Binance's latest Launchpool has received over 18.4 million BNB

According to Arkham, Elon Musk reportedly mistakenly replied to a hacked X account. The compromised @shivon account had earlier posted two consecutive posts about the SLINK project, after which Musk responded with a "100" emoji, sparking market speculation that he was backing the token. SLINK’s market cap briefly surged past $40 million before plummeting and gradually "going to zero". The @shivon account has since deleted the related posts, and it is confirmed to have been hacked. Trader Aurelius0121 stated that upon seeing Musk interacting with the @shivon account, he mistakenly believed Musk was supporting a project linked to Musk’s partner, so he bought approximately $250,000 worth of SLINK tokens. However, the token’s price subsequently crashed to zero, resulting in a total loss of his funds. Shivon Zilis (@shivon) is a Canadian tech executive and venture capitalist, currently serving as Director of Operations and Special Projects at Musk’s brain-computer interface firm Neuralink, and is also the mother of multiple of Musk’s children.

According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, people familiar with the negotiations said U.S. negotiators leveraged promises of access to NVIDIA (NVDA.O) artificial intelligence (AI) chips to help broker a preliminary peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan last year. A previously unreported detail is that, to encourage Armenia’s participation in the talks, the U.S. specifically expanded chip procurement approval authority for Armenia’s data center projects. This move stands as one of the most notable cases to date, embodying what U.S. officials term “chip diplomacy”. While the Trump administration had previously used AI hardware in negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the Armenia deal marked the first time the administration publicly deployed such a tactic to facilitate a peace accord. The agreement further deepened the White House’s ties with the world’s largest chipmaker.

According to monitoring by OnchainLens, two cryptocurrency market-making firms, Galaxy Digital and Wintermute, currently hold significantly bearish positions on Hyperliquid. Wintermute holds approximately $99.82 million in short positions and $5.12 million in long positions, while Galaxy Digital holds around $26.41 million in short positions and $6.21 million in long positions. Combined, the two firms hold roughly $126.23 million in total short positions, compared to just about $11.33 million in long positions. Over the past 30 days, addresses associated with both firms have posted losses: Wintermute lost approximately $15.3 million, and Galaxy Digital lost around $5.96 million.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated Friday local time at the White House: "We sank numerous vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last night, are transporting large volumes of oil, and have control over the Strait of Hormuz. We may soon launch an attack on Kao Mountain; the time for action is approaching. Should the situation in Iran deteriorate in any way, we will strike it heavily. Frankly, we have essentially taken over Iran. For me, the Iran issue is merely a military conflict, not a war, as it is just a trivial matter for us, nothing of significance."

Beating AI Express News: According to a Financial Times report, artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is nearing finalization of key roles for Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and Goldman Sachs (GS.N) in its initial public offering (IPO), and plans to publish its listing documents as early as next week. Sources familiar with the matter said Morgan Stanley currently holds the lead as the "left lead underwriter," responsible for IPO strategic advisory work; Goldman Sachs is expected to serve as the stabilization agent, tasked with stabilizing trading during the company’s early post-listing period. Banks including JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), Citigroup (C.N), and Barclays (BCS.N) are also expected to play important roles in the transaction. Anthropic is projected to list in New York at the end of September or early October, and this IPO will test investor demand for fast-growing AI companies.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), US stocks closed on Friday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially fell 0.51%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.38%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.29%. Tesla (TSLA.O) fell 5.92%, Apple (AAPL.O) dropped 2.51%, and Microsoft (MSFT.O) decreased 2.04%. The AI chip industry sector advanced, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) up 11.9%, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) gaining 8.14%, Micron Technology (MU.O) rising 6.1%, and Intel (INTC.O) increasing 4.51%. For crypto-related concept stocks, MSTR fell 1.39%, CRCL dropped 1.14%, COIN declined 4.18%, BMNR decreased 5.60%, SBET fell 3.34%, PURR dropped 4.62%, and HOOD declined 2.09%.