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08-17
August 17, 2026: Pivot Points and Position Signals for Gold, Oil, FX, and Indices
FxStreet reports—Below is the latest installment of the “Pivot Points + Long/Short Position Signals” series for gold, oil, forex, and stock indices, including chart and textual analysis. By comparing the latest net long percentage with the previous day’s net long percentage, a total of 13 position s
MSTR's Bitcoin holdings face a $9.9 billion loss; Bitmine's ETH holdings are down $8.5 billion.
Huo Xing Finance reports, according to on-chain analyst Yujin, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) currently holds 840,447 BTC ($53.452 billion) at an average cost of $75,385, with an unrealized loss of $9.904 billion (-15.6%).
Ethereum treasury company Bitmine (BMNR) purchased 9,926 ETH ($18.
OpenAI and NVIDIA Expand AI Infrastructure, Potential $600 Billion Market by 2030
ChainThink reports that on August 17, according to NVIDIA's press release, OpenAI will build and operate an AI factory at PORTS-Pike using NVIDIA's full-stack DSX AI factory platform, encompassing GPUs, CPUs, networking, and infrastructure software.The initial deployment is expected to provide 4.25
HPC and Douro Labs Support the SEC’s Proposal to Remove the Order Protection Rule
According to ME News, on August 17 (UTC+8), the Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) and Douro Labs, a core contributor to Pyth Network, jointly submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supporting the SEC’s June proposal to repeal Rule 611 of Regulation NMS (the “tr
Smart Contract Engineer Shafu Joins Circle, Former Co-Founder of Merit Systems
ME News reports that on August 17 (UTC+8), smart contract engineer Sharif Elfouly (X handle: shafu) tweeted that he has joined Circle to work on USDC and Arc-related initiatives. Previously, shafu served as a founding engineer at Merit Systems, a smart agent infrastructure company, and worked as a s
Bond Markets Shift Focus to Jackson Hole as Rate Cut Hopes Fade
It’s mid-August, and the bond market has apparently decided that beach season is over. Steven Major, global macro advisor at Tradition (Dubai) Ltd, says the fixed-income world is already laser-focused on the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, scheduled for August 27-29.Major, who joined Traditi
SOL Strategies Reports $1.1M CAD in Q3 2026 from Houdini Swap Acquisition
SOL Strategies, the Solana-focused infrastructure firm trading on both the CSE (HODL) and NASDAQ (STKE), just posted fiscal Q3 2026 results that tell a clear story: the company is no longer just a staking play.The headline number comes from Houdini Swap, a cross-chain trading platform SOL Strategies
Nvidia to Invest Up to $3B in OpenAI's Ohio AI Campus via SB Energy
Nvidia is putting serious money behind OpenAI’s vision for what could become one of the largest AI computing facilities ever built. The chipmaker is negotiating a direct investment of up to $3 billion in SB Energy, the SoftBank subsidiary developing a colossal data center campus in Pike County, Ohio
Fake The Odyssey Files Spread Lumma Stealer Malware
Odaily Planet Daily reports that, several days after the release of the movie "The Odyssey," pirated files disguised as high-definition WEBRip and Blu-ray resources have begun spreading; these files are actually executable programs that infect Windows devices upon execution and carry the Lumma Steal
MSTR's Bitcoin holdings face a $9.9 billion unrealized loss, while Bitmine's ETH portfolio is down $8.5 billion.
Odaily Planet Daily report: According to on-chain analyst Yujin, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) currently holds 840,447 BTC ($53.452 billion), with an average cost basis of $75,385 and an unrealized loss of $9.904 billion (-15.6%).Last week, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine (BMNR) purchas
OpenAI to Build Large AI Infrastructure Project in Ohio with SB Energy and NVIDIA
ChainThink news: On August 17, according to an official announcement, OpenAI will collaborate with SB Energy, NVIDIA, and the U.S. Department of Energy to build a large-scale AI infrastructure project at the PORTS-Pike Technology Park in Pike County, Ohio, with a planned IT capacity of approximately
AI Payments and Tokenization May Drive Growth for Multiple Altcoins
CoinDesk reports:Foreign media commentary suggests that tokenization and AI-driven autonomous payments are converging, potentially becoming a key catalyst for the next phase of certain altcoins. The article’s central assertion is that as machines begin to invoke services and complete settlements wit
Coldcard Hardware Wallet Flaw Led to Major Bitcoin Theft Despite Secure Elements
Coldcard’s dual secure element chips were never broken into. The theft that hit Coldcard wallets from 30 July 2026 exploited a flaw one layer below the chip, in the software that manufactures the seed before that seed is ever handed to the secure element for safekeeping, according to BIT’s technical
U.S. storage sector rises pre-market; Kioxia ADR surges 17%
Huo Xing Finance reports that, on August 17, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. storage sector stocks rose pre-market, with Japanese storage company Kioxia ADR rising over 17% in pre-market trading. Seagate Technology (STX) rose 1.96%; Western Digital (WDC) rose 2.59%; SanDisk (SNDK) rose
Harmony to Roll Back Chain After Forged ONE Tokens Spread
The blockchain says it will reverse roughly 109,000 transactions following an exploit that produced counterfeit ONE tokens.Harmony, the layer-1 blockchain known for its cross-chain bridge, has said it plans to roll back its chain after forged versions of its native ONE token spread across the networ
