Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to investor Jordi Visser, speaking on Anthony Pompliano's podcast on Saturday, Bitcoin is "arguably the best hedge fund ever," comparing its return volatility to Leopold Aschenbrenner's collapsed Situational Awareness fund. Aschenbrenner's fund, which had grown to nearly $45 billion

According to Jin10, on August 1, Turkey's state-owned BOTAŞ and two Iraqi oil companies signed a one-year crude oil transportation agreement. The deal allocates 750,000 barrels of daily transport capacity to Iraq through Turkey's pipeline network, which has a total designed capacity of 1.5 million b

The XRP Ledger released version 3.2.1 following a validator manifest flood detected on July 31. The update addresses a security and stability issue where nodes accepted, stored, and re-broadcast an unlimited number of validator manifests linked to unknown validator keys. According to XRP Ledger

According to CME FedWatch data reported by BlockBeats on August 1, the Federal Reserve has a 67% probability of raising rates by 25 basis points in September, while the probability of holding rates steady stands at 33%.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended its approval of Nasdaq's cash-settled Bitcoin index options (QBTC) on August 1 and will reconsider the decision in response to a legal challenge from CME Group. The SEC froze the approval until August 24 while

According to Bitcoin.com News, on July 30, a Coldcard hardware wallet exploit drained 1,082 BTC from over 1,100 wallets in a coordinated attack, exploiting a long-standing firmware vulnerability. The incident sent Bitcoin tumbling into early August trading, with the world's largest cryptocurrency

According to Dailian, South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index recorded its largest single-day rally in history last week, surging 17.91% on July 31 after two consecutive circuit-breaker trading halts earlier in the week. The index swung between 5,262.77 and 6,806.27 points in just seven days. Foreign i

According to Bitcoin News, MicroStrategy (MSTR) announced it could sell up to $5 billion in Bitcoin under its current capital plan, four times higher than initially proposed. CEO Phong Le stated the proceeds would be used to build $1.25 billion in reserves, support annual dividend and interest

According to Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the company endorsed the CLARITY Act on July 31, one day after reporting a second-quarter net loss of $8.22 billion. The bill would establish clearer regulatory jurisdiction over digital asset trading, with securities-like tokens regulated by the SEC a

Major South Korean securities firms reported record-breaking quarterly earnings driven by surging stock market trading volumes. Kiwoom Securities, NH Investment & Securities, and KB Securities each posted double-digit profit increases in Q2, with operating profits rising between 93.2% and 139.2%

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, as of August 1, South Korea's major securities firms posted record-high second-quarter earnings driven by soaring stock market activity. Kiwoom Securities reported Q2 operating profit of 789 billion won and net profit of 680.6 billion won, up 93.2% and 119.4% y

According to security and refinery sources, the fire at the southwestern Erbil refinery in Iraq was extinguished on August 1, with production gradually resuming.

ChatGPT AI issued a multi-year price prediction for XRP extending to the end of 2027, projecting targets ranging from $6 to $10 in a base case scenario, $8 to $15 in a bull case, and above $20 in an extreme cycle-driven upside. The model cited full regulatory clarity, increasing institutional

According to Gate market data, U.S. stock indices opened higher on August 1, with the Dow Jones rising 0.5%, S&P 500 up 0.5%, and Nasdaq advancing 0.8%. Apple declined 8% following weaker-than-expected Q4 revenue guidance, while Amazon surged over 11% as its Q2 cloud business growth reached a

Korean stocks closed at 6595.45 on July 31, marking a record 17.91% single-day gain of 1001.89 points, according to CNBC. The historic rebound followed a month of extreme volatility that saw KOSPI decline approximately 40% from its June 22 peak of 9114.55. The surge was attributed to completion of s

South Korea's KOSPI index recorded a historic single-day rebound on July 31 following an extreme decline during July, according to the financial investment industry. The index closed out the month with the largest recovery on record after a sharp

According to Seeking Alpha, next week's U.S. stock market will be shaped by several key catalysts. Economists forecast July nonfarm employment to increase 88,000, compared to 58,000 in June, with the unemployment rate expected to hold at 4.2%, scheduled for release on August 7. SpaceX will publish i