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According to CoinGlass data on Aug 23, Bitcoin's open interest and volume-weighted funding rates stood at 0.0097% and 0.0091% respectively, both in the neutral zone. Ethereum's corresponding rates reached 0.0111% and 0.0123%, both exceeding the 0.01% benchmark, indicating a bullish sentiment.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced on August 23 that artificial intelligence is driving strong momentum in the region's economy and capital markets. From December last year through May, AI-related initial public offerings in Hong Kong raised approximately HK$1 trillion, accounting for about 55% of total IPO proceeds during the period. Chan noted that the Hong Kong government is implementing AI across its operations, with 30 efficiency-enhancement p

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Index fell 4.2% to 5688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to Decrypt, Pew Research Center's latest study released on August 23 shows that approximately one in ten English-language webpages display clear AI-generated content signatures. When the sample is narrowed to webpages published after ChatGPT's November 2022 launch, this figure jumps to 35 percent. Researchers analyzed roughly 490,000 pages extracted from the Common Crawl web archive spanning January 2021 to July 2026, using the Open Pangram AI detection model.

According to ChainCatcher citing Korean Digital Asset, Bitcoin Puell Multiple rose to 0.96, up 0.2 from a week ago, marking the largest increase in approximately three months since May. The metric measures miner daily issuance revenue against its 365-day moving average, indicating miner profitability and market cycle position. Current levels remain well below 4, the threshold typically considered overheated territory.

According to OpenAI official, the company has identified three areas of excessive token consumption affecting Codex on Sunday (August 24 Beijing time, approximately 5 a.m.). OpenAI executive Tibo Sottiaux stated the issues include inefficient context compression in long conversations with images, elevated usage of the recently launched Computer History feature, and higher-than-expected token consumption from the auto-generated conversation title function. OpenAI will deploy fixes on Sunday U.S.

According to investment banking industry sources, Choongang Group's owner family has appointed Hanyang Securities and Deloitte Anjin as underwriters for the sale of Phoenix Central on August 23. Though the company operates outside court receivership proceedings, the sale is positioned as a self-rescue measure. Phoenix Central, which operates Phoenix Park Pyeongchang and Phoenix Island in Jeju, is 80% owned by Choongang Resort Investment, a family-linked entity. The property was previously market

According to Yujin Investment Securities analyst Gang Song-chul, London Metal Exchange copper prices have risen 16% since the beginning of 2026 and surpassed $14,000 per ton recently, hitting historic highs adjusted for inflation. Gang attributed the surge to increased electricity demand driven by AI data center expansion, renewable energy transition, and growing defense spending. Global copper demand is projected to rise from 28 million tons in 2025 to 42 million tons by 2040, while planned sup

According to South Korea's financial investment industry, Toyota Finance issued 1 billion yen in tokenized corporate bonds on August 23, with an annual interest rate of 1.72%. Unlike traditional securities sold through brokers, investors purchased these bonds directly via Toyota Wallet, the company's proprietary application, bypassing conventional securities accounts. The issuer recorded and managed ownership rights on a distributed ledger, allowing direct connection between the automotive firm

According to Uanalyze and BMO Capital Markets, Marvell Technology will release its second-quarter earnings on August 27 at 4:45 p.m. ET (August 28 at 4:45 a.m. Taipei time), with market focus on custom silicon and data center optical interconnect businesses. The key highlight is whether Google's up-to-$120 billion long-term chip procurement agreement will translate into revenue and profit growth. Analyst Harsh Kumar noted that ASIC demand is accelerating as major cloud service providers develop

According to Bitcoin.com News, Bitcoin Hashprice rose 20.41% over the past 4 days through August 22, climbing from $31.80 per PH/s on August 18 to $38.29 per PH/s. Hashprice measures mining income per unit of hash rate, and the increase reflects higher miner revenues. In August, miners have earned a combined $682.69 million from block rewards and transaction fees, down from July's $875 million.

According to Jin10, two people were shot and killed in Athens city center early on August 23, with both victims struck in the head. Police are investigating the identities of the victims and the circumstances of the incident.

According to reports on Aug 22, Middle East shipping rates have surged significantly. On Aug 20, freight forwarders quoted Shanghai port to Jidda port (via Port Klang) at $6,500 for a 20-foot container and $10,200 for a 40-foot container. The rates have climbed from around $7,000 just half a month earlier, with further increases expected into late August. The sharp rise in freight costs has deterred overseas customers from placing orders and increased commodity inventory levels.

According to BlockBeats citing Defillama, Hyperliquid's weekly revenue reached $16.93 million on August 23, up 196% from $5.72 million the previous week. The platform's native token HYPE rose 37% this week to $78.66, according to HTX market data.

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin's Hashprice rose 20.41% in the past four days, climbing from $31.8 to $38.29 per PH/s. The metric measures mining income per unit of hash rate. Bitcoin's network hash rate has reached approximately 922 EH/s, approaching 1 ZH/s, with Foundry USA leading at 214.73 EH/s, followed by Antpool at 156.17 EH/s and F2pool at 110.62 EH/s. As of August, miners have earned $682.69 million from block subsidies and transaction fees combined, with transaction fees contributin

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 0.93% last week while the KOSDAQ dropped 0.18%, as interest rate pressure offset semiconductor strength and shareholder return announcements. Analysts expect the index to trade within a 6,400–7,500 band this week, as macroeconomic rate headwinds contest with corporate buyback sentiment. Markets will focus on Nvidia's earnings on August 27, which could serve as an inflection point for AI investment sentiment. This week also brings key U.S. e

According to Money Today, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 0.93% to 6,912.95 during the week of August 18–21, pressured by a surge in U.S. Treasury yields. The U.S. 30-year bond yield hit 5.33%, the highest level since 2007, amid rising fiscal concerns and tech sector bond issuance. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics provided support, announcing shareholder return programs worth approximately 90–110 trillion Korean won combined. This week's market focus shifts to Nvidia's earnings on August 26 and t

According to Bloomberg, Nvidia has informed major customers that AI servers equipped with its chips will see price increases exceeding 15% starting early next year, including systems using its latest Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell processors. Price adjustments will vary based on chip generation and memory configuration. Memory costs are driving the hike, with DRAM contract prices surging 64% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2026 and NAND rising 54% in the same period. High-bandwidth memory (HBM) premium

According to Onchain Lens, a whale address beginning with 0x15a4 is holding 1,000 BTC and 10,000 ETH long positions on Hyperliquid, opened 47 days ago with combined unrealized gains of approximately $21.4 million. The BTC position shows unrealized gains of $14.8 million, while the ETH position accounts for $6.58 million in gains. The total position value currently stands at approximately $101.35 million.

According to Foresight News, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun's address deposited 12,765 ETH (approximately $28.73 million) to Binance and subsequently withdrew 8.768 million USDC to repay his outstanding loan on Spark protocol in recent days, according to monitoring by Yanjin. The address currently holds 65,000 ETH (approximately $159 million) and 1,000 WBTC (approximately $77.18 million) on-chain.