Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Galaxy Research, six wallets dormant since 2011, 2012, and 2014 moved a combined 553.59 BTC—worth approximately $40.15 million—between Aug. 16 and 26. One address transferred 212 BTC untouched since August 2012, representing a roughly 557,640% gain, while another 40 BTC last held in

According to the Wall Street Journal, on August 30, the U.S. government secured a 35% stake in Venezuelan oil firm North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) and rights to purchase 20% of its crude production at cost. NABEP holds 100-year development rights to 17 oil fields containing

According to CoinDesk, SWIFT processes approximately $5 trillion daily for cross-border settlements across 200 countries, but transaction costs remain 1-4% with settlement typically requiring 1-5 business days. Facing competition from stablecoins and tokenized deposits, SWIFT launched a blockchain l

According to Jim Cramer, the CNBC personality running the Investing Club portfolio, Nvidia should be held amid growing debate over the chipmaker's financial commitments in fiscal Q2 2027. Nvidia reported $96.2 billion in revenue, up 106% year-over-year, with data center revenue surging 117% to $89 b

According to BlockBeats, on August 30, analyst Rekt Fencer documented Bitcoin's third major underperformance against the Nasdaq-100 index on a 3-day chart. The relative decline currently stands at 54.3%, following similar periods of underperformance in 2018

On Aug. 30, Strategy Inc. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted a cryptic message on X reading "We're ₿ack," signaling a potential renewed bitcoin purchase as the company holds 840,447 BTC valued at $65.72 billion and maintains $1.59 billion in USD Cash. According to Bitcoin.com News, the post

This week in crypto markets, tokens designed to accrue value emerged as the most profitable narrative of the bull run, with HYPE printing an all-time high of $85 amid strong ETF inflows. Grayscale's Zcash Trust converted to the first ZEC spot ETF on August 25, while Bitwise's Solana staking ETF

According to @MarioNawfal and the American Automobile Association (AAA), U.S. gas prices have surged approximately $1.25 per gallon in August amid geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict. The national average price of regular gasoline reached $4.081 per gallon, up sharply from $3.2013 a

This week, Tether minted three billion USDT on Friday alone, while BlackRock completed five billion dollars of tax-deferred bitcoin-to-ETF swaps, available for positions as small as one million dollars, marking sustained institutional participation in crypto markets. Grayscale's Zcash Trust

According to E-Daily, major central banks including South Korea, the Eurozone, Japan, and Australia have raised interest rates in 2026, and the U.S. Federal Reserve is increasingly likely to follow suit soon. The global rate-cutting cycle is facing headwinds as policymakers turn toward monetary

According to CNBC reporting on retailers' Q2 2026 earnings, major U.S. retailers received significant tariff refunds following the Supreme Court's February ruling that President Trump lacked authority to impose the tariffs, but diverged sharply on how to deploy the windfall. Home Depot allocated

According to CNBC, major U.S. retailers received substantial tariff refunds in Q2 2026 following the Supreme Court's February ruling against the legality of Trump's tariffs. Walmart is eligible for roughly $2.9 billion, Home Depot received $730 million, TJX obtained $331 million, and Lowe's

According to financial officials, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) plans to conduct an inspection of Mirae Asset Securities in September to examine potential misconduct in its business practices. The inspection will focus on whether the brokerage improperly encouraged retail

U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to fill the nation's strategic petroleum reserves with Venezuelan oil, with the process to begin soon. Trump stated that the supplementation process will move forward

According to DS Securities, Samsung Electronics' planned share buyback program, part of a broader 90-110 trillion won shareholder return plan announced today, faces constraints from South Korea's Financial Holding Company Act (FHCA) 10% ownership rule. As of end-June, Samsung Life

Since early 2025, the Trump administration has executed roughly 30 equity transactions totaling approximately $27 billion, converting federal grants into direct ownership stakes in private companies. The government now holds a 10% stake in Intel and 15% in MP Materials, both tied to CHIPS Act

Grayscale's Zcash Trust converted to the first Zcash (ZEC) spot ETF on August 25, beginning trading on NYSE Arca. Separately, Bitwise's Solana staking ETF recorded approximately $45 million in inflows during its first two trading days of the week, with assets under management approaching $1

According to a recent Reuters Econ World podcast appearance, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans in late August to double the size of regular bond buyback operations from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, with the expanded program set to begin on September 9.

According to Gartner, the global memory market revenue was revised upward to $83.73 billion for 2026, reaching 54% of the $1.56 trillion semiconductor market in its August update. This represents a significant increase from its April forecast of $63.33 billion, or 48% of the $1.32 trillion semicondu

According to Nick Timiraos, a prominent Federal Reserve correspondent, the Fed's default policy stance has shifted following Chairman Powell's recent Jackson Hole speech. Previously, the central bank's baseline was to hold steady unless data clearly supported a rate hike. Now, the logic has