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According to Fortune and prediction market data, odds for Iran Reconstruction Funding inclusion in a U.S.-Iran deal have risen to approximately 11% as of late August 2026, marking an uptick from previous levels amid six months of ongoing geopolitical tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran. The market shift reflects perceived economic resilience despite military operations and economic sanctions. Negotiations could involve U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Jav

On July 15, 2026, the Depository Trust Company (DTC), DTCC's subsidiary, successfully converted eligible US Treasuries and equities into tokenized digital twins, with BitGo Bank & Trust serving as the OCC-regulated custodian handling settlement and movement of those assets on-chain. The pilot involved over 30 institutions, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan, testing repo and reverse repo workflows—short-term lending markets where institutions borrow against Treasuries as collate

Chainlink added nine new integrations spanning five of its core services and five blockchain networks on August 30, with platforms including Coinbase and Robinhood Crypto among those participating. The integrations cover Chainlink's Data Feeds service, which delivers real-world price data to smart contracts, and its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), enabling asset and message transfers across chains. The platforms are expected to use these capabilities for applications including wrap

According to Onchain Lens, Wintermute's large short position on Hyperliquid has turned profitable as crypto markets decline on August 31. The platform currently holds approximately $149.2 million in short positions versus only $5.01 million in long positions, with unrealized gains of $1.73 million.

According to Foresight News, LSDFi protocol Hydro Protocol announced support for native USDC on its money market layer. Users can now deposit USDC on Hydro Lending to earn variable interest and use it as collateral for DeFi strategies on Injective.

According to Business Insider on August 27, Dollar General reported that second-quarter sales of its 'Value Valley' section—featuring around 600 items priced at $1 each—grew 16% year-over-year, significantly outpacing the company's overall store sales growth of 3.5%. The retailer plans to expand its $1 product offerings by 40% in the second half of 2026 ahead of year-end shopping season. CEO Todd Vasos stated the company aims to extend the product category further through 2027, using the discoun

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX RMB funding market sentiment index reported 52 as of 14:30 on August 31, down 1 point from 10:15. Among institutional segments, large banks' index stood at 51, mid-sized banks at 53, and non-bank institutions at 51, each declining 1 point. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 indicating equilibrium and readings above 50 reflecting fund tightness.

According to ASX-US Chief Operations Officer Wu Tian-yu on August 31 at SEMICON, artificial intelligence development is still in its early stages, with significant upside potential. Wu stated that AI's current foundation relies on human knowledge accumulated over millennia, but cross-domain integration and scaling could expand the imagination space by 100 to 10,000 times. Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem is accelerating investments in AI infrastructure to support this next phase of development,

According to Iran International, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on his Truth Social account on August 30 depicting a military strike on Kharg Island, Iran's key oil export hub. The video showed U.S. warplanes attacking oil storage tanks and tankers at the island, accompanied by the caption "Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!" Kharg Island handles approximately 90% of Iran's total crude oil exports. In response, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that while

According to Chai Dongsheng, secretary-general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), global vehicle sales reached 56.11 million units in the first seven months of 2026, up 3% year-over-year, with China accounting for 31% of global market share. In July 2026 alone, global vehicle sales hit 8.24 million units, representing a 5% increase compared to the same period last year.

According to BlockBeats, Hong Kong tech stocks rose in afternoon trading on August 31, with MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) surging over 17%, based on Bitget market data. Zhipu (02513.HK) gained over 5%.

According to Jin10 data on August 31, U.S. nonfarm payrolls declined by 79,000, significantly missing expectations of 183,000 new jobs. Federal Reserve Chair Walsh emphasized limiting forward guidance to avoid over-committing to future rate paths while reaffirming the 2% inflation target remains the primary focus for price stability. Fed Vice Chair Hammer argued the central bank should proceed with rate hikes, warning that further delays would increase pain. Meanwhile, ECB officials indicated gr

According to CCTV, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Standards and Conformance Committee (SCSC) held its second plenary meeting recently in Dalian, Liaoning Province, with over 70 representatives from member economies, regional professional organizations, and international standards bodies attending. The meeting, chaired by China and organized by the State Administration for Market Regulation, served as a key supporting activity for APEC's third Senior Officials Meeting (SOM3), with p

According to financial industry sources on August 31, the Korea Exchange (KRX) will revise Kosdaq listing regulations in September to account for market-value fluctuations caused by rights-off dates from capital increases or ex-dividend dates from stock dividends when calculating market capitalization for delisting determinations. Kospi implemented identical revisions on August 27. Since July, companies must maintain market caps of 30 billion won (Kospi) or 20 billion won (Kosdaq) to avoid delis

Cronos halted its blockchain on Sunday after an exploit targeting the Tectonic decentralized lending protocol resulted in an estimated $75 million loss, according to the network's announcement. Most of the affected funds remained on the Cronos network at the time of the halt. Researcher Weilin Li identified the attack as a pump-and-borrow exploit, where the attacker leveraged TONIC's 20% collateral factor and low liquidity to inflate the governance token's price 100-fold within 20 minutes before

Qwen Authoring today launched Agent Teams functionality, now available to all users on PC and App. The platform integrates Wan 3.0 video generation model with its Prime version, alongside Qwen-Image-3.0 and other image models to support professional content creators.

According to Odaily Meme monitoring, MAST token on Robinhood reached a market cap of $2.09 million today. MAST is the community and utility token of the Mast Bond protocol, focused on onchain portfolio and index products. The token represents Robinhood Chain's shift from early meme-driven activity toward RWA and functional DeFi products.

According to Odaily, MINIMAX-W (00100) gained 12% in afternoon trading on August 31, reaching 338 Hong Kong dollars with 4.4 billion HKD in turnover. Huatai Securities issued a research report predicting AI model commercialization will accelerate over the next 4-6 months and the company's sector competitive landscape is improving. The firm expects increased product launches in the second half, positioning it for faster revenue growth.

According to an internal memo, ByteDance recently raised the price of its Douyin Stock (internal equity incentive for AI business) from $14.85 in June to $17.02, marking a 14.6% increase. The company opened cash-for-equity swap options for select employees, allowing them to convert a portion of their total compensation package into Douyin Stock, with eligible ratios ranging from 20% to 30% depending on seniority level. The policy targets employees in core AI teams including Seed's pretraining an

Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power utility, reported a net profit of 30.3 billion rand for the 2026 financial year, compared to 14 billion rand in the prior year.