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According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, Real Trump Coins' Solana-based GOLD token collapsed within hours of its Saturday launch, plummeting from a $50 million market capitalization to $500,000 at publication. Lookonchain flagged that 15 newly created wallets spent $18,657 to acquire 224.5 million GOLD tokens while the developer held 600 million, giving the team 82.45% supply concentration. The wallets subsequently sold all their tokens for 3,178 SOL (approximately $330,000), trig

According to Fogo Foundation, Layer 1 blockchain Fogo halted its mainnet on Saturday, about 15 hours after confirming an attacker received 400 million FOGO tokens—representing 10% of the project's circulating supply and worth approximately $3 million at the time. The network pause, announced at 12:29 p.m. ET, aims to prevent further movement of affected assets while validators upgrade the network. The Foundation said an unknown actor had compromised the organization and transferred the tokens bu

According to Samsung Securities, South Korea's stock market this week (August 31–September 4) will be shaped by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Powell's hawkish remarks at Jackson Hole on August 28 and the release of South Korea's August export data on September 1. Powell signaled potential rate increases, citing persistent inflation concerns, prompting a sell-off in U.S. equities. Samsung Electronics plans to repurchase 15 trillion won in shares from August 24 through November 21, while SK Hynix ai

According to CNBC, OpenAI announced late Friday that it is ending developers' access to its models on Cursor, following SpaceX's acquisition of the AI coding startup on August 14 for $60 billion. OpenAI said it cannot be confident that SpaceX will use its technology within the terms of service, citing its experience with Elon Musk's companies violating contracts. The proposed shutoff date is November 12, 2026. Cursor CEO Michael Truell stated that OpenAI models account for approximately 5% of Cu

According to Financial News, South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark rate to 3.0% on August 27, marking the second consecutive monthly increase of 0.25 percentage points. The KOSPI index declined 1.79 percent to 6788.88 on August 28 in response to the rate hike. The move is pressuring individual investors relying on margin financing. Credit trading margin rates now reach 9.95 percent at the upper end, while securities collateral loan rates stand at 9.5 percent, with borrowing costs expec

According to industry sources, the Kiwoom Samsung-SK Group TOP4+ ETF will launch tomorrow (Sept 1) on South Korean exchanges, investing in 10 companies across both conglomerates. The portfolio's largest four holdings are Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix at 25% each, followed by Samsung Electro-Mechanics and SK Square at 15% each. The remaining 40% covers holdings in Samsung Life, SK, Samsung C&T, and semiconductor-adjacent companies. The fund capitalizes on both firms' AI-cycle benefits and expa

Nvidia delivered better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results on Wednesday, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth and reinforcing demand for its AI chips, according to CNBC's coverage of the company's earnings. The results lifted the broader market, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.9% and the S&P 500 rising 0.5% on Thursday. During the earnings call, Nvidia disclosed that Amazon will purchase an additional 2 million GPUs in 2027 and 2028 despite developin

According to News1 reporting, South Korean investors in their 20s and 30s are increasingly adopting reckless investment strategies without proper financial analysis in 2026. A Korea Financial Consumer Protection Institute survey found that 52.7% of investors in their 20s have experience with high-risk ETFs (leveraged/inverse products), more than 10 percentage points above the overall average of 42.1%. Yet returns remain underwhelming for this age group. Data from Shinhan Investment & Securities

According to an International Institute of Finance (IIF) report released on August 25, the Korean won strengthened to a 13-month low of 1,372.5 per U.S. dollar on August 28, driven by improved semiconductor exports and South Korea's preemptive interest rate hikes. The IIF forecasts the won will continue appreciating toward 2020 levels, reversing pandemic-era weakness in its nominal effective exchange rate, as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's planned 80 trillion won domestic semiconductor facil

According to Bitcoin.com News, Solana validators approved Governance Proposal 0002 (SGP-0002) to double the disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, reducing the network's inflation schedule. The proposal secured 176.29 million SOL (67%) in support, against 66.19 million SOL (25.16%) opposing and 20.63 million SOL (7.84%) abstaining. Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz played a decisive role in the narrow victory, pushing Kraken to shift its vote to Yes in the final hours. "After 500 calls in the past few hours we

According to Reuters, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos questioned stablecoins' credibility as a means of payment at scale on Friday (Aug 28). De Cos, a candidate to succeed ECB President Christine Lagarde next year, argued that tokenized bank deposits offer a stronger alternative. He said, "Tokenised deposits offer a more direct path to harness tokenisation while preserving the monetary system's foundations." A BIS-linked Financial Stability Institute study released Thursday compared s

According to HTX market data, Solana (SOL) broke below $105 to trade at $104.97, up 1.58% in the past 24 hours on August 29.

According to Thursday disclosure from Polygon Labs' Validators Support Team, Polygon has disclosed security vulnerabilities affecting its Bor and Heimdall clients that were previously fixed through the Austin and Kyoto hard forks. The flaws included denial-of-service risks, validator resource exhaustion, and checkpoint processing issues. The most severe vulnerability involved Heimdall, where specially crafted transactions could force validators into excessive processing, potentially disrupting t

According to Fundstrat's Mark Newton, NVIDIA's recent market performance and global liquidity shifts are reshaping the market landscape across asset classes. NVIDIA, currently valued at between $5.3 trillion and $5.5 trillion, traded near $217.55, while U.S. Treasury yields surpassed 5%, impacting equities and risk assets. Newton's analysis suggests the combined effect of NVIDIA's dominance as a mega-cap stock and evolving liquidity conditions could influence cross-asset financing dynamics.

According to Finance Feeds, Ondo Finance has appointed Allison Parent, a veteran of traditional financial regulation with experience at the Bank of England, Barclays and the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, as chief policy officer. Parent previously served as executive director of the Global Financial Markets Association and worked on the Dodd-Frank Act following the 2008 financial crisis. The appointment comes as Ondo expands its tokenized asset platform, which now manages approximately $3 billion

According to the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA), the organization representing approximately 5,000 U.S. community banks is opposing stablecoin reward provisions in the CLARITY Act. ICBA Chair and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey stated that loopholes related to stablecoin rewards must be completely closed with no compromise allowed. The association warns that stablecoins could trigger $1.3 trillion in deposit outflows from the banking system and reduce local lending by $850 billion. Th

According to CNBC, Meta reached a $17 billion settlement this week with a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general over allegations that the company endangered children and teens through its social media apps Facebook and Instagram. As part of the settlement, Meta agreed to impose a default two-hour daily time limit for teens, mute notifications during school hours, and enhance parental controls. The settlement reflects growing public backlash against major tech companies. More than 50% o

According to Jin10, explosions were reported in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, on August 30, following the activation of air raid sirens in the city.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Carina's intensity has reached near-hurricane level as of today, and it continues moving toward more favorable environmental conditions.

According to Reuters, on Friday (Aug. 28), BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos questioned stablecoins' credibility as a means of payment at scale, arguing that tokenized bank deposits offer a stronger alternative. The remarks follow a Financial Stability Institute study published Thursday comparing stablecoin regulations across the US, EU, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, revealing substantial differences in which entities may issue stablecoins and permitted business activities. The US and Si