According to GMGN data, BSC Meme's market capitalization briefly exceeded $3.4 million, currently trading at approximately $3.2 million, representing a daily increase of over 76 times. Odaily reminds users that Meme's price is highly volatile and lacks real-world use cases; please protect your assets and avoid FOMO (fear of missing out).

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bithumb released its Q2 2026 financial report, disclosing first-half revenue of 168.8 billion won (approximately US$109 million), a year-on-year decrease of 48.7%; operating profit of 14.9 billion won (approximately US$9.6 million), a year-on-year decrease of 83.4%; and a net loss of 108.7 billion won (approximately US$70.1 million). Bithumb's Q2 revenue was 86.3 billion won (approximately US$55.7 million), a year-on-year decrease of 35.8%; operating profit was 12.1 billion won (approximately US$7.8 million), a year-on-year decrease of 44.0%. Bithumb stated that the decline in performance was mainly due to the continued high interest rate policy in the United States, which led to a shift in funds and attention from Korean and global investors towards stock markets such as AI and semiconductors, resulting in a decrease in activity in the virtual asset trading market.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Lido has released an article introducing its LDO automatic buyback mechanism, NEST, which further links protocol revenue to the value of LDO. Once Lido's annualized staking revenue exceeds a benchmark of $40 million, 50% of the excess will be credited to NEST and used to automatically purchase LDO via CoW Swap. NEST initially has a daily maximum buyback limit of $50,000, with a rolling 365-day buyback cap of $10 million, calculated cumulatively. Buybacks will automatically pause when protocol revenue is insufficient or the cumulative balance turns negative, until subsequent revenue surpluses recover. Initially, the mechanism will operate in a Treasury mode, where the LDO acquired through buybacks will go directly into the DAO treasury and will not be burned. In the future, with a DAO vote, it can be switched to an LP mode, where half of the funds will be used to purchase LDO, and the other half will be converted to wstETH, subsequently injected into the Curve liquidity pool. LP tokens will remain with the DAO. Lido backtesting data shows that if this mechanism is applied to the total reward revenue of approximately $94.18 million in 2024-2025, the cumulative repurchase scale will be approximately $7.09 million.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that this month, Trump's demands on the Navy reached their peak, threatening to further weaken this already heavily burdened branch of the military, which is facing immense financial and logistical pressures. Trump's deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has set a record, with the ship having been at sea for nine consecutive months, and sailors' families warning that the crew is nearing its limit. A government report indicates that Trump's proposed "golden fleet" of new battleships will cost billions of dollars more than expected. Meanwhile, experts have criticized the president's order to revert to outdated technology, a move that could completely disrupt ship production. These problems are now compounding, significantly increasing the pressure on the US Navy. The Navy itself has long been plagued by delays, cost overruns, and a shrinking fleet, all of which could jeopardize its ability to defend the nation. One US official said, "Our warships are constantly on the move in the Middle East and the Caribbean, with no end in sight. The Navy is truly on the verge of collapse." (Jin Shi)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer reported that as of the week ending August 14, the company's Bitcoin mining output was 263.4 BTC, and it sold 263.4 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase in holdings of 0. Bitdeer currently maintains a zero-holding status for Bitcoin.