Arthur Hayes: I bet that Bitcoin will surpass $110,000 before retracing to $76,500

Binance is set to launch six USDT-denominated perpetual contracts for traditional financial assets on August 14, with underlying assets covering Hong Kong-listed stocks, South Korean-listed equities, and South Korea’s KODEX 200 ETF. The included assets are: CICT (3308.HK), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (009150.KS), Hanmi Semiconductor (042700.KS), LG Electronics (066570.KS), NAVER (035420.KS), and KODEX 200 ETF (069500.KS). The CICT USDT perpetual contract will go live at 10:00 AM Beijing Time on August 14, with the remaining five contracts launching at 5-minute intervals afterward. All contracts support up to 20x leverage, have funding rates settled every 8 hours, feature upper and lower limits of ±2%, and are compatible with multi-asset mode.

Chinese entrepreneur Duan Yongping announced on social media that he is willing to hold Moutai shares and any domestic fund, entering into a 10-year, 100 million RMB bet modeled after Warren Buffett’s iconic bet. Duan stated: "The premise is that we agree in advance that the charity the winner donates to is recognized by the other party. I will donate to BBK Experimental School. There are too many details to sort out. Unless a highly credible institution steps in to facilitate this. If both sides consent, we can donate the money upfront, and the loser will pay the other party after 10 years."

According to an official announcement, to mark Huobi HTX’s 13th anniversary, the platform will launch the "13th Anniversary Carnival Month – Resilience for the Future" event from 13:13 on August 13 to 13:13 on September 13 (UTC+8), inviting global users to join growth challenges. During the event, users can light up the Future Gem by completing designated tasks and unlock tiered anniversary benefits. Grand prizes include a 2,000 USDT Future Exploration Fund, a flight and accommodation package for Singapore’s TOKEN2049, and high-end limited-edition 13th anniversary gifts, among others. Additionally, Huobi HTX has launched a concurrent referral event with a million-dollar prize pool, covering trading scenarios including spot, derivatives, and margin. Users who complete designated tasks are eligible to participate in the reward split.

Lenovo's CEO stated that the company will partner with NVIDIA (NVDA.O) to launch AI PCs equipped with RTX chips later this year. (Jinshi)

Local time on Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department issued $42 billion in 10-year Treasury notes, with the auction’s winning yield rising to its highest level since 2007. While investors still showed some demand, the required return for purchasing U.S. Treasuries has grown increasingly higher. The 10-year Treasury yield had earlier climbed to around 4.75%, an 18-month peak. Meanwhile, the 30-year Treasury yield hovered above 5.2%, and the upcoming 30-year Treasury auction on Thursday is projected to see financing costs reach roughly the highest level in 25 years. This implies that even if the Federal Reserve does not raise interest rates in September, the U.S. government’s long-term financing costs may not decline. Analysts note that this situation signals the core contradiction in the current U.S. interest rate market: policy rates are determined by the Fed, but long-term borrowing costs are increasingly driven by a combination of fiscal factors, inflation, oil prices, and investor risk appetite.

According to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 index closed up 784.53 points on Thursday, August 13, a 1.16% gain, to 68,308.59 points. South Korea’s KOSPI index closed up 210.97 points on the same day, a 3.21% rise, ending at 6,790.01 points. SK Hynix rose 5.9% and Samsung Electronics gained 3.9%.