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According to Bloomberg, Meta on September 2 released Muse Spark 1.3, a paid update to its most advanced AI model for developers. The upgrade improves coding, agentic task capabilities, and efficiency, according to Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. Pricing through Meta's Model API remains unchanged from Muse Spark 1.2 as the company prepares to roll the model out across Facebook, Instagram, and Meta AI.

According to Jin10, the CFETS-NEX yuan funding sentiment index stood at 47 as of 09:45 on Sept 3, unchanged from the previous day at 16:00. Indices for large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions remained at 46, 48, and 46 respectively.

According to Remixpoint's official disclosure, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company liquidated all its holdings of Ethereum (901.45 ETH), Solana (13,920.07 SOL), Ripple (1.19M XRP), and Dogecoin (2.80M DOGE) on September 2. The company's cryptocurrency portfolio now consists solely of Bitcoin, with current holdings at 1,506 BTC. The total liquidation proceeds amounted to 878.81 million yen (approximately $6.2 million), generating a realized gain of 117.77 million yen. Remixpoint stated the mo

According to Zeiss Group executive Frank Rohmund, interviewed by Bloomberg Television recently, China lags approximately 15 years behind in developing advanced EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography equipment. Rohmund, who leads Zeiss's semiconductor business, described the timeline as a "reasonable estimate," though he noted China's actual progress remains difficult to quantify. UBS analyst Francois-Xavier Bouvignies echoed similar concerns this week, stating China would need at least 10 years t

According to Bloomberg, David Bailey's Nakamoto shifted its business strategy after the company's stock collapsed approximately 99% from its 2025 peak. The Bitcoin treasury company is now seeking acquisitions to generate cash flow rather than relying on equity issuance to fund cryptocurrency purchases. As of June 2026, Nakamoto held about 4,467 Bitcoin worth roughly $261.5 million, while reporting a net loss of $371.8 million for the first half of 2026.

According to Scott Bessen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, the United States on September 2 expanded sanctions against Iran to include aviation, maritime, and digital assets sectors. Speaking to Fox News, Bessen stated the new authorities aim to sever all external links supporting the Iranian regime. "We are cutting off all connections the Iranian regime has to the outside world, and we have new authorities to sanction aviation, maritime, and digital assets," Bessen said.

According to Michael Saylor on X, Strategy's total reserve capital as of August 30 has surpassed all financial services companies in the S&P 500 index except Berkshire Hathaway. The company holds 845,050 BTC with a total cost of $637.3 billion and dollar assets of approximately $67.1 billion.

According to Token Terminal, Coinbase stock tokens saw $227.7 million in DEX trading volume on Base over the past 30 days. Aerodrome contributed $176 million (77% of total), while Uniswap v4 accounted for $45.4 million.

According to financial sector reports, the heads of South Korea's four major financial holding companies have seen substantial gains on their treasury stock holdings as share prices surged over the past year. KB Financial Group shares rose 55.3% to 169,100 won, Shinhan Financial gained 70.3% to 110,500 won, Hana Financial increased 64.1% to 134,900 won, and Woori Financial climbed 39.4% to 34,500 won. The executives acquired these holdings as part of corporate governance commitments. Hana Financ

According to Ramp data head Ara Kharazian, OpenAI and Anthropic's enterprise revenue are 80% dependent on just 1% of customers. Kharazian noted this concentration level exceeds that of any other software category tracked, with top-tier clients heavily skewed toward the tech and AI industries.

According to Malwarebytes, a phishing website claiming to sell Grand Theft Auto 6 leaked copies for $50 or 1 SOL was designed to steal multi-chain wallet assets. The site contains 2.4 MB of malicious code that detects wallets across Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, and Fantom, then automatically transfers assets or grants permission to move tokens and NFTs based on victims' transaction signatures. The script filters visitor IP addresses to avoid 10 countries including Arm

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 3, South China's LPG market continued its uptrend, with refineries maintaining low supply and inventory while multiple terminals restricted or halted sales, creating supply tightness. The rally was further supported by escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, which strengthened international energy markets and reinforced bullish sentiment in the region.

According to Beating AI, OpenAI's Responses API has begun returning 404 "Not Found" errors for the model ID gpt-6-astra, a suspected OpenAI Astra variant. Previously, non-existent model IDs returned 400 errors; the shift to 404 suggests the model has entered the backend system but has not yet been publicly released. A similar signal previously appeared with Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet on AWS Bedrock, where the model ID shifted from 400 to 404 errors before its official launch. However, gpt-6-a

According to Jin10, on September 2 evening local time, Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party's Political Bureau and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok.

According to ChainCatcher, ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente recently compared Ethereum, Solana, and Hyperliquid to McDonald's, Chipotle, and In-N-Out respectively, arguing the three operate under fundamentally different value capture structures rather than variations of the same L1 business model. Valente characterized Ethereum as a franchise system that expanded through L2s but set settlement layer fees too low—calling it crypto's most successful franchise model that "forgot to send the bi

According to Castle Labs data, Robinhood Chain recorded $3.75 million in 24-hour on-chain fees on September 3, exceeding the combined daily fees of Solana, Ethereum, and Base.

According to the Korea Exchange, KOSPI's daily average trading volume in August fell to 2.57 trillion won, the lowest level this year. This represents a 50% decline from May and June, when daily trading volume exceeded 50 trillion won as KOSPI rallied to all-time highs above 9,000 points. Meanwhile, domestic investors shifted capital overseas, with holdings in U.S. stocks reaching $18.67 billion as of late August, up 8.8% month-over-month. KOSPI has remained rangebound around 6,500-6,600 points

According to Daishin Securities on September 3, Samsung Electro-Mechanics' third-quarter operating profit forecast was upgraded to 663.63 billion won, up 144.5% year-over-year and 3.8% above prior estimates. The brokerage maintained a buy rating with a price target of 2.8 million won, double the current stock price of 1.4 million won. Despite a roughly 10% decline in the won-dollar exchange rate during the quarter, the earnings upgrade reflects strong pricing power and product mix improvements i

According to Jin10, on September 3, Singapore Dollar exhibits a stronger inverse correlation with the U.S. dollar than any other Asian currency, positioning it as a potential regional outperformer if the dollar-weakness trade intensifies. Galvin Chia, an emerging Asia strategist at Societe Generale, stated: "A weaker dollar would clearly benefit the Singapore Dollar." The analyst cited the currency's tight inverse relationship with USD, limited central bank intervention, a thriving AI export sec

Japan's composite PMI for August came in at 53.5, up marginally from the previous month's reading of 53.4, indicating continued economic expansion.