Mastercard launches cross-border stablecoin payment pilot program with Borderless.

According to BIT (bit.com) market data, semiconductor and storage sectors were mixed when US stock markets opened. Storage sector leaders SanDisk and Western Digital are both set to release their fourth-quarter fiscal results after Wednesday’s market close. Western Digital’s stock has surged over 200% year-to-date, while SanDisk’s has risen around 500%. Individual stock movements: Seagate Technology (STX) rose 0.26%; Western Digital (WDC) gained 0.04%; SanDisk (SNDK) fell 3.2%; Micron Technology (MU) increased 0.3%; SK Hynix ADR dropped 2.2%; NVIDIA (NVDA) climbed 3.8%; Intel (INTC) decreased 1.1%; Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) declined 5.1%.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), Nvidia has risen for five consecutive days, opening 4.01% higher today to trade at $220.430 per share, hitting a new high since June 4, with a total market capitalization of $5.33 trillion. Jensen Huang promoted the company’s new open-source autonomous driving model Alpamayo 2 Super in his third post on X, stating: “The next wave of AI will belong to robots, and this wave will start with autonomous driving.”

According to the Associated Press, two Gulf region officials stated that Iranian and Omani negotiators have finalized a draft agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, which is now pending final approval from Iran’s Supreme Leader. Earlier today, reports emerged that the U.S., Iran, and Oman are nearing a 60-day interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Under the proposed framework, vessels entering the Persian Gulf will transit through Iranian waters, while those exiting the Strait of Hormuz bound for the Arabian Sea will use Omani waters. No transit or shipping fees will be levied during the agreement’s initial 60-day term. The parties also agreed to clear naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz area to restore safer shipping conditions and lay the groundwork for negotiations on a subsequent long-term transit arrangement.

According to a report from The Information, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees at a meeting last month that the company will not use distillation technology to advance its AI model capabilities, even if it means temporarily lagging behind its domestic Chinese competitors.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.33% at the opening of U.S. stock trading, the S&P 500 gained 0.56%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.39%. SpaceX plunged 10.5% amid concerns over its surging AI spending. A total of 912 million restricted shares of SpaceX are set to unlock on Thursday (Eastern Time), with a market value of approximately $114 billion calculated based on its August 4 closing price, marking the largest lock-up period unlock in U.S. capital markets history. AMD (AMD.O) fell 7% due to weak Q2 results and outlook.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $64,000, with a 0.04% decline in the past 24 hours.