BlockBeats reports that on August 29th, after breaking through $81,000 this weekend, Bitcoin reversed course amid negative news such as Walsh's speech. During this period, some traders had already warned of selling pressure at $82,000, while some star traders believed that short-term selling pressure was not a major concern. BlockBeats has compiled the following summary of the heated debate between bulls and bears regarding the future market trend:

Analyst alicarts stated on the 27th that Bitcoin's URPD (UTXO Realized Price Distribution) data shows significant resistance in the $83,307-$84,569 range, which could trigger profit-taking and a short-term correction. If a pullback occurs, potential support levels for Bitcoin are at $76,996-$78,258 (843,000 BTC trading volume) and $63,111 (925,000 BTC), with a pullback to these areas potentially providing another significant buying opportunity.

Renowned trader Killa warned of a short-term pullback risk after August 19th. However, by comparing Bitcoin's bottoming pattern in 2022, he predicted that the current pullback after the surge would be relatively shallow, with $ 70,000-$73,000 potentially forming a bottom . Yesterday, Killa reiterated that Bitcoin has absolutely no chance of breaking the $100,000 mark this year , requiring consolidation both technically and in terms of market sentiment. He anticipates reaching $100,000 in Q2 of next year.

Jiang Zhuoer, founder of B.TOP mining pool, holds a similar view to Killa. He posted on Friday that both BTC and ETH have broken through the upward channel. The lack of ETF buying over the weekend indicates a period of weakness for the bulls, which may lead to a drop. He has sold 50% of his ETH spot position at an average price of $2,430.

In response, star trader "First Set 10 Big Targets" does not believe that the $82,000 selling pressure will pose a threat to Bitcoin's medium-term trend. He confirmed in a post on the 28th that he had "repurchased two-thirds of his position in the $7.8-$7.98 range. Basically, it's hard to see a decent pullback before $100,000. $100,000 will be reached soon."

As of press time, Bitcoin has been consolidating after falling to $77,500. According to multiple traders, there is a consensus that Bitcoin is on a medium- to long-term bullish trend. If there is a further decline over the weekend or next week, there may be short-term buying opportunities.

According to BlockBeats, on August 29th, at the "AI × New Finance - Innovation Global Tour · Hong Kong Station and Yangtze River Stars Program Launch Conference," Zhang Kaifu, founder of Xiaofeng AI and former vice president of Alibaba, stated that the core change in AI over the past year is that models have evolved from chat tools to agents capable of continuously completing complex tasks. The next stage is more noteworthy as AI begins to participate in its own research, training, and inference optimization.

Zhang Kaifu believes that this "recursive self-improvement" has already emerged in some research. If AI can continuously optimize models and training efficiency like top researchers, the speed of technological progress may once again increase exponentially, potentially becoming a key variable in AI development within the next one to two years. He also predicts that as model capabilities continue to improve, AI agents will shift from passive responses to long-term online operation and proactive task execution, thereby driving new infrastructure demands such as cloud computing, identity authentication, and cybersecurity.

According to BlockBeats, at the "AI × New Finance - Global Innovation Tour Hong Kong Station & Yangtze River Stars Program Launch Conference" on August 29th, angel investor and CAI Holdings Chairman Cai Wensheng stated that AI is essentially a change in productivity, while Web3 is closer to a change in production relations. He believes that if there are only efficiency improvements brought about by AI, without changes at the financial and production relations levels, the new technology cycle will still lack a crucial element.

Cai Wensheng further argues that humanity is transitioning from an industrial society and an information society to a data society, and that data will be the most valuable resource in the future. For businesses, AI should first be used to improve the efficiency of existing operations and organizations, and then create new business models based on that. With the development of Web3, data will flow more easily and gradually break through platform and geographical boundaries.

According to Beating AI, Thibault Sottiaux, core product lead at OpenAI, hinted that Codex may reach a new growth milestone tomorrow. He said he's looking at the backend data and "there might be a new record worth celebrating," and urged everyone to "Hold on to your Codex."

This statement has been largely interpreted by the community as a signal for the next credit limit reset. In the past, Tibo has replenished users' credit limits after Codex reached user growth milestones. In mid-August, when Codex surpassed 15 million active users, he reset it directly; a week later, when it surpassed 20 million, he sent another credit limit reset to both Codex and ChatGPT Work users, which they could claim themselves.

Based on the previous pace of adding about 5 million users each time, this time it is very likely that they are aiming for 25 million active users.