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Ethereum Privacy Upgrade in 2027, Anthropic ARR Reaches $65B, Bitcoin Mining Output Declines

Daily AI · Crypto · Macro · Market News — Bitpush highlights the key points for you ↓AI · DynamicUnitree Technology will list on the STAR Market on August 19.Beijing News reports that Unitree Technology has announced that its shares will be listed on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on

Ethereum Replaces Poseidon Hash Algorithm with SHA2/BLAKE2 in Post-Quantum Security Transition

Author: ChandlerZ, Foresight NewsAfter eight years of investment, why did Ethereum suddenly abandon Poseidon?On August 13, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake posted on X that the Ethereum Foundation has decided to abandon the SNARK-friendly hash function Poseidon at the L1 layer in favor of traditiona

Tencent invests 84.6 billion yuan in AI amid major restructuring

Author: Dongcha BeatingTencent still has dreamsOn August 12, 2026, Tencent released its second-quarter financial results.Quarterly capital expenditure: RMB 52.78 billion. Three months ago, this figure was RMB 31.9 billion. A year ago, the total for the entire year was only RMB 79.2 billion.The compa

Anthropic's Revenue Run Rate Reportedly Hits $65B Ahead of IPO

Axios reporting, cited by CryptoBriefing and Cryptopolitan, points to a valuation debate across the AI sector.Anthropic's revenue run rate has reportedly hit $65 billion, according to reporting from Axios. The figure comes as the AI company moves toward a public listing. CryptoBriefing and Cryptopol

Galaxy Research: Q2 Crypto Collateral Loan Volume Drops 16.78%, CeFi Surpasses DeFi

According to Galaxy Research’s report, the total value of crypto-backed loans decreased by 16.78% quarter-over-quarter to $56.16 billion in Q2 2026. DeFi loans declined by 27.61% to $20.43 billion, while CeFi loans fell by 9.62% to $22.98 billion—marking the first time since Q3 2023 that CeFi loan v

Solana Whale Buys 47,535 SOL for $3.6M After Two-Year Silence

ME News reports that on August 18 (UTC+8), according to Lookonchain monitoring, the Solana whale address GvHYQQ, after being inactive for over two years, has once again purchased 47,535 SOL, worth approximately $3.6 million. This whale previously made precise bottom-fishing purchases in August and

KuCoin Announces VIP6 Spot Taker Fee Increase to 0.050%

According to Announcement, KuCoin will increase the VIP6 Spot Taker fee from 0.045% to 0.050% effective at 16:00 on August 24, 2026 (UTC+8). The adjustment applies to all VIP6 users and all spot trading pairs on the platform. VIP6 Maker fees remain unchanged, and fees for other VIP levels are unaffe

Google Launches Chrome Extension Nano Banana with Gemini Omni for Visual Encyclopedia

Google AI for Developers has released a Chrome extension that combines Nano Banana and Gemini Omni to transform web content into interactive visual encyclopedias. Built with Gemini 3.7 Flash in Antigravity, the extension allows users to highlight any text while browsing the web to instantly generate

Goldman Sachs: AI Infrastructure Stocks Drive Nearly Half of Q2 EPS Growth

Huoxing Finance reports that on August 18, Goldman Sachs’ Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Ben Snider stated in a recent report that, after excluding certain private investment gains and other “other income” items, the year-over-year earnings per share (EPS) growth rate for S&P 500 constituents in Q2 ha

U.S. DOJ Investigates a16z Board Cross-Appointments

According to ME News, on August 18 (UTC+8), sources revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating overlapping board memberships at a16z, involving private tech companies Databricks and Fivetran, both of which have received investments from a16z. a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz serves on

Kbank Partners with Ripple for Blockchain-Based Remittances in South Korea

South Korea’s banking sector is inching toward blockchain-powered cross-border payments, with Ripple at the center of the conversation. But the latest claims circulating on social media about Jeonbuk Bank (JB Bank) deploying Ripple Payments to replace SWIFT don’t line up with what’s actually been co

HSG aims to raise at least $1.2 billion for its first post-spinoff dollar fund.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to insiders, investment firm HSG (formerly Sequoia China) is in preliminary discussions with investors to raise at least $1.2 billion for its first dollar-denominated fund following its spin-off, with primary investments targeted at AI, healthcare, and con

SOL whale reenters market after two-year silence, purchases 47,535 SOL worth $3.6M

According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the smart whale address GvHYQQ has resumed activity after being dormant for over two years, recently purchasing 47,535 $SOL worth approximately $3.6 million. This address is known for its precise market timing: in August and Octo

a16z Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe Over Board Overlaps at Competing AI Firms

According to Bloomberg, the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is facing an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), with the central issue being whether its investment partners have improperly served on the boards of multiple competing AI companies simultaneousl

Solana Whale GvHYQQ Buys 47,535 SOL After Two-Year Silence, Realized Profits Exceed $20M

HuoXing Finance reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Solana whale GvHYQQ (GvHY...1idXgUce) has resumed activity after more than two years of inactivity, purchasing 47,535 SOL worth $3.6 million. This whale previously bought 291,800 SOL during price pullbacks in August and October 2023, spen

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