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According to HTX market data, Solana (SOL) broke above $95 today, trading at $95.00 with a 24-hour gain of 0.6%.

Czech government, employers, and labor unions recently reached an agreement to increase the minimum monthly wage to 24,900 Czech koruna (CZK) in 2027, marking an 11.2% increase from 2026 levels.

According to gazeta.uz, an Azerbaijani company is planning to develop gold and rare earth mineral mining operations in Uzbekistan.

According to Jinrui Futures, Shanghai gold futures surged nearly 3% on August 24, hitting a near three-month high of 1,008.78 yuan/gram and breaking above the 1,000 yuan/gram level. The rally was driven by an improving overseas macroeconomic environment, with U.S. long-end Treasury yields declining after the U.S. Treasury expanded long-term debt repurchase sizes, while the dollar index held around 98.8. Market concerns about U.S. fiscal sustainability and dollar credibility also supported prices

On Monday (August 24), Tesla and eight other automakers announced the recall of approximately 4.3 million vehicles in China due to safety concerns with electronic hidden door handles that may be difficult to open during emergencies, marking the largest recall in China's automotive history. Tesla accounts for 2.98 million units, while Xiaomi, Leapmotor, XPeng, and Geely each announced their largest-ever recalls at 0.39 million, 0.371 million, 0.264 million, and undisclosed amounts respectively. T

According to Galaxy research lead monitoring, a Coldcard vulnerability compromised 8,865 addresses, resulting in 1,789.28 BTC in losses. The stolen funds were worth $114.7 million at the time of theft and are currently valued at $138.8 million. The median loss per address was 0.00152 BTC, with an average of 0.20184 BTC.

According to Amazon's Q2 2026 earnings release filed on 30 July, the company reported net income of $62.6 billion, though $53.4 billion came from non-operating gains on its Anthropic investment. Operating income reached $27.5 billion, up 43% year-on-year. However, free cash flow swung from an inflow of $18.2 billion to an outflow of $7.6 billion on a trailing-twelve-month basis, reflecting a $66.1 billion year-on-year surge in capital expenditure primarily for artificial intelligence infrastruct

According to a post on V2EX, a startup with about 10 employees has begun rotating staff schedules to optimize costs on AI coding services like DeepSeek, GLM, and MiniMax. The company adjusted work hours to shift operations toward off-peak pricing periods, with employees required to take one weekday and one weekend day off per week in pre-arranged rotations. DeepSeek's latest API pricing charges double rates during weekday peak hours compared to low-peak periods; on August 23, the platform change

Spot gold hit $4,660 per ounce on August 24, rising 1.24% intraday. Meanwhile, USD/JPY traded lower by 10 points to 159.06.

According to CNBC, a senior U.S. Treasury official stated the department could utilize general account funds for bond repurchases as part of its fiscal strategy.

According to Jin10, Hengbao Stock announced on August 24 that the company has generated only limited revenue from digital yuan-related business, with no material business scale formed. Although the company has conducted technical and product development around digital yuan in recent years, the technology remains in pilot stage. The company stated the business has minimal impact on its overall financial performance.

According to Gary Black, managing partner at Future Fund, META stock is expected to underperform the S&P 500 in the near term on Monday, with a potential $1.4 trillion legal judgment weighing on Facebook's parent company. Black compared Meta's litigation exposure to tobacco industry lawsuits, noting that unlike cigarette makers, Meta cannot pass litigation costs directly to users. META closed Friday at around $550, trading at 15.6 times 2026 adjusted earnings per share. A settlement in the "few

According to ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone in an Aug. 10 interview published Monday, the digital euro's design would prevent the European Central Bank from identifying users making or receiving payments. Only banks involved in transactions would have access to user identification for anti-money laundering purposes. Offline digital euro transactions would restrict payment details to only the payer and payee.

According to Bitcoin.com News, Solana opened onchain voting on three governance proposals on August 22, 2026, running through epoch 1023 (expected to conclude around 15:30 UTC on August 27). The votes include SGP-0001 (a Solana Constitution formalizing governance framework), SGP-0002 (doubling the network's annual disinflation rate), and SGP-0003 (reworking transaction fee burns). SIMD-0550, linked to SGP-0002, would double disinflation from 15% to 30% annually and cut projected future issuance

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed BTC Digital Ltd. completed construction of its 10MW cryptocurrency mining infrastructure project in Georgia and is now entering the deployment preparation phase. The company expects to deploy high-performance mining rigs and launch digital asset mining operations within approximately two months.

International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol expressed concern over Europe's natural gas situation this winter on August 24, citing low inventories, Middle Eastern supply disruptions, and the end of Russian liquefied natural gas supplies as key challenges.

According to the IEA chief, no discussions are currently underway regarding a second round of strategic petroleum reserve releases. The first drawdown in March totaled 400 million barrels, representing 20% of total reserves, with 80% of reserves still remaining.

According to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the agency released the "National Humanoid Robot Industry Standards System Construction Guide (2026 Edition)" for public comment on August 24. The comment period runs from August 25 to September 23, 2026, with stakeholders invited to submit feedback via designated email.

According to CoinDesk, Pakistan's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has launched a licensing system for cryptocurrency and digital asset companies, with a September 5 deadline for submitting certificates of no objection. Companies failing to comply must cease operations. The licensing framework covers 11 categories of crypto services, including custody, exchanges, brokerages, and derivatives. Licensed institutions must comply with customer fund protection, cybersecurity, disclosure, and

Norwegian Krone/Swedish Krone exchange rate breaks through 1.0200 for the first time since October 2023.