Jessy, Golden Finance
Recently, Shaw, the founder of AI16Z, launched a FUD campaign against an AI Agent project called Swarms on the X platform. He stated on the X platform that the founder of Swarms is a fraud and cannot write code.
Affected by this news, the project token SWARMS of Swarms has seen a decline of over 20% in the past 24 hours, but it still maintains a rise of over 400% in the last 7 days, with a current market capitalization of nearly 300 million USD.
In addition to the founder of AI16Z's direct confrontation causing quite a stir in public opinion, there has been ongoing controversy between Swarms and AI16Z on Twitter during this time, with their differences in technical architecture and applications also sparking widespread discussion.
Currently, the AI Agent track is a blue ocean, but the competition is also very intense, especially among the leading Virtuals.

Author: 2077Research Source: X, @2077Research Translator: Shan Oppa, Golden Finance
In the first article of our Rollups 2.0 series, we discussed Layer 1 (L1)-based rollups—a highly decentralized and Ethereum-compatible method for managing rollups. By delegating the task of transaction ordering to Ethereum L1, L1-based rollups are able to leverage L1's decentralization, simplicity, and activity, while also bringing other advantages.
In today's article, we will explore the next evolution of rollups: Booster Rollups. Booster Rollups are built not only on the foundation of L1-based rollups but also further expand Ethereum's

Recently, the price of Bitcoin has fallen sharply due to the collapse of arbitrage trading by hedge funds. Arbitrage relies on the futures premium being higher than the spot price, but market weakness has led to a decrease in the premium, with funds withdrawing and selling pressure increasing. The decline in liquidity has left the market restless, and investors need to find real buyers, with fluctuations likely to continue.

Author: Wu Bin
"Pain + Reflection = Progress". On August 1st, Beijing time, Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, shared his "farewell letter" on social media, reflecting on the painful and reflective journey of investment. At the age of 75, Dalio sold all his remaining shares in Bridgewater Associates and left the board, marking the retirement of an investment legend.
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio (file photo)
Last week, Bridgewater Associates stated in a letter to clients that it has repurchased all remaining shares of Dalio. Bridgewater then issued new shares to the Brunei Sovereign Wealth Fund. In this multi-billion dollar transaction, the Brunei Sovereign Wealth Fund acquired nearly 20% of Bridgewater's equity.
In his investment career spanning over 50 years, Dalio has successfully predicted major trends multiple times, including 2008.