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Odaily Planet Daily reported that Lorenzo Valente, Head of Digital Asset Research at investment firm ARK Invest, stated that Hyperliquid is in discussions with the CFTC and SEC to facilitate the offering of perpetual futures on its public chain by U.S.-regulated companies. He suggested that Hyperliquid acquire Gemini to position it as a U.S.-regulated HIP-3/4 deployer. He noted that Gemini's current market value is approximately $450 million, representing a decline of over 85% from its $3.3 billion valuation at the time of its 2025 IPO. Hyperliquid could obtain Gemini's entire U.S. regulatory infrastructure—including the NYDFS Trust Charter, DCM, DCO, FCM, MTLs, and Broker-dealer—for approximately $450 million.He further proposed that Hyperliquid could use approximately 7.9 million HYPE tokens from its community reserve, valued at around $550 million at $70 per token, to complete the acquisition at a premium of roughly 20% over Gemini's current market value. Following the transaction, Gemini would handle KYC, custody, fiat on/off ramps, brokerage, clearing, and compliance for the U.S. market, while Hyperliquid L1 would provide the underlying market infrastructure, liquidity, and on-chain settlement. He cited Polymarket's acquisition of QCEX as a similar precedent for re-entering the U.S. market, and stated that the core of this potential deal is not acquiring an exchange, but rather securing the regulatory bridge for HIP-3/4 to enter the U.S. market.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that AI chip startup Fractile is in advanced negotiations for a new funding round, planning to raise approximately $600 million at a pre-money valuation of $6.5 billion, a significant increase from its valuation of around $1 billion three months ago. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that this round of financing is expected to be co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures; other sources also indicated that Thrive Capital and Founders Fund are participating as co-leads. The funding round has not yet been finalized, and specific terms may still change.Additionally, sources said Fractile has reached a preliminary chip supply agreement with Anthropic worth approximately $250 million, with plans to further expand the contract scale in the future. The related chips are expected to be deployed in 2027. (Bloomberg)
Odaily Planet Daily: Crypto asset trading platform Bullish has announced its financial results for Q2 2026. The company stated that as global securities markets gradually migrate to public blockchains, Bullish is planning to build a comprehensive issuer-supported tokenized securities service system covering issuance, listing, trading, and tracking.Bullish CEO Tom Farley stated that the global securities market, valued at nearly $300 trillion, is transitioning to public blockchains, and Bullish aims to work with issuers to drive this process. Upon completion of the proposed acquisition of Equiniti, the company will form an integrated platform covering tokenized securities issuance, listing, trading, and tracking.Financial data shows that Bullish's Q2 digital asset sales reached $32.6 billion, down from $58.6 billion in the same period last year; the net loss was $280 million, compared to a net profit of $108.3 million in the same period last year, corresponding to a diluted loss per share of $1.78.However, the company's core business performance improved. Q2 adjusted revenue (non-IFRS) reached $92.6 million, up 62% year-over-year from $57 million in the same period last year; among which subscription, services, and other revenue hit a record $62.7 million. Adjusted trading revenue was $29.9 million, up 24% year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA was $29.5 million, compared to $8.1 million in the same period last year; adjusted net profit was $14.3 million, compared to a loss of $6 million in the same period last year.In terms of business progress, Bullish stated that the acquisition of UK fintech company Equiniti is progressing and is expected to be completed in early 2027, subject to customary conditions including regulatory approvals. Additionally, Bullish's CoinDesk indices continue to gain institutional adoption. Morgan Stanley has launched Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana-related trading products based on CoinDesk benchmark indices, attracting over $400 million in inflows during Q2.On the regulatory front, Bullish has received approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to provide secondary trading services for tokenized securities, becoming one of the first regulated platforms to offer issuer-supported tokenized securities trading.The company has also raised and refined its full-year 2026 guidance, projecting subscription, services, and other revenue (non-IFRS) of $225 million to $245 million, adjusted operating expenses of $225 million to $230 million, and financing costs of $52 million to $60 million. (Globenewswire)
Odaily Planet Daily Report: Arthur Hayes stated on the X platform that his article "Yen-quake" will introduce how Buffalo Bill Bessent plans to manipulate the dollar-yen exchange rate and restart the money printing press. Arthur Hayes said that over the past decade, the continued weakening of the yen has driven gains in global asset markets, but this situation will eventually come to an end. The yen is the lowest-valued currency globally and is also a point of contention among the United States, China, and Japanese everyday voters. There are three ways to resolve the yen issue, but the U.S. Treasury and Japanese politicians tend to favor only one of them. He will explain the operating mechanisms of each yen appreciation method and why the final option is the preferred approach; he will then discuss how to execute the third option at the political level. He stated that as dollar liquidity rises significantly, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies will rally. The three options include: 1. The Bank of Japan sharply raises interest rates, causing the dollar-yen interest rate differential to disappear, at least on the short end. 2. The government persuades domestic institutions and public bodies such as GPIF to change their investment mandates, selling overseas assets and buying local assets. 3. Preferred option: The Japanese Ministry of Finance conducts repurchase transactions of its U.S. Treasury holdings with the Federal Reserve in exchange for dollars; it then sells dollars and buys yen in the foreign exchange market. Arthur Hayes said that before getting into the details, speculators should consider why yen appreciation is being discussed now. Over the past few decades, many have claimed that the yen was about to appreciate and trigger a global unwinding of carry trades. Two weeks ago, monetary policy officials from the United States and Japan conducted a joint exchange rate manipulation operation, though they euphemistically called it intervention. U.S. Treasury Secretary Buffalo Bill Bessent indicated a desire to raise the counterparty limit for the FIMA repo facility, enabling Japan's Ministry of Finance to use its massive asset reserves to defend the yen. Japan's Ministry of Finance also stated it is working closely with the United States to push the dollar-yen exchange rate lower. Relevant officials are signaling to the market their support for a shift in global currency relations, so the market must pay attention to this.
OdailyOdaily Planet Daily reports that Anthropic, the developer of the AI model Claude, is advancing plans for a large-scale IPO. Underwriter investment banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase have arranged preliminary meetings between the company's management and investors to gauge institutional investor interest and investment scale. Anthropic's goal is to go public as early as October. If the listing proceeds as planned, the company could enter the securities market ahead of its competitor, OpenAI. Anthropic raised $65 billion in its Series H financing in May, with a post-money valuation of $965 billion; its valuation in the over-the-counter market has already reached approximately $1.2 trillion. Measures by the U.S. government remain a variable factor.The U.S. Department of War listed Anthropic as a national security "supply chain risk" enterprise in March, and Anthropic has sued the federal government over the measure; the U.S. Department of Commerce restricted foreign access to the top-tier AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 in June, lifting the export controls 18 days later.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports that Paradis Labs announced on the X platform that Agility plans to go public via a SPAC merger with CCXI around the fourth quarter, with its stock ticker changing to AGLT. Its private placement fundraising amounts to approximately $640 million, with support from investors including AMZN, NVDA, SoftBank, DCVC, among others. Approximately 100 Digit humanoid robots have been deployed across 9 facilities including those of AMZN, GXO, Schaeffler, Toyota, and MELI. In Schaeffler's 8 deployed units and GXO's 3 pre-booked deployments, accuracy rates stand at around 98%. Agility states that the payback period for owning one Digit humanoid robot is approximately 1.1 years. Orders for Digit v5 exceed $300 million, with the version slated for release in 2026; the pipeline includes over 30 customers.Agility is the first company to utilize NVDA Halos for full-stack robotics safety. Its RoboFab facility in Oregon has an annual production capacity exceeding 10,000 units, with approximately 75% of components sourced from the United States. As annual production scales up to over 10,000 units, the bill of materials cost is expected to drop from $125,000 to approximately $15,000 to $20,000. Paradis Labs indicates that, combining technology and commercialization, Agility is the most advanced among Western humanoid robot OEMs; Figure's deployment at BMW remains controversial, TSLA currently does not sell any units externally, Apptronik has no current deployments, and Boston Dynamics has robotic products but its public listing progress is slower, with no customers expected at least until 2027.
Odaily Planet Daily reports: In response to the recent dramatic volatility of the ANSEM token, on-chain analytics platform Bubblemaps released airdrop distribution data on X. Crypto KOL Ansem distributed approximately $6.7 million worth of ANSEM tokens to over 700 wallets. The data shows:1 wallet received over $1 million worth of tokens;6 wallets received over $100,000 each;40 wallets received over $10,000 each; approximately 300 wallets received over $1,000 each;And about 400 wallets received allocations worth approximately $150 each.Analysis indicates that the largest single receiving address obtained 10 million ANSEM, accounting for about 1% of the total supply, corresponding to a value of approximately $1 million at a $100 million fully diluted valuation (FDV).
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports that global semiconductor companies are seeking opportunities for valuation restructuring during this cyclical upturn. SK Hynix's issuance of ADRs in the United States can be seen as one of the landmark moves, which is also expected to trigger follow-ups from more companies within the industry. Jefferies stated that Samsung Electronics may follow SK Hynix's lead by listing ADRs to enhance its valuation. He also added that chip stocks are at a turning point, and ADRs will serve as an important catalyst to drive their valuations. (Moomoo)
Odaily Planet Daily reported that NASDAQ-listed SUI Group Holdings Limited announced the expansion of its strategic lending partnership with Bluefin, a decentralized exchange on the Sui ecosystem. According to the revised digital currency loan agreement, SUI Group will lend an additional 4 million SUI to Bluefin, bringing the total loan size to 6 million SUI. At the same time, the company has increased the revenue sharing ratio from the original 5% to 11%, payable in SUI. The new funds will be used to support Bluefin's participation in the financing transaction for Bluewater's acquisition of Suilend, the latter being the largest lending and DeFi platform on the Sui blockchain. (Businesswire)
荷兰银行旗下 ABN Amro Investment Solutions 的首席投资官 Christophe Boucher 表示，参与 SpaceX 首次公开募股，类似于大约 15 年前买入加密货币，要么可能损失全部本金，要么可能获得指数级的回报。尽管有理由对埃隆·马斯克为 SpaceX 设定的约 1.8 万亿美元目标估值持怀疑态度，但仍需考虑其风险回报比。（Citywire）
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports that Swiss investment institution Multi Investment has announced the completion of a CHF 480 million (approximately USD 616 million) fundraising round, bringing its total assets under management to over CHF 3 billion. The initiative aims to further advance its portfolio diversification strategy, with a key focus on high-growth sectors including FinTech, Deep Tech, Blockchain, and Web3. Multi Investment plans to increase its investment intensity in these strategic areas before the third quarter of 2026, with multiple deals currently under evaluation. It also intends to rapidly expand its influence within relevant emerging ecosystems. (eqs-news)
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports that investors including Pantera Capital Management are pushing UK Bitcoin reserve company Satsuma to sell its $50 million Bitcoin reserve. In August 2025, Satsuma shifted to an "AI-driven" Bitcoin reserve strategy, successfully raising £164 million (approximately $221 million) through convertible loan notes. The round was led by ParaFi Capital, with participation from Pantera, Digital Currency Group (DCG), Kraken, Arrington Capital, and others.It is reported that Satsuma confirmed that some shareholders have "demanded a return of capital," but did not disclose the specific identities of those shareholders. In an email statement, Satsuma's Executive Chairman Ranald McGregor-Smith said the company is exploring options to facilitate these requests while protecting the interests of all shareholders. (The Block)