Layer 1 blockchain Decred announced it has discovered a vulnerability, with a fix patch scheduled for release on the evening of August 18 (Beijing Time). Out of caution, the project’s official team advises users to disable voting and mining functions before upgrading, and will issue an announcement immediately after the patch goes live.

According to Taiwan Economic Daily, power semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan, China are planning a third round of price adjustments, with non-contract products set to see a 10% to 15% price hike as early as October. Industry insiders are optimistic that firms including Taiwan Semiconductor, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, and Delta Microelectronics will achieve both volume and price growth in their operations in the second half of the year. (Jinshi)

According to Bitget market data, South Korea’s KOSPI index closed 1.55% lower at 6869.80 points. Samsung Electronics fell 2.19%, while SK Hynix rose 1.03%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closed 2.54% lower at 67460.73 points.

On the Sui blockchain, DeFi project NAVI Protocol has officially launched the NAVI Prime lending framework, becoming the first project in the Sui ecosystem to roll out curator-managed lending vaults. NAVI Protocol went live on Sui mainnet in 2023, with a historical peak total value locked (TVL) exceeding $1 billion, over 1.1 million cumulative users, and stands as one of the first lending protocols in the Move ecosystem to implement the isolated risk pool model. NAVI Prime adopts a curator-led lending model similar to Morpho, designed for institutional-grade risk standards and deep liquidity. It was developed over four months and completed more than three independent security audits. This week, NAVI Protocol will release a full launch announcement jointly with the Sui official team. Traditional DeFi lending typically mixes risk assets into a single pool, making risk isolation challenging. NAVI Prime leverages independently curated lending markets, assigning separate risk frameworks, collateral valuation methods, and market parameters for different asset allocations, enabling modular management that enhances capital efficiency while reducing cross-market risk contagion. The launch of NAVI Prime marks the Sui lending ecosystem advancing toward a more mature and specialized direction, and provides institutional capital entering the Sui DeFi ecosystem with infrastructure more aligned with traditional financial risk control standards.

A-share Changxin Technology currently has a trading volume exceeding 20 billion yuan, and is now down 4.8%.

According to market data from BIT (Bit.com), US stock futures are trending lower: Nasdaq 100 futures fell more than 1%, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.5%, and Dow futures declined 0.2%.