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ME News, August 22 (UTC+8) — Prediction market data shows that in the “What price will Bitcoin reach in August?” event, the trading probability of the “Yes” option in “Will Bitcoin reach $80,000 in August?” rose from 38.6% to 61.5%, an increase of 22.9 percentage points in a single day.

ME News reported on May 2 that prediction market data showed multiple addresses participating heavily in the event “Will the United States strike Iran before February 22, 2026?” within 24 hours and selecting the outcome “Will the United States strike Iran before February 22, 2026?”, with total bets of approximately $2098.5k, indicating that the outcome attracted significant funding attention over a short period.

The Sandbox has officially confirmed and contained a vulnerability in the SAND cross-chain bridge. Attackers minted uncollateralized SAND on the Base and BSC networks, involving less than 0.01% of the total supply. Ethereum and Polygon were not affected, and no wallets were compromised. Cross-chain functionality on Base and BSC has been suspended, and the related SAND has been isolated; it cannot currently be transferred or traded. The team is formulating a compensation plan and will publish a complete incident report later.

ME News, May 1 (UTC+8) — According to CoinFound’s crypto-related stock data, GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAME) is currently trading at $0.50 per share, with today’s opening price at $0.56 and an intraday decline of 10.53%. (Source: CoinFound)

ME News, May 2 (UTC+8) — The ISM PMI announced today was 52.7, marking the fourth consecutive month above 51. The previous two instances occurred in January 2017 and September 2020, both of which triggered cryptocurrency price increases of historic magnitude. The ISM is a US manufacturing economic indicator, and a reading above 51 indicates economic expansion. Previously, whenever the ISM index remained above 55, the crypto market experienced significant price increases. The index has not yet reached 55. (Source: MLion)

ME News reported that on May 2 (UTC+8), in the “Printr Public Sale Total Commitments?” event, the prediction for “More than $8 million committed to the Printr public sale?” showed the trading probability of the “Yes” option plunging from 76.6% to 0.2%, a single-day drop of 76.3 percentage points.

ME News reported that the U.S. Treasury Secretary used the metaphor that “rats in the sewer have little knowledge of the outside world” to lay out five realities for Iran’s leadership:
1) The United States has taken full control of the Strait of Hormuz;
2) There is a shortage of hard currency and U.S. dollars;
3) Food and gasoline are being rationed;
4) The international community is broadly opposed;
5) Sanctions will continue until freedom of navigation before February 27 is restored.

On August 22, it was reported that Gao Jianlin believes the rapid development of Agentic AI will cause AI inference to involve processes such as model calls, tool execution, and search. During his time at Tencent, he participated in RISC-V-related research and development and is familiar with chip architecture and verification. His new company plans to build high-performance server CPUs based on the open-source instruction set RISC-V and enter the AI infrastructure market, but the company’s name, financing details, and specific launch date have not yet been disclosed. The market is watching to see whether it will become another emerging force in China’s AI chip sector targeting server CPUs.

Nebius Group announced the acquisition of Eigen AI for approximately $643 million, strengthening its AI infrastructure strategy. Eigen AI focuses on developing next-generation models and systems and has extensive experience in machine learning and deep learning. The transaction will integrate its talent and intellectual property, enhance Nebius’s competitiveness in the generative AI market, and drive the expansion of the AI ecosystem. Analysts said the move reflects the wave of AI mergers and acquisitions, as technology companies use acquisitions of promising AI startups to strengthen their technology and product portfolios. Nebius has previously invested in AI cloud computing and infrastructure, and this acquisition will consolidate those advantages.

ME News, August 22 (UTC+8) — Prediction market data shows that in the event “What price will Bitcoin reach in August?”, the probability of the “Yes” option for “Will Bitcoin reach $82,500 in August?” rose from 7.8% to 41.9%, an increase of 34.1 percentage points in a single day.

ME News, August 22 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, BNB is currently priced at $699.9, with a 24-hour increase of 3.0%. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

According to ME News on August 22 (UTC+8), prediction market data showed that in the “What price will Bitcoin reach in August?” event, the probability of the “Yes” outcome for “Will Bitcoin reach $80,000 in August?” rose from 15.3% to 70.0%, an increase of 54.6 percentage points in a single day.

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded total net inflows of $307 million yesterday, August 21, Eastern Time. BlackRock’s IBIT had the highest daily net inflow at $239 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $62.427 billion. Fidelity’s FBTC ranked second, with daily net inflows of $30.1885 million and total net inflows of $10.176 billion. As of press time, total net assets stood at $96.069 billion, the net asset ratio was 6.17%, and historical cumulative net inflows totaled $53.706 billion.

ME News reports that, according to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $185 million yesterday. The largest single-day inflow came from BlackRock’s ETHA at $151 million, bringing ETHA’s cumulative net inflows to $1.217 billion. Grayscale’s ETH saw a single-day inflow of $11.5132 million, with cumulative net inflows of $1.85 billion. The current total net asset value is $14.295 billion, the ETF net asset ratio is 4.85%, and cumulative net inflows stand at $12.15 billion.

ME News, August 22 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP is currently priced at $1.6921, up 20.6% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

According to ME News on August 22 (UTC+8), prediction market data showed that among predictions related to “What price will Bitcoin reach in August?”, the probability of “Yes” for the option “Will Bitcoin reach $80,000 in August?” rose sharply from 15.3% to 79.3%, an increase of 64.0 percentage points in a single day.

ME News reported on August 22 that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the address of Huang Licheng, known as “Machi Big Brother,” saw its funds increase from $152,000 to $12.8 million within three days after nearly 500 liquidations, generating profits of more than $12.6 million. His leveraged long positions no longer seem to require selling BAYC NFTs to replenish margin. Previously, he had repeatedly sold BAYC NFTs to maintain his ETH long positions on Hyperliquid, drawing market attention.

ME News reported on August 22 (UTC+8) that, according to CoinMarketCap market data, SOL is currently priced at $100.8, with a 24H gain of 10.3%. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News reported on August 22 (UTC+8) that, according to CoinMarketCap market data, SOL is currently priced at $98.93, with a 24-hour gain of 8.3%. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News reported that the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%, continuing its wait-and-see approach. The key point is that the Fed is no longer turning a blind eye to energy-driven inflation, in contrast to its stance on tariff-driven inflation. The White House’s plan to push for rate cuts has suffered a setback, while Powell will continue to serve as a governor. If the Fed cuts rates while inflation is accelerating, it would be due to weakness in the labor market rather than political pressure.