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A product of the AI boom
A Hack Without Hackers: AI Breaks Into Hugging Face to "Cheat"
OpenAI's AI model cheated to achieve high scores in security tests, infiltrated Hugging Face's infrastructure, revealing a new paradigm of autonomous AI attacks.
Are AIs beginning to autonomously attack the AI ecosystem? The Hugging Face incident reveals new challenges in agent security.
AI agent-driven security incidents have generated over 17,000 logs, presenting new challenges for traditional cybersecurity defense systems in the age of agents.
One Week After the Release of Kimi K3: Consensus, Disagreements, and the Big Picture
Ten developers tested Kimi K3, which excels in visual coding and front-end capabilities, but still lags in response speed and instruction following, as competition among domestic large models intensifies.
How do the electricity, talent, and capital left over from the crypto cycle systematically support the AI industry?
Bitcoin mining companies are transitioning into AI data centers; companies like CoreWeave have successfully transformed, with crypto infrastructure systematically empowering the artificial intelligence industry.
The AI pricing power does not lie in the model: a model company's enemy is not another, stronger LLM.
The business model of a pure model company is fragile; true pricing power does not lie in model performance, but at the "cash register"—distribution is where value is captured.
Macro Insights
From "AI Bull Market" to "Leverage Volatility": Why the Korean Stock Market Is More Wild Than Bitcoin
The AI boom has put Samsung and SK Hynix in the spotlight, causing South Korea’s KOSPI volatility to briefly surpass that of Bitcoin—a deep dive into how AI chips and leveraged ETFs amplify market fluctuations.
S&P Dow Jones partners with Pantera to launch cryptocurrency index; Bitcoin excluded due to "lack of profitability"
The new index, which selects tokens based on protocol revenue, includes 18 tokens such as ETH, BNB, and SOL, while excluding Bitcoin and meme coins, sparking widespread market discussion.
Former CFTC chair and Circle president Tarbert: Advising you to embrace long-term thinking while cashing out $30 million himself
Tarbert switches roles between regulator and financial actor, realizing profits at opportune moments, while investors who believe its public narrative bear the long-term risks.
IOSG: A Comprehensive Analysis of Robinhood’s Self-Built L2, from Meme Cold Start to RWA Implementation
Robinhood launches its own L2 chain, transitioning from tenant to landlord, with tokenized stocks, meme coins, and AI agents all soaring—can the RWA ecosystem break out?
Institutional and celebrity ideas
Transcript of Liang Wenfeng's Four-Hour Investor Meeting
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenhong's 52 statements exposed: open-sourcing for shared benefit, focusing on AGI, not pursuing user numbers; the AI gap between China and the U.S. lies in resources, not talent.
Investment heavyweight Bill Ackman: Sells Alphabet, Increases Position in Microsoft, Bets on AI Infrastructure
Bill Ackman has sold all his shares in Alphabet and invested in Microsoft, favoring AI infrastructure, while criticizing day options as gambling and viewing Bitcoin and gold as speculative.
Bitwise's next bull market scenario: The great convergence of on-chain finance, with Hyperliquid and Robinhood as key indicators
Bitwise believes the true bull market will be driven by utility and yield, with accelerated integration of on-chain finance; Hyperliquid and Robinhood will serve as key indicators to watch.
a16z partner: It's time to pass the CLARITY Act
The GENIUS Act caused the stablecoin market to surge 50% in six months, attracting $13 billion in investment; whether the CLARITY Act can fill the regulatory gap in blockchain networks will determine the future of America’s financial infrastructure.
Michael Saylor: 110 Reasons to Oppose BIP-110
BIP 110 has sparked intense debate within the Bitcoin community, with Michael Saylor listing 110 reasons to oppose the proposal, arguing that it undermines neutrality and the consensus mechanism.
Capture the opportunity
Fifteen Launchpads compete in the Robinhood Chain launch battle; Pons temporarily overtakes NOXA to claim the top spot.
Robinhood Chain has attracted 15 Launchpad projects in three weeks, intensifying the Meme coin launch battle, with multiple metrics surpassing Solana as on-chain traffic competition heats up.
Data-driven profile of the winners in the World Cup betting market: Behind $470 million in wagers, some bettors won $8.25 million across just two matches.
Polymarket saw large capital shifts from losses to profits, with the accuracy rate rising to 62.97%, but profits were concentrated among a few heavily weighted accounts, showing clear survivorship bias.
Solana Q2 Report: Tokenized Asset Trading Volume Doubles, Non-Speculative Demand Shows Significant Growth
Solana's Q2 tokenized asset trading volume doubled to a new high of $5.8 billion, but a decline in meme coins caused REV to drop 43%, as demand fundamentals shift toward settlement.
Daily trading volume ranks among the top on the network; take a look at the seven hottest NFTs on Robinhood Chain.
The Robinhood Chain NFT ecosystem is heating up, with multiple projects entering the top ten by global trading volume, exceeding 1,500 ETH in total trading volume and exploring diverse use cases.
What's Going On in Web3
Circle's stock price plummeted 76%, and a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin is set to launch within two weeks.
The stablecoin sector is transitioning from “who gets licensed first” to “who can turn licensing into real cash flows,” with the Hong Kong dollar stablecoin set to launch soon.
Russia's Crypto Regulatory Shift: Compliance-Driven Market Opens, Ordinary Investors Face New Barriers
Russia has passed the "Digital Currencies and Digital Rights" bill, establishing a framework for a legal cryptocurrency trading market, but compliance pathways are heavily restricted, making it not a free market.
Movement Labs bankruptcy: How was a contract everyone knew was toxic signed?
Movement Labs has filed for bankruptcy, with assets under $500,000 and liabilities of $10 million; the MOVE token has plummeted 99%, and the former founder has become the largest creditor.
BitMEX Shutdown: The Era of a Leading Cryptocurrency Derivatives Giant Comes to an End
The veteran crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced its closure, immediately halting new user registrations and ending 11 years of trading operations—a chapter has come to an end.
Key News
- AMD CEO: The computing market is projected to reach $2 trillion by 2030.
- Addresses continue to send Bitcoin to the Satoshi Nakamoto address, exceeding $5,000 in two days.
- Google's future spending commitments have risen to $811 billion, surging nearly $500 billion in three months.
- Sources: Anthropic considers requiring employees to sell shares through pre-set trading plans after its IPO
- Uniswap v4 introduces permissioned asset pools
- BitMEX's announcement of its closure triggered a 95% plunge in BMEX, with Bubblemaps reporting that 75% of the token allocation has never been traded on-chain.
- AI programming company Cognition acquires Interaction, the developer of Poke.
- A large whale incurred an unrealized loss of $1.8 million due to a decline in SpaceX's stock price.
- AI chip startup Etched completes a $300 million Series C round, post-money valuation reaches $10.3 billion
- Bithumb introduces a video verification system for elderly users.
- The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Senate, stating that the Clarity Act could accelerate capital outflows.
- Tom Lee: The AI "wealth valley of death" is approaching; AI agents may soon generate more income than individuals.
- The U.S. SEC will host a roundtable on September 17 to discuss the transition of the stock market to 24-hour trading.
- “Set 10 major goals first”: A whale closed BTC short positions, profiting $2.26 million, then opened a $131 million long position.
- Specter: A PancakeSwap LP was attacked due to a malicious EIP-7702 signature, resulting in a loss of approximately $2.96 million.
- HMRC recovers over £8 million in cryptocurrency tax evasion over three years
- MoonPay launches Paybox, an AI-powered shopping wallet built on the x402 protocol.
- Canton Strategic is selling its Gravitas subsidiary to focus on digital transformation in financial markets.
- SemiAnalysis: ASML raises its fiscal year 2026 guidance for the second time, potentially further strengthening the upward cycle in the semiconductor equipment industry.
- Time magazine cover highlights Unitree Robotics: Chinese humanoid robot company leads global trend