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According to Crowdfund Insider, Ondo Finance has appointed Allison Parent as Chief Policy Officer, bringing nearly a decade of experience from the Global Financial Markets Association. Parent will lead policy dialogue with regulators and support industry standards development for tokenized assets. Parent previously served as Executive Director at GFMA and held senior roles including Global Head of Policy and Strategy at Barclays, Senior Policy Advisor to the Bank of England, and Senior Counsel o

According to Cointelegraph, Stellar's tokenized real-world assets (RWA) reached $39.96 billion as of August 29, 2026, representing a 360% increase from $8.688 billion at the end of 2025. The growth encompasses various asset categories including U.S. Treasuries, private and public credit, and non-U.S. government bonds.

According to Iceland's national broadcaster RÚV, preliminary results from Iceland's referendum on restarting negotiations to join the European Union show 'yes' votes maintaining a narrow lead.

According to GMGN data, Robinhood ecosystem token PONS briefly surpassed $178 million in market capitalization, marking a new all-time high. 29% of PONS's total token supply has been burned to date. The Pons Treasury continues deploying 80% of protocol fees to accumulate additional PONS.

According to on-chain analyst Tom Wan, Robinhood stock tokens on Robinhood Chain reached $50 million in total value, with the number of holders whose positions exceed $1 nearly doubling since early August. The integration of Robinhood stock tokens with DeFi protocols continues to expand, now including connections to Uniswap, Arcus, Deepstate, and Rialto decentralized exchanges, as well as Lighter perpetual futures and Morpho lending protocol.

According to Odaily, crypto market liquidations exceeded $97.1 billion over the past two weeks ending August 30, with short liquidations totaling $65.5 billion and long liquidations $31.6 billion.

According to Cosmos Labs, on August 20-25, attackers exploited an EVM module vulnerability to steal funds from 6 Cosmos chains, resulting in approximately $5.72 million in losses. Of the stolen assets, $2.87 million were sold on decentralized exchanges after being bridged, while $2.85 million were sold on centralized exchanges; the attacker's CEX accounts have been frozen pending investigation. Comos Labs coordinated with approximately 40 chains to assess risk and deploy mitigation measures. An

According to Bitwise CEO, only 3 crypto assets have achieved ETF scale exceeding $1 billion globally: Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin. The CEO shared this observation on X platform.

According to Google Research, the company recently introduced WikiSkill, a framework that enables AI agents to learn from experience and retain knowledge across iterations using a persistent wiki-style knowledge base. The system features a three-layer architecture—Raw, Wiki, and Skill layers—combined with inference, maintenance, proposal, and validation components. Validation across five benchmarks showed significant improvements. On LiveMathematicianBench, Gemini-3.5-Flash performance jumped fr

According to @MarioNawfal, U.S. gas prices have surged by approximately $1.25 per gallon amid ongoing geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict. The American Automobile Association (AAA) recorded the national average price of regular gasoline at $4.081 per gallon, up significantly from $3.2013 a year ago. The price increase translates to an additional $560 annually for the average American driver, with August on track to set a new record for monthly gasoline prices.

According to TASS, Russia's largest lender Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether as collateral for corporate loans once Russian regulators authorize public circulation of these digital assets. The bank has already tested the crypto-backed lending model with mining firm AO Intelion Data last year and is preparing to gradually expand its digital-asset offerings, including custody services, as the regulatory framework comes into full effect.

According to Jim Cramer of CNBC's Investing Club, Nvidia reported fiscal Q2 2027 revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year, but the focus has shifted to concerns over the chipmaker's financial commitments. Analysts estimate Nvidia faces potential peak liabilities between $80 billion and $200 billion through 2028, driven by gross debt of $33.5 billion (up from $8.5 billion prior year) and customer financing structures including a $105 billion residual-value guarantee tied to OpenAI initiat

IonQ finalized its $1.8 billion acquisition of semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology on July 31, establishing vertical integration across chip design, fabrication, and advanced packaging. Under the deal terms, SkyWater shareholders received $15 in cash plus 0.4883 IonQ shares per share, representing approximately $741 million in cash and 24 million newly issued IonQ shares. The transaction will result in 6% to 11.7% share dilution for existing IonQ investors, leaving the company with approxi

According to Apple's official announcement, the company will hold its autumn event on September 9 (September 10 in Taiwan) to unveil new iPhone models, including its first foldable device. The product is expected to be marketed as "iPhone Ultra," positioning it as an ultra-premium tier above the Pro lineup. Market predictions suggest the foldable iPhone will feature a 7.8-inch internal display with a 5.5-inch external screen in a book-style horizontal fold design. Key specs reportedly include Ap

According to Axios, Sony Music and Warner Music subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against Anthropic on Friday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint names Anthropic, CEO Dario Amodei, and co-founder Benjamin Merrell as defendants, alleging copyright infringement related to music content.

On Friday, August 28, President Trump signed an executive order at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to launch the establishment of the first U.S. Space Academy, aimed at training next-generation space professionals for the Space Force, commercial space industry, and lunar exploration efforts. Trump issued a directive to establish the U.S. Space Academy Presidential Commission, chaired by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, to develop governance structure, graduation service obligations, cam

According to Jin10, South Korea's top 10 brokers posted record combined net profits of 5.9362 trillion won in the second quarter, up 37% from Q1 and 141% year-over-year. The brokers included Future Asset, Korea Investment, Samsung, KB, NH, Shinhan, Meritz, Kiwoom, Hana, and Daishin. Despite strong earnings, broker stocks have faced significant pressure. The Korea Exchange Securities Index climbed to a yearly high of 9,804.97 points on May 9, then declined sharply to the 6,400-7,400 point range i

According to Goldman Sachs Research, gold will reach $4,900 per troy ounce by year-end, driven by elevated central bank demand. Analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven expect central banks to purchase 50 tonnes monthly this year, up nearly 300% from 17 tonnes per month before 2022. Reserve diversification to hedge geopolitical risks and reduced expectations for U.S. rate hikes are fueling the price rise.

According to Korea Securities Depository, domestic retail investors net purchased approximately 9.7 trillion Korean won (roughly $7.5 billion) of U.S. stocks in the past two months as of August 30. The net purchase volume exceeded the amount invested in KOSPI during the same period, reflecting a shift in investment demand toward overseas equities amid increased volatility in the domestic market.

According to Odaily, Robinhood Chain's decentralized exchange recorded a daily trading volume of $945 million on August 29, marking an all-time high and surpassing the previous peak reached in mid-July. The chain's DEX volume has recovered from an approximately $300 million low in mid-August.