Founder of Brainance, Tang Jie: After the open-source release of GLM-5.2, the performance gap with OpenAI and Anthropic will gradually narrow.

On-chain investigator Specter disclosed that a wallet cluster holding approximately 28,555 Bitcoin (BTC, valued at ~$1.8 billion) has been identified, and it is possibly linked to the 60,000 BTC money laundering case involving Qian Zhimin. Weeks ago, a Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2017 suddenly transferred 1,020 BTC (worth ~$60 million) and began dispersing the funds across multiple addresses, exhibiting typical money laundering patterns. After tracing these transactions, analysts locked onto an on-chain wallet cluster connected to addresses previously tied to Qian Zhimin’s case by UK law enforcement. Qian Zhimin perpetrated large-scale investment fraud in China between 2014 and 2017, defrauding over 128,000 investors. UK authorities subsequently traced the flow of crime proceeds converted into Bitcoin, and the Metropolitan Police ultimately seized 60,000 BTC in the largest cryptocurrency seizure in UK history. In July 2021, UK authorities transferred the seized Bitcoin, creating identifiable on-chain address links. Based on on-chain evidence, analysts noted it is currently impossible to determine if these wallets remain controlled by the same actors, have been transferred to other custodians, or have already been identified by law enforcement.

Qatar has stated that it cannot provide any timeline for the U.S.-Iran agreement.

McDonald's second-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) hit $3.38, surpassing the consensus analyst estimate of $3.32. The company’s second-quarter reported EPS came in at $3.32, up from $3.14 in the year-ago quarter.

A newly created wallet (0xf33f) spent 424 $ETH($791K) to buy 13.14M $CASHCAT($905K now) and is already up $115K.

Zurich, Switzerland-based robotics startup Exclaim Robotics has officially emerged from stealth mode, closing a $4.95 million seed funding round that will be used to develop robotic products for routine repair and maintenance operations at hyperscale data centers. The firm is led by veteran robotics expert Helen Oleynikova, with backers including prominent European early-stage investment firms.

Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, reports that the Trump administration is drafting a ban on imports of new Chinese data center components. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to impose import restrictions on Chinese optical transceivers—used for high-speed data transmission over data center fibers—and aims to announce and implement the measures within this year. The White House and FCC have not yet responded to requests for comment. Affected by this, according to market data from BIT (bit.com), pre-market trading in the U.S. optical communications sector has widened its gains, with: Pure Photonics ETF FOTO up 8.08%; Corning (GLW) up 8.10%; Marvell Technology (MRVL) up 7.64%; AAOI (Applied Optoelectronics) up 18.1% — the company manufactures high-speed optical modules (800G/1.6T) and focuses on AI data center transceivers; LITE (Lumentum Holdings) up 11.57% — a core supplier of optical communications lasers and optical modules, and a key player in AI data centers; COHR (Coherent Corp) up 14.01% — a leader in lasers, optical components, and photonics solutions, covering data center and industrial sectors; CIEN (Ciena Corporation) up 8.96% — which produces high-speed SerDes and connectivity chips, focusing on low-power interconnection for AI data centers.