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According to CFTC data for the week ended August 11, WTI speculators increased net long positions by 4,034 contracts to 105,860 contracts. Meanwhile, speculators across NYMEX and ICE natural gas markets reduced net short positions by 18,848 contracts to 70,241 contracts.

According to an exclusive interview with The Block on Friday, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino dismissed continued criticism of the stablecoin issuer following KPMG U.S.'s first full audit, stating "we proved ourselves many times." Ardoino cited Tether's 2022 redemption of $7 billion in 48 hours, representing about 10% of reserves at the time, without halting withdrawals. KPMG issued an unqualified opinion on Tether International's 2025 financial statements, showing reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.8

According to the CFTC, as of the week of August 11, speculators' net short positions in CBOT 2-year Treasury futures increased by 16,815 contracts to 1,021,043 contracts. Speculators' net short positions in CBOT 10-year Treasury futures decreased by 64,190 contracts to 915,053 contracts.

According to the CFTC, for the week ending August 11, speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT 5-year Treasury futures by 84,963 contracts, bringing the total to 1,240,756 contracts.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) issued $4.75 billion in bonds on August 13, setting a company record for debt issuance size, according to a filing on the company's official website. The bonds were structured into four tranches with maturities of 3, 5, 7, and 10 years, carrying coupon rates between 4.6% and 5.5%. The 10-year bonds command a 90 basis point spread over U.S. 10-year Treasuries. Settlement is expected on August 17. AMD said the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, inclu

According to CFTC data for the week ending August 11, COMEX gold speculators' net long positions increased by 9,470 contracts to 141,868 contracts. Silver net long positions decreased by 755 contracts to 10,312 contracts, while copper net long positions rose by 3,085 contracts to 80,880 contracts.

According to the company, Kolibri Global Energy Inc. announced record quarterly results for Q2 2026 ended June 30. Revenue, net of royalties, reached $22.5 million, a 109% increase from $10.8 million in Q2 2025. Net income surged to $8.5 million with earnings per share of $0.24, compared to $2.9 million and $0.08/share in the prior year quarter, representing a 197% increase. The growth was driven by a 46% production increase to 4,690 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD) and a 41% rise in av

According to Reuters, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission canceled its open meeting scheduled for August 14 at 10:00 AM due to an unforeseen scheduling issue. The meeting was intended to discuss the long-awaited "Regulation Crypto Assets" framework governing initial public offering processes for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. The agency has not announced a new date for the rescheduled meeting.

According to Jin10, the US Dollar Index fell 0.3% to close at 99.667 on August 14. Against major currencies, the euro strengthened to 1.1566 USD from 1.1529 USD, while the British pound rose to 1.3533 USD from 1.3485 USD. The Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, and Swedish krona all firmed against the greenback.

On August 14, crude oil futures prices climbed as trading closed. September-delivery light sweet crude (WTI) on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $1.15 to $82.40 per barrel, gaining 1.42%. October-delivery Brent crude on ICE rose $1.45 to $88.52 per barrel, up 1.67%.

According to Anthropic's August 2026 Risk Report, the company has disclosed an unreleased internal AI model called Model 2 that demonstrates noticeably improved capabilities over Claude Mythos 5 across many tasks. Anthropic said it does not currently plan to release Model 2 externally and has not completed its full suite of predeployment assessments, resulting in lower confidence regarding the model's capabilities. The disclosure coincided with Anthropic raising its assessment of catastrophic ri

Starting August 10, 2026, for web users and August 17, 2026, for mobile users, students in eligible Google Workspace for Education accounts will gain access to Gemini AI tools in Classroom. The features include assistance with math problems, writing feedback, quiz and flashcard generation, and image production. All tools are scoped to educator-uploaded materials rather than open internet queries. Image generation, study guides, and quizzes are derived from classroom content only. The features ar

On August 10, Cipher Digital's stock surged 7.37% to $17.84 after the Bitcoin miner and data center operator publicly endorsed Texas Governor Greg Abbott's audit mandate for grid-connected data centers. The company made three specific commitments: accepting interconnection costs without exceptions, adhering to load curtailment protocols under Texas Senate Bill 6 to reduce power during grid stress, and using treated brackish and non-potable water for cooling rather than municipal supplies. Abbott

According to prediction market platform Kalshi, Michael Burry closed his short position in Tesla stock on August 14, after the stock dropped more than 20% from his $416.22 entry price on June 30. The closure has not been confirmed by formal SEC filings or statements from Burry himself.

According to AlphaSimplex Group strategist Kathryn Kaminski on Friday, bond market correlations have weakened as fixed-income assets respond more to inflation and geopolitical risk than traditional growth signals. In short-term measurements, bonds are now more closely correlated with energy than with equities, she told Bloomberg Television. A U.S. auction of 30-year Treasury bonds on Thursday drew a 5.216% yield, the highest since 2001, while the S&P 500 reached another record on the same day de

According to Semafor, Donald Trump is expected to meet with Paradigm, a leading crypto venture capital firm, to discuss prediction markets. The specific timing of the meeting has not been disclosed. The sit-down comes days before a White House gathering scheduled for August 19, 2026, that will bring together crypto and prediction market leaders. The meetings precede a significant CFTC regulatory decision on whether prediction markets should be treated as futures contracts or gambling products. U

On August 10, over 40 cryptocurrency companies, coordinated by the Bitcoin Policy Institute, published an open letter demanding frontier AI laboratories provide controlled access to advanced models for Bitcoin security researchers. Signatories include Block, Coinbase, Galaxy, Kraken, Ledger, BitGo, Blockstream, and developer groups such as Brink and Chaincode Labs. The letter argues that public AI systems impose safety restrictions blocking legitimate cybersecurity research, while attackers face

According to the announcement, NEAR Protocol's NEAR AI division launched a 'Staking for NEAR AI' feature on July 30, and within two weeks, users locked up more than 500,000 NEAR tokens to fund confidential AI workloads. Under the model, users stake NEAR tokens and receive recurring compute credits—staking 500 NEAR generates approximately $5 in monthly AI compute credits at a 100:1 ratio. Users can withdraw their staked principal at any time, and a minimum stake of 50 NEAR activates access to Iro

According to Bloomberg data, investors withdrew 36% of their initial orders for US investment-grade bond sales this week after final pricing tightened, nearly double the previous week's rate and well above the 22% average recorded in 2026. The withdrawal rate reached 45% on Thursday, the highest level of the year. Advanced Micro Devices saw orders for the longest tranche of its $4.75 billion bond offering fall by more than half after the company reduced its borrowing costs, reflecting the increa