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According to China's Ministry of Water Resources, on August 15 morning, the ministry held a meeting to assess nationwide flood prevention conditions. As of 9 a.m. today, 59 rivers across six provinces including Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan remained above alert level, with 30 rivers exceeding warning thresholds. According to forecasts, the Taihu basin will experience regional flooding on August 15-16 due to continued rainfall and upstream runoff, while portions of the Yangtze Riv

According to Lenovo Group EVP and China President Liu Jun, on August 15, Lenovo's AI PC shipments surged 86% year-over-year globally, with sales in the domestic notebook market exceeding 50% market share. The company is upgrading on-device and edge-side computing capabilities while keeping token processing local to enhance privacy and reduce costs. Lenovo is also accelerating AI ecosystem expansion to strengthen task execution capabilities.

According to Jin10, citing Canadian sources from August 14, U.S.-Canada trade negotiations have reached a stalemate over core interests as the deadline for new American tariffs approaches. Senior trade officials from both nations conducted intensive talks in Washington but remain far apart, with no signs of a deal, the report said. U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations on July 20 imposing 50% tariffs on hundreds of specific Canadian imports, including red wine, hockey sticks, and ceme

According to Guru Club, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on August 15 that India plans to provide artificial intelligence skills training to 10 million youth within one year.

According to Odaily and Bitcoin.com News, Swissquote's assets under management surged 19.8% to $118.4 billion in the first half of 2026, marking a historic high. Net revenue grew 1.7% to $447 million, with pre-tax profit reaching approximately $225 million. Crypto asset net revenue, however, plummeted 66.2% to roughly $18 million during the same period, including a $6.5 million mark-to-market valuation loss from digital assets held to provide liquidity for its proprietary SQX trading platform. S

According to Bitget's official announcement, the platform launched Stock+ margin trading for U.S. stocks on August 15. The service supports over 3,800 assets for margin financing and over 2,300 assets for short selling with up to 3x leverage. Financing trades carry a 5% annual interest rate, while short selling trades offer rates as low as 0% during promotional periods.

According to Reuters, Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $225.5 million with an opening price of $22.50. The fund allows retail investors to participate in investments in unlisted startups, with a focus on existing and former participants in the Y Combinator accelerator program.

According to Canadian media reports on August 14, Canada-U.S. trade negotiations over tariffs have stalled amid fundamental disagreements, as the U.S. deadline for imposing additional tariffs on Canada draws near. High-level trade officials from both countries have held intensive discussions in recent days but remain far apart on key issues, with no signs of a breakthrough agreement in sight.

According to Media Pen, South Korea's National Pension Fund recorded 33 trillion won in unrealized gains on U.S. stock holdings in the second quarter of 2026, driven by strength in the Magnificent 7 tech giants and semiconductor stocks. The fund is simultaneously realizing profits from existing positions and diversifying its portfolio by expanding investments into emerging sectors including space and aerospace and digital assets.

According to the Israeli military, Israeli forces conducted strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Saturday in response to attacks on soldiers in the security zone.

According to Michael Saylor, Strategy upgraded its STRC, STRD, STRK, and STRF control panels on Aug 15, adding Bitcoin Rating, after-tax yield, and 1-year Sharpe ratio metrics. The new tools enable users to assess returns, credit quality, downside protection, and risk-adjusted performance.

According to on-chain analyst Darkfost citing CryptoQuant data, XRP whale inflows to Binance hit their lowest level since 2021 on August 15, with daily inflows reaching approximately $61 million based on three-month average calculations.

According to BlockBeats, on August 15, Anthropic's valuation surged as the AI company announced plans for an initial public offering, with market expectations suggesting an IPO valuation potentially exceeding $2 trillion. This would mark one of the largest IPOs on record. The company's valuation rose significantly from approximately $965 billion in its May 2026 funding round, driven by secondary market trading. Market projections estimate Anthropic's annualized revenue could reach $10–12 billion

On Aug. 13, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris launched Ireland's national anti-money laundering strategy targeting crypto-assets and digital transfers to prevent anonymous movement of illicit funds. The strategy, built around five strategic priorities including strengthening national coordination, better understanding risks, delivering stronger regulatory frameworks, building capability, and enhancing international cooperation, represents the most significant strengthening of Ireland's fi

According to Yonhapnews, South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb reported first-half 2026 revenue of $109 million, down 48.7% year-over-year, with a net loss of $70.1 million. Second-quarter revenue reached $55.7 million, declining 35.8% compared to the same period last year.

According to China Science Daily, the National Supercomputing Internet launched DeepSeek V4 Pro formal release and DeepSeek Harness framework on August 15. The release leverages a 100,000-GPU compute cluster, the nation's first decentralized ultra-high-scale resource pool. DeepSeek Harness is open-sourced under MIT license and features a plug-in architecture enabling free recombination of models, tools, and agent capabilities.

According to the PPP prediction market tool, the probability of OpenAI's Astra model scoring at least 1490 points on its Arena.ai debut has fallen to 32%, down 31% in the past 24 hours. The likelihood of reaching at least 1400 points stands at 32%, down 17% over the same period. If Astra launches on Arena.ai, the contract settles as Yes if the model achieves the specified score by U.S. Eastern noon the following day.

According to Jin10, Spain's Granada province was hit by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on August 15. Local authorities reported no fatalities from the quake. The Andalusia regional government immediately activated emergency response protocols to address potential aftershocks and secondary hazards. Emergency departments received multiple reports of minor structural cracks in buildings and fallen items. Safety inspections and damage assessments were launched immediately following the earthquake.

According to its SEC filing, Cboe BZX Exchange submitted a rule change application on August 15 to launch the U.S. market's first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, along with 3x leveraged products for gold, silver, crude oil, and natural gas. The ETFs will operate as commodity pools under CFTC regulation rather than traditional SEC-regulated structures, holding CME or COMEX futures contracts with cash collateral to achieve 3x daily returns. Volatility Shares LLC will serve as the issuer un

According to Ledger Insights, Africa Finance Corporation has issued 350 million Swiss francs (approximately $431 million) in digital bonds through SIX's SDX platform, marking the first time an African institution has issued digital bonds via a central securities depository and exchange. The five-year bond carries a coupon rate of 1.4925% and ranks among the larger digital bond issuances on the platform. Commerzbank AG and Deutsche Bank arranged the transaction.