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According to ChainCatcher and Gate data, Applied Materials (AMAT.O) stock fell 5% during premarket trading on August 14.

EUR/CHF climbed 0.1% to 0.9398 today, marking its highest level since August 2025.

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office, a tanker came under drone attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (August 14). The vessel sustained minor damage, all crew members were confirmed safe, and no environmental impact was reported.

According to a UBS report on CK Infrastructure's H1 results, the company's interim dividend of HK$0.746 per share rose 5% year-over-year, falling short of the bank's 13% expectation and likely disappointing investors. The company reported H1 underlying earnings of HK$12.6 billion, up 7% but below UBS's 8% forecast. Following the sale of UKPN and UK Rails, net gearing declined to 8.1% as of June 30. UBS maintained its "buy" rating with a HK$101 target price.

According to the Bank of Korea, the country's June money supply continued its upward trend, driven by growth in short-term deposits and money market funds. The M2 average in June reached 4.213 quadrillion won (equivalent to $2.97 trillion), up 0.7% from the previous month with an increase of 29.4 trillion won. The central bank noted that both short-term deposits and money market funds saw expansion in June.

According to Greekslive, 20,000 BTC options and 96,000 ETH options expired today (August 14). The BTC options had a Put Call Ratio of 0.84, with a maximum pain point of $64,000 and notional value of $1.29 billion. The ETH options had a Put Call Ratio of 0.95, with a maximum pain point of $1,900 and notional value of $180 million.

According to Jin10, gold futures fell 0.8% this week to $4,385.90 per ounce as investors took profits following a sharp rally that briefly broke above the $4,400 mark. Sucden Financial analysts noted that while the overall uptrend remains intact, both major markets failed to hold recent highs, signaling profit-taking after the significant price surge. The sell-off was driven by softer-than-expected inflation data, which reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike in September. Market pr

According to Beating app, Feishu's aily has been officially renamed Doubao Work Partner. Associated function names have been updated: "Smart Partner" to "Work Partner," "Team Smart Partner" to "Team Work Partner," and "Smart Agent Squad" to "Work Squad." The rebranding follows the merger of Feishu and Doubao product teams on July 30, with the new team led by Doubao head Zhaqi.

Revolut's private-market valuation is climbing, with secondary-market pricing indicating an implied valuation of approximately $125 billion—roughly $10 billion above the $115 billion level established through its July 22 employee share sale. This represents an increase of about 8.7% in only a few weeks. The valuation movement coincides with significant regulatory progress. On August 10, Revolut secured a French banking licence from France's ACPR and the European Central Bank, planning to establi

According to France's Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, severe heat and drought have inflicted devastating losses on French farmers this summer. Genevard stated that the combined impact of high temperatures and water scarcity caused "catastrophic damage" to French agriculture. The government plans to announce a support package within days, including drought loans to help farmers manage cash flow challenges before the next harvest season, she added.

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin fell to $62,922 on August 14, down 1.3% in 24 hours, as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed to net outflows after five consecutive days of inflows. From August 3 to 7, the ETFs recorded $860 million in net inflows, with August 5 seeing $244.4 million inflow in a single day. However, this week's momentum reversed sharply: August 10 saw $144.6 million outflow, followed by August 12 and 13 recording $61.1 million and $131.1 million in outflows respectively. Institutional

According to EDaily, machinery and industrial robotics company SMAC returned to operating profitability in the second quarter of 2026, reporting operating profit of KRW 37.2 billion on revenue of KRW 52.25 billion, up 126% quarter-over-quarter. Net income reached KRW 30.1 billion. The turnaround was driven by increased semiconductor equipment sales as customers expanded production and capital investment in the sector. The company said it expects continued revenue expansion in the second half bas

According to Yicai, Zhipu released GLM-5.3 on August 14, improving programming capabilities by 50% compared to GLM-5.2. The model ranked first among open-source models on public benchmarks including Terminal Bench 3.0 and Agents' Last Exam. Zhipu plans to open the model weights two weeks after release.

According to Foresight News, OSL HK, a licensed digital asset trading platform under the OSL Group, has become Hong Kong's only platform offering zero maker and taker fees on all stablecoin-to-stablecoin and stablecoin-to-fiat spot trading pairs for professional investors and institutional clients. The zero-fee policy currently covers six trading pairs: USDT/USD, USDT/HKD, USDGO/USD, USDGO/USDC, USDGO/USDT, and RLUSD/HKD, allowing large and high-frequency transactions without trading fees.

According to Foresight News, Enso, a crypto intent engine protocol, is providing routing support to ether.fi's new self-custody application. Enso will handle routing, cross-chain transactions, and execution. The ether.fi application now enables users to trade tokenized assets including stocks, metals, and cryptocurrencies, and offers portfolio collateralization and fiat account features.

According to Foresight News, Anoma and Bebop have launched confidential swaps functionality on AnomaPay today. The feature enables users to execute token exchanges while concealing transaction details and trading strategies, with guaranteed pricing and zero slippage. Confidential swaps are currently live on Ethereum, with support for additional blockchains and assets planned.

According to Foresight News, Plume and Shinhan Asset Management signed a memorandum of understanding for tokenized securities cooperation. The two parties will jointly develop a proof-of-concept for a KRW-denominated tokenized fund backed by ultra-short-term Korean won-linked bonds, testing the technical and regulatory requirements for bringing won-priced financial products on-chain and exploring their potential in global markets.

According to Foresight News, Binance Wallet has added support for domain-based transfers. The feature is now available on both the mobile app and browser extension, supporting domains on Ethereum and BSC networks.

According to Foresight News, payment blockchain Tempo has launched Tempo Earn, a product feature that allows platforms to embed stablecoin yield plans directly into their offerings. Users can earn rewards on idle stablecoin balances without leaving the platform, while platforms retain full control over reward distribution ratios.

According to Foresight News, on-chain trading platform Variational has launched Isolated Margin functionality. Users can now select isolated margin or cross margin mode for any position independently.