Core Scientific's largest shareholder, Two Seas Capital, opposes the acquisition protocol by CoreWeave, deeming the $9 billion valuation too low and the transaction structure overly risky. This shareholder holds a 6.3% stake and supports Core Scientific's independent operations, calling for any acquisition to reflect its true value.

The crypto world is playing out a drama of schizophrenia, with one side pursuing the real-world value of RWA and the other turning attention into stakes with meme coins. These two are not mutually exclusive but will push regulation into a dilemma. (Background: Cryptocurrency Analysis: The Church, Amusement Park, and Casino — Three Perspectives on the Public Chain Ecosystem in 2025) (Additional Background: Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson: A cryptocurrency crisis is imminent) The financial market is being tugged by two forces, including a solid belief in tangible value and a frenzied chase of intangible expectations. At this moment, the crypto world is vividly interpreting this tug-of-war. On one hand, the tokenization wave of Real-World Assets (RWA) is trying to create an anchor for this digital realm previously known as the "on-chain casino," tying it to the physical economy's big ship.

As we enter the second half of 2025, the crypto market has once again sparked heated discussions about the potential of Bitcoin prices. The new Bitcoin L2 project, Bitcoin Hyper, may become a key node in transitioning Bitcoin from a store of value asset to a programmable ecosystem. (Background: Bitcoin has returned to $119,000, and the market is paying attention to the early entry opportunities in the presale of the L2 newcomer Bitcoin Hyper) (Additional context: Bitcoin's fluctuations are concerning! Matrixport: There are more opportunities to rally as long as it doesn't fall below $105,000) (This article is a sponsored piece, written and provided by ClickOut, and does not represent the position of Dong District. This article involves tokens related to memecoins, which may carry extremely high volatility risks and is not investment advice. Please refer to the end of the article for a liability disclaimer.) As we enter the second half of 2025, the crypto market has once again sparked discussions about the potential of Bitcoin prices.

The statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, symbolizing the spirit of Bitcoin in Lugano, Switzerland, has been vandalized and thrown into the lake, triggering global attention from the encryption community. The CEO of Tether initiated a petition with a thousand signatures, seeking the city government to restore the statue, emphasizing its value as a symbol of personal freedom and financial independence. This incident highlights the need for support and protective measures for the encryption culture.

The seven ministries issued the "Guiding Opinions", requiring financial institutions to simplify financing processes using technologies such as Blockchain and AI, to support the high-end, intelligent, and green development of China's manufacturing industry. (Background: Trump angrily criticized Intel CEO Chen Liwu: too deeply connected with China, must step down!) (Background Supplement: Who can become the technological foundation for China's stablecoin? Four major "national-level" public chains compete together.) The People's Bank of China, in cooperation with six departments, simultaneously released the "Guiding Opinions on Financial Support for New Industrialization", clearly incorporating Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into financial infrastructure, aiming to inject long-term funds into key areas such as integrated circuits and industrial mother machines, and assist small and medium-sized enterprises in obtaining more convenient financing. Policy highlights: Digital technology as the new engine of finance. The document explicitly states the need to "strengthen digital financial empowerment, promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy", and requires banks and securities institutions to utilize big data and Blockchain.

Ethereum's senior executives have issued a warning that if the Fusaka upgrade scheduled for the end of this year is delayed, it may affect Ethereum's overall roadmap. (Background: Grayscale Report: Institutional Influx, Regulatory Approval, Multiple Favourable Information Behind Ethereum's Strong Rise) (Context: Vitalik Buterin calls for Ethereum to abandon Optimistic 'ZK as the Orthodox'; is it foresight or a dictatorial suppression of the ecosystem?) Tomasz K. Stańczak, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, stated on social media that if the Fusaka upgrade cannot be launched on schedule in early November 2025 on the Mainnet, discussing Ethereum's roadmap and vision would be 'meaningless.' He reminded the developer community not to focus solely on Glamsterdam in 2026, but to prioritize ensuring that the current schedule does not slip. Glamsterdam may be

Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has updated the list of virtual asset service providers, with only 8 compliant providers remaining. Recently, 4 providers exited the market due to increased compliance costs and the prohibition of cash transactions without capital contribution certificates. Experts predict that the number of crypto service providers in Taiwan will be in single digits, indicating a trend of oligopoly competition in the encryption sector.

Ourbit participated in the bidding for a T-54 market maker tank with a bid of $155,000, and this cross-border participation in the auction has also been interpreted as a unique creative brand exposure. (Background: Ourbit SuperCEX collaborated with Japan's "famous drifter" Fujimoto: an atypical strategic partnership that ignites cultural value resonance) (Additional Background: The Ourbit Super Cup 2025 concluded successfully: nearly 50,000 trading enthusiasts battled at the peak, unlocking a total of 660,000 USDT globally, including a 1 BTC prize pool) (This article is a sponsored piece, written and provided by Ourbit, and does not represent the position of the BlockBeats, nor is it investment advice or a suggestion to buy or sell. Please refer to the responsibility warning at the end of the article.) On August 8, public auction information showed that Ourbit participated in the bidding for a T-5 with a bid of $155,000.

Caldera announced a strategic partnership with EigenCloud to integrate EigenDA V2 into its Rollup engine, enhancing data throughput capacity to 100MB per second, addressing the challenge of efficient data availability, and providing robust Blockchain scalability. This move helps to drop costs and improve performance, opening new possibilities for future Blockchain applications.

A deep analysis of the cultural cleansing incident following Cognition's acquisition of Windsurf reveals the gradually evolving extreme work culture, talent wars, and the harsh realities behind corporate mergers in the AI industry. (Background: OpenAI reportedly invested $3 billion to acquire "the automatic programming tool Windsurf," seizing the major business opportunity of Vibe Coding) (Additional context: AI programming tool Cursor's founder: In the post-programming era, what is valuable is "taste") Less than a month after Windsurf was acquired by Cognition, an internal memo revealed this week by The Information struck like lightning, shattering the Windsurf team's last shred of hope for the future. Cognition CEO Scott

The import tariffs imposed by U.S. President Trump have officially taken effect, while the U.S. faces a warning zone of "mild stagflation" with renewed inflation and noticeably slowing growth. (Background: Trump will allow 401(k) retirement funds to invest in Bitcoin! Vice President Vance: Soon, 100 million Americans will own BTC.) (Background information: Trump has imposed a 100% semiconductor tax; what can be earned in the crypto world?) As of noon yesterday (the 7th) Taiwan time, Trump's import tariffs officially took effect, including a 20% "temporary reciprocal tariff" on Taiwan, marking the beginning of a new global trade competition landscape. However, at the same time, the U.S. economy seems to be entering a narrow and rugged path: sticky inflation, slowing growth, and a cooling job market, seemingly getting closer to what economists refer to as "mild stagflation." Investors, businesses, and policy units are all searching for answers: Where will the U.S. economy head next?

Web3 startup Perle focuses on improving the quality of AI training data and completed a $9 million seed round financing in 7 days, led by Framework Ventures, with a total fundraising of $17.5 million. Perle plans to launch "Perle Labs" to enhance data transparency through Blockchain technology, attracting enterprises to adopt it, but quality control and regulatory compliance remain challenges.

A Bitcoin whale that had been dormant for nearly 10 years recently awakened and transferred 3,000 Bitcoins, worth about $350 million. These Bitcoins have seen a return of up to 34,548% since 2015. The whale diversified the funds into 30 new wallets, possibly seeking security or reducing tracking difficulty, but the market also faces short-term selling pressure risks.

OpenAI officially launched GPT-5 early this morning (8th), with CEO Sam Altman posting real-time updates on X throughout the press conference, covering the main features of the new model, functional upgrades, and future prospects. Below, we provide the original text translation and organization. (Background: OpenAI's open source weight model GPT-OSS: How does Apache 2.0 crown developers? CoT thinking chain unlocks security sovereignty) (Supplementary background: OpenAI valued at $300 billion with excess funding of $8.3 billion! Annual revenue of $13 billion, weekly active users exceeding 800 million) Live press conference》 I want to attempt a live broadcast of the GPT-5 launch. First, GPT-5 is an integrated model, which means there is no longer a need to switch models; the system will decide when deeper thinking is needed. It is very Satoshi, intuitive, and fast. All