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According to ChainCatcher, citing Lookonchain monitoring data, Unipcs previously spent 67,304 USDG to acquire 10.96 million PONS tokens and has not sold any of the holdings. At current prices, the position is valued at approximately $2.55 million, with unrealized gains of approximately $2.48 million, representing a 37-fold return.

According to Rosenblatt and Needham, Marvell Technology on Friday (August 28) raised its FY2027 and FY2028 revenue guidance by $500 million and $1.5 billion respectively, to $12 billion and $18 billion. The semiconductor company's partnership with Alphabet's Google could potentially generate up to $120 billion in cumulative revenue over 6 years if all commercial milestones are achieved, underscoring long-term opportunities in custom AI chips and data center infrastructure. Despite the positive g

According to Bitcoin.com News, on Aug. 28, Ripple donated $300,000 to World Central Kitchen and Mercy Corps to support emergency meal distribution and water and sanitation assistance following severe flooding in Nepal and Tibet. The contribution targets immediate humanitarian needs in affected communities. Flooding devastated Nepal's Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts after an ice-rock avalanche from a Himalayan glacier blocked a river before releasing a destructive surge downstream. At leas

According to ChainCatcher, a whale opened its first perpetual positions on Hyperliquid early today (August 30), initiating a 10x long on 403.44 BTC valued at $31.49 million and a 12x long on 4,781 ETH valued at $11.75 million, per on-chain analyst Ai Yi. The combined position is currently down $362,000.

According to Chosun Daily, on August 28, South Korea's Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology selected consortia led by SK Telecom, Kakao, and KT to operate AI for All, a government initiative offering free domestic AI services and reducing reliance on foreign platforms. The three operators will receive 512 Nvidia B200 graphics processing units this year, with the government covering nationwide service costs from next year. SK Telecom's service will support tasks includ

According to a CFTC press release on August 28, Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, must pay $172,539.02 after the regulator found he used inside access to presidential speeches to trade Kalshi prediction market contracts between December 2025 and February 2026. Perez won 39 of 43 contracts and misappropriated information "in breach of his duty of trust and confidence," the CFTC disclosed. The penalty includes $107,539.02 in disgorgement of profits and a $65,000 civil monetary pe

Since early 2025, the Trump administration has executed roughly 30 equity transactions totaling nearly $27 billion in US private companies, including a 10% stake in Intel and 15% in MP Materials tied to CHIPS Act and Defense Production Act funding. The government's growing investor role is drawing scrutiny: a July 2026 CNBC poll found 49% of voters view such ownership stakes as inappropriate, while only 19% expressed support. Among economists, skepticism runs deeper—67% of finance economists sur

According to Foresight News, Polygon disclosed multiple previously undisclosed security vulnerabilities affecting its proof-of-stake network, which were fixed through the Austin and Kyoto hard forks. The vulnerabilities affected Polygon's Bor and Heimdall clients, including denial-of-service risks, validator resource exhaustion, and issues impacting checkpoint and milestone processing. The most critical vulnerability involved Heimdall, where carefully crafted transactions could force validators

According to Fogo's official statement, the Fogo mainnet temporarily halted in the past hour as a precautionary measure following detection of unauthorized activity. The shutdown aims to prevent further transfers of affected assets. During the halt, the network will undergo an upgrade to restrict addresses related to the incident. Fogo stated it will share further updates after confirming additional information.

According to South Korea's parliament member Song Eon-seok citing data from the Housing & Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), new jeonse loan applications for newlyweds plunged 57.2% over two years, falling from 33,149 cases in 2023 to 14,196 in 2025. The decline stems from surging Seoul home prices exceeding the program's eligibility thresholds. The median jeonse (lease deposit) price in Seoul climbed to 425 million Korean won as of August 2026, surpassing the 400 million won cap for newlywed bo

According to Switchboard, the decentralized oracle protocol suspended its network on Aptos, Sui, Iota, and Movement yesterday evening following reports of a potential vulnerability in its Move language implementation. The suspension follows coordination with relevant teams and security organizations. While no similar reports have emerged for Switchboard's Solana implementation, the protocol advised users to migrate to alternative solutions as a precaution pending investigation. Further details w

According to Investing.com, copper futures on London Metal Exchange hit a record high of $14,437 per tonne on August 28, up 45% over the past year. The surge is driven primarily by U.S. tariff policies and supply constraints, not artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout as commonly assumed. The U.S. designated copper as a strategic critical mineral and imposed 50% import tariffs on copper derivatives last August under Trade Expansion Act Section 232, citing national security concerns. Glo

According to Coinglass via ChainCatcher, crypto markets experienced $63.51 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $25.09 million and short positions $38.43 million. Bitcoin liquidations totaled $11.2 million (longs $2.87M, shorts $8.33M), while Ethereum saw $6.46 million liquidated (longs $1.77M, shorts $4.69M). The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance's SOLUSDT pair, valued at $9.44 million.

According to Maeil Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced record shareholder return policies during August 18–24, triggering intense investor interest. Samsung pledged 90–110 trillion won in shareholder returns, the largest in South Korean history, while SK Hynix announced plans to repurchase and cancel 40 trillion won worth of shares over three months. Financial data provider F&Guide reported that Samsung Electronics ranked first in domestic investor searches with 2,880 quer

According to HTX market data, Solana (SOL) broke below $105, trading at $104.99 with a 1.18% gain over the past 24 hours.

According to Ki Young Ju, founder and CEO of Cryptoquant, the peak of Bitcoin's current bull market cycle may be driven by institutional capital and ETF demand from outside the United States. As of Aug 29, global tokenized assets reached $386.3 billion in total value, representing 2.65% growth over the past 30 days, per RWA.xyz data. Ju noted that the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF accumulated net inflows of approximately $5.7 billion over two years before launch, with the next phase expected to be globa

According to Lookonchain, a whale purchased 769,000 SOL tokens worth $8 million from Hyperliquid after remaining silent for 8 months.

According to Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan, HIP-4 will enable permissionless deployment following the next network upgrade. Different market templates will be rolled out gradually through validator voting.

According to BlockBeats, on Aug 30, trader Marcus Huang's account dropped from $11.15 million to $8.8 million amid market consolidation, losing approximately $2.35 million due to frequent stop-loss liquidations during minor price declines, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring. Huang currently holds long positions valued at approximately $114 million, with about $100 million in ETH longs at an entry price of $2,463 and liquidation price of $2,307. If ETH continues trending upward, le