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U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly ruled Thursday that Operation Bluebird failed to challenge X's ownership of eight Twitter-related trademarks. The court rejected Bluebird's defense that X had abandoned the marks. Bluebird had attempted to launch a social media app with the same name, colors, and blue bird logo as Twitter. X filed the complaint last December alleging Bluebird was seeking to "restore" Twitter through these similarities.

On Friday, September 4, U.S. stock index futures declined in New York's close. S&P 500 futures fell 0.53%, while Dow Jones futures dropped 0.84%. Nasdaq-100 futures edged down 0.01%, and Russell 2000 futures gained 0.22%.

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron threatened legal action against Robinhood on September 4, demanding the brokerage stop trading tokens linked to AMC shares and warning he plans to raise the matter with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Aron argues that Robinhood's synthetic stock tokens decouple ownership from the company's capital-raising ability, as investors can gain price exposure without purchasing actual shares. He criticized the structure for potentially misleading investors abo

According to Jin10, on September 5, U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnik was arranged to review Pentagon transactions with Cerberus Capital Management-affiliated enterprises to address potential conflicts of interest. Cerberus, a private equity firm founded by Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, holds significant investments in defense and national security sectors, including multiple firms securing Pentagon contracts. Recent Cerberus-affiliated defense contractors received major Pentagon award

According to IBTimes, Zcash (ZEC) surged to $1,023 on Friday, marking its first time above $1,000 in nearly a decade and rising roughly 20% from its $828 opening. The move triggered $34.5 million in short liquidations within 24 hours. Former BitForex executive Garrett Jin, whose position was flagged by Lookonchain, realized over $18.5 million in losses on a 32,760 ZEC short entered near $444. Grayscale's newly launched ZCSH spot ETF for privacy coins gathered approximately $414 million in assets

According to Pyth Network, the platform recently announced an expansion of its Pyth Pro service to cover additional asset classes, including US equities, Hong Kong stocks, commodities, and index futures. The enhancement aims to improve data accessibility for traders and investors seeking comprehensive market information across global markets.

According to Reuters, citing three sources, Chinese rare earth suppliers have recently suspended shipments to American companies due to concerns about potential punishment from Beijing. The suspensions began after China imposed sanctions on the Responsible Business Alliance in early August, with additional suppliers halting exports in recent months to avoid entanglement in geopolitical disputes. The supply freeze comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for a Washington visit scheduled for

According to U.S. President Trump, his administration is pushing decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid to enter the U.S. market in a "fully compliant and legal" manner. Last month, Trump stated that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) would work to facilitate Hyperliquid's U.S. entry. Subsequently, Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced it is collaborating with the CFTC to offer registered American users select crypto perpetual products tied to Hyperliquid mar

According to Yonhap News Agency, WTI crude oil futures for October delivery rose 0.18 dollars to close at $91.48 per barrel on September 4 (U.S. Eastern Time), marking the fifth consecutive trading day of gains. Brent crude oil (benchmark crude oil) for November delivery also rose 0.76 dollars to $96.28 per barrel, reversing recent losses. The gains were driven by ongoing armed conflicts between Yemen's government forces and Houthi rebels around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical global mariti

According to Yonhap News Agency, WTI crude oil for October delivery closed at $91.48 per barrel on September 4, up $0.18 (0.20%) in the fifth consecutive trading day. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose $0.76 (0.80%) to $96.28 per barrel. The gains were driven by intensifying military clashes between Yemen government forces and Houthi rebels in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical global maritime choke point connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. According to AFP, at least 129 people we

According to the Capital Market Research Institute, South Korea's Korea Exchange and Korea Securities Depository plan to roll out a T+1 settlement cycle for stock trades in October, shortening from the current T+2 model. The shift will allow faster fund recovery for investors; however, settlement failures are expected to rise. Under the current T+2 system, South Korea experiences near-zero settlement failures. By contrast, the U.S., which adopted T+1 in 2024, reported a 2-3% settlement failure r

Strategy Inc. reported net Bitcoin reserves of $52.5 billion after deducting $14.8 to $15.5 billion in preferred stock obligations and $6.7 to $6.8 billion in convertible debt. The company holds approximately 845,050 BTC, valued at roughly $74 billion on a gross basis, representing about 4.02% of Bitcoin's total circulating supply. Beyond Bitcoin, Strategy maintains $5.1 billion in USD reserves and an additional $1.6 billion cash pool. The company has paused Bitcoin acquisitions in recent weeks,

Micron Technology plans to scale its High Bandwidth Memory production to approximately 100,000 wafers per month by the end of 2026, nearly doubling output levels from 40,000 to 50,000 wafers monthly last year. The company is shifting its production mix toward 12-layer HBM4 architecture, with the share of HBM4 expected to grow from roughly 20% to 30% in early 2026 to around 50% by year-end. Micron's HBM4 mass production is advancing at roughly twice the pace of its predecessor, HBM3E. Cumulative

BitFuFu (NASDAQ: FUFU) closed August 2026 with 1,373 BTC in its corporate treasury, after adding 59 BTC during the month. At current market prices, the holdings are worth approximately $109 million. The company produced 174 BTC in August, with 88 BTC from self-mining operations and 86 BTC from cloud mining services. Managed hashrate climbed to 20.6 EH/s, a 45% month-over-month increase, while power capacity across facilities reached 344 MW.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on September 4, President Donald Trump stated the U.S. federal funds rate should be 1% or 0.5%, not the current 3.5%-3.75%, which he characterized as 4%. Speaking at the White House, Trump said the U.S. should maintain "the lowest rates in the world," as it did 25-30 years ago. Trump reiterated that if the Federal Reserve does not lower rates, he would halt trade with countries running trade surpluses with the U.S. He added that his envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witk

SpaceXAI's Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tennessee became operational on September 3, 2026, claiming the title of the world's largest AI data center with approximately 946 MW of IT power capacity. The facility houses an estimated 1,112,000 H100-equivalent compute units built on Nvidia's B200 and B300 chips, backed by a $35.8 billion capital investment. The deployment utilized temporary natural gas turbines alongside limited grid power to accelerate the facility's launch, with plans to repla

According to Bloomberg Television on September 4, 2026, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged the industry to stop treating "AI will cure cancer" as the ceiling of ambition and instead position it as the floor. Altman argued that AI should unlock broader human creativity and entrepreneurship, putting more power in individual hands rather than concentrating capability at the top.

According to a G7 cybersecurity working group report, the group urged immediate migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), citing quantum computing as both a security and economic threat to public and private institutions. The migration process could span years, with attackers already collecting and storing encrypted data for decryption once sufficiently powerful quantum computers emerge. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana developers are already testing or planning post-quantum solutions. Bitcoin

According to Optimism's recent post, the ecosystem is seeing notable growth in private DeFi and stablecoin sectors, with increasing on-chain activity reported on the OP Stack. The developments highlight a focus on private DeFi, stablecoin innovation, and on-chain yield strategies within the Optimism ecosystem.

According to Fitch, the agency has removed Qatar's liquid natural gas facilities from its watch list, citing a reduced risk of further severe damage since March. The rating agency's decision reflects an improved outlook for the LNG infrastructure following earlier concerns.