Pepe creator Matt Furie's X account became active in early August, linking three meme coin contracts, HOODRAT, DORK, and BOYZ, and deleting related tweets within a week. On August 9th, Matt Furie's account posted claiming that it had been hacked and did not endorse any Shitcoin, and attached a screenshot of the official website as evidence. Chain analyst @ StandartXBT believes that the credibility of this statement is questionable by monitoring webpage archives.

[RMB to USD Central Parity Rate Raised by 20 Points to 6.7884] According to Jintou's report, on August 10, the RMB to USD central parity rate was raised by 20 points to 6.7884, marking a new high since February 2023.

[Mark Esper: The Senate Should Pass the CLARITY Act as Soon as Possible] According to Cointelegraph, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper wrote in the Financial Times urging the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act promptly, calling it a national security bill. Mark Esper pointed out that China is investing in payment systems to bypass U.S. regulations and weaken the status of the dollar, while regulatory gaps in digital assets provide opportunities for groups like Lazarus Group to evade financial controls. Mark Esper stated that the CLARITY Act would expand the Treasury Department's special measures authority under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, serving as a weapon to combat malicious actors.

Morgan Stanley has raised its target price for Zhipu by nearly 72% to HKD 1700, citing Zhipu's computing power acquisition capability and new financing support for growth. The Morgan Stanley report points out that the Chinese big model industry is establishing a healthier commercial environment, which is different from the market's view that China's open weight model will lead to product homogenization and price wars.

Financial giant Mizuho predicts that Bitcoin and the Crypto Clarity Act will not pass within 2026. （The Bitcoin Historian）