This week, the US Ethereum Spot ETF saw a net inflow of $21.824 billion

Citrini analyst Jukan pointed out in a post that a noteworthy phenomenon emerged for Intel in the server CPU market in Q2 2026: its shipment share declined, while its revenue share rose. That quarter, AMD’s server CPU shipment share increased by around 0.9 percentage points, Intel’s dropped by approximately 1.4 percentage points, and ARM also began appearing in the share charts. However, in terms of revenue share, Intel bucked the trend by growing roughly 1.7 percentage points. Jukan believes that Intel’s ability to generate higher profits while selling fewer chips indicates an improvement in its product mix or pricing power—likely driven by a higher proportion of high-end server chips with a high average selling price (ASP). While Intel has long been losing ground to AMD in the server market, this quarter’s counter-trend rise in revenue share may signal that its high-end product strategy is starting to pay off. Some bullish voices on Intel have emerged in the community.

Federal Reserve’s Harker Reaffirms Need for Immediate Rate Hikes. Inflation has risen amid recent shocks, and excessive growth could exert additional pressure on prices. It is critical that the Fed is accountable for inflation data. Whether the central bank needs to raise rates to return inflation to its 2% target, or if inflation is already on a downward trajectory, remains an open question.

According to HTX market data, Base ecosystem token BNKR plunged around 18% in a single day, with its market capitalization falling to $25 million. In related development, Bankr founder deployer stated today that token launch platform Pools.fun will roll out its official protocol token. The platform’s plan allocates 30% of all protocol fees to buybacks and burns, alongside planned airdrops and a points system—where both users’ trading volume and volume from tokens they deploy on the platform will be factored in. Pools.fun is a token launch platform jointly launched by Bankr and Sushi, built to compete against Uniswap’s pools.trade on the Robinhood chain.

US initial jobless claims for the week ended August 8 came in at 209,000, marking the highest level since the week ended July 11. The reading exceeded the market expectation of 202,000, while the prior week's figure was revised from 199,000 to 200,000.

Second-largest Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink, Inc. (SBET) announced it will stake $200 million worth of ETH via Lido—Ethereum’s largest liquid staking protocol—receiving wstETH tokens representing the staked ETH and its earnings, which will be held in custody at Anchorage Digital. This move continues the company’s efforts this year to make its ETH treasury more productive for shareholders, adding Lido to its existing staking and restaking strategies. Lido currently holds the majority share of all liquid-staked ETH, with roughly $165 billion in ETH staked on its protocol. wstETH has been integrated into over 100 protocols, with around $100 billion actively used as collateral. wstETH allows holders to utilize the token in Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem while the underlying ETH continues accruing staking rewards. Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom stated: “This is an exciting expansion that makes our ETH more productive, leveraging wstETH’s composability while maintaining institutional-grade risk standards. Joining the Lido staking protocol deepens the diversification of our treasury strategy and grants us access to one of the most liquid and widely integrated assets in Ethereum’s DeFi space.”

According to Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), a spokesperson for Iran’s Joint Military Command stated: "No vessel can safely transit the Strait of Hormuz without prior approval. Any ship passing through the strait must obtain Iran’s permission, and Iran has full control over the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military monitors U.S. movements in the region, and Trump’s claim about controlling the strait is a lie."