TREE NEWS reports: A whale with two addresses reportedly closed a Bitcoin long position after holding for nearly two months, securing a profit of $11.6 million. The trade highlights the ongoing volatility and profit-taking activity in the crypto market.
TREE NEWS update: The Ethereum community has released an EIP proposal to upgrade the deposit contract with post-quantum cryptography support. This aims to future-proof the network against quantum computing threats, enhancing security for staking and deposits. The proposal is currently open for community discussion and feedback.
TREE NEWS update: Options markets imply a potential $280 billion swing in Nvidia’s market value after its earnings report, lower than the expectation before May’s earnings. This reflects reduced volatility expectations for the AI chip giant.
TREE NEWS reports: Fortune Protocol has integrated Polymarket liquidity, further expanding its unified market layer. This move enhances the protocol’s market depth and user experience.
TREE NEWS reports: Tesla has increased the prices of its Cybertruck models in the US market. The adjustment reflects ongoing cost changes and market conditions.
TREE NEWS reports: Binance Alpha will debut Teller (DEBIT) on August 26, marking the first listing for the token on the platform. This move highlights Binance’s ongoing support for innovative blockchain projects.
TREE NEWS update: Binance Futures announced the upcoming listing of several USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts tied to traditional finance (TradFi) assets. These new offerings aim to bridge traditional markets with crypto trading, expanding Binance’s derivatives suite.
TREE NEWS update: The current Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 73, indicating a state of greed in the market. This suggests strong bullish sentiment among investors, though it may also signal potential overbuying.
TREE NEWS reports: Japan plans to establish an AI data platform aimed at accelerating material development by tenfold. The initiative leverages AI to streamline research processes, potentially impacting industries reliant on advanced materials. This development is not directly tied to crypto or RWA tokenization.
TREE NEWS update: Coinbase has introduced tokenized stocks for NVDA, AAPL, META, and GOOGL on its Base blockchain, using the B20 token standard. These tokens are fully integrated with DeFi protocols like Aave and Aerodrome, allowing them to be used as collateral, lent, borrowed, and traded 24/7. This marks a significant step in merging traditional equities with decentralized finance.
TREE NEWS reports: Thomson Reuters has unveiled its proprietary AI model, Thomson-1, built on Alibaba’s open-source Qwen model. The move signals growing adoption of open-source AI foundations by major enterprises, though it does not directly involve crypto or tokenization.
TREE NEWS update: As crypto market sentiment improves, on-chain yields are rising, with Bybit Alpha’s SOL-USDC pool offering an APR of over 200%. This highlights renewed interest in DeFi yield strategies amid the bullish trend.
TREE NEWS reports: A study reveals that Chinese hackers are leveraging open-source AI models, including DeepSeek, to expand their cyberattack capabilities. This development underscores the dual-use nature of AI technology and raises concerns about cybersecurity threats.
TREE NEWS update: BNB Chain has activated the Pasteur hard fork, enhancing the security of the BSC cross-chain bridge and increasing block transaction capacity. The upgrade aims to improve network performance and user experience.
TREE NEWS update: Apple is reportedly preparing a new Mac mini, its first refresh in two years, which could be unveiled before the iPhone launch event in September. The update signals Apple’s continued investment in its Mac lineup amid broader product cycle changes.
TREE NEWS reports: A trader opened a high-leverage long position on Bitcoin and is currently sitting on unrealized gains of $810,000. The trade highlights the risky yet potentially lucrative nature of leveraged crypto trading.
TREE NEWS reports: BNB Chain has activated the Pasteur hard fork on BSC, aiming to close security gaps in bridges and validators while increasing transaction capacity. This upgrade underscores ongoing efforts to bolster network security and scalability.
TREE NEWS reports: India plans to issue its first tokenized bond in September, with a size exceeding $57 million. This move marks a significant step in the country’s adoption of blockchain for government securities.
TREE NEWS reports: Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the next bond repurchase operation on September 9, with buyback sizes for long-dated bonds at least doubled to $40B per operation. Reports suggest the Treasury may tap its nearly $1T TGA account to fund the expanded repurchases, though details remain undecided. The move aims to provide liquidity support to the long-end Treasury market, but market skepticism persists.
TREE NEWS update: Vitalik Buterin invested 16 ETH in The Interfold’s CCA auction on Uniswap, marking his first significant public investment in two years. The project’s token FOLD surged over 7x after TGE, driven by the ‘Vitalik bought’ narrative and an Upbit listing, reaching a $100M FDV. Despite the hype, the protocol’s complex multi-party privacy computation use cases remain hard for retail to grasp.