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According to San Francisco Standard, xAI co-founder Wu Yuhuai acquired a 12-acre residential property in Hillsborough, California, for $70 million on August 16. Property records list the buyer as "Daikon no Hana Capital LLC," but Wu is the likely purchaser based on the involvement of his former real estate broker and recent transfer of his previous residence into a family trust. The transaction marks the largest residential deal in Northern California this year. The 12,000-square-foot main resid

According to Yuanta Securities, South Korea's KOSPI index rose 11.49% last week, recovering above the 7,000 level for the first time in 8 weeks. The KOSDAQ index gained 8.24% over the same period.

According to ChainCatcher, an on-chain address built a position in LORA two days ago (August 14) with an entry price of $0.0006339 USD per token, investing 121.4 USD. The token is now trading at $0.02568 USD. The address has sold 47.8% of its holdings and remains with an unrealized floating profit of $258K from the remaining position.

According to PANews, yesterday (August 15), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong published multiple fraudulent websites impersonating the licensed virtual asset trading platform Hash Blockchain Limited. The websites were reported by Hash Blockchain Limited to the SFC as fraudulent schemes. The SFC clarified that these fraudulent websites have no affiliation with the SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform.

According to Economist, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won filed a final appeal on August 16 against a divorce settlement that reduced his property division payment from 1.38 trillion won to 944 billion won in July. Each 10,000-won movement in SK stock value affects his holdings by approximately 129.8 billion won, making stock price movements a critical variable alongside the legal proceedings. Chey's estimated available liquid assets range from 300-400 billion won, leaving a significant shortfall i

According to data released by South Korea's exchange on Sunday, short positions in Korean stocks reached 19 trillion won (approximately $13.4 billion) as of Tuesday, up 14% from the end of July. The outstanding short interest has grown 2.27 trillion won from late July's 16.73 trillion won. This uptick persists despite a significant market rebound, with the country's benchmark composite index rising 6% month-to-date and the tech-heavy KOSDAQ surging 20%, as investors remain cautious about valuati

According to MarketWatch data, September has historically been the weakest performing month for U.S. stock markets. Since the Dow Jones Industrial Average's inception in the late 1890s, stocks have posted gains in only 43% of Septembers, compared to 60% for other months, with average September returns of -1.1% versus +0.8% for the remaining 11 months—a difference meeting 95% statistical confidence levels. Researchers have linked this pattern to seasonal mood shifts; a study titled "Seasonal Asse

According to JPMorgan, on Friday, Aug. 14, the firm upgraded Sandisk (SNDK-US) to Outperform from unrated following the company's 2026 Investor Day, assigning a December 2027 price target of $2,250, implying 37% upside from Friday's close. Analyst Harlan Sur cited Sandisk's positioning to capture AI inference-driven NAND demand growth, supported by long-term supply agreements and technology upgrades including the newly-sampled BiCS10 generation. Sandisk shares closed 7% higher at $1,641.11 on Fr

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, whales on Hyperliquid hold $5.361 billion in open positions as of Aug 16. Long positions account for 48.9% of the total, or $2.622 billion, while short positions represent 51.1%, or $2.74 billion. Long positions show an unrealized loss of $108 million, while short positions have generated an unrealized gain of $32.86 million.

According to BlockBeats, Anthropic Pre-IPO contract on Binance surged over 21% in four days, reaching $1,802 as of August 16, with 24-hour gains of 8.47% and daily trading volume of $19.57 million. Based on the current contract price and 1 billion reference shares, the implied valuation stands at approximately $1.8 trillion, leaving about 11% theoretical upside if valued at investors' expected $2 trillion IPO target.

According to Libya's National Electricity Company on August 16, an explosion occurred near the Zawiya power station on August 15, causing multiple power plants to shut down and triggering widespread blackouts across the capital Tripoli and western regions. The company stated that maintenance teams are working to resolve the issue and have begun gradually restoring electricity to affected areas, while technical teams are investigating the cause of the explosion.

According to Maeil Business, TimePortfolio Asset Management's TIME U.S. Dividend Dow Jones Active ETF will be delisted on August 19 for failing to meet the correlation coefficient requirement of 0.7 against its benchmark index. The delisting comes one month after four active ETFs from Korea Investment Trust Management faced the same fate in July. Despite delivering a one-year return of 36.06% compared to its benchmark's 26.64%, the fund cannot escape the regulation requiring active ETFs to maint

According to Livecoins, Brazilian authorities in Rondônia executed arrests and search warrants against a criminal group suspected of electronic fraud and money laundering. The gang allegedly used cryptocurrency exchanges to conceal illegal funds transferred from victims' accounts. An investigated case from 2025 resulted in approximately $5.74 million in losses. Courts authorized eight preventive arrest warrants, eighteen search warrants, and froze cryptocurrency exchange and bank accounts linked

According to Arab Satellite Television, Libya's Al-Hasasa power station in Zawara came under drone attack, according to sources in the country.

According to Foresight News, Tudor Investment Corporation increased its holdings of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 18.9% in the second quarter, ending a year-long period of selling. As of June 30, the firm held 688,529 shares of IBIT valued at approximately $22.9 million, up from 579,083 shares at the end of Q1. The company had held around 8.05 million IBIT shares worth approximately $427 million at the end of 2024 before reducing positions throughout 2025.

According to Foresight News, Russia's government decree no. 936 has banned cryptocurrency mining and mining pool participation in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and parts of Kursk region through December 31, 2032. The Energy Ministry said the year-round ban aims to alleviate power capacity shortage risks, as high-energy mining facilities continue straining regional power grids. Moscow's power system currently consumes approximately 1 gigawatt from mining operations.

According to KOSCOM ETF Check, individual investors in South Korea purchased inverse ETF products worth a combined 1,328 billion won over the past week, with KODEX 200 Futures Inverse 2X leading purchases. The product tracks the KOSPI 200 index at negative two times daily returns. Other inverse products, including KODEX Inverse and SK Hynix single-stock inverse ETFs, also ranked in the top 10 buys, indicating retail traders are betting on further market declines. The KOSPI has rebounded sharply

According to Coinglass, the crypto market saw $49.79 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours, with $28.87 million in long positions and $20.92 million in short positions liquidated. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance's BTCUSDT pair, totaling $286,500.

According to Korea Exchange, on August 16, domestic retail investors in South Korea sold off holdings significantly despite recent market recovery. Short-selling positions have also increased this month, indicating that individual investors' sentiment remains weak even as the market rebounds from earlier weakness.

According to Glassnode, Bitcoin's support levels weakened on August 16, with large buy orders that had formed in June now dissipating. The data indicates only a thin bottom support remains.