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According to HTX market data, BNB broke above $700 today, trading at $700.02 with a 24-hour gain of 1.99%.

According to Bloomberg, server manufacturers supplying major data center operators including Microsoft, Google, and Oracle have notified customers of price increases of over 15% for systems equipped with Nvidia AI chips starting in early 2027. The hikes are driven by rising memory chip costs, with exact increases varying by chip generation and memory configuration. The products affected include Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell.

According to a U.S. SEC filing, Peter Thiel's Thiel Macro LLC held 8 stocks worth approximately $418.7 million as of June 30. Amazon was the largest position at $118 million, representing 28.2% of the portfolio. Other holdings included Vista Energy ($75.9 million) and Vistra ($59.1 million), alongside positions in American Electric Power, DTE Energy, FirstEnergy, CMS Energy, and X-Energy. Energy, power, and nuclear-related holdings outside Amazon accounted for $301 million, or 71.8% of the portf

According to Coinglass data cited by BlockBeats, the crypto market recorded liquidations of approximately $995 million over the past 24 hours on August 23, with over 214,000 traders affected. Long positions accounted for $721 million of the liquidations, while short positions totaled $274 million.

According to ET Daily and South Korea's stock exchange, the KOSPI's average daily stock turnover rate dropped to 0.56% as of August 21, marking the lowest level this year. The metric indicates only about 5.6 shares out of every 1,000 listed shares were traded daily, down significantly from 1.74% in March. Despite gains from semiconductor leaders Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, trading volumes declined 20-30% compared to the previous month. Analysts attribute the sluggish activity to accumulate

According to TechCrunch, Inherent, founded by former Google DeepMind members, has launched Faraday, an AI research agent. The company claims Faraday outperforms Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 in tasks involving independent reproduction of published scientific research results.

According to HTX, Solana broke through $95 on August 23, currently trading at $95.00 with a 24-hour gain of 1.52%.

According to BlockBeats, the TRUMP team address deposited 3.837 million TRUMP tokens (worth $9.33 million) to OKX on August 23, routing the transfer through BitGo.

According to ChainCatcher, US Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs combined saw net inflows of $2.6 billion last week, marking the highest single-week inflow since October 2025. This contrasts with the previous week, which saw combined net outflows of $392 million.

According to testimony during a May 2026 lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against Sam Altman and OpenAI, co-founder Greg Brockman disclosed that his personal stake in the restructured OpenAI was valued at approximately $30 billion. Brockman defended the company's transition from its original 2015 nonprofit model to a capped-profit structure in 2019, and subsequently to a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation in December 2024, arguing the restructuring was essential for developing artificial general inte

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov announced on August 22 that total deposits on the Aave protocol have crossed $30 billion, marking a 30% increase in deposits for the third quarter. Kulechov accompanied the announcement with the statement "liquidity is back," signaling the protocol's recovery of capital flows.

According to Iran's state television, security official Mohsen Rezaei announced that the Islamic Republic plans to target the assets of nations supporting U.S. economic sanctions. The declaration, made on state TV, represents a potential escalation in Iran's response to international participation in U.S. sanctions enforcement, extending retaliatory measures beyond direct U.S.-Iran dynamics to involve third-party nations perceived as aiding Washington's efforts.

According to PANews, Bank of China Hong Kong announced a strategic partnership with Ant International on August 23 to provide banking and settlement services for Alipay+ cross-border payments across Southeast Asia. The collaboration covers real-time corporate liquidity management, cross-border funding services for SMEs, and fintech areas including blockchain, tokenization, and artificial intelligence.

According to NEWSIS, Korean AI full-stack company Elice Group submitted a securities filing on August 23 and initiated public offering procedures targeting a KOSDAQ listing by year-end. The company plans to offer 2.222 million shares at 70,400-90,500 won per share, raising 156.4-201.1 billion won. In the first half of 2026, Elice Group recorded 34.4 billion won in consolidated revenue and 10.3 billion won in operating profit, achieving 88% of last year's full-year revenue and double the prior ye

According to ChainCatcher, Iran's top national security official stated on August 23 that Tehran will not yield to U.S. economic pressure. The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington fulfills its commitments.

According to Bloomberg, Trump's financial disclosures released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on August 23 showed he conducted over 1,000 securities trades in June with a total value between $78.1 million and $263.1 million, including purchases of Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard, and Cintas stocks. The largest single transaction was the sale of Vanguard ETFs worth $5 million to $25 million on June 22. Other traded assets included Coinbase, Meta, and Home Depot. Trump conducted over

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT trading volume this week surged 155.23% week-over-week to $97.86 million, up from $35.29 million the prior week. The number of NFT buyers increased 50.56% to 174,203, while seller count rose 51.33% to 160,382. Ethereum dominated the market with trading volume climbing 579.79% to $71.51 million and buyer count up 63.72% to 24,647. Polygon ranked second with $10.55 million in trading volume (down 10.58%), followed by Base at $4.51 million (up 99.84%) and BNB Chain

According to Jin10, in July Korean retail investors turned to equity-linked securities (ELS) with annual yields of 40-50%, amid a significant shift in risk appetite following a 22% plunge in the benchmark KOSPI index the previous month. ELS sales reached a three-year high, particularly for products linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Simultaneously, regulators began restricting retail demand for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds, which amplified market volatility during the re

According to Geoffrey Kendrick, global head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, Bitcoin may climb to $126,000 from the $79,500 level it reached on Aug 21, representing a 58% gain. He cautioned that the year-end $100,000 target may be too conservative. During the Aug 19-21 rally, Bitcoin short liquidations reached approximately $1.44 billion, marking the largest figure recorded by Coinglass since June 2021. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of roughly $1.92 billion over fi

According to Ansem on X, Kraken's parent company Payward recently obtained a complete CFTC license framework, including FCM, DCM, and DCO licenses following its acquisitions of NinjaTrader and Bitnomial. Ansem noted that Kraken is theoretically positioned as a potential collaboration partner for Hyperliquid's HIP-3 infrastructure, enabling the exchange to operate compliantly in the U.S. market.