Meme coin LAPTOP linked to Biden's son launched nearly 12 hours ago, with its fully diluted valuation (FDV) standing at $1.8 billion as of now.

Hardware wallet maker Trezor has officially disclosed that its third-party email service provider was hacked, with phishing emails now circulating. The company emphasized these emails are not official, has taken down the relevant domains urgently and launched an investigation, warning users not to click any suspicious links. Earlier, on August 13, Trezor revealed that its fulfillment partner ShipMonk suffered a data breach, exposing personal data of 13,689 Trezor customers. Of those, 11,742 had their full names, phone numbers, emails and shipping addresses stolen, while 1,947 had their names, cities and emails leaked. Trezor’s own systems were not compromised, and its devices, private keys and wallet backups remain unharmed; the scope of the leak is currently under control.

According to people familiar with the matter, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether Nvidia (NVDA.O) sought to circumvent antitrust reviews to finalize a deal signed last year with AI chipmaker Groq. Groq at the time described the deal as a "non-exclusive licensing agreement" that allowed Nvidia to use chips Groq had customized specifically for running AI tasks. As part of the arrangement, Groq CEO Jonathan Ross and COO Sunny Madra joined Nvidia. AI firms have struck multiple similar deals, including securing technology licenses from other companies and hiring their core employees, without completing full acquisitions. Such arrangements often allow parties to bypass automatic government reviews of traditional mergers and acquisitions, which are designed to assess whether a deal would harm market competition.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once again issued a statement calling for the passage of the Crypto Market Structure Act, also known as the CLARITY Act. "I strongly urge all parties to remain at the negotiating table, agree to advance the resolution on this bill, and continue pushing forward the legislative process. Failure to do so will send an unsettling signal to both our allies and adversaries: that the United States is unwilling to lead in the digital asset space and is prepared to abandon measures to strengthen national security to address the misuse of these assets."

Decentralized SocialFi platform Zora’s new CEO D. Goens announced that the protocol has made several major adjustments this summer: On the product front, Zora expanded its network support beyond Base to include Robinhood, Solana, and BNB Chain, while rolling out a custom pairing feature that has enabled over 4,000 trading pairs supporting stocks, meme coins, and mainstream assets. On the team side, the company completed layoffs, scaling its headcount to fewer than 10 people, and deeply integrated AI technology to improve operational efficiency. In terms of leadership, co-founder Jacob stepped down as CEO, with fellow co-founder D. Goens taking over the role. The new CEO noted that future priorities will include advancing ZORA token buybacks and holder reward mechanisms, restarting community incentive distributions, accelerating mobile product iteration, and committing to enhanced communication transparency with the community.

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger SAS has announced the appointment of Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO), integrating the company’s internal technical systems and security functions under the management of a single executive. Blatman, who previously worked at blockchain firm Fireblocks, will take full responsibility for network and infrastructure security, product security, physical and workplace security, internal IT, and enterprise risk management.

According to HTX market data, the crypto market has seen a slight correction, with Bitcoin falling below $78,000 this morning and currently trading at $78,300. Ethereum is at $2,467, BNB down 4.2% in the past 24 hours at $722, and SOL at $101. ZEC rose against the trend, once approaching a new high of nearly $1,300, now trading at $1,242 with a 5.03% 24-hour gain. HYPE is at $83.4. The total crypto market capitalization has declined 1.1% in 24 hours to $2.75 trillion. Leading gainers among altcoins include: IOST up around 118% in 24 hours, currently priced at $0.001851; KAT up around 25% at $0.00604; VTHO up around 24% at $0.000559; SC up around 21% at $0.000912; MINA up around 16% at $0.0944; IQ up around 10% at $0.000836. Leading losers: SOPH down around 29% at $0.004413; Niu Lai down around 20% at $0.07731; FORM down around 19% at $0.2653; QKC down around 19% at $0.002634; HEI down around 15% at $0.1197; MARSCOIN down around 15% at $0.1097.