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According to Bloomberg, OnlyFans operating company Fenix International disclosed on Tuesday that founder Leonid Radvinsky received approximately $709 million in dividends in the months before his death, including $535 million in the fiscal year ending November 2025 and $174 million in the first three months of 2026. Since taking control of OnlyFans, Radvinsky accumulated over $2 billion in total dividends. Weeks after Radvinsky's death, OnlyFans agreed to a $3.15 billion valuation equity deal wi

According to Chosun Biz, on August 25, KOSDAQ-listed Moa Data defaulted on approximately 4.8 billion Korean won in loan repayments owed to financial institutions. Simultaneously, the company's largest shareholder and CEO Han Sang-jin faces personal debt obligations, with Moa Data shares pledged as collateral subject to forced liquidation.

According to PANews, on-chain analyst Ai Yi detected that 11 addresses associated with BIT closed $419 million in ETH and BTC long positions on August 25, realizing $55.1 million in profits. One remaining address, 0xf78...6c581, still holds 1,602.11 ETH in long positions valued at approximately $3.97 million, with unrealized gains of $707,000.

According to Lookonchain, Michael Saylor's investment strategy swung from losses exceeding $9.5 billion to profits exceeding $4.7 billion within one week, driven by Bitcoin's sharp rebound. The shift represents a total value swing of over $14.2 billion in the seven-day period.

According to Guru Club, intelligent agents surpassed humans as the primary consumers of AI tokens on OpenRouter. On February 6, 2026, Agent-class token consumption first matched human usage. By August 10, Agent token consumption had surged to 7.3 trillion, a 14-fold increase from approximately 0.51 trillion. Over the same period, human token consumption rose to 1.4 trillion, a 2.8-fold increase. Agent token usage now accounts for approximately 5 times that of human consumption.

According to BlockBeats, on August 25, Bitcoin outpaced Ether with a 24-hour gain of 3.0% versus 0.9%, pushing the BTC/ETH ratio to 32.2. Data from TradingBeats showed that whale address 0x0911 held a notable $20 million position, with traders monitoring potential ratio movements linked to large holder activity.

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, the cryptocurrency market saw $681 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours, comprising $221 million in long liquidations and $460 million in short liquidations. Bitcoin accounted for $70.07 million in long liquidations and $284 million in short liquidations, while Ethereum saw $44.74 million in long liquidations and $112 million in short liquidations. A total of 98,796 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring o

Onshore yuan closed at 6.7229 against the U.S. dollar on August 25 at 4:30 PM, up 9 basis points from the previous trading day.

Shiba Inu fell 16.13% in recent trading, sliding from around $0.0000062 to near $0.0000052 before a modest rebound toward $0.0000053. The sharp decline was driven by aggressive selling across both spot and derivatives markets as traders reduced exposure. Spot market data showed sell volume of 3.8 trillion tokens against buy volume of roughly 3.4 trillion tokens, creating a 0.4 trillion token sell imbalance. In derivatives markets, perpetual contracts recorded a negative delta of approximately 50

According to Polymarket, gold trades at $4,628.70 on 25 August 2026, up 36.7% year-on-year but 14.0% below its January 2026 peak of $5,379. The bull case targets $6,000, requiring 29.6% upside; the bear case targets $3,500, implying 24.4% downside. Polymarket's end-December contract prices the $6,000 bull case at 14.5% with $1.01 million in trading volume, while the $3,500 bear case carries 8.5% probability on only $2,980 in volume. The central expectation of $5,000 is priced at 62.5%. Strategis

According to Token Terminal, agentic stablecoin transfers reached 8.7 million in the week of August 17, 2026, marking the busiest week of 2026 for onchain agent-to-agent activity and more than doubling the prior week's 4.1 million transfers. However, the total value moved was only $367,950, down sharply from $10.017 million during the 2025 peak, with average transfer value falling to approximately 4 cents. Base network led with 4.2 million transfers (48% market share), while Solana grew to 3.3 m

According to Cointelegraph, Las Vegas businessman Brent Kowal was convicted by a federal jury of operating a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Kowal was found guilty on 11 counts of wire fraud, 2 counts of mail fraud, and 2 counts of money laundering. The U.S. Department of Justice stated he faces a maximum sentence of 280 years in prison.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin's total demand over the past 30 days has reached approximately 170,000 BTC. Spot and futures demand have grown simultaneously, according to the analysis.

According to ChainCatcher, Xiaopeng's robotics subsidiary has signed a stock purchase agreement to raise over $900 million, with a post-money valuation exceeding $6.3 billion. The round is led by IDG Capital, with strategic participation from Tencent and Alibaba. Funds will support development of the IRON humanoid robot, data capabilities, and production scaling by end-2026. Xiaopeng will retain approximately 82% ownership.

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, on August 24-25, gold futures and Bitcoin rallied sharply amid growing dollar liquidity concerns. Gold surged 18% since mid-August, closing at $4,697.80 per ounce on August 24 (COMEX), while Bitcoin approached $80,000, trading at $79,700. The rally reflects a "debasement trade" bet—investors shifting to alternative assets in response to U.S. fiscal deficits and expanded Treasury debt buybacks, which increase dollar supply and weaken fiat currency. Bitcoin s

According to BlockBeats on August 25, major Ethereum long holders associated with BIT fully exited their positions, realizing net gains of $31.26 million after deducting funding fees and transaction costs. In contrast, Bitcoin's largest OG holder continued struggling with combined losses of $7.8 million—despite holding 1,268.3 BTC long with $5.6 million in unrealized gains, their ZEC short positions are underwater by $13.4 million. Meanwhile, HYPE's largest long holder maintained 1.38 million to

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on August 25 that the government will soon comment on the responsibility attribution for the foiled attack at Leipzig airport. Merz's statement came in response to the recent security incident at the airport.

According to analysts at KeyBanc, Rosenblatt, and Cantor Fitzgerald, Nvidia is poised for strong results when it reports fiscal Q2 earnings on Wednesday. Wall Street projects revenue of $91–92 billion, with sequential growth of 12–13%, driven by accelerating Rubin GPU shipments as hyperscalers continue heavy infrastructure investments. Analyst targets of $325–$350 imply 56–68% upside from the $208.48 close. Potential 15% price hikes for Blackwell and Rubin systems are viewed as justified given r

According to a Yide Futures report on Aug 25, bitumen futures surged, driven by geopolitical premium amid the U.S.-Iran standoff and tight domestic supply. Refinery operating rates hit a seasonal low with weekly production at 39.1 million tons, while September independent refineries plan a 43.6% year-on-year production drop. Inventory levels remain extremely low, providing strong price support as demand gradually picks up in northern regions alongside seasonal construction season. The market is

According to Solana governance materials, Solana validators began voting on SGP-0003, a governance proposal restructuring the network's fee model, on August 23. The vote runs through Epoch 1023, expected to conclude on August 27. The proposal introduces a variable, resource-based transaction fee that would be fully burned, replacing the current flat-fee structure. If approved, projected daily SOL burns could rise from approximately 650 SOL to between 7,500 and 9,000 SOL. The vote is ongoing and