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According to PANews, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio said today that the U.S. is using sanctions threats to pressure countries into joining efforts to contain Iran via economic pressure and ensure Strait of Hormuz shipping security. China and Pakistan have declined participation, while UAE supports the plan. Separately, CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow to discuss Ukraine and Iran arrangements with Russian officials, assessing potential for a broader agreement.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright reported on Monday that oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz exceeded 17 million barrels.

According to PANews, GAEA completed a $3.6 million strategic funding round on September 2 to accelerate development of its Emotional Layer, expand its global community, and advance emotionally-aware AI Agent deployment. Investors include MH Venture, CGV FOF, K24 Ventures, and M2M Capital. The project reported over 850,000 ecosystem participants and is building a decentralized network of emotion-aware AI agents.

According to Jin10, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer committed on September 2 to ensuring fiscal stability while refusing to rule out further borrowing. During his first Prime Minister's Questions since taking office, he stated: "This is a government built on fiscal responsibility. We will abide by fiscal rules." Starmer attributed Britain's elevated national debt to the previous Conservative government, citing rising global market volatility caused by the risks they left behind.

According to U.S. Energy Secretary Wright, Venezuela's daily oil production is projected to exceed 1.5 million barrels by the first half of 2027 under a new U.S.-supervised framework. The structure will enforce Venezuelan legal and contract protections, with Betancourt operating as the designated operator.

According to China's Passenger Car Association, Tesla's August China sales reached 86,166 units, up 3.6% year-over-year, marking a sharp deceleration from July's 38% growth rate. Month-over-month, August sales declined 7.9% from July, achieving the tenth consecutive month of growth but reflecting continued pressure in the Chinese market amid intensifying competition from domestic electric vehicle makers.

According to TSMC's SEC filing on 16 July 2026, the chipmaker's second-quarter revenue reached $40.2 billion, up 33.7% year on year, with a gross margin of 67.7%. However, wafer shipments rose only 16.6% to 4.336 million twelve-inch equivalents, driving blended revenue per wafer to approximately $9,271, up 14.6% from $8,087 a year earlier. The gap signals that close to half of TSMC's growth came from pricing rather than volume expansion. TSMC has negotiated price increases of 5% to 10% effective

According to Jin10, Iran's top security official Rezaei on September 2 stated that Iran's new strategy spanning military, diplomatic, and economic domains will completely dismantle adversaries' foundations. Rezaei said resistance efforts cannot save the adversary from their self-inflicted predicament.

According to BlockBeats and Lookonchain data, on September 2, trader 0x9a49 liquidated 7,201 ETH purchased a week earlier for approximately $17.2 million, realizing a profit of $780,000.

According to ADM, the agricultural commodities group's facility in Odesa, Ukraine was impacted by a drone attack on August 31.

According to Wintermute, on September 2, real-world assets (RWA) may become the next major liquidity channel to fuel a new cryptocurrency bull market cycle. The brokerage noted that while ETF inflows have rebounded and stablecoin issuance has stabilized over the past two weeks, new capital entry points are needed to sustain a full market cycle. Historically, venture capital and ICOs (2017–2018), stablecoins (2020–2021), and ETFs alongside corporate treasuries (2024–2025) each accelerated bull ma

According to CrowdStrike and the Justice Department, Sality, a peer-to-peer botnet operating since 2003, was dismantled on Tuesday (September 1) after eight years of stealing cryptocurrency through the EggJagger clipjacker tool. The malware monitored victims' clipboards and replaced cryptocurrency wallet addresses with the operator's own, redirecting Bitcoin and Ethereum payments. CrowdStrike estimates the operator stole at least $150,000 through EggJagger alone, with unspent stolen holdings pea

According to Cryptoquant analyst Woo Minkyu, wallets holding 100 or more bitcoin added approximately 60,000 BTC to their combined balances between August 1 and August 30, worth roughly $4.7 billion at prices near $78,000. Over the same period, mid-size wallets (1-100 BTC) sold about 33,000 BTC, while the smallest wallets (under 1 BTC) offloaded close to 14,000 BTC. Whale accumulation accelerated after bitcoin broke above its $62,000-$65,000 trading range on August 19, indicating large holders ad

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced that new air defense systems from Germany will be delivered in September.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently discussed a Russian military strike on Leipzig airport with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, characterizing the attack as another escalation by Russia and emphasizing the importance of a strong German response.

Turkey's Vice President announced plans to release the country's mid-term economic program on September 6.

Gate News message, Bitcoin closed August with a +25% increase, marking its strongest monthly performance since November 2024.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, on September 2, a whale address 0xf517 held 106.36 BTC long positions worth approximately $8.13 million, with open buy and sell orders totaling around $158 million—roughly 20 times the current position size. The whale placed buy orders between $71,111 and $75,777, planning to purchase 1,049.84 BTC for approximately $76.88 million, with two new orders added today totaling $51.88 million. If fully executed, the position would expand to approximately 1,156 BTC.

Granite River Trading formally launched today as a principal digital-asset trading firm, connecting to more than 25 centralized, decentralized and onchain venues. Co-founder Josh Gibson serves as chief executive, bringing five years of experience from GSR and nearly two decades in financial markets. Co-founder Juan Marquez, who leads engineering, previously headed technology at Keyrock, while head of trading Kalon Jarvis held roles at both Auros and Cumberland DRW. The firm trades its own capita

According to Whale Alert, Coinbase Institutional transferred 668 BTC valued at approximately $51.1 million to an unknown wallet on September 2, 2026.