to regulate on-chain recordkeeping and tokenized securities activities. The new rules will introduce cybersecurity, operational resilience, and third-party service provider compliance standards, with an expected public comment period of 60 days.
WTI crude oil futures rose more than 4% intraday, touching $90 per barrel, marking the first time since late July. Geopolitical risks escalated sharply amid Trump's military remarks on Iran and Tehran's firm counterresponse.
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and 18 other institutions have announced the formation of a new company, planning to issue a regulated US dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027, followed by an expansion to other G7 currencies such as the euro.
Decentralized project Ethena has officially launched the USDE-based Money App, currently covering 48 countries worldwide, aiming to leverage stablecoins to enhance the efficiency of financial services.
Markets will closely monitor the release of several macroeconomic data points and interest rate decisions by major central banks today. These include Australia's Q2 GDP, rate decisions from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Bank of Canada, as well as key U.S. indicators such as employment data, factory orders, and EIA crude oil inventories.
SoftBank-backed SB Energy has filed for an IPO, with a backlog of signed contracts totaling $439 billion and 8.8 GW of data center capacity. OpenAI is its primary customer, having invested $500 million and received approximately $5.5 billion in warrants, while also signing leases expected to contribute to near-term primary leasing revenue. NVIDIA has committed to investing $1.5 billion at the IPO price and provided a guarantee capped at $105 billion for OpenAI’s 4.25 GW lease in Ohio, which will be activated in phases as the facilities are completed.
Citing Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, The Wolf of All Streets (@scottmelker) notes that approximately 2%-3% of the inflows into BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) have come from users who previously self-custodied Bitcoin, with Balchunas believing this proportion still has room to grow. He also points out that for Bitcoin users seeking censorship resistance, ETFs cannot replace on-chain self-custody; however, for those merely looking to hedge against currency debasement, ETFs represent a highly attractive store of value. Additionally, other analysis indicates that Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF has seen zero outflows since its launch five months ago, which is viewed as a reflection of the current market's strong confidence in Bitcoin as an asset class.
According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Department of Commerce has officially adopted Chainlink to publish core macroeconomic data on-chain, covering key indicators such as real GDP, the PCE price index, and real final sales to private domestic purchasers, marking the first deep integration between traditional government data and blockchain infrastructure.
Odaily News: Musk stated that bringing large-scale AI data centers online requires building massive power generation facilities, transformers, liquid cooling loops, and cooling systems, along with extremely complex network infrastructure—especially computing clusters for AI model training.Previously, Musk noted that amid growing power supply constraints, Google and Anthropic are renting AI compute capacity from SpaceX, adding that SpaceX currently leads other companies in the efficiency of deploying AI compute infrastructure.
predict.fun announced on X platform that it has launched the Predict Developer Dashboard, a self-service portal for creating applications, generating API keys, and managing usage and rate limits. Through this interface, users can manually apply for higher usage-based tiers and import existing keys. Predict.fun has also implemented "trading burst" limits to restrict the number of calls for creating and canceling orders per second. This limit is enabled by default for new applications, and will be applied to existing applications the next time users apply for rate limit adjustments.
According to Fortune, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated in an interview with Fox Business that the AI wave will not destroy jobs but instead create hundreds of thousands of new positions. He specifically noted that with the massive construction of infrastructure such as semiconductor fabs and AI data centers, trades like electricians, plumbers, and technicians will see a surge in demand. Huang predicted this will be the "largest infrastructure buildout in human history." NVIDIA has already committed to providing up to $105 billion in financial support for a new OpenAI data center in Ohio. However, the U.S. faces a severe shortage of skilled trades workers, with an estimated 2.1 million trade positions expected to remain vacant by 2030. In response, Blackstone, Ford, Google, and other companies have jointly launched the "U.S. Skilled Trades Alliance," aiming to expand skills training across 30 states nationwide.
According to The Verge, Nvidia DLSS 5 will officially launch on September 3, currently supporting only the RTX 50 series desktop and laptop GPUs, along with the GeForce Now cloud gaming platform. The day-one launch title is NBA 2K27, which releases on the same day, while other previously announced supported titles (including Resident Evil: Requiem, Starfield, and Hogwarts Legacy) have not yet had their release dates confirmed. Nvidia positions DLSS 5 as "the most significant graphics breakthrough since real-time ray tracing in 2018," but the technology has been controversial since its March release, with early demos facing widespread criticism for drastic alterations to character appearances. In terms of performance, DLSS 5 incurs a significant overhead. According to Nvidia, the performance penalty is estimated at around 50% to 60%, meaning that even a mid-range RTX 5060 requires 6x frame generation to run smoothly at 1080p.
According to The Defiant, Securitize's tokenized high-yield credit fund HINC has officially been listed as collateral on the Solana lending protocol Loopscale, enabling accredited investors to stake HINC shares to borrow USDG stablecoins without redeeming their positions. HINC primarily holds high-yield corporate bonds and tranched CLO assets, with Neuberger Berman acting as sub-advisor (managing $613 billion in AUM). With a minimum subscription threshold of $100,000, the fund is exclusively available to accredited investors. This marks the third Securitize product integrated into Loopscale, following the prior listing of Apollo's ACRED and Securitize-listed equity token SECZ as collateral. HINC's net asset value is updated daily and recorded on-chain by RedStone, which Loopscale utilizes for pricing and liquidation triggers. Currently, Loopscale's total value locked stands at $91.3 million, with an active loan volume of $55.9 million.
According to Cointelegraph, blockchain enterprise solution provider Ripple has announced a strategic partnership with digital asset infrastructure company SettleMint to integrate Ripple Custody with SettleMint's Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), providing custody, issuance, and management services for tokenized assets to financial institutions. Meanwhile, digital asset service provider Coincheck Group has also announced a collaboration with wallet infrastructure provider DFNS to build digital asset wallet technology and custody services in Japan, leveraging the DFNS platform which supports over 100 blockchain networks. Both partnerships aim to fill the infrastructure gaps that have hindered licensed financial institutions from entering the market.