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The S&P 500 has gained 13.5% in 2026, outpacing US consumer prices, which rose 3.4% over the 12 months through July. The trend also holds over the longer term. Historical data show that the index has outpaced US inflation in 16 of the past 20 calendar years. How the S&P 500 Has Performed Against Inflation The S&P 500 delivered a 14.76% real return in 2025 after accounting for 2.70% inflation, according to The Kobeissi Letter. The index also recorded strong real returns in the previous two years, gaining 21.47% in 2024 and 22.11% in 2023. “Stocks have historically been one…

Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by mid-2027 and climb to $300,000 at the peak of its next bull cycle in 2029, according to Wall Street brokerage Bernstein.Analysts led by Gautam Chhugani said in an Aug. 26 client note that Bitcoin could recover to around $125,000 by the end of 2026 before reaching a new all-time high near $150,000 in mid-2027. Bernstein’s longer-term forecast places Bitcoin at approximately $300,000 in 2029, while its previous projection of $1 million by the end of 2033 remains intact.The firm’s outlook is based partly on Bitcoin maintaining its historical four-year market cycle, but Bernstein also sees…

Zakura says a new cryptography stack makes mobile proof generation more than 14 times faster, removing one of the biggest delays users face when sending private ZEC.

Odds of a rate hike in September remain below 60% despite Warsh’s hawkish speech on Friday. Observers downplay fears of tightening.

Solana validators just made a big call. They’ve collectively agreed to cancel 18.9 million SOL in a direct effort to pull back on inflation that’s been eating at the network’s economic stability. That’s not a small number. Burning nearly 19 million SOL is a hard, deliberate move — the kind that doesn’t happen without serious internal pressure from stakeholders who’ve watched inflationary dynamics quietly erode confidence in the ecosystem. Validators didn’t drift into this decision. They pushed for it, agreed on it, and moved. The goal is pretty much what you’d expect: tighten supply, stabilize the network, and send a…

In brief The CFTC fined former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez $172,000 to settle charges he misappropriated advance knowledge of presidential speeches to trade “presidential mention market” contracts. Perez generated over $107,500 in profits between December 2025 and February 2026; his settlement includes disgorging $107,539.02, a $65,000 penalty and a three-year trading ban. The case highlights insider-trading risks shadowing fast-growing prediction markets, echoing prior incidents. A former White House teleprompter operator has agreed to pay $172,000 to settle charges that he traded on advance knowledge of presidential speeches, betting on prediction markets tied to the words President Donald Trump…

Washington, United States, August 28th, 2026, Chainwire As prediction-market volume hits record highs and regulators circle, identically worded midterm questions are trading several points apart depending on the venue. Predictions.io now tracks 9,700+ markets across Kalshi, Polymarket and Manifold in one place – with free fee and odds calculators so traders can see what a price actually costs them. Prediction markets have never been bigger, or more contested. Kalshi, Polymarket and Polymarket US together posted a record $50.59 billion in combined volume in July, with Kalshi accounting for roughly 74.5% of the total. In the same month, New York City…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 28th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has launched Earn Plus, a new flexible savings product, and introduced a limited-time event that offers eligible users an APR boost of up to 800%. Earn Plus is a flexible savings product that allows users to stake stablecoins and earn daily interest. The product offers 100% principal protection, with interest generated from low-risk, high-liquidity assets. Earn Plus has no lock-up period or maximum subscription limit, allowing users to stake and redeem assets at any time, with redemptions processed within seconds. Interest is calculated hourly and settled…

Costa Rica, August 28, 2026 — Frogbet, a new cryptocurrency casino and sportsbook, has officiallylaunched at frogbet.com, debuting a catalog of 70 original games developed entirely in-house alongsidemore than 7,000 titles from providers including Pragmatic Play, Hacksaw Gaming and BGaming.Every Frogbet original is provably fair, allowing players to cryptographically verify the outcome of anybet at any time. The proprietary catalog spans in-house slots, eight blackjack variants, poker, and a fullrange of instant games including Mines, Dice, Plinko, Crash, Limbo and Keno — none of which areavailable on any other platform. According to the team, Frogbet’s proprietary slots are the first…

Singapore, Singapore, August 27th, 2026, Chainwire TermMax, a fixed-rate lending protocol built by Term Structure Labs, announced on August 26 that it has received a strategic investment from YZi Labs. Terms were not disclosed. TermMax was selected for YZi Labs’ EASY Residency Season 3 and has raised more than $8 million to date. Its earlier backers include Cumberland DRW — which led the 2023 seed round — HashKey Capital, Decima Fund, Longling Capital and MZ Web3 Fund. The protocol has been live on mainnet since April 2025 and now runs across 10 EVM-compatible chains, with 60 fixed-rate markets, 40 strategy…