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BitMine Scoops Up Over 300,000 ETH in One Week — Stock Soars 10% in Pre-Market Trading
BitMine is now the third-largest crypto treasury globally, trailing only MicroStrategy and MARA Blockchain, and ranks as the 25th most liquid U.S. stock, trading an average of $2.2 billion per day.
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Mon, Aug 11
Stablecoins Hit All-Time High — What Does It Really Mean for the Crypto Market?
On Monday, August 11, the global stablecoin market reached a new milestone, with total capitalization climbing to $281.3 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. This marks the highest level in history and signals renewed momentum across digital asset markets.
U.S. July CPI Data Set for Strong Release,U.S. Tariffs on Semiconductors and Pharmaceuticals May Be Imminent【The week ahead】
TradingKey - Last week, all three major U.S. equity indexes posted gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.35%, the S&P 500 advancing 2.43%, and the Nasdaq Composite surging 3.87%, while the Nasdaq-100 climbed 3.73%.
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Mon, Aug 11
"Buyback Addiction": US Share Repurchases Set to Smash $1 Trillion Record in 2025
TradingKey - The U.S. equity market is witnessing an unprecedented stock buyback surge, with Birinyi Associates reporting that S&P 500 companies have announced $983.6 billion in repurchase programs for 2025—the strongest start since records began in 1982. Full-year totals are projected to exceed $1.TradingKey
Mon, Aug 11
Bessent on the Fed’s Future Leadership: Waller Emerges as the Quiet Frontrunner
TradingKey - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently laid out clear criteria for the next Federal Reserve Chair — a statement that not only reveals the Trump administration’s strategic vision for the central bank but is widely interpreted by markets as an implicit endorsement of current FedTradingKey
Mon, Aug 11
[U.S. IPO Watch] SoftBank’s Big Move – PayPay’s $2 Billion Offering Could Be Just the Beginning
TradingKey – SoftBank Group is accelerating plans to take its mobile payments giant PayPay public in the U.S. According to multiple U.S. media sources citing insiders, SoftBank has selected Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan StanleyTradingKey
Mon, Aug 11
"Golden Decade" for HBM? SK Hynix Predicts 30% Annual Growth Through 2030
TradingKey - According to a Reuters report, SK Hynix executive Choi Jun-yong stated that the market for artificial intelligence (AI)-specific memory chips is projected to grow at an annual rate of 30% through 2030.TradingKey
Mon, Aug 11
PRECIOUS-Gold slips 1% as investors focus on US-Russia talks on Ukraine
US consumer prices index data due on TuesdaySpeculators raise net long position in COMEX gold -CFTCUS gold futures down 2%Spot gold may fall towards $3,314-$3,342 range - techBy Brijesh Patel Aug 11 (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped 1% on Monday as market participants focussed on the upcoming U.S.-...Reuters
Mon, Aug 11
“Pay to Play” in China? NVIDIA and AMD to Hand Over 15% Chip Revenue to Buy Export Licenses
TradingKey - Beyond the “investment-for-tariff” model, the U.S. government has introduced a new and unprecedented trade tactic: requiring American tech giants to hand over a percentage of their foreign sales revenue in exchange for export licenses. This “pay-to-play” scheme — described by some as
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Mon, Aug 11
Copper hits over one-week high on softer dollar, China demand hopes
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Copper futures climbed on Monday to hit their highest in more than a week, aided by a softer dollar and China demand hopes, even though supply concerns eased after Codelco got the nod to restart operations at the El Teniente mine in Chile.Reuters
Mon, Aug 11
WTI holds below $63.00 as traders await possible US-Russia meeting
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $62.75 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday. The WTI remains under selling pressure after posting the steepest weekly losses since late June in the previous session.Fxstreet
Mon, Aug 11
Bessent says new Fed chair should be someone who can examine organization, Nikkei reports
TOKYO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the new Federal Reserve chair should be someone "who can examine the whole organization" as the Fed's mission has included so many things outside of monetary policy and has put its independence at riskReuters
Mon, Aug 11
Oil prices fall as market eyes US-Russia talks on Ukraine
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday, extending declines of more than 4% last week on higher U.S. tariffs on its trading partners, an OPEC output hike, and expectations the U.S. and Russia were moving closer to a Ukraine ceasefire pact.Reuters
Mon, Aug 11
Shares edge ahead in Asia, Nikkei futures near record peak
SYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Major share indexes crept higher in Asia on Monday as upbeat company earnings underpinned high valuations in the tech sector, while a crucial report on U.S. inflation would likely set the course of the dollar and bonds.Reuters
Mon, Aug 11
SK Hynix expects AI memory market to grow 30% a year to 2030
SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix 000660.KS forecasts that the market for a specialized form of memory chip designed for artificial intelligence will grow 30% a year until 2030, a senior executive said in an interview with Reuters.Reuters
Mon, Aug 11
Ethereum Surges 24% in a Week, Hits 4-Year High — A Bigger Winner in the Trump Era?
TradingKey - On August 10, Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, broke through $4,300, marking its first close above $4,000 in 2025 and reaching its highest level since late 2021. The rally — a 24% weekly gain — outpaced all major crypto peers, including Bitcoin (+6%), XRP (+9%)HK Movers | Gold Stocks Slide as Spot Gold Falls Below $3,370. Chifeng Gold, Shandong Gold down over 6%, and Zhaojin Mining down over 5%
Hong Kong-listed gold stocks fell broadly, with Chifeng Gold, Shandong Gold down over 6%, and Zhaojin Mining, China Gold International down over 5%; Tongguan Gold down over 4%.Spot gold in Asia saw a brief drop at the open, falling below $3,370 per ounce and currently trading at $3,369.38, down...Tiger News
Mon, Aug 11
Engine Capital builds stake in Avantor, plans to push it to sell itself, WSJ reports
Aug 10 (Reuters) - Activist investor Engine Capital has built a stake in Avantor AVTR.N and plans to push the life-sciences company to sell itself or make other changes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
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