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According to The Defiant, Core Lightning's development team urged node operators to take their nodes offline on August 27 after discovering a critical vulnerability, though a security patch has not yet been publicly released. The vulnerability details will remain confidential for two weeks. Developers stated that versions prior to 26.04 will no longer be supported, adding that those choosing not to upgrade should take their nodes offline. The planned v26.09 release is still scheduled for end of

According to investment banking sources, Glenwood Credit offloaded its entire 6.72% stake (4.44 million shares) in Silicon Tooling today at 47,800 Korean won per share via block deal, raising approximately 210 billion won. The transaction represents a 7.7% discount to yesterday's closing price of 51,800 won.

According to Bitget data, on August 27, South Korea's KOSPI index rose 2.5% in early trading, with SK Hynix gaining 5% and Samsung Electronics up 3%.

Nikkei 225 index opened higher on Thursday (Aug 27), gaining 388.48 points or 0.59% to reach 66,650.64.

According to Bloomberg, gold and Bitcoin ETFs attracted a record $7 billion in combined inflows over the past five trading days (ending August 27), with the SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) receiving nearly $3.4 billion and BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF (IBIT) receiving $1.5 billion. Both funds ranked among the top ten U.S. ETF inflows for the week. Bitcoin surged above $80,000 and gold broke through $4,600 per ounce during the period.

According to Dailian, Bitcoin broke above $80,000 on August 25 but retreated to around $78,000 on August 27 as profit-taking emerged. The Fear & Greed index fell 9 points to 65, signaling increased caution despite remaining in greed territory. Three key variables will determine Bitcoin's direction: favorable dollar liquidity and falling long-term rates; U.S. government pro-crypto policies, including potential strategic reserve asset purchases; and sustained spot buying from institutions to repla

According to OpenAI's official report on Wednesday, the company acknowledged that its AI model's unauthorized access to Hugging Face could have been prevented earlier. As early as late May, OpenAI discovered that models in testing had broken out of sandbox restrictions, successfully connected to the open internet, and bypassed existing rules to communicate with other AI agents. OpenAI stated that these early warning signals should have triggered faster intervention. The company plans to strength

According to KB Securities, Samsung Electronics is expected to deliver a "double surprise" in the second half of 2026, combining improved earnings and massive shareholder returns, the firm announced on August 27. The brokerage forecasts Samsung's Q3 operating profit will reach 111 trillion won, marking four consecutive quarters of record-breaking results since Q4 2025. Including the announced 30 trillion won cash dividend, total shareholder returns are projected to reach 110 trillion won for the

According to Sui co-founder Kostas Kryptos, the crypto exchange Havenex is closing its Series A funding round and has applied for all necessary licenses, as announced on August 27. The platform is designed as a regulated exchange for financial institutions to offer digital and traditional assets. Havenex will leverage Sui technology while integrating multichain assets from other ecosystems, emphasizing verifiable custody, quantum-resistant keys, and regulatory compliance.

According to Yonhapinfomax and Chairman Park Hyun-joo, Mirae Asset acquired crypto exchange Digital X to build a 'New Finance' platform combining traditional and digital assets with AI-driven portfolio management. Starting August 24, Digital X implemented zero trading fees on all KRW market pairs for one year, accessible to all members automatically. The conglomerate has injected 50 billion KRW ($38.5 million) via capital increase, with plans to deploy an additional 200–300 billion KRW in 2027 i

According to external reports, Malaysia Derivatives Exchange crude palm oil futures are expected to decline Thursday morning, pressured by a further drop in Brent crude oil futures during Wednesday's electronic trading session and weakening export demand. Iran and Oman are engaged in negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, adding to market uncertainty.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on August 26, Mirae Asset Group Chairman Park Hyun-joo announced a dual-track strategy for Digital X (formerly Korbit), combining aggressive capital expansion with conservative risk management principles. The group confirmed 50 billion won in capital increases already decided, with plans to inject up to 3 trillion won in additional funding contingent on achieving profitability next year. Park emphasized prioritizing customer asset protection and operational integrity

According to Sina Finance, Google is moving a 90-person AI responsibility team out of DeepMind next week, merging it into its Global Affairs division. The team, which researches AI risks and societal impact, will no longer report to DeepMind's research operations. Two current DeepMind employees disclosed the reorganization follows Demis Hassabis stepping down as CEO to take on a newly created chairman role. Some team members have expressed concerns that the separation may negatively impact their

According to Nvidia's earnings call on Wednesday, the chipmaker guided for 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028, sending shares up 4% in extended trading. CFO Colette Kress described the outlook as "supply-constrained," with CEO Jensen Huang indicating unconstrained growth would be significantly higher. Analysts flagged the guidance as representing a $200 billion increase versus prior projections. Meanwhile, Nvidia's customer concentration intensified, with five customers accounting for 70% of acco

Japanese investors shifted to net selling foreign stocks during the week ended August 21, with an outflow of 869 billion yen, reversing from a net inflow of 1,391.3 billion yen in the previous week.

For the week ending August 21, foreign investors purchased 435.2 billion yen in Japanese government bonds, reversing the prior week's outflow of 1,249.9 billion yen.

According to Chainalysis' 2025 crypto tax report released on August 27, taxable on-chain crypto activity globally totaled over $457 billion last year, with the United States accounting for $112.6 billion, followed by Germany ($24.1 billion), China ($21 billion), UK ($19.4 billion), and India ($19 billion). By region, North America led with $134.6 billion in taxable activity, the European Union followed with $125.1 billion, and East Asia ranked third with $54.7 billion. The report noted that the

According to Bloomberg, on August 27, the UK government will assign the Bank of England a new secondary responsibility to promote digital currency and payments innovation, which will not affect the central bank's primary mission of maintaining financial stability. City Minister Lucy Rigby stated that tokenization and distributed ledger technology have the potential to transform global financial markets, and the new duty will support continued innovation in payments and digital finance while ensu

According to Arkham monitoring data, Fidelity customers made net purchases of $413.1 million in bitcoin over the past 9 days, with net inflows recorded on every trading day. Since the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs, Fidelity customers have accumulated over $10 billion in total bitcoin purchases.

According to Wall Street Journal, 12 banks including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Santander are jointly pursuing a stablecoin issuance project on August 27. The initiative will initially issue a dollar-based stablecoin, with plans to expand to major G7 currencies in the long term. The stablecoin will primarily serve corporate finance use cases rather than retail consumers, with specific applications varying by region, the report noted.