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The co-founder of the crypto startup accelerator AllianceDAO, Wang Qiao, stated that he is not worried about the crypto community's ability to cope with future AI and quantum threats, asserting that within the next two years, the world will realize that compared to the internet and traditional finance, cryptocurrencies are much better prepared for this.He mentioned that for the past decade, the crypto market has been a trillion-dollar scale and irreversible honey pot, which is an extremely attractive target for attacks, creating a system that has been tested in real combat far more than almost anywhere else on Earth, as well as a confrontational security culture.

Imran Khan, co-founder of Alliance, expressed his views on a16z crypto's shift towards cutting-edge technology. He stated that he is always grateful to a16z for leading the investment in Coinbase in 2013, which provided external validation for the crypto industry; Marc Andreessen's 2014 article "Why Bitcoin Matters" in The New York Times pushed him to shift his career towards Bitcoin.Imran Khan mentioned that at that time, very few institutions or funds were willing to publicly support crypto, and a16z and USV were two funds that took on brand risk. Since then, a large number of talents have entered and reshaped the crypto industry. He believes that the current infrastructure development in artificial intelligence has a practical connection with Bitcoin mining infrastructure and the talent flowing from crypto to artificial intelligence.He stated that the shift from crypto to cutting-edge technologies such as robotics, biology, artificial intelligence, energy, and computing power means that the talents and capabilities built in crypto over the past decade can be applied to a broader range of fields. He cited the resistance faced by data centers as an example, noting that crypto also faced opposition, but traditional finance has now accepted crypto to a certain extent. He believes that cutting-edge technology is the next generation of technology builders, and the world often recognizes the importance of new technologies many years later.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the predicted market event "Counter-Strike: Alliance vs TheMongolz (BO3) - 1win Private Club #2 Playoffs" on Polymarket has seen a drastic fluctuation in the sub-market "O/U 2.5 matches," with the "Over" option's win rate plummeting from 48% an hour ago to the current 23% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Decrypt, nine blockchain organizations including Quantus, Postquant Labs, Midnight Foundation, Keystone, Abelian, and Hacken have jointly established the Quantum Alliance, aiming to develop "quantum-ready" open standards and establish a unified approach to test the quantum resistance of blockchain networks, wallets, and infrastructure.The Quantum Alliance stated that currently, approximately 6.04 million BTC, accounting for about 30% of the Bitcoin supply, are at potential risk of quantum attacks due to the exposure of elliptic curve signature public keys. The organization will focus on promoting blockchain migration, post-quantum zero-knowledge systems, wallet security, and cross-chain compatibility, citing recent predictions that practical quantum attack windows may appear as early as around 2028.

According to CoinDesk, nine cryptocurrency companies announced the establishment of a Quantum Alliance on Thursday, planning to develop universal security standards for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchain networks to address the threats posed by future quantum computers.The alliance estimates that about 6.4 million Bitcoins, or 30.2% of the supply, have their public keys exposed, and future quantum computers could reverse-engineer wallet public keys to recover private keys and steal assets. The alliance explained that since no quantum computer currently has sufficient computing power, these Bitcoins cannot be stolen in this manner for the time being. Members include Hacken, Midnight Foundation under Charles Hoskinson, the quantum-resistant layer one blockchain Quantus, and Postquant Labs.There are significant differences in the industry regarding when the quantum threat will arrive. Bryn Bennett, Chief Revenue Officer of The Vault, stated that no one knows the exact date, but estimates are continuously being revised downward, and this risk can be planned for in advance. The question for custodians is not whether the threat will appear in 2028 or 2035, but whether they can complete the migration if it arrives earlier.Richard Carback, Chief Technology Officer of Postquant Labs, believes that it is realistic for machines capable of breaking existing cryptography to emerge by 2028. Recent research has lowered the estimates of the computing power required to attack Bitcoin and Ethereum, but currently, no existing machines can break their cryptography, and related predictions remain controversial.The question of whether to freeze vulnerable Bitcoins has also sparked debate. Bennett pointed out that no one is responsible for this issue; custodians only protect client assets, not abandoned assets. Freezing tokens is a governance decision of the Bitcoin network, and any freeze would set a precedent of exchanging quantum risk for property rights and neutrality. Carback prefers to transfer vulnerable tokens and suggested placing them in a trust, allowing holders who can prove ownership to reclaim their funds.Binance founder Changpeng Zhao once suggested that if quantum technology advances and Satoshi Nakamoto's approximately 1.1 million Bitcoins remain untouched, they should be frozen; Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp also proposed limiting vulnerable tokens to prevent theft, but critics argue that freezing someone else's Bitcoins contradicts the promise that no one can confiscate Bitcoins. Achieving quantum resistance requires replacing the digital signatures that authorize transactions, which necessitates consensus among developers, miners, wallet service providers, exchanges, and users. The new signatures may also occupy more block space, increasing transaction fees or reducing the number of transactions Bitcoin can process.

According to CoinDesk, Arbitrum announced its participation in the stablecoin alliance Global Dollar Network led by Paxos, with its issued stablecoin USDG going live on Arbitrum on Tuesday.This integration covers trading, lending, and payment scenarios, with partners including Fluid, Morpho, GMX, Maple, Li.Fi, Gauntlet, Steakhouse, LayerZero, and Kraken, while Uniswap and Fhenix will be integrated later.USDG is issued by Paxos, supported by a 1:1 dollar reserve, with cross-network circulation exceeding $3 billion. The Global Dollar Network has over 150 partners, including Robinhood, Kraken, Mastercard, and OKX. Its model distributes the earnings generated from USDG reserves to partners that promote adoption, rather than being solely enjoyed by the issuer. Currently, there are about $3.8 billion in stablecoins on the Arbitrum network, with approximately 60% being Circle's USDC, and previously, Arbitrum was unable to directly share the reserve earnings of these tokens.Brendan Ma, the investment strategy director of the Arbitrum Foundation, stated that with USDG, Arbitrum and ecosystem builders can now share the benefits of growth.

According to official news, the broker HyperLink, based on Hyperliquid, announced the completion of a $2.5 million financing round, with participation from Alliance, North Island Ventures, Reverie, Node Capital, Breed, and smartestmoney.hl.HyperLink stated that the routing transaction volume on the protocol reached $254 million last month, accounting for 0.1% of Hyperliquid's trading volume, with the next phase goal being to capture 10% of the trading volume.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Alliance vs Sinners (BO3) - 1win Private Club #1 Playoffs," the option "Alliance" in the sub-market "Map 1 Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, rising from 3% an hour ago to the current 24.5% (a fluctuation of 21.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

NVIDIA, Emerald AI, and Google announced the establishment of an alliance to jointly promote the development of flexible artificial intelligence data centers.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Counter-Strike: MIBR vs Alliance FISSURE PLAYGROUND Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.5" sub-market's "Over" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 51% an hour ago to the current 76.5% (a fluctuation of 25.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, a significant capital movement is predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $219,096.66 in the "Counter-Strike: Alliance vs magic (BO3) - FISSURE PLAYGROUND Group B" event, targeting the "Match Winner." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 56%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Alliance vs TYLOO," the "Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.5" sub-market's "Over" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping from 49% an hour ago to the current 32.5% (a fluctuation of 16.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the predicted market on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Legacy vs Alliance - FISSURE PLAYGROUND Group B" shows that the "Legacy" option in the sub-market "Map 1 Winner" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 63.5% an hour ago to the current 97.05% (a fluctuation of 33.55%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Imran Khan, co-founder of Alliance, stated that Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong and Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev are leveraging their respective backgrounds to carve out different tracks in the cryptocurrency market.Vlad has built Robinhood into a platform centered around retail trading, deeply understanding the psychology and trading motivations of high-risk tolerant retail investors, which will give him an advantage in controlling retail speculation and trading in the future; while Brian has dedicated the past decade to popularizing Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency value system, deeply rooted in the Silicon Valley tech startup ecosystem, which determines that Coinbase and Base are more inclined to build underlying financial infrastructure aimed at changing the real world.Imran believes that although there is overlap in their businesses, the market space is large enough, and one party's activity in speculative trading does not mean the other party will fail. Both will lead millions of new users into the on-chain world from completely different entry points.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, the predicted market on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Alliance vs FaZe (BO3) - FISSURE PLAYGROUND Group B," the win rate of the "Over" option in the sub-market "Total Rounds on Map 2: Over/Under 21.5" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 29.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 20.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Co-founder of Alliance, Imran Khan, tweeted that for most people, the public chain itself will become secondary; the key is the products that serve end users at the upper layer. Launch platforms are being commoditized, and platforms with the deepest network effects or those that occupy niches through differentiation (such as stock trading pairs) are more likely to succeed.The on-chain front end is weakening the stickiness of single venues and community identity, as it can connect various venues through the same window, reducing switching costs; this is also true for lending, exchange routing, cross-chain bridges, and most trading infrastructure, where stickiness will shift to the party that controls user relationships.

The United States and the United Kingdom announced the establishment of the first joint law enforcement alliance aimed at combating fraud centers involving cryptocurrency and online investment scams. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, the UK Crown Prosecution Service, and the UK's National Crime Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct parallel investigations on common objectives, share intelligence on organized crime groups, and negotiate jurisdictional prosecution rights for specific cases.This alliance expands upon the "Fraud Center Task Force" initiated by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro in November 2025, focusing on Chinese organized crime networks primarily located in Southeast Asia that are involved in cryptocurrency investment scams, which are often linked to human trafficking and money laundering. The task force includes the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, IRS Criminal Investigation Division, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Department of Justice, and collaborates with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the State Department, and private enterprises to dismantle fraud operations and recover victims' funds.The U.S. Department of Justice pointed out that losses reported due to cryptocurrency investment scams in the U.S. continue to rise, with losses reported to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center increasing from $4.57 billion in 2023 to $8.65 billion in 2025. Previously, international law enforcement agencies had conducted joint operations, with a raid led by Dubai police on April 29, involving the FBI and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, resulting in the arrest of 276 individuals and the closure of at least 9 cryptocurrency scam centers. Several Southeast Asian countries are also strengthening domestic legislation, with Myanmar's military government releasing a draft on May 15 proposing a 10-year to life imprisonment for digital currency fraud, and the death penalty if a victim dies due to being coerced to work at a scam center; this bill was passed by parliament on July 28.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, investment bank Alliance Global Partners, which manages $2.3 billion in assets, has given Strategy (stock code: MSTR) a buy rating for the first time, with a target price of $217. This indicates a 75% upside potential.