The Hyperliquid Policy Center has written to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), suggesting that perpetual contracts be the core of US derivative innovation, and highlighting their potential for application in traditional asset classes and the regulatory advantages of on chain infrastructure.

Between January 2025 and July 2026, a total of 245 security incidents were recorded in the field of encryption, resulting in cumulative losses exceeding $3.63 billion. The top ten attack incidents account for over 72.5% of the stolen amount. Supply chain and infrastructure vulnerabilities have resulted in losses of over $1.8 billion for CEX and DEX. Common risks for CEX include private key leaks, while DApps have been stolen for approximately $546 million due to smart contract vulnerabilities. Among the 147 incidents involving completed independent security audit platforms, stolen funds accounted for 88.44% of the total losses, and only about 11% of the incidents involved smart contract defects within the audit scope.

The White House has stated that there are currently no negotiations with Iran and all options are under consideration. The United States is focused on imposing economic isolation on Iran and the maritime blockade remains in effect.

The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending August 22 was 203000, with an expected 208000, and the previous value was revised from 206000 to 207000. AI interpretation: The lower than expected number of initial jobless claims directly proves that the demand in the US labor market remains strong. This data breaks the market's concerns about a cooling of employment and further consolidates the expectation of an economic soft landing. The strong employment performance gives the Federal Reserve the confidence to maintain its high interest rate policy, and market bets on short-term interest rate cuts are strongly suppressed. This result reinforces the policy narrative that the high interest rate environment will last longer.

The Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger dismisses the harm to community banks in defending the stablecoin rewards language in the Clarity Act, says community banker Nate Franzén.