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According to SEC documents published on Aug. 18 and Aug. 24, Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games outlined a proposed virtual currency called Sharkbux for the GTA VI ecosystem, with possible implementation as an SPL token on Solana subject to legal review. However, corporate authorization has not been independently verified. A Solana wallet identified in the filing held 600,000 units of a newly created TAKE2 token, classified as a meme token on Pump.fun; no verified Take-Two label connected t

According to House financial disclosures reported by Barron's, Paul Pelosi, the husband of Representative Nancy Pelosi, purchased 15,000 Bloom Energy shares and 200 call options on July 24 and July 28. The second purchase occurred on the same day Bloom reported record second-quarter revenue exceeding $1 billion, with the company's stock rising 26% by July 30. The shares were bought at $184.89 on July 24 and $166.84 on July 28. The 200 call options have a $100 strike price and expire in June 2027

According to Bloomberg, U.S. 30-year Treasury yields have narrowed relative to swaps to their narrowest spread since February following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement last week of an expanded bond buyback plan aimed at lowering borrowing costs. After the government announced it would at least double the scale of longer-duration bond repurchases, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields declined following initial volatility.

According to Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia reiterated on August 25 that NATO military deployment in Ukrainian territory is unacceptable to Moscow. Peskov stated that Russia has repeatedly voiced this position.

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the United States has launched 'Operation Economic Exclusion' to expand sanctions against Iran, including cryptocurrencies, gold, technology, aviation, and maritime sectors. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that more than 60 individuals, entities, and vessels worldwide have been added to the sanctions list, with warnings that countries maintaining economic ties with Iran could face significant secondary sanctions. The U.S. administration state

According to Foresight News, BitGo has added support for sBTC, the wrapped Bitcoin issued by Stacks. Users can now custody and trade sBTC through BitGo, while expanding compatibility with various assets within the Stacks ecosystem.

According to Foresight News, Bitwise Asset Management launched Automated Token Portfolio (ATP) recently, supported by Coinbase's recent stock tokenization product and powered by Glider platform. ATP is an institutional-grade tokenized portfolio that users can automatically replicate in their wallets. Glider's technology automatically rebalances wallet holdings to match Bitwise's published portfolio model weights, while users retain custodial control of their assets.

According to Foresight News, blockchain infrastructure company tZERO has established a strategic partnership with Sui to provide issuing, transfer agent, custody, trading, compliance, and settlement support for regulated digital asset securities on Sui. The collaboration expands Sui's access to U.S. market infrastructure that meets institutional standards.

On Tuesday closing in New York, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell 6.14 basis points to 4.6347%, extending its downward trend. The 2-year yield declined 4.05 basis points to 4.1911%, while the 2/10-year spread narrowed 1.668 basis points to plus 44.149 basis points.

According to PeckShield and on-chain records, Term Finance's governance attack on August 23 led Term Labs to permanently close all Meta Vaults and revoke DAO control, while maintaining withdrawal access. Attackers stolen approximately 2,843 ETH and 1.68 million USDC, totaling around $8.5 million. On-chain transactions confirmed the transfers: 2,841.74 WETH moved to an address labeled "Term Finance Exploiter 1" and 1.68 million USDC to "Term Finance Exploiter 2" on Etherscan. Term stated the vuln

According to JPMorgan, SpaceX (SPCX) could rise nearly 80% from Monday's $135 close as the bank maintains a $240 price target, with artificial intelligence rather than rockets driving much of the bullish case. At that price, SpaceX would command a valuation exceeding $3 trillion, with analyst Doug Anmuth citing improving prospects for Grok and the recently acquired Cursor coding platform as major contributors. SpaceX completed its acquisition of Cursor on August 14. The platform generated roughl

Rezolve AI announced on Tuesday that Google has selected its distributed database technology for use in Google Cloud, with shares jumping 26%—the stock's best day since December. The technology will handle indexing and data pipelines for Google Cloud Web3's blockchain datasets. The company reported first-half 2026 revenue of approximately $127 million, up nearly 20 times year-over-year, reaffirming full-year 2026 guidance of roughly $360 million.

According to Jin10 Data, on August 25, crude oil futures declined significantly at the close. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) October futures fell $2.65 to $82.36 per barrel, down 3.12%, while London Brent October futures dropped $3.59 to $88.58 per barrel, down 3.89%.

According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, the 2-year Treasury auction on August 25 resulted in a yield of 4.204%, down 11.1 basis points from the previous month's 4.315%. The $69 billion offering drew a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.60x, slightly below the prior month's 2.66x but in line with the six-month average of 2.61x. Indirect bid ratio, which represents overseas investor demand, reached 66.0%, up 9.4 percentage points from the previous auction and marking the highest level since March 2025.

According to sources cited by Jin10, the European Central Bank is prepared to raise interest rates in September to counter economic fallout from the Iran conflict, but has no intention of signaling further policy tightening. The central bank plans to increase its policy rate from 2.25% to 2.50%, citing eurozone inflation near 3%, ongoing regional tensions, and economic resilience. ECB officials view the move as necessary to prevent a repeat of severe inflation following the 2022 Russia-Ukraine e

According to Yonhap Infomax, gold futures for December delivery rose 0.02% to $4,698.80 per troy ounce on August 25 (US Eastern time) on the COMEX exchange. The price has reached its highest level since mid-May, gaining nearly 20% from early August levels around $4,000 per ounce. Meanwhile, WTI crude oil for October delivery fell more than 3% to $82 per barrel amid easing U.S.-Iran tensions.

European Central Bank policymakers are preparing to raise interest rates in September to counter the spillover effects of the Iran conflict, according to recent policy signals. The rate hike is intended to mitigate negative economic consequences stemming from geopolitical tensions in the region.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Chris Malone, OpenAI's data center chief, has departed the company. Further details regarding his departure were not disclosed.

According to Bitcoin.com News, U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs attracted $453 million on Monday, extending their inflows to six consecutive sessions as institutional demand broadens. Bitcoin ETFs drew $337.56 million, led by Blackrock's IBIT with $208.93 million, while ether ETFs added $115.57 million. Bitcoin ETF assets climbed to $98.56 billion, approaching the $100 billion threshold. Solana, XRP, and HYPE ETFs also posted inflows of $33.49 million, $13.82 million, and $5.74 million, respecti

According to Coinmarketcap, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 81—extreme greed territory—late Sunday and held above that level today, marking the first time since the 2024 cycle peak that the gauge has entered this zone. The index surged 45 points in 30 days, climbing from 36 (fear) a month ago to 81 today, erasing most caution that defined the first half of 2026. The rally was triggered by U.S. Treasury announcements to double long-bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation