TRADEXYZ BUYS BACK $HYPE WITH 12% OF THEIR COLLECTED REVENUE FOLLOWING SPECULATIONS ON WHETHER THEY ARE RAISING FRESH MONEY: ONCHAIN

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WINTERMUTE TO TRADE COMMODITIES, CRYPTO ETFS, TOKENIZED STOCKS UPON REGULATORY APPROVAL: BBG

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POWER STRUGGLE ERUPTS AT ONDO FINANCE AFTER FOUNDER'S DEATH

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$KMNO listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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$BSB listed on Bithumb spot

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$BSB listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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ETF Flows: 06 Aug 2026

🟢 Bitcoin ETFs: $137.6M net inflows

🟢 Ethereum ETFs: $92.1M net inflows

🔴 Solana ETFs: -$0.9M net outflows

🟢 Hyperliquid ETFs: $2.8M net inflows

OPENAI TO SLOW DOWN DEVELOPMENT ON ITS NEW ASTRA MODEL AS THEY CANNOT RULE OUT CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES, WHILST POLYMARKET⁠.COM ODDS IT IS RELEASED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH SIT AT 66%: AXIOS

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TRUMP MEDIA UNWINDS CRYPTO DEALS: AXIOS

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WEEKLY BRIEF Aug 2–Aug 9, 2026

Headlines
• Polymarket in talks to raise $1B at a $20B valuation
• Coldcard hack losses exceed $100M
• MSCI proposes removing Strategy and Metaplanet from global indexes
• Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition to expand stablecoin capabilities
• Wells Fargo to launch tokenized deposits for corporate clients on proprietary blockchain
• Polymarket becomes official partner of ATP for tennis livestreaming and in-app trading
• Power struggle erupts at Ondo Finance following the founder’s death
• OpenAI slows development on its Astra model due to cybersecurity concerns
• Major hedge funds including Citadel and Point72 targeted in wave of cyber attacks
• Demis Hassabis to step down as Google DeepMind CEO

Weekly ETF Flows
• BTC: +$763.6M net inflows
• ETH: +$194.1M net inflows
• SOL: -$0.9M net outflows
• HYP: +$2.8M net inflows

Exchange Listings
• Bybit: $UNITREE (pre-market)
• Binance: $GIGADEV (futures)
• Upbit: $HOME (spot), $QUID (spot), $GRVT (spot), $CAP (spot), $KMNO (spot), $BSB (spot)
• Bithumb: $META2 (spot), $USDG (spot), $QUID (spot), $UB (spot), $BSB (spot)
• Robinhood: $CASHCAT (spot)

Regulatory
• DOJ charges NFT marketplace founder for misappropriating investor funds
• Trump Media unwinds various cryptocurrency deals

Market Flows
• Strategy BTC holdings decreased by 1,637 BTC (~$102.4M)
• Michael Saylor clarifies he has never sold any personally held Bitcoin
• Bithumb targets 2028 IPO with pre-listing application in 2027
• Wintermute to trade commodities and tokenized stocks upon regulatory approval
• Hyperliquid upgrades TWAP orders and launches HIP-4 permissionless deployments on testnet
• EIP-8361 proposed to reduce Ethereum inflation by cutting staking yields
• Maple adopts Ethena USDTB stablecoin for $400M liquidity buffer
• TradeXYZ initiates $HYPE buyback using 12% of collected revenue
• Dinari partners with Circle to offer tokenized stocks to U.S. investors
• Anthropic explores $36B debt package to finance Google chip usage

COINSBUY HACKED FOR $7.9M; STOLEN FUNDS LAUNDERED TO MONERO

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THE WEEK AHEAD — Aug 10 to Aug 16

🇺🇸 High-Impact Economic Events (ET)

Wed Aug 12
• 8:30 AM — Core CPI m/m (fcst 0.2%, prev 0.0%)
• 8:30 AM — Core CPI y/y (fcst 2.5%, prev 2.6%)
• 8:30 AM — CPI m/m (fcst 0.1%, prev -0.4%)
• 8:30 AM — CPI y/y (fcst 3.4%, prev 3.5%)

Thu Aug 13
• 8:30 AM — Core PPI m/m (fcst 0.3%, prev 0.2%)
• 8:30 AM — PPI m/m (fcst 0.2%, prev -0.3%)

📊 Notable Earnings

Mon Aug 10
🌑 After hours: $RKLB, $HIMS, $USAR

Tue Aug 11
🌑 After hours: $LITE, $CRWV, $QNT

Wed Aug 12
☀️ Pre-market: $NBIS
🌑 After hours: $CBRS

Thu Aug 13
🌑 After hours: $AMAT

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$CYS, $ICNT, $XAN, $EDEN, $AIOZ, $ALLO listed on Upbit spot

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META TO RELEASE THE WEIGHTS FOR THEIR LATEST MODEL, MUSE SPARK 1.2: X

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STRATEGY SOLD 1,691 BTC REDUCING HOLDINGS TO 840,447 BTC

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STRATEGY USD RESERVES UP $650M TO $4650M

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STRATEGY SOLD 1,690 BTC $108.6M AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $64,262

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