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Optimism Foundation has proposed reallocating the remaining 546.9 million OP tokens from the user airdrop pool into a new "Strategic Ecosystem Fund," a move requiring a governance vote from August 14 to 20. The fund would target institutional partnerships and on-chain growth. While support currently leads with ~9.1 million OP votes versus ~4.26 million opposed, participation falls short of the ~16.54 million quorum. The proposal follows a strategic shift away from broad user airdrops and Retro Funding, with no new airdrops since May and reduced annual token issuance. Critics argue it centralizes control and diminishes user incentives, as highlighted by a major voter's first-ever opposition vote. OP's price hovers around $0.08, with its TVL significantly down from peak levels. The outcome remains uncertain pending final voter turnout.

A Cold War-era uranium enrichment site in Ohio, once used for atomic bomb production, is being transformed into the world's largest AI supercomputing facility. NVIDIA, OpenAI, and SoftBank are leading this project, which plans an ultimate power capacity of 8 gigawatts—nearly two-thirds of the total power used by 82 of the world's top AI data centers today. NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang has committed $1.5 billion in funding and a 20-year credit guarantee for the infrastructure. OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease to fully utilize the facility's computing power. SoftBank is investing heavily in land acquisition, construction, and grid upgrades, promising to add 1 gigawatt of new power generation. Huang argues that the next major bottleneck for AI advancement is no longer chip supply, but the availability of land, power, and data center space—resources that new AI companies often lack the long-term credibility to secure. By leveraging NVIDIA's market position and credit to lock down these critical physical resources for decades, the company ensures a steady, long-term demand for its GPUs within the facility. The infrastructure, with a 20-year lifespan, will host new generations of NVIDIA hardware every few years, creating recurring revenue streams. Analysts estimate this project alone could represent a $600 billion revenue opportunity for NVIDIA from OpenAI by 2030. This move signifies a strategic shift in the AI race: competition is expanding from semiconductor technology to securing the foundational elements of power and real estate on a massive scale.

Iran is considering striking U.S. military targets in Europe should former President Donald Trump escalate the ongoing war, with Bulgaria and Cyprus among the potential locations for retaliatory actions. Amid rising tensions, Tehran has also evaluated the possibility of attacking submarine fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz. Concurrently, major Bitcoin holders have resumed accumulating the cryptocurrency, adding approximately 43,000 BTC, worth $2.75 billion, over the past 60 days.

Justin Sun has declared war on the altcoin $USD1, accusing World Liberty Financial (WLF) of embedding "backdoor functions" in its stablecoin that could allow the company to freeze or destroy user assets. In a statement via X, Sun detailed his ongoing legal battle with WLF. He claims his legal team successfully opposed WLF's attempt to move their dispute into private arbitration, keeping the case public in a California federal court. Through this process, Sun alleges he discovered $USD1 has similar hidden authorization mechanisms that grant WLF unilateral control over user funds, posing a significant counterparty risk. Sun also raised concerns about WLF's financial health. He questioned the company's ability to cover potential liabilities, including his own claims which could reach hundreds of millions of dollars. He emphasized that the roughly $4 billion in collateral backing $USD1 belongs to its users and cannot be used to satisfy company obligations. Sun urged investors to exercise "extreme caution." WLF has not yet issued an official response to these allegations. Sun's claims remain unproven at this stage.

OpenAI has slashed the API pricing for its flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol by over 20%, effective immediately. Input token costs dropped from $5 to $4 per million, while output tokens saw a more significant 33% reduction from $30 to $20 per million. This makes high-volume API users, especially those with output-heavy workloads like code generation, the biggest beneficiaries, with potential savings exceeding 30%. The price cut applies to API and credit-based usage, but subscription plans (Pro, Plus, Business) and their included allowances remain unchanged. OpenAI attributes the降价 to improved model efficiency and infrastructure scale, citing a 20% reduction in end-to-end service costs. Industry analysts view this move as a strategic play in the competitive AI landscape. It is seen as direct pressure on rival Anthropic, which is currently in its IPO roadshow phase aiming for a late 2024 listing. Simultaneously, it serves as a defensive response against aggressively priced models from Chinese competitors like DeepSeek. In related news, OpenAI's coding assistant Codex surpassed 20 million weekly active users. To mark the milestone, users received a one-time credit reset. The company also clarified policies against reselling or sharing subscription API quotas.