Block applies to the OCC in the United States to establish a trust bank, intending to provide Bitcoin and stablecoin custody services

Zora co-founder Dee Goens has taken over as CEO, while former CEO Jacob has stepped down. The Zora team has reduced its size to less than 10 people and is using AI agents to handle workflows. In terms of products, Zora has supported cross chain transactions between Robinhood, Solana, and BNB Chain, and has launched the Custom Pair feature. Since its launch, it has created over 4000 transaction pairs. The next stage will focus on implementing ZORA token repurchase and reward mechanism, restarting community incentive distribution, and developing mobile products.

US officials are discussing with Trump the possibility of the Iran conflict continuing until January 2029, which is different from Trump's statement that the war will end in November. Vance refused to provide a timeline for the end of hostilities, while Besent referred to the maritime blockade and sanctions as an economic abandonment operation. Hegsas extended the deployment of some Middle Eastern troops until 2027, and the Pentagon plans to extend the deployment of air defense forces without a definite withdrawal date. The third Marine Expeditionary Force is preparing to go to the region this fall. Maloney believes that a maritime blockade should be built on the basis of a long-term siege, while Vaez pointed out that both Washington and Tehran are bearing the cost of the conflict.

In August 2026, the net inflow of global gold ETFs reached $18 billion, with asset management scale reaching $615 billion and holdings increasing by 121 tons to a record high of 4189 tons. (Source: World Gold Council)

With the decline in PONS prices, the largest on chain bear for PONS, loracle.hl, has shifted from a floating loss of $6.57 million to a floating profit of $1.4 million.

Jay Yu, a partner at Pantera Capital, stated that the GPU compute market is evolving along the financialization path of the electricity market thirty years ago, moving from primitive matchmaking relying on group chats and over-the-counter brokers to standardized pricing and index trading.