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According to Circle's announcement on Aug. 17, 2026, the company's euro-backed stablecoin EURC surpassed €400 million in circulation, representing fivefold growth over the past year. EURC now commands more than half of the euro stablecoin market, which reached approximately €650 million by mid-2026, according to DeFiLlama data cited in the announcement. The expansion has been supported by the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework, wider blockchain availability acr

According to ChainCatcher, S&P confirmed Nvidia's AA issuer credit rating. The confirmation maintains the company's investment-grade status in the financial services rating system.

According to Tinglong Pharma (01011), the company received an arbitration ruling on July 20 from the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission requiring it and related parties to pay approximately RMB 92 million in penalties, fees, and arbitration costs. The ruling stems from a 2020 asset transaction with Beijing Kangchen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., involving guarantee arrangements under an equity transfer that was completed in 2020. The company disputes the decision and has en

According to ITAR-TASS, Russia's military struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea on August 18, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

According to Beating, OpenAI employee Andrew Ambrosino recently changed his X profile picture to match Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's avatar: curly hair, black-framed glasses, and gray cardigan, including the pose adjusting his glasses, gray background, and composition. He captioned the change with "all in for the next 6 weeks." The "Dario template" subsequently spread across the AI community. Users developed a method: combining their own photo with Dario's avatar through image generation models,

According to BlockBeats, on August 18, Kalshi, a prediction market platform, filed regulatory documents with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch US500 perpetual futures linked to the MerQube U.S. large-cap equity index covering 500 U.S.-listed companies. Perpetual futures have no expiration date and allow traders to track underlying asset prices through funding rate mechanisms without holding the assets. Kalshi received approval to launch crypto perpetual futures in Ma

According to the Atlanta Federal Reserve, the GDPNow model projects real GDP growth of 4.0% for the third quarter of 2026.

According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Lala strengthened in the central Pacific today.

Bithumb, South Korea's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, swung to a net loss of 108.7 billion won ($77 million) in the first half of 2026, compared with a 55 billion won ($39 million) profit a year earlier, according to financial filings. First-half operating revenue fell 48.7% to 168.8 billion won ($120 million) from 329.2 billion won ($233 million), while operating profit dropped 83.4% to 14.9 billion won ($11 million). The decline was driven by weaker cryptocurrency prices—Bitcoin fell

Shanghai Silver Futures fell 2.00% intraday on August 18 to 15,773 yuan per kilogram.

According to the company's interim report, Overseas Chinese Town (Asia) (OCH, 03366) reported a loss attributable to equity holders of 105 million yuan for the six months ended June 30, 2026, declining 45.33% compared to the same period last year. Revenue for the period was 37.815 million yuan, down 85.5% year-over-year. Basic loss per share was 0.14 yuan. The improved loss was primarily attributed to lower shareholder borrowing rates and favorable foreign exchange gains.

Kejing Pharma-B (02171) released its H1 2026 interim results on August 18, 2026. Revenue reached RMB 51.9 million, up 21.5% year-over-year, while adjusted net loss narrowed to RMB 31.9 million, down 55.53% YoY. Loss attributable to parent company shareholders was RMB 66.7 million, improving 11.52% year-over-year, with loss per share at RMB 0.13. The company attributed revenue growth to increased sales of Saikeze, while the narrowing net loss was driven by reduced administrative expenses.

According to Future Robotics Limited's announcement on August 18, the company expects consolidated net profit of at least RMB 300 million for the six months ending June 30, 2026, up approximately 160.9% compared to RMB 115 million for the same period in 2025. Revenue surged to approximately RMB 2.57 billion from RMB 1.601 billion year-on-year, a 60.5% increase driven primarily by smart terminal sales of RMB 1.78 billion, up 94.1% from RMB 917 million. Growth was largely fueled by emerging market

According to ShinTone Finance, China Glass (03300) reported a profit of RMB 51.048 million for the first half of 2026 ended June 30, marking a return to profitability. Revenue totaled RMB 1.247 billion, declining 42% year-over-year, primarily due to a 49% drop in glass product sales volume despite an 8% increase in average selling prices. The company attributed its profitability improvement to improved business structure optimization, stable performance in overseas operations, and the orderly sh

Estonian Prime Minister announced today (August 18) that authorities are investigating a fire at a defense manufacturer with suspected connections to Russia.

Hygieia Group (01650) announced that first-half 2026 profit is expected to fall over 35% year-on-year, according to its filing on August 18. The decline is primarily attributed to reduced government employment subsidies from Singapore and increased labor-related expenses.

According to Zhi Tong Finance, Jianye Real Estate (00832) expects to record a loss attributable to shareholders of 1.6 billion to 1.9 billion yuan for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with a loss of 1.3 billion yuan in the same period of 2025. The increased losses are attributed to macroeconomic pressures and real estate market adjustments. The company has taken provisions for asset impairment tests on inventory, receivables, and equity interests in associates and joint ventures. Add

B.AI platform saw 76.9 billion token throughput in its first 24 hours after opening free access to DeepSeek V4 Flash, according to its official data. The platform reported 2.06 million new user registrations, with a single-day registration peak of 5,468 users.

According to HyperliquidNews, Hyperliquid added a new spot trading pair EQGOOGL today. The initial trade on the pair involved 500.04 HYPE tokens, valued at $28,200.

According to Yonhapinfomax, the dollar index (DXY) was quoted at 99.641 on August 18 at 8:12 AM ET, down 0.059% from the previous close. U.S. Treasury yields surged amid inflation concerns and fiscal uncertainty, with the 30-year yield rising to 5.3390% during London trading—the highest level since 2007. The 2-year yield also climbed about 1 basis point. Sterling weakened after UK joblessness worsened, with the unemployment rate reaching 4.9% in the April-June quarter, slightly above the 4.8% fo