[Coin World] On August 2nd (UTC+8), CoinDesk will invite former SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to attend the 2026 Consensus Miami conference and invite Commissioner Hester Peirce to participate in CoinDesk's policy and regulatory events after launching the 'Project Crypto' aimed at enhancing the industry.

On August 1, according to official news, Grayscale announced that starting today, the dividend distribution period for the Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (code: BTCC) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (code: BPI) will be adjusted from once a month to twice a month.
The two funds will have target payment dates on the 15th and 30th of each month, which will be adjusted according to standard business day rules.

American Bitcoin Corp is set to go public after merging with Gryphon Digital Mining, with shareholders voting scheduled for August 27. The SEC has approved the transaction, and the merger process is progressing smoothly.

[Coin World] According to reports, Bo Hines, executive director of Trump's digital asset advisory committee, stated that Trump will "launch the Bitcoin reserve plan as soon as possible."

[Chain News] On August 1, news from the market reported that Bo Hines, the executive director of Trump's digital asset advisory board, stated that Trump will "launch the Bitcoin reserve plan as soon as possible."

Fed officials are increasingly considering the possibility of cutting interest rates, mainly due to the recent difficulty in balancing slowing employment with inflationary pressures. The downward revision of employment data has raised concerns about a weak labor market, which may prompt policy easing.

[Chain News] On August 1, it was reported that the supply of a synthetic stablecoin USDe has surpassed $8.4 billion, increasing by over $3.14 billion within 20 days, which exceeds the inflow of funds into a certain asset management company's flagship Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. During the same period, the inflow of funds into the asset management company's Bitcoin ETF was $1.6 billion, and the inflow into the Ethereum ETF was $2.75 billion. According to on-chain data compiled by the community, the supply increase since July 17 has been the fastest growth period for this protocol since its establishment in February 2024. In addition, the project's governance token ENA soared nearly 120% last month.

[Coin World] According to estimates from a data platform, the United States has raised the global average tariff rate to around 18%. Mark Doding, Chief Information Officer of an asset management company, stated in a report that based on this assumption, the estimated annual revenue from U.S. tariffs is about $450 billion, while for 2024 it is $77 billion, equivalent to 1.25% of GDP. Doding said: "In the coming year, this revenue should help reduce the U.S. fiscal deficit to just below 7% of GDP."

On August 1st, the founder of TRON posted on social media, stating, "I have moved into the astronaut village and started space training." According to previous reports, the founder is set to complete a space flight on August 3rd aboard a spacecraft from a certain company.

[Golden Finance] According to reports, Lido has released a security disclosure: it has reported and fixed vulnerabilities related to Lido CSM and the permissionless validator contracts used for verifying validator withdrawals. The vulnerability was not exploited, and no CSM node operators were affected. stETH holders were also not impacted. As part of the remediation measures, the vulnerability fix was implemented through an Oracle Machine mitigation solution (disabling the bond destruction feature) and DAO proposal number 190. Lido has paid a bug bounty to the white hat hacker who disclosed the issue through the relevant projects.

[Coin World] AI Computing Economy Layer GAIB announced the completion of a $10 million strategic financing, led by a digital asset company, with participation from other Asian investors. This investment will be directly deployed into tokenized GPU assets on the GAIB platform to strengthen institutional participation in the artificial intelligence computing economy.

The founder of the battle royale game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), Brendan Greene, has begun serving as an advisor to Sidekick Labs.

[Coin World] According to reports, the Financial Institution Jefferies released a report stating that it has lowered the target price for a certain platform from $405 to $375.

Huaxing Capital stated that it will continue to support the Web3.0 and digital asset industry, planning to expand relevant licenses from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to promote digital asset financial infrastructure and ecosystem development, aiding Hong Kong in becoming a global digital asset hub.

[Block Rhythm] On August 1, according to official news, the digital identity verification platform Billions announced that it has completed a $30 million financing round, which was participated by several well-known investment institutions. The funds from this round of financing will be used to build the first universal human-machine and artificial intelligence network.
Billions Network is a digital identity verification platform aimed at providing a mutually trusted future for humans and artificial intelligence. The platform utilizes zero-knowledge proof technology, aiming to offer a scalable and secure method for verifying the identification of humans and artificial intelligence.

[Chain News] On August 1, according to an announcement, a certain company has submitted a shelf registration application for up to 555 billion yen of perpetual preferred shares, which includes 277.5 billion yen of Class A perpetual preferred shares (senior, cumulative, non-convertible) and 277.5 billion yen of Class B perpetual preferred shares (cumulative, convertible).

On August 1, the British listed company Vaultz Capital raised £4.3 million in financing, with a certain investment institution leading with £2.6 million, aiming for a total financing amount of approximately £6 million. Vaultz Capital stated that it will further expand its Bitcoin treasury and infrastructure strategy.
Vaultz Capital increased its holdings by 20 Bitcoins on July 21, bringing the company's total holdings to 70 Bitcoins.

[Bit推] According to news, the UK listed company Vaultz Capital has raised £4.3 million in financing, with a certain investment company leading the round with £2.6 million, targeting a total fundraising amount of approximately £6 million. Vaultz Capital stated that it will further expand its Bitcoin treasury and infrastructure strategy.
Vaultz Capital increased its holdings by 20 Bitcoins on July 21, bringing the company's total holdings to 70 Bitcoins.

According to reports, Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has questioned U.S. President Trump's nomination of Brian Quintenz to serve as the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Winklevoss pointed out that Quintenz, as the global policy head of a certain investment firm and a board member of a certain company, has a conflict of interest, and he may be trying to obtain non-public information related to competitors of that company within the CFTC.

[Chain News] On August 1, according to data from a data platform, as of July 31 Eastern Time, the total net outflow of Bitcoin Spot ETFs was $115 million, marking the first recorded negative value in nearly five days. BlackRock's IBIT had a net inflow of $18.6236 million, Franklin's EZBC saw a net inflow of $6.7816 million; ARKB experienced a net outflow of $89.9225 million. As of now, the total net asset value of Bitcoin Spot ETFs is $152.006 billion, with a cumulative net inflow of $54.992 billion.