According to crypto analyst Ember (@EmberCN), since opening short positions early yesterday morning, an insider whale has realized a $6.41 million profit. Their current short positions include 1,111 BTC, 22,222 ETH, 3.33 million XRP, and 444.44 million SOL, in the order of 1, 2, 3, and 4.

According to crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684 xtpa, an insider whale has opened 20x short positions of 3,333,333 XRP and 44,444.44 SOL at opening prices of $2.93 and $164.18, respectively, over the past two minutes. The total value of these short positions has now exceeded $221 million, with a current unrealized profit of $6.01 million.

Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, Fidelity, Canary Capital, CoinShares, Grayscale, and VanEck have filed amendments to their S-1 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Grayscale's filing revealed that it plans to charge a 2.5% fee on its fund, payable in SOL. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is weighing several proposals to launch a SOL ETF, along with dozens of funds tracking cryptocurrencies like Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE). Under the Trump administration, the SEC has taken a friendlier stance toward digital assets, showing signs that it may eventually approve the funds.

1. Bloomberg Analyst: The US SEC has launched universal listing standards for crypto ETPs, with more than a dozen crypto assets eligible. 2. Bitcoin options exposure exceeded $57 billion, and institutional demand for hedging tools surged; 3. Trump again called for an interest rate cut on the Federal Reserve's decision day, and the US dollar index DXY rose by more than 0.5% on the day; 4. Analysis: The White House's first cryptocurrency report preview does not yet include details on BTC strategic reserves; 5. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer: Most financial activities will eventually shift to crypto infrastructure; Planet Ventures increases bond offering to $6 million CAD to support BTC investment strategy 7. Canaan Technology announced that it will use BTC as a long-term corporate reserve asset; Hyperliquid plans to provide automatic refunds to users affected by the API issue. 9. Ripple CTO defends XRPL's low transaction volume: Institutions tend to use digital assets off-chain rather than on-chain; 10. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: No decision has been made on the September meeting; 11. The widow of famous American country singer George Jones had $17 million in XRP stolen; 12. Cboe BZX and NYSE Arca propose to simplify the listing process for crypto ETFs; 13. Greeks.live: Traders are divided between calling a Bitcoin bottom and expecting further declines.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Nancy Jones, the widow of the late American country singer George Jones, had over $17 million worth of XRP stolen from her by her ex-boyfriend, Kirk West. West exploited his control of Jones's private keys to steal a Ledger wallet containing 5.5 million XRP and $400,000 in cash from her home. Over 5 million XRP have been recovered, but approximately $1.5 million in assets remain unaccounted for. West has been arrested, and his case is scheduled for trial in October. (FinanceFeeds)

According to feedback from community users, the Polygon network is suspected to be down, and blockchain browser data shows that the latest block record was 1 hour ago.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the community has questioned the project and transparency of Ripple, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP. KOL Andrei Jikh stated that there is a lack of verifiable on-chain data to support Ripple's claim of having secured the cooperation of over 300 banks in its 13 years of operation. However, Ripple's CTO, David Schwartz, responded that the company has no issues with transparency, on-chain data, and institutional adoption, and that the main reason for XRP's low transaction volume is that institutions have historically preferred to use digital assets off-chain rather than on-chain. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily Planet Daily reported that BlackRock's official data showed that the Ethereum holdings of its Ethereum exchange-traded fund ETHA have exceeded 3 million, reaching 3,018,770.6834 ETH as of July 29, worth approximately US$11,358,336,010.07.

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase Derivatives announced that it will launch nano SOL and nano XRP perpetual futures contracts on August 18, further expanding its derivatives product line and providing more market participation channels for US investors.

According to market news from Odaily Planet Daily: users reported that there was a problem with the Hyperliquid order system and positions could not be closed.