Odaily News: Gemini has signed a letter of intent with Apex Fintech Solutions, planning to distribute Gemini's crypto prediction market contracts to broker clients served by Apex.

Under the agreement, Gemini Titan, a subsidiary of Gemini, will serve as the exclusive CFTC-regulated trading venue for Apex's Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) to distribute crypto event contracts, with Gemini responsible for trade execution and clearing. This allows brokerages connected to Apex to offer these products to their clients without needing to directly connect to a prediction market exchange.

Gemini Titan received its CFTC Designated Contract Market (DCM) license in December 2025, and this April, Gemini Olympus obtained a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license. Both parties expect to finalize the partnership details in the coming weeks. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: Chinese listed company MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) announced that it has invested in Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) through equity-linked structured notes, involving 140,268 shares of MSTR, valued at approximately $15.76 million.

MicroCloud Hologram stated that the completion of this investment is a significant step in advancing the company's digital asset strategy.

Odaily reported that Pons announced on platform X that 28.52% of the total PONS supply has been burned, and the Pons Treasury continues to use 80% of protocol fee revenue to accumulate PONS.

According to Odaily, Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson stated that another sharp rise in oil prices is the biggest risk currently facing U.S. stocks, and he recommends investors use energy stocks to hedge portfolio risk. Wilson said that if oil prices rise further, it could push yields higher and ultimately force the Federal Reserve to act, as Fed Chair Warsh seeks to bring inflation back to target levels. "At that point, more responsibility will fall on the Fed rather than the Treasury," he said.

He added, "We have no doubt the Fed will eventually respond, but it may not act until after the market experiences additional turmoil." Wilson advised investors to hedge against the risk of a potential oil price surge by allocating to energy stocks. So far this year, shares of both Exxon Mobil Corporation and Chevron Corporation have risen more than 30%, more than doubling the gain of the S&P 500. From a broader perspective, Wilson reiterated his preference for so-called "high-quality stocks"—companies with more stable earnings, higher profit margins, and stronger operational efficiency. (Jin Shi)

Odaily News: According to on-chain detective Specter's monitoring, three separate incidents last week involved over $40 million in stolen cryptocurrency, with each victim suffering losses in the tens of millions of dollars. Specter noted that a large amount of capital flowed into the market last week, while social engineering, phishing links, and wallet-draining scams also persisted. Specter reminded that cryptocurrency is not an industry where you can simply buy assets and stop paying attention; asset security is part of the investment. It's important to stay updated on the latest attack incidents, wallet exploits, and phishing campaigns. If you're not active on crypto Twitter or security forums, you should at least follow one reliable source that continuously publishes security updates.

Odaily News, according to MSX.COM data, US crypto-related stocks broadly fell in premarket trading, with MU down 3.53%, MRVL down 3.35%, ARM down 2.18%, SPCX down 1.99%, and KLAC down 1.86%.

It is reported that MSX.COM is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering US stocks and ETF token targets such as AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA.

Odaily News - Flop Labs announced on platform X that it is keeping an eye on AI Agents participating in the Technocore ecosystem. Agents can create unique DID keys and earn FLOP token airdrop rewards by engaging with the ecosystem and promoting Technocore.

Arthur Hayes subsequently reposted the message on X, stating: "Now, utility-focused AI Agents have more ways to participate in airdrops and earn FLOP tokens."

Odaily News, Glassnode stated that the altcoin market has entered an optimistic sentiment phase, with 85% of altcoin funding rates currently above their respective averages—the highest level for this metric since BTC was at its previous all-time high. Glassnode noted that during altcoin rallies, this funding rate condition can persist for several weeks.

Odaily News: The STAR Market listing application of CCSH Corporation, the parent company of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), has been accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company plans to raise RMB 33 billion (approximately USD 4.9 billion), with an expected market valuation of RMB 275 billion to RMB 330 billion post-listing. If completed successfully, this IPO is expected to become the third-largest in STAR Market history by fundraising scale, trailing only CXMT and SMIC.

According to the prospectus, CCSH recorded revenue of RMB 47 billion in Q1 2026, nearly five times the figure from the same period last year; net profit reached RMB 33.38 billion, more than double the full-year level of 2025. During the same period, the average selling price of NAND flash memory rose to 2.73 times the 2025 average, while gross margin climbed from 35.3% to 76.8%. The company plans to allocate RMB 20.8 billion of the raised funds to expand production lines and RMB 12.2 billion to R&D for next-generation NAND flash and high-speed storage products. (Reuters)

Odaily News: South Korea's top financial regulator has stated that it will accelerate discussions on cryptocurrency legislation and plans to introduce a Korean version of the "Digital Assets Basic Act" this autumn. The bill is expected to establish regulatory rules covering areas such as stablecoin issuance, virtual asset service provider (VASP) licensing, and Bitcoin ETFs.

Odaily News: According to HyperliquidNews monitoring, HyperEVM set a new single-day record for fee revenue on August 23, reaching $538,100. All fees were paid and burned in hyperliquid.

Odaily News: According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange disclosures, after Alibaba (09988.HK) announced a HK$80 billion new share placement plan, the group's Chairman Joseph Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu increased their holdings of Alibaba shares by a combined total of approximately HK$120 million. It is understood that Joseph Tsai purchased 720,000 Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba at an average price of approximately HK$112, spending about HK$80 million; CEO Eddie Wu purchased 350,000 Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba at an average price of approximately HK$111.6, spending about HK$40 million. Together, the two increased their holdings by 1.07 million shares, with a total amount of approximately HK$120 million.

Odaily News, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev recently appeared on the overseas podcast The Iced Coffee Hour for a video interview. During the conversation, Tenev mentioned that he personally uses Robinhood for trading and had dabbled in cryptocurrency for a period of time. He expressed a genuine fondness for crypto and enjoys working alongside others in the industry. Unfortunately, Tenev noted that he no longer posts on Reddit, although he did use the platform when he first started using Robinhood.

Additionally, Tenev shared his views on Bitcoin. He stated that his investment portfolio is fairly diversified and that he holds a long-term optimistic outlook on Bitcoin. However, he stopped short of making predictions such as Bitcoin's price reaching $1 million in the future.

For more of Vlad Tenev's insights, read: Robinhood CEO Exclusive Interview: The Meme Coin Surge Was Unexpected, My Portfolio Is Quite Diversified.

Odaily News, Fidelity International portfolio manager George Efstathopoulos said that over the past three weeks, he has doubled the gold holdings in his fund, citing increasing uncertainty in Fed policy as the catalyst. After raising the fund's gold allocation to the 5% ceiling he set himself, Efstathopoulos stated he would consider raising that cap if the dollar's status as a safe-haven asset continues to decline. Investors sold off long-term Treasuries following the Fed's July meeting, and it was against this backdrop that George began increasing his gold holdings.

"My interpretation is that this stems from a lack of Fed credibility and heightened policy uncertainty," George said. He also noted that the Treasury's unexpectedly aggressive expansion of long-term bond buybacks appears more like an attempt to "manipulate yields rather than address the root cause of why yields are rising." "The focus for gold now is no longer on rising yields themselves, but on why yields are rising." (Jin Shi)

Monitoring from the PPP Prediction Market Tool shows that in the Polymarket "Will the CLARITY Act be signed into law by 2026" prediction event, a new account (0xf53e7cc2894cba22dcdc40de936513a502ef16e3) purchased approximately $825,000 worth of "CLARITY Act will not be signed into law by 2026" shares. The account made two purchases, first buying $599,400 and then $226,000, at prices of 78¢ and 77¢ respectively, acquiring approximately 1,052,900 shares in total.

According to market rules, if the CLARITY Act passes both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives before 11:59 PM EST on December 31, 2026, and is signed into law by the President, the prediction market will settle as "Yes"; otherwise, it will settle as "No."

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