With US Treasury yields rising and expectations of further rate hikes, bitcoin has surged 45% since July.

The Japanese Finance Minister stated that Ms. Komei herself has repeatedly requested her to clarify this position to overseas investors. This statement attempts to dispel the market’s perception that the Komei government interferes with the central bank or pursues a loose monetary policy. Last Wednesday, two committee members nominated by Komei opposed a Bank of Japan interest rate hike, further reinforcing the market’s view that the Japanese government tends to delay rate increases.

According to media reports, Anthropic is considering renting up to 1GW of computing power from Stream Data Centers. The data center developer indicated that deploying a full 1GW of computing power would require an investment of at least 40 billion USD. Anthropic needs to provide financial guarantees for this lease and separately raise funds for the installed chips.

Meta lost a lawsuit in New Mexico, USA. The jury found that Meta engaged in deceptive practices regarding public communications and data privacy policies, violating state laws. The New Mexico Attorney General described the verdict as a "milestone moment" in holding tech giants accountable and will petition the court to impose a maximum civil fine of $219 billion on Meta. Meta stated that it disagrees with the verdict and will continue to defend itself.