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Odaily News: BIP-110 supporters are discussing a hard fork to change the stalled minority chain's mining algorithm from SHA-256d to BLAKE2b. Transaction history before the fork remains shared by both chains. If transaction and signature rules remain consistent, the same transaction could be replayed on the other chain, creating a replay attack.BIP-110's peak miner support was approximately 2.53%. After the consensus rules took effect on August 8, the minority chain produced only two consecutive blocks before stalling, while the Bitcoin main chain continued operating and widening the block height gap. The BIP-110 proposal was subsequently marked as closed, and supporters shifted focus to discussing the BLAKE2b proof-of-work scheme.Bitcoin Knots plans to add a new signature hash option, but RDTS will still maintain compatibility with Bitcoin Core's existing signature hash types. Regular transactions may continue to be valid on both chains. Users will need to use the new option and rely on wallets or hardware signing firmware that support it to achieve asset separation.Luke Dashjr stated on August 18 that Bitcoin should bear the responsibility for replay protection, calling it "Spamcoin." If the BLAKE2b fork proceeds around September 1, exchanges, wallets, and holders will need to distinguish between cross-chain transactions and chain-specific transactions. (Bitcoin.com News)
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse 在X 平台发文，其于 8月 20 日再度受邀出席白宫，与美国总统特朗普、SEC 主席 Paul Atkins 及多位加密行业领袖共同参会。Garlinghouse 表示，目前已有 6700 万美国人持有加密货币，占总人口近四分之一，加密行业早已不是边缘产业，"加密选民"的政治影响力正被华盛顿高度重视。他高度肯定特朗普政府在数字资产领域的创新支持与领导力，并对行业前景表示乐观。
According to Decrypt, Coinbase announced the official launch of perpetual futures trading in the Base App via Hyperliquid integration. Eligible users can access up to 50x leverage across over 290 perpetual contract markets, including BTC, ETH, tokenized stocks, and commodities. Coinbase Head of Engineering Chintan Turakhia noted that perpetual contracts constitute approximately 75% of current crypto trading volume and are the most requested feature among high-frequency Base App users.
Odaily News, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X platform, listing his "vision checklist" for the upcoming market: first, the CLARITY Act will receive strong bipartisan support and pass the vote on September 15, followed by "Uptober," and the start of the next crypto bull market. Armstrong stated, "Everything is unfolding as predicted."
Bitcoin.com partners with Universal to integrate the UAE Central Bank-registered USDU stablecoin into its self-custody wallet, with the token backed by 1:1 USD reserves and undergoing independent monthly audits.
Odaily News: During a meeting at the White House with executives from crypto and financial firms, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a "fair version" of the Clarity Act, stating that market structure legislation is the next step in his digital assets policy.The meeting was attended by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins, White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt, as well as executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood, and Kraken.The Clarity Act would establish federal rules for digital assets and clarify the regulatory jurisdictions of the SEC and CFTC. The bill is expected to return to the Senate in September, where Republicans will still need support from about six Democratic senators to reach the 60-vote threshold. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: Coinbase will add support for Aligned and ALIGN. Users can now generate deposit addresses for ALIGN on Coinbase in regions where trading is supported.
PACs under the cryptocurrency political action committee Fairshake spent approximately $3.6 million supporting candidates in the Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming primaries; 4 out of 5 won, but one seat in Florida was lost.
The crypto industry super PAC Fairshake spent approximately $2 million supporting relevant candidates in Florida's congressional primaries, but failed to influence the election results.
Jonathan Gould, head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that the OCC will release the final implementing rules for the GENIUS Act in November, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and is scheduled to take effect in January 2027.
Odaily News: Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first real-time cross-border transaction executed via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) blockchain ledger. The transaction exchanged payment messages through the SWIFT ledger, with the corresponding debts recorded respectively on HSBC's Tokenised Deposit Service and Standard Chartered's tokenised deposit infrastructure.The SWIFT ledger matches and nets off the debts of both parties before final settlement, with the ultimate settlement still completed through existing payment systems. The ledger is designed to connect tokenised deposits issued across different banking infrastructures, supporting round-the-clock cross-border payments while retaining existing settlement, compliance, and risk control mechanisms. (Cointelegraph)
: Base announced the launch of the Batches 004 accelerator program, which will select 10 startups over an 8-week program, with each receiving $100,000 in investment funded by the Base Ecosystem Fund. Applications close on September 9, and the program will hold Demo Day in New York in November. This round is aimed at pre-seed startups focused on trading, payments, funding, and AI agents, covering products that use stablecoins to support agent shopping, trading, and payments, as well as lending, e-commerce, and decentralized AI infrastructure. Teams may support multiple blockchains but must have Base as their primary network. Selected teams will receive dedicated advisors, weekly support, and exposure assistance within the Base ecosystem, and will present their projects to investors at Demo Day. Coinbase launched Agentic Wallets on Base in February and Coinbase for Agents in June, which respectively enable AI agents to hold USDC and pay via the x402 protocol, and to directly connect to user accounts. (Decrypt)
Odaily News – Geoff Kendrick, Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that Bitcoin (BTC) could rise to $100,000 by the end of 2026 as the U.S. Treasury expands liquidity support for the long-term bond market.In a recent client report, Kendrick noted that Bitcoin's current key technical resistance level is $65,500. If the price breaks through this level, it could signal that the cyclical low for this market cycle has already formed. He suggested investors begin positioning for a Bitcoin rally to $100,000 by year-end. Kendrick stated that beyond the four-year cycle pattern for Bitcoin, which suggests the market may be nearing a bottom, the U.S. Treasury's recent announcement to expand long-term bond buybacks is also a significant catalyst.The U.S. Treasury plans to raise the cap on buyback operations for 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year Treasury bonds from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. The expanded program is scheduled to be implemented from September 9 to November 4. Following the announcement, yields on long-term U.S. Treasuries notably declined, easing the pressure that the significant sell-off in the bond market had placed on financial markets.Kendrick believes the Treasury's expanded bond buybacks represent a "favorable environment for Bitcoin," as Bitcoin has previously benefited multiple times from government liquidity interventions, while its fixed supply mechanism gives it properties that hedge against currency debasement. In the market, Bitcoin rose over 6% on Wednesday, briefly approaching $69,000, marking its highest level since early June. Kendrick has previously been repeatedly bullish on Bitcoin's long-term trajectory, arguing that as global fiscal pressures increase and monetary policy trends toward easing, Bitcoin may enter a new long-term upward cycle. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News, according to official sources, X Layer has officially launched the RWA Ecosystem Liquidity Incentive Program, with total incentives worth $5 million, aimed at enhancing the liquidity and trading experience of RWA ecosystem assets. The incentives will be distributed in multiple rounds, with the first round offering $300,000 in liquidity incentives, comprehensively covering liquidity for RWA-related trading pairs, including RWA-stablecoin pairs and RWA-ecosystem token pairs.It is reported that X Layer is continuously improving its RWA ecosystem infrastructure to support the on-chain issuance, trading, and liquidity of more RWA assets.
According to CoinDesk, American Bankers Association CEO Rob Nichols stated that the association supports the Clarity Act establishing a digital asset regulatory framework, but believes the provisions regarding stablecoin rewards in the bill still need strengthening. Their concern is that if related parties such as crypto trading platforms provide interest-like rewards to stablecoin holders, it could prompt funds to flow from bank deposits to stablecoin wallets, affecting banks' lending capacity.
According to updates from on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a Bitcoin short whale was just liquidated again for 230.4 BTC. The loss from this liquidation is approximately $292,000, with cumulative losses from three liquidations reaching $930,000. Currently, they still hold 921.6 BTC in short positions, the liquidation price is updated to $65,442.1, approximately $104.5 away from the current price.
Odaily News - The Berachain Foundation has announced that its stablecoin HONEY has completed a brand rebranding, now renamed Bera USD with the ticker changed to BUSD. The contract address and the token itself remain unchanged; only the name and symbol have been updated.Since the token name is part of the EIP-712 domain separator design, permits or off-chain authorizations previously signed under the HONEY name will automatically become invalid and will need to be re-signed. Berachain stated that the BUSD-related updates will soon be fully rolled out across all integrated parties, with more updates to follow.
Grayscale has filed the fourth amendment to the registration statement for the Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZEC) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to list the trust on the NYSE Arca market under the ticker symbol ZCSH. Upon completion of the listing, Authorized Participants will be able to continuously subscribe and redeem trust shares, differing from the previous model where trading was limited to the over-the-counter market and redemptions were not supported.
Odaily News, tradeXYZ announced on X platform that Moderna (MRNA) is now listed, supporting 10x leverage and 24/7 year-round trading.
Odaily News: MemeCore has announced that its core team members have reached a strategic deal worth $1 billion with Nasdaq-listed crypto infrastructure asset management company ZeroStack (NASDAQ: ZSTK).According to the announcement, MemeCore will contribute related assets to ZeroStack in exchange for ZeroStack equity and pre-funded warrants. The deal aims to strengthen the connection between the MemeCore ecosystem and the U.S. public capital markets, while driving development in decentralized AI, digital assets, and blockchain infrastructure.MemeCore stated that this partnership will further integrate its Meme economy ecosystem, decentralized AI applications, and digital asset infrastructure, providing support for future ecosystem expansion and capital market financing. MemeCore previously launched a Layer 1 blockchain built for the "Meme 2.0" economy, featuring a Proof of Meme (PoM) consensus mechanism designed to connect community-driven assets.