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Russia’s central bank has included Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether in the list of cryptocurrencies allowed for trading on domestic exchanges, according to Jinse Finance.

Nvidia (NVDA) is seeking to attract more than $500 billion in outside funding for AI computing infrastructure with major Wall Street financial firms, a move that could widen the gap with blockchain-based decentralized computing networks such as Render and Akash, CoinDesk analyzed. According to Epoch AI, even the largest decentralized AI training network currently operates at about one-300th the processing capacity of cutting-edge data centers. CoinDesk cited limits including low network bandwidth, the cost of verifying computing results, a lack of enterprise-grade service guarantees, and the difficulty of moving large volumes of data. Nvidia previously signed related memorandums of understanding with six financial firms: Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, and KKR.

U.S. nonprofit think tank Bitcoin Policy Institute has urged AI companies to give Bitcoin Core developers and other open-source financial infrastructure security teams early access to the latest AI models. In an open letter released on Aug. 10, local time, the institute said cutting-edge AI models can identify vulnerabilities in large code bases and handle complex security tasks quickly, but Bitcoin Core developers and other open-source developers often struggle to access AI companies’ cybersecurity programs, while security research is frequently limited on public models. It called on AI companies to create security programs that provide pre-release access to the latest models and sufficient computing resources. The institute added that as attacks using high-performance AI increase, the burden on small open-source development teams is growing. Coinbase, Strategy and Kraken signed the open letter.

Coinbase obtains Abu Dhabi license for tokenized securities business Coinbase said it has obtained a financial services permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority under Abu Dhabi Global Market, allowing it to provide investment-dealing intermediation and custody services. Based on the license, Coinbase plans to build an offshore securities token hub in Abu Dhabi and pursue the launch of tokenized stocks. Securities tokens registered and issued in ADGM are to be fully backed by actual shares, while verified token holders have shareholder rights including dividends and voting rights. Investors can use the service with only a wallet, without a brokerage account or correspondent bank, and all transfers are subject to sanctions screening. Where required by regulation, assets can be frozen or seized at the wallet level.

Spot CVD refers to an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper panel shows a volume heatmap, while the lower panel shows cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper panel tracks trading volume at each price level. The background becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance levels. - The cumulative volume delta indicator in the lower panel reflects buy and sell orders by order size. As buy orders increase, the line in the corresponding color rises. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Trump Media buys 4,661 BTC, total holdings rise to 12,061 BTC Trump Media (DJT) bought an additional 4,661.84 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 12,061.66 BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net. Collateral deposits that give third parties the right to sell were excluded from the holdings total. The purchase moved Trump Media to 12th place among publicly listed companies globally by BTC holdings.

Cardano’s ADA now meets the U.S. SEC’s futures-trading requirement for spot ETF listing eligibility, potentially simplifying future filing procedures, CryptoSlate reported. The change came two days after Grayscale withdrew its application for a spot ADA ETF, as CME ADA futures completed six months of trading on Aug. 9, according to the report. Cryptocurrencies that have traded for at least six months on a qualifying futures market are recognized as eligible underlying assets for spot exchange-traded products under the SEC’s general listing standards. As a result, any new issuer seeking to file for a spot ADA ETF is likely to face a lighter regulatory review burden. Still, no asset manager currently has an application pending for a single-asset spot ADA ETF.

An address linked to Alameda Research’s bankruptcy has unstaked 201,740 SOL worth about $15.27 million, according to Onchain Lens. Of that amount, 164,380 SOL had been staked five years ago, and the address is estimated to have earned about 37,360 SOL in rewards, worth $2.83 million, by the time of unstaking. The value of the holdings rose from about $352,000 when they were staked to $15.27 million at current prices.

Binance announced the designation of five tokens for its Monitoring Tag today: GLMR, ICX, MOVR, RARE and SOPH. Tokens placed under the tag carry higher volatility and risk than other tokens and may face delisting later.

Bithumb to temporarily suspend POL deposits and withdrawals South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals of Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) starting at 10:00 a.m. UTC on Aug. 13 to support a POL network upgrade.

CoinNess apologizes after politically biased community post alert sent in error We apologize for mistakenly sending a push notification for a popular community post containing political bias during today’s alert distribution process. There was no intention to convey any specific political view, and we regret the inconvenience caused to users. We immediately reviewed the relevant recommendation logic and will further tighten notification filtering standards to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

BNB Chain is pursuing the BEP-675 upgrade to roughly double transaction throughput on BNB Smart Chain, U.Today reported. The upgrade would improve the block production process by streamlining the current procedure in which block builders and validators execute the same block twice, allowing more transactions to be processed per block. In an internal testnet, throughput rose 88% to 2,324 transactions per second from 1,237, while block time and the gas limit remained unchanged.

A group dubbed the Brilliance Team has been sent to trial in custody after allegedly running a roughly 40.9 billion won crypto investment scam while posing as a volunteer organization, Maeil Business Newspaper reported. South Korean prosecutors at the Anyang branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office on July 24 indicted seven people in custody, including a Chinese man in his 50s identified only by his surname Kim as the ringleader and six South Korean members, on charges including organizing a criminal group and fraud. The defendants are accused of forming a fake volunteer group called the Brilliance Team from November 2024 to April this year, approaching victims and inducing them to invest in virtual assets, then stealing about 40.9 billion won from 436 people.

About $442M in BTC longs face liquidation if price falls below $63,351 According to CoinGlass data, about $442 million in long positions across major centralized exchanges would be liquidated if BTC falls below $63,351. If BTC rises above $64,605, about $267.34 million in short positions would be liquidated.

An anonymous whale bought an additional 50,000 ETH on Binance, worth about $93.6 million, according to Onchain Lens. The whale has now withdrawn a total of 90,000 ETH from Binance, including 40,000 ETH that was staked.

HTX removed from Google Play and App Store search in South Korea

Coinbase plans to launch cryptocurrency derivatives for professional investors in the UK, including perpetual futures, fixed-maturity futures and crypto options, The Block reported. The services will be rolled out gradually over the coming weeks and will support more than 170 contracts across cryptocurrencies, commodities, equities and foreign exchange. Perpetual futures will offer 24-hour trading and leverage of up to 50x, while fixed-maturity futures will offer leverage of up to 20x. Options will be limited to cryptocurrencies and will support call, put and multi-leg strategy trading.

Binance to delist 7 spot trading pairs including APT/BTC Binance announced the delisting of seven spot trading pairs at 3:00 a.m. UTC on Aug. 14: APT/BTC, AR/BTC, A/USDC, BTTC/TRY, CYBER/USDC, LPT/BTC and WAL/FDUSD.

ADI Chain and Dubai-based maritime asset tokenization firm Shipfinex plan to connect the roughly $680 billion global ship finance market to blockchain infrastructure, CoinDesk reported. CoinDesk said commercial vessels worldwide are valued at about $2 trillion, while financing for ship purchases and construction has largely been concentrated among a small group of shipowners, banks, and specialized lenders. The outlet added that the market’s closed structure, which relies on existing transaction relationships, has limited participation by smaller shipping companies and new investors. The two companies plan to tokenize the ship finance market, estimated at about $680 billion and spanning bank loans, leasing, and export credit, to encourage broader participation by institutional investors.

Crypto prime brokerage FalconX deposited a total of 300 BTC to Coinbase, according to Onchain Lens. FalconX transferred 200 BTC to Coinbase six hours earlier and added another 100 BTC a few minutes ago, for a total of $19.18 million.

On-chain analyst Julio Moreno said ETH’s NUPL, or net unrealized profit/loss, on Binance fell to -0.35, re-entering a range previously seen around major market bottoms. Moreno explained the indicator shows the unrealized profit-and-loss status of held assets, adding the latest reading is based on Binance-held ETH rather than total ETH supply. A reading of -0.35 means those holdings are carrying net unrealized losses of about 35% relative to market value, Moreno said. Similar levels were also seen in late 2019, March 2020, the 2022 bottoming process and the 2025 correction phase, Moreno added, noting those periods also shared a pattern in which mounting losses pushed weaker investors out of the market and substantially exhausted selling pressure.

OpenGradient co-founder and CEO Matthew Wang raised the possibility that exchange BitMart could face bankruptcy, saying his market-making team's funds remain frozen on the platform and cannot be withdrawn. Wang claimed BitMart asked token holders to lock up assets on the platform just one week before announcing a service shutdown, arguing the campaign was largely aimed at pulling in liquidity. The claims have not been independently verified, and BitMart has not issued an official response to Wang's allegations. BitMart's founder had previously said the company was aiming to complete an orderly wind-down of the business and asked users to wait for a notice.

An anonymous whale opened a 20x short position worth 1,100 BTC ($70.41 million), The Data Nerd said. The position was showing about $650,000 in unrealized profit, with a liquidation price of $66,305.

An anonymous whale withdrew 9,000 ETH worth $16.87 million from Gemini, The Data Nerd said. Over the past month, the whale has bought about 121,000 ETH worth $227 million.

Solana spot ETFs posted $8.8 million in net inflows on Aug. 10, the largest since May 12, Santiment reported. Santiment said ETF fund flows, which had been relatively subdued over the past three months, appear to be picking up again. While SOL’s price has yet to show a clear move, key indicators across the Solana ecosystem have continued to grow, according to Santiment. Over the past few months, milestones in real-world asset value, stablecoin supply, tokenized stock trading volume and perpetual futures activity have supported network activity, while infrastructure upgrades have also continued. Santiment added the Alpenglow upgrade, aimed at improving network speed, targets transaction finality of about 150 milliseconds, and xStocks has been expanding access to stock tokens through Solana-linked infrastructure.