Donut AI CEO and founder Chris publicly disclosed his on-chain investment portfolio and trading approach, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi. The portfolio includes PUMP, PONS, AI, BONER, and STONK. According to ChainCatcher, Chris has held PUMP for several months and has made more than $936,000 in cumulative profit. He also earned more than $130,000 from trading popular Robinhood Chain tokens over the past 30 days, including exiting PONS when its market value was about $600 million. Chris said he opened a position in STONK when its market value was about $89 million and is now sitting on about $180,000 in unrealized gains, representing a return of more than 170%. He said Robinhood Chain currently relies more on new retail inflows, while Solana has a larger base of on-chain capital, making him more optimistic about the long-term development of Solana's tokenized stock ecosystem.

According to Jin10, the Iranian Embassy in India said the Iranian president met the Abu Dhabi crown prince in New Delhi, India.

Tahe Music has received feedback from China's securities regulator on its overseas listing filing, with the China Securities Regulatory Commission's International Department asking the company to supplement disclosures and have lawyers verify the matters and issue clear legal opinions, according to Jiemian News. The questions cover the paid-in status of domestic operating entities' registered capital, the basis for past capital increases and equity transfers, whether any capital contribution obligations were unmet, whether there were nominee shareholding arrangements, and whether the company's domestic business involves foreign investment restricted or prohibited sectors. The regulator also asked Tahe Music to explain the compliance of its offshore structure and round-trip investment, including foreign exchange, outbound investment, foreign investment and tax procedures, as well as the fairness of transaction consideration and whether related transferors fulfilled tax filing obligations. It further requested details on the legality of the equity incentive plan, possible benefit transfers or disputes, the use of a trust structure, and the basic information of the trust and related domestic entities. In addition, the company was asked to disclose the circumstances and rectification measures related to administrative penalties imposed on Chengdu Tahe by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and to clarify whether the Hong Kong listing is a spin-off of a Nasdaq- and Hong Kong-listed company and, if so, whether the parent and spun-off unit are operationally independent.

According to Axios, Jewish communal institutions in the United States are spending an estimated $1.02 billion a year on security, a record high, according to new data from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). The estimate is up 33% from $765 million in 2024 and covers more than 4,500 synagogues, Jewish community centers, schools, summer camps and other nonprofits, which spend an average of about $225,000 each. Security personnel account for the largest share, while about $150 million goes to security technology and building hardening, including cameras, reinforced doors and controlled-entry systems. The estimate does not include costs at more than 1,600 kosher restaurants, about 500 kosher markets and groceries, or other privately owned Jewish businesses. Axios reported that the higher spending comes as antisemitic assaults have reached their highest level since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking them in 1979. Community Security Service CEO Richard Priem said there is now more capability protecting the Jewish community than there was a few years ago, while JFNA CEO Eric Fingerhut said every dollar spent on guards and cameras is a dollar not spent on Jewish education. The article also said FEMA has made $300 million available through the FY 2026 Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and that a bipartisan bill in Congress would authorize $1 billion annually from FY 2027 through FY 2031 for the program and loosen limits on using the money for security personnel.

Russia is using its Far East as an alternative route to export grain after Ukrainian strikes disrupted shipments from key Black Sea ports, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said, according to Bloomberg.

After making enough money in the crypto industry, where should you invest your next money?

U.S. President Donald Trump said the Iran-backed Houthis had asked the United States not to attack the militant group. According to Sina Finance, Trump told reporters on Saturday during a meeting in Dublin with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin that the Houthis “called us and they don’t want to fight us,” adding that they “very much hope that we don’t go in.” Trump said he had spoken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman but did not provide details. He also said, “I can only say everything will work out fine. The result will be very good.”

From a macro perspective, AI exports are experiencing rapid growth. In the first half of 2026, China's AI-related product exports accounted for 22.7% of total exports, contributing 8.6 percentage points to overall export growth. AI exports have become a significant industry trend.

James van Geelen, founder of independent investment-research shop Citrini Research, has sold the firm to semiconductor and AI researcher SemiAnalysis, according to Bloomberg. Van Geelen and SemiAnalysis Chief Executive Officer Dylan Patel confirmed the sale on Friday, adding that van Geelen will stay on as Citrini's CEO for now. The sale price could not immediately be determined. "I'm excited about what the future holds for independent investment research," van Geelen said. Separately, he plans to launch a new fund, people familiar with the matter said, though he declined to comment on it. New York-based Citrini, whose research has some 260,000 Substack subscribers, made its name earlier this year when van Geelen posted a note titled "The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis," imagining a future in which AI wipes out white-collar jobs so fast the economy cannot absorb the blow. The report sent shockwaves through markets and hit software stocks in particular. SemiAnalysis, founded in 2020, has become an industry go-to for semiconductor research. Patel said research is changing and that the way firms have historically done it is "kludgy, old, slow and not democratized to the world." He said van Geelen has the largest finance-business Substack along with other operations, and the deal is about scaling SemiAnalysis's research to be among the best in a new era in which research is democratized and can be done by people themselves.

The surge in oil, gas and diesel prices is forcing central banks and governments to reassess the impact of the wars in Iran and Ukraine, according to Bloomberg.

Caroline Ellison, the former Alameda Research CEO who helped Sam Bankman-Fried steal $8 billion in customer funds from FTX, has been hired full-time by Manifund under the name “Carol.” According to BeInCrypto, Manifund cofounder Austin Chen said she began a work trial on July 13 and moved to a full-time role on August 10, handling user support and bookkeeping for the nonprofit grant platform. Chen defended the hire on redemption grounds, while noting Ellison built a reconciliation tool that flagged misregistered transactions worth six-figure amounts.

Retail trading is experiencing a golden age: even the Pope has downloaded FOMO to trade meme stocks. Everyone wants to be a streamer. Market predictions are everywhere.

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Deng Yu: If AI can solve all mathematical problems, I will retire and write novels. A cryptocurrency KOL donated $70,000 to a stranger? Golden Finance: What have KOLs on X been talking about in the past 24 hours?

Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 3179, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

Ethereum is betting that once the gas barrier disappears, more people will actually start using Ethereum.

CPI, Federal Reserve, August CPI: A report that appears hawkish but is actually dovish and a "pre-emptive rate hike" trade. Golden Finance: The CPI report slightly exceeded expectations.

The article delves into the underlying logic of Agentic Payment (AI-assisted payment).

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse.

Artificial intelligence: 50% of companies are losing money, and computing centers are largely gathering dust. Jinse Finance reports that nearly 900 million yuan worth of computing services were sold in six months, with net profit increasing sevenfold.