According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings Inc. will acquire a 64% stake in Exaion, a technology subsidiary of Electricité de France (EDF), for $168 million in cash. Under the agreement, MARA has an option to invest an additional $127 million, increasing its stake to 75%. EDF will remain a minority shareholder. The acquisition aims to expand MARA's presence in artificial intelligence infrastructure. (Bloomberg)

Odaily Planet Daily News shows that the Nikkei 225 index hit a new historical high, rising more than 1.5% during the session.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, trader AguilaTrades once again shorted 30,000 ETH between 3 and 6 am today, worth approximately $127 million, with an opening price of $4,274. The current floating profit is approximately $1.18 million.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Financial technology giant Stripe is working with crypto venture capital firm Paradigm to develop a blockchain called Tempo. The project is positioned as a high-performance, payment-focused Layer 1 blockchain and is compatible with Ethereum's programming language. Tempo is currently in stealth development with a team of five. Previously, Stripe acquired stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge for $1.1 billion and crypto wallet developer Privy, further expanding its stablecoin technology portfolio. (Fortune)

According to OnchainLens monitoring, a whale/institution once again increased its holdings by 59,998 ETH, worth US$253.62 million, from sources including FalconX, GalaxyDigital and BitGo. Currently, the whale holds a total of 293,184 ETH, worth $1.24 billion, distributed across 9 different wallets.

Odaily Planet Daily News: 1. The United States will continue to modify the implementation of the additional ad valorem tariffs on Chinese goods (including goods from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region) as stipulated in Executive Order No. 14257 of April 2, 2025, and will suspend the 24% tariff for 90 days starting on August 12, 2025, while retaining the remaining 10% tariff on these goods as stipulated in the Executive Order. 2. China will continue to (i) modify the implementation of the additional ad valorem tariffs on U.S. goods as stipulated in Tax Commission Announcement No. 4 of 2025, and will suspend the 24% tariff for 90 days starting on August 12, 2025, while retaining the remaining 10% tariff on these goods; and (ii) take or maintain necessary measures to suspend or cancel non-tariff countermeasures against the United States in accordance with the Geneva Joint Declaration. (Ministry of Commerce) (Jinshi)