Bitcoin mining stocks rallied as Bitcoin rebounded about 23% over the past week. Canaan rose 67% while American Bitcoin and Cango gained 41% and 53%, beating AI compute names that rose 15% to 21%. Drivers cited include higher US Treasury buybacks, renewed CLARITY Act focus, and $1.6B in short liquidations.

Ripple Prime introduced a Delta One service for institutions, enabling total return swaps linked to US listed equities and indexes as well as digital assets. The unit said the offering lets hedge funds and asset managers trade with a single counterparty and cross margin across supported markets, and added it operates with more than $1 billion in regulatory net capital.

U.S. crypto related stocks extended gains on Aug. 28, led by Purr up 20.46% and MicroStrategy up 12.13%. Coinbase rose 5.81%, CRCL added 6.58%, SBET gained 7.63%, BMNR increased 6.60%, and Robinhood advanced 2.49%, according to market data.

Die Zuckerpreise legen zu, da sich die Erwartungen an ein engeres Angebot verdichten. Das EU-Zuckermarkt-Observatorium rechnet für das Wirtschaftsjahr 2026/27 mit einem Produktionsrückgang von 19% gegenüber dem Vorjahr auf 13,40 Mio. Tonnen. In Indien meldete der Wetterdienst, dass die kumulierten Monsunniederschläge bis zum 26. August um 13% unter dem Normalwert lagen. Branchenverbände erwarten für 2027/28 zudem einen Rückgang der weltweiten Zuckerproduktion um 0,7% auf 177 Mio. Tonnen. Als Haupttreiber gelten wetterbedingte Störungen in Indien, der EU und Thailand. Gleichzeitig dürfte der globale Zuckerverbrauch um 0,4% auf den Rekordwert von 179,991 Mio. Tonnen steigen.

Polish Olympic Committee president Radosław Piesiewicz was arrested as prosecutors investigate whether he received a financial benefit linked to crypto exchange Zondacrypto, Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek said. Prosecutors have not disclosed charges and are examining claims of gifts tied to regulator issues as part of a wider fraud and money laundering probe.

Steelco Gujarat reported FY26 revenue of ₹585.29 crore, up over 1,300% YoY, driven by resumption of manufacturing operations. Net loss widened to ₹372.72 crore from ₹205.38 crore in FY25 due to high finance and operational costs. Company raised ₹140 crore via Secured Listed NCDs in January 2026 to fund working capital and production restart. Post-year-end Rights Issue raised ~₹149 crore to meet Minimum Public Shareholding norms and strengthen balance sheet. Debt-equity ratio stands at 83.47 time

Pump.fun said on Aug. 26 that it has added HyperEVM support, letting users trade any HyperEVM token against USDC using the same interface it offers on Solana. The launchpad said the rollout includes callout rewards and nearzero fees, extending its memecoin trading model to Hyperliquid's EVM execution layer.

Bitcoin traded near 79,520 after touching 80,475 as US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded an eighth straight day of net inflows totaling 2.8 billion, with BlackRock's IBIT contributing 2.02 billion, according to Farside Investors. Grayscale's GBTC saw a 50.4 million outflow on Wednesday, while cumulative category inflows since launch reached 54.7 billion.

Hyperliquid HYPE hit a new all time high of $84.80 on Thursday and traded near $84.07 after a nearly 4% daily gain, with market cap nearing $19 billion. The token has held $77 as support after breaking last week, while weekly and daily charts point to $92 as the next resistance area.