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Chainalysis filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims this week challenging a $94.66 million blockchain analytics contract awarded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to rival TRM Labs. Chainalysis alleges ICE used undisclosed and overly restrictive procurement requirements to justify the sole-source deal. The contract covers forensic software and support for Homeland Security Task Force investigations through June 30, 2027. Chainalysis claims it was evaluated against criteria

According to Ran Neuner on The Wolf of All Streets, the Ethereum/Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) pair has broken a 9-year downtrend on the weekly chart, signaling the start of a new altcoin supercycle. The analyst believes the long-term weakness of altcoins against Bitcoin may be ending, and altcoins could offer higher return potential than Bitcoin in the emerging bull market. Neuner disclosed holdings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, Zcash, Bittensor (TAO), NEAR Protocol, and Ethena (ENA), highligh

According to a new House Intelligence Committee report released on August 31, the panel warned of potential "Black Swan" artificial intelligence risks, cautioning that advanced AI tools could be leveraged by terrorists or adversaries to develop more dangerous weapons and conduct more destructive attacks. The committee noted that existing safeguards may not be sufficient to keep pace with AI's rapid advancement, and urged the U.S. intelligence community to accelerate responsible adoption of secur

On Monday, August 31, the U.S. 10-year benchmark Treasury yield climbed 3.20 basis points to 4.75% in the New York close, reaching 4.76% at 00:10 Beijing time. The yield is approaching the January 14, 2025 peak of 4.8069% and the October 23, 2023 high of 5.0187%.

According to CME/COMEX data reported by Yonhap Infomax, gold futures for December delivery (GCZ6) declined 1.17% to $4,476.80 per troy ounce on August 31 (U.S. Eastern time, 2:21 p.m.), extending losses from August 28's 2.88% drop. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Powell's hawkish comments at the Jackson Hole Symposium last week have pressured gold prices. CME FedWatch tool data shows the probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike in September increased to 65.9% from 57.0% on August 28, strengthening

On August 31, the U.S. crypto and crypto-related index rose 3.79% to 69.90 points, gaining 8.81% for the month of August. Bitcoin spot prices climbed 0.33% to $78,832.69 over the past 24 hours, with August gains reaching 25.18%, driven by significant rallies during August 19–21. Ethereum fell 0.91% to $2,473.34 but posted an August gain of 32.34%, with a notable surge on August 19.

According to Korea Exchange data released on September 1, foreign investors net sold 7.06 trillion won of SK Hynix stock during August, the largest selloff among Korean stocks, while retail investors net purchased 2.64 trillion won of the same stock. Samsung Electronics saw 819.8 billion won in foreign net selling but 2.29 trillion won in retail net buying. The divergence reflects foreign investors reducing risk exposure amid U.S. rate hike concerns and potential AI investment slowdown, while re

According to French media, Édouard Balladur, former Prime Minister of France, died on August 31 at age 97. French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Balladur on social media and expressed condolences to his family.

According to Christine Tan, chief investment strategist at Franklin Templeton, on August 28, investors should shift focus beyond AI and semiconductor stocks to undervalued quality stocks in defense, shipbuilding, robotics, nuclear energy, and beauty-medical sectors during South Korea's second-half market outlook. Tan noted that two-thirds of Korean stock exchange-listed companies currently trade at price-to-book ratios of 1x or below, with 41% trading below 0.5x. She highlighted that South Korea

According to Korea Exchange data through August 28, private equity funds' share of KOSPI average daily trading volume surged to 1.89% in August, up from 1.1% in February, as retail and foreign investors significantly reduced activity. Retail investors' daily trading volume fell to 16.6 trillion won in August from 35.5 trillion won in June, while foreign investor trading declined to approximately 19 trillion won from about 37 trillion won in the same period. PE fund capital has concentrated in co

According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore announced FSTI 4.0, the fourth iteration of its Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme, on August 31, with a S$220 million commitment to be deployed over three years across six tracks: Institutional Projects, Manpower, AI Pathfinder, Infrastructure & Platform, Centre of Excellence, and MAS FinTech Awards. MAS intends to support at least 1,000 fintech internship opportunities over the next three years through a dedicated porta

On Monday (August 31) at the close of the New York session, S&P 500 stock index futures fell 0.26%, Dow Jones futures declined 0.59%, and Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.11%. Russell 2000 futures dropped 0.57%.

On Monday, Aug 31 (Beijing time Sept 1, 04:59), offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) was quoted at 6.7179 against the U.S. dollar, down 129 pips from the previous Friday's close. Intraday trading ranged from 6.7321 to 6.7175. In August, CNH gained 0.50% cumulatively, recovering losses from earlier in the month.

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), Saudi oil tanker Cedar was intercepted in the southern Strait of Hormuz today. The incident was reported to authorities earlier. Cedar is capable of carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil and was operating its automatic identification system while transiting the waterway.

According to CEO Matt Cole, Strive purchased 1,800 BTC for roughly $143 million on Monday at an average price of $79,431 per coin. The acquisition raised the company's total Bitcoin holdings to 23,156 BTC, valued at approximately $1.76 billion. The purchase extends Strive's aggressive treasury accumulation strategy as it trades on Nasdaq under ticker ASST following its merger with Asset Entities earlier this year.

According to Google Gemini AI, Bitcoin is predicted to trade between $95,000 and $125,000 by the end of 2026, with a base-case price target of $110,000. The model cited near-term headwinds from Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech, which triggered a $6.4 billion options expiration and knocked Bitcoin lower to around $79,000. The AI model treats this dip as an attractive entry zone, with key support at $76,664 and $68,000 marking the invalidation floor. Resistance le

According to the Korea Exchange, KOSDAQ listing rules will be revised in September to account for temporary market capitalization declines caused by rights offerings and stock dividends. The adjustment reflects concerns that 45 profitable companies among 149 firms with market caps below 20 billion won as of late July could face delisting under July's stricter policy requiring KOSDAQ companies to maintain a minimum 20 billion won market cap. The rule change, which KOSPI already implemented on Aug

According to Arkham blockchain data cited by ChainCatcher, wallets linked to North Korea's state-sponsored Lazarus Group transferred over $30 million in Bitcoin from the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid over the past three weeks. The funds were converted to Ethereum and Solana, then moved to centralized exchanges including Kraken, LBank, and KuCoin. Kraken stated it maintains industry-leading compliance protocols and monitors on-chain activity to identify and block sanctioned walle

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 31, U.S. stock market indices declined as escalating US-Iran military tensions triggered risk-off sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.70% to 53,185.90, the S&P 500 dropped 0.33% to 7,686.14, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.12% to 26,730.89. The selloff followed overnight U.S. airstrikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions near the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent Iranian counterattacks on U.S. positions in Jordan and the UAE. Brent cru

On August 31 at New York close, spot gold fell 0.18% to $4,447.12 per ounce, with cumulative August gains of approximately 9.90%. Spot silver rose 0.22% to $66.5273 per ounce, posting August gains of 15.50%. The price peak for gold was reached on August 25 at $4,696.83 per ounce during Asia-Pacific trading.