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According to Odaily, Coinbase's newly launched US500 index perpetual contracts surpassed $100 million in 24-hour trading volume one week after launch, according to Brian Armstrong's statement on X. The index comprises the 500 largest U.S. companies and is available for trading in the United

According to Bitwise CEO's X post, the company has launched ATPs, a tokenized stock product that enables on-chain equity trading. The CEO stated: "Tokenized stocks are now live. We're excited to introduce ATPs. Finance, on-chain."

According to an analysis report by Hyundai Car Securities released on Aug 28, the Bank of Korea raised its base rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% on Aug 27 in a preemptive response to core inflation trends. Economist Choi Je-min stated the central bank's repeated rate hike reflects forward-looking

U.S. stock futures traded mixed in the overnight session late Thursday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech scheduled for Friday at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming. Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.05%, while Dow futures

According to Seoul Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics is developing 8-layer HBM4E high-bandwidth memory to meet Nvidia's specifications for its custom NVHBM product, as of August 28. The target speed is 17–18Gbps, representing approximately 20% improvement over Samsung's earlier HBM4E samples at 14

According to Crypto Briefing, Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) briefly ranked among the 10th-most actively traded equities in the United States in late August, generating $4.4 billion in daily trading volume and surpassing Microsoft and Meta in share turnover. On August 19, the company's

According to the Associated Press, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement stronger child-safety measures on Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday as part of a legal settlement. The settlement resolved claims filed by nearly every U.S. state regarding teen social media addiction

According to StarkWare, the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction was confirmed in block 964,199 on Wednesday, August 26 at 8:48 p.m. UTC, mined by MARA Pool. The transaction combined 39,179 and 10,000 satoshis into a 44,000-satoshi output, paying 5,179 satoshis in fees, and was designed to

According to analyst firm The Kobeissi Letter, Solana processed a record 4.2 billion transactions in July, up 13.5% from June and 91% above December 2025. On Aug. 28, validators entered the final epoch of the network's first formal governance vote, with three measures on the ballot including

According to the National Pension Service (NPS) fund management division, the South Korea state pension achieved a 27% return rate in the first half of 2026, marking a historic high. As of June 28, the NPS fund accumulated assets reached 1,866.6 trillion Korean won, up 408 trillion won or 28%

According to the Financial Times, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt shelved his target for defense spending to reach 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, today (August 28).

According to Korea Exchange, SK Telecom established a separate entity called SK Horizon on August 28 to house its artificial intelligence data center business and secured approximately 3 trillion won in external funding. The spinoff aims to unlock independent value in the AIDC business and reduce fi

According to Bloomberg, Nvidia filed paperwork Thursday to establish an employee-funded Political Action Committee. Eligible employees can contribute up to $5,000 annually to the PAC, which will donate to candidates from both parties. Nvidia spent more than $2.5 million on federal lobbying in 2026 a

According to Stocktwits, Strive Inc. (ASST) shares gained more than 7.5% at close on Thursday and are tracking their best monthly performance since May 2025, following strong quarterly results and continued Bitcoin accumulation. The company recently disclosed in a regulatory filing that it

According to Jin10, Tencent Hunyuan unveiled Hy4 preview on August 28, featuring 770 billion total parameters and 49 billion activated parameters with a 1 million token context length. The model demonstrates advanced performance across code, office productivity, and scientific

According to Yonhap Infomax, DB Insurance announced on August 28 a mid-term shareholder return plan targeting a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 40% and annual dividend per share (DPS) growth of at least 10% through 2030, up from the previous target of 35% set for 2028. The company introduced a

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats monitoring, a whale opened a short position overnight on August 28, selling approximately 390.86 BTC at roughly $30.77 million. The trader adjusted its existing 199.45 BTC long position to a 190 BTC holding, reflecting a net reduction in bullish

According to Economist, on August 21 and 25, Kakao and SK Innovation announced major restructuring plans, triggering significant stock declines in South Korea's capital markets. Kakao revealed an equity split plan to divide the company into KakaoAI and KakaoX, with shares falling over 7% following t

According to JPMorgan Chase economist Takuho Morimoto, Tokyo's core inflation rate, after excluding the effects of utility and childcare subsidies, likely reached 2.5% on August 28, significantly higher than the government's reported 2% figure and exceeding the Bank of Japan's 2% target. JPMorgan ex

According to Inco Network, the blockchain privacy layer was deployed on Celo Sepolia testnet on August 27, enabling private digital asset balances within Celo-supported wallets. The deployment allows developers to test privacy-focused applications and explore confidential asset functionality in a co