August 27: About Ethereum and Bitcoin ETFs
On August 27, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $307.2 million in total net inflows, marking five consecutive days of inflows. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $81.2 million in total net inflows.
Philippine Senator Suggests Putting National Budget On-Chain
Philippine Senator Bam Aquino wants the country’s national budget placed on a blockchain platform; a move he said would make every peso spent traceable by citizens. “No one is crazy enough to put their transactions on blockchain, where every single step of the way will be logged and transparent to every single citizen. But we want to start,” Aquino said in a statement at the Manila Tech Summit held on Wednesday.
Community Voting Opens for Solana’s Alpenglow Proposal From 12.8 Seconds to 150 Milliseconds
Solana’s new consensus proposal, SIMD-0326 (Alpenglow), has entered the community voting phase, running from Epochs 840 to 842 (each Epoch lasts about 2 days). The proposal requires two-thirds of votes (yes vs. no) to pass. As of now (Epoch 840), voter turnout is around 9.87%, with 9.76% in favour. Alpenglow aims to reduce block finality time from 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.
HK Official Skips Crypto Event to Avoid Eric Trump
Hong Kong SFC executive director Eric Yip and lawmaker Johnny Ng was removed from the speaker list for the Bitcoin Asia conference, scheduled for August 28–29, after being advised to avoid contact with Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump. Archived event pages had previously listed them as speakers.
Zhou Xiaochuan Says Stablecoins Offer Limited Advantages Over China’s Retail Payment Systems
According to Bloomberg, former People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan warned that stablecoins could fuel speculation and undermine financial stability. He noted that stablecoins offer limited cost advantages compared to China’s existing retail payment systems and added that claims of “extremely high” traditional cross-border payment costs may be exaggerated
Nvidia Posts $46.74 Billion Q2 Revenue and Guides $54 Billion for Q3
Nvidia reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $46.74 billion, up 56% year-over-year and slightly above the $46.23 billion consensus. For Q3, the company expects revenue of $54.0 billion (±2%), a gross margin of approximately 73.5%, and operating expenses around $4.2 billion. Nvidia returned $24.3 billion to shareholders in the first half of FY2026 and expanded its share repurchase authorization by $60 billion.
Ex-Polymarket team launches onchain prediction markets with $15M round
Former team members behind prediction market platform Polymarket have launched a new venture, The Clearing Company. It secured a $15 million seed round led by Union Square Ventures, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Other investors include Haun Ventures, Variant, Coinbase Ventures, Compound, Rubik, Earl Grey, Cursor Capital, Asylum and several angel backers.
Paraguay Backs Polkadot in Push to Tokenize Key Infrastructure
Paraguay invests in Polkadot (DOT) to tokenize innovation hub, including a hotel, university, and data center, signaling a move towards digital asset integration.
South Korean Firm Bit Planet Unveils $40M Bitcoin Treasury Strategy
South Korean Bit planet announces Bitcoin treasury strategy, making it the first global institutional BTC treasury company in the country with plans to buy $40M worth of BTC as a start.
$1,000,000,000 USDT Just Minted on Ethereum
Tether minted $1 billion USDT on Ethereum highlighting continued stablecoin growth and institutional adoption.
Aave Launches Horizon, an İnstitutional RWA-Backed Stablecoin Market
Aave Labs has launched Horizon, a new lending platform for institutions to borrow stablecoins against real-world assets. At launch, Horizon supports collateral from Superstate, Centrifuge, and Circle, with assets such as tokenized U.S. Treasury bills and AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations. The platform also integrates Chainlink’s NAVLink, ensuring accurate valuations of RWA collateral.
