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According to Cryptoreviewing, Bitcoin fell from $81,455 to $76,877 overnight on August 28 following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address. The pullback triggered $107 million in derivatives liquidations, with $50 million in long positions and $57 million in shorts wiped out. Across the broader crypto market, roughly $300 million in leveraged positions evaporated. Market data shows Bitcoin faced heavy sell walls between $80,800 and $83,000, while liquidity distribution skewed h

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin issued a permanent injunction on Aug. 27 blocking the Department of Defense from enforcing its blacklist designation of Anthropic, according to her 59-page ruling. Lin found the Pentagon's "supply chain risk" label constituted unlawful retaliation against the company for publicly criticizing the administration's contracting terms, violating both the First and Fifth Amendments. The dispute traces back to February 2026, when Anthropic declined to remove safety guardrai

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculators' net long positions in COMEX gold increased by 5,383 contracts to 151,315 contracts during the week ending August 25, marking an 11-month high.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculative net long positions in NYMEX WTI crude oil increased by 538 contracts to 104,573 contracts for the week of August 25, reaching a four-week high.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, MicroStrategy's MSTR recorded trading volume exceeding $30 billion today (August 28), surpassing the retail giant Walmart—which has a market cap of $820 billion—by 136% in single-day trading activity.

According to CNBC, Apple on Friday increased the monthly price of Apple TV to $14.99, up from $12.99, with the annual plan rising to $119 from $99. Apple One, the bundle subscription that includes Apple TV, iCloud storage, and Apple Music, also saw a price hike to $21.95 from $19.95.

According to Valor Economico, Brazil's Central Bank is implementing a real-time alert system in partnership with Hypernative to prevent cryptocurrency cyberattacks and trace illicit fund flows. Major exchanges including Mercado Bitcoin and Foxbit will begin integrating the alerts within the next two weeks. The system responds to a July 2025 exploit where cybercriminals stole $180 million from the Brazilian financial system by compromising C&M middleware software, then cashed out part of the fund

According to market analysis outlet Cryptoreviewing, Bitcoin peaked at $81,455 on Thursday before falling to $76,877 following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech on Aug. 28, wiping out roughly $300 million in crypto liquidations. Liquidity distribution now skews heavily downward, with approximately $5.7 billion sitting between $75,000 and $78,500, compared to just $2.8 billion overhead between $81,500 and $84,000. Whales are maintaining heavy sell walls between $80,800 and $

According to PunchBowl, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a temporary appropriations bill next Tuesday (September 1) under suspension of rules.

On Friday (August 28), USD/JPY rose 0.45% to 160.11 in New York's closing trade. The pair gained 0.73% for the week and traded within the 158.56-160.20 range, moving closer to July 30's high of 163.74. EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 185.44, while GBP/JPY dropped 0.11% to 216.647.

According to Galaxy Research, Bitcoin gained $14,264, or 22.7%, in the week ending Aug. 23, closing at $77,387 and marking the asset's largest-ever weekly dollar gain. The rally pushed Bitcoin as high as $81,000 in subsequent days before easing back to the $79,000 region. Galaxy Research identified Bitcoin's 50-week moving average near $82,470 as the next key bottom-confirmation signal. Historical analysis shows that in 11 of 13 completed bear markets since 2011, a weekly close above that averag

According to ChainCatcher, Solana banking platform Avici suffered a sustained attack that resulted in the theft of over $1 million in user funds. The attacker's wallet holds 10,005.03 SOL (approximately $1.07 million) and around $11,600 in USDC and USDT. The attack exploited vulnerabilities in Avici's two upgradeable programs, which share a standard Solana account for upgrade permissions instead of using a multisig wallet. The attacker executed a sequence: calling SubmitSignatures in the authori

According to S&P Global analysts, Big Tech's massive artificial intelligence spending is pressuring the balance sheets and credit quality of tech giants Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft. In the second quarter of 2026, Meta's free cash flow plunged 91% year-over-year as capital expenditure jumped 88% to $31.1 billion. Alphabet posted its first-ever quarterly cash outflow since going public in 2004, with capex reaching $44.9 billion, while Amazon posted negative free cash flow of $8.8 billion

According to UN officials, nearly 200,000 people were forcibly deported back to Haiti in the first eight months of 2026, marking a 10% increase compared to the same period in 2025.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.54% to 99.698 on Friday, August 28, with a weekly gain of 0.90%, according to market data. The index initially dipped to 99.098 when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech was released at 10:00 p.m. Beijing time, then rapidly rebounded to near 99.600, reflecting an accelerated rally following Powell's hawkish signals. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index gained 0.39% to 1198.98, with a weekly increase of 0.62%.

According to Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard economics professor and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, at the Jackson Hole economic policy symposium, the U.S. government's worsening fiscal crisis will likely require a major shock to voters before reforms occur. Rogoff stated that unchecked debt accumulation persists because economists have held an "almost religious" belief that interest rates will decline indefinitely, but policymakers have failed to adjust policies even as rate

According to CNBC, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) stock surged 7% on Friday after reporting strong fiscal Q4 earnings that beat analyst expectations. The buy now, pay later firm reported Q4 revenue of $1.17 billion, exceeding the LSEG estimate of $1.11 billion. Gross merchandise volume reached $14.1 billion, topping the StreetAccount expectation of $13.39 billion. Affirm also provided forward guidance, projecting Q1 revenue of $1.19 billion to $1.22 billion, ahead of Street expectations of $1.16 billion

According to CNBC, the four major hyperscalers Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft are estimated to spend roughly $960 billion on capital expenditures in 2027, exceeding their combined projected operating cash flow of around $905 billion. The massive AI infrastructure buildout is straining their once-pristine balance sheets, pushing companies to accelerated debt issuance and alternative financing structures. Analysts at S&P Global warn that leverage ratios are deteriorating and some companies

According to The Sandbox, the company pledged on Thursday to repay affected SAND holders 1:1 after an Aug. 21 bridge exploit on Base and BNB Chain drained 14.744 million SAND tokens worth about $700,000. Compensation will be drawn from The Sandbox treasury with no new tokens minted. The claims process is expected to open within two weeks and remain active for an additional two weeks. The attacker exploited a configuration flaw that granted them sole verifier status for bridge messages, allowing

The Sandbox pledged 1:1 repayment for users affected by an Aug. 21 bridge exploit that drained 14.744 million SAND tokens, worth approximately $700,000, from Ethereum vaults on Base and BNB Smart Chain. According to the company's post-mortem statement, eligible SAND holders who legitimately held bridged tokens before the attack will receive equal amounts of Ethereum-based SAND from The Sandbox treasury, with no new tokens minted. The claims process will open within two weeks and remain open for