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crypto lending firm Figure Lending LLC offers cryptocurrency-backed loans, allowing borrowers to use Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana as collateral to access cash of up to 75% of the collateral's value while retaining ownership of their tokens. Such loans generally do not constitute a sale and typically do not trigger a capital gains event. Figure Lending LLC stated that borrowers should compare maximum loan-to-value ratios, fixed or variable interest rates, regulatory licensing, and liquidation terms. The firm offers fixed-rate loans with a 12-month term, a maximum annual percentage rate of 12.62%, and supports same-day funding without requiring a credit score, as approval is based on the collateral. Figure provides an optional liquidation protection feature, available in select states, which may defer liquidation during the loan term due to price declines; however, liquidation may still occur if the loan becomes delinquent. This feature does not apply to non-payment, default, or violation of loan terms, and declines in crypto asset prices may still trigger margin calls. (Decrypt)
According to The Block, the New York City Council has launched an investigation into four prediction market platforms—Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan—alleging they employed "false, deceptive, or abusive" marketing tactics targeting young users. Among them, Polymarket was accused of paying social media creators to film videos placing fake bets on counterfeit websites, an incident first disclosed by The Wall Street Journal in June this year. Additionally, prediction market platforms face insider trading allegations; New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order in April prohibiting state government employees from using confidential government information to place bets on prediction markets.
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Xapo Bank users have reported the app now requires location data before allowing transactions. According to reports, one user was told they must share GPS coordinates to access their funds. Xapo Bank stated it will cross-check location information with other data to confirm that the account holder controls the account. @ToneVays warned that location requirements could become standard for regulated payment apps; Casa CEO @Nneuman said the measure may be aimed at countering large-scale social engineering attacks rather than traditional KYC.
据 Cointelegraph 报道，欧洲证券和市场管理局（ESMA）于本周三更新 MiCA 注册名单，斯洛文尼亚电子货币机构 Dinaro 正式加入电子货币代币（EMT）发行方名单，成为斯洛文尼亚首家进入该名单的机构。Dinaro 受斯洛文尼亚银行监管，提供包括发卡、收单在内的支付服务，并持有 Mastercard 主要成员资格。 此次更新后，EMT 注册总数达 43 家，资产参考代币（ART）名单仍为空，不合规实体名单维持 167 家不变。加密资产服务提供商（CASP）注册方面，本次新增捷克 Partners Banka 及德国 Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt，注册总数升至 325 家；此前于 7 月初入列的捷克公司 Altlift 则已从名单中移除。
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.
Odaily News: Dinaro, an electronic money institution regulated by the Central Bank of Slovenia, has been included in the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register of electronic money token (EMT) issuers, making it the first Slovenian issuer to be listed on the register. The latest update to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) register also added two crypto-asset service providers (CASPs): Czech lending institution Partners Banka and Germany's Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt, bringing the total number of registered entities to 325. According to Dinaro's official website, it offers payment services such as card issuing and acquiring, and holds Mastercard principal membership. Czech company Altlift is no longer listed on the CASP register. The company first entered the register in early July this year, authorized to execute and transmit client orders and provide crypto-asset advice. With Dinaro's inclusion, the EMT register now contains 43 entries; the asset-referenced token (ART) register remains empty, and the list of non-compliant entities stands at 167. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Hyperliquid is seeking a compliant path to bring its perpetual contract business into the U.S. market, and the platform is currently not open to U.S. users.Previously, the Hyperliquid Policy Center, funded by the Hyper Foundation, has been conducting policy research and advocacy work in Washington, D.C., promoting a regulated access framework for on-chain perpetual contracts and decentralized market infrastructure in the United States.If the relevant regulatory pathways are clarified, it would create conditions for Hyperliquid to offer products such as perpetual contracts to U.S. users. (The Information)
According to The Block, Anchorpoint, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, officially launched the first phase issuance of the HKD stablecoin HKDAP on Wednesday, opening test access to institutional distributors and professional investors. Anchorpoint, established as a joint venture by Standard Chartered Bank, HKT, and Animoca Brands, received a stablecoin issuer license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in April this year, becoming one of the first licensed institutions.
According to The Guardian, although Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted that AI would eliminate white-collar jobs on a large scale, a year later, a large-scale wave of unemployment has not emerged. The latest analysis from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research shows that since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, the unemployment rate for occupational groups with high AI exposure rose by only 0.77 percentage points, lower than the 0.85 percentage points for low-exposure groups. Economists point out that AI's biggest impact currently is not reducing the number of jobs, but changing the nature of work—integrating functions, raising skill thresholds, and compressing new hiring. A ZipRecruiter survey shows that about 74% of employers have listed AI skills as an important advantage or a requirement. MIT Professor Paul Osterman warns that AI will accelerate the shift of enterprises towards outsourcing and contract labor, with about 35% of the US workforce already in an "easily replaceable" state; low-skilled workers may require public policy intervention for protection. Economists generally believe that the full impact of AI on the employment market will still take several years to manifest.
Odaily News: Flight data company FlightAware has withdrawn its lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi. The lawsuit was filed only one day prior, with FlightAware alleging that Kalshi used its flight data and trademarks without authorization to support bets related to flight cancellations. This withdrawal does not affect the possibility of FlightAware refiling the lawsuit. The case comes amid growing scrutiny on social media over Kalshi's aviation-related contracts, with questions raised about potential incentives for malicious interference with flights, alongside relatively low retail participation. Neither company has publicly commented on the case. The lawsuit had raised questions about whether prediction markets can use third-party data and trademarks without a commercial agreement, while Kalshi continues to face other regulatory and legal challenges in multiple states. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: The Central Bank of Russia (Bank of Russia) will restrict retail investors from trading cryptocurrencies on regulated exchanges starting September 1, with trading limited to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT only. Non-qualified investors will have an annual purchase limit of 300,000 rubles (approximately $3,600) through a single intermediary, while qualified investors will not be subject to any upper limit. These rules further clarify the legislation passed in July, but cryptocurrency payments remain prohibited under current laws in Russia. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News, Marinade Finance stated on the X platform that the Solana network came close to a halt this morning, with 28.83% of staked SOL losing connection, approaching the 33.34% halt threshold. This involved 90 validator nodes, with a total loss of approximately 333 SOL in rewards. The fault was caused by a routing error from service provider Teraswitch: an erroneous route from the Miami node was broadcast to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, causing 12 nodes (LON1, AMS1-3, DUB1-2, FRA2, SGP1-2, TYO1-3) to lose valid routes. North America was unaffected, and the fault was resolved within 10 minutes. Marinade Finance pointed out that AS20326, an ASN hosting more than a quarter of the network's total staked amount, saw 94% of its staked volume go offline simultaneously during the fault, accounting for an actual 27.34% share, surpassing the 25% cap set by SFDP. Helius, the network's second-largest node, was offline for 33 minutes in total, with only a few nodes achieving smooth failover. Marinade Finance stated it will review staking concentration limits and push validator nodes to publicly disclose their failover capability information.
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X, stating that President Trump is reportedly considering indexing capital gains to inflation, which would mean investors only pay taxes on actual, inflation-adjusted gains rather than on the full nominal appreciation. Trump is also considering expanding the capital gains exemption for home sales, potentially covering homes valued up to $2 million. The related proposal has sparked discussions about its potential impact on asset prices. Some argue that lower tax burdens would prompt investors holding significant unrealized gains to sell assets, thereby increasing supply and putting pressure on prices. Critics claim this would become another tax cut primarily benefiting wealthy asset holders. Others believe the policy is preparation for higher inflation and rising asset prices. If the U.S. government intends to keep the economy hot, adjusting capital gains for inflation could alleviate the tax burden from nominal appreciation. In this scenario, the policy could also become a significant catalyst for Bitcoin.
According to WIRED, California has recently seen a series of violent cargo theft cases targeting AI data center hardware, with criminal organizations employing new adversarial tactics to intercept trucks transporting servers and related equipment. Gerardo Pachuca, a former Los Angeles detective and consultant with 25 years of experience investigating cargo theft, stated that the prevalence of such acts is "unprecedented." Currently, these incidents have put the entire freight industry on high alert. Analysts point out that as demand for AI infrastructure construction surges, high-value server hardware has become a key target for organized crime.
据 Cointelegraph 报道，比特币政策研究所（BPI）联合 Anchorage Digital、BitGo、Bitwise、Blockstream、Kraken、Ledger、MARA、Trezor 等多家加密机构，发布公开信敦促各大前沿 AI 实验室为比特币及开源软件开发者建立或扩展可信访问计划。 信中指出，Bitcoin Core 等开源维护者目前缺乏对 AI 实验室网络安全程序的访问渠道，被迫依赖能力较弱的开源模型，而比特币网络当前保护着逾 1 万亿美元资产，任何开源基础设施漏洞均可能危及用户毕生积蓄。BPI 同时披露，已收到多份报告显示包括潜在境外势力在内的复杂攻击者正借助先进 AI 能力持续发动攻击。
据 Cointelegraph 报道，网络安全公司 BCA LTD 创始人 Mauro Eldritch与 Telefónica Tech 网络威胁情报分析师 Heiner García 联合搭建虚假加密初创公司"Ballena Azul"，成功诱使疑似朝鲜 IT 工人在受控虚拟桌面环境中工作长达五周，并全程监控其行为。 调查显示，相关工人使用的外部服务器与此前分发 InvisibleFerret、BeaverTail及 OtterCookie 等恶意软件的朝鲜网络行动基础设施存在关联；工人还大量依赖 ChatGPT 辅助编程、Google Gemini 伪造身份文件。研究人员指出，朝鲜 IT 工人通过伪造美国身份获取远程工作，所得薪资最终流向平壤政权的大规模杀伤性武器项目，美国财政部数据显示，此类计划 2024 年为朝鲜创收近 8 亿美元。
Odaily Odaily News: Bitget's staked borrowing section has added support for 25 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets, bringing the total supported to 128. The newly added assets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rIVV, rKLAC, and rSMCI, covering diverse sectors such as technology, consumer, and finance. Users holding relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, as well as 100+ crypto assets, unlocking capital liquidity without selling their holdings. For specific collateral parameters, please refer to Bitget's official platform.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r plus the stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. Through a partnership with compliant broker Alpaca, they connect directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. Their features include: a 1:1 reserve of underlying assets held by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, support for synchronized mapping of corporate actions (such as stock splits), and the ability to use holdings as joint margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts—allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued a warning stating that Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange have been subject to complaints from multiple investors regarding an inability to withdraw funds. ASIC pointed out that the platform claimed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission froze user funds to comply with audit or regulatory requirements. Such claims are false and are intended to deflect investor refund requests.
Odaily News: The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) began operations on January 1, 2009, with unified responsibility for banking, insurance, anti-money laundering, and other regulatory functions. Its current regulatory scope covers banks, securities firms, insurance institutions, asset management companies, and digital asset enterprises. The regulatory framework was adopted in 2007 under relevant legislation.\nIn 2024, Switzerland's financial sector value added reached CHF 74 billion, accounting for approximately 9% of the country's GDP. In 2025, the industry provided about 222,800 full-time equivalent positions, and Swiss bank clients' securities holdings reached CHF 8.561 trillion, of which CHF 4.008 trillion belonged to foreign clients.\nSwitzerland has established a tiered regulatory pathway for fintech companies, allowing businesses to choose between a sandbox, a fintech license, a FINMA-recognized self-regulatory organization, or a full banking and securities license. The sandbox can accommodate specific deposit-taking businesses of up to CHF 1 million, while the fintech license permits eligible companies to accept public deposits or crypto assets of up to CHF 100 million.\nAs of 2025, Switzerland is home to 503 fintech companies and 1,766 blockchain companies. That year, Switzerland and Liechtenstein attracted CHF 185 million in fintech venture capital, with CHF 81 million directed to distributed ledger technology companies. Switzerland plans to establish license categories for payment instruments and crypto institutions, though as of August 11, 2026, the relevant framework has yet to be finalized. (Bitcoin.com News)
the Korea Exchange has drafted amendments to the "Securities Market Business Regulations Implementation Rules," which will raise the minimum trading unit for single-stock leveraged ETFs from the current 1 share to 20 shares, and for ETNs from 1 security to 20 securities. The exchange is currently seeking market feedback.It is understood that South Korean financial regulators originally planned to implement this measure in November, but given the rising speculative trading in single-stock leveraged products and the need to cool it down ahead of schedule, the exchange is pushing for implementation as early as next month. In addition to raising the trading unit, regulators will also strengthen investor protection measures. New retail investors must complete at least 5 trading days of simulated trading—1 hour per day, totaling 5 hours—before participating in single-stock leveraged product trading. (EDaily)