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According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 111.16 points to 64,214.48 on September 3, despite rebounds in U.S. equities overnight. The TOPIX index rose 20.44 points to 4,102.04. Escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions pushed oil prices higher, with WTI crude futures trading above $91 per barrel, limiting stock gains and fueling inflation concerns. The dollar-yen exchange rate declined 0.95% to 157.16 yen.

According to Beating AI, Alibaba's Qoder development assistant is launching an AI glasses version, initially integrating with Qiwen AI Glasses and LeQi AI Glasses. Users can issue voice commands through the eyewear, allowing Agents to execute tasks in the cloud or on computers. The glasses serve as visual and voice input, receiving instructions and reporting progress, while handling code recognition, error detection, and image capture. Qoder will be available for closed beta testing for Qiwen ve

According to Jin10, European natural gas futures paused their rally on September 3 after surging 10% over three consecutive trading sessions. The pullback follows Trump's remarks suggesting U.S.-Iran escalation may be resolved "very quickly," reviving market hopes for resumed negotiations and restored energy supplies from the Middle East. Despite the reprieve, benchmark natural gas contracts remain more than double pre-conflict levels, while European winter reserves are critically low, intensify

According to Digital Asset, Polymarket's Android app regained accessibility in South Korea on September 3, displaying market listings and prices normally, after the country's Broadcasting and Communications Committee approved access blocking on August 18 due to gambling concerns, with web and iOS platforms remaining restricted as of the same date.

According to Jin10, on August 26, China's Deputy Minister Ling Ji met with Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Markovich to discuss deepening agricultural trade cooperation between the two countries.

According to Korea Exchange, as of August 31, 756 listed companies have disclosed enterprise value enhancement plans, with their combined market capitalization reaching 5,074.4 trillion Korean won—83.4% of the total market. Major conglomerates led the shareholder returns push: SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation program, while Samsung Electronics outlined 90 to 110 trillion won in annual shareholder returns, including 30 trillion won in third-quarter cash dividend

The US dollar declined 1% against the Japanese yen intraday today (September 3), trading at 157.15.

According to Jin10, Russians have withdrawn 2.1 trillion rubles (approximately $25 billion) from the banking system in the first seven months of 2026, marking the largest increase since the start of the conflict. The shift signals growing public concerns amid escalating military developments near Russian territory. Central Bank data shows cash now represents a rising share of the money supply, reversing years of declining cash usage. The trend has prompted concern from Sberbank, Russia's largest

According to Social Graph VC, data center capital expenditure is projected to exceed $1 trillion in 2026, roughly double the 2025 spending levels of the four major hyperscalers. The report noted that AI investment currently accounts for approximately 0.9% of global GDP and is expected to rise to around 1.4% by 2028. CME has announced plans to launch cash-settled H100 and B200 monthly rental futures contracts on NYMEX on October 5, 2026, pending regulatory approval and referencing the Silicon Dat

According to ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente, Ethereum operates similarly to a McDonald's franchise model, with its Layer 2 solutions enabling value capture through fee structures. Valente's recent analysis highlights that Ethereum retains lower fees at the settlement layer compared to Solana, which maintains a more vertically integrated approach and retains greater portions of fees and miner extractable value.

According to Token Terminal data, Arbitrum's real-world asset (RWA) market capitalization has surpassed $1 billion.

According to Maeil Economics, on September 3, Morgan Stanley appointed Kim Seok-bong, vice president at Citi Global Markets, as chairman and co-head of its Korea investment banking division, establishing a dual-leadership structure with existing CEO Kim Se-won. Kim Seok-bong led SK Hynix's recent U.S. depositary receipt (ADR) issuance, which raised approximately 40 trillion won and marked the largest-ever NASDAQ listing by a foreign company.

According to ChainCatcher, Korea Electric Power is negotiating a prepaid electricity fee arrangement with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to fund grid expansion for new semiconductor cluster development. Under current terms, Samsung would prepay 20 trillion won while SK Hynix prepays 5 trillion won, totaling 25 trillion won and covering approximately 5 years of electricity costs. The specific details, including final payment amounts and duration, remain under discussion.

According to Bitget, South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 0.26% on September 3, rising 16.76 points to 6,579.48. The index fell nearly 2% during the afternoon session. SK Hynix declined over 1%, while Samsung Electronics slipped 0.2%.

According to Jin10, the CNEX money market sentiment index stood at 47 as of 2:30 PM on September 3, unchanged from the earlier reading at 10:15 AM. Sentiment indices by institution type held steady: large banks at 46, mid-sized and small banks at 48, and non-bank institutions at 46. The index, which ranges from 0 to 100 with higher readings indicating tighter liquidity conditions and 50 marking equilibrium, currently signals balanced market conditions.

According to Business Insider, on September 1, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asserted that concerns about AI data centers' water consumption are exaggerated. In a podcast interview, Altman claimed that ChatGPT's water usage is comparable to almond farming in California, noting that growing a single almond requires more water than thousands of ChatGPT queries. He acknowledged that the industry must work to demonstrate AI's value to change public perception, while emphasizing the need to make AI products

According to Pew Research Center data cited by Business Insider on September 1, 50% of U.S. households earning $155,600 or more annually now self-identify as working class, reflecting a significant shift in class consciousness across income levels. Nationally, 60% of Americans identify as working class, up from 54% in 2024. The lack of a precise definition of working class has contributed to the trend, with interpretations varying from income-based criteria to occupational factors such as lack o

According to World Foundation, the organization recently unveiled Provekit v1, an open-source zero-knowledge proving toolkit that integrates 128-bit post-quantum cryptographic security and enables users to generate identity proofs on smartphones and web browsers. The toolkit, already integrated into World ID, uses a hash-based commitment scheme called WHIR instead of traditional elliptic-curve mathematics, eliminating the need for trusted setup and allowing low-end devices to handle computations

According to CoinGlass data, US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $3.52 billion in net inflows in August, marking their strongest month of 2026 to date. Bitcoin itself surged 25% in August, the largest monthly gain since November 2024, though BTC has since pulled back to $77,740 from a monthly high of $81,346. US Ethereum ETFs saw their first net outflows since August 11 on September 2, with $48.2 million exiting the funds. Ethereum rallied 29% during August to reach $2,584 before retracing

Solana generated $143 million in app revenue during August, accounting for 38% of total on-chain app revenue across all blockchain platforms. The performance solidifies the blockchain's position as the leading platform by this metric.