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[Privacy Public Chain Project Beldex Secures $8 Million in Funding] According to Decrypt, the privacy public chain project Beldex has completed a new $8 million funding round, led by Sigma Capital with participation from NTC, Nxgen, Digital Consensus Fund, and EAK Ventures. The funds will be used for developer tools, privacy applications, protocol security, and AI privacy infrastructure. The current Beldex ecosystem includes products such as BChat, BelNet, a privacy browser, and BNS. In the near future, the project plans to advance the EVM-compatible sidechain testnet, expand wallet and SDK development, and explore applications of fully homomorphic encryption and quantum-safe technologies.

According to AiCoin data, the BTC-ahr999 hoard index has reached a new high in nearly three months, currently at 0.6717, in the "fixed investment range". This indicator was created by ahr999 to assist Bitcoin regular investors in making investment decisions based on timing strategies. The data is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.

According to The New York Times, two Binance employees were briefly detained in the United Arab Emirates due to police investigations into financial crimes on the platform. Binance stated that this was a routine inquiry into the flow of third-party funds, and the employees have been released. （Cointelegraph）

1. Peter Schiff claims that BTC's breakthrough of $72000 is a fake breakthrough, attributing it to the US Treasury Department's repurchase operation 2. The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending August 15th was 206000, lower than expected by 210000 3. Federal Reserve's Musa Lem says raising interest rates now may help avoid more aggressive actions in the future 4. Morgan Stanley: Gold prices are expected to surpass $5000 per ounce by 2027 or earlier 5. CFTC Chairman says Bitcoin Clarity Bill will be submitted to President Trump for signature 6. Coinbase CEO Armstrong: Cryptocurrency market may be at the starting point of the next bull market 7. Yilihua: The downward trend of the cryptocurrency market has ended, and attention is being paid to opportunities in the AI field 8. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says Bitcoin and Gold can hedge against economic collapse The above is a selection of hot topics from the past 24 hours. Click to see the full article: https://www.aicoin.com/article/548983

According to The Block, Kraken's parent company Payward is exploring becoming a "full-service bank" outside the United States to expand from cryptocurrency trading to asset management and financial services. Payward's co CEO Dave Ripley stated that trading, banking, and asset management are the three main areas of focus for the company, with banking services covering payments, loans, earnings, and custody. Payward's Kraken Financial has obtained a license as a special purpose depositary institution in Wyoming and a streamlined moderator account with the Federal Reserve.