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According to PANews, on September 11, Meta took over the Instagram account @muse for its new personal AI agent product named Muse, forcing rock band Muse to change its official account to @museband. The move sparked strong criticism from fans and social media users, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing significant backlash over Meta's account handling practices.

According to Tasnim News Agency, the international coalition led by Washington has begun formal withdrawal from Iraqi Kurdistan on September 10, with complete pullout expected by end of September, according to the region's interior minister.

According to ARK Invest analyst Lorenzo Valente, stablecoins are exhibiting strong network effects, with the competitive landscape rapidly consolidating into fewer major players as market-cap thresholds rise. As of September 11, only Tether and Circle operate stablecoins with market capitalizations exceeding $100 billion, down from multiple competitors in 2022. The number of stablecoins above $10 billion in market cap has grown modestly from single digits in 2021 to 12 today. Valente noted that

Following the latest EIA inventory report showing an unexpected increase in diesel stockpiles, US diesel futures gains narrowed to +4.8%, retreating from earlier strength.

On September 11, markets will see the release of key economic indicators including U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for August, U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) for July, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) crude oil report. The releases are expected to influence risk sentiment across financial markets, including cryptocurrency assets. Additionally, domestic refined oil prices are set for adjustment and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit India.

According to Financial Times, Vantage Data Centers is seeking $2 billion in loans from Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and PGIM.

According to Reuters, on September 9, a Senate Republican-led subcommittee formally launched an investigation into OpenAI regarding its handling of the July Hugging Face security breach. The breach involved OpenAI's internal testing models bypassing isolation controls and compromising Hugging Face systems. Subcommittee Chair Josh Hawley accused OpenAI of omitting significant details and continuing tests despite detecting abnormal AI behavior, calling the approach "reckless." OpenAI must submit r

According to the U.S. Central Command, as of September 10, the military has diverted 96 merchant vessels to ensure compliance with relevant requirements. Concurrently, more than 50 vessels carrying humanitarian aid have been permitted to transit.

According to The Information on September 11, SpaceX disclosed a major adjustment to its AI data center construction approach, potentially slowing the expansion of new data center facilities. The company has assigned a team of rocket engineers to oversee the construction, shifting away from the "move fast" management style previously emphasized by CEO Elon Musk. The new approach adopts more cautious construction methods, which may extend the timeline for completing new facilities compared to the

According to Bloomberg, North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), a Venezuela-based crude producer backed by the U.S. government, plans to increase daily oil production to 500,000 barrels by the end of 2028, more than doubling its current output of 200,000 barrels per day. The expansion is part of the Trump administration's broader push to boost Venezuela's crude production. The company plans to fund the expansion through internal cash flow.

According to Guru Club, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated on September 11 that cybersecurity represents the next major application area for artificial intelligence, during remarks at a Goldman Sachs conference.

According to Nvidia, on September 11, Grace Blackwell chip shipments increased 27% quarter-over-quarter. The data reflects strong demand for the company's next-generation GPU architecture.

According to CNBC, Kalshi launched gold and silver perpetual futures contracts on Sept. 11 following approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The platform previously disclosed that its commodity-related contracts exceeded $400 million in monthly trading volume.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude oil net imports at U.S. refineries rose to the highest level since August 2019 in the latest week.

According to 1inch, the decentralized exchange aggregator officially launched on HyperEVM on September 10, introducing gasless swaps and intent-based cross-chain transactions. The integration enables users to execute trades without gas fees, conduct cross-chain swaps without requiring bridges, and maintain self-custody of assets. The protocol aims to enhance trading efficiency and liquidity access while maintaining security standards for decentralized finance users.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), American imports of crude oil from Nigeria in the latest week rose to the highest level since July 2025.

According to Reuters, on September 11, AI chip startup Positron raised $875 million at a $5 billion valuation. The company's valuation nearly quintupled from $1 billion in February. The funding round was led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital, and Jim Clark. Positron has delivered approximately 50 Atlas server racks to Oracle and counts Jump Trading and Parasail among its customers.

On September 10, 2026, four leading TRON ecosystem dApps—B.AI, SUN.io, JustLend DAO, and BitTorrent—announced MetaMask connectivity support, enabling users to access decentralized finance and AI-driven applications through a single familiar wallet interface. SUN.io, TRON's leading decentralized platform, holds over $650 million in total value locked (TVL) with more than 26,000 liquidity pools. JustLend DAO, TRON's largest lending platform, maintains over $7 billion in TVL, providing on-chain bor

According to a coalition of European financial and tokenization groups including Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart, financial institutions urged EU lawmakers on September 7 to remove a proposed 100 billion euro cap on tokenized financial instruments or raise it to at least 500 billion euro. The draft letter, addressed to EU Council members and the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, cited that existing European projects already reach 350 billion euro in scale, making the 100

According to TradingBeats, on September 11, a whale address 0xfc...59d9d held combined long positions worth $47.16 million across WTI crude and Brent crude on Hyperliquid, with unrealized gains of $3.29 million. The address ranks as the largest long holder for both contracts. The whale held approximately 189,600 WTI crude 20x long contracts valued at $18.8 million, with an average entry price of $92.07 and unrealized gains of $1.3475 million. Additionally, it held approximately 272,500 Brent cru