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- India extends cotton import duty exemption until 2025 to counter U.S. 50% tariffs on Indian exports, boosting textile competitiveness through cheaper global inputs. - Policy triggered mixed market reactions: textile stocks surged 9% while export-oriented firms faced 12% selloff amid U.S. trade tensions and volatile cotton futures. - Long-term gains favor U.S. cotton producers (e.g., 10% price premium in India) and diversified investors in ETFs like COTN, despite 64.84% historical drawdown risks. - Strate
- U.S. 30-year mortgage rates averaged 6.548% on Aug. 29, 2025, showing minor daily fluctuations amid broader stability. - Despite Fed rate cuts since late 2024, rates remain elevated due to inflation, national debt, and Fed balance sheet reductions. - Homebuyers face challenges from "golden handcuffs" and high rates, requiring strong credit (740+) and DTI ratios under 36%. - Analysts predict short-term volatility but no return to pandemic-era sub-3% rates, with policy responses to inflation as key drivers.
- As of August 2025, 55 million Bitcoin wallets show profits, signaling market maturation and long-term investment trends. - Average 4.4-year holding periods and 21% U.S. adult crypto ownership highlight Bitcoin's adoption as a stable store of value. - Institutional investments and Bitcoin's 2025 halving event reinforce its resilience, with 560 million global users boosting network utility. - Profitability metrics remain methodologically unclear, but growing adoption and reduced volatility confirm Bitcoin'
- ZRX plummeted 332.08% in 24 hours to $0.2481 on Aug 29, 2025, amid extreme short-term volatility. - Despite recent 3.9% weekly gain and 814.69% monthly surge, ZRX remains down 4396.33% year-to-date. - Technical analysis shows bearish long-term trends but short-term momentum recovery, complicating trading strategies. - A backtest proposes buying ZRX after 10% daily drops, holding 5 days, to exploit potential reversal patterns.
- Chainlink and Pyth partner with U.S. Department of Commerce to bring key economic data onchain via BEA metrics. - Data is accessible on major blockchains, enabling DeFi innovations like inflation-linked products and real-time prediction markets. - U.S. aims to enhance transparency and position as blockchain leader, with PYTH and LINK tokens surging post-announcement. - Global adoption trends emerge as U.S. sets precedent for blockchain-based data distribution, fostering trust and accessibility.
- Portal to Bitcoin raises $50M to develop BitScaler, a trust-minimized adapter enabling native Bitcoin transactions across 30+ blockchains without custodial bridges. - BitScaler uses modified multi-party channels and Taproot scripts to reduce on-chain footprints, slashing fees while maintaining non-custodial control over funds. - The protocol's Hub-and-Spoke network and Portal Attestation Chain ensure verifiable cross-chain operations, positioning Bitcoin as a scalable DeFi settlement layer. - With Bitcoi
- The 2025 EU-US Trade Pact slashes US tariffs on EU cars to 15% from 27.5%, boosting European automakers' competitiveness in North America. - EU procurement commitments guarantee $750B in US LNG/oil/nuclear energy purchases through 2028, creating long-term windfalls for energy firms. - Dual tariff reductions and $600B EU investments in US clean energy sectors accelerate infrastructure expansion and decarbonization transitions. - Strategic synergies emerge through cross-sector partnerships, including defen
- Tether integrates USDT on Bitcoin via RGB Protocol, enabling private, scalable transactions and Lightning Network compatibility. - This expands Bitcoin’s utility for DeFi and institutional use, leveraging $167B USDT liquidity while addressing high fees and slow settlement. - Challenges include RGB wallet development and regulatory scrutiny, though Tether’s $4.9B Q2 profits and 68% stablecoin market share support adoption.
- Aleo joins GDN as first privacy-first Layer-1 blockchain, enabling encrypted stablecoin infrastructure for cross-border payments and DeFi. - Zero-knowledge tech bridges privacy-compliance gap, allowing institutions to manage treasury and settlements without exposing financial data. - Partnerships with Revolut and Google Cloud expand institutional access and enterprise adoption of privacy-centric Web3 solutions. - Technical upgrades and growing staking activity reinforce Aleo's position as a future-ready
- 12:06Analysis: Tether's BTC reserve address is the sixth largest BTC walletJinse Finance reported that, according to on-chain analyst Ember’s monitoring, on the last day of Q3, Tether withdrew 8,888.8 BTC (1 billion USD) from a certain exchange to their BTC reserve address. This may be the BTC they purchased during Q2 and Q3 (April to September): Since Tether announced in May 2023 that it would regularly use 15% of company profits to purchase bitcoin for reserves, the last time they withdrew BTC was on the last day of Q1. Currently, their BTC reserve address holds 86,335 BTC (9.75 billions USD), making it the sixth largest BTC wallet. Calculated at the price when they withdrew from the exchange, the average purchase price of these BTC is about 48,542 USD, which means they are currently sitting on an unrealized profit of as much as 5.5 billions USD.
- 12:06Nasdaq-listed company Sky Quarry announces the launch of a digital asset treasury and plans to raise $100 million.Jinse Finance reported that Nasdaq-listed company Sky Quarry has announced the launch of a digital asset treasury, aiming to strengthen the company's balance sheet to drive business growth. It is reported that the company also disclosed that its board of directors has approved seeking to raise 100 millions USD to support its digital asset financial strategy in phases, while retaining sufficient working capital for operational activities.
- 12:05JPMorgan U.S. Treasury client survey shows bullish positions rise to highest level since AprilJinse Finance reported that a JPMorgan US Treasury client survey showed that as of the week ending September 29, the proportion of long positions increased by 2 percentage points, reaching the highest level since April 7. The proportion of short positions decreased by 2 percentage points, while neutral positions remained unchanged. The net long position ratio reached its highest level since August 18. In contrast, active clients were net short for the first time in nearly a year.