TREE NEWS reports: China’s Fifth Era, a company focused on embodied intelligence, has completed its A1 and A2 funding rounds, raising over 1 billion yuan in total. The investment will accelerate its development in general-purpose embodied intelligence technology.
TREE NEWS update: Current Robotics, a humanoid robotics company, has disclosed cumulative funding of hundreds of millions of yuan, with Baidu among the investors. The funding will accelerate the development and commercialization of its humanoid robots.
TREE NEWS reports: A whale has withdrawn 98,490 HYPE tokens, worth approximately $6.11 million, from Coinbase Prime over the past two weeks. This large accumulation may signal bullish sentiment or strategic positioning by a major holder.
TREE NEWS reports: HyperliquidNews reports that tradexyz has reached $500 billion in trading volume in under 9 days, adding $25 billion in just 9 days after taking 107 days for its first $25 billion. This marks a significant acceleration in trading activity.
TREE NEWS update: According to RootData, Bitget’s stock perpetual contracts have surged over 24% in the past 24 hours. This significant price movement highlights increased trading activity in crypto-linked stock derivatives.
TREE NEWS reports: Ionic Digital reported its first post-listing quarterly results, with Q2 revenue up 31% YoY to $48.6M, of which AI infrastructure leasing contributed $43.8M (90%). Bitcoin mining revenue fell to $4.8M, and the company held 2,882 BTC worth $168.7M and $415.7M in cash at quarter end.
TREE NEWS reports: Centralized exchanges are aggressively expanding into stock trading, with products ranging from real stock brokerage to tokenized stocks and perpetual futures. Monthly volume of stock perps on top platforms surged nearly 40x from July 2025 to May 2026, reaching $34 billion, signaling a major TradFi-RWA convergence.
TREE NEWS reports: Blueprint Finance has completed a strategic financing round, with Polychain Capital leading the investment. The specific amount was not disclosed. This funding will support the project’s continued development.
TREE NEWS update: Bitget’s stock contract trading volume reached $3.009 billion in 24 hours, up 24.62%, according to RootData. The platform supports 293 stock contract instruments.
TREE NEWS update: MSX Pre-IPO phase 2 has opened for redemption, with Polymarket subscription yielding 33.3%. This move highlights the growing intersection of prediction markets and pre-IPO investments.
TREE NEWS reports: RootData, a crypto data platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Tiger Research, a research firm focused on Asian markets. The collaboration aims to enhance data services and research coverage for the crypto industry in Asia. This move is expected to improve market insights and data accessibility for investors.
TREE NEWS update: Gate and SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) have become the top two holders on Binance, with a 24-hour surge of over 11%. This highlights growing institutional interest in the exchange’s assets.
TREE NEWS reports: Binance has announced the delisting of ICX, SCRT, and STORJ, citing failure to meet listing standards. The move will take effect on a specified date, and users should withdraw or trade these assets before the deadline to avoid losses.
TREE NEWS reports: President Trump urged Congress to pass a ‘fair version’ of the Clarity Act to establish a clearer digital asset regulatory framework during a White House meeting with crypto and financial executives. Market data shows the probability of the bill passing this year has increased from 18% to 22%, though sentiment remains cautious.
TREE NEWS update: Binance announced it will delist all spot trading pairs for ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) on September 3, 2026, at 03:00 UTC. Trading bots will cease simultaneously, and contracts will be auto-settled on August 26, 2026. Deposits stop September 4, 2026, and withdrawals close November 3, 2026.
TREE NEWS update: Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron stated that stablecoins will significantly increase spending and expenditure efficiency. Bank profits from inefficient traditional payment systems will decline, while businesses and consumers gain more purchasing power. The next payment competition winner will be those enabling millisecond transactions for enterprises.
TREE NEWS reports: HYPE surged 20% to $72 after President Trump indicated the CFTC is pursuing compliant US access for Hyperliquid. However, no formal regulatory plan has been released yet, leaving the path uncertain.
TREE NEWS reports: Unitree Technology (A-share) fell over 17% intraday to 705 yuan, with turnover reaching 6.753 billion yuan. Its contract on trade.xyz saw 24-hour volume exceed $100 million, while open interest declined to $30.07 million. The largest single liquidation in 24h was $446k, a long position.
TREE NEWS update: Data shows that the total open interest in ETH contracts across exchanges has increased by 15.29% in the past 24 hours, indicating growing market activity and positioning in Ethereum derivatives. This surge suggests heightened trader interest and potential volatility ahead.
TREE NEWS reports: According to data from prediction market Polymarket, the probability of Ethereum (ETH) touching $1900 in the remaining period of August has fallen to 7%. This indicates that traders now see a very low chance of ETH dropping to that level in the near term.
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