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Tiger Global disclosed its Q2 13F holdings, reducing positions in Alphabet, Broadcom, Spotify, and Meta. The firm concurrently initiated new positions in AMD, Seagate, Visa, and Danaher, while increasing stakes in Intuit, Corpay, Reddit, and MercadoLibre. Tiger Global exited positions in AppLovin, Netflix, Zscaler, and Procore during the quarter.

Broadcom stock fell 6.7% today (August 14), marking its largest single-day decline since June 5.

According to an official Indian government order, India will reduce its diesel export tax from 25.5 rupees per liter to 24 rupees per liter, effective August 15, 2026.

According to Indian government order, India will reduce the windfall tax on aviation turbine fuel exports from 22 rupees per liter to 19.5 rupees per liter, effective August 15.

According to an official Indian government order, India will reduce its petrol export windfall tax from 3.5 rupees per liter to zero, effective August 15, 2026.

According to ChainCatcher, the SEC delayed its tokenized securities innovation exemption program and canceled a planned crypto rules meeting today. Bullish, Coinbase, and other tokenization-related equities, along with the UNI token, fell in response to the announcement.

The VIX index declined further and hit its intraday low since December 30.

According to the U.S. Treasury Department and FinCEN, proposed rules under the GENIUS Act will require permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) to identify direct customers, monitor suspicious activity and implement AML/CFT controls. However, the framework targets only primary-market transactions; roughly 99% of stablecoin activity occurs in the secondary market through exchanges and wallets, where anonymity persists. The customer-identification proposal, with comments due by August 21, 2026

According to Jin10, France's Constitutional Council on August 14 struck down a law passed by parliament last month that would have banned minors under 15 from accessing social media, ruling the provision unconstitutional.

According to Jin10, on August 15, the Trump administration shifted its strategy toward Cuba away from military intervention and toward strengthening economic sanctions and pressure. Informed sources said the U.S. focus is now on cutting off all revenue sources to the Cuban government, rather than pursuing military or special operations actions similar to those targeting Venezuelan leader Maduro in January.

According to Fundstrat head Tom Lee, speaking on CNBC, the S&P 500 is expected to reach 8,000 by the end of August, though he believes a 10% correction beforehand would be healthier for equities. Lee cited margin debt at a record $1.53 trillion, uncertainty around Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh's new framework, and other structural risks as potential triggers. Bitcoin, which trades near $63,062, has already undergone the leverage flush and correction Lee is warning equity investors about, lea

According to Onchain Lens, BlackRock transferred 249.16 BTC (approximately $15.65 million) and 301.76 ETH (approximately $566,000) from its IBIT and ETHA addresses to Coinbase Prime 3 hours ago.

According to Digital Asset, Upbit operator Dunamu posted Q2 revenue of $123 million and operating profit of $16.63 million, down 26% and 73% sequentially from Q1's $166 million revenue and $62.26 million profit. Dunamu attributed the decline to reduced global liquidity and weakening investor sentiment in digital asset markets.

According to Onchain Lens, Grayscale has transferred 572.9 BTC and 43,320 LINK from its Bitcoin Trust and Chainlink Trust wallets to Coinbase Prime, valued at approximately $35.9 million and $391,000 respectively.

According to Crowdfund Insider, two men aged 20 and 21 were recently convicted in Amiens Criminal Court for their role in a series of home robberies targeting a property in France's Somme region. The residence was purchased by a young couple but was previously owned by a retired couple who had accumulated approximately 1 million euros through cryptocurrency investments. After the former owners' information leaked on the dark web, the home was targeted three times between June and July, including

According to Nikita Bhaer, head of X product, the platform reached record download volumes last week, while iOS monthly active users exceeded any previous year. X is the fastest-growing social network at its scale.

According to the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), gasoline speculators' net long positions increased by 2,358 contracts to 90,715 contracts for the week ended August 11.

Gate News message, US Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $38.5 million on August 13, following outflows of $61.1 million on the previous day. Onchain ETF custody data shows 24-hour movements of -2,015 BTC (approximately $126.1 million) and -277 ETH (approximately $517,000) as of August 14.

According to Future Fund managing partner Gary Black, on Friday he now fully expects SpaceX to launch an all-equity offer for Tesla at a healthy premium sometime this year, citing shared synergies and the deal's potential to simplify Elon Musk's dual-CEO role. This marks a dramatic reversal from his May assessment, when he dismissed a post-IPO merger as "a very low probability event" with "no compelling business logic," and later reiterated that the "math won't pass muster." Black predicts many

According to the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Brent crude oil speculators' net long positions increased by 76,026 contracts to 240,748 contracts in the week ending August 11.