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14:03

1789 Capital to Invest $300M in Polymarket's $1B Funding Round at $21B Valuation

According to 1789 Capital spokesperson Alexa Henning, the Donald Trump Jr.-backed venture firm is contributing approximately $300 million to Polymarket's $1 billion funding round, valuing the prediction-market platform at $21 billion post-investment. The investment brings 1789 Capital's cumulative stake in Polymarket to roughly $500 million, including an earlier $200 million investment, making the firm one of Polymarket's largest backers.
14:02

South Korea IPO Filings Up 13.3% Jan-Aug 2026, But New Listings Plummet 47.1%

According to Korea Exchange, IPO application filings for the Korean securities market increased 13.3% to 68 companies in Jan-Aug 2026, yet actual new listings plummeted 47.1% to 27 companies compared to the same period last year. The sharp divergence stems from regulatory uncertainty surrounding dual-listed structures—detailed guidelines were not finalized until July—coupled with enhanced listing requirements and increased market volatility. Despite the market freeze, institutional subscription
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14:01

U.S. Job Openings Fall to 7.271M in July, Below 7.3M Forecast

U.S. job openings, measured by the JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey), declined to 7.271 million in July, falling short of the expected 7.3 million. The prior month's figure was revised downward to 7.182 million from the initially reported 7.359 million.
14:01

U.S. Optical Communications Stocks Tumble; AXT Falls Over 8%

According to Odaily, U.S. optical communications stocks fell across the board today, with AXT dropping over 8%, Applied Optoelectronics, Marvell Technology, and Astera Labs down over 5%, and Coherent, Ciena, Lumentum, and POET Technologies declining over 4%, per data from MSX.COM.
14:00

CoreWeave Drops 3.56% as U.S. AI Stocks Fall at Market Open, Nasdaq Down 1.32%

According to MSX.COM data, at market open today, major U.S. stock indices declined sharply. The Dow fell 0.67%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.74%, and the Nasdaq fell 1.32%, while the VIX volatility index surged 10.74%. AI-related stocks led the selloff, with CoreWeave sliding 3.56%, Arm falling 3.19%, Astera Labs declining 3.15%, Oracle dropping 3.08%, and SoundHound AI falling 3%.
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13:53

Silhouette Launches RFQ Trading System for xStocks on Hyperliquid

According to ChainCatcher, Silhouette, the block trading layer of Hyperliquid, launched its RFQ (Request for Quote) trading system on Tuesday, with initial support for tokenized stocks from Payward's xStocks framework. The system allows traders to request quotes on any supported xStock and receive competitive bids from market makers, with winning trades settling on-chain at any time and scale. Silhouette noted that xStocks without dedicated order books can now trade through the RFQ mechanism, wi
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