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According to reports from South Korean media outlet Chosun Ilbo, internet giant Kakao announced that its board of directors has approved a corporate spin-off plan. The company intends to establish a new entity named "Kakao AI" while retaining "Kakao X", with each focusing respectively on artificial intelligence platforms and investments, as well as fintech, content, and mobility services. Under the proposal, the book value of net assets will be allocated between the two companies at a ratio of 36% to 64%. Existing shareholders will receive shares in both entities in proportion to this split. Following the spin-off, Kakao AI will take primary responsibility for KakaoTalk and AI operations. The company plans to upgrade KakaoTalk, which currently serves approximately 50 million users, into an "AI agent-style interface" designed to understand user intent and conversational context. As scheduled, Kakao will convene a special general meeting of shareholders on December 17, complete the corporate separation on January 1, 2027, and proceed with Kakao AI's relisting and Kakao X's change of listing venue on January 27.
Odaily News, X-Agent recently published a technical article titled "An OPC Is a Stack, Not a Headcount Story," arguing that as AI significantly reduces R&D and operational costs, the competitiveness of a One Person Company (OPC) should no longer be measured by how much work a single person can complete.The article points out that an OPC with true commercial capability needs to establish a complete closed loop spanning demand discovery, AI production, capability infrastructure, distribution, economic systems, and market feedback.And this is precisely the problem X-Agent aims to solve.At the capability layer, X-Agent leverages MCP to help individual developers productize their capabilities, transforming a project into a service that can be discovered, invoked, and verified by Agents. At the commercial layer, X-Agent further connects Agent distribution and payment infrastructure, enabling services to enter real Agent workflows, with usage-based billing, budget management, payment, and settlement.Meanwhile, the X-Agent MCP Hackathon is also driving this model into practice: developers do not need to start by building an "MCP server" from scratch. Instead, they first prove that a real capability can solve a practical problem, then convert it into a production-grade Agent service through standardization, deployment verification, and security checks.Therefore, what X-Agent is building is not just a development tool, but a framework that helps OPCs complete:Demand discovery → Capability building → MCP productization → Agent distribution → Commercial settlement → Market feedbackUltimately forming a self-reinforcing AI business closed loop.The OPC of the future is not one person taking on all the work, but one person using AI and Agents to organize a complete set of company-level capabilities.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved World Liberty Financial's application for a national trust bank charter, subject to regulatory and policy requirements. Upon approval, the company may operate under the name World Liberty Trust Company, National Association. World Liberty Financial's application documents show that the bank plans to issue USD-backed stablecoins and custody digital assets related to its USD1 token. U.S. President Donald Trump and his three sons are all affiliated with the company, with Trump family entities holding a 38% stake. Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with nine other senators, introduced the Terminating Presidential Banking Corruption Act following the approval. Elizabeth Warren stated that the OCC's move represents one of the most blatant conflicts of interest in the U.S. financial system. In January 2025, an Abu Dhabi investment company backed by UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a 49% stake in World Liberty for $500 million. Another UAE entity, MGX, previously used USD1 to invest $2 billion in Binance. (Cointelegraph)
据 Solana Company（NASDAQ: HSDT）官方公告，公司公布 2026 年第二季度财务业绩。本季度实现营收 250 万美元，同比大幅增长，主要由 SOL 质押收入驱动，上半年累计营收达 610 万美元。毛利率约 97%。 运营层面，公司完成东京首个机构验证器集群部署，推进 Pacific Backbone 亚太基础设施扩张计划；与 Jito 基金会达成战略合作；与哈萨克斯坦阿拉套市签署区块链基础设施合作备忘录；完成 PoNS 医疗设备遗留业务剥离，获得 310 万美元出售收益；并向全球机构投资者完成定向增发，净募资 790 万美元，由未来资产领投、HashKey Capital 参投。 财务方面，本季度净亏损 3030 万美元，每股亏损 0.38 美元，亏损扩大主要源于数字资产已实现亏损 2540 万美元及 PoNS 剥离相关遣散费 680 万美元。截至 2026 年 6 月 30 日，公司总资产为 1.761 亿美元，其中长期数字资产及质押仓位合计约 1.473 亿美元。
Odaily News The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday granted initial conditional approval to World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, bringing Trump-backed World Liberty Financial one step closer to obtaining a national trust bank charter.In its letter, the OCC stated that World Liberty's charter application met certain regulatory and policy requirements, leading to the initial conditional approval. However, this does not constitute final approval, and the OCC may still rescind the approval.Earlier this year, World Liberty Financial established a new trust company with the aim of applying for a bank charter from the OCC. The company has previously stated that the charter would support its provision of services including stablecoin issuance and redemption, fiat on/off ramps, custody, and exchange. WLF currently issues the stablecoin USD1, which has a market cap of approximately $4 billion, making it the fourth-largest stablecoin after Tether and USDC.WLF CEO Zack Witkoff said on X on Friday that the company aims to build "the world's most trusted and widely used digital dollar" while strengthening the dollar's role in the global economy. Zack Witkoff is the son of Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Overall, this approval could further strengthen WLF's position in the U.S. stablecoin and digital asset banking infrastructure, though its political ties may continue to raise regulatory and ethical concerns.
Ethereum treasury company Sharplink released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. Total revenue during the reporting period was $11.53 million, of which staking revenue was $11.16 million, accounting for the majority. The company reported a net loss of $394.3 million, primarily consisting of non-cash unrealized losses on ETH and impairment provisions on LsETH and weETH, without affecting the actual quantity of ETH holdings.
Odaily News: Justin Mateen, a director at Trump family-backed bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin (ABTC) and co-founder of Tinder, purchased company shares on two consecutive days following the release of its quarterly earnings report, with a total investment of approximately $1.93 million. Regulatory filings show that Mateen bought approximately 145,000 shares of ABTC Class A common stock on August 5, with a transaction value of about $925,000 and an average purchase price of approximately $6.40 per share. On August 6, he purchased another approximately 162,000 shares for about $1 million, at an average price of approximately $6.19 per share. Together, the two transactions totaled 306,981 shares, increasing his ABTC holdings to 492,297 shares. American Bitcoin, supported by members of U.S. President Trump's family, including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., is a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining and BTC reserve company. The company adopts a strategy of "large-scale mining plus corporate treasury bitcoin holdings" to provide investors with bitcoin exposure. Financial reports show that American Bitcoin recorded a net loss of approximately $57 million in the second quarter, while its mining scale and bitcoin reserves continued to grow over the same period. The company produced approximately 932 BTC in the quarter, reaching an all-time high, with treasury bitcoin holdings increasing to over 8,000 BTC.
Odaily News: Trump Media & Technology Group, the media company owned by U.S. President Donald Trump, has terminated the CRO treasury company initiative backed by Crypto.com and abandoned its broader digital asset partnership with Crypto.com. Trump Media, Crypto.com, and Yorkville Acquisition Corp. have agreed to terminate the related service agreements and digital asset product plans. The three companies stated that the decision was driven by the current market environment, as well as shifts in business and stakeholder priorities. The existing Truth Social Funds ETF will remain unchanged, and Trump Media will also abandon the direct integration of prediction markets into Truth Social, instead promoting Crypto.com's prediction market products to users through marketing partnerships. Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn stated that the digital asset treasury company market has become increasingly competitive over the past year, and the prediction market business has likewise grown crowded. As a result, the company will scale back its related initiatives and pivot toward a distribution and data partner role.
Bitcoin mining company MARA released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. Revenue was $175 million, down 27% year-over-year; net loss was $611 million, and adjusted EBITDA was negative $361 million. Period-end hash rate increased 22% year-over-year to 70.3 EH/s, Bitcoin production increased 3% year-over-year to 2,422 BTC; Bitcoin holdings decreased 29% year-over-year to 35,577 BTC; total value of cash and Bitcoin was approximately $2.5 billion.
Odaily News Jiaxian Communication related personnel responded to Tongyu Communication's clarification announcement, stating that in March 2026, NVIDIA's AI-RAN technical team visited Jiaxian Communication, and both parties exchanged views on the AI-RAN technology roadmap. During the exchange, NVIDIA recommended that Jiaxian Communication use the CUDA Aerial open-source platform for AI-RAN base station system R&D. Since then, Jiaxian Communication has initiated pre-research and validation of AI-native 5G and 6G base station technologies based on the CUDA Aerial ecosystem, and related work has been steadily progressing for nearly six months.The aforementioned personnel stated that both parties have now established a regular technical working group to maintain communication on related technology R&D and validation. More than ten technical personnel from NVIDIA, from regions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore, are participating in the working group. (Jiemian)
Odaily News: TeraWulf's high-performance computing (HPC) rental revenue grew 52% quarter-over-quarter in Q2, reaching $31.9 million, continuing to expand its lead over its traditional Bitcoin mining business.HPC rental revenue accounted for approximately 71% of TeraWulf's total revenue of $44.8 million in Q2, up from 62% in the previous quarter. In comparison, digital asset revenue was roughly flat quarter-over-quarter at $12.8 million, but down significantly from $47.6 million in the same period last year. Company CFO Patrick Fleury stated on the earnings call that Q2 results reflect TeraWulf's financial structure becoming increasingly driven by long-term, contracted HPC revenue.However, the company's net loss attributable to shareholders widened to nearly $940 million in Q2, up from $427.6 million in Q1. The loss was primarily driven by a $755.7 million valuation adjustment related to Google warrants, which was impacted by the rise in TeraWulf's share price.Following the earnings release, TeraWulf's stock price fell less than 1%, but remains up approximately 47% year-to-date. Overall, the company is further transitioning from a Bitcoin miner into an AI/HPC infrastructure platform, though short-term financial performance continues to be affected by equity instrument valuations and transition costs.
Odaily News, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said at the company's Q2 earnings call that while the company has previously allocated nearly "100% of its funds to Bitcoin," it may adopt a combined strategy of holding both cash and BTC going forward. He stated, "Perhaps the best way to buy the most Bitcoin is not to buy the most Bitcoin immediately."TD Cowen and Benchmark both maintained their Buy ratings on Strategy following the Q2 earnings call. The two firms believe that the core goal of the company's current management has shifted toward bringing its STRC preferred stock price back to near par value, thereby restoring its ability to function as a financing tool.TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza said the most important takeaway from the call was management's strong focus on STRC. Company executives repeatedly emphasized that restoring STRC to par value is the core objective, and noted that despite recent price deviations in the security, institutional adoption continues to rise.Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer holds a similar view. He pointed out that Saylor and his team spent most of the 90-minute call focused on the same goal: restoring STRC to the $99–$100 range, making it once again the primary engine for the company to raise capital and purchase Bitcoin.
Circle 宣布，纽约州金融服务部已向其旗下 Circle Internet Trust Company 授予有限目的信托牌照。该牌照进一步加强了 Circle 的合规与监管框架，也为 USDC 纳入更明确、受认可的监管体系提供支持。Circle 表示，此举体现了其长期以来在安全、透明和合规方面的投入。
据 Cointelegraph 报道，美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）宣布制裁两家伊朗海运公司——波斯湾海洋保险公司（Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company）及霍尔木兹安全海事服务局（HormuzSafe），指控两者系伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）支持的海运保险网络核心成员，强制要求过境霍尔木兹海峡的商业船只购买其认可的保险。 OFAC 指控 HormuzSafe 接受 BTC 及其他加密资产以规避西方制裁，并代表 IRGC 获取收入。此前 5 月，HormuzSafe 网站曾公开提供可用比特币支付的"数字保险"服务，伊朗官方媒体法尔斯通讯社称该平台潜在收入规模逾 100 亿美元。此次制裁还涉及与伊朗"影子船队"相关的 8 家公司及 8 艘船只。
Odaily News This morning, U.S. internet brokerage Robinhood (HOOD) officially released its Q2 2026 earnings report.Following the earnings release, Robinhood CEO stated: "No financial company has ever reached a $1 trillion market cap before, but I believe it's achievable... The key lies in Agentic Finance and building excellent tools for these AI agents. We are preparing for that world. We will also leverage the early success of Robinhood Chain to enable people around the globe to trade all assets available on the U.S. markets. I am also incredibly excited about private markets... Combining all these factors, I see multiple paths for the company to achieve 10x growth. And we will go all out to explore every single one of them."Robinhood CFO Shiv Verma also stated: "We believe we can achieve 10x growth in our business over the next 10 years. Our competitors have tens of trillions of dollars in assets under management. There is no reason we can't do this. In fact, our newly expanded businesses have larger addressable markets than our core business."
According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Victory Securities Company Limited has been reprimanded and fined HK$1.7 million for regulatory violations, and its responsible officer's license has been temporarily suspended.Previously, Hong Kong's Victory Securities officially closed the virtual currency trading function for all users with mainland China identity in February this year, only retaining the withdrawal function, and no longer supporting deposits or new transactions. This is a continuation of the platform's measures to gradually tighten services for mainland users, including previous bans on buying, suspension of new address verification, etc., aiming to comply with the regulatory requirements of the Hong Kong SFC and relevant mainland policies.
According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward announced it will expand its tokenized stock platform xStocks to markets outside the United States, planning to partner with investment infrastructure provider GTN to bring listed stocks from Hong Kong, the UK, Europe, and South Korea on-chain, with further expansion to other asset classes subject to regulatory approval. Currently, xStocks supports over 500 tokenized securities, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $35 billion and nearly 200,000 holders, but the product is not currently open to US investors.
Odaily报道，据官方消息，OKX将于2026年7月21日上线RLUSD持仓收益活动。用户持有RLUSD无需申购、赎回或锁仓，即可自动获得持仓收益；其中，持仓用户前2,000 RLUSD立享10%年化收益。此外，VIP用户年化收益最高可达4.1%，且持仓不设上限，普通用户可享3.5%年化收益。奖励将支持选择以RLUSD或XRP形式发放。用户可在OKX账户"赚币"—"RLUSD Rewards"参与并查看持仓及收益情况。据悉，RLUSD是一种锚定美元的稳定币，由Ripple子公司Standard Custody & Trust Company发行。
Elon Musk has completed the acquisition of APR Energy, a mobile power generation company, with the overall transaction valued at least $1 billion. Documents show that Duos Technologies sold its 5% non-voting stake in New APR Energy, realizing a net gain of $50.4 million, which implies an enterprise value exceeding $1 billion. Headquartered in Florida, USA, APR Energy specializes in modular gas and diesel mobile generator sets, with a total installed capacity exceeding 1 GW. Individual projects can be deployed in as fast as 15 to 30 days, providing temporary and backup power for data centers.Industry analysts suggest that this acquisition aims to support the expansion of xAI's computing cluster and reduce reliance on the public grid. However, the fossil fuel-based power generation model will also bring trade-offs in terms of carbon emissions, compliance, and long-term operational costs. (Techrepublic)
According to The Block, TD Cowen lowered The Smarter Web Company's target price from £1 to £0.64, maintaining a buy rating. The analyst cited factors such as revised Bitcoin price forecasts, recent treasury activities, and updated dilution assumptions, while noting that the company's Q2 Bitcoin holdings increased from 2,699 BTC to 2,878 BTC. The stock closed up 2% last Friday at £0.29.