BTC breaks through the $81000 mark

According to Artemis data, the x402 protocol had a record high of 2.1 million daily transactions on August 26th, with Payai processing 1.3 million and Figment processing 687000. The total transfer amount for x402 transactions on that day was approximately 28900 US dollars, with an average fee of 0.0138 US dollars per transaction.

[SK Telecom Spins Off to Establish SK Horizon, Secures 3.08 Trillion KRW in Financing] According to Yonhap News Agency, SK Telecom has spun off its SK Broadband data center and submarine cable business to establish SK Horizon, a specialized AI data center company. It has raised 3.08 trillion KRW in funding from the KKR and IMM consortium. After the transaction, SK Telecom will hold a 51% stake in SK Horizon, KKR will hold a 29% stake, and the IMM consortium will hold a 20% stake. Mirae Asset Securities has raised SK Telecom's target stock price from 120,000 KRW to 150,000 KRW, maintaining a buy rating.

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Shanghai Hongkou Public Security Branch has cracked a case of illegal cross-border settlement and foreign exchange trading of virtual currency using its own platform, and arrested 9 suspect, involving 200 million yuan. Li and others have been establishing a technology company since early 2024, building a platform for cross-border fund exchange and virtual credit card issuance and settlement, and profiting from fees such as transaction and service charges. Criminal gangs fabricate false contracts on cross-border fund exchange platforms to facilitate the exchange and transfer of virtual currency and RMB. They also issue virtual credit cards through overseas private banks on virtual credit card issuance and settlement platforms, and settle repayments in virtual currency.

According to Bloomberg, a consortium consisting of private equity firm Advent International and payment giant Stripe has decided to abandon its plan to acquire PayPal, after previously proposing a $53 billion acquisition offer. Advent, Stripe, and PayPal all declined to comment.