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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered UBS to pay $8 million due to supervisory failures in its anti-money laundering transaction monitoring system, according to an official statement.

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) broke above the 100 level today, rising 0.26% during the trading session.

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bagheri on August 3, Iran is conducting negotiations with Oman on Hormuz Strait transit issues. Bagheri emphasized that Iran is not engaged in talks with the United States on this matter.

According to CKPool developer Dr -ck, a solo miner solved Bitcoin block 960,804 on August 3 at 02:11 UTC, earning a reward of 3.15689830 BTC worth approximately $200,000. The block included the standard 3.125 BTC subsidy plus 0.032 BTC in fees from 4,243 transactions. The winning miner, identified by address bc1qdyqjq9qccp34pyv3kxmsrkn7p0amnsqqy8kdeq, ran a peak hashrate of 100 petahashes per second. It was the 317th solo block found through CKPool, a mining pool that allows anonymous miners to

Ukraine's Prime Minister announced today (August 3) that emergency support measures for farmers have been approved. The government temporarily adjusted minimum export prices for certain agricultural products to prevent disruptions in grain and oilseed exports. The Prime Minister also instructed urgent development of a plan to boost processing of Ukrainian agricultural products domestically.

According to Stocktwits, GameStop shares fell more than 11% on Monday following the company's announcement that it will exchange approximately $1.4 billion in outstanding convertible senior notes for shares of its Class A common stock in a private transaction. The exchange, expected to close around September 23, will reduce long-term debt by $1.4 billion without using cash but will dilute existing shareholders through increased share count. GME became the top trending ticker on the platform as r

Venezuela's crude oil exports dropped 25% in July to 856,000 barrels per day, marking a five-month low, according to energy data tracking. The decline was primarily driven by reduced demand from India, which halved its imports from Venezuela as Iranian supply tensions eased and Middle Eastern crude oil production recovered. The United States and India remain Venezuela's largest buyers.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Boeing 737 Max 7, the smallest model in the best-selling 737 family, received certification on Monday after nearly a decade of delays. The FAA required the aircraft to incorporate key safety improvements, including updates to flight-control software, flightcrew alerting system, and a redesigned engine anti-ice system to prevent overheating. Certification had been delayed since the fatal crashes of the in-service Max 8 in 2018 and 2019, which

According to DAFgiving360, over the past 12 months, 75% of gifts to the donor-advised fund affiliated with Charles Schwab were non-cash assets, including stocks in public and private companies, real estate, art, crypto and other holdings. Donations of private company shares have surged especially strongly, driven by the soaring valuations of AI giants like Anthropic and OpenAI. DAFgiving360 President Julie Sunwoo said the fund received more inquiries about pre-IPO shares this year than ever befo

The Trump administration proposed easing regulations on Arctic offshore oil and gas drilling established under former President Obama, with the goal of increasing domestic energy production in Alaska. The proposed rule, released on Monday, updates monitoring requirements for blowout preventers and other safety equipment used by mobile drilling units conducting exploratory drilling on the Arctic outer continental shelf.

Gate News message, market breadth improved in July, though the rally remained concentrated. RWA emerged as the clearest broad-based winner across sectors. GameFi and Restaking tokens also outperformed the market, with gains primarily driven by large-cap tokens. Memecoins and DePIN sectors stayed broadly flat during the period.

According to Hanseatic Cocoa & Commodity Office, cocoa futures surged nearly 8% intraday last Friday (July 25), surprising many market participants. The sharp rally came after prices had traded lower in prior sessions amid improved West African growing conditions and mixed global cocoa processing data, which had caused volatility to ease.

Cocoa futures reversed course after weeks of decline, surging over 10% on August 3 amid concerns about production prospects in Ghana, a major growing region. The most active contract in New York climbed near $6,000 per ton, marking its largest single-day gain in more than three weeks. The rally is significant, with prices having traded below $5,000 per ton earlier in the week.

According to Bitcoin News, MARA's Slipstream service has launched as a permissionless public service requiring no client software. The service protects users transferring funds from vulnerable COLDCARD wallets. Multisig transactions expose all public keys; if broadcast to the mempool, attackers could match these keys against precomputed weak COLDCARD private key databases and broadcast high-fee double-spend transactions before confirmation. Slipstream submits transactions directly to miners, byp

According to the ISM (Institute for Supply Management), the U.S. manufacturing PMI in July reached 55.6, surpassing market expectations of 54.0 and marking the highest level since May 2022. The reading represents a 2.3-point increase from June's 53.3. S&P Global reported its manufacturing PMI at 53.9 for July, slightly above expectations of 53.8. ISM noted that the manufacturing sector has maintained expansion for seven consecutive months through July.

On August 4, Michael Saylor stated that he has never sold any bitcoin, emphasizing that his "Never Sell Your Bitcoin" philosophy represents his personal investment belief. He clarified that MicroStrategy, as a publicly listed company, may buy or sell BTC as part of corporate capital management, a practice disclosed publicly since 2020. Saylor stressed that both his personal conviction and the company's long-term bitcoin commitment remain unchanged.

According to U.S. Central Command, the U.S. military continued strict enforcement of its maritime blockade against Iran on August 3. The military altered the course of 44 commercial vessels, rendered 2 ships inoperable, and boarded and inspected 2 additional vessels.

LME base metal futures closed mixed on August 3, 2026. Copper rose $79 to $13,870 per ton, while tin surged $178 to $55,446. Aluminum gained $38 to $32,000, but nickel declined $189 to $17,060. Zinc fell $2 to $3,641, and lead dropped $10 to $1,867. Cobalt closed flat at $56,290.

In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has executed a V-shaped recovery, rising 0.72% to $63,782.46. The MarketVector Digital Asset 100 Index gained 0.74% to 12,654.09 points with an N-shaped pattern throughout the session, peaking near 12,700 points at 06:00 UTC+8, dropping to 12,378.33 at 16:30, and rebounding sharply around 22:00. Ethereum declined 0.59% to $1,866.40.

According to ChainCatcher, The Tie has launched The Tie Capital, a newly established subsidiary that is SEC-registered and a FINRA member, offering investment banking and capital markets advisory services to crypto protocols, on-chain businesses, and digital asset service providers. Services include private equity fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, protocol restructuring, token generation events (TGEs), token-to-equity conversions, and special transaction advisory. Boomer Saraga serves as ma