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Wednesday, 08/26/2026

Bitdeer and Soluna Form 28MW Joint Mining Partnership

Odaily News: Bitdeer subsidiary Dory Creek will deploy its own Sealminer A2 Pro Air miners at Soluna's Project Kati 1 wind-powered data center in Willacy County, Texas, starting September 2026, with an expected connection of 28MW of power and approximately 1.93 EH/s of Bitcoin mining hashrate. The two parties will use a revenue-sharing model, with Soluna responsible for the site, power, and daily operations, while Bitdeer provides and owns the miners, and the two parties share the Bitcoin revenue generated by these miners. Kati 1 has a total capacity of 83MW, of which Galaxy Digital currently uses 48MW for Bitcoin mining.

Lobster Meme Coin Market Cap Briefly Tops $48 Million, Up Over 62% in a Day

Odaily News: According to GMGN market data, the market cap of the meme coin "Lobster" briefly surpassed $48 million and is now around $42 million, with a daily gain of over 62%.

Odaily reminds that meme coin prices are highly volatile and easily influenced by market sentiment and hot events. Please be aware of trading risks.

KYLIE Coin Team Holds 40% Supply, Profits 2,425 SOL

Odaily News: According to moonsollx monitoring, when Kylie Jenner's X account promoted the meme coin KYLIE, the project team held about 40% of the supply. They had not profited before the promotional post was published, and after the post went live, they withdrew approximately 2,425 SOL through a group of coordinated wallets. There is currently no on-chain evidence linking the address to Jenner or her team, and Jenner has not responded after the promotional post was deleted.

Data: Robinhood ecosystem token PONS market capitalization exceeds 80 million USD, setting a new historical high

According to GMGN market data, the market capitalization of the Robinhood ecosystem token PONS briefly surpassed $80 million, setting a new historical high, currently reported at approximately $79.4 million.Pons previously announced that 28.52% of the total token supply has been burned, and Pons Treasury continues to use 80% of the protocol fee revenue to increase its holdings of PONS.

Data: A suspected BitMine address has accumulated 20,000 ETH in the past 50 minutes, worth 48.89 million USD

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the newly created address 0xAef...Dc00B has accumulated 20,000 ETH in the past 50 minutes, worth 48.89 million USD, which may be associated with BitMine.Currently, BitMine holds a total of 5,847,611 ETH, approximately 1.44 billion USD (not including this suspected operation), with a cost of about 3,359 USD, resulting in an unrealized loss of 5.27 billion USD.

Bitmine Holds 5.8476M ETH, Unrealized Loss at $5.27B

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a new address 0xAef…Dc00B bought 20,000 ETH worth $48.89 million within 50 minutes, possibly operated by Bitmine. Bitmine holds a total of 5.8476 million ETH, approximately $14.4 billion, excluding this suspected operation, with an average cost of about $3,359, currently facing an unrealized loss of $5.27 billion.

Caixin: Trump Family's WLFI Top Buyer Zhou Guren Listed as Dishonest Debtor in Six Cases

Odaily News: UAE investment firm Aqua 1 Foundation previously spent $100 million to buy WLFI tokens issued by the Trump family's crypto project World Liberty Financial, surpassing Justin Sun's cumulative investment of $75 million to become the largest WLFI buyer. Reports say Zhou Guren, born in Shanghai in 1984, is the actual controller of Aqua 1.

According to reports, Zhou Guren is still listed as a dishonest debtor on China's Enforcement Information Disclosure Network, involved in six cases with total debts of tens of millions of yuan. In addition, an indictment recently provided by the UK Crown Prosecution Service shows Zhou Guren is also involved in a money laundering case in the UK. (Caixin)

Shinhan Financial collaborates with Visa to explore stablecoins and AI payments

According to a report by the Korea Herald, South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Visa. The two parties will collaborate on digital assets and future financial services.Shinhan Financial plans to utilize Visa's stablecoin platform to verify core functions such as stablecoin issuance, transfer, and redemption, and to jointly design business models in conjunction with South Korea's local financial regulations and market environment. The two sides will also explore the application of stablecoins in financial services such as credit card bill settlements, promote AI-driven new payment models, and expand B2B and B2C payment businesses.

Caixin: The biggest financier of the Trump family token, Zhou Guren, has been listed as a dishonest person

According to Caixin, the UAE investment firm Aqua 1 Foundation has invested $100 million to purchase WLFI tokens issued by World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project of U.S. President Donald Trump's family, surpassing the total investment of $75 million by Sun Yuchen, becoming its largest buyer. The actual controller of Aqua1 was previously a mystery, but recently Zhou Guren, born in Shanghai, China in 1984, has come to light as the largest financier of WLFI tokens, with many questions surrounding the source of the funds.Zhou Guren is still listed as a dishonest person subject to enforcement on China's information disclosure website, with a total debt amounting to tens of millions across six cases. A recent indictment provided by the UK Crown Prosecution Service shows that Zhou Guren is also involved in a money laundering case that occurred in the UK. A Shanghai timber company for which he serves as the legal representative was also involved in a smuggling case in China.

Stability AI completes $76 million Series B funding

According to TechCrunch, AI image generation model Stable Diffusion developer Stability AI has completed a $76 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $232 million. Investors in this round include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, and gaming giant EA, as well as AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures.Since last year, Stability AI has partnered with companies such as Universal Music, EA, and Warner Music to jointly develop generative AI tools. CEO Prem Akkaraju described this funding round as "an affirmation of the vision to empower creators with generative AI." The new funds will be used to expand the creative product suite and professional services business. Stability previously achieved a significant victory in a copyright lawsuit in the UK, where Getty Images accused it of using copyrighted images to train its model; the judge ruled in favor of Stability, but similar lawsuits by Getty in the US are still ongoing.

BlackRock's IBIT Sees Over $5B in Private Wallet Bitcoin Inflows, Says ETF Store President

Odaily News: Nate Geraci, president of ETF Store, said BlackRock has lowered the minimum threshold for private in-kind subscriptions to its spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT to $1 million, and has facilitated over $5 billion in related transactions from private wallets.

Geraci said this means some Bitcoin holders are shifting from self-custody to holding Bitcoin exposure through IBIT. He believes risks such as kidnapping, extortion, and custody security incidents are prompting some holders to move all or part of their assets into ETFs.

Anthropic: Multi-Agent Collaboration May Be Next AI Trend, but Complex Tasks Still Pose Coordination Challenges

Odaily News: Anthropic has released a research article on emerging multi-agent systems, noting that as AI agent capabilities improve, interactions between agents may eventually surpass human-to-human and human-to-agent interactions, but current models still face coordination difficulties in complex collaborative environments.

In a software vulnerability detection experiment, Anthropic deployed 45 agents simultaneously. Claude Mythos Preview's independent parallel mode consumed 6.5 million tokens and found 21 vulnerabilities, while a collaborative agent cluster consumed 27 million tokens and found 266 vulnerabilities. Anthropic stated that agents develop their own tools and gradually form specialized divisions of labor during collaboration, and it is expected that this "specialization + collaboration" model will outperform simple parallel brute-force search in the future.

However, in software development tasks requiring high interdependence, multi-agent performance remains poor. Anthropic tested organizational approaches such as free collaboration, preset roles, and a "CEO Agent," but none significantly improved final results. At this stage, complex multi-agent projects still require substantial human guidance.

Sampura, founded by a former Google researcher, aims to create an AI "referee" system and has raised $6.5 million

According to Bloomberg, former Google researchers Rishub Jain and Joshua Jacob founded the nonprofit organization Sampura Research, aiming to ensure continuous human involvement in AI safety oversight, creating a human-machine hybrid system called "Referee" to help companies identify vulnerabilities and prevent models from going out of control. The organization has raised $6.5 million in funding and secured an additional $4.2 million in committed investments.Jain believes that involving humans from the early stages of research and development helps prevent models from learning to circumvent safety measures. Previous incidents where OpenAI and Anthropic's models accessed other companies' systems without permission have heightened the urgency for safety oversight. This project contrasts with automated solutions that use AI to monitor AI—though faster, Sampura believes that humans should always be involved in oversight. Meanwhile, over 1,100 top laboratory researchers have signed a petition calling on the U.S. government to help slow down the pace of AI development.

Generalist completes nearly $200 million in additional financing at a valuation of $3 billion, led by 8VC

According to TechCrunch, the robotics startup Generalist has secured nearly $200 million in additional funding led by 8VC, bringing its post-money valuation to approximately $3 billion. This funding is an extension of the $400 million Series B round led by Radical Ventures in June, increasing the total amount raised in this round to $600 million.Founded in 2024, Generalist's founding team includes former Google DeepMind researcher Pete Florence, Andy Zeng, and former Boston Dynamics engineer Andrew Barry. The company is developing AI foundational models adaptable to various robots; its latest Gen 1.5 model claims to enable robots to learn and complete new tasks through video demonstrations lasting only 3 to 12 seconds.

Catcher Predict: "Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves" "Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves" Winning rate soars by 22%

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves," the win probability for the option "Los Angeles Dodgers" in the sub-market "Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 30.5% an hour ago to the current 52.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

US HYPE Spot ETFs See $7.51 Million in Net Inflows

Odaily News: According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Aug. 25, Eastern Time), HYPE spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $7.51 million.

The HYPE spot ETF with the largest net inflows yesterday was the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (THYP), with net inflows of $4.28 million, bringing its historical total net inflows to $55.18 million.

Next was the Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG), with net inflows of $2.31 million, bringing its historical total net inflows to $132 million.

As of press time, the total net asset value of HYPE spot ETFs is $409 million, with a HYPE net asset ratio of 2.34%, and historical cumulative net inflows have reached $301 million.

US SOL Spot ETFs See $32.25 Million Net Inflows in a Day

Odaily News: According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Aug. 25, Eastern Time), SOL spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $32.25 million.

The SOL spot ETF with the largest net inflows yesterday was the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), with net inflows of $20.43 million, bringing its total historical net inflows to $968 million.

It was followed by the Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL), with net inflows of $5.20 million, bringing its total historical net inflows to $121 million.

As of press time, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs was $1.271 billion, with a SOL net asset ratio of 2.25%, and cumulative historical net inflows had reached $1.252 billion.