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According to Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan spent approximately $96 billion in currency interventions in 2026 to defend the yen as it weakened to 160.725 per dollar on April 30. The April-to-May intervention alone totaled roughly $73-73.5 billion, the largest single-month operation on record. Japan's largest single-day intervention occurred on April 30, exceeding $40 billion. A subsequent operation on July 30 was estimated at around $53 billion.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey offered warm praise for Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole symposium speech, describing it as carrying "real substance." Warsh, who became Fed chair in 2026, is signaling a shift in how the central bank communicates with markets, moving away from the extensive forward guidance that characterized the Powell era. Instead of telegraphing rate moves months in advance, Warsh is emphasizing a framework centered on "price stability" as a broader conc

According to CNBC, Meta settled a landmark social media addiction lawsuit brought by a coalition of U.S. states on August 26, agreeing to pay up to $18 billion. The company will immediately pay $12.7 billion over 10 years, with the remaining $5.3 billion conditional on rivals TikTok and YouTube implementing similar youth protection measures. Meta committed to sweeping platform changes for users under 18, including a 2-hour daily usage limit that only parents can override, disabling extreme beaut

According to Ash Crypto, Solana ETF saw net inflows of approximately $153 million this week, marking the largest weekly inflow since October 2025.

According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, Russian drone strikes hit Myra village near Kyiv on August 29, killing 27 and injuring dozens. The attack targeted a warehouse in the village, triggering an explosion and causing extensive infrastructure damage. Ukrainian authorities completed emergency evacuation of over 370 civilians and stated that ammunition storage violations in residential areas would be investigated, with potential accountability measures to follow. Russia has not yet responded t

According to BlockBeats, Obita co-founder and CEO Zhang Dayong highlighted on August 29 that AI has compressed contract writing, coding, and business decisions to seconds, yet cross-border payments still require T+1 to T+7 settlements, creating an efficiency gap that will drive infrastructure restructuring. Zhang noted that blockchain and compliant stablecoins could streamline traditional cross-border payments by reducing intermediary layers. On-chain stablecoin transaction volume reached approx

According to Kitco News, the University of Michigan announced on Friday that its final Consumer Sentiment survey reading for August fell to 51.7, marking a decline from July's 55.2 and missing initial expectations of 51. The reading reflects persistent consumer worries about elevated inflation and ongoing policy uncertainties including the Iran conflict. Spot gold fell to a session low of $4,549.15 shortly after the 10 am ET data release, last trading at $4,556.41 per ounce for a 0.99% loss on t

According to Grayscale, on Aug. 27, Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold climbed above 50% while its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 fell from over 60% to roughly 33%, citing Bloomberg data through Aug. 24. The shift signals investors increasingly view Bitcoin as a scarce monetary asset rather than a high-beta technology investment, potentially reviving its role as a portfolio diversifier. The correlation reversal coincides with U.S. public debt crossing $40 trillion in August, intensifying sc

According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the United States and Japan conducted coordinated currency interventions valued at $5–10 billion on the American side around July 31–August 1, 2026, as part of efforts to support the weakening yen. Bessent clarified that Japan holds no debt obligations to the US Treasury; rather, Japan is the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries with holdings estimated between $1.1 trillion and $1.2 trillion. The Treasury also announced it will double buybacks

According to Kitco News, Copper Giant Resources Corp. (TSXV: CGNT; OTCQB: LBCMF) announced Thursday that directional hole MD-070 at its Mocoa copper-molybdenum project in southern Colombia intercepted 771 meters grading 0.54% copper equivalent. The interval, which began 211 meters downhole, contained 0.33% copper and 0.039% molybdenum, tracking closely with the company's geological model and coming in slightly above the project's average resource grade. Principal shareholder Frank Giustra stated

According to BlockBeats, on August 29, Zhou Chenggang, CEO of China Pacific Insurance Investment Management (Hong Kong), stated that RWA tokens fundamentally differ from blockchain-native assets like Bitcoin. RWA tokens are not assets themselves but merely on-chain certificates representing underlying real-world assets held off-chain. Zhou emphasized that tokenization does not isolate RWAs from traditional finance. Asset rights establishment and enforcement, liability assignment following losses

According to predict.fun, TES has a 65% win probability against LGD in the prediction market as the 2026 LPL season playoffs began today at 5 p.m. The opening playoff match features a best-of-five series between the two teams. TES advanced to the playoffs as the third seed from the regular season, while LGD ranked sixth. The winner will advance to face BLG, which topped the regular season standings, while the loser enters the lower bracket.

According to predict.fun, T1 has a 93% probability to defeat BFX in today's LCK playoff match. The best-of-five series began this afternoon, with T1 exercising their pick right over BFX and advancing to face the winner's bracket after securing a higher regular season ranking.

According to market reports, the S&P 500 rose 0.5% this week ending August 29, with the index nearly flat over the past three weeks. Nvidia delivered strong earnings on Thursday, August 27, with revenue growth of 106% year-over-year and gross margins holding at 75%; the stock surged 9% following the announcement. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Friday speech at Jackson Hole adopted a hawkish tone on inflation, pushing traders' expectations for a September rate hike to 61% based on CME FedWatch data. Nex

According to Bitcoin.com News, on Aug. 28, 2026, Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau moved 500 BTC worth $38 million from a wallet first created on Jan. 23, 2016. The funds transferred from a legacy P2PKH address to a P2SH address on the blockchain, marking the first movement in over a decade. When created in 2016, the 500 BTC was worth approximately $191,000. The recovered Bitcoin is linked to cannabis dealer Clifton Collins, who forfeited assets to Irish authorities following a bust. With this la

According to BlockBeats, Bitcoin surged past $81,000 on August 29 but pulled back to $77,500 amid selling pressure around the $82,000 level over the weekend. Analysts including alicharts have flagged the $83,307-$84,569 range as a major resistance zone prone to profit-taking, with potential support levels at $76,996-$78,258 and $63,111. Trader Killa predicted shallower corrections with a potential floor between $70,000-$73,000, adding that Bitcoin cannot break $100,000 this year and may need con

According to financial industry sources, Samsung Electronics is set to distribute approximately 30 trillion Korean won in cash dividends in the third quarter, including a regular quarterly dividend of about 2.45 trillion won and a special dividend of approximately 27.55 trillion won. On August 29, this marks the first phase of Samsung's 90–110 trillion won shareholder return plan announced on August 21. Based on approximately 6.57 billion shares outstanding, the estimated dividend per share reac

According to BlockBeats, on August 29, Zhang Kaifang, founder of Xiaopiyaya AI and former Alibaba vice president, stated at the AI x New Finance Global Innovation Summit in Hong Kong that AI has progressed from a chat tool to an Agent capable of completing complex tasks. More significantly, AI is beginning to participate in its own research, training, and reasoning optimization—a recursive self-improvement process already appearing in recent studies. Zhang noted that if AI continues improving at

According to CCTV Finance, on August 29, China's first mobile AI data center (termed a "mobile token factory") debuted at the 2026 Big Data Expo. The containerized system uses a standard 40-foot shipping container design with integrated power, computing, and cooling, supporting up to 9 server cabinets. With 120 kilowatts of power supply, it can deliver 50P to 100P of computing capacity, theoretically supporting two domestic large language model inference tasks simultaneously. The mobile data cen

According to Kitco News, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the preliminary Current Employment Statistics benchmark revision showed total nonfarm employment was revised down 79,000 (-0.1%) for the 12 months ending March 2026, with private employment revised down 178,000 (-0.1%). Spot gold fell sharply to $4,543.80 per ounce following the release, last trading at $4,564.05 for a session loss of 0.83%.