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According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin held near $64,250 on Wednesday, up roughly 1% for the week, while Ether led major cryptocurrencies with a 1.5% weekly gain and Solana climbed nearly 1%. Meanwhile, semiconductor stocks tumbled sharply: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both fell more than 7% in Seoul trading, dragging South Korea's Kospi index down over 6%, according to CNBC. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index posted a 5% decline on Tuesday, its worst session since late July. U.S. 30-year Treasury

According to InGame's analysis, Polymarket US processed its first parlay trades on Aug. 5, clearing $7.4 million in volume across 16,173 trades over an API-only beta launched 11 weeks after regulatory certification. The multi-leg combats product remained unavailable in the main app and was accessible only to explicitly enabled users. Kalshi accumulated $25 million in parlay taker fees over the first 16 days of August amid its dominant position in the sports prediction category, where it controls

According to BlockBeats, Yushu Technology made its debut on China's STAR Market (Sci-Tech Innovation Board) on August 19, with the stock rising 486.1% from its IPO price of 150.8 yuan. The stock peaked at 1,100 yuan intraday before closing at 883.87 yuan, according to monitoring by TradingBeats.

According to Jin10, Pakistan Airport Authority announced on August 19 that it has extended its airspace ban on Indian aircraft through September 24, with the previous ban set to expire on August 23. The notice states that Pakistani airspace remains closed to aircraft registered in India, as well as aircraft operated or leased by Indian airlines or operators, including military aircraft. The extended measure takes effect on August 23 at 10:15 a.m. and remains in force until September 24 at 4:59 a

According to BlackRock, Bitcoin fell more than 50% from around $126,000 in October 2025 to near $60,000 amid excessive leverage unwinding in crypto futures markets. The world's largest asset manager attributes the decline to forced liquidations of $90 billion in open interest, roughly 80% from unregulated perpetual futures, rather than a breakdown in Bitcoin's investment case. Spot Bitcoin ETPs pulled in approximately $60 billion in cumulative inflows through October 2025 before experiencing $5

According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, Hanwha Investment Securities reduced 6 domestic branches in the first half of 2026 as part of a broader restructuring effort. The move reflects the firm's shift toward wealth management (WM) services targeting high-net-worth clients while streamlining offline operations amid growing digital finance adoption. South Korea's brokerage sector saw total branches decline to 703 from 715 at the end of 2025.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on August 19, the USD-KRW exchange rate broke below the 1,400 won level during intraday trading, reaching 1,399.00 won at 12:19 p.m. KST and falling to a new low of 1,398.80 won. This marks the lowest level since September 29, 2025. The pair declined 12.80 won from the previous trading day's close of 1,411.80 won, driven by weakness in the U.S. dollar amid strength in the Japanese yen across Asian markets, coupled with steady selling pressure from Korean exporters.

Taiwan Stock Exchange's weighted index closed down 1.3% at 44,719.35 points today, August 19.

According to CME data released on August 19, on August 18, gold trading volume reached 154,083 contracts and open interest 407,117 contracts, up 12,266 and 2,090 contracts respectively from the previous trading day. Natural gas saw trading volume of 497,014 contracts and open interest of 1,727,372 contracts, increasing by 44,754 and 2,000 contracts respectively. In contrast, WTI crude oil trading volume declined to 634,053 contracts with open interest at 1,889,941 contracts, down 85,038 and 8,66

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, released on August 19, the urban unemployment rate stood at 5.2% in July 2026. Youth unemployment remained a concern, with the 16-24 age group recording a 7.9% higher rate at 17.9%, while the 25-29 age group saw unemployment at 7.2%.

According to CoinGecko, over the past 24 hours, Upbit's top three trading tokens by volume were USDT, BTC, and XRP. USDT commanded 23.34% of trading volume with $92.76 million in turnover, followed by BTC at 7.71% and $30.66 million, and XRP at 6.28% with $24.97 million.

On August 19 in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Chilean Foreign Minister Pérez. Wang Yi noted that China and Chile maintain traditional friendship and described Chile as the first South American nation to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and the first Latin American country to sign a free trade agreement with China. This year marks the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership. Wang Yi expressed China's willingness t

According to a Deutsche Bank report on August 19, recent U.S. currency intervention to support the Japanese yen proved ineffective, with the dollar-yen exchange rate quickly reversing earlier gains. The rate fell from 160 yen per dollar to 155 before rebounding to around 159, as large market flows overwhelmed one-time official action. Deutsche Bank assessed that without U.S. intervention, the yen might have strengthened further. The bank attributed the intervention's limited impact partly to sig

According to Bybit's H1 2026 security report released today, the exchange intercepted over 30,000 suspicious withdrawals and protected nearly 20,000 users from potential losses exceeding $700 million. The average initial review time was just 4.7 minutes, with 95% of cases completed within 10 minutes. Bybit implemented 100% on-chain monitoring covering all business-related activities. The platform handled 10 token project security incidents with zero losses, responding faster than other major exc

On August 19, Butterfly Learnings, an Indian pediatric behavioral health startup serving neurodivergent children, raised 650 million rupees (US$6.8 million) in a pre-series B round led by Inflexor Ventures. Existing investors Enzia Ventures and Insitor Partners also participated. The company will use the capital to expand beyond Maharashtra, develop AI tools, and scale its Get SET Early autism screening solution and therapist training program across hospitals and pediatricians in India.

According to market data, China's A-share humanoid robot sector declined in afternoon trading on August 19, with over 10 stocks including Juyuan Intelligent, Wuzhou Chunyuan, Qinchuan Machine Tool, and Meihu Co. hitting daily lows. Shares of Luoyang Harmonic, Jiangsu Boren, Fenguang Precision, and Shangwei New Materials fell over 15%.

According to China Earthquake Networks Center, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province on August 19 at 1:22 PM local time. The epicenter was located at 37.84°N, 95.62°E with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

According to Odaily, Yuanshangtech's A-share price gains narrowed to 486% in afternoon trading on August 19, reaching 883.85 yuan. The company's contract price on trade.xyz was quoted at $123.63.

According to PPP prediction market tool, a profitable on-chain account (0xfbe66593e49c4e7a7180a2582f041158bfb800f8) purchased $278,000 worth of "no change" positions on Polymarket's Federal Reserve September rate decision market ahead of the upcoming FOMC meeting. The account established positions at an average price of 50.7 cents with a total holding of 389,715.1 shares. The Federal Reserve's next FOMC meeting is scheduled for September 15-16, 2026.