Macro traders placed a $31.7 million short position on the Nasdaq ahead of the CPI.

HIP-3 market deployer Entropy has launched the Anthropic Pre-IPO Market on Hyperliquid. As Anthropic’s IPO draws near, its market cap on the platform surpassed $2.3 trillion on the 9th before pulling back, currently trading at $2.159 trillion. As of press time, Anthropic’s pre-market contract open interest stands at $28.19 million, with trading volume reaching $6.74 million. Additionally, OpenAI’s pre-market contract market cap on Entropy is now at $164 million, with open interest reported at $7.67 million.

Following yesterday’s CPI release, Ethereum rallied nearly 10% in a short span, jumping quickly from $2,433 to $2,667. Analyst Alicharts attributes this short-term surge to whale activity, noting that the volume of Ethereum transactions worth over $1 million rose by nearly 14% during the period. However, Alicharts also warns that Ethereum is now approaching a major resistance level. Over 10 million ETH previously changed hands between $2,700 and $2,800, creating a significant supply barrier. This is the critical range whales must clear to drive Ethereum toward $3,000.

On his personal channel, on-chain detective ZachXBT stated that Revolut allegedly failed to identify a fraudulent request, leading to a data leak exposing some users’ personally identifiable information (PII). The leaked details include copies of passports or driver’s licenses, verification selfies, account statements, IBAN numbers, withdrawal records, full transaction histories (including Bitcoin trades), as well as users’ names, dates of birth, occupations, home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. ZachXBT added that the number of affected users may be limited, but the incident appears to target high-net-worth individuals; multiple Revolut users received relevant security alert emails yesterday.

Singapore has launched online auctions for the first two batches of confiscated assets from its SGD 3 billion money laundering case, with an estimated total value of SGD 2.9 million to SGD 3.9 million. The suspects include Su Weiyi, the mastermind behind cryptocurrency platform Atom Asset Exchange, and Su Baolin, who received illegal gambling proceeds via USDT, converting at least SGD 463,000 into cash and purchasing a Toyota Alphard.

According to GMGN market data, AI-themed meme coins and project tokens on the Robinhood Chain have rallied broadly today, with the AI concept emerging as a new main narrative on the chain. Notably, ZZZ, the token of an AI project launched by original core developers of GMX, went live on its official website today. Driven by this, the token surged 107.7% in a single day, hitting a market cap of $69.22 million, a new all-time high. Meme coins CATGPT and ANTHROPIG, paired with pre-IPO tokens of OpenAI and Anthropic on the Long.xyz platform as their liquidity pools, rallied in early trading today before pulling back, with their current market caps standing at $10.82 million and $3.19 million respectively. UBIK, an alleged AI project created by developers of aixbt, also hit a new all-time high today, with a market cap of $34 million and a 24-hour increase of 47.62%. Additionally, the meme coin AI, paired with Nvidia stocks on the Long.xyz platform, saw its market cap break through $300 million today, with a 24-hour gain of 35.9%. BlockBeats reminds users that relevant tokens are subject to high price volatility, so investors should exercise caution.

After the release of the latest CPI data, Wall Street economists have collectively revised up their forecasts for August’s core PCE, with current projections clustering in the 0.20% high range, and multiple banks even forecasting 0.30% or higher. Specifically: Barclays raised its PCE inflation forecast from 0.22% (pre-CPI) to 0.25%; Goldman Sachs lifted its forecast from 0.24% (pre-CPI) to 0.26%; Nomura Securities adjusted its forecast from 0.245% (pre-CPI) to 0.278%; and Bank of America raised its forecast from 0.26% (pre-CPI) to 0.3%.