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Circle's USDC Treasury minted two 250 million USDC batches on Solana (~$500M). On-chain mints don't show whether tokens entered circulation.
Trackers show 500 million XRP 'unlocked' on Sept. 1 followed Ripple's monthly escrow schedule; no evidence of a $689M open-market sale.
CBO finds automatic stabilizers will barely reduce deficits from 2026–2036, leaving structurally large federal deficits averaging 6.1% of potential GDP.
July PCE inflation stayed at 3.7% (core 3.3%), well above the Fed's 2% goal, while real consumer spending was essentially flat.
AAA says August 2026 was the first August on record with U.S. national average gasoline above $4 a gallon every day, underscoring persistent summer fuel costs.
Nvidia posted a record $96.2B quarter and forecast $108B next quarter as data-center AI demand drives revenue; outlook excludes China compute.
Second BEA estimate leaves Q2 GDP at 1.5% but shows stronger private demand, firmer inflation and a sharp jump in corporate profits.
Bitcoin topped $81,000 on Aug. 25 — its highest since mid‑May — after nearly $2bn of U.S. spot‑ETF inflows, Treasury long‑bond buybacks and a softer dollar.
SEC’s Corporation Finance will stop issuing nonbinding no-action and no-objection replies on Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals, shifting disputes away from staff review.
Polish outlets report Zondacrypto founder Przemysław Kral is cooperating with prosecutors and seeking sentence mitigation in a probe into at least 2.4bn zloty losses.
A GAO report finds limited evidence on what the original Opportunity Zones achieved, even as Qualified Opportunity Funds held $108B; revisions may improve tracking.
FTC and five state attorneys general proposed undoing Zillow’s $100M deal with Redfin and would require Redfin to restart its rental-advertising business.
Grayscale says its Zcash trust may begin trading on NYSE Arca around Aug. 25 under ticker ZCSH, pending regulatory approvals; ZEC surged above $814.
Bitcoin rose into the high $79,000s after a roughly 20% rally Aug. 19–21, driven by large U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETF inflows, a derivatives short squeeze and policy news.
The 11th Circuit on Aug. 20 vacated a DOT order forcing Delta and Aeroméxico to unwind their antitrust‑immunized joint venture, preserving the partnership.
Samsung's board approved an estimated KRW 90–110 trillion 2026 shareholder-return plan, including KRW 30 trillion in dividends and KRW 15 trillion buybacks.
Blockchain records show Tether minted roughly $1 billion USDT to a Tron treasury wallet on Aug. 10; no clear evidence it entered broader markets.
Manhattan court approved CFTC supplemental orders banning trading and registration for ex‑FTX insiders Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang; no civil fines sought.
The Surface Transportation Board lifted the merger proceeding out of abeyance, reviving the environmental review and setting deadlines for public comments.
SEC filed a civil case Aug. 18 accusing three former Tricolor executives of double-pledging loans and falsifying data in ABS offerings before the lender's 2025 collapse.