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Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.82 to $3.52 cents across the board on Thursday. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed dressed sales of $340-341 on 80 of the 2,002 head offered and other bids of $220. Feeder cattle futures were $3.10 to $3.97 higher on the session with August expiring up $1 at $333.75. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 80 cents on August 26 to $333.47. Export Sales data from USDA showed beef…

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Key insight: CIBC’s most tariff-sensitive loans amount to a tiny fraction of its overall loan portfolio, according to Chief Credit Officer Frank Guse.Supporting data: The net interest margin for the Canadian bank’s U.S. operations dipped by 14 basis points to 3.76%, due in part to stronger credit quality.Expert quote: “Loans are getting repriced down the price grid, which implies improving credit quality.” — Kevin Li, CEO of CIBC Bank USALike several of its north-of-the-border competitors, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce got an earnings boost last quarter from its U.S. operations, which showed strong loan growth and resilient credit quality.Processing ContentCIBC’s…

Key TakeawaysU.K. plans a second Bank of England objective to support stablecoins and digital payments.Bank of England’s new remit could speed tokenized finance while keeping stability.House of Lords debates the change Sept. 7 and 9, shaping the U.K.’s next stablecoin rules. Lucy Rigby Backs New Bank of England Mandate for Digital Finance The U.K. is moving to give the Bank of England a formal role in encouraging innovation across stablecoins, tokenized finance and digital payment infrastructure, as policymakers seek to keep regulation aligned with rapid technological change. Under the proposal, the Bank would receive a secondary objective to support innovation…

In brief StarkWare says the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction has been mined on Bitcoin mainnet. The method uses hash-based security without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules. StarkWare still favors a soft fork as a long-term defense against quantum computers. Starkware, the blockchain infrastructure company behind Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet, says the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction has been mined on the Bitcoin mainnet, testing a way to protect funds from future quantum attacks without changing the network’s consensus rules.In a blog post on Wednesday, Starkware said the transaction used Quantum-Safe Bitcoin, or QSB, a method developed by Starkware researcher Avihu Levy. Levy…

Matt Corallo followed up on an earlier post on Aug. 25, addressing what stablecoin users increasingly see: apps routing around ETH, SOL, and other non-stablecoin tokens.A wallet can let someone receive and send USDC without displaying a native-token balance. Behind that interface, an app, paymaster, sponsor, or infrastructure provider still settles the network fee in the asset the chain accepts.The native-token demand debate turns on who funds execution, manages the fee balance, and absorbs volatility after the user-facing requirement disappears.The scale of the stablecoin rail makes that question more than a user-experience footnote. Visa’s Onchain Analytics dashboard showed about $1.3 trillion…

The courtroom combat across state and federal courts is so far producing roughly split outcomes, suggesting a big job may be coming for the Supreme Court.

Rongchai Wang Aug 28, 2026 00:20 Tezos baking in 2026 requires 6,000 XTZ (~$1,284) and minimal hardware. Learn setup, rewards, and market context. Becoming a Tezos baker in 2026 is more accessible than ever, with lower capital requirements, improved tools, and simplified hardware needs. If you’re considering running a validator on the Tezos blockchain, here’s what you need to know about costs, setup, and the broader market context.Capital Requirements: 6,000 XTZ (~$1,284)To operate as a private baker, you need 6,000 tez (XTZ) of baking power. At the current XTZ price of $0.213958 (as…

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