Odaily Planet Daily News During the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC 2026), the founder and chairman of Unitree Technology delivered a keynote speech. Wang Xingxing addressed on-site why the company's products have not yet been widely deployed in scenarios such as factories and households. "The main reason is simply that the overall efficiency and capabilities are still insufficient. In short, although our robots can perform certain tasks right now, their efficiency is still somewhat lower compared to humans."

Additionally, he stated that currently, when humanoid robots encounter new tasks, they need to be retrained, which results in relatively lower efficiency. "So we hope to make the technology more generalized and the capabilities more precise before carrying out large-scale deployment in specific scenarios." (Cailian Press)

According to Odaily, data from Gate shows that the South Korean stablecoin sector is collectively surging, with Kakao Pay up 10.91% to 45,750 KRW; The Zone up 10% to 2,090 KRW; NHN KCP up 9.76% to 14,840 KRW; Hecto Financial surging 20.49% to 22,350 KRW; and Danal up 11.73% to 5,190 KRW.

Analysts suggest the market may be buoyed by news that U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Congress to advance the CLARITY Act. During a White House meeting with key figures from the crypto industry, Trump emphasized that the legislation would provide an institutional foundation for the U.S. to maintain its leading position in the digital asset space. If the U.S. crypto regulatory framework becomes further clarified, it could drive global expansion of digital asset and stablecoin payment ecosystems, and such expectations are currently boosting South Korean payment and fintech stocks.

Odaily星球日报讯 知名投资者段永平在雪球发文并配图披露其美光科技（MU）相关持仓。他表示，买短期期权的人大概率是在赌，卖的人很可能只是保险公司或开了家赌场，关键在于靠规矩控制赔率；卖 Put 靠的是对生意的理解（即概率或赢面）。

他强调不要想每一把都赢，但不懂的东西一定不要碰。图片显示其近期交易记录包括：8 月 10 日，段永平此前卖出的 100 张行权价 870 美元的美光 Put 被行权，因此获配买入 1 万股美光股票，对应金额 870 万美元；8 月 11 日，其又卖出 100 张 8 月 26 日到期、行权价 870 美元的 Call，成交价 37.55 美元，获得约 37.55 万美元权利金。此外，截图显示其 8 月 12 日、14 日和 17 日均有 100 张 870 美元 Put 到期作废。

Odaily News JPMorgan strategists have warned that markets may view the U.S. Treasury's unexpected attempt to压低长期融资成本 as lacking credibility, which could over time push up term premiums and bond yields. The Treasury said on Wednesday that it would at least double the scale of its bond buybacks to provide "greater liquidity support," a move that would push down yields on long-term U.S. bonds. However, JPMorgan noted that this is only a temporary fix: the U.S. economy is near full employment, yet still faces a 6% fiscal deficit.

Strategists including Jay Barry wrote: "Without real fiscal consolidation, we fear the market will see this move as lacking credibility. If the Treasury becomes more opportunistic in debt management and further deviates from its 'regular and predictable' principles, this could lead to higher term premiums and yields." The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, making it harder for policymakers to control financing costs, while the government continues to issue more debt. A market survey shows that about 60% of respondents believe the U.S. debt situation will continue to deteriorate until it triggers a major crisis. (Jin Shi)

Odaily News, market data shows that gold stocks continue to strengthen, with multiple gold stock ETFs including Guotai Gold Stock ETF, ChinaAMC Gold Stock ETF, and ICBCCS Gold Stock ETF all rising over 6%.

Odaily News, according to Gate data, SK Hynix shares on the Korean stock market extended gains to nearly 11%, while Samsung Electronics rose to 7%.

Odaily News According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (August 19, Eastern Time), XRP spot ETFs recorded total net inflows of $2.3517 million in a single day.

The XRP spot ETF with the highest net inflows yesterday was the Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP), with single-day net inflows of $1.1926 million, bringing its historical total net inflows to $516 million.

The next was the Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ), with single-day net inflows of $1.1591 million, bringing its historical total net inflows to $429 million.

As of press time, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs stands at $1.006 billion, with XRP's net asset ratio at 1.46%, and cumulative historical net inflows reaching $1.521 billion.

Odaily News, according to SoSoValue data, as of yesterday (August 19, Eastern Time), SOL spot ETFs recorded total net inflows of $2.0994 million in a single day.

Among them, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) saw daily net inflows of $5.6301 million, bringing its historical total net inflows to $907 million.

Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) saw daily net outflows of $3.116 million, with historical total net inflows currently standing at $105 million.

As of press time, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs stands at $987 million, with a SOL net asset ratio of 2.02%, and historical cumulative net inflows reaching $1.161 billion.

Odaily News According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (August 19, Eastern Time), the HYPE spot ETF recorded a total net outflow of $1.9669 million in a single day.

Only the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (THYP) saw net outflows yesterday, with a single-day net outflow of $1.9669 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $47.8083 million.

As of press time, the total net asset value of the HYPE spot ETF stands at $327 million, with a HYPE net asset ratio of 2.07%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $282 million.

Odaily News Market data shows that vaccine-themed ETFs surged, with the Penghua vaccine ETF and China Merchants vaccine ETF both hitting the daily limit, the Harvest vaccine ETF and Fullgoal vaccine ETF both rising over 9%, and the Guotai vaccine ETF up over 7%.

On the news front, Merck (MRK.N) and Moderna (MRNA.O) announced on Wednesday that their jointly developed melanoma skin cancer vaccine achieved positive preliminary results in its first late-stage clinical trial.

Odaily News: Market data shows that at the A-share market open, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.33%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 1.03%, and the ChiNext Index rose 1.27%, with innovative drugs and gold-related concepts leading the gains. Unitree Technology fell 6.51% at the open, with its stock price reported at 790 yuan, after closing up 460% the previous day.

Currently, Unitree Technology contracts on Trade.xyz are tentatively reported at $111.74.

1. Over 170,000 traders liquidated within 24 hours, ranking as the eighth-largest liquidation event in crypto history;

2. Floating profit exceeds $600,000; a whale "sets 10 big goals first" reveals a short position of 1,894 Bitcoin;

3. Multiple crypto industry executives meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary to discuss advancing the passage of the Clarity Act;

4. Trump: The U.S. has completely ended the "war" on the crypto industry and is now leading the sector's development;

5. OpenAI CFO: Company to go public in 2027 or earlier;

6. "Fed whisperer": U.S. Treasury expands Treasury buyback program, possibly due to officials' concerns over market trends;

7. Google partners with Marvell on custom AI chips, with an investment scale of $12.18 billion;

8. OpenRouter CEO: Stripe has signed an agreement to acquire OpenRouter;

9. Fund flows show billionaire Ken Fisher's firm is buying long-term U.S. Treasuries at $4 billion against the market trend.

Odaily News: Arthur Hayes published an article titled "The Book of Genesis" on the X platform, using mythological narratives to explain the core philosophy and token economic design of the AI and crypto project Flop Labs. The article states that testnet participants will receive approximately 20% of the token supply. Hayes noted that the current AI market lacks a unified standard for computing power pricing, with different models having varying definitions and pricing for "tokens." He proposed building a decentralized computing power network called Flop Network, with FLOP as the native token, representing a direct claim on computing power (FLOPs), enabling AI agents and humans to transact at a globally unified unit price for computing power. The FLOP token adopts a fair launch model, with the team self-funding and no pre-sale.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Yu Jian's monitoring, a hacker spent 38.535 million DAI/USDS to buy 18,273 ETH over the past 5 hours, at a purchase price of $2,109. The aforementioned stablecoins came from 17,124 ETH received from Tornado Cash 9 months ago. The hacker subsequently sold the ETH at an average price of approximately $3,308 and converted it into DAI and USDS for holding. Today, during the ETH rebound, the hacker repurchased ETH.

Odaily News: South Korea's KOSPI index has climbed above 6,800 points, up 5.24% intraday. SK Hynix has surged over 9%, while Samsung Electronics has risen more than 6%.

Odaily News: South Korea's exchange has activated the Sidecar mechanism, temporarily suspending programmatic buying of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI).