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According to Nikkei Asia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States will conduct their annual three-way defense exercise 'Freedom Edge' near Jeju Island in southern Korea from September 7 to 11, according to the Korean Defense Ministry.

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, over the past 14 days, the United States has redirected 130 million barrels of oil from the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent stated that economic blockades and isolation measures will destroy Iran's already-fragile economy.

According to analysis covered by ChainCatcher, as of June 2026, Codex accounted for 64% of combined Codex and ChatGPT token output among OpenAI enterprise customers. The growth reflects a broader shift toward coding-related tasks, which account for 60%-70% of AI revenue. Meanwhile, U.S. enterprise per-capita AI spending currently averages around $12 monthly but could approach $1,000 monthly long-term, representing nearly two orders of magnitude growth potential as user penetration and per-capita

According to Nepal Police, the death toll from flashfloods that struck northern Nepal on August 26 reached 469 as of August 28, with authorities confirming 469 bodies have been recovered.

According to U.S. media reports, the Trump administration rejected rejoining an agreement reached with Iran in June, causing SC crude oil futures to rise more than 4% during intraday trading on August 28.

According to Crunchbase, AI fraud detection company Socure announced the completion of a $156 million strategic growth funding round on August 28, valuing the company at $5.2 billion. Summit Partners led the round, with participation from Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and DocuSign. The company's fraud prevention services are deployed by Coinbase, Circle, Revolut, and Robinhood. Socure also announced the acquisition of AI startup Fravity to enhance its AI agents for fraud, risk, and co

According to The Defiant, Aave V4 user deposits reached $806 million, up 30% over the past seven days. Ethereum Core market led with $378 million in deposits, followed by EtherFi Cash on Optimism at $257 million. The protocol's active loan volume stands at $216 million, with weETH collateral borrowing WETH showing a 92% utilization rate.

According to Upbit's official announcement, the exchange will reduce trading fees for BTC and USDT markets from 0.25% to 0.05% starting August 29 through September 11, 2026, representing an 80% discount. The reduced fees apply to both Maker and Taker orders.

According to TechCrunch, Barret Zoph, co-founder of Thinking Machines, has recently joined Google as VP of Research. Zoph left Thinking Machines in June after serving for five months, and Google stated it looks forward to bringing his expertise in reinforcement learning and post-training to the Gemini team.

According to CNBC, Anthropic's nonprofit Public First Action donated $500,000 to Commonwealth Together, a PAC supporting Senator Ed Markey, ahead of Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary next Tuesday. The contribution supports Markey over Representative Seth Moulton, citing Markey's advocacy for AI regulation. Latest polling shows Markey leading Moulton 63% to 28%.

According to PeckShield, Base lending protocol Moonwell suffered an $8.7 million loss on August 27 after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the MAMO collateral pricing mechanism. The attacker manipulated MAMO prices to borrow cbBTC from the mBTC market, with approximately 50.6 cbBTC (worth over $4 million) transferred out of the protocol. Moonwell has since disabled borrowing on all Core markets by setting limits to 1 wei and suspended MAMO and WELL supplies to prevent further damage.

According to Korea Exchange, the net assets of South Korea's listed covered call ETFs reached 27.57 trillion won as of August 26, compared to 15.11 trillion won at the start of 2026. The rapid expansion reflects growing investor demand for regular distributions through option premiums amid increased market volatility, while seeking both capital gains and cash flow.

According to China's National Development and Reform Commission, on August 28, imports and exports between China and over 180 countries and regions maintained growth during the first seven months of 2026. The NDRC's Policy Research Office Deputy Director Li Chao stated at a regular press briefing that claims of "China squeezing" other economies are based on zero-sum thinking and serve to protect certain nations' hegemony by denying others' legitimate development rights.

According to PANews and on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a BIT-affiliated entity at address 0xa9d...3e049 initiated a 6,000 ETH long position worth approximately $14.98 million at $2,492 per token on August 28. The new address received 10 million USDC as collateral yesterday, with the long position opened 2 minutes ago.

According to ChainCatcher, a BIT-associated entity opened 6,000 ETH long positions worth approximately $14.98 million yesterday after its new address received a $10 million USDC margin deposit. The long positions were established at an average entry price of around $2,492 per ETH, indicating the entity may be positioning for a second round of bets following its previous profitable trades.

According to ChainCatcher, Peter Schiff expressed skepticism about MSTR's sharp rally today, attributing it primarily to short covering. The Bitcoin bear reiterated his "death spiral" thesis for the company, noting that while Bitcoin's temporary rebound may briefly extend MSTR's lifespan, his long-term bearish stance remains unchanged.

According to on-chain analyst Yujin, on August 28, an institution linked to a16z, the largest HYPE holder, purchased 441,000 HYPE tokens for $36 million over two days at an average price of $81.6 per token. All purchased tokens were staked immediately. The institution now holds a total of 4.826 million staked HYPE tokens, worth approximately $404 million at an average cost of $66.1 per token, with unrealized gains of approximately $84.9 million.

According to TenArmorAlert, CCC token on BSC suffered an attack on August 28, resulting in approximately $117,000 in losses. The attack exploited the contract's sell() function to destroy CCC tokens from the LP pool, causing abnormal price volatility.

According to ChainCatcher, CCC tokens on BSC were attacked on August 28, resulting in losses of approximately $117,000. The attack exploited the contract's sell() function to destroy CCC tokens from liquidity pools, causing abnormal price fluctuations.

According to market data, South Korean retail investors now hold approximately 30% of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL), an exchange-traded fund that tracks three times the daily gains and losses of the U.S. semiconductor sector. The concentration reflects surging domestic appetite for leveraged ETF exposure, with SOXL emerging as a flagship product among Korean retail investors seeking amplified semiconductor sector exposure.