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According to HyperliquidNews data monitored by ChainCatcher, HyperEVM set a new single-day fee revenue record of $538,100. All fees were paid and burned in hyperliquid tokens.

According to its H1 2026 report released on August 24, Rongsheng Petrochem reported net profit of 51.11 billion yuan, up 748.83% year-over-year. Operating revenue reached 1,294.07 billion yuan, down 12.93% from the same period last year.

According to ChainCatcher, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said in a recent podcast interview with The Iced Coffee Hour that he is personally bullish on Bitcoin long-term. Tenev noted his investment portfolio is well-diversified and that while he enjoys cryptocurrencies, he does not make specific price predictions, such as forecasting Bitcoin reaching $1 million.

According to ChainCatcher, USDD launched Vault functionality on Ethereum today, allowing users to mint USDD using ETH and WBTC as collateral. The upgrade expands upon the protocol's previous Vault implementation on TRON chain.

According to Hong Kong Exchange filings, Tencent repurchased 680,000 shares on August 24 for HK$302 million.

According to Jin10, on August 24, China Universal Asset Management's Silver Futures ETF (161226) traded at 2.115 yuan on secondary markets, compared to a net value of 1.8780 yuan as of August 21, representing a premium of approximately 12.6%. The fund manager issued an official notice warning investors of the significant price premium risk and advised cautious investment decision-making.

According to Hong Kong stock exchange disclosures, Alibaba chair Cai Chusheng and CEO Wu Yongming recently acquired combined approximately 120 million Hong Kong dollars worth of Alibaba shares. Cai acquired 80 million HKD and Wu acquired 40 million HKD of stock, signaling confidence in the group's AI strategy.

According to data submitted to South Korea's National Assembly Finance Committee, non-financial private enterprises' net dollar sales reached $109.65 billion in Q2 2026, up 3.7-fold from $29.47 billion in the same period last year. Gross dollar sales totaled $263.59 billion, a 71.5% increase YoY. This expansion follows government efforts to encourage exporters to exchange export proceeds and repatriate foreign-held reserves, with semiconductor firms and shipbuilders contributing significantly to

According to Ransomnews, on August 18, more than 50,000 unique Stripe API keys were exposed across public code repositories, GitHub Actions logs, and misconfigured web servers. A dataset posted on a dark forum contained valid API keys for 659 merchant accounts along with approximately 35 GB of customer and payment data. Ransomnews verified that a significant portion of the keys remained active, allowing attackers to access customer lists, create fraudulent payment links, execute one-dollar test

ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood commented on August 23 that Circle (CRCL) remains underpriced by public equity markets despite appreciating 84% since its initial public offering. In a post on X, Wood contrasted Circle's gains with traditional payment giants Visa and Mastercard, which have risen roughly 33-fold and 150-fold respectively since 2006 and 2008 listings. According to analysis by Alex Obchakevich, partner at Artemis and Oobit, Circle has strengthened its fundamentals by securing a feder

According to Lookonchain, Trump's team netted $3.39 million in USDC over a 10-hour window through Solana liquidity pool operations rather than direct token sales. The method involved seeding liquidity pools with TRUMP positions at target prices, allowing market buyers to trigger automatic swaps into USDC as the token appreciated. TRUMP currently trades near $2.46 with a market capitalization of $629.5 million and $864.3 million in 24-hour trading volume.

On August 19, 2026, Solana network revenue exceeded $1 million for the first time in six months. The daily revenue milestone reflects actual fees paid for transactions and on-chain activity, not speculative trading of the SOL token. Network revenue serves as a key metric for tracking real blockchain utilization and usage patterns.

According to BlockBeats, on August 24, Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua reviewed his market predictions over the past six months, acknowledging that while his views have not always been correct, maintaining cautious discipline and sound risk management strategies remains essential. Yi noted that each trade represents a new beginning and emphasized the importance of iteration and learning, regardless of outcome.

The People's Bank of China will conduct 500 billion yuan of Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operations on August 25, 2026, using fixed quantity and interest rate bidding with multiple pricing tiers. The operations are for a 1-year term.

According to CNA, Alibaba's sudden announcement of an 8 billion yuan stock offering with an 8% discount to fund artificial intelligence development dragged Hong Kong stocks lower on August 24. The Hang Seng Index fell 492 points, or 1.89%, to close at 25,517. Market concerns over potential follow-on offerings from other tech companies weighed on the sector, with Tencent dropping 3.72% to 440 yuan, Baidu falling 3.75% to 89.7 yuan, Zhipu AI declining 10.8% to 1,007 yuan, and Minimax sliding 10.08

According to Guru Club, on August 24 (Monday), Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.89%, or 492.13 points, closing at 25,517.33. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 3.61% to 4,594.04, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index declined 1.89% to 8,471.36. Alibaba-W led losses with an 8.54% decline on trading volume of 40.58 billion Hong Kong dollars, amid concerns over a planned offering of 710 million shares to raise approximately 80 billion Hong Kong dollars for AI infrastructure investment and a 7

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its Eastern forces inflicted over 315 casualties on Ukrainian military personnel in the past 24 hours.

According to Bloomberg, on August 24, Trump family members and business partners have secured initial approval to establish their own bank. The move comes as the Trump administration has significantly relaxed banking regulations, bringing approval timelines for U.S. national bank charters to their lowest level in nearly 20 years. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved 22 bank licenses in the first 19 months of Trump's second term—surpassing the total number approved over th

According to Reuters, Tether's Bitcoin mining operations in Uruguay shut down on July 25, 2025, after a power dispute with state utility UTE led to unpaid bills exceeding $5 million. The company, operating through local entity Microfin, had invested approximately $120 million across two sites in Uruguay's Florida department since May 2023. A contract disagreement over electricity allocation—Tether viewed the limit as adjustable, UTE as fixed—intensified after new government leadership took offic

XPeng Robotics completed its Series A funding round totaling over $900 million on August 24, reaching a post-investment valuation of $6.3 billion, equivalent to approximately 43 billion Chinese yuan. The round sets a new record for the largest single private equity financing in China's embodied AI industry.