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08-15
Hyperliquid traders price Unitree at $93, over 4x its Shanghai IPO price
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Unitree, a robot manufacturer, has seen its stock price priced by Hyperliquid traders at approximately $93, about 4.16 times its Shanghai IPO offering price of $22.37.
Pre-IPO perpetual contracts allow traders to speculate on the company’s eventual market price without
3 Altcoins Poised for Gains in Second Week of August 2026
ARB faces selling pressure as a major token unlock approaches on August 15.HYPE shows strong revenue and trading activity despite cooling weekly fees and recent price weakness.TRX enters an upgrade deadline with strong USDT usage, network activity, and steady price action.The second week of August b
Unitree Robotics' IPO Valuation Hints at 4x Upside in Crypto Derivatives Market
Crypto traders are betting that Unitree Robotics will be worth more than four times its IPO valuation when the Chinese robot maker debuts on the public markets.Unitree priced its Shanghai STAR Market offering at 150.80 yuan ($22.37) per share, valuing the company at roughly $9 billion. Pre-IPO perpe
Paul Tudor Jones ETF Move Gains Corroboration, Key Figures Remain Unchanged
Four stories updated since first publication show the diffs that matter are in sourcing and corroboration, not in the figures themselves.Four stories updated since first publication show the diffs that matter are in sourcing and corroboration, not in the figures themselves.The Tudor Jones ETF Line W
UBS Quadruples Bitcoin ETF Call Options Exposure in Q2
PANews, August 15: According to CoinDesk, Swiss megabank UBS significantly increased its exposure to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the second quarter, raising its notional position in IBIT call options from 80,000 shares to approximately 1.95 million shares—a more than 24-fold quarterl
US Energy ETFs See $4B Outflows as Investor Sentiment Shifts
US energy sector ETFs have hemorrhaged $4 billion over a 65-day stretch ending in mid-August, the largest sustained outflow the sector has experienced since mid-2025. It’s a jarring reversal for a category that was breaking records just months ago.In March 2026, energy ETFs pulled in a record $5 bil
Trump to Host Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken at White House on August 19
President Donald Trump is expected to host Coinbase, Ripple and other crypto and prediction-market executives at the White House on Wednesday, August 19, kicking off a week of regulatory meetings in Washington.Key TakeawaysTrump is expected to meet Coinbase, Ripple and Kalshi executives at the White
Israel's Oldest Bank to Offer Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana Trading by 2027
Bank Leumi is preparing to put bitcoin, ether and solana inside its banking platforms, an Israeli first if regulators finally sign off on the service.Key TakeawaysBank Leumi and Galaxy Digital target an early 2027 crypto trading launch.Israel’s 2026 regulatory changes may make bank-based crypto acce
Anthropic Reports 14-Fold Q2 Revenue Jump, Eyes First Profitable Quarter
The AI developer's growth signals rising investor appetite for artificial intelligence firms ahead of a potential public listing.Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of models, reported a 14-fold jump in second-quarter revenue. The figure was disclosed in reporting
Cboe Files for 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
What Cboe Filed and Why It Stands OutThe proposal arrives as a rule filing, not an approval. Cboe’s BZX Exchange submitted the change to the SEC under filing number SR-CboeBZX-2026-065, which sits among the exchange’s pending rule filings awaiting regulatory review. For related coverage, see Anthony
Coinbase Launches Comprehensive Financial Services for AI Agents, Entering the Agent Economy
According to an official tweet from Coinbase (@coinbase), Coinbase has officially launched a suite of financial services tailored for AI agents, declaring that the "AI-Fi era has arrived." This agent economy encompasses three key participants: users who employ agents, businesses that sell to agents,
DeFiLlama Exposes Scam App by Letting It Drain a Wallet
When you report a scam to one of the world’s most valuable companies and they do nothing for months, what’s left? Apparently, you let the scam happen on purpose, document it, and hand over the receipts.That’s exactly what DeFiLlama did. The popular DeFi analytics platform, tired of Apple ignoring re
Solana Yield Protocol Paystream Announces Closure and Liquidation
According to Huoxing Finance, Paystream, a Solana-based protocol focused on on-chain yields, announced its closure and liquidation on August 15. Founder Maushish stated that the project underwent multiple transformations—from a peer-to-peer lending protocol born at a hackathon, to an LP management t
Kalshi Disputes Nevada Regulator's Geofencing Fine
The CFTC-regulated exchange disputes state authority over its sports-related event contractsKalshi has pushed back against a Nevada regulator that fined the company over geofencing practices, according to a report by Yahoo Finance. The exchange has disputed the basis for the penalty, reigniting a lo
Trader Lana earns $123,200 in profit with a 12,433.52% return on a $99 investment in NiuLai.
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Trader Lana shared her trading records showing she entered a long position in NaiLai at $99, when its market cap was approximately $10,200; the current market cap of NaiLai has risen to about $12.7 million.This trade currently has an unrealized profit of approximately $1
