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The funding scale of the Zcash development grant program continues to expand, with the current net funding estimated at approximately 125 million USD, far exceeding current expenditure needs. Sean Bowe, co-founder of Zcash and current head of Tachyon, has proposed a draft suggesting the termination of the current 8% block reward allocated to ZCG in a future network upgrade.There are currently four proposals in the community regarding the development funding mechanism, which involve terminating ZCG grants, canceling the entire development fund grant mechanism, or gradually reducing the grant proportion to zero. Supporters believe that the current mechanism allows funds to accumulate as the price of ZEC rises, but ZCG is not directly controlled by holders; opponents worry that cutting development funds without alternative solutions may impact the subsequent development and maintenance of the protocol. All proposals are still in the discussion stage and have not yet been finalized.

According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated during a media interview at the GTC conference in Berlin on Thursday that the likelihood of a memory supply surplus by 2029 is low. He mentioned that one great aspect of memory is that there is always more that can be used, and he noted that HBM will continue to be applied in the coming years.Jensen Huang also stated that Nvidia is the first company in the world to introduce LPDDR memory, used in mobile phones, into data centers, which doubles its energy efficiency compared to any current global solution, thus it will continue to use this type of memory extensively. He mentioned last Thursday that customer demand for AI chip orders continues to exceed the company's supply capacity, with new orders pouring in almost weekly, if not daily.In the past week, storage chip stocks faced sell-offs due to market concerns over supply surplus and weak demand. A well-known media outlet in South Korea published a column last week, citing two experts who predicted that by 2029, there will be a significant increase in semiconductor supply, and the storage chip market may turn into a red ocean. On Thursday, the Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 2.6%, at 26008.86 points; SanDisk fell 8.51%, SK Hynix fell 8.07%, Seagate Technology fell 7.86%, Western Digital fell 6.43%, and Micron Technology fell 6.23%.

J.P. Morgan's latest report states that publicly listed technology companies worldwide are expected to generate approximately $2.2 trillion in operating cash flow this year, with capital expenditures and R&D expenditures totaling about $1.8 trillion. After deductions, there remains a surplus of about $400 billion, sufficient to support current AI infrastructure investments without relying on external financing.In response to market concerns regarding the sustainability of financing models for new cloud vendors, J.P. Morgan believes that their scale is still relatively limited compared to the entire technology sector. Even if financing comes under pressure, it is unlikely to shake the overall AI investment cycle. The report estimates that new cloud vendors will have operating cash flow of about $30 billion this year, with capital expenditures and R&D expenditures around $80 billion. If there is a funding gap, more financially robust hyperscale cloud service providers can still take on the related demand.J.P. Morgan also pointed out that part of the current financing demand in the technology sector stems from large-scale stock buybacks. Companies can release funds by reducing buybacks to maintain AI investments. The overall stock position in the market has retreated from the mid-September peak, and trend-following investors' long positions in semiconductors have also been largely digested. The bank believes that the short-term downward space in the market is gradually narrowing.

According to GMGN data, the market value of Surplus on Base briefly reached 18.21 million USD, setting a historical high, with a 24H increase of over 61%. The current market value is reported at 18.17 million USD.It is reported that Surplus Intelligence is positioned as a free market for AI reasoning on the Base chain, aiming to convert idle computing power into revenue. The price of meme coins is highly volatile, and investors are advised to participate with caution.

According to data from the Bank of Korea, South Korea's current account surplus in June reached 49.73 billion USD, setting a monthly record for the second consecutive month, further expanding from 38.61 billion USD in May, and compared to 13.97 billion USD in the same period last year. The cumulative surplus for the first half of the year was 191.01 billion USD, the highest in history for the same period, exceeding the Bank of Korea's previous annual target of 250 billion USD by 76%. The goods trade surplus of 47.89 billion USD also set a monthly record, with exports increasing by 84.5% year-on-year to 112.37 billion USD, surpassing the 100 billion USD mark for the first time, among which chip exports soared by 196.9%, and computer peripherals grew by 282.7%.South Korea's current account has maintained a surplus for 38 consecutive months since May 2023. The services account deficit widened to 1.29 billion USD, mainly influenced by increased payments related to intellectual property; the travel account surplus was 440 million USD, the second highest since October 2008. The current account surplus for South Korea in 2025 is projected to be 123.05 billion USD, setting a historical annual record.

According to the official report from Spark, Spark Protocol released its Q2 2026 financial report. The total protocol return for the quarter reached $40.6 million (quarter-on-quarter +29%), with a net protocol return of $4.31 million (quarter-on-quarter -38%) and a net protocol surplus of $710,000 (quarter-on-quarter -79%). Distribution rewards amounted to $4.53 million, becoming the largest source of net income for the quarter, with sUSDS contributing $2.63 million, leading the way.The average deployment scale of the Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL) increased to $2.56 billion, but due to the narrowing of DeFi lending spreads and the cost of capital for the expansion of the Spark Savings USDT market, SLL recorded a net income of -$810,000, with the captured spread dropping from 0.64% in Q1 to -0.13%.The SparkLend USDT balance reached $528 million at the end of the quarter, making it one of the largest USDT lending platforms on Ethereum. The protocol treasury balance at the end of the quarter was $48.5 million, with $1.31 million in SPK token buybacks completed during the quarter. Despite facing pressure from spread compression, the protocol maintained profitability every month during this quarter.

BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on platform X that MetaPlanet MPJPY allocated $5.41 million from surplus capital to pay dividends on its perpetual preferred stock MERCURY to its institutional shareholders. The company's Bitcoin revenue business has established a revenue base that can fund the preferred stock dividends.

According to CoinDesk, Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that coastal Caribbean cities in the country, such as Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Riohacha, could utilize surplus renewable energy to become Bitcoin mining hubs.Gustavo Petro proposed involving the largest local indigenous community, the Wayúu, in project ownership and believes this move will significantly boost development in the Caribbean region. Currently, about 75% of Colombia's electricity comes from renewable resources, and the plan aims to emulate Paraguay's model of attracting miners by using cheap clean energy. As U.S. miners shift towards AI computing, Colombia hopes to fill the global computing power gap by providing idle electricity.

The Spark protocol released its financial report for the first quarter of 2026 on April 27.The report shows that the gross protocol return for the quarter was $31.5 million (a 31% decrease quarter-over-quarter), the net protocol return was $6.91 million (a 30% decrease quarter-over-quarter), and the net protocol surplus was $3.46 million (a 47% decrease quarter-over-quarter). The protocol treasury reached a size of $46.1 million at the end of the quarter (a 5.7% increase quarter-over-quarter). Additionally, Spark launched a SPK token buyback program, investing $986,000 to repurchase tokens from the open market.The revenue structure for this quarter has shifted, with distribution rewards becoming the largest net return contributor to the protocol ($3.31 million), surpassing the net income from Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL) for the first time. The average deployed capital for SLL was $1.93 billion, with an average annualized yield of 5.8%. SparkLend continues to support institutional-level lending operations, with its USDT savings treasury continuing to grow. The Spark institutional lending product deployed $150 million at the end of the quarter, with governance approving its $1 billion cap.The report noted that the current unfavorable conditions in the DeFi lending market have led to a narrowing of the SLL interest margin, but the protocol's distribution business has seen significant growth. USDS, as a scalable savings-based return mechanism in a poor market environment, is continuously expanding its distribution channels to multi-chain and various stablecoins.

According to Cointelegraph, CoinShares research director James Butterfill stated that concerns about Tether's solvency "seem unfounded." He pointed out that Tether's latest financial report shows reserves of $181 billion, liabilities of about $174.45 billion, and a surplus of nearly $6.8 billion. "Although the risks of stablecoins cannot be ignored, the current data does not indicate systemic vulnerabilities," this week, BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes warned that if the value of Tether's reserve assets declines, the company could face serious difficulties, which has once again raised concerns about the financial stability of the stablecoin issuer Tether.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinpedia, the Lao government plans to utilize the surplus electricity generated from its hydropower projects to engage in Bitcoin mining, aiming to create new revenue sources through digital asset mining and alleviate the debt pressure caused by large-scale hydropower investments.In recent years, Laos has vigorously developed hydropower, with electricity exports accounting for 26% of total exports, but due to insufficient domestic and foreign demand, there is an electricity surplus. The government hopes to transform its energy advantages into economic growth through cryptocurrency mining and attract local digital asset investments to achieve fiscal stability.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the National Rally party (Rassemblement National) in France is preparing a bill that proposes to use the surplus electricity from nuclear power plants for Bitcoin mining.Party member Aurélien Lopez-Liguori has drafted a related bill in the French Parliament, planning to deploy mining infrastructure at nuclear power plants operated by EDF. This proposal marks a significant shift in the party leader Marine Le Pen's stance on cryptocurrency, as she previously advocated for a ban on cryptocurrencies in 2016.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Musk stated: "I do believe that artificial intelligence and robotics will lead to economic surplus and massive growth within 10 years."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Pakistan is utilizing 2,000 MW of surplus electricity for Bitcoin mining and AI development to reduce power waste and promote technological advancement.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the CEO of the Pakistan Cryptocurrency Council, Bilal Bin Saqib, proposed to utilize the country's surplus energy to power Bitcoin.On March 21, the issue of mining was discussed at the first meeting of the Cryptocurrency Council. The establishment of the Cryptocurrency Council is in stark contrast to the previous stance of the Pakistani government on cryptocurrencies.In May 2023, former Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha stated that cryptocurrencies would never be legalized in the country.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed the newly appointed Minister of Energy to start developing the country's cryptocurrency mining industry to make full use of surplus electricity resources. This decision comes as Lukashenko is forming a new government, and he emphasized that the current priority is to upgrade the national 5,700 kilometers of power grid to meet the growing electricity demands of households and economic activities.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, NYSE-listed company KULR Technology Group (NYSE: KULR) announced that the board has agreed to include Bitcoin as a major asset in its financial plan.The company currently holds over $12 million in cash and is committed to allocating up to 90% of its surplus cash to Bitcoin. KULR CEO Michael Mo stated that the global acceptance of Bitcoin is still in its early stages, and this strategy will strengthen the company's financial position.KULR is a technology company that provides energy management solutions for the aerospace and defense sectors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Bernese Cantonal Parliament in Switzerland passed a proposal with 85 votes in favor and 46 against, which will explore the use of Bitcoin mining to absorb surplus electricity and stabilize the grid. The proposal was introduced by a bipartisan Bitcoin parliamentary group on March 14, 2024, and was approved despite government opposition. The proposal requires the government to submit reports on three key aspects: identifying unused energy areas in Bern, assessing the feasibility of collaborating with Swiss mining companies for Bitcoin mining, and analyzing its potential to stabilize the grid during fluctuations in power supply.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine's disclosure on the X platform, one of Europe's largest telecommunications companies, Deutsche Telekom, will begin utilizing surplus energy for Bitcoin mining.

ChainCatcher News, Tokyo Electric Power Company's subsidiary Agile Energy X in Japan has begun experimenting with Bitcoin mining using surplus power from renewable energy sources such as solar energy. The company has installed mining equipment next to solar power plants in Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures as part of its green energy utilization efforts.Company representative Kenji Tateiwa stated that mining can provide a new source of revenue for power generation companies and promote further adoption of green energy.The Japanese government plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon neutrality, by 2050, and it is expected that the share of renewable energy will further increase in the future. According to Agile Energy X's estimates, if renewable energy accounts for nearly half of the national power supply, approximately equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 70 million households will be wasted. If 10% of this can be utilized for Bitcoin mining, it is expected to generate an annual revenue of about 360 billion yen (2.5 billion USD).