Arthur Hayes Encourages AI Agents to Create DID Keys on Technocore, FLOP to Roll Out More Incentives for Agent Collaboration

Jiang Zhuoer, founder of LeBit Mine Pool (B.TOP), stated in a post that inflows into crypto Ethereum (ETH) ETFs have hit a new record high. BTC ETFs recorded an inflow of $242 million today, while ETH ETFs saw an inflow of $234 million. Despite ETH’s total market capitalization being just 18.8% of BTC’s, it absorbed 96.8% of BTC’s inflow volume, reflecting far stronger buying momentum for ETH than BTC. Against the backdrop of sustained capital inflows, the current pattern of "range-bound consolidation with progressively higher lows" is quite stable, and a new upward short squeeze could erupt at any time. He emphasized that one must adhere to trading discipline, resolutely avoid leverage, and even prepare to go long on ETH directly. His current position strategy is: hold all ETH spot without opening short positions, waiting for upside; any additional long positions would mean adding leverage, which would bring liquidation risk.

Stablecoin issuer Circle has struck a sponsorship deal with Premier League heavyweights Chelsea, becoming the club’s lead partner and official chest jersey sponsor. The agreement was announced Friday, with Circle and USDC branding set to appear on the jerseys of Chelsea’s men’s, women’s and youth teams starting from the 2026/27 season. USDC operates under the framework of the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law by former President Donald Trump last year. Tether’s USDT primarily operates globally outside this framework, and has also launched a smaller stablecoin, USAT, targeted at the U.S. market.

According to EmberCN's monitoring, an address spent 13.55 million USDC to acquire 5,425 ETH via on-chain transactions over the past half hour, with an execution price of roughly $2,498 per ETH.

Beating AI News: Ant Group’s Inclusion AI has launched Ling-3.0-flash-Fin, a financial model optimized for real-world financial work. Built on Ling-3.0-flash, the model retains 124 billion total parameters and approximately 5.1 billion activated parameters, with additional training on financial data and optimized tool calling capabilities. It can independently retrieve information, read annual reports, conduct investment research and valuation, and directly process Excel financial models. The company announced that the model’s weights will be open-source next week. In official demos, it processed Google’s Q2 2026 financial sheet—containing 7 worksheets and over 5,000 formulas—by updating actual data, adjusting formulas, refreshing cross-sheet references, and modifying charts. In another test, it called tools 23 times consecutively to locate Google’s historical monthly token usage disclosures, verifying sources, dates, and statistical standards. The model was also evaluated across 9 financial-related benchmarks, competing against models including GPT-5.6-Sol, Claude Opus 5, Gemini 3.7 Flash, and Kimi K3. While it did not rank first in all categories, it outperformed some flagship models on tasks such as Finance Agent. For general capabilities, its AA Intelligence Index score rose from 38 (base version) to 41. The model is now available for free use on OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway.

Since the outbreak of the conflict at the end of February, the Strait of Hormuz has been Iran’s most powerful bargaining chip. However, U.S. officials said that over the past two months, the U.S. military has gradually weakened Iran’s control over this key waterway. U.S. officials added that the U.S. military has reversed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, and believe this could mark a turning point in the conflict, which would not only help ease global economic pressures gradually but also pave the way for a better deal with Iran. In a Thursday phone interview with Axios, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “The Strait of Hormuz is open, and Iran’s response has been very mild. They don’t want us to attack them again. That’s the whole point. Nothing else matters.” It is reported that after the collapse of the U.S.-Iran memorandum, the U.S. military launched unilateral operations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. These operations cover multiple aspects: a task force jointly formed by the U.S. military and the United Arab Emirates has begun guiding vessels through the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz, while providing air cover for ships and intercepting drone and cruise missile attacks launched by Iran. A two-week U.S. bombing campaign has significantly weakened the ability of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to target vessels passing through the strait. A minesweeping operation has deployed Navy divers, SEAL teams, underwater and surface drones, and private contractors to detect and defuse mines. The blockade on Iranian ports has been restored. (Jinshi)

According to Iranian media outlet PressTV, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reposted an earlier post of his own to respond to remarks by US Central Command Commander Michael Kurilla, who claimed US forces have full control over the Strait of Hormuz and cut off Iran’s oil exports. Ghalibaf stated: “The rules of engagement in this war are clear: either everyone can sell oil, or no one can. If our security is not guaranteed, then no infrastructure will be safe. The Strait of Hormuz can only be secured without the presence of US forces. We have repeatedly stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not revert to its pre-war status.”