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According to Zyphe enforcement data, regulators issued 139 fines totaling $1.23 billion for AML, KYC, and sanctions violations across global financial institutions in the first half of 2025, representing a 417 percent increase over the same period in 2024. OKX paid $504 million to the U.S. Department of Justice in February 2025 after pleading guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, comprising an $84.4 million fine and $420.3 million forfeiture. The GENIUS Act, signed in Ju

According to ADNOC, the company's vessel was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on August 14. No personnel were injured in the incident, and the situation has been brought under control.

According to Barclays, the bank maintains its 2026 Brent crude oil price forecast at $96 per barrel.

According to Binance Research, Gen Z traders allocated 25% of their equity trading volume to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early August, with ETF net inflows reaching 21.9% of the cohort's equity activity in July, up from 18.5% in June. Gen Z traded less frequently than older working-age generations across all products, averaging 13 monthly trades in traditional finance perpetuals compared with 17 for Millennials and 16.5 for Gen X. Among Gen Z direct-equity accounts, 22% had never placed a se

According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, WTI crude for September delivery rose 1.15 dollars, or 1.42%, to close at 82.40 dollars per barrel on August 14 (U.S. Eastern Time). Brent crude for October delivery climbed 1.45 dollars, or 1.67%, to 88.52 dollars per barrel. The gains followed attacks on civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) reported that two of its ships were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on August 13, with t

According to NPR, Kalshi removed all sports mention markets on August 13 as the CFTC opened a formal review of the platform's prediction markets. Trump-related contracts account for 82% of the $1.16 million in visible trading volume remaining on Kalshi, NPR reported, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke anonymously. Washington State Superior Court Judge John McHale issued an amended injunction Thursday ordering Kalshi to cease offering contracts on sports, elections, p

Jane Street disclosed to lenders a $15 billion loss in July, exceeding its total trading revenues for 2025. The loss was partly driven by sharp declines in U.S. AI-related stocks and the collapse of its Situational Awareness hedge fund. Despite the July setback, Jane Street has generated over $40 billion in net trading revenues year-to-date. The firm has secured agreements with Pimco and other private investors to convert approximately $11 billion in public debt to private markets.

According to Bloomberg, Anthropic's second-quarter revenue exceeded $11.5 billion, surging at least 14-fold from $787 million in the same period last year and significantly outpacing the $4.73 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2026. The company achieved positive adjusted operating profit in Q2. In May, Anthropic's annualized revenue had already surpassed $47 billion.

According to sources, Canada's trade minister informed an advisory committee on August 14 that the country is "considerably far away" from reaching a trade agreement with the United States. The statement reflects the current stalled state of ongoing negotiations between the two nations.

According to Duquesne Family Office's Q2 2026 13F filing, the family office established new positions in Alphabet (GOOGL) and Riot Technologies (RIOT), while completely exiting positions in Intel (INTC) and Micron Technology (MU).

The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's expansion of its autonomous ride-hailing service across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles on Friday, with launches in Sacramento and San Diego to follow. Owned by Alphabet Inc., the company aims to scale from its current 500,000 paid rides per week to 1 million rides nationally. The rollout will proceed gradually, guided by the company's safety framework and in coordination with local officials and residents.

According to The Information, Tesla plans to unveil a new Roadster design and conduct a demonstration this month (August 2026), featuring a limited-edition model developed with SpaceX. The event could take place at SpaceX's testing facility in McGregor, Texas. Until recently, Tesla's planned demonstration included driving the Roadster onto a magnetized, roller-coaster-like ramp, briefly driving it upside down, then hovering using cold-gas thrusters. The demonstration will be conducted remotely w

According to Money Today, South Korean digital identity verification company Experis announced on August 14 its plan to issue a 100 billion won convertible bond (CB). The company will hold a board meeting by mid-August to confirm the issuance, with SK Securities acting as the lead manager. The three-year CB carries a 0% coupon rate and 3% annual maturity rate, with conversion rights available from one year after issuance until one month before maturity. CEO Yoon Sang-chul, the largest shareholde

Coatue Management, the investment firm led by Philippe Laffont, established new positions in Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Hut 8 (HUT), and Intel (INTC) during Q2.

According to FrenchBreaches, France's tax authority DGFiP suffered a data breach in June, exposing records of 678,437 people and businesses, including Bitcoin holders. The leaked database reportedly contains names, birth details, addresses, income figures, tax identifiers, family information, and phone numbers. The hacker is offering the database for several thousand euros, and the data could be used to craft targeted phishing scams and identity theft attacks against wealthy taxpayers, particula

On Thursday (August 13), Ireland's government released its first National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy, introducing new compliance requirements for crypto-asset service providers to combat illicit fund flows and terrorism financing. The strategy mandates enhanced due diligence on transfers involving private crypto wallets and stricter checks when dealing with overseas crypto firms. Ireland is also addressing industry standards for accepting crypto-related activities as a source of funds for ga

On Friday, August 14, COMEX gold futures closed up 0.26% at $4,432.00 per ounce, with weekly gains of 0.73%. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $4,375.67, posting 0.81% for the week. COMEX silver futures declined 0.26% to $64.83 per ounce, though the contract remained up 2.09% weekly. Spot silver gained 0.40% to $64.667.

According to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation data, Korean retail investors' investment portfolio in U.S. equities has shifted sharply toward semiconductor stocks and leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the past month. The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL), which tracks triple the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 semiconductor index, ranked first with net inflows of $2.379 billion. SK Hynix ADRs ranked second with $897 million in net purchases, followed by Alph

According to Financial News and Kiwoom Securities, the brokerage lowered its 2026 target prices for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix on August 15 on concerns over DRAM operating profit growth in 2027. Kiwoom reduced Samsung's target price by 10.25% to 350,000 KRW from 390,000 KRW, while SK Hynix was cut 4.54% to 2.1 million KRW from 2.2 million KRW. Kiwoom projects Samsung's DRAM operating profit to decline 6% year-over-year in 2027 to 278 trillion KRW, while SK Hynix is expected to drop 10% to

LG Electronics stock climbed 18.7% through August 14 following better-than-expected Q2 earnings and a strategic partnership with Nvidia announced on August 13, according to News1. The company reported Q2 operating profit of 45 billion Korean won, up 10.9% year-over-year, driven by improved subsidiaries including LG Electronics and LG Innotek. On August 13, LG's CEO Koo Kwang-mo and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on humanoid robots, AI factories, and m