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According to Bloomberg, people familiar with the matter said that Shenzhen-based robotics company LimX Dynamics has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering, planning to raise up to $300 million. The company is working with CITIC Securities to advance the transaction. This move comes as several Chinese robotics companies prepare to go public.
According to The Block, Curve founder Michael Egorov stated that regulatory pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on decentralized finance (DeFi) may prompt protocols to remove privileged access, upgrade risks, and the ability to intervene with user funds, thereby improving DeFi security and enhancing decentralization.
Odaily News: B.AI Android App has officially upgraded its "Service Availability Detection" feature, adding a "Real-Time Response Latency" data display. When users run a connection test, they can now directly view the precise latency value (ms) of the current node and flexibly filter the optimal service address based on their own network conditions. This move significantly enhances transparency and decision-making efficiency in connection selection, helping users enjoy an ultra-smooth AI interaction experience. Download or update the B.AI App now to unlock a smarter, more stable conversational experience.
Bybit has added 3 new US stock perpetual contracts today: Monster Beverage (MNSTUSDT), Intuitive Surgical (ISRGUSDT), and Datadog (DDOGUSDT), with up to 25x leverage. Enjoy limited-time fee discounts during the listing period: 0% fee rate for limit orders and 50% off for market orders.
According to Ember monitoring, after Niulai listed on Binance Alpha 1 hour ago, its market cap peaked at $50 million. An address bought 19.1 million Niulai tokens for $121 on the listing day, when the project's market cap was approximately $6,340.
Odaily News: Sui announced on X platform that @osec_io has manually reviewed AftermathFi's perpetual contract engine, and @Certora has completed verification through mathematical methods. The two institutions reviewed the same codebase using two different approaches. The market will open tomorrow, and both audit reports will be publicly released.
The Blockchain Association stated that it has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, supporting its proposal to rescind Rule 611 and Rule 610(e) under Regulation National Market System. The association believes that the relevant rules were based on the 2005 market structure and are no longer able to adapt to the current faster, automated, and interconnected market environment.
: Bitget has officially launched FCN (Fixed Coupon Notes), bringing structured products from traditional finance into the tokenized US stock sector, becoming the first crypto exchange to combine the FCN structure with USDT settlement and US stock rToken delivery.The initial underlying assets and reference APR ranges include: SanDisk SNDK 56%–71%, Marvell MRVL 49%–61%, SK Hynix SKHY 46%–58%, Micron MU 39%–48%, and NVIDIA NVDA 13%–16%. In addition, Bitget has simultaneously launched a limited-time cashback campaign. Users who reach specified cumulative subscription tiers will receive corresponding cashback rewards, with a maximum of 10,000 USDT per individual. The campaign runs until September 18. For more details, please refer to Bitget's official platform.Bitget FCN (Fixed Coupon Note) is a type of structured wealth management product linked to a single US stock rToken. Users can subscribe using USDT and set a strike price. Upon maturity, if the observed price is not lower than the strike price, the USDT principal and fixed interest will be returned; if it is lower than the strike price, the principal will be converted into the corresponding rToken at the strike price, while still earning the fixed interest.
According to Bloomberg, Singapore hedge fund firm Dymon Asia Capital has secured an investment commitment of approximately $1 billion from the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC). People familiar with the matter said the funds will be disbursed in tranches and will support Dymon's expansion in markets ranging from London to Hong Kong. For the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, this move aligns with its strategy to expand hedge fund allocations and enhance investment returns.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency platform Bitpanda has been fined €70,000 by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), making it the first publicly disclosed enforcement action under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The ruling is now legally binding. The FMA stated that Bitpanda failed to submit its crypto asset white paper to the regulator at least 20 working days before publication, and published marketing communications prior to the white paper's release. Another marketing communication also lacked a disclaimer stating that it had not been reviewed or approved by the regulator, as well as telephone and email contact information. The violations relate to procedural and disclosure requirements, and do not involve allegations of fraud or investor losses. The MiCA rules for crypto asset service providers took full effect at the end of 2024, and the transition period for existing firms is gradually coming to an end. Bitpanda holds a MiCA license and is expanding across Europe. The EU is expected to revisit the framework in 2027 and tighten oversight of non-EU stablecoin issuers. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: Since the launch of Sui's Hashi Bitcoin lending protocol testnet on July 22, it has processed over 1.1 million Bitcoin deposits and 165,000 withdrawals within three weeks. As of last week, more than 25 institutions had participated in the system's stress testing. Participating institutions include digital asset custodian BitGo, trading firm Cumberland, as well as Swissborg, Fluid, and Ledger, covering areas such as trading, custody infrastructure, and wealth management platforms. Hashi allows users to deposit native Bitcoin, which is confirmed by Sui validators before minting hBTC for on-chain lending and stablecoin borrowing. Deposits utilize a 2-of-2 multi-signature mechanism with MPC validator signatures, while withdrawals require review by the Guardian Layer; the project team will proceed with the 2026 mainnet launch only after this security layer completes its security audit. (Bitcoin.com News)
The Securities and Futures Commission welcomes the announcement made today by the National Financial Regulatory Administration actively supporting Mainland insurance funds to participate in the Mainland and Hong Kong financial market connectivity, and supporting Mainland insurance institutions to invest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) listed on the Hong Kong Exchange through Stock Connect. This policy will further expand the options for Mainland insurance institutions to conduct overseas asset allocation through Hong Kong, demonstrating the National Financial Regulatory Administration's support for continuously deepening the financial connectivity between the Mainland and Hong Kong.
阿里千问办公今日起正式接入企业微信，此前已接入钉钉和飞书，至此覆盖国内三大主流协同办公平台。用户可通过网页在千问办公连接器中完成企业微信授权，以对话方式调用读取智能表格、新建文档、发送通知、查询日程、预约会议或创建待办等能力，客户端版本即将上线。
According to GMGN market data, after listing on Binance Alpha, the Meme coin "NiuLai" briefly surpassed a $50 million market cap to reach a new all-time high, then quickly fell back below $40 million.
CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. released an analysis indicating that Bitcoin is currently trading at approximately $64,200, 1.30 times the long-term holder cost basis of $49,400, and has remained in the low-risk zone for 78 consecutive days. Long-term holder holdings amount to 16.35 million BTC, only 58,000 less than the all-time high of 16.41 million set on July 30; over the past 90 days, this group's supply increased by 1.38 million BTC.
According to The Block, Kraken has officially launched US stock trading services for eligible users in all member states of the European Economic Area (EEA). It is reported that the service was previously quietly launched in Germany, the Netherlands, and France, and is now officially fully open to the entire European Economic Area. Kraken stated that it is currently the only crypto-native platform capable of providing European Economic Area users with trading of both spot US stocks and their tokenized versions within the same regulated account.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX listed OUST/USDT and GPS/USDT perpetual contracts on August 18, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. Meanwhile, from now until 15:00 on August 25 (UTC+8), Huobi HTX is launching a New Coin Futures Trading Competition. Users who complete registration, participate in contract trading of the event coins, and meet the specified threshold will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX.
According to TechFlow Research, JPMorgan Chase's August 17 research report pointed out that chip manufacturers' capital expenditures continue to be raised, and equipment vendors' WFE outlooks are revised upward in tandem. TSMC raised its 2026 capital expenditure to $60 billion to $64 billion (+52%), Intel raised it to $20 billion (+11%), and SK Hynix plans 40 trillion Korean won (+45%). Tokyo Electron raised its 2026 WFE outlook to over $150 billion and over $190 billion in 2027, with gross margin expected to reach 50% by early fiscal 2027. Screen Holdings expects 2026 WFE growth to exceed 20% (at least $140 billion). AXT is shifting InP substrate capacity to 6-inch, having received requests for five-year contracts from customers and significant prepayments, with prices expected to rise from 2026 to 2027. Storage LTA coverage is accelerating; Samsung plans to bring 60% to 70% of capacity under LTA, SK Hynix has signed 10 contracts, and SanDisk has signed 8 contracts. The research report concludes that signals from four directions all point to the semiconductor equipment and materials cycle shifting from volume expansion to a dual drive of volume and price. Japanese semiconductor and technology material companies are expected to become major beneficiaries.
According to Forbes, Hugging Face released the 2026 Summer Open Source Model Ecosystem Report, revealing that a widely overlooked community distribution layer is expanding rapidly. The report shows that in the first seven months of 2026, model repositories on the Hub grew by 21.5%, while GGUF format repositories grew by as much as 464%, more than 20 times the growth rate of the model layer. Taking the Alibaba Qwen model as an example, there are a total of 28,531 GGUF converted versions on the Hub, while Qwen officially released only 54, with the number of community-produced artifacts far exceeding the official versions. The report also points out that the third largest source of derived models is not frontier labs, but rather the downstream quantization publisher Unsloth. In response to this, the report recommends enterprises adopt a "Software Bill of Materials" approach to record model upstream repository versions, conversion recipes, publisher information, and artifact hash values, rather than relying solely on model names for management; and calls on major labs to also provide signed official GGUF converted versions while releasing weights, to bridge the gap between test versions and actual deployment versions.
The official Decred X account (@decredproject) issued a security notice stating that a security vulnerability was discovered in the Decred (DCR) network. The patch will be released on the morning of August 18, Eastern Time. For security reasons, users are advised to pause voting and mining operations before completing the upgrade. An announcement will be posted on the official X account immediately after the patch is released.