[NVIDIA in Talks to Invest in Perplexity, Valuation to Exceed $30 Billion] According to The Information, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) is in discussions to invest in AI startup Perplexity. This round of financing will push Perplexity's valuation to over $30 billion. Perplexity's annualized revenue has grown from less than $250 million at the beginning of the year to over $750 million. Perplexity has raised more than $1.7 billion in total funding from NVIDIA, New Enterprise Associates, Accel, SoftBank, and other investors. (Jin10)

Elon Musk's father stated that Elon Musk and Kimball Musk currently hold a total of 23000 Bitcoin with a total value of $1.7 billion. （The Bitcoin Historian）

Avalon Labs has added a market neutral income pool focused on perpetual stock contracts to its wealth management product Super Earn. The income pool captures funding rates and pricing biases from exchanges such as Hyperliquid, Binance, Bybit, etc. to generate returns, with a target annualized return rate of approximately 15%.

Binance Alpha will launch TermMax (TMX) on August 25th, and eligible users can receive airdrops through Binance Alpha Points after trading begins. （Binance Wallet）

Abraxas Capital, Fasanara Capital, and Wintertermute hold a total of 138569 ETH ($338 million) and 3425 BTC ($265 million) short positions. （Lookonchain）