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According to Alternative.me, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 62 on August 31, down from 69 on August 30, indicating a continued "greed" market state.

According to Jin10, on August 31, US President Trump claimed the United States loses over $60 billion annually in trade with Canada. Trump stated that American companies previously moved abroad are now returning to the US to avoid tariffs, with firms lining up to come back similar to companies from other parts of the world.

According to HTX data, on August 31, Bitcoin recovered to $77,992.90, up 0.47% in the past hour. Ethereum rose to $2,432.38, gaining 0.71% over the same period.

According to BlockBeats, OpenAI purchased tens of thousands of Mac computers on August 31 for reinforcement learning training, while Anthropic has opted to lease Mac systems for AI development. Nvidia has identified Apple as the primary competitor in the local AI sector, citing growing adoption of Mac computers among AI developers. Apple's fiscal 2026 third-quarter financial results showed Mac revenue increased 29% year-over-year, marking the fastest growth among all product categories, accordin

According to Korea Investment Trust Management, three ACE covered call ETFs recorded combined net personal purchases of 106.7 billion Korean won (approximately $82 million USD) since the beginning of the year through August 31. The ACE U.S. Semiconductor Daily Target Covered Call synthetic ETF led with 81.9 billion won in inflows, followed by the ACE U.S. 500 Daily Target Covered Call synthetic ETF with 14.4 billion won and the ACE U.S. Big Tech 7+ Daily Target Covered Call synthetic ETF with 10

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin fell to $77,729 on August 31, down 0.7% in 24 hours. The decline follows Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Wash's Jackson Hole speech, which markets interpreted as hawkish on interest rate policy. Traders lifted expectations for a September rate hike to above 50% from the previous mid-30% range. Investor sentiment cooled as the Fear & Greed Index dropped to 75 from 81 last week, signaling moderating near-term enthusiasm despite remaining in the greed zone.

According to btcparser.com, dormant Bitcoin wallets moved 6,427.59 BTC worth $507 million across 188 spends during August 1–30, 2026. Bitcoin's 2014 cohort dominated the activity, with 94 transfers moving 3,286.26 BTC. The most striking pattern occurred on August 19, when 22 wallets created between late 2014 and December 2014 swept approximately 1,514 BTC in nearly uniform lots of roughly 50 BTC within one hour, suggesting a single custodian executing a coordinated batch operation.

According to Financial News, South Korean battery makers saw substantial stock gains over the past week (August 21-28) as U.S. energy storage systems face new policy drivers. L&F rose 29%, Posco Future M jumped 20.3%, and Samsung SDI climbed 19.5%, while major semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined 8.7% and 4.5% respectively. On August 26, the U.S. declared a national emergency regarding its bulk-power system, expanding regulations to include battery energy storage system

According to Korean Exchange, the bourse signed a memorandum of understanding with the New York Stock Exchange on September 3 to strengthen cooperation on market operations and infrastructure, including extended trading hours and shortened settlement cycles. The exchange plans to launch an after-market session next month and establish 24-hour trading by the end of 2027. Exchange Chairman Jung Eun-bo is also conducting a global roadshow in New York with approximately 20 institutional investors, i

According to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), the Chinese yuan rate index rose 0.18 on a weekly basis to 101.72 as of August 28.

According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AI is bringing manufacturing back to the United States and driving reindustrialization after decades of offshoring. In a statement released today (August 31), Huang said AI is creating demand for investments in the nation's aging power grid and sustainable energy infrastructure. Over the past six months alone, $400 billion has been invested in AI startups, according to Huang.

As of 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on August 31, spot platinum rose 0.21% while spot palladium fell 0.27% in early morning trading.

According to Coinglass data, crypto exchanges recorded net outflows of approximately 11,907 Bitcoin over the past week. Coinbase Pro led the exodus with 7,118.86 BTC flowing out, while Binance saw inflows of 127.23 BTC and Bitfinex outflows of 320.98 BTC.

According to Hankyung, Veuno stock plummeted 25.41% to 5,520 Korean won on August 31 morning following the company's announcement of a large-scale rights offering. The firm announced on August 28 a capital increase of 6.3 million shares, representing approximately 45% of current issued shares, with an offering price of 4,980 won per share—a 32.7% discount to the previous day's closing price of 7,400 won. Of the 31.4 billion won raised, 20 billion won will be used for early redemption of perpetua

According to Hyperbot data, trader Huang Licheng (known as Maji Older Brother) has opened a 40x leveraged long position on Bitcoin, currently holding 125 BTC with an average entry price of $77,940.5. Additionally, Huang maintains a 25x leveraged long position on Ethereum, holding 41,175 ETH with a total position value of approximately $100 million and an unrealized loss of around $1 million.

According to an X post today, trader Bonkguy (unipcs) announced that cumulative spot trading profits have exceeded $10 million, with $2.3 million in gains over the past 24 hours and $5.7 million over the past 30 days. Key profitable trades include PONS, up approximately 6,000% from average entry price and 9,100% from initial entry; DELTA, up around 1,500%; and Microduck, up roughly 610%. Over the past month, Bonkguy executed more than a dozen new trades with a win rate exceeding 80%.

According to Token Terminal, the seven most-traded tokenized stocks generated $4.3 billion in decentralized exchange volume over the past 30 days, with most trading activity concentrated on BNB Chain and Robinhood Chain. QQQb on BNB Chain topped the list with $1.6 billion in 30-day volume, followed by SPCXb and SPYb with $849 million and $645 million respectively.

According to Korea Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation, South Korean retail investors recorded $9.3 billion in settlement volume on SOXL (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X) in August, maintaining its position as the most-traded U.S. stock among domestic traders for the 10th consecutive month since November 2024. The aggregate settlement volume over this 10-month period reached approximately $78 billion, while accumulated holdings grew to $6.5 billion. The Philadelphia Semiconductor

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 31, Korea Investment Holding approved a spin-off merger between Korean Investment Trust Management (KITM) and Korean Investment Value Asset Management (KIVAM), transferring approximately 77 trillion won in traditional assets including stocks, bonds, and money market funds. The restructuring separates KITM's securities and money market fund operations from its exchange-traded fund (ETF) business, with ETFs remaining under KITM and traditional asset management

According to AP and Axios, the U.S. military struck Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rocket launcher sites on Larac Island in the Strait of Hormuz on August 30 (local time), triggering a sharp rise in crude oil prices. As of 7:03 a.m. Korean time on August 31, October-delivery WTI crude futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange traded at $85.59 per barrel, up 2.63% from the previous trading session. Market analysts attributed the surge to renewed concerns over potential supply d