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According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a major whale on Hyperliquid added 1,010 BTC this morning, bringing its total position to 1,792.56 BTC ($114 million). The whale maintains an average entry price of $63,999, with unrealized gains of $335,000. The position remains the largest on Hyperliquid's BTC perpetual market.

According to Strategy CEO Phong Le, the company plans to resume buying Bitcoin later this year despite recent selling activity that has drawn market attention. Year-to-date, Strategy has accumulated approximately 175,000 BTC while selling about 7,000 BTC, a buy-to-sell ratio of roughly 25:1.

According to Arkham data monitored by ChainCatcher, Bitmine staked $289.4 million worth of ETH over the past week, currently holding 4.2% of Ethereum's staked supply. The platform also purchased $14.25 million in ETH during the same period, bringing its total holdings to 4.8% of Ethereum's overall supply.

According to Henan Emergency Management Department, Henan meteorological authorities upgraded to issue a red alert for rainstorm on August 12 at 7:30 AM. The province's Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated Level 2 emergency flood response at 8:00 AM the same day.

President Donald Trump said on Aug. 11 that he was transported out of Turkey covertly in a catering container and flown on another military jet, acting on Secret Service advice to mitigate a possible security threat.

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing announcement, MiniMax will be included in the Hang Seng Tech 100 Index and the Hang Seng Tech and U.S. Tech 100 Index after market close on August 12, effective from August 13, 2026. The stock rose 5% during morning trading on the index inclusion day.

According to The Information on August 11, Nvidia is developing Nemotron 4, a new series of open-source large language models featuring at least 1 trillion parameters, roughly double the current Nemotron 3 Ultra. The company's employees estimate the model could launch as early as late fall 2026, though final training remains incomplete and an official release date has not been set.

Air Canada released a dimmer outlook for full-year earnings on Tuesday as it grapples with surging jet fuel prices in the wake of the Iran war. The Canadian carrier cited elevated fuel costs as a primary headwind to profitability.

According to a senior strategist at Bank of New York Mellon, the price of a Japanese fast-food staple is being used to measure the yen's weakness as the impact of recent intervention fades.

According to its official disclosure, Aishu Group (00772) reported H1 2026 interim results with revenue of 3.531 billion yuan, up 10.68% year-over-year. The company's IP operations business revenue surged 41.9% year-over-year.

According to bond market reports, South Korea's central bank Deputy Governor Yoo Sang-dae held a press briefing on August 11 with reporters, emphasizing the importance of preemptive rate hikes ahead of his August 20 retirement. However, he stopped short of explicitly signaling back-to-back increases, leaving the bond market uncertain about the August monetary policy decision. Yoo highlighted that recent inflation stems from demand pressure tied to economic recovery rather than supply shocks, and

According to Yahoo Finance, Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue of $90 billion (up 18% year-over-year) on August 12, with Azure and cloud services growing 43%, demonstrating strong AI monetization. Operating income reached $40.6 billion (up 18%), while operating margin expanded. Despite significant data center expansion, Microsoft maintained disciplined capital expenditure—unlike peers Alphabet and Meta—helping analyst estimates rise since the July earnings announcement.

According to Caixin, on August 12, Tencent, GSR Ventures, Sequoia China, and other previous major shareholders of Manus bought back shares from Meta for approximately $2 billion, matching the price Meta announced for its acquisition in December 2025. Benchmark, formerly the largest shareholder, will not participate in the buyback; its stake will be acquired by Tencent, making Tencent the largest shareholder of Manus going forward. Manus is currently operating normally.

GDX gold mining ETF surged 21.3% over the past five days, reversing losses from the prior nine weeks. GLD spot gold fund recorded 15 tonnes of inflows over the same period. Open interest in gold futures remains at low levels with fewer than 400,000 contracts outstanding, suggesting significant potential buying pressure if the rally continues.

A newly identified address withdrew 2,250 ETH (worth approximately $4.23 million) from gambling platform Rollbit 10 hours ago, according to on-chain data. Rollbit, a cryptocurrency betting platform established in 2020, processed the withdrawal through the monitored address 0x752…C2cEf. The purpose and identity of the receiving address remain unconfirmed due to limited transaction history.

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung outlined a national strategy on August 12 to foster seven advanced technologies as next-generation growth engines. The so-called '7 SEED' initiative covers small modular reactors (SMR), nuclear fusion, renewable energy, quantum technology, aerospace, advanced biotechnology, and advanced materials and semiconductor supply chains. The briefing, held at the Presidential Office, aims to address the AI-driven industrial transformation

According to Mirae Asset Securities, the South Korean brokerage recorded consolidated net profit of 1.9 trillion won in Q2 2026, marking the second consecutive quarter surpassing 1 trillion won in quarterly net income—a first in the securities industry. Q2 pretax profit reached 2.53 trillion won, up 86% quarter-over-quarter. For the first half of 2026, cumulative net profit hit 2.91 trillion won, up 338% year-over-year. The company attributed strong performance to stable growth across wealth man

According to Yonhap Infomax, Bank of Korea Deputy Governor Yoo Sang-dae will complete his tenure on August 20, 2026. During his three-year term that began in August 2023, Yoo navigated multiple financial shocks including the real estate project finance crisis in late 2023, the yen carry trade unwind in August 2024, the emergency martial law in December 2024, U.S. tariff impacts in April 2025, and heightened won volatility amid Middle East developments in March 2026. In May 2026, Yoo signaled a p

Today (August 12), President Trump brushed off a reporter's question about whether he would run for a third term, saying he would love to do so but U.S. law prohibits it. "Everybody wants me to do it, but the law is very strong," Trump said.

According to ChainCatcher, citing on-chain analyst Onchain Lens, Lighter's team-associated wallet transferred 1,870,000 LIT to a new address, valued at approximately $4,570,000 at current prices.