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08-05
SpaceX's AI business surpasses rocket launch revenue
SpaceX's AI business revenue has surpassed its space launch business, while Texas has paused approvals for new data centers to connect to the grid. AI infrastructure expansion is beginning to hit limits in grid capacity and community resistance.1|SpaceX's first earnings report since going public: AI
U.S. ban on AI data center optics sparks market reaction and Wall Street debate
Huo Xing Finance reports that on August 5, news of a potential U.S. restriction on imports of optical components from China for AI data centers has become the new trading theme for the optical module sector. U.S. equities reacted first overnight. Stimulated by the news, optical communication stocks
Crypto Market Volumes Hit 2026 Lows Amid Liquidity Drought
Crypto trading activity has fallen to its lowest level of 2026.This is according to data from Kaiko, which shows daily spot volumes across tracked exchanges dropping to around $15 billion last week.Centralized Exchange Volumes Fall as Trading Activity CoolsAccording to the Kaiko numbers shared by Th
Zcash Miner Fortitude Acquires 12.5 MW of Digital Infrastructure for $6.25 Million
ME News reports that on August 5 (UTC+8), Fortitude, a Zcash mining subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, announced the completion of its acquisition of a 12.5-megawatt digital infrastructure facility in Prosser, Nebraska. The transaction was funded entirely by cash on the company’s balance sheet, w
SlowMist Reports Large-Scale npm Supply Chain Attack on the Keyv/Cacheable Ecosystem
BlockBeats report, August 5: SlowMist announced the detection of a large-scale npm supply chain attack targeting the Keyv/Cacheable ecosystem. The attackers have published over 2,000 malicious package versions within the ecosystem, including keyv@6.0.0.Keyv is a widely used key-value storage abstrac
SlowMist Detects Large-Scale npm Supply Chain Attack Targeting the Keyv Ecosystem
According to monitoring by blockchain security firm SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team), its threat intelligence system MistEye detected a large-scale npm supply chain attack targeting the Keyv/Cacheable ecosystem. The attackers published over 2,000 malicious package versions, including core components such a
Altseason 2026 Gains Momentum as Arbitrum, Cardano, Dogecoin, Ethereum, and Filecoin Attract Attention
Arbitrum continues benefiting from rising demand for Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solutions.Ethereum remains the leading smart contract ecosystem supporting decentralized applications.Cardano, Dogecoin, and Filecoin continue attracting attention through distinct blockchain use cases.Market attention has
Polymarket Surpasses 43 Million Monthly Visits, Emerges as Leading On-Chain Prediction Market
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Nick Tomaino, founder of 1confirmation, posted on X that Polymarket has taken the lead in the on-chain prediction market space, though its U.S.-focused app is still in early stages of development.Nick Tomaino said that, according to Similarweb data, Polymarket received 4
Bitwise CIO: The Crypto Industry Will Continue to Grow Despite CLARITY Act Delays
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on August 5, Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, stated that even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass this week, the crypto industry will continue to move forward. The U.S. Senate will be in recess from August 10 to September 11, leaving only about three day
U.S. to Temporarily Exclude Chinese Open-Weight AI Models from New Safety Framework
According to Beating Monitor, the White House informed companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic during a closed-door meeting on August 4 that open-weight models will not be included in the new AI safety review framework. As a result, Chinese models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek are not required t
Coldcard hack sparks surge in Bitcoin chain activity, nearing FTX collapse levels
ChainCatcher reports that, according to Cryptoquant, on July 31, on-chain activity surged as Coldcard users rushed to transfer funds. Daily active Bitcoin addresses spiked from 645,000 on July 30 to nearly 1 million—the highest level since December 10, 2024—driven almost entirely by sending addresse
Keyv Ecosystem Hit by Large-Scale npm Supply Chain Attack with Over 2,000 Malicious Packages
ChainCatcher report: According to SlowMist monitoring, MistEye has detected a large-scale npm supply chain attack targeting the Keyv/Cacheable ecosystem. The attacker has released over 2,000 malicious package versions, including keyv@6.0. Keyv is a widely used key-value storage abstraction library s
AMD's data center revenue surpassed half of total revenue in 12 quarters.
A second-quarter earnings report pulled AMD's two revenue curves in opposite directions. According to AMD's quarterly earnings, data center revenue reached $6.718 billion, up 107% year-over-year.In the same earnings report, gaming revenue was $779 million, a 31% year-over-year decline. Placing the t
MARA transfers 6,000 BTC to TwoPrime, total holdings reach 36,303 BTC
According to Lookonchain, MARA transferred 6,000 BTC (approximately $384.6 million) to TwoPrime over the past five hours, bringing its total BTC holdings to 36,303 BTC (approximately $2.34 billion).
Coldcard hack results in 25% attributable loss for Canadian BTC holders
ME News reports that on August 5 (UTC+8), Chainalysis posted on X that the Coldcard hack was particularly damaging to Canadian Bitcoin holders. Our analysis of the attackers and victims found that Canadian BTC holders accounted for 25% of the attributable losses. According to estimates compiled by G
