Crypto Morning Brief: Bitmine Increases ETH Holdings, Crypto Buybacks Reach $640 Million

GMGN terminal trading volume on Robinhood Chain surpassed fomo on August 29, capturing 41.2% of the market. Alipay chairman Han Xinyi identified crypto as a key medium for AI-driven automated payments. The U.S. government sold Anthropic shares seized from former FTX executives, though the use of proceeds remains undisclosed. DeFi lending volume reached $26.1 billion in August, with Aave leading the market. Crypto projects have spent nearly $640 million on token buybacks this year, with Hyperliquid and pump.fun accounting for 90% of the total. OpenAI reset u