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According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted a new rule proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding custody of client digital assets by investment advisers and investment companies. The proposal aims to clarify the framework for advisers and funds to hold customer cryptocurrencies, addressing institutional inquiries on compliant asset custody practices. The SEC plans to remove existing custody requirements deemed obsolete

According to Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos, the Federal Reserve faces a more challenging inflation comparison for the remainder of 2026. Core personal consumption expenditures posted month-over-month increases of 0.18% to 0.23% from August to November 2025. Since November 2025, only June 2026 saw a monthly increase below 0.23%, suggesting tighter comparisons ahead could complicate the Fed's inflation assessment.

According to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson on August 26, the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran and Oman. The statement comes roughly one month after Iran and Oman concluded negotiations and reached a mutually accepted agreement regarding the strategic waterway.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated yesterday (August 25) that 10 million barrels of oil departed the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Zimperium's zLabs team, 34 mobile malware families contained tools or targeting data to attack 1,243 banking and fintech applications across 90 countries during 2025. Europe, the Middle East and Africa accounted for more than 800 of the identified app targets and 30 of the 34 malware families. The United Kingdom led the regional targets with 72 apps, followed by Spain with 65, Italy with 57, Turkey with 56 and Germany with 55.

Thirty-nine U.S. state bankers associations have formed the BankChain Alliance, a nationwide permissioned blockchain initiative led by the Texas Bankers Association with a planned launch targeted for 2027. Kathy Kraninger, president and CEO of the Florida Bankers Association, is serving as interim chair. The alliance intends to create bank-owned and governed blockchain infrastructure supporting tokenized deposits, smart payment applications, automated settlement and bank-issued stablecoins. Tech

According to Jin10 Data, on August 26, Uzbekistan's Central Bank planned to hold a roundtable discussion with major U.S. asset managers, including Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and JPMorgan Chase, in mid-September to explore potential investment channels for its foreign reserves. Central Bank Governor Timur Ishmetov stated the bank aims to diversify beyond gold, which currently comprises 87% of its $64.3 billion in reserves, down from $66.3 billion at the start of 2026. The World Gold Council report

According to Guru Club, President Trump stated that 22 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight on August 25.

According to Jin10, spot gold touched $4,600 per ounce intraday on Aug 26, declining 1.26% during the day. Spot silver fell over 1% to trade at $67.97 per ounce.

According to reports on August 26, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he believes Iran's Supreme Leader is not dead but may have suffered severe injuries. Trump also reiterated that U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains in effect.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested today that there may be new developments regarding a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director's visit to Russia. Trump did not provide further details on the potential announcement.

According to B.AI, on August 25, the platform's daily new API users reached 23,432, marking an all-time high, while daily token throughput surged to 594.71 billion tokens, also setting a new record. During the same period, B.AI accumulated 79,500 new API users, processed 74.108 million token calls, and handled over 3 trillion cumulative tokens across its one-stop AGI infrastructure platform.

According to Financial Times, on August 25, Chinese NAND flash memory manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) aims to become the global leader by end of next year amid its large-scale initial public offering (IPO). Counterpoint Research data shows YMTC claimed 14% global NAND flash market share in Q2 2026, rising from just 4.8% in 2021—nearly tripling in five years. Currently third behind Samsung Electronics (25%) and SK Hynix (22%), YMTC's parent company CCSH submitted IPO documents to

According to Wccftech, Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared progress on the company's AI5 inference chip during a discussion with hedge fund manager Ron Baron. The AI5, which completed tape-out in April and is now being produced by Samsung Electronics, delivers 2-3x better power efficiency per watt compared to Nvidia's chips for automotive and robotics inference workloads, while costing roughly 10% of Nvidia's chips. Musk stated the single-SoC AI5 matches Nvidia's Hopper architecture performance

According to ChainCatcher, Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase's chief policy officer, recently wrote in CoinDesk refuting claims by the American Bankers Association (ABA) that stablecoin rewards would drain community bank deposits. The ABA warned that permitting such rewards under the proposed Clarity Act could cause deposit losses. However, Shirzad pointed out that Coinbase has been paying stablecoin rewards on USDC for over four years, yet community bank deposits grew 26% from June 2019 to March 2026, t

According to U.S. media, a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Aug 25 in mountainous terrain near Denver, Colorado, with no initial reports of casualties. The helicopter is assigned to Fort Campbell Army Base in Kentucky. Photos from the scene showed the aircraft heavily damaged with surrounding trees broken.

According to reports, Amazon Web Services announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the company behind the open-source analytics database DuckDB. Upon deal completion, the DuckLabs team will join AWS to enhance the speed, usability, and cost efficiency of AWS data analytics services. Amazon emphasized that the acquisition does not include the DuckDB open-source project itself, which will remain maintained by the independent DuckDB Foundation under the MIT license. DuckD

According to court documents, Meta agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to various U.S. states as part of a settlement agreement. The company's stock rose over 4% in premarket trading on August 26 following the disclosure.

According to state media on August 26, Greece's military will soon sign a procurement agreement to acquire two multi-purpose frigates from Italy. The first vessel is expected to be delivered to the Greek Navy in the first half of 2028, with the second following in the first half of 2029. Greek shipyards will participate in the maintenance and modification of the vessels.

According to Clear Street's August 25 announcement, the electronic equities execution platform extended its service yesterday to 27 markets across Europe and Asia-Pacific while introducing a four-venue smart router for US overnight trading. The expansion comprises 22 EMEA markets and five Asia-Pacific markets (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore), accessible through a single execution connection. The overnight router connects Blue Ocean, Bruce, MOON, and OTC Link N to automat