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According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.2% month-over-month and 3.7% year-over-year in July; excluding food and energy, core PCE rose 0.2% month-over-month, with inflation still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory firm Devere Group, stated that the U.S. economy is flashing a stagflation warning, with economic growth stalling while inflation refuses to subside. He noted that the Federal Reserve faces difficulty in simultaneously raising interest rates to curb inflation and cutting rates to support growth, and expects the federal funds rate to remain unchanged.Following the release of the PCE data, major U.S. stock indices opened higher, gold prices fell to $4,626 per ounce, and silver dropped to $68.31. Bitcoin traded within a range of $77,250 to $79,539 over 24 hours, and was trading at $77,600 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE: GPUS), an AI data center and Bitcoin-related enterprise, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Gresham Worldwide, Inc.'s radio frequency (RF) business secured approximately $5.4 million in new orders between July and August 2026, primarily from U.S. defense programs and prime defense contractors.These orders cover RF and microwave components supporting radar, electronic warfare, communications, and other mission-critical systems, and are expected to be produced and delivered by the relevant business units of Gresham Worldwide. The company stated that the new orders reflect the continued growth in demand for high-reliability RF technology and critical components in the U.S. defense sector. (PRNewswire)
Bitdeer released its July 2026 Production and Operations Update: The company has signed a 16-year, $4.7 billion artificial intelligence data center (AIDC) colocation lease agreement for its Tydal site in Norway, configured with 121 MW of IT capacity to operate Nvidia GPUs.
: According to official sources, OKX Flash Earn Lite will launch AEON "Staking Rewards" from August 31, 2026, 15:00 to September 5, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, ETH, OKB, or AEON can share a total of 4,100,000 AEON airdrop rewards. Notably, ETH borrowed via flexible borrowing will not be counted toward the valid subscription amount.Users can start subscribing in advance from now on, with rewards calculated after the event officially begins. Participation is available via the event link or by tapping "Flash Earn" at the top of the Explore page in the OKX App.
Odaily News: As of August, cumulative top-ups on USDC- and USDT-linked stablecoin cards have reached $13.8 billion, an increase of nearly $10 billion over the past 12 months. Stablecoin cards are shifting USDC and USDT from trading balances toward everyday consumer use cases.USDC currently leads in tracked card spending, while USDT is accelerating its catch-up. The two follow different adoption paths: USDC benefits more from fintech integrations and payment infrastructure, whereas USDT is more active across exchanges, remittances, and emerging markets.On-chain settlement also reflects a multi-chain distribution, with Base leading at approximately $1.2 billion, followed by Solana at $635 million, Polygon at $544 million, and Optimism at $509 million. Networks such as Arbitrum, Scroll, Ethereum, and Stellar are also carrying significant activity.Stablecoin cards still rely on traditional payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, shifting the competitive focus toward custody, FX costs, cashback, and capital efficiency. Meanwhile, Circle has renewed its USDC partnership with Coinbase under the original terms, excluding any dividend arrangements. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to Bitcoin.com, Bitdeer subsidiary Dory Creek will deploy its proprietary Sealminer A2 Pro Air miners starting in September 2026 at Project Kati 1, a wind-powered data center operated by Soluna in Willacy County, Texas, utilizing an expected 28 MW of power and generating approximately 1.93 EH/s of Bitcoin mining hash rate. The collaboration operates on a revenue-sharing model: Soluna manages the site, power supply, and daily operations, while Bitdeer provides and retains ownership of the mining equipment, with both parties splitting the Bitcoin revenue generated by this portion of the hardware. Project Kati 1 has a total capacity of 83 MW, with Galaxy Digital currently utilizing 48 MW for Bitcoin mining.
Odaily News: Recent Bitcoin volatility has triggered a wave of leveraged long position liquidations. On August 22, hourly liquidations reached $529 million, with long positions accounting for $478 million; on August 23, an additional $84 million in crypto long positions were liquidated within one hour.Prediction market Kalshi launched the first spot Bitcoin perpetual futures contract approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on June 3, with liquidations reaching $5.5 billion in the first two weeks. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated that the product offers U.S. institutions regulated onshore perpetual contract trading.Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets, pointed out that perpetual futures are high-risk crypto products for retail investors, and the CFTC did not impose additional investor protections when approving them. Analysis account Qmo noted that there are significant Bitcoin long liquidation pools in the $62,000 to $67,000 range; trader Money Bunny disclosed that short liquidations reached $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion within 24 hours. (Forbes Digital Assets)
Odaily News: THORChain announced the launch of version 3.20, adding native cross-chain swap support for Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). Users can directly swap XMR and ZEC for Bitcoin, ETH, and stablecoins without wrapping assets, registering on centralized exchange accounts, or relinquishing asset custody. This upgrade also introduces Protocol-Owned Liquidity (POL) and Stable Reserve, and restores support for Solana, Base, and BNB. Among these, Stable Reserve supports zero-liquidity-fee swaps between stablecoins.
According to The Block, Arcus has launched the pToken protocol on Robinhood Chain, which converts positions in perpetual contract accounts with fixed markets and leverage levels into transferable ERC-20 tokens that can be used in on-chain protocols such as lending. The initial release supports leveraged exposure to BTC, SOL, HYPE, and select stock tokens, while also introducing multi-asset collateral functionality that enables SPY, QQQ, and MAG7 tokens to serve as collateral for perpetual trading.
Odaily News: The stablecoin supply on the Sui network is currently approximately $478 million, about 69% lower than the peak of $1.6 billion in May 2025, and has remained near this level for several consecutive months.Mysten Labs, the company responsible for Sui's core development, introduced protocol-level adjustments in May, reducing stablecoin transfer fees to zero and eliminating the requirement to hold the native token SUI when making transfers. This feature supports seven stablecoins: USDC, USDsui, SuiUSDe, AUSD, FDUSD, USDB, and USDY.Since June 10, the Sui network has processed over $65 billion in zero-fee stablecoin transfers, with cumulative stablecoin trading volume exceeding $2.27 trillion since the beginning of 2024, and transaction count reaching 16 billion. (Bitcoin.com News)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (Thailand) has issued an announcement soliciting public comments on the draft regulatory framework for establishing cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (crypto ETFs) in Thailand, as well as the revised eligibility requirements for mutual funds and private funds to engage foreign digital asset custodians, with a comment submission deadline of September 20, 2026.
Odaily News: The whale known as "Setting 10 Big Goals First" posted on X to update the progress of its previous BTC short position. The whale stated that it had established a short position when BTC was in the $74,000-$76,000 range. When the price rapidly surged to around $79,500, it reduced most of the position. Although some short positions were re-established near $78,000 afterward, the early moves had already resulted in realized losses of approximately $10 million.The whale stated that despite BTC briefly falling back to around $76,000 over the weekend, reducing the position at that time still aligned with its trading discipline. As for the remaining position, the original plan was to set a hard stop-loss near $80,400. However, considering that if BTC's daily chart were to reclaim the $78,000-$78,500 level after the US stock market opens, it would close the position early and accept the loss. The whale claimed that even if this trade ultimately results in a loss, it is acceptable, as it does not want to miss out on a potential trend move from $80,000 to $100,000 in the future because of chasing back a single loss.In its latest reply, the whale confirmed that it has closed the remaining BTC short position and stated, "This trade is completely over."
HTX's 13th Anniversary Carnival Month is underway. Coinciding with the 13th day of the campaign, BTC has returned to the $80,000 level, market sentiment has improved, and participation in the anniversary event continues to surge. To date, the event has distributed over 100,000 rewards, with a total value reaching 60,000 USDT. By completing anniversary tasks and lighting up gems, users can progressively unlock lucky draws, red envelopes, and various exclusive perks. Participants can win up to 1,300 USDT worth of $HTX, and collecting all 13 gems grants eligibility for the ultimate grand prize draw.
Strive recently purchased approximately 1,110 Bitcoin for about $81.5 million, bringing its total holdings to over 21,000 and further expanding its strategic position in BTC.
Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Wintermute (0xecb...2b00) has increased its short exposure on Hyperliquid from $190.77 million to $211.53 million since the last update; its HYPE short has decreased from $11.43 million to $5.6 million. Current major short positions include: Bitcoin $70.8 million, ETH $53.83 million, SOL $17.63 million, XRP $7.41 million, DOGE $6.79 million. Current unrealized loss stands at $4.12 million, with $2.27 million in funding fees already received.
: HertzFlow, a perpetual contract protocol supported by YZi Labs, has opened mainnet trading. Users can trade, provide liquidity, and invite friends to earn Merit points. Previously, the Genesis Vault pre-deposit campaign was completed, and early participants have received 230,000 WLFI in allocations. The project is now adding 390,000 WLFI in liquidity rewards to the USD1 Vault. The campaign runs until August 31, has no cap, and is open to all users. Active users who have already participated in the pre-deposit campaign or testnet can directly access the mainnet, while new users need an invitation code. The platform currently supports BTC, ETH, and BNB trading pairs, with more markets to be expanded in the future. HertzFlow aims to create permissionless leveraged trading markets for oracle-backed assets and activate on-chain liquidity on BNB Chain through composable DeFi strategies.
According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed BTC Digital Ltd. announced that its 10MW cryptocurrency computing infrastructure project in Georgia, USA, has been completed and is now entering the deployment preparation phase. The company expects to deploy high-performance mining rigs and launch digital asset mining operations within approximately two months.
Multi-chain decentralized overcollateralized stablecoin USDD has officially launched its Vault feature on Ethereum, enabling users to mint USDD using ETH and WBTC as core collateral assets. This upgrade further expands upon the previously launched TRON chain Vault, signaling that the USDD Vault module has officially entered a dual-chain driven phase with ETH and BTC as the dual-core mainstream collateral assets, providing more entry points for mainstream asset holders to participate in the USDD ecosystem.
Odaily News: On August 21, 2026, PeaqOS integrated World ID, allowing robots and machines operating on PeaqOS to natively request and verify World ID proofs via robotic.sh, confirming that the interacting party is a real and unique human—without collecting names, facial information, or other personal data.The system employs zero-knowledge proofs, meaning machines receive cryptographic proof that the user is a real human, rather than identity information. As a coordination layer, PeaqOS connects to World ID through decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and machine markets, recording auditable interaction logs.This solution can be applied in scenarios such as autonomous delivery, shared machines, and pharmaceutical delivery. Users can verify multiple times in the World App and during the delivery process, allowing robots to confirm that the recipient is the same person associated with the order. PeaqOS also plans to extend zero-knowledge verification to more DePIN projects. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Ethereum client Besu has fixed 5 security vulnerabilities discovered by blockchain security firm CertiK in version 26.7.1 released on July 27, and published 4 detailed security advisories on August 14. Vulnerability details were disclosed after a delay to allow node operators to complete upgrade deployments.Jialiang Chang, Director of Security Engineering and Senior Audit Partner at CertiK, stated that the arrangement of releasing patches first and details later provided an 18-day buffer period, allowing node operators to identify affected deployments, test new versions, and coordinate with validators or consortium participants to complete upgrades.The vulnerabilities involve block broadcast handling, caching of future-height consensus proposals, WebSocket subscription limits, and JSON-RPC filter creation. If left unpatched, attackers could exhaust node memory or thread resources, impacting node availability and consensus processing.Using the Chain Scan methodology, CertiK conducted adversarial testing on peer-to-peer, HTTP RPC, WebSocket RPC, and consensus interfaces in a private multi-node test network, and provided reproducible testing tools to the Besu team. CertiK is updating Chain Scan to expand round-the-clock multi-node testing on public chain networks. (Bitcoin.com News)