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According to Greeks.live research director Adam, Coinbase and Deribit are scheduled to merge on September 9. Spot liquidity has already been consolidated to Coinbase, and the majority of reserve assets have been transferred to Coinbase custody as preparation for the merger. Following the integration, Coinbase will combine spot trading, perpetuals, options and futures into a single trading system. Previously, these products were fragmented across different platforms. The derivatives layer will us

According to Fox News, on August 31, President Trump threatened to launch a powerful military response against Iran, stating "we will hit them very hard." The warning came after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired multiple missiles on August 30 at two U.S. Air Force bases in Jordan—Malek Hussein and Al Azraq—causing significant damage to technical infrastructure and combat aircraft facilities. Trump also indicated openness to negotiations, saying "they want to meet very badly,"

According to CCTV International, Japan's Foreign Ministry submitted a budget request of 1.2165 trillion yen (approximately 51.2 billion US dollars) for fiscal year 2027 on August 31, marking the first time the ministry's budget request has exceeded 1 trillion yen. The request includes five strategic pillars, such as establishing a favorable security environment for Japan, and incorporates budgets related to revisions of Japan's security policy documents.

According to DefiLlama data, Robinhood Chain's decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume exceeded $1.4 billion in the past 24 hours on August 31, ranking second across all blockchains, behind only Solana.

According to Bloomberg Commodity Index data, agricultural commodity prices surged 13% in August through Friday, on track for the largest monthly gain since July 2012, driven by war-disrupted supply and extreme weather concerns. Wheat prices hit three-year highs as Black Sea port attacks blocked exports from a key producing region. Sugar and cocoa prices each climbed approximately 20% amid El Niño-related weather fears, with New York sugar futures tracking for their largest monthly gain since 201

According to Kalshi's official disciplinary notice filed on Monday, former U.S. Representative George Santos has been permanently banned from trading on the prediction market platform—its first-ever permanent ban. Santos was ordered to pay $71,000 for violating Kalshi's rules by trading bets related to his State of the Union attendance. Last month, Santos settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, paying $35,000 after the agency determined he used Kalshi trades to influence the outco

On August 28, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Wash delivered his first Jackson Hole speech, stating that price stability should be the Fed's top priority and that inflation's underlying trend has not improved meaningfully. The market interpreted the remarks as hawkish, triggering a sharp sell-off across stocks, gold, and Bitcoin. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surged to 4.76% on August 31, marking its highest level since January 2025. Short-term rates also spiked on August 28 as traders raised thei

According to ChainCatcher, the Fogo network halted block production for 46 hours starting Saturday afternoon after the Fogo Foundation was attacked and 4 million FOGO tokens (approximately 10.3% of circulating supply) were transferred to attacker addresses. The foundation initially stated the chain itself was not compromised, but the network was voluntarily paused 15 hours later with plans to implement address restrictions via protocol upgrade. The official block explorer shows the last block at

According to @SolanaFloor, Solana has emerged as the leading blockchain for real-world asset (RWA) net inflows over the past 30 days, outpacing rival blockchains. The development reflects growing investor confidence in Solana's infrastructure, driven by its high-speed settlement and low-cost transaction capabilities.

According to The Information, Changxin Storage has begun small-scale production of HBM3E, a high-speed memory chip used in AI processors, and plans to ramp up output in 2027. Chinese chipmakers including Cambrian and Alibaba's Pingtoujia are already testing Changxin's HBM3E. Compared to competitors, Changxin is currently one generation behind SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, which are already producing HBM4.

According to market sources, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has returned to full production capacity following the impact of recent military conflict.

According to CoinGlass data, cryptocurrency markets saw $438 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with 109,075 traders liquidated. Long positions accounted for $298 million of the total, while short positions liquidated $140 million. ETH led liquidations with $138 million, followed by BTC at $95.56 million.

According to ChainCatcher, DTCC's DTC Tokenization Service will launch commercially in October 2026. The service completed production trading on Canton Network on July 15 as a final stress test, involving over 30 companies testing collateral pledging, securities lending, U.S. Treasury and repo DVP, equity DVP, stock DVP, token transfers, and CCP margin workflows across Canton Network and LFDT's Besu. The regulatory framework was established on December 11, 2025, when the SEC issued a no-action l

According to Jin10, U.S. natural gas futures rose slightly on August 31 as weather forecasts predict higher-than-normal temperatures over the coming weeks, boosting cooling demand and air conditioning usage among consumers. The restart of Texas Freeport liquefied natural gas plant following maintenance last week has lifted LNG export-related demand to its highest level since late June. However, strong natural gas production near historic highs this year may limit further price gains.

According to Sber Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov, cryptocurrency trading in Russia is expected to bring 4 trillion rubles ($46.4 billion) in trading volume to regulated domestic exchanges in the first year after legalization takes effect on Sept. 1. Russia's central bank has compiled a proposed list of crypto assets permitted for public trading, including Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether's stablecoin USDT. Non-qualified investors will be limited to purchasing up to 300,000 rubles worth of cryptocurrenc

According to sources, Russia's Yaroslavl refinery sustained a drone attack on August 28, resulting in two of its three crude oil distillation units halting operations. The facility's crude processing capacity has been significantly impacted by the strike.

According to Futurum Group CEO Daniel Newman in a CNBC interview, John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on Tuesday and faces the major challenge of identifying Apple's next major computing platform after the iPhone. Newman said Apple has an opportunity to become the "experience layer" for AI, but noted the company has not "gotten it right" with Siri and previously failed to establish new product categories such as headsets, cars, and smart home devices. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Meta are developing ne

According to Fox Business News, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent met with a Russian delegation on August 31.

Chile's National Statistics Bureau said on August 31 that July copper production fell 9.4% year-over-year, declining from 445,322 tons in the same month last year to 403,424 tons. The drop was attributed to severe storms that disrupted operations at mining facilities affected by the adverse weather conditions.

According to Lookonchain data and official statements, Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy sold 6,916 BTC for approximately $429.35 million at an average price of $62,081 and bought back 4,603 BTC for about $369.7 million at an average price of $80,318 over the past two months through August 31. The transaction timing between late July and press time resulted in roughly $84 million in losses. Despite the apparent drawdown, MicroStrategy announced its first Bitcoin purchase in over ten weeks, acquirin