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According to Jin10 Futures, as of 08:45 on August 21, China's CFETS-NEX money market sentiment index rose to 56, up 5 points from 4 p.m. yesterday. Among institution types, large banks reported 55 (up 5 points), mid-sized and small banks 58 (up 6 points), and non-bank institutions 54 (up 4 points).

According to crypto journalist Kate Irwin, GalaChain suffered an anomalous asset outflow this Tuesday, with 1.99 billion GALA tokens (approximately $2.9 million) and other assets transferred from five addresses to a new wallet and cross-chained to ETH within one hour. Approximately 82% of the GALA tokens (1.639 billion) originated from wallets associated with Gala CEO and co-founder Eric Schiermeyer, which also saw around $500,000 in other tokens flow out. Gala developers identified the incident

According to E Daily, Woori Technology Investment (041190), a major shareholder of Dunamu which operates South Korea's Upbit exchange, surged 12.46% to 5,550 won this morning (August 21) as Bitcoin broke through the $70,000 level. Domestic cryptocurrency-related stocks broadly strengthened amid the price rally.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on August 21, a federal court issued supplemental consent orders against Alameda Research former CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang, formally resolving CFTC enforcement cases against both. Ellison received a 5-year trading ban and 10-year registration ban, while Wang received a 5-year trading ban and 8-year registration ban, effective from December 23, 2022. The CFTC declined to seek additional monetary penalties o

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose 6 basis points to 3.77% today (August 21).

According to PANews, citing on-chain analyst Yu Jin, an unidentified hacker purchased 21,659 ETH for $46.49 million over the past 1.17 days, with an average cost of $2,146 per ETH. The accumulation includes a purchase of 3,386 ETH for $7.954 million just six hours prior to the monitoring. The position is currently up $4.14 million in unrealized gains.

According to ChainCatcher, Upbit launched BICO, BMT, NIL, and GWEI trading today (August 21) at 1 p.m. UTC, supporting BTC and USDT trading pairs. Users should verify network selection before deposits; trading availability may be delayed due to insufficient liquidity.

According to Jin10 Data, China and the United Arab Emirates will conduct their fourth joint air force drills, named Falcon Shield-2026, in Xinjiang's Hetian region from late August through mid-September 2026. The training will include command exercises, flight operations, and mixed formation drills aimed at enhancing the participating units' tactical capabilities and deepening bilateral military cooperation.

According to Yonhap Infomax, Geumho E&C signed a construction contract with Samsung Electronics on August 21 to build a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturing plant at Samsung's Gwangju facility. The factory will span 23,588 square meters across one floor and is scheduled for completion in February 2028. The project represents Samsung's effort to establish a domestic production base for Flaekt Group, Europe's largest HVAC equipment manufacturer acquired by the South Kore

According to Lookonchain, on-chain address 0x004E suffered 8 consecutive liquidations on BTC and ETH shorts over the past two days, with cumulative losses of $3.28 million as of August 21. All short positions from the address, which previously held approximately $81.6 million in notional value including 20,000 ETH and 500 BTC, have been forcibly closed.

According to The Block, CME CEO Terrence Duffy alleged at a CFTC advisory committee meeting that manipulation risk exists in prediction market contracts, stating "some people are indeed manipulating these contracts, which is extremely harmful to the industry." CFTC Chair Michael Selig immediately countered that such contracts operate offshore and are not a U.S. market issue. Kalshi Chief Operating Officer Luana Lopes Lara challenged CME on whether it had faced similar manipulation problems, inte

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, BTC global contract open interest rose 6.46% in the past 24 hours to $53.99 billion. Binance accounted for $10.571 billion, OKX $2.856 billion, Bybit $4.785 billion, and Gate $4.621 billion of the total.

According to Chaos Chenchen Futures research released on August 21, Black Sea cargo volumes have plummeted due to Russian and Ukrainian strikes, with some ports halting operations completely. A strong El Niño pattern is expected to reduce Australian canola production, slowing global canola output growth. Domestic supply remains tight, intensifying near-term delivery competition in commodity markets.

According to Citic Securities research, Shanghai issued an optimized real estate policy notice on August 20, aiming to boost genuine housing demand and unlock property transaction chains. The bank's research team expects the policy to support a modest recovery in home prices through the second half of 2026.

According to BlockBeats, CME Group Chair and CEO Terry Duffy said on August 21 during a CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting that trade.xyz and Hyperliquid are having a substantial impact on U.S. markets. Trade.xyz, a major market builder on the Hyperliquid chain focusing on perpetual contracts for stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO assets, accounts for a significant share of Hyperliquid's trading volume.

According to CryptoSlate, researchers from USENIX Security publicly disclosed a clock attack vulnerability targeting Solana's Proof of History mechanism, first privately reported to Solana developers in December 2025. The flaw allows malicious leaders to manipulate the PoH logical clock, slowing time progression and extending their transaction selection window, requiring less than 33% of total stake to execute. Solana's official team acknowledged the issue, stating it has low probability of expl

According to SoSoValue data, Solana spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $14.58 million yesterday (August 20). Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) led with single-day net inflows of $7.14 million, bringing its historical cumulative inflows to $112 million. Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) followed with $6.57 million in daily inflows, reaching $914 million in total historical inflows. As of the report, combined Solana spot ETF assets under management totaled $1.061 billion, with historical cumulative net

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, Japan's manufacturing new export orders reached their fastest pace in eight and a half years in August, driven by strong demand from the semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors. Private sector output growth accelerated to its quickest rate since February, with both manufacturing and services showing improved momentum. Cost inflation pressures eased to a five-month low, providing relief for Japanese enterprises despite lingering headwinds fro

According to financial investment industry sources, on August 21, SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation program. Global investment banks noted the company has significant capacity for additional shareholder returns should free cash flow exceed current expectations, particularly driven by growing artificial intelligence and high-bandwidth memory demand.

According to Waymo, the company disclosed yesterday (August 20) details about a custom 5nm application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designed for its Waymo Driver self-driving system. The chip processes lidar, radar, and camera data in real time with over 1,000 tera operations per second of machine-learning performance. The system features 13 high-resolution cameras and was engineered for low latency, redundancy, and in-vehicle durability. Waymo noted that onboard compute had scaled 20 time