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Trump's June crypto-related stock deal revealed: cut holdings on Coinbase, Strategy, and bought Robinhood

Comparatively, according to financial disclosure released by the US Government Ethics Office on Saturday, Trump carried out more than 1,000 securities transactions in June, totaling between 78.1 million US dollars and 263.1 million US dollars. Among them, crypto-related transactions involve Coinbase, Strategy, and Robinhood. Overall, the volume of crypto-related stock transactions is relatively limited, accounting for a low percentage of its total securities transactions in June. · Coinbase: Selling Coinbase shares worth $15,001 to $50,000, $100,001 to $250,000, and $1,001 to $15,000 on June 12, 18, and 23, and buying Coinbase shares worth $50,001 to $100,000 on June 24; · Strategy: Selling value on June 23 and 24, respectively $1,001 to $15,000 and $15,001 to $50,000 Strategy shares; · Robinhood: Bought $1,001 to $15,000 worth of Robinhood shares on June 3.

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Morgan Stanley survey: Wall Street interns are passionate about predicting markets and AI; 68% use AI tools every day

Comparatively, the Morgan Stanley Equities Research Team conducted an annual survey of more than 500 North American summer interns, most of whom were under the age of 21. Over a quarter of interns said they had used predictive market apps in the past year, with Kalshi and Polymarket being the most common choices; 55% of users used multiple betting apps at the same time. The prediction market is receiving more scrutiny in the US, and several states have taken legal or regulatory measures against related platforms. The Morgan Stanley Employee Code of Conduct covers trading and investment matters, including predicting the market, but no further details were disclosed by people familiar with the matter. According to another national survey, 21% of US adult respondents have used predictive marketplaces, and 37% of people aged 18 to 34 have used predictive marketplaces. On the AI side, 68% of interns use AI tools every day, up from 35% last year and 14% in 2024; about 70% paid for AI tools at their own expense, up from 52% last summer. Meanwhile, 61% of respondents are concerned that AI will replace financial jobs, and 74% are concerned about job substitution in other industries. More than 60% of people are interested in using humanoid robots at home, and 10% say they may become early adopters.

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Peter Thiel's latest 13F discloses 8 positions, Amazon is the largest

According to US SEC documents, according to Peter Thiel's latest 13F disclosure, Thiel Macro LLC has held 8 shares as of June 30, with a total value of about US$418.7 million. Among them, Amazon is the largest holding, worth about US$118 million, accounting for about 28.2% of the portfolio; followed by Vista Energy and Vistra, with holdings worth approximately US$75.91 million and US$59.13 million, respectively. Additionally, Thiel Macro owns American Electric Power, DTE Energy, FirstEnergy, CMS Energy, and X-Energy. At the disclosed value, energy, power and nuclear power-related holdings, excluding Amazon, totaled approximately US$301 million, accounting for approximately 71.8% of the portfolio.

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Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed

Comparing news, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said that Tehran will not give in to economic pressure from the US and that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington fulfills its promises.

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Trump traded more than 1,000 securities in June: traded Berkshire, Meta, and traded Palantir many times

Comparing news, the US Government Ethics Office's latest financial disclosure shows that US President Trump carried out more than 1,000 securities transactions in June this year, totaling about 78.1 million to 263.1 million US dollars based on the disclosed transaction amount range, involving companies such as Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard, Cintas, Palantir, Meta, and Coinbase. Among them, the biggest transaction was the sale of the Vanguard ETF worth $5 million to $25 million on June 22. Additionally, Trump bought $1 million to $5 million worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares on June 18, then sold smaller positions on June 24; he also sold $1 million to $5 million worth of Meta shares on the same day and bought it again for a smaller amount later in the month. The disclosure also revealed that Trump traded Palantir several times in June, first buying it on June 3, then selling it on June 16 and 18, and buying it again on June 23 and 24. The White House said that Trump's investments are managed by an independent agency, and there is no conflict of interest. (Bloomberg)

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The US Federal Trade Commission is urged to investigate AI companies' act of destroying books

Comparatively, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is being urged to investigate the acts of some AI companies obtaining AI training data by buying, scanning, and destroying books. According to an open letter obtained by Axios, more than a dozen civil society organizations are calling on the FTC to use regulatory powers to examine what large AI companies call disruptive new methods of data acquisition. Earlier, the “Washington Post” quoted court documents as reporting that Anthropic had spent millions of dollars to buy books and remove book spines to scan the pages and use them to train Claude; Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI have also faced similar copyright lawsuits. These organizations want the FTC to further determine whether such actions constitute unfair competition practices. They believe that by acquiring and destroying physical books, AI companies may actually be emptying the market's key data resources. In particular, some rare books may disappear permanently as a result, while digital companies hold the last few physical copies. Relevant organizations warn that this practice of hoarding and destroying may increase competitors' data acquisition costs, while cutting off important raw materials that AI startups rely on to train models, thereby further expanding competitive barriers for leading AI companies. However, rather than requiring the FTC to restrict AI model training, they want regulators to focus on reviewing the destruction of existing works and intervene before large AI companies use this to establish a market advantage. According to the open letter, this approach is not simply a data acquisition strategy, but may become another structural means for leading AI companies to build a systemic moat that is difficult to overcome. Currently, the FTC under the Trump administration wants to maintain a relatively friendly regulatory environment for US companies, and on the other hand, it continues to release attention to market competition and the monopoly risk of large technology companies.

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Analyst: Trump's economic isolation plan could trigger Iran to launch attacks across the Persian Gulf

Comparing the news, analysts said that US President Trump is trying to achieve the unattainable goal of tens of thousands of bombs and missiles through a new round of sanctions, maritime blockades, and increased economic pressure on Iran's trading partners — forcing Iran to end the war on terms proposed by the US. However, there is a fatal blockage in this old path of forcing Iran to follow suit: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has actually taken control of the Strait of Hormuz and has launched a large number of attack drones in the direction of the Persian Gulf. The Revolutionary Guard is basically immune to economic pressure, and it also has plenty of means of retaliation. The key point in America's round of action is Monday, when Treasury Secretary Bezent will announce the details of a new plan. The plan is to shift the method of conflict from mutual air raids in the Middle East region to complete economic isolation. However, once the new economic pressure actually works, Iran is likely to use military strikes back and forth, targeting energy facilities along the Persian Gulf coast in an attempt to push up oil prices and raise America's operational costs, and force Trump to change course again.

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Korean retail investors flocked to US stocks to bet on SK Hynix ADR, and 1.16 trillion won capital inflows triggered a sharp premium

Comparative news, according to data from the Korea Securities Depository and Settlement Agency, South Korean retail investors are buying up their ADR (American Depositary Receipts) listed on the US NASDAQ in a big way, causing ADR to have a large premium compared to local Korean stocks. Since SK Hynix ADR was listed on NASDAQ on July 10 to August 19, Korean investors have accumulated a net purchase of SK Hynix ADR of about US$835 million (approximately 1.16 trillion won), ranking second among US stocks bought by Korean investors during the same period, accounting for 16.4% of the total net purchase amount of US stocks by Korean investors. This trend triggered the price gap between SK Hynix ADR and local Korean stocks to continue to widen. SK Hynix Korea's shares closed down 9.75% to 1.5 million won on August 19; ADR in the US market rose 0.35% to close at $156.16. Since 1 SK Hynix ADR corresponds to 0.1 shares of the Korean capital stock, theoretically, the share value after converting the ADR price should be about 10 times the ADR price. However, as of the 19th, the Korean stock price was only 6.82 times the ADR conversion price, which meant that ADR formed a premium of about 46.67% compared to the capital stock. (NATE)

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LIT breached $3.27 for a short time, reaching a record high

Comparative news, according to HTX market data, LIT broke through $3.27 in a short time, reaching a record high. It is now at $3.2, up 13.21% in 24 hours. Lighter CEO Vladimir Novakovski is a member of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Innovation Advisory Committee.

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