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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yoshizo Hikomino emphasized on August 27 that foreign exchange is a critical factor influencing Japan's economy and prices. The official called for careful examination of the impact of yen depreciation on economic conditions, noting that exchange rate movements have become more influential on price dynamics compared to the past.

According to ChainCatcher, Blockstream released a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) introducing SHRINCS, a hash-based post-quantum signature scheme. The scheme uses 548-byte signatures—approximately 9 times larger than current Schnorr signatures but significantly smaller than NIST-approved ML-DSA and SPHINCS+ standards. SHRINCS has completed production testing on the Liquid sidechain. The scheme carries limitations: security proofs remain incomplete, it is stateful (requiring stored key usage r

According to Jin10, spot gold rose to $4,630 per ounce today, gaining 0.78%. Spot silver surged over 2.00%, trading at $69.48 per ounce.

According to BlockBeats citing Alternative data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 71 on August 27, up from 65 yesterday. The index remains in "greed" territory on the 0-100 scale.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics on August 27, profits in computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing jumped 110% year-over-year in the first seven months of 2026. Other key sectors posted significant gains: non-ferrous metal smelting up 91.8%, chemical manufacturing up 56.6%, and coal mining up 50.4%. In July alone, profits at large-scale industrial enterprises rose 11.2% compared to the same month last year.

According to ChainCatcher, citing on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a Hack VC-linked address transferred 21.85 million ENA tokens to Wintermute's deposit address through multiple intermediaries approximately 4 hours ago, with a suspected sell-off valued at $3 million. ENA has surged 58.09% over the past week, currently trading at $0.1478.

A Bank of Korea board member, Hwang Kun-Il, dissented on Thursday's interest rate decision, according to the central bank.

According to IDC, Apple's long-anticipated foldable iPhone is expected to ship over 10 million units in its first year following the product's launch on September 9, helping revive the struggling foldable smartphone market. Apple announced on August 26 that it will hold its autumn event on September 9 at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, where the company is expected to introduce its first foldable iPhone along with new flagship models and Apple Watch. IDC Senior Research Director Nabil

According to ChainCatcher, Apple's M6 chip officially debuted featuring a 2-nanometer process with 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, dual 16-core neural engines, and 170GB per-second unified memory bandwidth, first integrated into the new Mac mini. The chip marks the first consumer-grade 2-nanometer processor globally and uses gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet transistors. TSMC is ramping production of advanced packaging technologies including SoIC-MH and WMCM for upcoming M6 Pro, Max, and Ultra variants,

According to Coinglass data reported by ChainCatcher, global cryptocurrency liquidations reached $260 million in the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $124 million and short positions $135 million. During the same period, 87,573 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance at $9.74 million for an ETH/USDT position.

According to DIGITIMES, Google TPU has adopted Intel EMIB packaging technology, with first-generation yields meeting Google's standards across technical performance, cost, and production capacity. Future TPU generations are likely to continue using EMIB as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) faces persistent capacity constraints.\n\nMediaTek, serving as an ASIC collaboration partner, benefits from team members with Intel background, facilitating smoother cooperation. While TSMC rem

According to the Bank of Korea, six of the 21 monetary policy board members project the policy rate will be 3.50% over the next six months, with ten members expecting 3.25% and five anticipating 3.00%.

According to Jin10, China's central bank conducted 103 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repurchase operations and 503.5 billion yuan in overnight reverse repurchase operations today (August 27). With no reverse repos maturing on the day, the central bank achieved a net liquidity injection of 606.5 billion yuan.

According to TechCrunch, Anthropic has signed a six-year agreement with UK-based AI infrastructure company Nscale to lease $45 billion worth of AI computing resources. The partnership will utilize Nscale's flagship data center in West Virginia, powered by Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin chips, with service expected to begin in the second half of 2027.

According to Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency, Korean crypto asset custodian BDACS and Devall Company, operator of receivables management service Cheonggus, plan to build cross-border business-to-business payment and settlement infrastructure based on stablecoins. Under the proposed framework, export companies will send invoices through Cheonggus, overseas buyers pay with USDT or USDC, and BDACS handles asset custody and conversion to Korean won. The two companies also plan to integrate pay

According to China Weather, Typhoon Saudeleur weakened to typhoon level early on August 27 and is forecast to make landfall on the coast between Zhejiang and Fujian from tonight through tomorrow morning.

Industrial enterprises above designated size in China reported profit growth of 17.6% year-over-year for January through July 2026, down from 18.7% in the prior period.

Australia's private capital expenditure contracted 3.6% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, falling short of the forecast 0.8% growth and marking a sharp reversal from the previous quarter's 6.5% expansion.

As of 09:30 Beijing time, WTI crude oil futures rose 0.06%, while U.S. natural gas futures gained 1.70%.

According to MSX.COM data, AI stocks rose broadly at the close of U.S. trading on August 27. Arista Networks surged 5.92%, while Arm gained 3.93%, Cognex rose 3.18%, Oracle increased 2.84%, and Palantir climbed 2.76%. Meanwhile, major indexes retreated slightly: the Dow Jones fell 0.21%, the S&P 500 dipped 0.02%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.08%. The VIX volatility index fell 1.55%.