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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on the motion to proceed for the CLARITY Act on September 15, requiring 60 votes to advance debate on a comprehensive crypto market-structure framework. Republicans control 53 Senate seats, so at least seven Democrats would need to join a unified GOP conference to reach the threshold. The bill faces two major sticking points: whether stablecoins should be permitted to pay interest, and ethics language tied to President Donald Trump and his fami

According to Dailian, South Korea's crypto taxation, set to take effect on January 1, 2027, faces competing proposals in parliament as the implementation date approaches in four months. The government and ruling Democratic Party plan to proceed as scheduled, but lawmakers from the conservative People Power Party have submitted three separate bills proposing alternatives: complete repeal, or deferral to 2029 or 2030. The proposed tax imposes a 22% rate on virtual asset gains exceeding a 2.5 milli

Russia's Ministry of Economy upgraded its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 0.6% from 0.4%, according to the country's economic minister. The upward revision reflects improved economic conditions.

According to Jin10 Futures, on Sept 2 midday, energy, shipping, and chemical futures advanced while precious metals, coal, and base metals retreated in China's commodity futures market.

According to analysis by DeFiprime founder Nick Sawinyh shared via ChainCatcher, 17.2% of tokenized stock supply on Robinhood Chain is locked in Meme coin trading pairs as of September 1. The AI/NVDA pool holds 8,783 NVDA tokens (16.2% of on-chain NVDA supply) with 24-hour volume around $6.2 million, while the BONER/HIMS pool holds 37,172 HIMS tokens (50.4% of chain HIMS supply) with approximately $12.5 million in trading volume. Meme coin pairings accounted for 31.3% of related stock token DEX

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, The Smarter Web Company increased its bitcoin holdings by 35 BTC today (September 2), bringing its total holdings to 2,747 BTC. The UK-listed firm now ranks 29th among publicly-traded companies by bitcoin holdings.

According to a report published September 1 by GLC Research in collaboration with Four Pillars and the Hyperliquid Research Collective, TradeXYZ recorded $202.36 billion in trading volume during Q2 2026, up 79.2% from the previous quarter. Revenue increased 32.9% quarter over quarter to $7.59 million, while open interest rose 64.6% to $2.96 billion. Equity perpetuals drove the growth surge, with trading volume jumping 377% to $58.9 billion as demand for stock derivatives accelerated on Hyperliqu

According to NASA, the space agency awarded Blue Origin a fixed-price contract on September 1 to develop the Mars Transceiver Network (MTN). The contract, valued at approximately $700 million, calls for delivery of a high-performance Mars communication orbiter by end of 2028, with operations beginning in 2030. The orbiter will relay data, images, navigation information, and mission communications between Mars operations and Earth.

According to Foresight News, Binance co-founder He Yi stated that crypto investment has evolved beyond purchasing single tokens to encompassing the entire industry ecosystem. Miners, exchanges, payment and custody providers, and institutions holding crypto as treasury assets can now trade directly on Binance through various instruments including stocks, TradFi-Perps, bStocks, and spot and futures products. He Yi cited Binance Research in noting that the current crypto market rally reflects this

According to Foresight News, Bitcoin reserve company Capital B will complete a private share placement on September 3, 2026, raising approximately 764.5 million euros ($8.86M) from strategic investor Adam Back at 0.58 euros per share. The company stated that net proceeds of around 730 million euros ($8.46M) will be used to increase its Bitcoin holdings as a long-term reserve asset. If all warrants are exercised, the placement could generate an additional 49.4 million euros ($57.25M) in capital.

According to Military Watch Magazine, Russia's nuclear-powered cruiser Admiral Nakhimov completed modernization and sea trials on September 1, marking its return to active duty after 28 years. The 251-meter vessel, with a full displacement of 28,000 tons, underwent major upgrades since 2013. The modernization nearly quadrupled its multi-purpose missile launchers from 20 to 80 units, enabling deployment of Zircon hypersonic missiles and Kalibr cruise missiles, while adding 96 air defense missile

According to Crypto Briefing, TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza has cut Bitcoin's year-end price target to $97,500, down significantly from the bank's previous prediction of $141,277 for end-2025.

According to Hayden Adams, Uniswap has been hitting daily all-time highs in recent days, with transaction frequency across all chains reaching approximately 82 transactions per second. Data shows Uniswap experienced its highest trading volume in two days, with over 7 million swaps recorded in a single day alone.

According to Coinglass data, 46.3681 million USDT flowed from an unknown wallet into Binance on September 2 at 15:16 UTC.

According to Binance's official announcement, on September 4 at 16:15 (UTC+8), the exchange will adjust the funding rate settlement frequency for nine USD-based TradFi perpetual contracts from every 8 hours to every 4 hours. The funding rate caps and floors for these contracts have been adjusted to ±1.00%. Affected contracts include KODEX200USDT, NAVERUSDT, LGELECTRONICSUSDT, HANMIUSDT, SAMSUNGEMUSDT, CXMTUSDT, ZHONGJIUSDT, CSOPSAMSUNG2LUSDT, and CSOPSKHYNIX2LUSDT.

According to Iran's SNN news agency, four members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force were killed in a U.S. airstrike targeting Iran's western region.

According to Tahir Andrabi, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Wednesday Sept 2, Pakistan is continuing negotiations with the US and Iran to end conflict between the two nations. The official expressed optimism that both countries will return to the negotiating table. Pakistan's military Chief of Staff Asim Munir visited Tehran last month, creating significant momentum to resolve issues in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 2, Shanghai Futures Exchange energy and chemical products inventory data showed mixed movements: Pulp futures warehouse inventory increased to 393,249 metric tons, up 5,910 MT from the previous trading day, while fuel oil futures inventory declined to 71,890 MT, down 8,500 MT. Most other contracts including crude oil, bitumen, and low-sulfur fuel oil remained unchanged.

According to Lookonchain, trader @DumbCrayonEater became the largest holder of AI tokens today (Sept 2), accumulating 29.32 million AI tokens over the past two months with a cost basis of $21,200. The position is now valued at $8.13 million, generating unrealized gains of $8.11 million, representing a 382x return.

On September 1, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Kalib aff stated that the Strait of Hormuz remains under full Iranian military control, and Iran will not allow any vessels to transit through the southern passage if the United States attempts to violate the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding and obstruct Iran's oil exports.