Geopolitics

CME CEO Terry Duffy told the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee that perpetual futures and 24/7 trading are unavoidable trends for traditional finance. According to Duffy, decentralized platforms such as trade.xyz are directly challenging the U.S. market through around-the-clock trading, even

According to ChainCatcher, China's Central Committee on Cybersecurity and Information Work released the "Promoting High-Quality Development of Information and Communications Enterprises Action Plan (2026-2030)" on August 21. The plan prioritizes accelerated legislation in emerging sectors

On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held the inaugural meeting of its Innovation Advisory Committee, discussing three major topics: crypto market regulation, artificial intelligence in finance, and prediction markets. In his opening remarks, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig explicitly proposed a “roadmap for the new frontier of finance,” emphasizing that the United States should strive to be a rulemaker in areas such as blockchain, AI, and prediction markets ra

A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump and his family have benefited inappropriately from cryptocurrency ventures, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted over four days ending Aug. 17. The survey found that 63% of 1,166 U.S. adults considered the family's crypto profits inapprop

According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll ending Aug. 17, 63% of Americans questioned whether President Trump's family appropriately profited from cryptocurrency ventures, while 32% said the earnings were appropriate. The poll surveyed 1,166 U.S. adults with a margin of error of about three percentage

Bitcoin surged toward $79,000 on Friday, briefly crossing the level after gaining more than 5% on Thursday and roughly 7% on Wednesday. The rally was triggered by two major catalysts: the U.S. Treasury announced it would at least double the size of buybacks for government securities maturing

According to remarks made at a White House crypto and fintech leadership conference on August 20, former President Trump named Hyperliquid and stated that CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the platform into the U.S. in "a completely compliant and legal" manner. Trump emphasized the

In April, as part of its 21st package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union imposed restrictions on crypto platforms in third countries and on four entities linked to A7, including entities in Africa. These measures reflect the EU's efforts to disrupt the crypto channels through which Russia supports cross-border flows of technology, military materials, and funds following the imposition of military sanctions. According to a Kharon review, the bloc's strategy has changed rapidly—from l

A Wired report detailed a simulated cyberattack scenario in which China could target civilian infrastructure in the U.S. with digital bombs. Over the past 24 hours, market pricing for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan by December 31, 2027, rose from 12% to 13.5%, suggesting participants view th

According to Wired, a simulated cyberattack scenario highlighting China's potential to target U.S. civilian infrastructure has influenced market pricing for geopolitical risk. Market odds for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by the end of 2027 rose from 12% to 13.5% over the past 24 hours, reflecting in

On August 20, attackers released malicious versions of the Rust packages arrayref, internment, and append-only-vec. arrayref is present in approximately three-quarters of Rust development environments and is widely used in Solana and Ethereum tooling. The malicious versions were removed within 86 minutes of their release, and the Rust security response team said the maintainers themselves may have been victims. Attack Mechanism: A Typosquatted proc-macro1 Dependency, Hidden Build Script, and Two

According to Protos, the UK's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent over 81,000 warning letters to crypto holders with suspected unpaid taxes in the 2025/26 tax year, compared to 27,714 in the previous year. The agency attributed most unpaid taxes to capital gains during the bull market

According to Odaily, Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov stated at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Board's inaugural meeting that coordinated efforts between U.S. financial regulators are critical to maintaining American competitiveness. He noted that improved regulatory clarity has begun restoring market

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its midweek rebound, trading at around $74,430 as of August 21. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said that even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass, the crypto industry will still receive market structure rules. CME CEO Terrence Duffy, Selig, and a Kalshi executive engaged in a heated debate over prediction market regulation. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights Bloomberg reported that CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said the crypto industry will receive market structure rules even if Co