The Smarter Web Company has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 35 BTC, bringing its total to 2,747 BTC. According to ChainCatcher, the UK-listed company now ranks 29th among Bitcoin holders.

Flop Labs has launched the tclk/1 protocol to enable trustless transactions between AI agents that meet in public chat rooms. According to Foresight News, the protocol uses hash time-lock contracts and point time-lock contracts to address the trust problem in which one party must complete work while the other must pay, but neither side can act first. tclk/1 is positioned as an agreement layer rather than a service. The coordination process is completed through signed messages from both sides in the room, while funds move through a settlement channel specified in the quote, and the room itself does not hold keys or assets. The protocol consists of six message frames and a state machine. A complete single quote contains 407 characters and can be transmitted through a GET request, allowing agents with only web request capability to complete transactions. The team said its adapter signature module has not been audited, the protocol is currently in Alpha, and it only supports testnet. Related npm libraries and an MCP service have also been released.

U.S. spot XRP ETFs have recorded net inflows for 11 straight trading days, attracting about $170 million during that period. According to ChainCatcher, cumulative net inflows since launch last November have reached about $1.68 billion. XRP traded at about $1.33 on Wednesday morning, below roughly $1.45 on August 27 but still above the $1 level seen in mid-August. 13F filings showed Goldman Sachs as the largest institutional holder of XRP ETFs, with about $87.4 million. Jane Street and Millennium Management held about $16.6 million and $16.2 million, respectively. Investment advisers were the largest holder category, accounting for about $120 million of the $183 million disclosed, while hedge funds held about $25 million, brokers about $17 million, and banks about $14 million. The holdings data and fund flows measure different periods. The 13F filings reflect positions as of June 30, while the inflow streak covers new money entering the funds from late August to early September. The figures also reflect ETF holdings rather than investors’ full XRP exposure, and firms such as Goldman Sachs may hedge part of their price risk through futures or other instruments. The next round of 13F filings is due in November.

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According to Jin10, UBS Group Global Research Asia-Pacific head Lian Peikun said at the 23rd UBS Securities China A-Share Symposium that the latest A-share correction mainly reflected risk release after earlier gains rather than a fundamental reversal in the medium-term trend. He said the decline in margin financing balances has brought the deleveraging process close to an end, while positive factors supporting the stable operation of the capital market are accumulating faster and the market recovery base is continuing to strengthen, which should help extend the rally in the second half of the year. Lian said the structural growth logic of artificial intelligence, the localization process of China's technology supply chain, and the development direction of domestic AI infrastructure have not changed. He added that as the global AI industry narrative improves, enterprise adoption accelerates, and China's technology ecosystem continues to improve, the medium- and long-term investment value of China's AI industry chain remains worth watching. He also said many overseas investors have recognized that China's AI supply chain is becoming an indispensable part of global technology investment portfolios, and some foreign capital is increasing its exposure with real money.

Nikkon Holdings Co., a Japanese logistics group focused on the automotive supply chain, will hold a second round of bidding in the first half of September for a take-private deal, according to Bloomberg. Bain Capital LP and Lone Star Funds are considering proposals, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Around 5,000 Dropbox accounts were compromised between 4 August and 21 August after attackers exploited a flaw in Lenovo ID email verification to access linked accounts. Files were viewed or downloaded in fewer than a third of the affected accounts, and Dropbox has since removed the Lenovo ID link and required passwords for access.

According to Jin10, Israel's Defense Minister Katz said that as economic pressure on Iran continues to intensify, it is likely to launch an attack against Israel, and that it likes to carry out attacks during Jewish holidays.

Private equity-backed restructuring advisory firm Interpath is seeking to acquire a U.S. professional services company as a strategic foothold for global expansion. According to Sina Finance, the company is working with investment banks to find a mid-sized U.S. business with about 50 employees. Interpath CEO Mark Laderman said the firm currently operates in the United States through partnerships but lacks a physical presence, which he described as a major disadvantage. He said the absence of a U.S. entity prevents it from winning some global mandates, including work on the bankruptcy restructuring of FTX, despite its experience in crypto asset restructuring. In January, a U.S. court approved Interpath to oversee the restructuring of Cambodian conglomerate Prince Group. The expansion plan comes as Interpath's ownership changes. The firm was spun out of KPMG in 2021 and was then acquired by U.S. private equity firm HIG Capital for 400 million pounds. In January, British buyout firm Bridgepoint took over Interpath for 800 million pounds. Bridgepoint partner Charles Veale said international expansion was a key part of the strategic rationale for buying Interpath. He said the U.S. is the largest and most attractive market, and gaining a scale foothold there is an important part of the investment case. He added that acquiring a U.S. company would change the group's overall positioning and could support a revaluation at the next exit. Interpath said target companies should have expertise in at least two of four areas: restructuring, transaction advisory, forensic investigation, and value creation. Laderman also said he does not want to buy a business that does not fit the firm's overall positioning simply to open offices in New York and Chicago.

B.AI said DeepSeek V4 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp will end their free trial and begin discounted billing at 5 p.m. SGT on September 3, 2026. According to Odaily, the platform will also adopt DeepSeek's peak and off-peak pricing, charging 50% of the official price during peak hours and 25% of the official price during off-peak hours. Users who want to keep using free models will still have access to GLM 5.3 Flash, which has 320B total parameters, 18B activated parameters, and supports a 1M context window. B.AI said Qwen3.8 Flash, Hy3, and MiMo V2.5 will also remain free.

Bitcoin treasury company Capital B said it will issue new shares with warrants to strategic investor Adam Back through a private placement at 0.58 euros per share. According to ChainCatcher, the subscription totals about 7.645 million euros, with closing expected on September 3, 2026, under terms consistent with financing announced on August 28, 2026. If all warrants are exercised, the company said it could receive an additional 49.4 million euros in capital. Capital B said the net proceeds of about 7.3 million euros will mainly be used to buy more bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset and to advance its bitcoin treasury strategy.

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