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According to Kimmeridge Energy Management Co., approximately half of the proposed U.S. data centers face potential delays or cancellations due to rising political opposition and infrastructure complexity. Kimmeridge Co-Founder and Managing Partner Ben Dell noted that "Silicon Valley's model is colliding with real-world infrastructure constraints."

According to Yonhap News Agency, international gold prices fell 0.94% on August 26. December gold futures (GCZ6) on the COMEX exchange declined to $4,650.40 per troy ounce, down $44.10 from the previous close of $4,694.50. The decline was driven by elevated U.S. inflation readings, with the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index for July rising 3.3% year-over-year, well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's GDP Now model raised its third-quarter growth estimate to 4.6% on August 26, up 0.6 percentage points from 4.0% on August 18. The revision reflected upward adjustments in real personal consumption expenditures to 3.1% from 2.5%, and private investment growth to 14.5% from 13.7%.

President Donald Trump's recent trade actions could deepen Republicans' challenges in the November midterm elections. The party faces mounting pressure to retain its Senate majority, while Republican Senate candidates confront added economic headwinds from the trade turmoil.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdel Atti held a phone call on August 26 to discuss the current Middle East situation. During the conversation, both sides exchanged views on military and political escalations in the Persian Gulf region caused by U.S. and Israeli actions against Iran.

According to ChainCatcher, Unstoppable Domains founder Matthew Gould announced the company will not submit applications for its Web3 top-level domains in ICANN's 2026 expansion round and will refund customers who purchased affected domains. Gould stated that the compliance, application, and bidding costs for integrating Web3 domains into ICANN's system exceed anticipated recoverable sales. The decision ends the company's long-standing promise since 2019 that domains like .crypto and .wallet woul

According to Galaxy Research, six Bitcoin wallets dormant since 2011, 2012, and 2014 moved a combined 553.59 BTC worth $40.15 million between August 16 and 26. Two of the wallets carried "Salomon Client Dusted" tags linked to Noah Doe, a pseudonymous plaintiff suing in New York court to claim 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses as abandoned property. The most recent move occurred today, with 40 BTC from a wallet dormant since May 28, 2012, transferred to Boerse Stuttgart Digital, a German crypto cu

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei, Qatar has made commendable efforts in recent months to help prevent escalation of regional tensions following military actions by the U.S. and Israel against Iran.

According to Banco de México, the central bank stated that inflation risks remain skewed to the upside, driven by persistent core inflation, trade disruptions, geopolitical tensions, climate shocks, cost pressures, and potential peso depreciation.

According to Coindesk, $6.4 billion worth of Bitcoin options will expire on Deribit on August 28, the last Friday of the month. Of the expiring contracts, 44,639 are call options and 37,061 are put options, giving a call/put ratio of 0.83—indicating stronger bullish sentiment in current positioning. Strike prices of $75,000 and $80,000 are particularly significant, with approximately $236 million in open call positions at the $75,000 level and around $157 million at $80,000. Deribit Chief Risk O

According to Mexico's central bank, the country's 2026 GDP growth forecast was raised to 1.5%, up from 1.1% in the previous quarterly report.

According to CME spokesperson Timothy Barello, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's U.S. Treasury market experienced a brief trading disruption on Wednesday due to a technical issue, triggering an automatic failover event to the backup system. Barello confirmed that the U.S. Treasury market remained in operation throughout the incident.

According to Jin10, U.S. Energy Secretary Wright stated on August 27 that Washington "prefers to resolve Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy," but will destroy Iran's nuclear facilities "if necessary." Speaking alongside International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Grossi, Wright said Iran possesses a nuclear weapons program and the goal is to prevent it, emphasizing the need to reach an agreement requiring Iran to abandon nuclear armament.

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold T+D futures fell 0.67% to 994.87 yuan per gram, while silver T+D futures dropped 1.03% to 16,540 yuan per kilogram on the evening of August 26.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold futures fell 0.74% to 996 yuan per gram, while Shanghai silver futures dropped 0.48% to 16,590 yuan per kilogram at the 2:30 a.m. close on August 27. SC crude oil futures gained 2.14%, trading at 577 yuan per barrel.

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange, crude oil futures contract 2610 rose 2.14% to 576.60 yuan per barrel in night trading today. Shanghai gold fell 0.74%, while Shanghai silver declined 0.48%.

According to Odaily, BitBox's credit card payment sales surged approximately 10-fold in August compared to the baseline of prior weeks, with growth primarily from North America. Trezor and OneKey also confirmed sales increases during the same period, though specific figures were not disclosed. Trezor, BitBox, and OneKey re-examined their mnemonic generation, random number generation, entropy, and firmware verification processes. Trezor plans core firmware penetration testing and will publish sec

According to Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Qatar's Prime Minister will visit Tehran on Thursday (local time).

According to the SEC, the agency last week moved a proposal on investment adviser custody of digital assets to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for regulatory review. The proposal aims to clarify the framework for holding crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum on behalf of clients, addressing longstanding uncertainty since existing custody rules were designed primarily for traditional securities rather than blockchain-based assets held through digital wallets. The

According to CryptoQuant, altcoins captured 65% of Binance trading volume on Aug. 25, their largest share in two years, while Bitcoin held 21% and Ethereum 13.6%. The surge followed Bitcoin's advance to $81,000, gaining nearly 30% during the broader rally. Altcoin market capitalization increased by approximately $135 billion during the same period, contributing to a $500 billion gain across the entire crypto market, lifting total capitalization to nearly $2.74 trillion.