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On Thursday, New Zealand's ACT party proposed exempting capital gains tax for individual retail investors holding crypto assets for over one year, seeking to boost long-term crypto adoption. The proposal also exempts small personal purchases made with crypto from taxation. The conservative party, which holds 11 seats in Parliament, stated the plan would include clear regulatory frameworks for stablecoins, rules for tokenized securities, and a regulatory sandbox for fintech startups. Professional

According to TrendForce, Nvidia's GB300 cabinet system remains the primary product through the first half of 2027, with demand set to continue through that period. VR200 cabinets will then become the highest-volume product shipped during the remainder of 2027. The newer Rubin Ultra platform (VR300) is expected to maintain lower shipment volumes due to unfinalized details around HBM specifications and server architecture design.

According to Jin10, major economic indicators are scheduled for release next week. The U.S. non-farm payroll data and unemployment rate for August will be published on September 4 at 20:30 (UTC+8), while the ISM Manufacturing PMI and ISM Services PMI are due on September 1 at 22:00 and September 3 at 22:00 respectively. China will release its official Manufacturing and Services PMI on August 31 at 09:30. Additionally, OPEC+ will hold a ministerial meeting on September 6 to discuss crude oil prod

According to KBS News, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 1.79% to 6,788.88 yesterday (August 27), marking its first decline in four trading days, despite NVIDIA surging over 8% overnight. The selloff was driven by combined pressure from foreign investors and domestic institutions unloading large-cap semiconductor stocks.

According to HM Revenue and Customs, 240 individuals reported more than £1 million ($1.36 million) each in crypto capital gains during the 2024-25 tax year on Thursday. The UK tax authority said 17,600 people filed taxable crypto asset capital gains in total, reporting £13.8 billion ($18.76 billion) in disposal proceeds and £1.38 billion ($1.87 billion) in total gains. The average gain per individual was £78,000 ($106,000).

According to ChainCatcher, USDD and Pendle launched the second phase of their sUSDD market incentive program on August 27 with a total reward pool of $600,000. The incentive period runs from August 27 through November 26, 2026 (91 days). The first phase concluded with over $300,000 in rewards and achieved a peak TVL of nearly $40 million, with PT fixed yields maintained above 7%. Users can carry forward their first phase positions into the second phase.

On August 25, the U.S. Treasury unveiled Operation Economic Outcast, designating over 60 entities in Iran-related sectors including digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. Two days later, President Trump signaled potential escalation, responding to questions about sanctioning Chinese banks over Iran transactions with "Who said I'm not?" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's package targeted smaller Chinese intermediaries but notably excluded major state-backed Chinese financial in

According to hashrate tracking data from January to August 2026, the U.S. Bitcoin mining hashrate share declined 0.823% to 36.7%, losing approximately 55 EH/s, according to hashrateindex.com. Meanwhile, Russia's share increased from 16.417% to 17.2%, and China's rose from 11.276% to 12.2%, despite both nations logging absolute hashrate losses of 13 EH/s and 10 EH/s respectively over the 238-day period. Bitcoin's hashprice—the daily revenue miners generate per unit of computational power—jumped 2

According to ChainCatcher, AEON, an AI Agent economic settlement protocol, announced today the integration with Kenya's M-Pesa mobile payment platform. The integration allows users to complete payments using crypto assets while merchants receive settlement in Kenyan shillings. AEON stated its settlement network now extends to over 50 million merchants globally, bringing AI Agent settlement capabilities to local payment systems and enabling transactions through everyday payment networks.

According to Paynews citing Zhitong Caijing, this week Standard Chartered Bank, Star Path Technology (under Fosun International), and Cloudwind Securities (under Cloudwind Finance) were authorized as approved distributors of Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP. Combined with earlier authorized distributors HashKey and OSL Group, the total number of authorized distributors for HKDAP now reaches five.

According to Arthur Hayes speaking on Laura Shin's Unchained Podcast, MicroStrategy's (Nasdaq: MSTR) mNAV premium compressed to 0.74x as of August 27, erasing the company's historical market advantage. MSTR holds 840,447 BTC but faces annual dividend obligations of approximately $1.5 billion on its preferred shares STRK (8% yield) and STRC (10%-11.5% yield). Hayes argues that bitcoin's sideways price movement, rather than continued appreciation, undermines MSTR's leverage-funded model and leaves

According to Cnyes, China's A-stock market declined on August 28, with major indexes closing in negative territory. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.11% to 3,952.18 points, the Shenzhen Component Index dropped 0.68% to 13,953.07 points, and the ChiNext Index declined 1.41% to 3,424.40 points. Trading volume reached 2.1 trillion yuan across the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets. Chemicals and agricultural stocks led gains, with multiple stocks hitting daily limits. In contrast, pharmaceutical and

According to the Kremlin, Putin will hold talks with Belarusian President Lukashenko on August 29.

The SEC has declared Evernorth's Form S-4 registration statement effective on August 27, setting the stage for Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders to vote on September 30, 2026, on the proposed business combination. If approved and closing conditions are met, the combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN. Evernorth's strategy extends beyond holding XRP on a corporate balance sheet. The company plans to actively deploy capital across the XRP ecosystem to increase XRP per sh

According to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, on Friday, August 28, the AI-driven memory chip "supercycle" will eventually turn cyclical as excess profits attract innovation and cheaper production methods. "All supply constraints over time have to equate. When excess profits are made in a category, all innovators arrive," Arora said in an X post. "Memory and semis have been cyclical. It seems we are in a never before seen supercycle, super it might be, cycle it will be. When? Not smart enoug

According to Beating AI, Google released Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash on August 28, a new version of the Gemini Omni Flash model introduced in May. While single generation remains limited to 10 seconds, the update introduces video continuation for the first time in the Omni API, allowing users to extend videos up to 40 seconds total by adding 10-second segments sequentially. The model references the preceding 10 seconds to maintain character consistency and narrative continuity. The release also includ

According to CryptoQuant, Circle's valuation surged from $54 billion to $90 billion this week as USDC's market capitalization climbed from $71.53 billion to $73.55 billion. The parallel movement reflects growing market confidence in Circle's stablecoin business model and USDC's expanding role in crypto trading and liquidity across decentralized finance and settlement infrastructure. Trading activity for USDC has picked up, though overall volume remains relatively thin compared to the magnitude o

According to BitGo's official announcement on August 27, 2026, the digital asset infrastructure firm has completed the acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading business and related assets. The transaction transfers approximately 30 employees and an established institutional client book to BitGo, bringing derivatives, structured products, financing solutions, and capital markets capabilities into its custody and settlement ecosystem. NYDIG will refocus its resources on vertically integrated p

According to Korean Economic Daily, South Korea's KOSPI index surged 23% over six months since February, yet 77% of the market's 803 listed companies experienced declining market capitalization. The concentration stems from capital inflows to mega-cap stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which absorbed up to 70% of total trading volume. Under new delisting rules enforced in July, companies with market caps below 30 billion Korean won on the main board and 20 billion won on KOSDAQ face potent

According to CNBC, OpenAI has rolled out ads on ChatGPT for select plans in India, including its free tier and the 399 rupee ($4) per month 'Go' plan, to support broader access as the company seeks to boost monetization ahead of its planned 2027 IPO. The ad feature is already live in 38 countries including the U.S., Japan, Korea, and across European nations. OpenAI will launch a self-serve ads platform on September 4, allowing advertisers to directly bid for impressions on the platform.