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According to Jin10, two U.S. Navy littoral combat ships arrived at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on August 31–September 1. The deployment's specific purpose and mission were not disclosed. The timing coincides with rising U.S.-Cuba tensions.

According to Jin10, Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min led a delegation to the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina on August 31-September 1. Liao stated that the global economy faces multiple challenges and that G20 members should strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination and promote robust global growth while upholding free trade and inclusive economic globalization. He also emphasized the need to address artificial intelligence's impact o

According to TechCrunch, AI training data startup AfterQuery completed a new funding round at a $3.2 billion valuation on September 2, achieving a tenfold increase from its $300 million valuation in April. Y Combinator partner Gustaf Alströmer stated this is the fastest YC-backed company to reach unicorn status in the accelerator's history. AfterQuery's founders, both under 24, joined YC's Winter 2025 batch 18 months ago. The company announced $100 million annualized revenue in April, with clien

According to Unfolded data, Bitcoin's correlation with gold has surged above 50% while its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 index has fallen to 33% from approximately 60%. The shift reflects institutional portfolio repositioning, with investors moving Bitcoin from a high-beta tech asset category into an inflation-hedging and macro uncertainty hedge alongside traditional safe havens.

According to CNBC, Anthropic on September 1 dropped the 30-day data retention rule for enterprise customers using Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, replacing it with Enterprise Frontier Safeguards. The new controls allow enterprises to manage data review, storage, and handling while enabling automated safety monitoring without Anthropic's human review. The feature will be offered at no charge and roll out in phases with broader availability planned for fall.

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takada Hajime said 2026 marks the beginning of a new stage, during which interest rate increases will not proceed at a fixed rhythm.

According to on-chain analyst Yujin, the TRUMP token team address transferred 11.01 million TRUMP tokens ($26.65 million) yesterday. Following multiple transfers, 2 million TRUMP ($4.78 million) was deposited to Binance approximately 6 hours before the report.

According to The Block, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its 24-hour trading roundtable agenda for September 17. The discussion will focus on system readiness and expected market impact. Representatives from Robinhood, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, BlackRock, and other institutions will participate as panelists.

According to Coinglass data, crypto markets saw $315 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours on September 1-2, with long positions accounting for $251 million and short positions $64.81 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance ETHUSDT pair, valued at $11.99 million. A total of 82,945 traders were liquidated during the period.

According to SettleMint, Ripple and blockchain company SettleMint announced a strategic partnership on September 1 to provide regulated financial institutions in Asia-Pacific with integrated digital asset custody and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization services. The collaboration combines Ripple's Ripple Custody platform—enabling banks, fintech companies, and enterprises to custody digital assets, stablecoins, and RWA—with SettleMint's Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), which supports RWA

Australia's second-quarter gross domestic product grew 2.1% on a year-on-year basis, exceeding the expected 1.9% and down from 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to official economic data released in early September.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's second-quarter GDP grew 2.1% year-on-year, exceeding the forecast of 1.8%. The figure represents a slowdown from the previous quarter's 2.5% expansion.

According to Nate Geraci, president of ETF Store, the U.S. SEC is actively advancing crypto regulatory rules and will not wait for the Clarity Act to pass. Geraci noted that as technology and market competition evolve, effective governance requires reassessing existing rules and regulatory frameworks.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is seeking to control at least three Venezuelan oil fields through his investment firm Primavera. The fields—Boca, Guico, and Guara blocks located in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt—are operated by Alvorada Heavy Industries, and negotiations are ongoing.

According to MSX.COM data, U.S. stock indices closed lower yesterday (Sept 1), with the Nasdaq Composite falling 1.03%, the S&P 500 declining 0.71%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.79%. The VIX fear index rose 9.52%. AI-related stocks fell broadly, with Cadence declining 7.6%, CrowdStrike dropping 6.9%, Dell falling 6.8%, Astera Labs down 5.75%, and Synopsys declining 5.63%.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is seeking to control at least three Venezuelan oil fields through his investment firm Primavera. The fields—Boca, Guico, and Guara blocks located in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt—are operated by Alvorada Heavy Industries. Negotiations are reportedly underway.

According to BlockBeats, Long.xyz's tokenized stock trading volume on Robinhood Chain surged to $425 million over the past 24 hours as of September 2. The platform's stock TVL currently stands near $12 million, representing approximately 20% of all on-chain stock TVL. Long.xyz enables users to issue tokens and pair them directly with tokenized stocks such as NVDA, AAPL, and TSLA.

According to PANews, quantum-resistant EVM Layer 1 blockchain DAC announced today (September 2) that it has raised $1 million in investment from Unicorn Crypto Ventures. DAC is building an EVM-compatible blockchain infrastructure designed to resist quantum computing attacks.

Hong Kong gold stocks opened lower on September 2, with Shandong Gold (01787.HK), Lingbao Gold (03330.HK), and Zijin Gold International (02259.HK) each declining over 4%. Other gold miners including Tongguan Gold (00340.HK), Zhaojin Mining Industry (01818.HK), Zijin Mining (02899.HK), and Chifeng Gold (06693.HK) followed the decline.

Palladium futures contracts fell 6.00% intraday on September 2, now trading at 302.00 yuan per gram.