North Korean hackers have laundered more than $30 million worth of Bitcoin through decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid over the past three weeks, Arkham data show. The activity comes as U.S. President Donald Trump and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) seek to bring the offshore venue within a U.S. regulatory framework. The timing has fueled market concerns about the platform’s compliance and security.

Pump.fun sold another 132,935 SOL about 9 hours ago, worth roughly $13.75 million, according to Lookonchain. So far, the address has sold a cumulative 5,110,924 SOL valued at about $834.3 million. The average selling price was $163.2 per SOL.

Bitfinex said Bitcoin held above $77,100 even after Federal Reserve Chair Warsh delivered hawkish remarks at Jackson Hole that lifted the probability of a September rate hike to 57%. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of nearly $1 billion last week, while Ethereum investment products posted 10 straight days of net inflows totaling $815.7 million. On the macro front, U.S. PCE inflation rose to 3.7% and annualized private demand growth in the second quarter was 4.2%, alongside a widening deficit of $1.8 trillion. Bitfinex said ETF activity and stablecoin liquidity continue to support prices, but rate-hike expectations are capping upside.

A renewed U.S.-Iran military clash in the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude above US$90 a barrel and sent the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to a 19-month high. Hawkish remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh added to risk-off sentiment, weighing on Asia-Pacific equity index futures in overnight trade. Nikkei 225 night futures closed down 630 points at 65,820, while Hang Seng Index night futures slipped 107 points to 25,346.

HKEX released its list of the 10 most actively traded southbound stocks on July 31, featuring names such as Tencent, Alibaba and Meituan. In the Shanghai link, Zhipu saw net selling of HK$858.10 million and MiniMax recorded net selling of HK$524.59 million, while Meituan posted net buying of HK$334.44 million and Tencent had net buying of HK$182.54 million. China Construction Bank logged net selling of HK$1.03 billion, and in the Shenzhen link Meituan recorded net selling of HK$1.19 billion while Tencent saw net buying of HK$229.09 million, according to ETNet.

JFB Construction Holdings and XTEND plan to complete their business combination on Sept. 3, 2026, with the merged company to be renamed XTEND AI Robotics. The company’s shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 4, 2026 under the ticker XTND. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Form S-4 registration statement on Aug. 11, 2026, removing a key regulatory hurdle ahead of closing.

The euro rose 0.15% against the U.S. dollar during Monday’s European session, trading near 1.1600 as the greenback pulled back. Germany’s preliminary CPI accelerated to 2.4% year on year and the harmonized CPI rose to 2.6%, both higher than the prior readings and above market expectations. The figures strengthened the outlook for a tighter European Central Bank policy stance.

The euro fell to a two-week low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as the greenback strengthened. Recent U.S. retail sales and inflation data have prompted markets to reprice Federal Reserve expectations, with traders pushing back the timing of a first rate cut. The U.S. dollar index (DXY) rose 0.4% on the day. If the Fed keeps rates high while the European Central Bank shifts toward easing, the dollar could stay firm and weigh on multinational earnings.