Break through the imagination boundaries of traditional memes. While recently following a project, I unexpectedly found a player who is completely different—$niulai.
Its biggest highlight 🎇 is that it doesn’t confine itself to the echo chamber of the crypto circle; instead, it directly brings the real-world movie IP《牛來》(Niu Lai) into the mix!
An endless supply of “fuel” for sharing: Memes themselves are experts at spreading. Combined with the ever-refreshing materials provided by the film’s content, they clearly have greater staying power and expandability than relying on short-term hype alone.
A bridge between Web2 and Web3: the project’s core goal is very clear—to use memes to help media/film content break out of its niche and attempt to deeply connect the massive Web2 traffic with Web3 communities.
Whether it can truly crystallize into a strong community culture still needs time to observe, but this innovative attempt to blur the lines between reality and fiction genuinely opens up an imagination space worth looking forward to.
Add it to your watchlist first, and see how far it can go!🔥 #niulai #牛來
The SEC unexpectedly canceled a vote on new rules for crypto startups. The official reason given was "scheduling issues." This delay has left the crypto community wondering about the prospects for potential funding exemptions. My first reaction to this news wasn’t disappointment—it was that it’s worth taking a moment to think through why this happened. In the same week, the SEC first announced an open meeting to discuss the "Regulation Crypto Assets" framework, and then temporarily canceled the vote—this sequence alone carries information. "Scheduling issues" is the most common official excuse, but behind it there could be several real causes: the commissioners may not yet be in consensus on specific provisions and need more time for talks; external stakeholders (bank lobbying groups, traditional financial institutions) may have objections to the "startup exemption" provisions and require more coordination; or perhaps Atkins has been more aggressive than other commissioners in moving the process forward and needs to wait for internal alignment. But one thing is clear: the SEC is discussing a new rule that would allow crypto projects to raise funds without registering them as securities—the direction hasn’t changed. What was canceled was the voting timeline, not the agenda itself. A historical comparison: the SEC rejected spot BTC ETF applications more than a dozen times. Each rejection made the market feel like it was "never going to happen," until it was finally approved all at once in January 2024. The ETH ETF also went through a long wait. The CLARITY Act was delayed to September, but the legislative groundwork was still fully preserved. Building a regulatory framework has never been a linear process—it often moves two steps forward and one step back—but the direction has always been there. Canceling a vote is routine in the SEC’s history and not a signal. The signal is that Atkins, during his tenure as chair, put this matter on the priority agenda—and that priority hasn’t changed because of a single canceled vote. On-chain data shows long-term holders are continuing to accumulate, exchange BTC balances are declining, and stablecoin float is rising—off-exchange capital is waiting for the next clear signal. Once the SEC’s startup exemption framework is finalized, it will be one of those signals. Canceling the vote is a short-term disturbance; the direction is a long-term trend. Don’t mix the two. What do you think about the SEC canceling this vote? When do you think the startup exemption framework will ultimately be implemented? Share your reasoning. $BTC
Sunday spent time with my son building LEGO until my hands ached. He casually asked, “Dad, why can’t the bank find out where I hid my lucky money?” I froze for a moment and couldn’t answer. Then I turned and thought of that recently uncovered chain, Dusk. What it does is the opposite of this question—it's not about making everyone unable to check; it’s about ensuring the right people can check, and the wrong people can’t. Technically, it has two layers: the lower-level Phoenix accounts use zero-knowledge proofs to hide the details of transactions, and the network only accepts the conclusion that “this transaction is valid”; the upper-level Zedger specifically handles the issuance, bonus distributions, and other changes to security assets—if a holder exceeds the limit, the rules block it directly without needing any manual approval. One is to hide, the other is to conceal your hand while playing the open cards. The difference is right here. The NPEX case is proof: when the issuance amount went beyond 200 million euros and there were over 20,000 investors, it shows this path isn’t just theoretical. But the combo of Citadel and Zedger is still in early-stage deployment. What it truly looks like under large-scale commercial use remains to be seen. I don’t know whether it will work out, but keeping an eye on the real flow speed of the money in that NPEX deal is better than randomly taking positions. $DUSK
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Today’s Nakamoto—if you don’t buy a 5 million BTC mining setup and hold it to mine Bitcoin
A few years from now, come back and see what it means to be “absolutely legendary.” There would be no Bitcoin, and not even the whole blockchain crypto world, without Nakamoto. Today I’ll give you another chance to mine Bitcoin. The other day, only 200 dollars would get you a Bitcoin mining rig—now it’s 350 dollars. Tomorrow, the next day, maybe later on, you’ll truly only be able to hear someone else’s legendary stories and悟and figure out your own life. You’re very hardworking—you’re very capable—but you chose the wrong direction, so your effort was wasted. Nakamoto is what makes believers truly achieve financial freedom. In 2009, he created Bitcoin, and it gave those who believed in him financial freedom. In 2026, he will let you hold Nakamoto-dividend Bitcoin, so that those who believe in him can change the fate of three generations again.
Ethereum L1 underlying upgrade roadmap: no longer adopt the Poseidon hash designed specifically for ZK-SNARKs; instead, move to proven, established standard hashes: SHA2 / BLAKE2s.
Key clarification: this is not about discarding all Poseidon in the market—only that the new L1 underlying roadmap will no longer choose it. Existing ZK-Rollups and ZK-Apps can continue to use Poseidon normally, with no impact from the restriction. $ETH Is it a positive catalyst?
Let me point out a relatively important thing I think.
Memes are afraid of having no follow-up content.
And behind $niulai there is the film and television IP “Niu Lai,” which naturally provides an additional source of content.
Of course, having an IP is only the foundation. Whether it can be turned into community culture really depends on how the project and users play together.
Life is lovely 🌷, days are joyful ☕, and hope fills the heart ✨; everything becomes clear and bright ☀️. With a heart full of a smile 😊, begin today’s beauty. Grateful for every encounter in life 💛, good morning!
13F Unveiled | Nvidia’s Q2 Holdings Revealed: SpaceX Jumps to Second-Largest Stake—What Game Is Jensen Huang Playing Next?
Nvidia’s relationship with Musk is no longer just about “selling chips” and “buying chips.” Today, $Nvidia (NVDA.US)$ disclosed its Q2 holdings report, for the first time publicly revealing its position in SpaceX: as of June 30, the company held approximately 123 million shares of SpaceX Class A stock. At the end of the quarter, the position was valued at about $21 billion, accounting for 33.06% of its disclosed stock portfolio—second only to Intel—making it Nvidia’s second-largest equity holding.
According to FactSet’s statistical definition, Nvidia also entered the ranks of SpaceX’s top six shareholders. What is even more noteworthy is that this is not a typical secondary-market purchase; rather, it is a strategic layout orchestrated through a combination of xAI investment, SpaceX acquisitions, and chip procurement.
U.S. July CPI, PPI, and retail sales data all came in soft. Combined with cooling employment, the market’s odds of a September rate hike at the Federal Reserve plunged from 75% to 25%, lifting global stock markets for a third straight week. However, oil prices are still elevated, the U.S. Treasury yield curve has steepened, and the long end of the bond market continues to price in inflation and fiscal deficits. With the Jackson Hole meeting coming into focus in two weeks, it is set to become a key directional signal.
U.S. inflation data unexpectedly cooled, while employment and consumption also softened. This week, market expectations for a September rate hike rapidly unwound. But abnormal signals from the long end of the bond market, the surge in oil prices, and the persistence of hawkish officials are challenging this “pause narrative.”
The probability of a September rate hike fell sharply from 75% in late July to around 25%. That drove global stock markets higher for a third consecutive week, and major U.S. indexes remained near historical highs.
AI infrastructure-related earnings have continued to be strong, providing additional support for technology stocks and allowing equity markets, for the time being, to overlook the warning sounds coming from both oil-price shocks and the long end of the bond market.
Yet the Iran/Strait of Hormuz crisis pushed Brent crude up by nearly 6% this week, approaching $90 per barrel; at the same time, the auction yield on U.S. 30-year Treasuries touched the highest level in 25 years.
While stocks cheer “the Fed turning,” the long end of the bond market is still pricing inflation and fiscal deficits—two sets of logic running in parallel. Who is right versus who is wrong could be the most important trading question of the second half of this year.
Inflation cools, September rate-hike expectations collapse
This week’s biggest macro driver comes from a series of softer U.S. data:
July CPI rose only about 0.1% month over month, and about 3.4% year over year; core inflation pressures continue to ease moderately;
July PPI was flat month over month, coming in below expectations;
July retail sales fell 0.6% month over month, the largest single-month drop in more than a year. It was far worse than the market’s expectation of a slight increase. Weakness in autos, oil prices, and several timing-related factors all weighed on the figures.
Combined with the nonfarm payroll data already released last week (down by 23,000 and revised lower), the soft-data mix caused the market’s expectations for near-term Fed hikes to unravel across the board, erasing all the hawkish premium that had built up since Chair Powell took over.