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According to ChainCatcher, privacy blockchain Zano activated its sixth hard fork (HF6) at block height 3,833,000, marking the network's largest upgrade in seven years. The update enables native ZANO to cross-chain to Ethereum, Solana, and TON without custodial intermediaries, becoming public on external networks and regaining privacy protection upon return to Zano. HF6 introduces Gateway Addresses, providing exchanges, DEXs, and cross-chain bridges with single trackable balances and real-time sy

According to Jin10, on Aug 31, WTI crude for October delivery closed at $85.76 per barrel, up $2.36 or 2.83%, while Brent crude for November delivery rose $2.39 to $90.49 per barrel, gaining 2.71%.

According to Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, fell 0.28% on August 31 and closed at 99.428 at the close of the New York forex market. EUR/USD rose to 1.1616 from 1.1580, while GBP/USD climbed to 1.3550 from 1.3531, indicating weakness in the dollar.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will propose reallocating the full difference between small refinery estimated and actual exemptions for 2026 and 2027 under fuel ethanol blending mandate regulations.

According to OpenAI and Microsoft status updates, OpenAI's ChatGPT Work and Microsoft Outlook experienced service disruptions on Monday. OpenAI reported that ChatGPT Work, its enterprise AI agent, suffered elevated errors and latency for roughly three hours, preventing users from starting or continuing tasks. Microsoft said Exchange Online was experiencing degraded functionality. As of 2:24 p.m. ET on Monday, Downdetector reported over 1,100 users had flagged issues with OpenAI's products, while

According to Jin10, Iran's Armed Forces General Staff issued a statement on August 31, stating that Iran will not tolerate any acts of aggression and will respond with stronger measures. The statement noted that despite some regional countries formally declaring they will not allow U.S. forces to use their territory to attack Iran, the U.S. military has continued to utilize these nations' territories to strike Iranian military facilities. The statement added that countries facilitating U.S. aggr

On Monday, August 31, at the close of New York trading, the U.S. dollar fell 0.23% against the yen to 159.72 yen. For August, the dollar rose 1.47% with a trading range of 155.23-160.20 yen. The euro gained 2.27% to 185.55 yen, while sterling advanced 1.99% to 216.414 yen for the month.

According to SoSoValue, spot XRP exchange-traded funds received $26.2 million on Aug. 28, extending a nine-day inflow streak and lifting cumulative net inflows to approximately $1.6 billion since launch. Over the nine-day period, the funds drew in over $725 million. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart noted the flows as "surprisingly resilient" given XRP's soft price performance. XRP traded near $1.39 on the day, down 2.7% over 24 hours and 7.6% over the past week, according to CoinGec

On August 31, USD/JPY broke through 160 per dollar, moving closer to intervention watch levels as strategists identify 161 as the first threshold for potential official response, followed by 162-163 where U.S. and Japanese authorities previously intervened in late July. The pair had recovered only modestly during Tokyo trading hours. According to Trading Economics, Japan's 10-year government bond yield reached 2.95% the same day, up 0.019 percentage point, moving toward 30-year highs. Both moves

According to CosCom ETF data as of August 28, South Korea's entertainment sector ETFs have declined sharply year-to-date, with TIGER Media Content posting a -48.58% return—the third-worst performer among all domestic listed ETFs. HANARO K-POP & Media and ACE KPOP Focus recorded -45.23% and -43.78% returns respectively. The five major entertainment ETFs combined have seen 118.7 billion won in outflows since the start of 2026, with 13.1 billion won flowing out over the past three months alone, acc

According to CME FedWatch data as of 11:40 a.m. ET on August 31, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has a 66% probability of raising the federal funds rate target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% at its September meeting.

According to Yonhapnews, on August 30, President Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting the bombing of Kharg Island, Iran's critical oil export hub. The video was accompanied by the caption "Kharg Island is being destroyed." Vice President JD Vance confirmed on August 31 that Trump was sending a message to Iran through the social media post, stating "he is sending a kind of message to the Iranian side." Kharg Island historically handled approximately 90 percent of Iran's cr

On August 31 (New York close), the Bloomberg Dollar Index declined 0.22% to close at 1195.98, with an August monthly loss of approximately 0.9%. The ICE Dollar Index fell 0.29% to 99.416, posting a monthly decline of about 0.50%, with an August trading range of 100.083–98.557 points.

FIO Protocol dropped 13.32% in the last hour, reaching $0.000477, down from $0.00074978. The decline follows an 83.33% surge over the past 24 hours, with trading volume at $58,187 and market capitalization at $442,225.

Offshore yuan (CNY) hit 6.7195 against USD at 03:00 Beijing time today, appreciating 112 points from Friday's close. Trading volume reached 26.081 billion USD.

According to Allium Labs data, cryptocurrency projects spent a record $638 million buying back their own tokens so far in 2026, with decentralized exchange Hyperliquid and memecoin launchpad Pump.fun accounting for nearly 90% of the total. Hyperliquid contributed approximately $370 million, while Pump.fun accounted for nearly $200 million, together representing about $570 million of the $638 million spent across the crypto market. The total has already surpassed the $545 million recorded during

According to blockchain security firm Blockaid, More Markets, a decentralized lending protocol on Flow EVM, suffered an exploit today (August 31) that drained approximately 15.5 million WFLOW tokens from its mFlowWFLOW reserve, with an estimated initial loss of $9.3 million. Blockaid identified that the attacker exploited the protocol's E-Mode borrowing configuration in combination with Ankr's liquid staking token (ankrFLOW) to overborrow and drain WFLOW. More Markets acknowledged the incident b

According to CoinGecko data, Bitcoin held around $78,623 on Monday, down just 0.7% over 24 hours despite a weekend of escalating geopolitical tensions and hawkish Federal Reserve signals. The token is on track to close August with a gain exceeding 24%, marking its strongest month since 2017. U.S. military strikes on Iran over the weekend sent West Texas Intermediate crude oil up 2.6% to $85.60 a barrel, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4%. Meanwhile, Fed Chair Kevin

According to NEAR Protocol, Confidential Intents total value locked (TVL) crossed the $50 million milestone as of August 31. The project is now $20 million away from triggering a snapshot for the Drop 1 campaign. Users can qualify for rewards by maintaining a confidential balance on near.com and executing at least one confidential swap, with a minimum $100 balance required. The achievement reflects growing adoption within NEAR's privacy-focused ecosystem.

According to Bitfinex, Bitcoin surged $14,833 this week ending August 31, marking its biggest weekly gain on record. The performance surpasses the previous record set during the 2024 US election week.