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On August 6 during European session close, the UK 10-year gilt yield fell 0.5 basis points to 5.025%. The 2-year yield declined 0.2bp to 4.351%, while the 30-year and 50-year yields fell 1bp and 0.9bp respectively. The 2/10-year yield curve spread narrowed 0.539bp to 67.152bp.

According to Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg ETF analyst, Fidelity has begun selling customer order flow, reversing its previous stance that differed from peers. The move generates an additional $10 million in monthly revenue.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian armed forces conducted cluster strikes on military industrial facilities, logistics centers, ports, and vessels serving Ukrainian armed forces on August 27.

According to Bloomberg, Nvidia has recently established NVIDIA Corporation Employees Federal Political Action Committee (NVPAC) to support U.S. federal candidates through voluntary donations from eligible employees. The move comes as Congress and the Trump administration discuss artificial intelligence regulatory frameworks. Nvidia, with a market capitalization exceeding $5 trillion, continues to expand its policy influence in Washington, where its chips remain critical infrastructure for the AI

According to CoinDesk, 240 UK taxpayers reported cryptocurrency capital gains exceeding 1 million pounds (approximately $1.36 million) in the 2025 fiscal year—the first year the tax authority required disclosure. Among 17,600 people who reported taxable crypto disposals, roughly 90 percent were male. Total taxable digital asset gains reached 1.38 billion pounds ($1.77 billion), averaging 78,000 pounds per person.

According to CCTV, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence directorate issued a report on Aug 27 detailing its assessment of U.S. and Israeli movements. The report stated that Iran has shifted from a defensive posture to actively developing strategic initiatives to influence the timing, location, and costs of warfare and diplomacy. The directorate also affirmed Iran's continued sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and maintained that its asymmetric warfare capabilities remain inta

At Bitcoin Asia 2026, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) predicted that Bitcoin will reach $1 million, stating it will happen much faster than the 25-year timeline some analysts suggest. CZ also argued that Bitcoin has more advantageous features compared to gold, including limited supply, digital nature, and global transferability, and believes Bitcoin could eventually surpass gold as a more important reserve asset in the global financial system.

According to StarkWare, the company completed the first quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on the mainnet using Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) technology, with miners verifying the transaction. QSB employs a hash-based cryptographic system resistant to quantum algorithms, replacing traditional elliptic curve cryptography, and can be implemented within Bitcoin's existing scripting standards without requiring a consensus change or soft fork. Mainnet testing revealed the transaction cost approximate

According to an official announcement, Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp acquired roughly 19,000 SOL at an average price of $98.14 today (August 27), bringing its total Solana holdings to approximately 2.33 million SOL and SOL equivalents. The purchase was partially funded by its ZeroStack divestment, with the newly acquired SOL to be held long-term and deployed through the company's staking infrastructure.

According to HTX, HYPE surged past $85 on August 27, hitting an all-time high. The token was trading at $85.27 with a 24-hour gain of 4.89%.

According to Jin10, on August 27, Petrobras is exploring the possibility of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its giant offshore gas fields as demand surges in Asia and other regions. The Brazilian state oil company's CEO Magda stated that Petrobras has been in discussions with Singapore-based shipbuilder Seatrium Ltd. regarding how to liquefy and export natural gas from the Atlantic deep-water basin.

On August 27, the U.S. Treasury Department auctioned 4-week bills at a yield of 3.650% with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.73, and 8-week bills at a yield of 3.670% with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.77.

According to ChainCatcher, two wallets allegedly linked to Hermeneutic sold approximately $15 million worth of HYPE tokens over the past three days. On-chain data shows these wallets currently hold about 660,000 HYPE tokens, valued at roughly $56 million, and continue to reduce positions at a slower pace.

European stock markets closed lower on August 27. The STOXX 600 index fell 0.76% to close at 651.39 points, the STOXX 50 (the eurozone benchmark) declined 0.81% to 6,418.16 points, and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index dropped 0.82% to 2,600.49 points.

European stock markets closed with mixed performance on August 27. France's CAC 40 index fell 1.78%, while Italy's FTSE MIB index declined 1.25%, with the banking sector sliding 2.41%. Germany's DAX 30 index rose 0.20% to 26,338.62 points. The UK FTSE index fell 0.79%.

According to Goldman Sachs analyst Jim Schneider, Nvidia's fiscal 2028 revenue could grow by approximately 70% from current levels, driven by sustained enterprise demand for AI computing and data center expansion. The prediction comes after Nvidia posted better-than-expected fiscal Q2 results and raised revenue guidance above market consensus, lifting shares about 4%.

According to Jin10, Russia implemented strict spending limits today (August 27) following a liquidity crisis in April that exposed mounting conflict costs. Russian Finance Minister Siluanov warned Prime Minister Mishustin that federal budget reserves have fallen to negative 5.5 trillion rubles (approximately $65.3 billion), leaving insufficient cash to cover all necessary payments on schedule.

According to MSX.COM, Strategy stock broke $135 for the first time in 12 weeks today, surging 10% intraday. The company's Bitcoin holdings currently have unrealized gains of $4 billion.

According to U.S. Commerce Department data released Thursday, the U.S. merchandise trade deficit widened to $118.8 billion in July, expanding 17.2% from June and marking the largest gap since March 2025. The trade deficit exceeded economists' median forecast of $100.5 billion. Capital goods imports, including computers, semiconductors, and telecommunications equipment, surged to their largest increase since 1993. Overall merchandise imports rose 3.7% while exports declined 2.9%.

According to Guru Club, on August 26, crypto-related U.S. stocks retreated broadly, with Bit Digital declining over 6%. Canaan, Strive, IREN, and Circle each fell more than 5%, while Mara Holdings and Strategy dropped over 4%. Coinbase and Riot Platforms declined over 3%, and Robinhood fell over 2%.