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According to Yonhap Infomax, SK Hynix shares rose 3.26% to 1.645 million Korean won on August 14, rebounding from 1.246 million won on July 29. Analysts expect both SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics to see share price re-evaluation starting in the third quarter, driven by growing memory demand expectations.

Nvidia announced on August 10 a partnership with Goldman Sachs, Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, and KKR to establish an independent financing platform exceeding $500 billion, designed to support AI infrastructure development powered by Nvidia GPUs. Nvidia will provide up to $125 billion in support, approximately 25% of the total platform size. Goldman Sachs' asset management division will provide junior capital and private credit, while its investment banking arm will distribute debt

The Nikkei 225 index opened at 68,829.55 points on August 17, up 115.75 points, or 0.17% for the day.

According to E Daily, on August 17, South Korea's Korea Exchange (KRX) announced it will launch a new securities market on November 16, allowing retail investors to purchase fractional shares in artworks, real estate, music copyrights, and other alternative assets. Trading hours will match the regular stock market (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), with limit orders only. The exchange will conduct a six-week simulation market from October 6 to November 13 ahead of the official launch. Starting February 4, 2

According to Bloomberg, Stripe finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter for over US$7 billion on August 16. Founded in 2023, the New York-based startup helps companies switch between AI models and served 8 million developers across more than 400 models as of May.

According to Odaily, tokenized real-world assets (RWA) have grown to $44.7 billion in on-chain holdings over the past three years, with Ethereum remaining the largest settlement layer. BNB Chain, zkSync Era, Solana, XRP Ledger, Stellar, and Avalanche have also attracted significant RWA activity.

According to BlockBeats, on August 17, MarsCoin (BSC-based meme coin) surged over 400x to a peak market cap of $36 million overnight before crashing 90% to $3.3 million. The token's liquidity pool fell to $240,000. CZ's wallet transferred and burned 4,444 MarsCoin tokens during the volatility.

According to industry reports, China's microshort drama market entered mass commercialization stage in Q1 2026, with 128,000 episodes launched nationwide and AI-generated content accounting for 95% of total production. The regulatory framework《Microshort Drama Development Management Measures》takes effect September 1, 2026. Production costs have fallen over 90%, with AI-powered creation reducing timelines to one week versus two months traditionally. Leading text-to-video models, including ByteDan

According to Digital Daily, on August 14, South Korea's KOSDAQ index closed at 864.65 amid renewed capital pressure. Foreign investors returned to major KOSPI stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in the second week of August, shifting 6.57 trillion Korean won into KOSPI while continuing net selling of 618.7 billion won in KOSDAQ. Institutional investors also remained net sellers in KOSDAQ, purchasing only 40.3 billion won, while retail investors accounted for 646 billion won of net buyin

According to shipping intelligence firm Kpler, vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz plunged over the past weekend. On Saturday, only 5 bulk carriers transited the waterway, while no vessels passed on Sunday, marking a sharp decline from 31 vessels the previous weekend. The drop follows reports of tanker attacks and stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations.

On August 15, Elon Musk posted 'I hope AI is nice to us' on social media, responding to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's defense of his AI risk warnings. Amodei rejected claims that he overstates AI dangers, arguing that his essays split evenly between risks and benefits, and that short interview clips skew negative because they attract more engagement. Musk's comment echoed investor Naval Ravikant's earlier observation about the fundamental challenge of controlling superintelligent AI systems.

Japan's second-quarter GDP deflator came in at 2.6% year-on-year in its preliminary reading, exceeding the forecast of 2.3% and declining from 3.2% in the prior quarter. The figure indicates moderating inflation pressures in the world's third-largest economy.

Japan's seasonally adjusted GDP expanded 1.1% annualized on a quarterly basis in Q2, below economist expectations of 2.1% growth and down from 1.8% in the prior quarter, according to preliminary data.

Japan's actual GDP grew 0.3% quarter-over-quarter in the second quarter, missing the market forecast of 0.5%, according to preliminary government data. The result marked a slowdown from the previous quarter's 0.5% growth.

Japan's nominal GDP expanded 1.2% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, matching market expectations and accelerating from the prior quarter's 0.6% growth.

According to Guangfa Securities, 38 companies are expected to gain Hong Kong Stock Connect trading access in the September reshuffle, with 37 companies predicted to be added on September 7. The candidates are mainly concentrated in technology, advanced manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors. Transwarp Chip (09903) is expected to join the Hang Seng Tech Index in this quarter's review, with corresponding deletions following the 30-constituent rule if the addition proceeds. Final lists remain su

On August 14, Guangdong province unveiled its first tokenomics-focused financial product, the Token Lending Program, in Haizhu District of Guangzhou.

According to BlockBeats and GMGN, the Meme coin '牛来' on BNB Chain reached a new all-time high overnight on August 17, briefly hitting a market capitalization of $40 million before pulling back to $26 million. The token saw 24-hour trading volume of $44.4 million with a 24-hour gain of 45.6%.

According to reports, CBOT soft red winter wheat futures surged over 3% on Friday (August 15) as market concerns over global grain export supply tightened. Recent escalations in Russian and Ukrainian strikes on Black Sea shipping and port facilities have disrupted grain exports from both nations, lifting global grain prices. Price Futures Group Vice President Jack Scoville said, "The military conflict is supporting market momentum. Markets had previously anticipated potential peace talks, but Ru

According to Arkham data, CZ's public address transferred $965,000 to Giggle Academy early on August 17, comprising 1,440 BNB (approximately $872,000) and 182,620 LIFE tokens (approximately $93,000). CZ announced yesterday that he would donate BNB and LIFE tokens from his public address to Giggle Academy, then cease using the address and convert it into a burn address to prevent community overinterpretation.