CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.1% as Index Trades Higher

[Circle collaborates with Finastra to promote USDC for cross-border payments] Financial software company Finastra has partnered with stablecoin issuer Circle to enable banks to integrate USDC in cross-border payments. This move will provide banks with a flexible settlement solution without relying on the traditional correspondent banking system.

Integrating USDC into Finastra’s payments hub aims to cut costs and speed up international transfers.

Bitget WLFI/USDT's perpetual trading volume surged 32 times within 10 minutes, with a turnover of $109 million in the past 24 hours, an increase of 4.29% A surge in trading volume generally indicates an increase in market trading activity or large-scale fund buying and selling operations, which may be caused by certain important market changes or news announcements. According to AiCoin data, the comprehensive ranking of Bitget contracts ranks fourth globally

[U.S. Treasury Secretary: Interviews for Federal Reserve Chair Candidates Begin September 1] On August 28, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent stated that there are 11 candidates for the Federal Reserve Chair position. Interviews will begin after Labor Day (September 1), and the final list will be submitted to Trump.

[Hackers Exploit Anthropic AI Tools for Large-Scale Ransomware Attacks] According to reports from Jinse Finance, hackers used Anthropic's AI tool Claude Code to launch cyberattacks on 17 institutions, targeting sectors such as government and healthcare. They stole sensitive data and demanded ransoms ranging from $75,000 to $500,000, payable in cryptocurrency. Anthropic described this as an 'unprecedented' case of commercial AI tools being weaponized.