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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified that Japan has no debt obligations to the US Treasury, addressing the financial relationship between the world's largest and fourth-largest economies. The statement comes as Japan holds an estimated $1.1 trillion to $1.2 trillion in US Treasuries,

Ethena Foundation proposed automated ENA buybacks funded by 95% of protocol net revenue, contingent on USDe supply reaching $7.5 billion, in a governance vote closing September 2. USDe currently circulates at approximately $4 billion to $4.6 billion, requiring roughly 85% growth to activate the

Taiwan is strengthening military defenses on the Penghu archipelago, a cluster of 90 islands located about 50 kilometers off Taiwan's southwest coast, in preparation for a potential Chinese first strike, Reuters reported. The islands, home to approximately 110,000 civilians and thousands of

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT launched its 'AI for All' initiative in mid-July 2026, aiming to provide free, unlimited AI chatbot access to approximately 51 to 52 million residents. On August 28, 2026, the ministry announced the selection of three consortia—SK Telecom, KT, and

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $202 million in net outflows on August 28, ending a nine-day inflow streak that had accumulated roughly $3.04 billion starting August 17, according to Sosovalue data. The outflow occurred as bitcoin's price slipped from an August 28 opening

Goodyear Tire & Rubber is executing its 'Goodyear Forward' turnaround plan under CEO Mark Stewart, who joined from Stellantis in January 2024, but the company reported a net loss of $453 million through the first half of the year while its debt remained above $7 billion at the end of the second

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey praised Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's recent speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, describing it as carrying "real substance." The remarks come as Warsh, who became Fed Chair in 2026 after succeeding Jerome Powell, signals a philosophical shift away

Solana validators passed Solana Governance Proposal 0002 (SGP-0002) to double the network's disinflation rate from -15% to -30%, reducing the inflation schedule. The proposal secured 176.29 million SOL (67%) in support, narrowly exceeding the threshold after Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius, lobbied

Meta settled a trial brought by a coalition of U.S. states alleging the tech giant misled the public about harms its platforms posed to younger users. The settlement includes payment of up to $18 billion and fundamental platform changes for users under 18. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a co

Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion this week as part of a landmark settlement with state attorneys general over claims its social media apps endangered children and teens. The settlement comes amid mounting American distrust toward the tech sector, with more than half of Americans saying they're m

Major technology stocks delivered strong earnings results this week, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.9% and the S&P 500 rising 0.5%. Nvidia reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results on Wednesday, while Salesforce and CrowdStrike also exceeded revenue expectations. The gains

Bank for International Settlements General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos stated that stablecoins do not credibly function as a means of payment at scale, Reuters reported on Friday. He argued tokenized bank deposits offer a stronger alternative while governments worldwide build regulatory

Starkware executed a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction on Aug. 26 using researcher Avihu Levy's Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) construction on the Bitcoin mainnet. The transaction required no consensus changes to Bitcoin's existing protocol. The demonstration addresses potential future vulnerabilities in

Salesforce delivered quarterly earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, with the company's stock surging 20% following the results announced Wednesday. Yale researchers Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian, and Stephen Henriques argue in a CNBC op-ed that the results demonstrate proprietary data,

Trump Digital Gold (GOLD), a Solana-based memecoin promoted through a Trump-branded collectibles account, collapsed nearly 98% within hours of its launch Saturday. The token briefly reached a market capitalization above $60 million before plunging below $1 million, according to market-tracking

SpaceX plans to invest up to $100 billion in Louisiana to construct factories and multiple launch pads for its Starship rocket, according to news reported this week in the Rocket Report. The European Space Agency announced Thursday it signed contracts with three European launch startups to support d

Bitcoin surged above $81,000 during the week but dropped to around $78,000 following Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's hawkish speech at Jackson Hole, subsequently recovering above $79,000. The price movements prompted analysis company Alphractal to release updated technical assessments

Bitcoin rallied above $80,000 this week, lifting crypto stocks as miners and digital asset treasury companies posted double-digit gains. The rally tracked a broader recovery fueled by the US Treasury's plan to double certain long-dated bond buybacks. Bitcoin extended its weekly advance past 23%,

Prediction markets platform Kalshi lost an appeal on Friday as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that the federal government does not preempt Nevada's authority to regulate sports betting. The court ruled that Kalshi failed to demonstrate that the

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday at Johnson Space Center to establish a commission for creating the United States Space Academy, a new national institution under NASA jurisdiction. Trump stated the academy is necessary to educate and train an entire generation of skilled service m