according to BelTA, the National Bank of Belarus has prepared a series of government decisions aimed at breaking through the cryptocurrency market in Belarus. Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko reported to President Alexander Lukashenko that they have made specific proposals to include cryptocurrencies and digital financial assets in financial policy. These proposals have received preliminary support from the president, and specific draft regulations are also ready. Lukashenko asked for opinions on how to further develop Belarus's relatively lagging cryptocurrency market while listening to the report.

Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana Labs, has successfully evaded being served with a lawsuit against him by Pump Fun nine times. The lawsuit accuses him of involvement in the fraudulent "casino" business of the meme coin platform.

 Nomura's economists predict that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in September due to a weak labor market and reduced inflation risks, with the first rate cut expected to be 25 basis points, followed by one cut each in December and March of the following year. Although the median expectation of analysts is a 25 basis point rate cut in the next three months, economists have differing views on the timing of the rate cuts.

 Nakamoto CEO David Bailey said he never believed that US President Donald Trump changed his stance on Bitcoin (BTC) because he or his family could profit from cryptocurrency.

 the crypto financial technology company Antalpha has released its unaudited financial performance for the second quarter and six months ending June 30, 2025. Revenue growth accelerated to 49% year-on-year in the second quarter, and during the same period, Antalpha introduced key leadership teams and collaborated with Tether Gold to build a more resilient fund management strategy, advancing the expansion of its U.S. business."

 the market showed BNB breaking through $840, now at $840.36, with a 24-hour increase of 3.5%. The market is volatile, please manage risks.

according to the on-chain data tracking service Whale Alert, around 11:46 am Beijing time, USDC Treasury destroyed 55,000,000 USDC on the Ethereum chain.

 as of the time of publication, Huaxia Ethereum (03046.HK) rose by 6.45%, Jiashi Ethereum (03179.HK) rose by 5.74%, and Boshi Ethereum (03009.HK) rose by 5.54%.

according to TraderT monitoring, the net inflow of the US spot Bitcoin ETF was $66.32 million yesterday.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, SharpLink (SBET) increased its holdings by 5,226 ETH worth $23.1 million one hour ago. SharpLink currently holds 604,026 ETH worth $2.69 billion, ranking second in institutional Ethereum holdings.

 US stock market index has expanded, with all three major stock indices rising more than 1%, and the Nasdaq rising 1.2%.

On August 13th, Odin.fun, a Bitcoin ecosystem trading platform, announced the suspension of trading to verify recent platform withdrawal situations, and will inform users of the progress of the investigation. According to feedback from community members, the odin.fun platform appears to have a vulnerability, with around 60 BTC abnormally transferred. Earlier on April 14th, developer Bob Bodily liquidated all assets on the Odin platform, suspected to have been stolen. Trading and withdrawals were suspended on that day to confirm the extent of the hacker attack.

White House spokesperson Levitt said on Tuesday that President Trump is considering suing Federal Reserve Chairman Powell for his management of the renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington. President Trump earlier posted on social media mentioning this potential move, increasing the ongoing pressure from Trump on Powell to lower interest rates.

 Zircon Financial Group's "Zircon Securities" has officially announced that it has obtained approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) to conduct Virtual Asset Token In/Out business. This move makes Zircon Securities one of the few compliant platforms in the industry that can provide full-process services for virtual asset deposit, trading, and withdrawal through a mobile app.

according to Fox Business Channel, economist E.J. Antoni, nominated by US President Trump as the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggested suspending the agency's closely watched monthly employment report, citing fundamental flaws in its basic methods, economic models, and statistical assumptions. Before Trump's nomination was announced on Monday, Antoni criticized the unreliable data behind the monthly employment report in an interview, warning that it is often exaggerated and misleading key economic decision-makers from Washington to Wall Street. Antoni stated: "When businesses do not know how many job opportunities have been added or lost in our economy, how are they supposed to plan, or how should the Federal Reserve execute monetary policy? This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed immediately. The Bureau of Labor Statistics should suspend the release of the monthly employment report until the issue is corrected, but should continue to release more accurate but less timely quarterly data," he said, "Key decision-makers from Wall Street to Washington rely on this data, and a lack of confidence in this data would have far-reaching consequences."

Binance Alpha announced that it will launch Overlay Protocol (OVL) on August 14th and become the first platform to support the project. Eligible users can use Binance Alpha points to claim airdrops on the Alpha activity page after trading opens. Specific details will be announced soon.

SEC Chairman Pierce: No need to wait for legislation to promote the development of cryptocurrencies.

according to @pete_rizzo_, market news: Trump advisor David Bailey will buy $760 million worth of BTC today.

SlowMist founder Yu Xian commented on the 51% attack on Monero, saying that there are many doubts in the community about whether it is a true 51% attack in the real sense, but there are no doubts about the reorganization of blocks (such as 6 blocks). The Qubic mining pool claims to control 51% of the hash power, but many community members believe they control approximately 33% of the hash power. This debate is not easy to prove, and to truly confirm a 51% attack, a double spend attack test must be initiated.

 according to @Cointelegraph, Cuy Sheffield, the head of Visa's cryptocurrency business, mentioned that stablecoins could greatly expand Visa's potential market when talking about the $2 trillion market opportunity.