The BNB Chain developer team released a statement saying that the goal of BAP (BNB Application Proposals) is to make the application layer more consistent, more interoperable, and lower the development threshold. By sharing standards, the ecosystem can achieve faster development speeds, simpler integration methods, a better developer experience, and reduce one-off implementations. The official introduction states that BAP covers extensions to existing token standards, identity and wallet specifications, off-chain data conventions, dApp/proxy/protocol interfaces, and BNB Chain smart contract best practices. BAP will follow the process defined by BEP-1, including idea discussion, draft submission, community and editorial review, and will ultimately be adopted as an official standard.

According to on-chain analyst Ember, a cluster of whale/institutional addresses holding ETH lending positions recently sold 36,900 ETH via Hyperliquid over the past four days to stop losses, withdrawing 82.36 million USDC for repayment. He is currently still at a loss: he still holds 56,000 ETH (worth $115 million), with the liquidation price of these ETH lending positions around $2,050, only about $200 away from the current price. He bought his ETH last July at an average price of approximately $3,363, and the current loss has reached $105 million.

BNB Chain has announced the launch of the 'AI Agent Economy' on its platform. According to PANews, the ERC-8004 infrastructure has been deployed on both the BSC mainnet and testnet. This standard aims to establish a trust layer for artificial intelligence agents by introducing two core components: identity registration and reputation registration. These components provide a verifiable on-chain identity and reputation system for autonomously operating AI agents.

BNB Chain officially announced that the ERC-8004 infrastructure has been deployed on the BSC mainnet and testnet. It is understood that this standard aims to establish a trust layer for artificial intelligence agents. By introducing two core components, identity registration and reputation registration, it provides a verifiable on-chain identity and reputation system for autonomous AI agents.

According to Glassnode data, approximately 11.1 million BTC are currently in a profitable state (i.e., purchased at a price lower than the current market price), while approximately 8.9 million BTC are in a loss state. As the gap between these two figures continues to narrow, the ratio of profitable to loss-making BTC supply is approaching a key convergence zone that has appeared multiple times in history. This metric measures the number of wallets currently in a profitable state versus those in a loss state. Historically, when these two indicators gradually reach equilibrium, they often correspond to a market bottom and are considered an important signal of market capitulation and long-term investment opportunities. If the profitable and loss-making supplies converge further, it may mean that the market is entering a historically common cyclical bottoming phase, but this still needs to be assessed in conjunction with factors such as macro liquidity, derivatives structure, and market sentiment. (CoinDesk)

After three years of preparation, Hong Kong's Stablecoin Ordinance has officially come into effect, causing USDT, the world's largest stablecoin, to "evaporate" from the Hong Kong market overnight.

Prediction markets are increasingly adopting a community-driven approach similar to the culture of NYC bodegas. According to NS3.AI, this shift underscores the growing integration of prediction markets into urban life. The trend indicates a rising acceptance and practical application of decentralized forecasting tools in local environments.

According to Arkham, BlackRock transferred 6,648 ETH, worth approximately $14.83 million, to a Coinbase Prime address through its Ethereum exchange-traded fund ETHA.

While price action has always been volatile and, arguably, exciting, the Bitcoin network itself is built to feel boring. Ten minutes per block, tick tock, rinse and repeat, a metronome you can set your watch to. Then every so often, it gets very human again source: https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-mining-profitability-crisis-hits-as-difficulty-to-drop-by-14-this-weekend-while-block-time-spikes-to-20-minutes/

Bitmine’s BMNR stock fell as Ethereum losses hit $6. 6B. Tom Lee defends the strategy while the firm and investors continue accumulating ETH. source: https://www.coinspeaker.com/tom-lee-defends-bitmine-as-ethereum-crashes-to-2273/

Major legal and data companies saw their shares crash Tuesday after Anthropic rolled out workplace automation software, sparking fresh worries about artificial intelligence taking over professional jobs. Market observers blamed Anthropic’s Friday launch of new add-ons for its Claude Cowork platform. The tools handle legal work, sales operations, marketing campaigns, and data processing independently. The […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/anthropic-soars-to-350-billion/

Silicon Valley has changed again! Overnight, tens of thousands of people sold themselves into AI, working for "Skynet".

The cost of a "channel" is never money, but time, credit, relationships, and dignity.

italik appears to have abandoned its previously advocated "Rollup-centric" scaling model.

In the short term, the price of Bitcoin is highly likely to rebound to above $80,000, as the recent sell-off has created one of the largest price gaps in the history of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures.

Binance has converted part of its $1 billion SAFU reserve from stablecoins into Bitcoin, buying an additional 1,315 BTC and bringing the fund’s total to 2,630 BTC. The move comes amid market volatility and insolvency rumours, but Binance says the transfers will not affect Bitcoin’s price.

An alleged Bitcoin ransom demand has injected new urgency into the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, as authorities investigate what they now believe may be a targeted abduction rather than a routine missing-person case.

Taiwanese man Rui-Siang Lin was sentenced to 30 years in a New York court for running Incognito Market, a dark web drug marketplace that made over $105 million in sales. The platform sold large amounts of cocaine, meth and fake prescription pills, causing at least one confirmed death.

Kalshi and Polymarket, who predict market bread and games, staged a free supplies experiment on the streets of New York.

Spain is preparing to draw one of its toughest red lines on social media, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announcing that children under the age of 16 will be banned from social media next week, as part of the country's efforts to shield its youth from the "Digital Wild West."