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According to ChainCatcher, Franklin Templeton completed a $1.5 billion offering for its CFO (Collateralized Fund Obligation) product, Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, providing diversified investment channels in private markets. The fund targets secondary private equity, continuation vehicles, and mid-market direct lending strategies. As of July 2026, Franklin Templeton's alternative assets under management reached $295 billion, spanning private equity secondaries, real estate, priv

According to Walmart CEO, the company cut prices on over 11,000 items during the second quarter, compared to 7,200 items in the first quarter.

According to Guru Club, spot silver plummeted 2% to $65.63 per ounce on August 20, while spot gold fell 1.57% to $4,451.90 per ounce.

European equity funds attracted $13.52 billion in the week through August 12, the strongest weekly inflow since early July, according to LSEG Lipper data reported by Reuters. The inflow accounted for roughly 73% of the $18.62 billion that entered global equity funds during the same period. Separately, Iran has reportedly assessed possible strikes on U.S. military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump escalates the conflict, with potential locations including U.S.-linked military assets in

According to mpost.io, KuCoin received ISO/IEC 42001 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System on August 20, 2026, marking the first internationally recognized certifiable framework for AI governance in the digital asset sector. The certification covers AI operations across risk management, anti-money laundering, fraud detection, and market surveillance. KuCoin CEO BC Wong stated, "AI is becoming a foundational capability of digital financial infrastructure, but greater cap

According to Guru Club, X is exploring using stablecoins to pay influencers and content creators on August 20. The initiative, under Elon Musk's platform, represents X's ongoing efforts to integrate cryptocurrency-based payment mechanisms for content creators.

According to Guru Club, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 0.54% on August 20, reaching 2,791 points.

According to Businesswire, Nasdaq-listed Solmate Infrastructure increased its SOL holdings by 1,000 tokens today, bringing its total position to approximately 1.25 million SOL with an estimated market value of roughly $102.2 million.

According to BIT (bit.com), U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yields rose 6 basis points to 5.25% on August 20, with declines in long-term debt securities widening.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with a Vatican envoy on August 25.

According to Anthropic, Claude Code launched a new Concise output style today, designed to reduce excessive explanations. The feature prioritizes results first, eliminating opening remarks, process repetition, and redundant summaries. Simple queries now receive shorter responses by default, though task execution capability remains unchanged. The update addresses recent feedback that Claude's Opus 5 model generates verbose answers even for straightforward questions, with users reporting that requ

According to Guru Club on August 20, Alibaba executives stated that AI infrastructure CAPEX investment offers high return certainty at the current stage. Based on the average gross margins of current AI products, the capital expenditure can achieve break-even within three years.

According to ChainCatcher, Optimism's governance proposal passed, redirecting 546.9 million OP tokens (12.7% of total supply, valued at $49.7 million) from the user airdrop allocation to the Strategic Ecosystem Fund managed by Optimism Foundation. The vote concluded with 17.974 million OP in support and 10.931 million OP in opposition. In a critical turn with 16 minutes and 52 seconds remaining, Test in Prod (delegate.testinprod-io.eth), a core development team delegate, cast 8.486 million OP vo

According to Jin10, Morgan Stanley economists said on August 20 that UK domestic inflation pressures appear less severe than headline inflation data suggests. July headline CPI rose to 2.9% from 2.6% in June, while services inflation eased to 3.4% from 3.6%. The economists attributed the moderation to weak private sector wage growth, resilient retail competition limiting food price transmission, and cooling core services inflation.

According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the country's economy grew 2.7% year-over-year in July 2026.

Shanghai Gold Exchange gold and silver T+D futures surged on August 20 evening. Gold futures rose 2.54% to 967.9 yuan per gram, while silver futures climbed 5.06% to 16,191 yuan per kilogram.

According to Standard Chartered's Kendrick Geoffrey, Bitcoin breached $72,000 on Thursday morning for the first time since June, gaining nearly 12% in the last 24 hours to an intra-day high of $72,400 (data from CoinGecko). Retail sentiment improved to 'extremely bullish' from 'neutral' territory, with chatter rising to 'high' levels. Geoffrey said Bitcoin's recent drawdown may have established a floor for the current cycle, making it the "shallowest" four-year cycle on record with a peak-to-tro

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, Mok Dae-gyun, CEO of KCGI Asset Management, recently published a book titled "To Buy, To Sell, Or To Hold," drawing on over 20 years of capital market experience. The book outlines an investment decision framework focused on survival and risk management rather than market prediction, emphasizing that successful investing requires acknowledging mistakes, adapting judgments, and preserving capital for future opportunities. Rather than predicting which stocks

According to analyst Garrett Jin on August 20, Bitcoin's recent breakout above $70,000 was driven by U.S. Treasury bond repurchase expansion, SEC's proposed crypto regulatory framework, and the White House crypto summit. BTC has entered a dense liquidation zone between $60K-$80K, with the first resistance level showing weakness. The $80,000-$82,500 range represents the next critical resistance barrier. While short-squeeze momentum could temporarily push Bitcoin higher, Garrett Jin noted that suc

According to Jin10, Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport experienced severe operational disruptions on August 20 as employees initiated strike actions. The airport's check-in and baggage handling systems were halted, forcing airport management to declare a crisis status and warn of potential complete closure. An inbound flight was diverted back to France. Approximately 610+ flights and 107,000 passengers were scheduled to pass through the airport, though landings continued amid near-capacity parking po