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China Triples e-CNY Bank Network From 10 to 30 in 2026
PBOC said on Aug. 17, 2026 the e-CNY operator network expanded to 30 after adding eight banks, up from 22 on Apr. 2 and 10 previously, as new rules allow interest.
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BTC Explodes Higher After Federal Reserve Intervention (August 2026)
The US Federal Reserve felt obliged to come into the market on Wednesday and buy long-dated treasury bonds in order to stem the creeping tide of higher bond...
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Cantor Opens Kalshi Block Trades to 3,000 Institutional Clients
Cantor Fitzgerald will broker block trades on Kalshi for about 3,000 institutional clients, with SIG providing pricing, following CFTC-cleared block-trade...
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US Retail Sales Fall 0.6% in July, First Drop in Nine Months
U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in July 2026 to $763.6B, the largest monthly drop since May 2025; nonstore receipts declined...
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ONS: UK GDP Grows 0.4% in Q2 2026
ONS says UK GDP grew 0.4% in Q2 2026, easing from 0.6% in Q1. Expenditure rose on investment and consumption;...
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Strait of Hormuz Risk Premium: How a Chokepoint Reprices Markets
Strait of Hormuz moves roughly 20 million b/d of oil and products. Disruption risk adds a premium across crude, LNG,...
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Treasury Buybacks vs QE: Why Buying $4B of Bonds Is Different
U.S. Treasury raising certain buybacks to at least $4B per operation isn’t QE. QE creates bank reserves; buybacks are fi...
Stablecoins
Ethena Adds $1B FalconX Credit Facility to USDe's Return Engine
FalconX launches a $1B secured warehouse with Ethena, routing USDe reserve assets into overcollateralized institutional...
Altcoins
Sanect Network Goes Live: 12,000 TPS Privacy Chain Debuts on Mainnet
BNB launched at $0.10. A $100 entry became over $700,000 at the token's peak. The difference between the people who made...
Trading
Best Trading Platforms To Detect Scams and Rug Pulls in 2026
An estimated $17 billion was lost to crypto scams last year, much of it tied to rug pulls and fraudulent token launches....
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Target Q2 Comparable Sales Rise 3.8% as Digital Growth Hits 8.7%
Target Q2 comparable sales rose 3.8% as digital comps climbed 8.7% on same‑day demand; net sales reached $26.54B. EPS go...
Crypto
Fairshake's $2M Florida Primary Loss Tests Crypto PAC Spending Power
Protect Progress logged $2M+ in Florida IEs while MI‑13 saw $2M+ fail to save an incumbent. FEC data shows $51M shifted...