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According to PANews, Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder, stated today that FLOP can be used to store AI agent memories in a decentralized, censorship-resistant manner. Hayes referenced FLOP and Flop Labs in the social media post.

On Aug. 25, Grayscale Investments announced that ZCSH, the Zcash ETF, began trading on NYSE Arca as the world's first exchange-traded product offering spot ZEC exposure. The fund previously traded over-the-counter under the same ticker for accredited investors. ZCSH shares closed at $45.34 on Aug. 20, about 1% below net asset value. ZEC traded at $842.22 as of 9:09 a.m. EDT on Aug. 25, up $337.84, or 66.98%, over one week, coinciding with the ETF launch.

According to BlockBeats, on Aug 25, the Trump administration's escalating rhetoric toward Canada triggered public criticism from retired U.S. military officials and Republican lawmakers, who condemned the remarks as damaging the long-standing alliance. Following a failed trade negotiation last Friday, Trump escalated attacks on Tuesday, proposing to rename Ontario Lake to "American Lake" and claiming the U.S. would do less business with Ontario. Transportation Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Cana

According to regulatory filings disclosed on August 25, quantitative trading giant Jane Street significantly increased its stake in storage chipmaker SanDisk (SNDK) to 7.41 million shares, valued at approximately $9 billion, representing an increase of 6.25 million shares or about 540% from its prior position. SanDisk is now Jane Street's second-largest single stock holding, surpassed only by SPY.

According to Interfax, Russia struck two vessels at Ukraine's Pivdennyi port overnight on August 25.

According to Morgan Stanley, five major cloud hyperscalers—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—along with chip makers Nvidia and Broadcom have committed over $3.1 trillion through guarantees, leases, and other forms of financial support to drive AI infrastructure spending. Within the group, Alphabet leads with $890 billion in total commitments, primarily through procurement pledges, according to a report by analyst Todd Castagno's team.

According to CoinGlass, cryptocurrency markets liquidated $598 million in the past 24 hours, with $252 million in long positions and $345 million in short positions wiped out. A total of 87,432 traders were liquidated during the period.

According to the U.S. State Department, the United States issued a reward of up to $10 million for information on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Ahmad Vahidi and other senior Iranian military officials. The reward was announced on the State Department's official website.

Prosus repurchased 18.38 million shares during August 17-21 at an average price of €37.57 per share, totaling over €69 million (approximately €80.3 million). During the same period, Naspers repurchased 6.69 million shares at an average price of 790.48 South African rand per share.

According to JPMorgan, analyst Doug Anmuth maintained an Overweight rating and $240 price target for SpaceX (SPCX), representing roughly 75% upside potential from current levels. The firm is "increasingly positive" about the company's AI prospects following completion of the $60 billion Cursor acquisition. JPMorgan believes Grok 4.6's advanced intelligence and lower costs compared to competitors could drive broader enterprise adoption. Cursor, the acquired AI coding platform used by more than 50

According to Korea Economic News, South Korean nuclear power stocks surged on Aug 25 following reports that the U.S. government proposed Korean firms co-invest in Westinghouse Energy (WEC) shares. Doosan Energy jumped 10.55%, Hanwha Q CELL rose 20.27%, and Hyundai E&C climbed 14.87%. Doosan Energy, a leading nuclear equipment supplier, recovered to the 80,000-won level after falling to 57,000 won in late July. The investment would enable Korean companies to participate in North American nuclear

On Monday, Franklin Templeton launched the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund through Hong Kong-based HashKey Exchange. The tokenized fund invests primarily in U.S. government money market instruments and cash assets, with access restricted to professional investors. The partnership expands Franklin Templeton's digital asset strategy in Asia. HashKey operates across multiple jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai and Bermuda, providing a potential distribution ne

According to Jin10 Data, Canadian Prime Minister Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on August 25 in response to new U.S. tariffs imposed over the weekend by President Trump. Canada raised existing countervailing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum products to 50%, effective immediately. The same tariff rate applies to U.S.-manufactured furniture, apparel, video game consoles, smartphones, and other electronics. The reciprocal tariffs will impact approximately $200 billion in U.S. import goods,

Chinese commodity futures fell during overnight trading on August 25. Low sulfur fuel oil slumped 5.33%, fuel oil declined 5.01%, and PTA fell over 2.5%.焦炭 dropped 2.2%, LPG fell 1.9%, PVC slid 1.2%, while iron ore remained largely flat.

According to Russian media and TASS, Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station today (August 25), wounding two workers. The attack occurred near the station's hydraulic structures, where maintenance personnel were operating at the time, according to the station's press office.

Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on approximately 700 products at rates of 15%, 25%, or 50%, effective September 8, according to the Canadian government announcement.

NVIDIA announced today the Jetson Orin Nano 2, an entry-level edge AI robot computer enabling millions of developers worldwide to build robots, logistics drones, and visual AI systems. The device delivers 2x inference performance of its predecessor while consuming 40% less power at equivalent performance. Over 3 million developers have built on NVIDIA's robotics stack, with Cognex, Doosan Bobcat, and Matic among the first enterprises adopting Jetson Orin Nano 2. Ecosystem partners are developing

According to Guru Club, on August 25, Canada raised tariffs on approximately $20 billion in U.S. products to 15-50%, with steel tariffs specifically doubled from 25% to 50%.

A federal jury convicted Japheth Dillman, founder of Block Bits Capital, of wire fraud and conspiracy on Monday, according to the Justice Department. Dillman raised close to $1 million from more than 20 investors between June 2017 and August 2018, falsely telling them the fund's proprietary automated trading software, called Autotrader, was complete and working when he knew it was not. Instead of investing the money as promised, Dillman and a co-conspirator used funds to pay themselves and make

According to Apple's China official website, on August 25, Apple introduced the latest Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chip options, skipping the standard M5 chip. The new model starts at 6,999 yuan with 16GB of memory, expandable to 32GB. Pre-orders open on August 27 at 9 a.m., with the device launching on September 22. The Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips is priced from 19,999 yuan.