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According to ChainCatcher, Alibaba announced that Alibaba Cloud is undergoing a comprehensive upgrade toward an agent-based cloud platform. The company stated that artificial intelligence and cloud business revenue growth will accelerate over the coming quarters.

According to Latvia's Armed Forces, a drone shot down in Latvian airspace on August 14 originated from Ukraine.

According to Coinglass data, Bitcoin's global open interest surged 15.03% in the past 24 hours, reaching $54.977 billion. Binance accounts for the largest share at $10.463 billion, followed by Bybit at $4.791 billion, Gate at $4.606 billion, and OKX at $2.86 billion.

According to BlockBeats, spot gold fell 1% intraday on August 20, trading at $4,477.46 per ounce based on Bitget market data.

According to Karen Manner, fixed income strategist and portfolio manager at Hermès Investment Management, U.S. inflation remains the Federal Reserve's primary policy concern today (August 20). Fed officials have maintained significant consensus on this view. The central bank no longer views the labor market as a primary source of inflation pressure, with employment increasingly considered closer to balance. This marks a shift in the policy framework from labor market concerns to inflation as the

According to Alibaba's official statement on August 20, AI-related products achieved annualized revenue (ARR) of 495 billion yuan ($73 billion) in the fiscal 2027 first quarter, with the segment accounting for 35% of Alibaba Cloud's external commercial revenue. CEO Wu Yongming noted that AI has become a core growth engine for Alibaba Cloud.

According to CEO Wu Yongming on Alibaba's earnings call on August 20, the company has recently launched volume sales of its Pinguotou Zhenwu M890 chip on Alibaba Cloud. The new AI chip will ramp up production in the second half of the year to meet strong customer demand. As of early August, the Zhenwu chip had already been deployed by over 650 customers.

SK Hynix announced Wednesday that it would spend 40 trillion Korean won ($28.8 billion) buying back and canceling shares to stem a selloff that has eliminated approximately $560 billion in market value. The plan boosted the stock nearly 13% in trading Thursday. The company also hinted at additional shareholder return initiatives ahead.

U.S. Treasury yields rebounded Wednesday after a brief rally from a debt repurchase plan announcement faded. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.2%, reversing a 9 basis point decline from the prior session. The 10-year yield traded around 4.6755%, up 3 basis points intraday, as rising oil prices pressured U.S. debt. European government bonds remained mixed, with U.K. Gilts extending losses while German Bunds outperformed U.S. Treasuries by roughly 4 basis points.

According to Israeli media citing the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), flights at Ben Gurion Airport will gradually resume from 3 PM local time based on a revised flight schedule.

According to the U.S. military, the USS George Washington arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility yesterday (August 19).

According to The Block, OpenLedger core contributor Ram Kumar said at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026 that agentic payments represent crypto's first AI killer app. Kumar noted that AI agents cannot open bank accounts or complete know-your-customer checks, making crypto the most accessible payment channel for autonomous systems. OpenLedger is also expanding beyond its B2B infrastructure focus to serve consumers, allowing users to fine-tune AI models on its platform with enhanced privacy opt

According to Sagar Shah, Chief Business Officer of Evernorth, the company is deploying its XRP holdings across the XRP Ledger ecosystem as the XLS-66 native lending proposal moves through the network's review process at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026. Shah stated that Evernorth was built as an XRP-focused digital asset treasury with the aim of putting holdings to use. He highlighted XLS-66's potential to offer greater security than DeFi applications built on other chains, noting that validato

According to ChainCatcher, Boyaa Interactive (00434.HK) disclosed mid-year results for the six months ending June 30, 2026. The company reported H1 revenue of HK$258 million, up 16.05% year-over-year, with gross profit of HK$90.2 million, up 21.25% YoY. As of the disclosure date, Boyaa Interactive holds 4,201 Bitcoin at an average purchase price of $68,047 per coin.

According to Whale Alert, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain today.

Ethereum breaks through $2,300 today, with a daily gain of 10.40%.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum (ETH/USDT) broke through $2,300 today, trading at $2,300.26 based on Gate's market data. The cryptocurrency surged 19.63% over the past 24 hours.

German 5-year government bond yields rose 1 basis point to hit 3% today, marking the first time the benchmark has touched this level since 2008.

According to Turkey's central bank, the country's foreign exchange reserves reached $75.17 billion as of August 14, up from $71.02 billion a week prior, marking an increase of $4.15 billion.

According to Odaily and Hyperbot data, trader Huang Lixing (known as 麻吉大哥) opened a 40x leveraged Bitcoin long position (30 BTC) and 10x PUMP long position (350 million PUMP tokens) 1 hour ago. He also maintains existing 25x leveraged Ethereum longs (21,500 ETH) and 10x HYPE longs (146,500 tokens). His total position value now reaches $63.1 million with unrealized gains of $3.766 million, representing a 117.73% return on investment.