「$1800 Ethereum Price Ceiling Short Whale」 Forced Liquidation, $430,000 Loss

Beating AI News (Dongcha) Flash Briefing: According to people familiar with the matter, Broadcom’s Wall Street underwriting syndicate is in the process of raising a new $60 billion AI chip financing round, with beneficiaries including Anthropic and other firms. The sources noted that multiple banks involved in this massive debt package are set to send underwriting invitations for $42 billion in Class A senior secured debt. They added that Blackstone is leading the $18 billion Class B subordinated debt portion, with multiple funds under Blackstone committing to contribute $9 billion, and the remainder planned for external distribution. A Broadcom spokesperson declined to comment.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $138 million disbursement to El Salvador as part of its $1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. During the review, the IMF granted El Salvador a waiver for previously unmet requirements related to its bitcoin accumulation limits. The IMF noted that El Salvador has taken corrective measures and committed to further reducing the government’s involvement in bitcoin-related activities. According to the IMF’s disclosure, El Salvador does not anticipate accumulating additional bitcoin beyond the scope of its previously recorded donations moving forward, and will continue to enhance transparency disclosures and regulatory framework construction for government-held crypto assets. This disbursement is part of El Salvador’s 40-month, roughly $1.4 billion EFF program, which was approved in 2025.

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with TIME that the U.S. government may consider taking stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic, similar to the deal it struck with Intel.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has risen above $86,000, currently trading at $86,030.09, with an intraday increase of 1.35%.

Johann Kerbrat, head of Robinhood’s crypto business, stated during Korea Blockchain Week 2026 that Robinhood is still advancing its process related to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s "Innovation Exemption" for tokenized stocks. Kerbrat added that Robinhood’s tokenized stock trading volume could eventually reach the regulatory limits set by the SEC. The SEC previously rolled out the Innovation Exemption, which permits eligible tokenized securities trading platforms to conduct on-chain stock transactions while meeting relevant conditions, though it imposes restrictions on the number of tradable stocks and trading volume. Robinhood is currently exploring tokenized stock-related business; the SEC’s Innovation Exemption framework requires holders of tokenized stocks to enjoy the same rights and interests as holders of traditional stocks, and sets conditions on trading varieties, trading volume, disclosure, and other aspects.

According to the Financial Times, Amazon (AMZN.O) is seeking to sell Nvidia (NVDA.O) chips worth $8 billion to investors.