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PANews, August 31 — China Film Digital Cinema Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. issued a notice extending the screening period for all versions of “Niu Lai” until 23:59 on October 4, 2026. As of now, “Niu Lai” has grossed a cumulative box office of 59.67M yuan, including presales, with AI predicting a box office total exceeding 69 million yuan.
It is understood that China Film Digital Cinema Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd., which issued the key extension notice for “Niu Lai,” is a wholly owned subsidiary of A-share listed company China Film (600977.SH).

Ireland will launch national savings accounts from next year, with investment returns tax-exempt up to a set threshold and subject to a lower flat tax rate above it; the threshold and tax rate will be announced in the October budget. The accounts will allow investments in listed stocks, bonds, and ETFs, but exclude derivatives and crypto assets; the 38% deemed disposal tax on funds will also no longer apply, and adjustments to the relevant mechanism will be considered to reduce the tax burden. The measure is part of the EU’s push to shift bank deposits toward investments, promote economic growth, and build household wealth.

PANews, August 31: According to an official announcement, Huobi HTX launched PONS/USDT, ZKC/USDT, and SKR/USDT perpetual contracts on August 31, supporting 1–20x long and short positions.

Polymarket’s official status page stated that its trading API (CLOB) is experiencing a major outage, with delays in reading open orders. To troubleshoot and resolve the issue, the platform has paused the spot order book multiple times and enabled cancel-only mode. The latest update shows that the team is working on a fix and plans to resume trading by 18:00 UTC+8 at the latest, with an approximately 15-minute cancel-only window before resumption. Perpetual futures trading and related APIs are currently operating normally.

Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society announced on the 31st that “TH-AI Passport” is open to registered users, with plans to cover 5 million users. Eligible users can access Pro-level AI services from 14 providers for free, covering 33 models and supporting image generation, video, music, research, programming, website building and other use cases. The Electronic Transactions Development Agency of Thailand is soliciting public feedback on the draft of the country’s first Artificial Intelligence Act. Industry estimates put Thailand’s AI market at around 50 billion baht, with more than 40 billion baht dependent on overseas technology.

PANews reported on August 31 that, according to Digitalasset, South Korea’s National Tax Service plans to introduce a commercial tracking program currently used by domestic and foreign investigative agencies to track and analyze fund flows between digital asset wallets, thereby closing the tax gap for virtual assets held in personal wallets. The South Korean government stated that digital assets held in personal wallets and overseas exchanges are subject to taxation as long as income is generated through their transfer or lending. Overseas exchanges will be addressed through the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).

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PANews, August 31 — UXUY posted an obituary on X stating that its co-founder, Mr. Xu Zhihong, passed away peacefully in his sleep last week. The official statement said that Xu Zhihong devoted significant effort to the company’s founding and development, leaving a profound impact on brand building, team development, and ecosystem development. His friends will hold a farewell ceremony on September 12 at the “Beijing Chaoyang · OneX AI Entrepreneur Space.” May he rest in peace.

The Berlin government has suffered a cyberattack, with hackers allegedly stealing data and demanding 30 Bitcoin, threatening to release sensitive information such as traffic violation records and passwords. Although the scope of the leak and the attackers’ identities have not been confirmed, the mayor of Berlin said the city would not submit to the ransom demands. The affected departments are primarily responsible for transport and construction management, and the government network was briefly isolated for investigation.

PANews reported on August 31 that, according to Blockaid monitoring, More Markets, a lending protocol under More Labs, was attacked on Flow EVM. The attacker exploited Ankr-bound LSTs and E-mode to drain the WFLOW lending pool. Approximately 15.5 million WFLOW was transferred from the lending reserves, involving about $9.3 million.

Lookonchain monitoring shows that trader 9VQbih sold all 31,862 SOL after holding them for a year, realizing a loss of approximately $2.2 million (sale price of approximately $3.25 million). Previously, the trader bought 30,002 SOL at $182 and staked them, receiving 1,860 SOL in staking rewards (approximately $190k). The price decline resulted in an overall loss.

According to an official announcement, following a hacker attack, BounceBit has decided to permanently cease operation of the chain. Binance will stop supporting the BounceBit mainnet and will enable BB deposits and withdrawals via the BEP20 network on BNB Smart Chain. BB deposits and withdrawals will open at 15:00 on September 1 (UTC+8).

CryptoRank data shows that as on-chain credit demand rebounds, DeFi lending volume has risen to approximately $26 billion. The total outstanding loans of major lending protocols increased from $20.1 billion in June to $26.1 billion in August, up nearly 30% over the summer. Aave remains dominant, with approximately $12.5 billion in outstanding loans, accounting for about 48%; Morpho has approximately $5.1 billion, and Spark approximately $2.1 billion.

The General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on launching a special action to foster AI application service providers, aiming to establish a service provider resource pool, enhance innovation, integrated delivery, and security and compliance capabilities, and cultivate a service provider workforce that understands industry pain points, knows the underlying technology, and excels at delivery and operations. By the end of 2026, the resource pool will include more than 2,000 providers, forming a multi-tiered structure and significantly improving delivery capabilities for complex scenarios; by the end of 2027, it will include no fewer than 3,000 providers, building an AI application service ecosystem featuring coordination across all elements, connectivity throughout the entire value chain, and coverage of all scenarios.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the crypto market declined, Wintermute's short positions on Hyperliquid turned profitable. Current short positions total approximately $149.2 million, while long positions total only about $5.01 million, with unrealized profits of approximately $1.73 million. The short positions are distributed across approximately $58.36 million in ETH, $26.11 million in SOL, and $19.16 million in BTC.

作者：Boaz Sobrado，Forbes
编译：AididiaoJP，Foresight News
Goldman Sachs raised its price target for Coinbase from $173 to $196. By the time the news broke, the stock had already risen for five consecutive days, for a cumulative gain of 28%.
To trading desks, this was not a research report that had “suddenly discovered that the fundamentals had improved,” but rather an acknowledgment of gains that had already occurred. Coinbase closed at $187.16 on Tuesday, up 4.3%. By midday Wednesday, the stock had pulled back to $182.43, leaving approximately 7.4% upside to Goldman Sachs’ $196 target. Under the same rationale, Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro maintained

PANews, August 31: Bybit market data shows that South Korea’s KOSPI index opened lower and moved higher, briefly falling more than 3% in the morning session before ultimately closing up 0.46% at 6820.10 points.

Over the past few months, the crypto industry has seen a wave of tokenomics reforms. Many projects have begun redesigning their tokens’ supply-demand dynamics and value-capture mechanisms, ranging from reducing inflation and conducting buybacks and burns to adjusting unlock schedules and upgrading staking mechanisms.
This edition of PA’s infographic roundup reviews the main details of token model adjustments made by 15 projects, including Ethena, Solana, Polygon, NEAR, Aptos, and World.

PANews, August 31 — Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, said that the country’s cryptocurrency trading volume could reach $46.4 billion in the first year after cryptocurrency-related laws take effect on September 1, The Block reported. The bank also plans to launch lending services collateralized by USDT, BTC, and ETH after receiving approval from the central bank.