U.S. stocks: The three major indexes closed higher this morning, Moderna surged 177%, and crypto-related stocks rallied sharply.

US President Donald Trump said the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) could "surpass the internet and everything humanity has ever seen," calling for strengthened regulation while avoiding restrictions on the AI industry. Trump noted that the U.S. is currently a global leader in AI, and the government should promote AI infrastructure development, including accelerating the construction of data centers and supporting power facilities. He added that AI companies are building new power generation facilities to supply electricity to data centers, rather than relying on outdated power grids. Trump also urged state governments and local officials to support AI data center projects, arguing that these initiatives will generate significant jobs, tax revenue, and investment. However, he acknowledged that the AI industry faces public image challenges, with some regions opposing data centers over their high power consumption, water usage, and environmental impacts.

Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at The Wall Street Journal and widely known as the Fed’s "mouthpiece," wrote in a recent article that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is facing intense audit pressure from Congress. On Wednesday local time, four members of the Senate Banking Committee led by Senator Chris Van Hollen sent a joint letter to Warsh, demanding he disclose all details of his communications with U.S. President Donald Trump. Previous reports said Warsh has maintained frequent phone calls with Trump since taking office, but the Fed’s publicly released schedule for Warsh’s early tenure did not include such calls. Lawmakers argue that this "selective transparency" could spark concerns over government interference in monetary policy. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, previously said Warsh has long held economic discussions with Trump, but added that Trump would not pressure the Fed. Trump later denied the reports, saying he only had a brief conversation with Warsh a few days ago. Currently, the Fed stated that it is delaying the release of the chair’s schedule in accordance with established rules. Markets are watching whether Warsh will provide additional information and whether this incident will affect public confidence in the Fed’s independence.

AI cloud computing firm Nebius Group announced plans to issue a total of $4.5 billion in convertible senior notes via private placement, including $2.75 billion in notes maturing in 2030 and $1.75 billion in notes maturing in 2034. Proceeds from the offering will be used to drive business expansion, such as constructing and expanding data centers, developing its full-stack AI cloud platform, scaling its data center footprint, and procuring critical infrastructure equipment including GPUs. Additionally, the company expects to conduct private exchange transactions with holders of certain convertible notes maturing in 2029 and 2031 to optimize its debt structure. The offering remains subject to market conditions, with final terms including interest rates and conversion prices to be determined at pricing.

Over the past 24 hours, 174,350 traders were liquidated for a total of $2.98B! This is now the 8th-largest crypto liquidation event in history.

According to EmberCN’s monitoring, well-known trader "Machi Big Brother" has long maintained a large long position in ETH via his address. Over the past year, he has experienced hundreds, even thousands, of liquidations due to high-leverage trading. Following ETH’s recent 17% single-day rally, his ETH long position worth $48.22 million has now posted an unrealized profit of around $3.34 million, finally reaping a phased return. However, the trader’s cumulative losses to date still stand at $31.5 million.

Marvell Technology filed documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 19, disclosing that it has expanded its custom semiconductor partnership with Google. The two firms signed a commercial agreement on July 29 covering products related to Google’s TPU ecosystem, including AI inference accelerators, storage controllers, network interface controllers, memory interface controllers, and near-memory computing solutions. As part of the collaboration, Marvell issued warrants to Google on August 18, allowing Google to buy up to approximately 58.97 million common shares of the company at $206.58 per share, with a total exercise value of around $12.2 billion. Of these shares, about 1.36 million will vest over the first year, while the remaining will vest in tranches tied to Google’s future revenue from custom product purchases—one tranche for every $5 billion in revenue—with the longest vesting period extending to fiscal 2033, corresponding to a potential cumulative revenue cap of roughly $120 billion. After the announcement, Marvell’s stock jumped more than 11%, while rival Broadcom’s share price fell. Analysts say the move bolsters Marvell’s position in the custom chip space for hyperscale cloud providers.