最新报道：According to Bijie.com, author Wu Shuo Blockchain's top 101 news of the week. Initial jobless claims in the United States reached 235,000 in the week ending August 16, compared to expectations of 225,000 and the previous reading of 224,000. Last week's increase in initial jobless claims was the largest in nearly three months, suggesting a possible increase in layoffs and further exacerbating signs of a weakening labor market. The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 235,000 in the week ending August 16, the largest increase since late May. 2. The US SEC has again delayed the approval of Truth Social and several other crypto ETFs. The SEC has postponed its decision on the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs until October 8th. On Monday, it also routinely postponed the approval of the CoinShares Litecoin ETF, CoinShares XRP ETF, and 21Shares Core XRP ETF. The related XRP Trust and 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF staking proposals were also delayed. The SEC said it needed more time to review the relevant rule changes and the implications. 3. US SEC Chairman: Only a "very small number" of crypto tokens could be considered securities. Atkins, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated at the Wyoming Blockchain Summit that only a "very small number" of crypto tokens could be considered securities, emphasizing that tokens themselves generally do not constitute securities. He stated that the SEC will modernize securities laws through its "Project Crypto" initiative, gradually bringing US financial markets onto the blockchain. Atkins emphasized that regulation should embrace innovation and proposed a long-term framework that "prevents regulatory interference." 4. U.S. Department of Justice: Projects that are truly decentralized and have no third-party control of funds will no longer be subject to Section 1960(b)(1)© charges link Matt Galeotti, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, stated in Jackson Hole that if a software system has truly decentralized characteristics, is fully automated and conducts peer-to-peer transactions, and no third party controls user assets, even if there is criminal intent, the Department of Justice will no longer bring charges against third parties under Section 1960(b)(1)©. This provision was used to accuse Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. Galeotti also stated that well-intentioned innovators do not need to worry about losing their freedom. 5. Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman: Regulators must adopt AI and encryption technologies to avoid marginalization link Michelle Bowman, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, stated at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that if banks and regulators do not actively adopt emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and encryption, they may face the risk of declining status in the financial system. She called on the industry to help regulators gain a more comprehensive understanding of blockchain and digital assets and explore their potential applications in combating fraud and other issues. Bowman also stated that he would push for a reduction in regulatory scrutiny related to "reputational risk" and work to change regulators' culture and attitudes regarding technology adoption and product integration. 6. Australia Orders Audit of Binance's Local Operations: The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has ordered an audit of Binance Australia, citing serious deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) controls. AUSTRAC noted that Binance's recent independent review was insufficient in scope, and that it faced high staff turnover, a lack of local resources, and management oversight, raising questions about its compliance governance. Binance Australia must nominate an external auditor within 28 days, which will be reviewed and selected by AUSTRAC. Binance Australia stated that it understands and respects AUSTRAC's decision to appoint an external auditor to independently review its anti-money laundering program, emphasizing that this is a regulatory review measure, not an enforcement action. Binance currently has over 1,200 compliance staff worldwide, representing nearly 22% of the company's workforce, and expects compliance spending to increase by 33% this year. 7. Wealthy Asian families are increasing their cryptocurrency investments, potentially reaching 5% of their portfolios. Link: Wealthy Asian families and family offices are increasing their investments in cryptocurrencies, driven by bullish sentiment towards digital assets, growing mainstream adoption, and favorable regulations in major markets, particularly the US and Hong Kong. UBS reports that some overseas Chinese family offices plan to increase their cryptocurrency exposure to approximately 5% of their portfolios. Wealth managers say Asian clients have shifted their mindset from "only wanting a small allocation" a few years ago to "a must-have component in their portfolios," and are exploring various tools to optimize returns. 8. MetaMask announced the launch of its native stablecoin, mUSD, on Ethereum and Linea. Link: MetaMask announced the launch of its native stablecoin, MetaMask USD (mUSD), scheduled to launch on Ethereum and Linea later this year. mUSD will be issued by Stripe's Bridge platform and minted through M0's decentralized infrastructure, with a 1:1 ratio backed by highly liquid assets such as cash and short-term US Treasury bonds. This is the first stablecoin launched directly by a self-hosted wallet. MetaMask stated that mUSD will be the default dollar unit in its ecosystem for top-up, exchange, transfer, cross-chain and payment.The company plans to support MetaMask cards at Mastercard merchants by the end of the year. 9. Bernstein: The crypto bull market may continue until 2027, and Bitcoin may reach $200,000. Bernstein analysts' latest report indicates that the crypto bull market is expected to continue until 2027, benefiting from US policy support and accelerated institutional investment. The analysts predict Bitcoin will reach $150,000–200,000 within the next year and believe the next phase of the bull market will not be limited to Bitcoin, but will also extend to Ethereum, Solana, and DeFi tokens. These assets will drive inflows to trading platforms and stablecoin issuers. On Friday, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes announced in an interview that he had repurchased ETH, citing "charts showing continued price increases." He predicts that Ethereum could reach $20,000 in this cycle and stated that he currently holds a heavy position in ETH over Solana. 10. Windtree Therapeutics to be delisted from Nasdaq due to failure to maintain minimum closing price standards link "BNB MicroStrategy" company Windtree Therapeutics received notice from Nasdaq on August 19, 2025, that its common stock would be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market and transferred to the OTC market on August 21 due to failure to maintain minimum closing price standards (Rule 5550(a)(2)). Previously, the company announced that it intended to raise up to US$520 million through equity financing, 99% of which would be used to purchase BNB. 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