According to Odaily Planet Daily, Empery Digital sold 1,635 bitcoins between July 1st and August 6th, raising $102.2 million and reducing its holdings to 1,279 bitcoins. Of these, 954 bitcoins were pledged as collateral for $35 million in debt, leaving only 325 unrestricted, a significant decrease from the 1,375 bitcoins held on June 30th. In the first half of this year, Empery Digital also sold 1,167 bitcoins, raising $80.1 million, and spent $54 million on share buybacks, repaying $50 million in repurchase financing, and another $10 million loan. After June 30th, the company repaid $20 million in debt, with lenders returning 585 bitcoins, reducing the pledged amount from 1,539 to 954. Empery Digital has invested $2.9 million in the independent real estate project EMHU, managed by Texstack, and may need to invest an additional $62.1 million if the acquisition is completed. The company has also completed a $20 million investment in Cardinal Data Power, acquiring approximately an 8% stake. As of June 30, the company held $3.7 million in cash, including restricted cash, with a working capital shortfall of $5.7 million. (Bitcoin.com News)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced it has ordered prediction market operator Kalshi to continue operating in New York. This follows a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James in late July seeking to shut down the platform. The CFTC stated that after Kalshi sought assistance, the regulator invoked its "emergency powers" to require its continued operation. This action exacerbates the disagreement between federal commodity regulators and state regulators regarding prediction markets. States argue that at least sports prediction markets constitute gambling platforms and violate state regulations; CFTC Chairman Mike Selig stated that Congress has no intention of subjecting derivatives exchanges to the regulatory framework established by state gambling laws. (CoinDesk)

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Ethereum genesis wallet holding 2,680 ETH, currently worth approximately $5.05 million, has become active for the first time in over 11 years. This position was worth approximately $830 in 2015, representing a current profit of 608,000%.

According to HyperliquidNews, the Trade[XYZ] fee receiving wallet transferred 4,185 HYPE tokens, worth approximately $227,000, to an address used to purchase the HIP-3 transaction code.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a public meeting on August 14 to consider proposing a "Regulation Crypto" rule framework that would allow certain crypto projects to raise funds without completing full securities registration. If public comment is initiated, this would be the SEC's first formal, long-term rule for the crypto industry. The framework proposes a path to exit SEC oversight: project developers who no longer actively manage the project after fundraising, and projects that achieve decentralization, could be exempt from SEC jurisdiction. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins previously stated that the exemption period could last up to four years, but the announcement did not disclose the fundraising threshold. The U.S. Senate did not advance the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act" before its August recess. The final rule will still require several months to complete; the meeting will be held at 10:00 AM ET on August 14. (Decrypt)