According to reports, U.S. President Trump is considering David Zervos and Rick Rieder for the position of Fed chairman.

GameSquare has reached a strategic partnership with the Animecoin Foundation to purchase $2.5 million worth of Animecoin within a year and become its designated agency, aiming to expand Web3 layout and enhance Animecoin's influence in the global gaming and anime market.

According to data from the platform, on August 11, the DEX trading volume on Base surpassed 2 billion dollars.

[Golden Finance] According to data from the data platform, the Gas fee on the Ethereum network is currently reported at 1.901 gwei, and on-chain activity is relatively calm. As Ethereum rebounds and breaks through $4700, on-chain activity has not been as active as expected. During previous bull runs, the Gas fee on the Ethereum network often remained above 50 gwei.

According to the data, if Ethereum breaks through the historical high, the short order liquidation intensity of major trading platforms will reach 1.199 billion; if it falls below $4550, the long order liquidation intensity will reach 2.128 billion. The intensity shown in the liquidation chart reflects the market impact level when the price approaches a certain position.

[Coin World] According to reports, during the 162nd meeting of the Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call (ACDC), developers finalized that the expected launch date for the Ethereum Fusaka Mainnet is November 5.

On August 13, at the 162nd meeting of the Ethereum consensus layer core developers, the developers finalized the expected launch date of the Ethereum Fusaka Mainnet as November 5.

[Golden Finance] Golden Finance reported that yesterday, the institutional buying volume of Bitcoin accounted for 75% of the volume on a certain trading platform. In all cases where the proportion exceeded 75%, there was a price rise one week later.

The rapid expansion of stablecoins has driven the development of the encryption industry, with Tether and Circle's market capitalization significantly rising, totaling 76 billion in fiat entering the market, marking a solid foundation for the encryption industry and expanding growth potential.

A federal judge ruled that Musk must respond to allegations from OpenAI, which claims he has been harassing the company for a long time and attempting to undermine OpenAI's success through legal means and media attacks. The court hearing will take place in March next year.

[Golden Finance] Golden Finance reports that Swedish listed company H100 Group has completed a directed share issue, raising approximately 65.3 million Swedish Krona (6.84 million USD). The issue price is 7.94 Swedish Krona per share. Since launching its Bitcoin treasury strategy, the company has raised a total of approximately 1.181 billion Swedish Krona (124 million USD).

On August 13, Wang Feng, the founder of Blueport Interactive, stated that Crypto Assets are having a significant impact on the financial industry, including banks, asset management companies, and VCs. This is not about the retail investor holding assets like Ethereum, but rather that a structural Consensus has formed in the financial market. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and perhaps XRP will become anchor assets for many funds and institutions in fundraising. Traditional funds and investment managers (GPs) are changing their views and it is not too late to actively participate.

Analysts have observed that "7 Siblings" purchased 100,000 ETH for about $2,270 each after a big dump last year, and recently sold 19,957 ETH for approximately 90.44 million USDC, now holding around 280,000 ETH.

Mu Digital has received support from a certain accelerator, marking a significant advancement in the field of Web3 fixed-income investments. The platform is dedicated to connecting real-world debt with Decentralized Finance, providing users with stable income solutions. $muBOND, as the flagship product, brings institutional-grade credit services on-chain, promoting the development of DeFi in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Solana on-chain Meme coin WORTHLESS has risen over 48% in the last 24 hours, with a market capitalization exceeding $20 million. This token satirizes certain projects in the market and reminds users to invest cautiously.

On August 13, according to monitoring from 【Block Rhythm】, as Ethereum surpassed $4600, two Whales made huge profits from their long positions.
Whale 1: Holds a position worth 123 million USD, with a leverage of 25x, currently making a profit of 24.5 million USD.
Whale 2: Holding a position worth 138 million USD, with a leverage of 10 times, currently making a profit of 24.3 million USD.

On August 13, with Ethereum breaking through $4600, two whales made huge profits from their long positions.
Whale 1: Holds a position worth 123 million dollars, with a leverage of 25 times, currently making a profit of 24.5 million dollars.
Whale 2: Holds a position worth 138 million USD, with a leverage of 10 times, currently making a profit of 24.3 million USD.

[Coin World] Etherscan announces the launch of its tenth anniversary celebration and the Etherscan Points (beta) event, where users can earn Etherscan Points during the limited-time event to win an anniversary badge. The first event will last until August 31, 2025. Etherscan emphasizes that Etherscan Points are not on-chain tokens and the points are not tradable.

On August 13, according to market news, Sam Altman and OpenAI will invest $250 million to support the brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs to compete with Musk's Neuralink.

On August 13, Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated that market forces will ultimately determine the successful models for the tokenization of securities and other physical assets. In an interview, Peirce emphasized that the SEC is willing to collaborate with market participants adopting different tokenization schemes to test the feasibility of various models through market practices.