U.S. stocks closed lower, with all three major indexes down, and Intel dropped 4%.

According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter revealed that AI startup Anthropic has entered into a $9.1 billion AI data center computing power agreement with Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms to meet the growing computing needs of its Claude users. Riot disclosed Monday that it will supply 191MW of computing power at its Rockdale, Texas campus to an AI developer, with a 20-year contract term. The sources confirmed the client is Anthropic. Riot stated the contract will run through June 2048, generating an estimated $9.1 billion in revenue, with options to extend the term by five years twice. If fully exercised, the total contract value could reach up to $16.1 billion. Following the news, Riot’s shares rose 25% in after-hours trading to $24.40, per market data from BIT (bit.com). Anthropic has recently signed a series of large-scale computing power agreements. The firm previously inked a $10 billion deal with infrastructure startup Volta Infra Holdings, and in May agreed to purchase nearly $45 billion in computing power from Elon Musk’s xAI to ease pressure from surging client demand. Riot, which was previously focused on Bitcoin mining, is shifting to AI and cloud computing infrastructure like many other crypto mining firms. It also announced another computing power construction deal with AMD earlier, and its data center business contributed to revenue growth in the second quarter.

CITIC Construction Investment’s research report points out that Unitree’s IPO pricing exceeded expectations, which is expected to drive a valuation reshaping of core robot body manufacturers. Unitree’s IPO is priced at RMB 150.80 per share, corresponding to an issued market value of approximately RMB 61 billion, surpassing prior expectations and poised to reshape valuations for this segment. Domestic industry chain players are actively advancing multi-dimensional capability building in areas such as AI "brain", motion control "cerebellum", and robot "body", while exploring applications across industrial, commercial, and other scenarios. Their shipment volumes continue to expand, and as robots improve their generalization capabilities, their application scenarios are expected to further broaden. Physical AI is the next wave of artificial intelligence, with robots serving as one of AI’s most optimal physical carriers, reflecting clear industry development trends. Upcoming catalysts for the sector include the release and mass production progress of Optimus V3, new product launches by domestic robotics firms, IPO advances by robot companies, and application deployments. It is recommended to focus on high-quality segments within the space.

BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets, Robert Mitchnick, said Bitcoin market sentiment has seen a “clear yet subtle” shift over the past month or so. Earlier this year, Bitcoin gradually decoupled from U.S. equities; prior to that, BTC had underperformed amid a rally in AI stocks, a decoupling that was once unfavorable for Bitcoin. Mitchnick noted that when AI stocks saw a sharp pullback in July, Bitcoin outperformed U.S. equities significantly. He views this decoupling as healthy, as many investors see Bitcoin as a diversification tool in portfolios and a potential hedge against tail risks facing other assets. He added that Bitcoin ETF investors as a whole remain dominated by fundamental-driven, long-term capital. In terms of fund flows, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows for five consecutive trading days last week, totaling around $853.5 million, marking their best weekly performance since mid-April. Of this total, BlackRock’s IBIT saw net inflows of $693.7 million, accounting for over 80% of all spot Bitcoin ETF net inflows; Fidelity’s related ETFs recorded net inflows of $116.4 million, making up around 13% of the total. Mitchnick said Bitcoin has historically been highly volatile, having gone through five major boom-and-bust cycles so far, with prices at the end of each cycle significantly higher than the previous one, though the process is marked by extreme volatility.

According to Bloomberg, Lambda, an AI cloud computing provider backed by NVIDIA, is seeking a $917 million leveraged loan to finance a NVIDIA-related chip procurement deal. The funds will go toward purchasing and installing GPUs and other infrastructure. Sources familiar with the matter noted that before the formal marketing phase, the loan has already attracted nearly $2 billion in indications of interest. Lambda is part of Neocloud, which offers AI chip and infrastructure leasing services. This financing follows the trend of AI infrastructure firms securing debt market funding for GPU purchases. Bloomberg data shows that global debt raised for AI expansion has approached $600 billion since last year. CoreWeave previously also secured financing via the institutional leveraged loan market, backed by customer contracts and chip-related assets. The Lambda loan is priced at a spread of up to 3.75 percentage points over the benchmark rate, with an issue price of roughly 99% of face value. The loan has a 4.4-year term—significantly shorter than the typical ~7-year term for institutional loans—and features a fully amortizing structure, allowing the debt to be repaid gradually over about 4 years to reduce lenders’ refinancing risk. A prepayment penalty applies if Lambda redeems the loan early. Morgan Stanley is leading the transaction, with the loan issued by Lambda Compute II LLC and Lambda Cloud Canada Inc. Lambda currently operates primarily in North America and uses NVIDIA chips exclusively; besides relying on third-party facilities, the company is also beginning to build its own data centers and has held preliminary discussions with banks about a potential IPO.

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) released its financial report on Monday, revealing that its Truth API service—designed to provide traders with quick access to posts from popular accounts on Truth Social—has now signed over 10 clients and started generating revenue. The service allows users to access information from top Truth Social accounts, including Trump’s own account, faster. U.S. government oversight agencies and congressional Democrats had previously criticized the service, arguing the company was selling investors access to market-moving information. Trump Media reported Q2 revenue of $1.7 million, with a net loss of $238 million. Since the Truth API launched on August 1, its revenue was not included in the quarter’s results. Earlier reports noted that the Truth API subscription fee is $100,000 per month, or $60,000 monthly for multi-year contracts. After the Q2 report release, Trump Media’s U.S. stock fell 0.7% in after-hours trading. (Source: Jinshi)

Contract whale "先定10个大目标" (@jasonleo) posted that his medium- and long-term trend judgment remains unchanged, and he still views the current zone as a phased bottom. Barring an extreme structural crash, his assessment of the current BTC bottom zone remains around $58,000. He stated that reducing two-thirds of his position near the $64,000 cost level was not a shift in direction, but an active move to control position risk and reserve room for extreme scenarios. If future price movements align with expectations, he will look for opportunities to gradually repurchase the positions he trimmed earlier. He also emphasized that the account is only used to record personal trades, functioning as a trading journal, and warned others not to copy his trades. He typically uses 3x to 5x leverage and prioritizes risk control. Recently, Bitcoin has been trading sideways overall; with proper position management, losses are usually limited, but for traders using high leverage such as 10x or 50x, risks are significantly amplified.