[Golden Finance] According to reports: The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity is raising more funds with a valuation of $20 billion.

[Coin World] News, the Fed has accepted a total of 57.202 billion USD from 21 counterparties in its fixed interest rate reverse repurchase operation, with the scale falling to a new low in four years.

[Coin World] Statement: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials on this page are for educational purposes only. Orange collaborates with The Hashgraph Association and Dar Blockchain to promote decentralization technology at the Pan-African Hedera hackathon. Orange announces a partnership with the Swiss non-profit organization The Hashgraph Association (THA) and web3 Pan-African reference center Dar Blockchain through its Middle East and Africa Orange Digital Center (ODC) network (which truly serves as a digital inclusion lever for youth and entrepreneurs in the Middle East and Africa). This collaboration aims to participate in Hedera Africa.

Offchain Labs announced the acquisition of the smart account development team ZeroDev on August 13, which supports 5 million smart accounts across more than 30 chains, aiming to meet on-chain infrastructure needs, promote the on-chaining of large institutions and consumers, and enhance cross-chain trading experience.

On August 13, according to monitoring by 【区块律动】, a whale address deposited 3.36 million USD of USDC into a certain platform and opened short positions: BTC (40x leverage), ETH (10x leverage), and SOL (20x leverage).

[Chain News] On August 13, it was reported that a certain company repurchased 8.87 million $BB Tokens from the open market in the past week. According to market data, BB is currently quoted at $0.1317, worth approximately $1.1682 million. The repurchase plan will continue, with funding sourced from an annualized protocol income of about $16 million.

According to reports, the Instagram account of the CEO of Pudgy Penguins was hacked to promote the Pump Fun Token.

According to monitoring, the market continues to rise, and the Hyperliquid Whale urgently adjusts its Position to ensure it is not liquidated, among which:
The address 0x20c2d9 started by Whale reduced its ETH short position by 1.0665 million USD, currently facing a floating loss of 25.414 million USD, with a liquidation price of 6,068.533 USD;
The address 0x5d2f446 has a Whale BTC short position increased by 1.3576 million USD, currently has an unrealized loss of 12.6078 million USD, and the liquidation price is 127,734.796 USD.

On August 13, according to reports, the unrealized PNL of LSETH held by Sharplink Gaming is 323 million USD.
LSETH is a type of Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSD), representing liquidity certificates obtained by staking Ethereum (ETH). Its core function is to allow users to continuously earn ETH staking rewards while maintaining asset liquidity, and can be used through

A source close to the President of the European Commission stated that if a comprehensive ceasefire agreement can be reached, Ukraine's allies are evaluating a gradual easing of sanctions on Russia. The source added that if there are violations of the agreement, sanctions will be reinstated. They hope to immediately achieve a 15-day ceasefire agreement (during which sanctions will still be in effect), after which a more organized pause in the conflict in Ukraine can occur. Additionally, a source from the Italian government stated that they will push for Trump to include Europe in his discussions with Putin during a video call later today regarding the Ukraine issue. An Italian diplomat explained: "He has been asking European countries to increase military spending, so we must be involved in these decisions." The source added that Italy will emphasize the necessity of clear military, economic, and political guarantees for Ukraine during the call.

According to official news, a holder of the PFP collectible TrailHeads will receive a Token Airdrop allocation from a certain platform, and the allocation details will be announced soon.
It is reported that a groundbreaking Layer-1 blockchain is focusing on independent IP to support AI agents with user identities. A certain platform is an IP management ecosystem platform for creators to manage, distribute, and monetize intellectual property using blockchain, and supports AI tools and entertainment.

[Coin World] On August 13, it was reported that U.S. President Trump is considering David Zervos and Rick Rieder for the position of Fed Chair.

[Coin World] U.S. Treasury Secretary Basent expressed optimism about the Fed's meeting in September.

[Block Rhythm] On August 13, according to data from the data platform, as the Spot price rose above $4700, the scale of unfilled contracts for Ether futures reached a historical high of approximately $35.5 billion. The leverage levels on various trading platforms have recovered, laying the foundation for greater Fluctuation after the concentration of Positions.
Short selling pressure surges: On August 12, as the price approached $4,620, approximately $66 million in short positions were forcibly closed, marking the second largest short closing event of the year to date.

[Golden Finance] Golden Finance reports that, according to the latest news: Asset management company Choreo, which manages $27 billion in assets, has disclosed its Bitcoin purchase records for the first time in its 13F filing.

[CoinWorld] The crypto service provider Aquanow has announced a partnership with the Digital Bank SGB, regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, aimed at providing compliant and secure fiat banking services for institutions and enterprises, supporting digital asset-related businesses. Through this partnership, Aquanow's clients will be able to: achieve seamless exchange between crypto assets and fiat; open regulated bank accounts denominated in US dollars; realize real-time settlement through infrastructure connected to SWIFT; transfer between major global currencies 24/7.

The DeFi Education Fund and Andreessen Horowitz have proposed to the SEC to establish a regulatory safe harbor for Blockchain applications, to clarify the applicability of broker rules, ensure developers gain regulatory clarity, and allow the SEC to regulate high-risk activities.

A user reported that they are unable to withdraw approximately $6.2 million from the US stock trading platform, having deposited over $7 million, but their withdrawal requests have been repeatedly denied. The user claims to have been silenced and that the funds may have been transferred, urging other investors to remain vigilant. The platform has not yet responded to this matter.

[Coin World] Many fintech companies, such as Tether, Stripe, and more recently Circle, have launched their own Layer-1 (L1) Blockchain. In this wave, a question has arisen: why are these companies launching their own L1 instead of opting for Layer-2 (L2) solutions? Has the L2 Blockchain become irrelevant?
L1 adopts trends
Recently, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle, unexpectedly announced Arc, an open-source L1 Blockchain. Prior to this, Tether and Stripe had both launched their own L1s. This move has led analysts to question the infrastructure development strategy of traditional financial institutions entering the cryptocurrency space.
Although L2 networks have advantages and inherit Ethereum L1

On August 13, according to market data, possibly influenced by the FOMO sentiment caused by the big pump of a certain trading platform's Platform Token, the Platform Tokens of centralized encryption trading platforms have experienced a general rise, among which:
A certain trading platform's Platform Token has risen by 200%, currently reported at 134 USD.
Bitget Platform Token BGB rose 15.5%, currently reported at 4.97 USD
Gate Platform Token GT rise 31.1%, currently reported at 19.16 dollars
The platform token of a certain trading platform rose by 2.5%, currently reported at 849 dollars.