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According to BlockBeats and Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT), Sign's code merged into Panurus (previously Hyperledger Token SDK) on August 19. The project provides an open, neutral tokenization development framework to help institutions issue and manage digital assets across different blockchains and systems. Contributors to the initiative include IBM Research, Bank of France, and Offchain Labs.

Bitcoin broke through $65,000 today, recording a 0.22% intraday gain as of August 19.

Shanghai Silver Futures rose 2% intraday on August 19, trading at 15,937 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 21:20 on August 19, Shanghai gold 2609 call options (1000 strike) surged 345.95% to 3.3 yuan/gram, followed by Shanghai gold 2609 call options (952 strike) up 193.85% to 18.16 yuan/gram, and Shanghai silver 2609 call options (16,000 strike) up 124.28% to 272.5 yuan/kilogram. Other notable movers include Shanghai gold 2610 calls up 78.26% and Shanghai nickel 2609 calls up 76.53%.

According to Japanese media reports, Japanese retailer CatalogHouse canceled its stores on Rakuten's e-commerce platform on August 18 in response to the conglomerate's involvement in supplying offensive drones to Japan's Self-Defense Forces. CatalogHouse stated on its official website that Rakuten's move to enter the offensive drone sector conflicts with the retailer's corporate principles. The announcement came after media reported that Rakuten Group planned to collaborate with German company H

According to on-chain analyst Ai 姨 monitored by ChainCatcher, a whale closed 246,000 SOL from a 500,000 SOL leveraged long position earlier today at $78.297, netting $475,000 in profits. The position was opened at $76.368 with 20x leverage, totaling $37.93 million. The remaining $20 million position remains unrealized gains of $486,000. The whale has accumulated $960,000 in profits over 10 days.

According to Jin10, spot gold surged 3% on August 19, hitting $4,464 per ounce, the highest level since June 5. New York futures gold also rallied 3% to $4,521.30 per ounce.

U.S. natural gas futures rose 3.00% intraday on August 19, trading at $2.860 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) at the time of reporting.

According to Hartford Funds research, the U.S. stock market has rallied strongly through August 2026, with the S&P 500 index up 13% and the Nasdaq Composite rising 15%, driven primarily by solid corporate earnings results. However, investment experts warn that market corrections and bear markets are inevitable components of financial cycles. Historical data shows the S&P 500 has entered correction territory (10% decline from record highs) on average every 18 months since 2010, occurring 10 times

According to The Information, the White House briefed OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google on a new artificial intelligence regulatory framework earlier this month, but over two weeks later, the AI industry still lacks clarity on the plan's specifics, with the White House having not yet disclosed the framework details publicly.

Spot platinum rose 3% intraday on August 19, trading at $1,762.97 per ounce.

According to The Block, at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026, former Signature Bank chair and N3XT founder Scott Shay warned that large U.S. banks are adopting blockchain-based payment infrastructure to gain market share at the expense of mid-sized and smaller rivals. Shay noted that mid-sized banks have been slower to adopt blockchain technology, making them more vulnerable. N3XT, a Wyoming-chartered special purpose depository institution, allows businesses to make programmable payments in U.S.

According to DeFiLlama and SolanaFloor, Pump.fun's native token PUMP surged on August 18-19, 2026, driven by exceptional protocol fundamentals. The platform generated $11.52 million in seven-day revenue, placing it fourth among all crypto protocols globally. PUMP's 30-day revenue reached $42.3 million, marking its 13th consecutive day leading Hyperliquid's $28.5 million, the longest streak in 15 months. The price momentum is fueled by Pump.fun's programmatic buyback mechanism, which allocates 50

According to Jin10, on August 19, Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf visited Baghdad, expressing hope for a regional order without external intervention. Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid met with Ghalibaf, reaffirming Iraq's commitment to ending regional conflicts through constructive dialogue and diplomatic means while emphasizing the importance of preserving national sovereignty and avoiding military escalation. Iraq's parliament speaker Habeat Al-Halbousi called on Iran to c

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin monitored via ChainCatcher, a Bitcoin short whale approached liquidation on August 19. The whale's short positions are worth approximately $93.24 million, with a liquidation price of $65,045, roughly $200 away from the current price.

According to ChainCatcher, FalconX and Ethena announced a $1 billion secured lending facility on August 19. The partnership will utilize Ethena's USDe reserves through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide overcollateralized credit services to institutional clients. The mechanism connects Ethena's on-chain liquid assets with FalconX's institutional lending demand, directing digital capital into traditional credit markets. Qualified custodians will hold loan assets, while FalconX manages ori

Datavault AI (DVLT) reported a second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.12 on Wednesday, significantly worse than the $0.03 loss expected by analysts according to Koyfin estimates, sending shares down as much as 17% in pre-market trading. Q2 revenue reached $6.8 million, up 287% year-over-year, but fell far short of the $30 million forecast. Net losses also widened to $88 million from $37.1 million a year earlier. CEO Nathaniel Bradley said the company will focus second-half efforts on

According to Bloomberg, three major hedge funds posted losses in July amid market volatility driven by artificial intelligence stock fluctuations. Rokos Capital Management declined 1.2% in July, bringing year-to-date returns to 8.1%. Brevan Howard's Master fund fell 1.2%, narrowing its year-to-date gain to approximately 0.9%. Jupiter fund, managed by Said Haidar, posted an estimated 3.2% loss in July, with year-to-date losses estimated at 13%.

According to Jin10, on Aug 19, U.S. Treasury yields declined amid easing bond selloff pressure. The 30-year yield fell from 5.284% to 5.19%, while the 10-year yield dropped from 4.706% to 4.62%. A 20-year Treasury auction is scheduled for tonight to gauge investor demand for longer-dated securities.

According to founder Pavel Durov, Telegram has applied to operate the .gram top-level domain during ICANN's 2026 expansion round, allowing its over one billion users to receive personal web addresses tied to their Telegram usernames, such as yourname.gram. Users could connect existing handles to websites hosted by Telegram and generate interactive pages through AI prompts, extending usernames beyond messaging into web identities. ICANN approval remains uncertain, with applications currently in e