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Odaily News: Coinbase has announced that it will stop supporting USDC deposits and withdrawals on the Noble network as of August 17. USDC deposits and withdrawals on other supported networks, including Ethereum, Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon, remain unaffected. Coinbase reminds users not to transfer funds to its Noble network USDC deposit address after August 17, as such funds may be irretrievable.
According to Red Star News, Moonshot AI Kimi issued a statement on August 14, stating that it has reported acts of false financing using the company's name and suspected illegal criminal activities in the market to the public security organs, and will pursue accountability to the fullest extent. The statement explicitly denied the existence of so-called "Friend Fund", "Special Channel", "Old Share Quota", "Reserved Quota", "Official Agent", or "Authorized Intermediary" during the financing process, reminded investors to be aware of risks, and advised that suspicious transactions can be reported to the company's legal department.
Odaily News, according to the official announcement, Bitget CFD will adjust the leverage and margin tier rules for XAUUSD (Gold/USD) and USDCNH (USD/Offshore CNY) starting August 15.Among them, when the notional value of XAUUSD contracts is below $100,000, up to 800x leverage is supported; when the notional value of USDCNH contracts is below $1,000,000, up to 100x leverage is supported. For positions exceeding the corresponding thresholds, the platform will adopt a tiered margin calculation method, with margin rates adjusting as the notional value of positions increases. Users can reasonably allocate positions based on their own asset needs.
Odaily News: BNB Smart Chain (BSC) has announced that the Pasteur hard fork will officially go live on the mainnet at 10:30 AM Beijing time on August 25 (02:30 UTC on August 25). Node operators are required to upgrade their clients to v1.7.7 in advance.This upgrade includes three improvements—BEP-682, BEP-695, and BEP-675—focusing on enhancing cross-chain security, validator governance mechanisms, and network throughput. Among them, BEP-682 will strengthen the BNB Chain cross-chain bridge verification mechanism, preventing permission bypass risks caused by duplicate signature counting by validators, thereby improving the security of cross-chain asset transfers. BEP-695 optimizes the validator key rotation mechanism, ensuring that old keys no longer retain management privileges after exit, while also fixing potential vulnerabilities related to slashing and governance voting.In terms of performance, BEP-675 reduces the time consumption caused by validators repeatedly executing transactions by optimizing the block construction process. In BNB Chain's internal QANet test environment, this solution increased throughput from 1,237 TPS to 2,324 TPS. While maintaining the 450-millisecond block time and the 100 million Gas block limit unchanged, the average Gas usage per block rose from 46.35 million to 84.15 million.BNB Chain stated that this upgrade is primarily aimed at validators and block builders, designed to provide greater capacity during network peak periods and advance the throughput expansion goals outlined in BNB Chain's roadmap for the second half of 2026.
Bitget PoolX lists project HOME. Users can lock HOME to share in an airdrop of 1,100,000 HOME, with a maximum individual lock limit of 20,000,000 HOME. The locking channel is open from 20:00 on August 14 to 20:00 on August 17 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
According to U Chinese (@UstablesZH), the stablecoin $U Flexible Savings on Binance has been renewed again. The event period is August 16 08:00 – September 15 07:59 (UTC+8), totaling 30 days: • Regular users: 0 – 5,000 $U enjoy 8% tiered interest boost • VIP 1–9 users: 0 – 500,000 $U enjoy 5% tiered interest boost
Amidst the intensive release of US stock earnings reports, Bybit encourages users to leverage its powerful TradFi trading tools to analyze market opportunities and boost trading confidence. Currently, Bybit users who complete trading tasks using the two major robot tools, TradFi Portfolio or TradFi Copy Trading, can register for the limited-time event to win lucky draw opportunities, compete on the individual and team leaderboards, and share a 100,000 USDT prize pool. This event is open to eligible users for registration, running from August 13, 2026, to September 12, 2026. For details and terms, please refer to the official website. Participation Method: Users need to log in to their main account and click "Join Now". After successful registration, trading TradFi products using TradFi Copy Trading (as a Lead Trader or Copy Trader) or TradFi Portfolio (Bot Trading) will unlock lucky draw opportunities, allow them to compete on the individual leaderboard, or lead a team to the top of the team leaderboard. This event features three major paths, including a lucky draw for unlocking trading volume milestones with a prize pool of 10,000 USDT; a top 100 competition for the individual trading volume leaderboard with a prize pool of 30,000 USDT; and a team trading volume leaderboard with a prize pool of 60,000 USDT, shared by the top 50 Lead Traders, where Lead Traders receive 50% of the team reward, and Copy Traders receive the remaining 50%.
According to CNA, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) jointly issued a warning on August 14 that a cryptocurrency scam utilizing fake recruitment has caused losses of approximately US$11.8 million. Scammers impersonated recruiters from cryptocurrency companies, communicated with victims via emails from spoofed domains, and induced them to download malware onto company devices under the pretext of technical programming tests. The malware stole victims' session tokens, bypassed multi-factor authentication to infiltrate their Bitbucket code repositories, then tampered with automated deployment instructions and remotely accessed internal servers, ultimately bypassing transaction approval mechanisms to complete cryptocurrency transfers.
According to TechFlow Research, a Nomura Securities report on August 12 noted that Lumentum's revenue for the June quarter increased 109% year-over-year to $1.01 billion, with component revenue growing 103% to $649 million. Narrow linewidth laser shipments grew by over 130%, pump lasers increased 80% and are expected to grow another fourfold in the coming quarters; the company holds a 70% to 80% market share in the pump laser sector. 200G EML accounts for over 25% and is expected to exceed 50% by mid-2027. OCS shipments doubled, with management guiding for triple-digit year-over-year growth in 1QFY27, progressing towards a $400 million OCS revenue target in 2H26. The supply-demand imbalance for EML and CW lasers will not ease at least from FY26 to FY27. The report judges that the technology upgrade path is clear; NPO is expected to be commercialized between late 2027 and 2028, significantly expanding the optical TAM. The global shortage of optical chips creates structural opportunities for Chinese manufacturers: Yuanjie Semiconductor is expected to gain global market share in optical chips, with Nomura giving a Neutral rating and a target price of 1,375 yuan (based on 21x 2027 expected EPS); Zhongji Innolight and Tfc Communication both receive Buy ratings, benefiting from the 800G to 1.6T upgrade, increased silicon photonics penetration, and NPO incremental opportunities.
: Cardano ecosystem wallet project SecondFi has announced the launch of a wallet migration tool and revealed a recovery plan for assets affected by the June 2026 security incident. As the project will cease operations, users are required to migrate remaining assets still held in SecondFi wallets. The migration tool is expected to go live on August 13, supporting the transfer of eligible ADA, Cardano native tokens, and NFTs to new Cardano wallets created with service providers of the users' choosing. Currently, the tool only supports Cardano network assets; non-Cardano assets must be transferred separately through corresponding network and wallet processes. SecondFi stated that the migration tool has passed an independent security assessment by security firm Bitdefender. For affected assets, SecondFi plans to launch a recovery portal before September 10, where users can verify wallet ownership via zero-knowledge proofs (ZK Proof) and submit asset claims. SecondFi reminds users to only rely on information published through official channels, including @secondfiapp, @secondfi_jp, and the official support website, to guard against phishing sites and impersonating accounts.
Odaily News: A final ruling by a Washington State court in the United States requires the prediction market platform Kalshi to stop offering event contracts related to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, technology, science, and "named person mentions" in the state, and prohibits the promotion of related products to consumers in the state. Kalshi must implement geoblocking via IP addresses and user place of residence by August 19, and upgrade to a multi-source geofencing system by September 2. Contracts related to commodities, climate, economics, and finance are not subject to this ban. Kalshi previously applied for a stay of the ban, but the request was denied by the Washington State Court of Appeals.
Harmony released an incident update stating that on August 12, 2026, Beijing time, an unauthorized issuance event of the native token ONE occurred on the Harmony mainnet. Officials confirmed that the initial abnormal issuance volume was 4 billion ONE, completed through two empty block entries; additionally, on-chain reconstruction results show that the total forged cross-shard issuance volume could reach 3.0100001 trillion ONE, involving 6 forged cross-shard transactions and 4 attacker wallets, and the team is still further verifying the two sets of data.
According to the official announcement, Bybit Spot will list KII (KII/USDT) on the spot market at 1:00 PM UTC on August 14. Deposits are now open. Deposits Open: August 13, 10:00 AM (UTC); Trading Starts: August 14, 1:00 PM (UTC); Withdrawals Open: August 15, 10:00 AM (UTC) Kii is a stablecoin-powered, 24/7 on-chain foreign exchange (Onchain FX) infrastructure layer. Kii aims to provide cross-border payments, foreign exchange trading, and financial solutions for enterprises and individual users.
Odaily News – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released the agenda for the first meeting of its Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC). The committee will convene its inaugural session on August 20, focusing on regulatory topics in emerging areas such as crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets.CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that the United States has long been a global hub for financial innovation, and expressed hope that through dialogue with innovative entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry builders, the committee can explore how emerging technologies and financial products can drive market development, and jointly chart the "new frontier of finance."The meeting will be livestreamed via the CFTC's official website. Committee members and participants will discuss topics including digital asset regulatory frameworks, the impact of AI technology on financial markets, and the development of prediction markets.The public may submit comments before August 27, which will be published on Regulations.gov, the U.S. federal regulations website. The CFTC noted that the meeting agenda may be adjusted based on the committee's subsequent priorities.The Innovation Advisory Committee aims to provide the CFTC with recommendations on emerging technologies, financial products, and market innovation trends. Its discussions cover critical areas—including digital assets and artificial intelligence—that could shape the future structure of financial markets.
Odaily News, Conflux Network announced that the v3.1.0 network hard fork upgrade will introduce multiple network improvements, including EVM compatibility updates, bug fixes, RPC changes, and security enhancements. CIP-173 is expected to be activated on August 26.
According to The Block, the Blockchain Association filed an amicus curiae brief on August 13 supporting Custodia Bank's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting a review of the legality of the Federal Reserve Bank's refusal of its master account application. The Blockchain Association pointed out that this case concerns whether legitimate digital asset enterprises can compete in a fair environment, and warned that the lower court ruling provides a precedent for federal regulators "to debank unpopular industries in the future without the intervention of state regulators." Custodia Bank was founded by Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long, applied for a Fed master account in October 2020, was rejected by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in January 2023 on the grounds that the crypto business model posed risks, subsequently lost twice in the district court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and was denied rehearing by the full court in a 7 to 3 vote in March 2026. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City must respond to the Supreme Court application by September 11.
cirBTC was officially launched on Ethereum on June 8. Data from its Ethereum contract shows a maximum total supply of approximately 40.02 tokens, with 11 holder addresses in total. Eligible institutional participants can mint and redeem cirBTC through Circle Mint. Currently, Ethereum is the only network where it has been launched, with future support planned for Circle's own blockchain Arc and additional networks. cirBTC is issued by Circle International Bermuda Limited, with the underlying Bitcoin held in custody by Circle National Trust and segregated from Circle's own assets. Reserve data from August 11 shows that cirBTC supply stands at 40.02159077 tokens, with 42.5070808 BTC held in reserves. Circle has publicly disclosed the reserve addresses and balances, and employs Chainlink's Proof of Reserve mechanism to publish verified reserve data on-chain. By comparison, WBTC has a circulating supply of approximately 116,100 tokens with a market cap of about $7.362 billion, while cbBTC has a circulating supply of approximately 97,200 tokens with a market cap of about $6.162 billion. cirBTC has not yet established a trackable market price or market capitalization.
Decentralized stablecoin USDD announced that it will add exclusive TRX rewards to Pendle's sUSDD market, while simultaneously increasing base USDD rewards. The total rewards for this campaign amount to 21,000 USDD and 12,000 TRX, plus PENDLE tokens valued at approximately 30% of the combined value of the aforementioned USDD and TRX. The event runs from 8:00 on August 13 to 8:00 on August 20 (Singapore Time). According to the official announcement, Pendle has integrated PT-sUSDD into the PT Looping module, allowing users to further connect to Morpho's USDC and USDT markets to expand yield potential. Meanwhile, preparations are underway with Pendle for the renewal of the sUSDD market, with specific arrangements to be announced separately.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX listed the APR/USDT perpetual contract on August 13, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. Meanwhile, from now until August 18, 15:00 (UTC+8), Huobi HTX is launching a New Coin Futures Trading Competition. Users who complete registration, participate in contract trading of participating tokens, and meet specified thresholds will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.
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).