Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Coingclass data cited by ChainCatcher, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 70, up 6 points from yesterday. The 7-day average is 69, while the 30-day average is 40.

According to industry sources, up to 70 vessels are waiting near the Danube River Sulina Canal to enter Ukrainian ports for grain exports as of August 27, after Russian attacks effectively blockaded Ukraine's Black Sea ports. The disruption has forced some cargo ships to divert to lower-capacity Dan

According to Farside data, U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $232.2 million and $192.4 million, respectively, yesterday—extending an 8-day streak of consecutive daily inflows for both

Following Nvidia's earnings report Wednesday, memory chipmakers' stocks surged in overnight trading after the company doubled its memory procurement commitments to $279 billion and CEO Jensen Huang cited memory availability as a key growth constraint on the company's long-term expansion. Micron and

According to ChainCatcher, Seth Ginns, chief investment officer of crypto at Franklin Templeton, said the market is currently at a turning point as large investors begin deploying capital into liquid crypto funds at an unprecedented scale. Ginns indicated this phase marks a significant shift in

According to Barron's, SpaceX announced plans on Tuesday to build a new space base, Starbase Louisiana, in Louisiana with a $100 billion investment to boost launches of its fully reusable Starship rocket, which is still in testing phases. Wall Street responded positively to the expansion. Morgan St

According to Jin10, gold prices rose over 0.7% on August 27 morning, with Chinese A-share gold concept stocks rallying collectively. Gold has climbed approximately 13% in August. Goldman Sachs, UBS, and Citi Group all turned bullish on gold's medium to long-term outlook. Goldman Sachs' commodities s

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Revolution Medicines' RASONQUE on Wednesday for adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer who have tried chemotherapy or cannot take multi-drug regimens. The approval drew attention to Sellas Life Sciences' experimental drug SLS009, which is in

Coinbase and Better Mortgage expanded their crypto-backed mortgage product to U.S. homebuyers on August 12, allowing eligible borrowers to pledge Bitcoin as collateral for home down payments without selling their holdings. The product became generally available to Coinbase One members following an i

The FDA approved Revolution Medicines' (RVMD) Rasonque on Wednesday (August 27) for metastatic pancreatic cancer in patients previously treated with chemotherapy. In pivotal trials, patients on the once-daily pill achieved median survival of 13.2 months versus 6.7 months on standard chemotherapy, re

According to Coinbase and Better Mortgage, the companies launched their Bitcoin-backed mortgage product to U.S. homebuyers on August 12, allowing borrowers to pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without selling holdings. Coinbase One members can now transfer pledged BTC into a

According to Jin10, Australia's Qantas Group reported on August 27 that its fiscal 2026 after-tax profit fell over 19% year-on-year to 1.29 billion AUD for the year ending June 30, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed up jet fuel prices. Pre-tax profit declined 13.8% to 2.06 billion AU

According to BeInCrypto, Michael Burry has increased his short position in Nvidia and purchased call options expiring in December with strike prices around $200 as a hedge ahead of the chip maker's earnings report. Burry stated the options are not a bullish bet but are funded by existing short and p

According to ChainCatcher, silver (XAG) reached an intraday high of $69.76 and is currently trading at $69.30. Gate's XAG futures contract open interest stands at $72.83 million, securing the second position among major platforms, according to CoinGlass

According to Morgan Stanley's August 25 report, Semtech's second-quarter data center revenue reached $100 million, up 39% quarter-over-quarter and 91% year-over-year, driven by strong 800G FiberEdge and faster-than-expected 1.6T FiberEdge certification. Morgan Stanley raised its price target

Shares of Nike Inc. (NKE), Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS), and Greenland Mines Ltd. (GRML) tumbled to 52-week lows on Wednesday following weak company catalysts, Wall Street price target cuts, and a large public offering. NKE stock fell more than 2% at close after Dick's Sporting Goods

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee raised the base rate by 25 basis points to 3.00% from 2.75% on August 27, but committee member Hwang Geon-il cast a dissenting vote to hold the rate at 2.75%. This marks the first dissenting opinion against a rate hike decision in approximately three

According to the Bank of Korea, the central bank's monetary policy committee raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.0% on August 27, citing elevated growth and persistent inflation risks. The BOK simultaneously raised its 2026 economic growth forecast to 3.3% and 2027

Anthropic is preparing to pitch investors on a total addressable market exceeding $30 trillion as the artificial intelligence developer moves toward an initial public offering, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Claude maker could seek a valuation as high as $2 trillion and raise as much as $