Bitcoin Network Hashrate Returned to All-Time Highs in August: JPMorgan

[South Korea Introduces New Regulations on Virtual Asset Lending Services, Prohibits Excessive Leverage Lending] The South Korean Financial Services Commission has issued its first guidelines for virtual asset lending services, prohibiting excessive leverage and cash lending in Korean won. It requires exchanges to use their own assets to provide services while setting individual limits and fee caps. The new regulations were jointly developed by the Financial Supervisory Service and DAXA, aiming to restrict service scope, protect users, and maintain market stability. Additionally, third-party delegation or indirect lending models are prohibited.

[Data: Since January this year, 154 U.S. publicly listed companies announced plans to raise approximately $98.4 billion for cryptocurrency purchases] According to a report by Golden Finance citing data from Architect Partners, since January this year, 154 U.S. publicly listed companies have announced plans to raise approximately $98.4 billion for cryptocurrency purchases. This figure has surged several times compared to the $33.6 billion raised by only 10 companies before 2025.

The current price of ETH is $4310.84, a decrease of 2.75% in the past 24 hours. Among them, the total liquidation amount of contracts across the entire network in the past 24 hours was 190 million US dollars, with multiple orders being the main liquidation and 51.89 million US dollars (27.20%) of ETH liquidation. The data is for reference only.

[Gold Becomes the World's Second Largest Reserve Asset, Central Bank Reserves Surpass U.S. Treasuries] Reuters analyst Jamie McGeever recently wrote that the rise in gold's share within central bank reserves appears unstoppable. He pointed out that concerns over inflation, the deterioration of U.S. fiscal health, debates surrounding the Federal Reserve's independence, and geopolitical turmoil are prompting the market to question the stability of the 'traditionally safest global asset'—long-term U.S. Treasuries. In response, multiple central banks are shifting back to gold, which has now surpassed the euro to become the world's second-largest reserve asset after the U.S. dollar. Additionally, gold's share in central bank reserves has, for the first time since 1996, exceeded that of U.S. Treasuries.

[Ethereum Layer 2 Linea to Launch Token on September 10] Ethereum Layer 2 Linea has announced that it will conduct a token generation event on September 10 and airdrop tokens. 10% of the total supply will be allocated to early users and builders, while 75% will be reserved for the ecosystem fund. Currently, pre-listing derivatives of the token are already trading on Hyperliquid, with an estimated valuation of approximately $2.7 billion.