According to a report by Golden Finance and @CryptoSlate, the size of Bitcoin ETFs held by institutional investors reached 33.6 billion USD in the second quarter (Q2).

Golden Finance reports that blockchain solutions company DMG mined 84 Bitcoins in the third quarter of 2025, a decrease from 91 in the second quarter; third quarter revenue was $11.6 million, down 8% from the second quarter.

The trading volume of the A-shares in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets has exceeded 3 trillion, setting a new annual trading volume record. After 217 trading days, it has once again crossed the 3 trillion mark, surpassing the previous historic second-high record of 29,426.78 billion yuan set on October 9, 2024, and is now only second to October 8, 2024.

Daiwa released a report stating that Li Ning's net profit margin in the first half of the year performed better than expected, with stable signs in its core brand. However, the continued turnaround is not yet confirmed, thus the rating has been upgraded to Hold, with a target price raised to HKD 20. The management remains cautiously optimistic about the performance in the second half of the year.

Jin10 reported on August 25 that on the 24th local time, the governor of Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia stated that the Ust-Luga port in the region caught fire due to a drone attack. Ten drones were destroyed over the port on the morning of the 24th, and the wreckage of the drones caused a fire at a dock, which has now been extinguished. Initial information indicates that the attack did not result in any casualties. The Ukrainian military confirmed on the 24th that the Ukrainian forces attacked a facility at the Ust-Luga port. It is reported that Ust-Luga port is the largest port in the Baltic region and the second largest port in Russia.

According to a report by Golden Finance and disclosed by Cointelegraph, the Bitcoin vault company Metaplanet has been upgraded from small-cap to mid-cap in the FTSE Russell's semi-annual review for September 2025, thus being included in the flagship index - the FTSE Japan Index. The index provider will update and adjust the index quarterly. Due to Metaplanet's strong performance in the second quarter, it has been added to the FTSE Japan Index. This index consists of mid-cap and large-cap companies listed on the Japanese exchange.

According to a report by Jinse Finance, Cantor Fitzgerald, with a market capitalization of $15 billion, increased its Bitcoin holdings by $120 million in the second quarter, as disclosed by @peterizzo.

PANews August 24 news, according to Coindesk, based on the KPMG Canada Fintech Pulse report, Canadian fintech companies raised $1.62 billion in the first half of 2025, with digital asset and artificial intelligence startups capturing the largest share of new funding. Despite the global economic slowdown, Canadian investors continue to support fintech companies, particularly those focused on Blockchain and AI-driven financial tools. The report notes that with U.S. regulatory support and the momentum of AI solutions, fintech investment is expected to perform strongly in the second half of 2025.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, after Binance launched WLFI contract pre-trading, the market finally reached a fair valuation for WLFI, with the current contract price at $0.4249 and FDV at approximately $44.6 billion. If the spot price maintains the current level when it goes live, first-phase public sale investors could profit 28.32 times, and second-phase public sale investors could also see a return of 8.5 times.

Jin10 data reported on August 23 that Hengdian East Magnetic stated in a conference call on August 21 regarding its semi-annual report performance that to cope with the rebound of silicon material prices, the company has made advance preparations by establishing an appropriate strategic inventory to reduce the impact of upstream price increases and downstream price transmission inconsistencies. The profitability of components in the second half of the year is expected to still have support. The company has maintained a strong commitment to downstream prices in recent years, especially with strict control over the price risks of medium- and long-term orders, which is also related to the company’s moderate scale.

According to Jinse Finance, data shows that BNB broke through $900 this morning, with a 24-hour rise of 7.2%. The market capitalization of stablecoins on BNBChain increased by 49.6% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, reaching $10.5 billion.

Gate News bot message, Heaven has secured its position as the second-largest Solana launchpad by trading volume. The platform recorded $40M in trading volume in a single day, surpassing competitors LetsBonk, Moonshot, and Bags. Over the past seven days, @heavendex has generated $2.9M in fees, estab

Retail sales in Canada are expected to decline by 0.8% in July, reflecting weakened consumer spending. Retail growth in the second quarter was only 0.4%, the weakest since mid-2024, with trade uncertainty and slowing population growth being the main reasons.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, U.S. President Trump's son Eric Trump plans to visit Japan in September to promote matters related to Crypto Assets.

Golden Finance reports that the Walrus Protocol, a blockchain storage protocol built on Sui, has announced the distribution of the second phase airdrop to WAL stakers. The snapshot date for this Airdrop is June 30, 2025, aimed at rewarding eligible Walrus community members who have natively staked WAL. Distribution will be based on the duration of WAL staked, consistency in staking activities, and the amount of WAL staked. Over 80,000 wallets are eligible for the Airdrop. Please note: this Airdrop does not include liquid staking positions. Users can check if their wallet has received the NFT and go to the designated airdrop website to receive WAL tokens. In the future, Walrus will bring more airdrops and events.

Jin10 data August 22 news, on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow the Trump administration to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding related to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, partially overturning a previous ruling by a federal judge in Boston that had blocked the cuts. This marks the 18th time the Supreme Court has at least partially approved the government's emergency requests during Trump's second term. The NIH announced in February this year that it would terminate funding projects that were inconsistent with government policy priorities, prompting lawsuits from health groups and attorneys general from 16 Democratic states.

BlockBeats news, on August 21, OKB reached a 24-hour spot trading volume of 800 million USD on the OKX platform, surpassing Bitcoin (628 million USD), temporarily taking the second place, only behind Ethereum (915 million USD). OKB's 24-hour rise reached 54.23%, with the current price at 203.31 USD.

Odaily News According to a report by Cointelegraph, the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the second phase of the "Trillion Dollar Security" initiative, focusing on improving wallet user experience. The initiative involves enhancing wallet security, addressing blind signature issues, and establishing a vulnerability database to prevent smart contracts from being exploited.

Golden Finance reports that the Governor of Bank Indonesia: We expect the Fed to cut interest rates twice in the second half of 2025.

Jin10 data reported on August 20, the Hong Kong exchange (00388.HK) stated that the number of new stock listing applications received by the Hong Kong exchange in the past six months has reached a historical high. In the second half of 2025, it will actively promote several new measures to further enhance market competitiveness and attractiveness, including plans to shorten the settlement cycle of the spot market, expand the paperless listing mechanism, implement new pricing rules for optimizing the initial public offering market, and launch the first phase of reducing the minimum price fluctuation for securities trading.

Jin10 reported on August 20 that economists from CGS International analyzed that Malaysia's exports may decline in the second half of the year, with major risks including U.S. tariffs on semiconductors and weakening palm oil exports. Electrical and electronic products account for 43.5% of Malaysia's exports, with semiconductors making up as much as 68%, making policy impacts significant.

Gate News Bot news, August 20, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, BRISE (Bitgert) is currently reported at $0.0000000583, with a pump of 26.07% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.0000000658 and a low of $0.0000000453, with a volume of $4.6 million in the last 24 hours. The current market capitalization is approximately $23.1 million, an increase of $4.77 million compared to yesterday. Important news about BRISE recently: 1️⃣ **The advantages of transaction speed are becoming prominent** The Bitgert network has attracted market attention for its fast transaction processing capabilities. The network claims to achieve 100,000 transactions per second, significantly surpassing the processing speeds of many mainstream blockchains. This technological advantage provides BRISE with opportunities in high-frequency trading and large-scale

According to ChainCatcher news, NLNico disclosed that modular home builder BOXABL adopted Bitcoin as a company reserve in May, and has now disclosed in its second-quarter documents that it holds 10 Bitcoins, with an average purchase price of $107,800.

According to data from CryptoQuant, the spot trading volume of new coins on Huobi will reach $38 billion in 2025, ranking first in the second tier of the industry, accounting for 22% of daily trading volume. Binance still leads with $133 billion, holding a market share of 34%. The daily trading volume of the new token market reaches a maximum of $1.6 billion, covering 19 to 31 new tokens.

Gate News Bot news, August 19, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, ETN (Electroneum) is currently priced at $0.00333241, with a rise of 21.65% within 24 hours, peaking at $0.00338281 and dipping to a low of $0.00254491. The current market capitalization is approximately $59.99 million, an increase of $1.07 million compared to yesterday. Electroneum is a blockchain platform focused on sustainability. By designing a unique proprietary validation system, Electroneum claims to have created the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective blockchain on the planet. The platform features 5-second single block finality, providing fast, cheap, and green blockchain solutions. Electroneum has been collaborating with non-governmental organizations and other partners since 2018.

Golden Finance reported that Soluna Holdings, a NASDAQ-listed company developing green data centers for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence and other intensive computing applications, announced its financial performance for the second quarter ending June 30, 2025: Net loss decreased by 1.4 million USD year-on-year (comparing Q2 2024 to Q2 2025) - mainly driven by improvements in revenue, gross profit, and selling and administrative expenses; however, operating loss increased by 2.9 million USD, and interest, taxes, and other expenses increased by 1.3 million USD, partially offset by a loss of 5.6 million USD from the revaluation of last year's convertible debt and warrants. Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 3 million USD year-on-year (Q2 2024 compared to Q2 2025) — mainly affected by the Bitcoin halving in April 2024 and fluctuations in hash prices (approximately 600,000 USD)

Jin10 reported on August 18 that with the convening of the second special legislative session, Democratic lawmakers from Texas have returned to the state. Previously, they had left Texas for two weeks to block a vote on a new congressional district map supported by Trump, which could potentially give the Republican Party up to five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats have stated that they have not given up this fight, and if the map is ultimately passed by the Republican-controlled state House and Senate and signed into law by the governor, they will resort to legal challenges. During the first special session, their departure had left the House without a quorum, leading to a standoff in legislative work. The Democratic leader of the state House, Gene Wu, stated: "Our return is to establish the necessary legal record to defeat this proposal."

Golden Finance reported that Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released its unaudited financial performance report for the second quarter ending June 30, 2025, which disclosed that the value of its crypto assets holdings reached nearly $170 million at the end of June, with a Bitcoin holding of 1,502 coins and a total of approximately 200,000 Mining Rigs managed (including 114,000 self-owned Mining Rigs and 86,000 managed Mining Rigs). Previously, its total revenue reached $155.6 million, compared to only $99.2 million in the same period last year.

Jin10 data reported on August 18th, Douyu (DOYU.O) released its unaudited financial report for the second quarter of 2025. The financial report shows that Douyu's total revenue in the second quarter reached 1.054 billion yuan, steadily rising compared to the same period last year; gross profit was 142 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 68.5%; gross margin increased to 13.5%. This quarter achieved a net profit of 37.83 million yuan, with an adjusted net profit of 25.28 million yuan.

Gate News bot message, according to a report by The Block, the South Korean Financial Services Commission plans to submit a stablecoin regulation bill to the legislative body in October this year. The bill will be part of the second phase of the digital asset legal framework, involving requirements for stablecoin issuance, collateral management, and risk control. At the same time, the four major banks in South Korea are expected to meet with Heath Tarbert, the president of USDC issuer Circle, next week to discuss stablecoin cooperation. Notably, Japan is also expected to approve the issuance of its first yen stablecoin this fall.

Upbit operator Dunamu has been assessed a tax surcharge of 22.635 billion won due to a tax investigation, which is equivalent to 23% of its net profit for the second quarter. In addition, Dunamu is currently in litigation with financial regulators and faces a penalty of a three-month suspension of some of its business.

Odaily News According to L2 Beat data, after a large-scale burn of OKB, the on-chain assets of the X Layer network built by OKX have risen 103% in the past 7 days, reaching a historical high of 84.89 million USD; meanwhile, on August 16, the number of transactions for X Layer reached 2.05 million, surpassing Ethereum for the first time in history; in addition, in the past day, the user operations per second (UOPS) reached 19.23, an increase of over 1.

In July, the profitability of Bitcoin mining increased by 2% month-on-month, thanks to a 7% rise in Bitcoin prices and only a 5% increase in computing power. American mining companies produced 3,622 BTC that month, accounting for 26% of the entire network. IREN and MARA were the highest and second highest producing mining companies, respectively. The daily revenue per EH/s of computing power was approximately $57,000, a year-on-year increase of 14%.

According to a report by Golden Finance, Trader T disclosed that the IBIT institutional holdings in the second quarter of 2025 are as follows: The number of institutional holders increased by 18%. The shareholding ratio of institutions has risen to 28%. The increase in holdings (by quantity) of investment advisors and brokerages surpasses that of hedge funds. Interestingly, 8% of the holders are from Jersey.

StriveFunds announced that its Strategy achieved profitability in the second quarter, meeting the criteria for inclusion in the S&P 500, and is expected to be included in September. Its market capitalization exceeds $100 billion, with a net profit of $10 billion, providing indirect Bitcoin exposure for tens of millions of investors and promoting the integration of digital assets into the U.S. economy.

Odaily News Bit Digital, a Nasdaq-listed company, announced its Q2 2024 financial report showing total revenue of $25.7 million, a year-on-year decrease of 11.7%, primarily due to a reduction in Bitcoin mining revenue (down 58.8% year-on-year to $6.6 million), reasons include rising network difficulty, the Halving in April 2024, and a decline in active Computing Power. The company is shifting its focus to Ethereum treasury and staking strategies, earning approximately 166.8 ETH in staking rewards in Q2, with a staking scale of 21,568 ETH as of June 30, yielding an annualized effective return of 3.1%; as of August 11, the staking scale increased to 105,015 ETH. CEO Sam Tabar stated that the company's goal is to establish the largest on-chain E in the public market.

PANews August 15 news, according to Bloomberg data, the filing for the second quarter of Holdings is nearing the deadline. In the latest Holdings ranking of IBIT, Avenir Group founded by Li Lin holds 16,558,663 shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), with a market capitalization of approximately 1.01 billion USD, continuing to rank first among Asian institutional investors.

KULR Technology Group, Inc. announced its second quarter financial report, with revenue of $3.97 million, a year-on-year rise of 63%, setting a new quarterly high. Net income was $8.14 million, benefiting from an increase in Bitcoin holdings to 1,021 coins, with a return rate of 291.2%.

According to Jinse Finance, Nasdaq-listed company Intchains Group has released its unaudited financial performance report for the second quarter and half of 2025, which discloses that the company has officially launched its Ethereum strategic reserve, having increased its holdings by 1,321 ETH and 1,793 ETH in the first and second quarters of this year, respectively. As of the end of the second quarter, the total Ethereum holdings reached 8,816 ETH, a quarter-on-quarter rise of 25.5%. The fair value of crypto assets, excluding stablecoins like USDT and USDC, reached 157.7 million RMB.

Golden Finance reports that Nasdaq-listed company DeFi Technologies Inc. announced its financial performance for the second quarter of 2025. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, DeFi Technologies reported adjusted revenue of $32.1 million for the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $21.6 million, and adjusted net income totaled $17.4 million. As of June 30, 2025, Valour's asset management business reported an Asset Under Management (AUM) of approximately $772.8 million. By July 31, 2025, the AUM had increased to $947 million, a quarter-on-quarter growth of 23%. In the three months ending June 30, 2025, Valour experienced a net inflow of $25 million. Since the beginning of July, Decentralized Finance Tech

Jin10 data reported on August 15th, New Strong Union stated on the interactive platform on August 15th that the company's revenue rise in the second quarter is mainly attributed to the continued recovery of demand in the wind power industry and the steady release of customer orders. From the current industry development situation and the company's existing order status, the trend of wind power installation demand is optimistic.

Golden Finance reported that Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company Bit Digital released its financial performance report for the second quarter of 2025, which disclosed that total revenue for the second quarter was $25.7 million, a year-on-year decrease of 11.7%, and revenue from digital asset Mining was $6.6 million, a year-on-year decrease of 58.8%. As of August 11, 2025, the company held 121,076 ETH (of which the actively staked amount was 105,015 ETH), valued at approximately $511.5 million. Additionally, the Ethereum stake income for the second quarter was 166.8 ETH.

Golden Finance reports that Nasdaq-listed energy company Nuvve has released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025. For the three months ending June 30, 2025, total revenue was $330,000, compared to $800,000 for the same period in 2024, a year-on-year decrease of $470,000 (58.5%). According to previous news, the listed company Nuvve has approved the initial purchase of up to $3 million HYPE.

PANews August 14 news, according to Puffer Finance announcement, the UniFi V2 Testnet is now officially online, supporting rollup technology based on Ethereum, providing sub-second confirmations, atomic L2→L1 withdrawals, EIP-7702 smart wallet standard, optional governance, customizable fee markets, and KYC gated or fully open chains. The upgrade introduces multi-TEE real-time proofs, MEV and priority fee sharing, and EigenLayer-based AVS mechanisms, with all upgrades being compatible and gradually deployed, with core metrics shifting towards volume and speed.

Morgan Stanley analyst Bruna Skarica believes that the UK's second quarter GDP rise of 0.3% is better than expected, but the growth momentum is slowing, which may lead the Central Bank to cut interest rates in November. The current market sees a 33% chance of a rate cut.

Golden Finance reports that Canaan Technology today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2025. The report shows strong revenue growth, record Mining output, and a milestone expansion in Bitcoin reserves. Total revenue reached $100.2 million, exceeding the company's previous expectations, a year-on-year increase of 39.5%, with accelerating growth momentum. Mining revenue reached a historic high of $28.1 million, a year-on-year increase of 201.6%, mining 284 Bitcoins, with an average revenue of $98,866 per Bitcoin. Gross profit soared to $9.3 million, reversing a gross loss of $19.1 million in the same period last year. By the end of the quarter, Bitcoin reserves expanded to 1483.5 Bitcoins. By the end of July 2025, Bitcoin reserves further increased to 1511 Bitcoins, marking a strategic milestone in the company's long-term accumulation model.

Jin10 data reported on August 14, the latest data from market research firm Jon Peddie Research shows that the global client CPU market has achieved growth for two consecutive quarters. In the second quarter of 2025, client CPU shipments increased by 7.9% quarter-on-quarter and 13% year-on-year; during the same period, server CPU shipments grew by 22% year-on-year, with a slight rise of 0.6% quarter-on-quarter.

PANews, August 14th news, the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation Holdings announced its financial performance for the second quarter. Total revenue was $12.9 million, with a net loss of $4.1 million, total Bitcoin production of 110 BTC, crypto mining revenue of $4.2 million, and data center hosting revenue of $6 million.