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Chinese Bonds Draw $2.5B in Foreign Inflows as Global Markets Sell

Low inflation and coal-heavy energy mix let Beijing hold rates steady while peers hike, pulling capital from other emerging markets.

● Top storyBy The Research Desk4 min readUpdated 3m ago
Chinese Bonds Draw $2.5B in Foreign Inflows as Global Markets Sell
Digital AssetsCrypto ETF Inflows Surge Across BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP as Institutional Appetite Defies MacroMultiple major accounts are tracking a broad wave of spot ETF inflows on August 18, even as South Korean markets crater and geopolitical tensions flare.Macro & RatesUK Inflation Hit 3-Month High; Gilt Curve Reprices Rate-Cut OddsEnergy bill surge pushes British consumer prices to March peak, forcing bond market to price in extended holding pattern for Bank of EnglandSports BusinessLost Ted Williams Footage Shows the Greatest Hitter Was Right All AlongA 1987 fishing-trip debate between Williams and Bobby Doerr, recovered from late Red Sox teammate Boo Ferriss's home, shows how far ahead of his era Williams truly was.
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OpenAI's 20% Compute Tax: The Math Behind Its AI Safety Pause
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The hardcoded gas floor every dApp assumes is about to disappear — here is what that means for how Ethereum accounts work.

By Gokhshtein MediaAugust 18, 20265 min read
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Digital Assets

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By Gokhshtein MediaAugust 19, 20262 min read
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Metaplanet Acquires Super League Enterprise for $134.6M Bitcoin Treasury Play

Japanese firm deploys 2,100 bitcoin to establish U.S. Nasdaq-listed vehicle for corporate treasury strategy, acquiring 96 percent stake in gaming company rebranded as Superplanet.

“Japan's Metaplanet is establishing its first U.S. operating foothold by acquiring Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise for $134.6 million, announced Aug. 18, 2026. Under the definitive agreement, Me”

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