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⚠️ A major data breach at Bits of Gold, Israel's largest regulated crypto brokerage, may have compromised the information of 200,000 clients. According to reports detailing the incident, the leak underscores serious security vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency industry.

⚠️ The use of British weapons in strikes deep inside Russia marks a significant escalation in military collaboration between the UK and Ukraine, reports The Times.

🗓 Here’s what to watch this week: Earnings season keeps rolling across the US, Europe, and Russia. Monday kicks off with Japan’s GDP and China’s industrial production data. Tuesday brings economic sentiment reports from Germany and the Eurozone, plus US housing figures. On Wednesday, eyes turn to the UK and Eurozone CPI releases — and the White House hosts a meeting with crypto industry leaders. Thursday features China’s LPR announcement and the latest US jobless claims. Friday wraps up with PMI data pouring in from Australia, Japan, India, Germany, and the Eurozone. Stay ahead — every number tells a story. Follow for deeper insights #EconomicData #Markets #EarningsSeason #Crypto #PMI #CPI

⚠️✴️ Even with ongoing institutional selling of BTC on Coinbase, the Coinbase Premium Index has stayed negative for 90 straight days. The Coinbase Premium Index reflects whether Bitcoin is trading at a premium or discount on Coinbase compared to other exchanges. For details, check the data from Coinglass.

🇨🇳 Alibaba's AI models have been downloaded over 3 billion times worldwide — exceeding Meta and Google and positioning Alibaba as the global leader by this measure.

🛢 According to the Ministry of Energy, Kazakhstan is currently not supplying its oil to Germany through the "Druzhba" pipeline.

⚠️ In the past few hours, the Moscow Region faced one of its largest drone attacks overnight, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyov. Key logistics hubs were hit, including a Wildberries warehouse covering around 250,000 square meters. Starting Saturday evening, roughly 600 drones headed toward the region. Of these, 201 were shot down by air defenses near Moscow, while others were intercepted across surrounding areas, as confirmed by Sobyanin.

HISTORY: 🟠 9 years of Bitcoin from space 🛰️ Back in 2017, Blockstream Satellite launched—beaming Bitcoin’s blockchain from orbit, independent of the internet. For the first time, nodes could sync data directly from space. Nearly a decade later, the satellite network still orbits silently, broadcasting Bitcoin’s ledger across the globe, nonstop. No ISPs, no intermediaries—just decentralized information flowing from the stars. All you need is a receiver and the will to run a node. The rest? Handled by satellites, code, and cryptography. Historic announcement: https://x.com/blockstream/status/897460146074288129

⚠️ The U.S. and Iran are locked in a drawn-out standoff, with neither side able to secure a decisive victory or a clear path forward, according to Bloomberg.

🇦🇫🇺🇸 Afghanistan has urged the United States to re-establish its diplomatic presence in Kabul and back the development of mineral sites, dams, and roads. Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi outlined this in an interview with the NYT. For more details, read the full interview here.

🇺🇸 Tesla could soar to nearly $8 trillion in value after the launch of the Optimus humanoid robots, Elon Musk's father said in an interview with RIA Novosti. He also floated the possibility that SpaceX could reach a $10 trillion valuation.

NEW: 🟠 Artem Chystiakov unveils DAMP — a decentralized asset management protocol for stablecoins and real-world assets (RWA) built on the Liquid Network 🌊 Fully on-chain and self-custodial, DAMP eliminates the need for cosigner services by leveraging Simplicity for secure, trustless operations. Full research paper: https://github.com/Arvolear/research-papers/blob/master/simplicity/DAMP.pdf Source: https://x.com/Arvolear/status/2087534358471074209

Source: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin/status/2088566932223959146

ICYMI: 🟠 Wells Fargo has boosted its $MSTR strategy stake by 150%, with the position now valued at $185 million. Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2088340007161327950

✴️🇺🇸 World Liberty Financial (WLFI), linked to Trump, is on track to receive a national trust bank license in the U.S. The company has secured preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to transition into a nationally chartered trust bank.

🚫🛢🇷🇺 Fuel shortages have resurfaced in some parts of Russia as of August, reports RTRS. Novak has directed additional steps to secure fuel deliveries to affected regions.

⚠️🇨🇭🇷🇺 Swissquote, a Swiss bank, and its subsidiary Yuh have begun notifying Russian clients — including those with permanent residency — about closing their accounts. While the bank denies any widespread termination of services, it points to sanctions and links to Russia as potential factors. Read more in the article.

⚠️ No final decision has been made yet on resuming direct negotiations with the U.S., Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated. Talks are still ongoing through intermediaries. The current 60-day "truce" agreement officially ends on August 17.

⚠️ Former President Trump has warned that if Iran were to launch an attack, the U.S. response would be "100 times greater."

🛢🇺🇸 Former President Trump declined to apologize for rising gasoline prices in the U.S. linked to tensions with Iran. He maintained that he stands by his position, saying $4 per gallon is a fair price to pay for a just cause.