According to Foresight News, trader Jasonleo has recently capitalized on high points in the market by shorting Bitcoin and Ethereum. His Bitcoin short position was opened at $120,948, involving 1,768 units, and currently shows an unrealized profit of approximately $3.98 million. Meanwhile, his Ethereum short position was initiated at $4,712.49, with 7,544.79 units, yielding an unrealized profit of around $743,000. If these positions remain open, the total unrealized profit amounts to $4.723 million.

According to BlockBeats, Berkshire Hathaway has made notable changes to its investment portfolio in the second quarter. The company reduced its holdings in Apple by 20 million shares, decreasing the market value of its stake by $4.1 billion, although Apple remains its largest holding. Additionally, Berkshire Hathaway sold over 26 million shares of Bank of America, marking a more than 40% reduction in its holdings over the past year. In the same quarter, Berkshire completely exited its position in T-Mobile and acquired over 5 million shares of UnitedHealth, with the market value of this new position reaching nearly $1.6 billion by the end of the quarter. Following this acquisition, UnitedHealth's stock saw a post-market increase of over 9%. Furthermore, Berkshire Hathaway invested in Nucor Corporation, purchasing over 6.6 million shares valued at more than $800 million. Among its top ten holdings, Chevron was the only company in which Berkshire increased its stake, buying over 3.4 million shares.

According to Foresight News, Vana, an open network dedicated to AI data sovereignty and user-owned data layers, recently held an invitation-only hackathon in Abu Dhabi. The event gathered participants such as investors, Hub71, and Vana's core team. The DataDAO initiative highlighted areas including robotics (Chordata), consumer spending (Credmont), and social media (VDataDAO).

According to Foresight News, the Cardano Foundation's DRep has changed its vote to "in favor" of a proposal to allocate 605,000 ADA for a free native asset content distribution network (CDN) for developers. Initially, the vote was "against" due to financial concerns, but additional information from the NFTCDN team has addressed these issues. The proposal aims to provide all Cardano developers with 18 months of free native asset CDN services, alleviating the high costs developers face. The NFTCDN team has presented a clear budget for salaries and infrastructure costs. During the 18-month strategic period, data will be collected to allow DReps to vote on three sustainable future paths: open-source, decentralized, or transfer to a non-profit organization. Due to the lack of an appropriate funding category within Project Catalyst for such infrastructure projects, the treasury withdrawal process was chosen. The DRep considers this proposal a reasonable and strategic public infrastructure investment, offering long-term sustainability and immediate value.

According to Foresight News, Avenir Group, an emerging investment firm and family office founded by Li Lin, held 16,558,663 shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) in the second quarter. This holding, valued at $1.01 billion, positions Avenir Group as the leading Asian institutional investor in the ETF and the fifth largest globally. Insiders have revealed that Avenir Group is actively investing in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and Web3 financial infrastructure. The firm aims to facilitate a deeper integration between traditional finance and digital assets.

BlackRock’s IBIT sets new record with $91. 06b AuM, maintaining its lead in U. S. Bitcoin ETFs. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-hits-91-06b-aum/

Bitcoin’s fresh record above $124,000 on Thursday set the stage for a stark test of one of oldest heuristics, according to Joe Consorti, Head of Growth at Theya. In a video published today, August 14, Consorti argued that the fourth quarter will reveal whether the market’s long-observed four-year halving cycle still governs price behavior—or whether the asset has entered a new regime shaped by deep, patient pools of traditional finance capital. “Bitcoin just hit a brand new all-time high of more than $123,700,” he said at the top of the segment. “It’s since corrected slightly…but we’re still pushing higher source: https://www.newsbtc.com/bitcoin-news/q4-will-decide-if-the-4-year-bitcoin-cycle-is-dead/

New settlement infrastructure aims to eliminate time-zone delays and grant merchants immediate access to funds. source: https://solanafloor.com/news/huma-arf-geoswift-and-poly-flow-introduce-same-day-settlement-for-marketplace-sellers

According to PANews, LiveOne, a company specializing in music, entertainment, and technology, has announced the acquisition of Bitcoin valued at $117,885. The company's board has committed to investing $500 million to expand its Bitcoin holdings. In a strategic move, LiveOne has partnered with ARCA to manage Bitcoin revenue strategies, while Anchorage Digital will provide secure custody and management of the digital assets.

The commission has exercised its final procedural extension for Solana ETF applications, citing the need for additional time to review. source: https://decrypt.co/335387/sec-punts-decision-deadlines-for-solana-etfs-by-two-months

Economist Sumerlin believes a more aggressive rate cut is appropriate, potentially allowing for a 50 basis point reduction, while also emphasizing the importance of Fed independence. Jefferies market strategist David Zervos supports a significant rate cut, undeterred by unexpectedly strong U.S. producer price inflation data.

Golden Finance has launched the 2786th issue of "Golden Morning 8", a morning newspaper for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, providing you with the latest and fastest digital currency and blockchain industry news.

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