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According to Jin10, U.S. strategic petroleum reserves fell to their lowest level since December 31, 1982 as of the week ending August 14. U.S. crude oil exports reached their highest weekly volume since June 19, 2026 during the same period.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), distillate fuel production during the week ended August 14 increased to 5.536 million barrels per day from 5.392 million barrels per day in the previous week, marking a gain of approximately 144,000 barrels per day.

According to Arkham data, Fidelity customers purchased approximately $134 million in Bitcoin in the past two days, marking the most aggressive two-day net buying activity from the institution's clients since early July. The buying scale significantly exceeds recent average levels.

According to BlockBeats, Binance announced on August 19 that Binance Blockchain Week will be held November 28-29, 2026 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. This marks the event's return to Asia following previous editions in Singapore, Istanbul, Paris, and Dubai. The event, themed "EVOLVE," is expected to gather thousands of developers, institutional investors, fintech leaders, and policymakers to discuss institutional Bitcoin adoption, stablecoin payments, instituti

According to EIA data, U.S. gasoline production demand declined to 9.5404 million barrels per day for the week ending August 14, down from 9.8169 million barrels per day in the prior week.

According to the EIA, U.S. strategic petroleum reserves declined 5.268 million barrels for the week ending August 14, compared to a decline of 6.115 million barrels in the prior week.

According to EIA, U.S. crude oil implied demand for the week ending August 14 reached 19.794 million barrels per day, up from 18.655 million barrels per day in the prior week.

According to the CFTC, on August 19, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached enforcement settlements with former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang. Ellison was issued a 5-year trading ban and 10-year registration ban, while Wang received a 5-year trading ban and 8-year registration ban. The CFTC is not seeking clawback, restitution, or civil monetary penalties, citing the two individuals' significant cooperation with the investigation and a separate criminal

According to EIA data, U.S. refinery equipment utilization rates increased by 1% in the week of August 14, compared to the previous week's decline of 0.3%.

According to a latest survey by Pew Research Center, Americans under 30 for the first time expressed more concerns than excitement about artificial intelligence, marking a significant shift since the center began tracking the sentiment in 2021. Nearly 75% of adults under 30 believe AI will reduce job opportunities, up from 61% two years ago. The youngest workers worry that rapid AI advancement could trigger mass unemployment, despite being among the most skilled users of the technology.

According to EIA data, U.S. refinery stockpiles declined 1.53 million barrels in the week ended August 14, compared with a 10,000-barrel decrease in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. refinery production fell by 54,000 barrels per day for the week ended August 14, compared with an increase of 50,000 barrels per day in the prior week.

According to the Energy Information Administration, U.S. crude oil production reached 21.6 million barrels per day for the week ended August 14, up significantly from 2.6 million barrels per day in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. crude oil inventories fell to 4.405 million barrels for the week ending August 14, down from 17.423 million barrels in the prior week.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Cushing crude oil inventory in Oklahoma declined by 1.314 million barrels for the week ending August 14, compared to an increase of 1.611 million barrels in the previous week.

According to EIA data, U.S. crude oil imports for the week ending August 14 fell to -1.754 million barrels from 1.768 million barrels in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. gasoline production reached 143,000 barrels per day for the week ended August 14, compared to a decline of 1,000 barrels per day in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. gasoline inventories increased by 688,000 barrels for the week ending August 14, compared to a decline of 968,000 barrels in the prior week.

According to the EIA, U.S. heating oil stockpiles declined by 537,000 barrels in the week ending August 14, compared to an increase of 192,000 barrels in the prior week.

According to Odaily, OpenAI recently announced it will temporarily slow model expansion and increase resources for AI safety improvements, following the discovery of anomalous behavior in its AI systems during testing. The move addresses concerns over model safety, cybersecurity risks, and autonomous capability control. Industry data shows rival Anthropic has outpaced OpenAI in revenue growth, with its Claude models gaining traction in enterprise applications.