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According to CryptoQuant data, large Bitcoin holders have accumulated approximately 43,000 BTC worth around $2.75 billion over the past 60 days, ending months of net selling. The accumulation excludes cryptocurrency exchange and mining pool wallets.

According to Bloomberg, Eagle Point Credit Management LLC is providing approximately $1.3 billion in debt financing to Nexus Data, a large AI data center in Texas affiliated with Anthropic. The financing marks another major transaction in the surge of artificial intelligence infrastructure funding.

According to Guru Club, on August 19, spot gold rose 1% to $4,378.29 per ounce while spot silver climbed 1.18% to $64 per ounce during intraday trading.

According to Guru Club, spot silver rose 2% intraday on August 19, trading at $64.57 per ounce.

According to Behavox, the trading surveillance platform Polaris expanded to monitor prediction markets on Tuesday, with full rollout expected this summer. The addition marks the 10th asset class covered by the surveillance framework as regulators and financial institutions intensify scrutiny of event contract trading. The beta version is now available to existing Polaris customers. Behavox CEO Erkin Adylov stated that prediction markets have become "the new frontier for trade surveillance," high

According to Whale Alert, an unknown address transferred 32,400 ETH (worth approximately $62.34 million) to Ethereum's Beacon Depositor contract for staking earlier today. The address had received 32,500 ETH from Bitpanda's cold wallet 23 minutes prior to the transfer.

According to BlockBeats citing data from South Korea's Korea Securities Depository (KSD) subsidiary SEIBro, as of August 18, South Korean investors made net purchases of $45.322 million (approximately 307.53 million yuan) of Chanxin Technology over the past month, the highest net buy volume of any A-share stock by Korean investors during the period. The stock remained the top net-buy A-share among Korean QFI investors over the past three months. South Korean brokerage firms, acting as qualified

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, on August 19, the agency announced it is at least doubling the size of liquidity support repurchase operations for long-term nominal coupon securities across the 10-20 year and 20-30 year maturity bands. The maximum operation size will increase from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, effective September 9. The expansion will remain in effect through November 4, 2026, and the Treasury will provide additional details on future buyback sizes

According to BlockBeats, Marvell Technology (MRVL) surged 7.76% in pre-market trading on August 19 to $232.77, after the company issued warrants to Google. The warrants allow Google to purchase up to 58.97 million Marvell shares—equivalent to approximately 6.7% of outstanding shares—at an exercise price of $206.58 per share. The warrants will vest progressively through the 2033 fiscal year as Google generates related revenue from custom chip purchases.

According to Yonhapinfomax, SK Hynix's U.S.-listed ADR surged 4% in premarket trading on August 19 (U.S. time), reaching $161.84, rebounding sharply from a 9.2% drop the previous day. Intraday gains peaked at 7.31%. The rally was driven by the company's announcement of a 40 trillion Korean won (approximately $31 billion) share buyback and cancellation plan. The board approved the acquisition with plans to cancel all repurchased shares. U.S. Treasury yields also retreated, with 30-year yields fal

According to BlockBeats, on August 19, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced an increase in the issuance volume of nominal long-term Treasury debt.

According to Odaily Meme速递 monitoring, an Intismeran meme token has emerged on Solana, currently trading at a $550,000 market cap and trending in community discussions. The token was created following Moderna's announcement of positive Phase 3 trial results for its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, Intismeran, developed in partnership with Merck's Keytruda. The meme token adopted the vaccine's name and logo design, capitalizing on the recent pharmaceutical news.

According to ChainCatcher, enterprise AI data platform Prevalent AI announced the completion of a $22 million funding round, with Los Angeles-based investment firm Integrity Growth Partners (IGP) participating. The company builds sovereign knowledge graphs by connecting and integrating data across enterprise systems, and supports deployment of AI agents and automation solutions.

According to Gate data, the U.S. dollar to Japanese yen exchange rate (USD/JPY) fell to 159.0 in the past 24 hours, currently trading at 158.991 with a 0.4% decline.

According to HyperliquidNews, Rain Protocol purchased 612.98 HYPE tokens valued at $36,000 on Hyperliquid. The transaction appeared on the platform under the spot trading code rain.

According to Bloomberg, on August 19, AI data center operator DataVita completed a 300 million pound (approximately $406 million) funding round led by ING, ABN AMRO, Banco Santander, Scottish National Investment Bank, and Siemens Financial Services. The capital will be used to develop artificial intelligence data center parks and execute a 15-year data center lease agreement with AI cloud computing provider CoreWeave.

According to Jin10, on August 19, President Putin stated that Russia's GDP growth is projected at around 1% for 2026 during a Strategic Development and National Projects Committee meeting. He characterized the current economic situation as moderate but positive.

According to BlockBeats, on August 19, crypto KOL Ansem stated that institutional capital is turning bullish on crypto markets, citing several recent moves. These include billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller buying HYPE tokens, Robinhood launching its own Layer 2 blockchain, and hedge fund giant Paul Tudor Jones increasing his Bitcoin positions. Ansem noted that the crypto regulatory environment is improving while market participants remain extremely pessimistic. He argued that the combination of i

According to Jin10, Hunan Gold announced on August 19 that it will adjust supplementary fundraising for a planned merger from no more than 1.0 billion yuan to no more than 1.05 billion yuan. The company plans to acquire 100% stakes in Hunan Gold Tianyue Mining and Hunan Zhongnan Gold Smelting. The stock will halt from August 20 for an estimated maximum of five trading days.

According to Saudi Arabian Television, Israeli Chief of Staff is currently conducting inspections across multiple regions in southern Syria.