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Korean insurance stocks surged in August, with the KRX Insurance Index climbing 12.27% from the 3rd to the 21st, outperforming 40 major indices on the Korea Exchange. The rally followed strong Q2 earnings and the implementation of a chiropractic treatment managed benefit system last month, which

Abraxas Capital built a $783 million short position on Hyperliquid and withdrew 73,872 ETH worth $173.17 million from Binance over four days ending Aug. 24. The positioning occurred as bitcoin surged 23% over the week to $77,500, triggering $2.5 billion in BTC short liquidations since Aug. 19. The f

South Korea's petroleum price cap policy entered its sixth month as first-half gasoline consumption reached a record high of 46.508 million barrels, a 1.3% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Korea National Oil Corporation's '2026 First Half Domestic Petroleum Supply

Wallets linked to the TRUMP memecoin team withdrew approximately $3.39 million in USDC from Solana liquidity pools over a 10-hour period, according to on-chain tracker Lookonchain. The withdrawal occurred as TRUMP rallied alongside broader crypto market gains. The wallets added TRUMP tokens into

Michael Burry, the investor known as the real-life protagonist of the film 'The Big Short,' sold all his Alibaba stocks, according to a recent Substack post on the 23rd. Burry stated Alibaba shares would need to fall by half from current levels before he'd reconsider investing, calling the stock

MicroCloud Hologram, a NASDAQ-listed firm specializing in holographic displays and LiDAR sensors, acquired a stake in MicroStrategy valued at $15.76 million, obtaining 140,268 shares through the settlement of a structured note rather than an open-market purchase. The acquisition was motivated by Mic

Strategy, a bitcoin treasury company, sold approximately $2 billion worth of MSTR shares between Aug. 17 and Aug. 23 without purchasing or selling any bitcoin during the period, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The firm sold 18,261,118 MSTR shares and

Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has set September 5 as the deadline for crypto firms operating in Pakistan to apply for a No Objection Certificate or cease operations. The requirement applies to companies providing virtual asset services on or before March 5, when the Virtual As

Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices declined on Monday, Aug. 24, as traders took profits ahead of new U.S. sanctions on Iran. Brent crude futures dropped 1.3% to $93.16 a barrel by 3:29 a.m. GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.6% to $85.70. Both benchmarks had g

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) stock closed at $108.13 on Aug. 21 after gaining 13.7% in a single session, with shares climbing more than 16% over five trading days. The rally positioned the stock near its highest closing level since mid-July. A major catalyst has been the rebound in cryptocurrency

U.S. mortgage rates remained near 6.7% heading into Monday, Aug. 24, as elevated Treasury yields continued to limit relief for homebuyers. Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.65%, while faster-moving daily lender data ended last week at 6.77%. The persistence of high

Solana printed a weekly buy signal after rebounding from the mid-$70s to about $95, according to analyst Jesse Olson. The technical setup suggests a possible trend reversal, but SOL must reclaim the 100-105 resistance zone to confirm the shift in market structure. Olson compared the current signal t

Bitcoin is holding near key short-term support as traders watch for a possible dip before the next move higher. Trader Zoran Kole identifies resistance between $80,000 and $83,000, expecting it to trigger a pullback toward $73,000. Trader Michaël van de Poppe projects a brief dip to $76,400-$76,900

Gary Black, managing partner at Future Fund, said Monday that he expects Meta Platforms (META) to continue underperforming the S&P 500 in the near term, with a potential $1.4 trillion legal judgment hanging over the Facebook parent. Black compared Meta's legal exposure to the tobacco industry's

Solana validators opened onchain voting on three governance proposals on August 22, 2026, with voting running through epoch 1023, expected to conclude around 15:30 UTC on August 27. The proposals include SGP-0001, a constitution formalizing a governance framework weighting voting power by economic s

The European Central Bank defended the privacy design of its planned digital euro in an Aug. 10 interview with Executive Board member Piero Cipollone, stating the Eurosystem would not be able to identify users making or receiving payments. Cipollone said only banks involved in transactions would

The Iranian rial hit a record low on August 24 (local time), falling to 2.02 million per US dollar in the unofficial exchange market as concerns mounted over additional US sanctions. The currency depreciation reflects growing economic pressure on Iran, with the US government preparing measures it de

DeFi lending protocol Term Labs is investigating a governance exploit that drained approximately $8.5 million from its vault infrastructure on August 23, according to estimates from blockchain security firm PeckShield. Term Labs confirmed the incident Sunday, stating it was aware of a 'governance ex

Gemini Space Station Inc. and Apex Fintech Solutions Inc. signed a letter of intent on Monday for the distribution of crypto prediction markets. Under the agreement, Gemini Titan, the prediction market subsidiary of the crypto trading platform, would become the exclusive regulated venue for crypto e

United Parcel Service is investing more than $2 billion across its international, healthcare, and supply chain solutions businesses from 2024 through 2028, the company disclosed to CNBC on Monday. The investment aims to help businesses move faster and stay adaptable to changing macroeconomic