Nvidia just landed one of the largest financing deals in AI history. Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR all signed on.
The stock dropped 2.6% that same day. $130 billion gone.
The market didn't treat the biggest funding win in the sector's history like good news. Because it wasn't really about growth.
It was about credit, and credit cycles never stay contained to one sector.
Here's what's actually happening underneath the headlines.
Amazon spent $54.2B on AI infrastructure last quarter and posted negative $8.8B free cash flow.
Alphabet spent $44.9B and posted

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Chapo

1h ago

we are going into a recession and only a handful of people are talking about it.
this war is killing the entire global economy and it's crazy to think that only 20% is disrupted.
this is a recession indicator. folks please be safe.
good morning.

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***dlandUK

1h ago

$TAO
Bears will buy higher.
See you at 4 digits.

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YaoFeng

1h ago

#Gate七夕红包 Let's go, let's go, let's go—you must learn how to issue coins……6434518484646484949464646464946646494649

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Raveena

1h ago

#USD1FuturesZeroMakerFee
Trading costs can make a meaningful difference, especially for active futures traders. When every entry and exit carries a fee, those costs can gradually reduce overall trading efficiency. That is why a zero-maker-fee opportunity on USD1 futures can attract attention from traders who carefully manage their execution costs.
The idea behind a zero-maker-fee structure is straightforward: eligible maker orders may be executed without the usual maker trading fee, depending on the applicable platform rules, promotion terms, account eligibility, and trading conditions. This

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DeFiDecoder

1h ago

While most traders are stuck staring at the 15-minute chart, builders are looking at the 5-year roadmap
Have you ever taken a look at the $KAS roadmap for the future?
Because it goes deep beyond 2027 👀

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CryptoLegend

51m ago

GATE CARD IS EVOLVING FROM A PAYMENT TOOL INTO A REWARDS ENGINE
Gate Card’s latest upgrades are changing the economics of everyday crypto spending. The biggest development is the August 14, 2026 rewards-program upgrade, which expands what users can do with points earned through normal card spending. Instead of treating cashback as a simple discount, Gate is turning those rewards into a more flexible asset-based system.
UPGRADE #1 — MORE WAYS TO USE YOUR POINTS
The new rewards system expands redemption beyond the previous limited choices. Gate says users can now redeem accumulated points for 1

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Raveena

1h ago

Your First Stock Trade, Gate Pays 📈
New to stock trading? Grab the rewards first:
💰 Sign up and get 5 USDT
🎯 Complete your first stock trade and earn up to 100 USDT
🏆 Climb the trading leaderboard and win up to 1,888 USDT worth of NVDA stock
Reach 2,000 USDT in cumulative trading volume to enter the leaderboard. The top 100 traders will all receive rewards.
⏰ Campaign Period: Aug 18, 18:00 – Sep 1, 18:00 (UTC+8)
, , SanDisk, SK Hynix, or something else?
After trading, come share your positions, market views, and stock trading ideas on Gate Square 👇
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Luna_Star

42m ago

GateSquare2026-08-18 07:25:36

Stocks aren’t just about buying and waiting for them to rise.
On Gate, one account lets you trade stocks in 6 different ways:
📈 Want to trade on your own
Spot stocks, gStocks, stock perpetual contracts, and stock CFDs let you choose between spot holding, 7×24 trading, and leveraged long or short positions according to your own strategy.
👥 Don’t have time to watch the market
Copy trading for stocks lets you follow top traders with one click.
🏦 Not trading for now
You can also put idle USDT into HODL & Earn to earn yield, and withdraw it anytime to continue trading.
Trading, copy trading, and earning yield—one account creates a complete cycle.
If it were you, how would you configure your “stock account”?
Hold spot positions long term, trade contracts in swings, or copy trade directly?
Feel free to post your stock trading ideas in Gate Square, or share which stocks you’re most bullish on lately 👇
👉 Try it now:
https://www.gate.com/futures/USDT/SKHYNIX_USDT?mt=cstocks

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NFTBigBanana

21m ago

Regarding the Hangzhou female college student who was sexually harassed, a friend in the real estate industry shared several details:
It is very common in the industry to bring in management trainees from top universities to accompany people at drinking sessions—they are obedient and make the event look good.
Why not go to a karaoke club? The executives are worried about contracting a disease.
The girl who was sexually harassed also had the advantage of coming from a wealthy family. Normally, someone from a rural background could be settled with at most 1 million yuan and would not expose the

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SoominStar

1h ago

13 YEARS. ONE JOURNEY. A BIGGER FUTURE.
In crypto, surviving is difficult. Staying relevant for more than a decade while continuing to evolve is something else entirely.
Gate’s 13th anniversary is not simply a birthday. It represents years of market cycles, technological shifts, changing trader expectations and an industry that has transformed almost completely.
Through all of that, the bigger story has been adaptation.
From an early crypto trading platform to a broader digital-asset ecosystem, Gate has continued expanding the ways users can interact with markets. Spot trading, derivatives, We

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2026 GOGOGO 👊

cryptodamoon

1h ago

The balcony of Tomson Riviera in Shanghai shattered my idealized image of the rich.

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Luna_Star

6m ago

#USD1FuturesZeroMakerFee
GATE USD1-MARGINED FUTURES NOW OFFER ZERO MAKER FEES
Gate has introduced a major fee incentive for USD1-margined perpetual futures, giving eligible traders access to a 0% maker fee while significantly reducing the taker fee during the ongoing promotion. According to Gate’s official announcement, the promotion began on August 13, 2026 at 06:00 UTC and continues until further notice.
WHAT DOES ZERO MAKER FEE MEAN
The maker fee applies when a trader adds liquidity to the order book, generally through a limit order that does not execute immediately. With a 0% maker fee,

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JookiausslingUnstabl

8m ago

The bounce on my $LAYOFF hedge will be studied for generations to come

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CocoRichDay

52m ago

8.18 Account-Doubling, Round 4: Long at 4391, exit at 4397, pocket 6 points; those who followed have already taken 🥩 #黄金

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1h ago

me everytime i mix my bac water with my peptide vials

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Self-MadeEmotionalControl

1h ago

#Gate事件积分系统上线
After countless hard lessons, I finally understood:
Waiting on the sidelines isn't wasting opportunities; frequent trading is what slowly loses money.
Reject the gambler's mindset; play small with spare money, and put happiness first.

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CryptoLegend

49m ago

#Japan5YearYieldHitsRecordHigh
JAPAN’S BOND MARKET JUST BROKE A GENERATIONAL BARRIER
Japan’s five-year government bond yield has crossed into territory that would have seemed almost unthinkable only a few years ago. In August 2026, the 5-year JGB yield reached roughly 2.18%, with trading around 2.16% by mid-August. This is more than a new record for one maturity it is a powerful signal that Japan’s decades-long near-zero-rate era is being replaced by a very different monetary and financial regime.
THE ENTIRE CURVE IS MOVING
The five-year maturity is only one part of the repricing. Japan’s 10-y

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CryptoLegend

52m ago

#GateEventPointsSystemLaunched
Gate Event Points System Launched: Trade, Earn, and Climb the Leaderboard
Gate has officially unveiled its Event Points System, a gamified rewards layer designed to make event trading more engaging, more rewarding, and more fun. The new system, which kicked off in its first phase on August 17, introduces a "trade to earn cards, scratch to claim rewards, climb the points leaderboard, weekly settlement" loop that rewards participation at every step. Alongside it, Gate has launched a dedicated esports zone and a major football campaign turning the event market into