BitBox, the Swiss hardware wallet maker, said it has fixed multiple severe security issues in its firmware and told users to update through the official BitBoxApp. The company said there have been no reports of stolen funds and that users should not panic, but it still urged all customers to install the latest firmware carefully. According to BitBox, one flaw could have allowed an attacker to manipulate users into installing firmware that could lead to theft. Another severe issue involved memory corruption in the BitBox Multi edition, which could have enabled arbitrary code execution, malicious firmware installation, and potential fund loss. BitBox said its Bitcoin-only edition was not affected because the relevant code is not present in that firmware. The disclosure comes as the Bitcoin wallet sector is still dealing with fallout from a separate Coldcard firmware bug disclosed by Coinkite. In that case, users were told to move funds after weak seed generation exposed wallets to theft. BitBox said its situation is different: users do not need to migrate funds, only update their device firmware.

TechFlowPost’s elsewhere project has published an online exhibit tracing the funding history of Unitree Robotics through archived WeChat messages, investment memos, photos and videos from early backers. The materials show that founder Wang Xingxing received a RMB 2 million investment from Variables Capital in 2018, described as Unitree’s first institutional financing and the second investment after Yin Fangming. The records also revisit a period when fundraising was difficult, cash was tight, and Wang at one point used his own money to cover payroll. The exhibit lays out a multi-stage financing path. After early backing from Yin Fangming, Variables Capital, Anchuang Technology and Binhe Investment, firms including Sequoia China, Vertex Ventures, Shunwei Capital, Chuxin Capital and Matrix Partners China entered from 2019 onward. A turning point came before the 2024 Lunar New Year, when investors such as Meituan, Jinshi Investment and Source Code Capital joined Unitree’s B2 round. The story also includes internal assessments of Wang, 2020 operating metrics showing an 18-person company with RMB 11.8282 million in annual revenue, and investor notes that documented Unitree’s product focus, customer base and pricing against Boston Dynamics.

BitBox, the Zurich-based company behind the BitBox02 hardware wallet, has disclosed two severe firmware flaws and a third lower-risk issue, saying all three are now fixed in version 9.26.5. The company said there is no evidence the bugs were ever exploited and no reports of stolen user funds, but warned that devices running older firmware remain exposed until users update. One of the severe flaws involved the bootloader and could have let an attacker install malicious firmware on a genuine BitBox02 through a phishing campaign that tricked a user into installing a fake BitBoxApp and unlocking the device. BitBox said the newer BitBox02 Nova was not affected by that issue because it uses a different bootloader version. The second severe flaw affected the Multi edition before wallet setup and, when paired with a hostile computer, could have enabled arbitrary code execution. A separate issue in the wallet’s silent-payment feature could not directly steal funds, but could have locked coins to the wrong address. BitBox said its internal review used frontier AI models as part of a broader firmware-auditing effort.

MoonPay has added Cash App Pay as a payment option for crypto purchases, giving eligible US customers another way to fund transactions with balances already held in the mobile payments app. The integration is available through MoonPay’s own checkout and selected partners, including Trust Wallet, MetaMask, Ledger, Uniswap and others. MoonPay said the move lets users buy crypto without switching apps or logging in again. The company now supports Cash App, PayPal and Venmo, after adding PayPal in 2024 and later expanding to Venmo. Cash App, operated by Block, already lets users buy and sell Bitcoin in-app and had 59 million active users in June, according to Block’s second-quarter shareholder report. MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright said the integration gives tens of millions of Americans access to the digital asset ecosystem through an app they already know and trust. The company also noted its New York and EU regulatory authorizations, while continuing to expand beyond fiat-to-crypto onramps through acquisitions in 2026.

A surreal Chinese animated film called "Niu Lai" has spilled over from movie chatter into both the stock market and crypto trading. On Aug. 17, while mainland markets were closed for the weekend, A-share companies with the Chinese character for "bull" in their names climbed into the top five of Tonghuashun's hot-stock ranking, with Jinniu Chemical holding the top spot. Gongniu Group and Tongniu Information also appeared on the list. Online discussion quickly turned the movie into a so-called concept theme. Some users posted ticket stubs to show support for the film, while others warned that the related stock talk was purely sentiment-driven and carried clear risk. The movie itself also drew attention for lines and scenes that some investors said felt tailored to retail traders. The surge in attention extended beyond cinema and equities. According to Dengta Professional Edition, the film's box office has climbed from only a few thousand yuan in its early run to RMB 4.648 million, placing it in the top 10 of China's 2026 domestic animation box office chart. On-chain, a meme token with the same name on BNB Chain briefly reached a market cap of $29 million before dropping to $10 million and rebounding to $18.5 million, with 24-hour trading volume at $37.6 million, according to GMGN.

Chinese animated film "Niu Lai" was removed from cinema schedules in Dalian on Aug. 16, the same day local theaters said they had been notified to stop screenings because the movie’s poor quality could affect the city’s image. The film has not been pulled nationwide, and most other cities in China were still screening it as usual, with several theaters saying they had not received any official notice. Online screenshots claiming that no new screenings would be added nationwide starting Aug. 17 remain unconfirmed by officials or most theater chains. Box office data from Dengta Pro shows the film has climbed into the top 10 for Chinese animated movies released in 2026, with revenue at 4.648 million yuan. It sits behind the No. 9 title, "Shuke Beta Zhi Weisuo Renlei," which has grossed 6.732 million yuan. Separately, GMGN data shows trading in the BNB Chain meme coin also named "Niu Lai" remained active, with $37.5 million in 24-hour volume, a market capitalization of $16.4 million, and a 24-hour gain of 223%, though it was down nearly 45% from its intraday market cap high of $29 million.

An obscure animated film titled Niulai has turned into an unlikely crossover story between internet culture and crypto trading. Released on Aug. 5, the movie first drew attention for its rough visuals, unusual plot, and very weak early box office performance. After nine days in theaters, it had grossed only a little more than 7,000 yuan, but clips, posters, and discussion about its “abstract” style spread quickly online and pushed the film into wider public view. According to Maoyan Pro data cited in the source article, Niulai had reached 2.531 million yuan in cumulative box office revenue as of 10:00 a.m. on Aug. 16, 2026, with a projected final total of about 18.376 million yuan. At the same time, a meme coin using the same name launched on Aug. 14 and surged within days. The article says trader Lana disclosed buying $99 worth of the token when its market cap was around $10,000. By Aug. 15, the token’s market cap had climbed above $12 million, and it later rose to nearly $30 million, marking what the report described as a 3,000x move in three days. The story has since become a case study in how attention around a cultural symbol can spill directly into on-chain speculation.

Chinese animated film Niu Lai opened to almost no audience, posting just RMB 7,169 in box office revenue after nine days and selling a little over 200 tickets, according to BlockTempo. The film then took off online for the opposite reason studios usually hope for: viewers began sharing its rough visuals, awkward plot and stiff animation as a curiosity, pushing it into viral discussion. At the same time, a meme coin using the same name appeared on BNB Chain and surged sharply. GMGN data cited in the report shows the token, identified by a contract beginning with 0xbe...7777, launched on Aug. 13 and started a steep climb around 9 p.m. on Aug. 15. Its market capitalization briefly reached $29.06 million, with a 24-hour gain of more than 40x. The report also said the token had jumped into the roughly $26 million range overnight before falling back to around $20 million later in the morning. BlockTempo noted that the token has no authorization, partnership or endorsement from the film’s producers, director Xin Yumeng or the production company. The article also highlighted a mismatch between a roughly $1 million liquidity pool and a market cap above $26 million, warning that price swings could be extreme. Meanwhile, the film’s own commercial performance reversed sharply, with daily box office and screening counts climbing after the social-media backlash turned into attention.