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According to The Street, Chilean crypto exchange Orionx announced on Sep. 3 that it is shutting down after a forensic audit discovered approximately $7 million in client assets transferred to wallets not administered by the company. The Tether-backed exchange filed criminal complaints against co-founders Joaquin Diaz and Roberto Zibert and reported the matter to authorities. Orionx temporarily suspended withdrawals as part of the closure process, stating the move ensures no client gains an advan

According to Jin10, on September 7, Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Reza'i announced that Iran and Oman will sign an agreement regarding maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within the coming days. Reza'i also stated that the U.S. must earn Iran's trust to continue negotiations, dismissing American claims about the strait remaining open.

According to GMGN data, MEME, a meme coin on Robinhood Chain, surged to a peak market cap of $140 million today, with intraday gains exceeding 440%. The token was trading at $125 million at the time of reporting. The rally was triggered after Vlad Tenev, co-founder of Robinhood, followed MEME's official X account, drawing community attention and driving the rapid price movement.

RAY experienced a sharp 10.49% decline to $1.276 over the past hour, following a 46.35% surge in the previous 24 hours. The cryptocurrency reached a daily high of $1.43 before retracing significantly, with trading volume of approximately $34.1 million in the last 24 hours.

According to Money Today, geothermal energy company Ovo Energy signed a 15-year power supply agreement with Google on September 1, securing 396 MW of carbon-free electricity from subsurface geothermal plants in Utah. Google has also secured an additional 600 MW purchase option, bringing the total contract size close to 1 GW, marking the largest geothermal power agreement in U.S. history. The company plans initial delivery by Q3 2028, with current power purchase agreements totaling 658 MW as of e

At block height 965664 on Saturday, Bitcoin mining difficulty increased 1.31% to 127.45 trillion, marking the 8th difficulty bump in 2026. According to data from hashrateindex.com, Bitcoin's hashprice surged 22.24% over the past 30 days, rising from $32.42 to $39.63 per petahash per second per day, driven by recent gains in BTC price. Despite the hashprice rally, the network's hashrate remained stable at 934 exahash per second, staying below the 1 zettahash per second threshold. Mining rewards c

Iran's highest national security official stated on September 6 that Tehran reserves the right to respond to a U.S. military strike on a wedding in Kohestan. The official emphasized that the United States should understand this position clearly, signaling potential retaliation for the attack.

According to Trump's social media post today, oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz has resumed to pre-conflict levels. The post includes an image showing the daily volume has recovered to 18 million barrels, compared to 20 million barrels before the conflict.

According to Jin10 Data, Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the French Communist Party, announced on September 6 that he will run in the 2027 French presidential election. Roussel stated he aims to drive change in France by proposing a political platform to fundamentally transform the status quo.

According to Bitcoin News, approximately 4,000 BTC were transferred in a single transaction associated with a Liquid Network peg-out on September 6. A subsequent transaction included an OPRETURN message stating: "We are white hats, please contact us via the blockchain." The nature of the transaction and whether the funds were moved through a vulnerability exploit remain unclear.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary said the country test-fired an anti-ship missile above a U.S. Navy vessel 48 hours ago, marking what he described as the first such trial. The official did not disclose additional operational details or specify which U.S. vessel was involved in the incident.

On the evening of September 5, Russian President Putin met with U.S. envoy Wittaker and Trump's son-in-law Kushner at the Kremlin to discuss details of a three-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Putin stated that Russia received a request to halt airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and had issued corresponding orders. "Starting from tonight (midnight Sept 6), Russia will cease airstrikes on Kyiv," Putin said. Russia also pledged to ensure the safety of negotiators and media

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a €2.2 billion economic support package aimed at alleviating the cost-of-living crisis. The measures target individual entrepreneurs, retirees, farmers, and large families, and include a minimum wage increase. The government expects to exceed its 2026 budget targets, allowing it to distribute subsidies and tax cuts to multiple groups without compromising Greece's fiscal stability.

According to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright in interviews with ABC and CBS on September 6, 2026, 9 million barrels of crude oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz daily, marking the highest 7-day average level to date. Wright stated that the U.S. military remains deployed to reduce Iran's ability to create regional problems, while emphasizing that the administration's primary objective is to achieve resolution through negotiation. He noted that the U.S. Navy's key role is to prevent Iran from

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on Sept. 6 that Nike will be removed from the S&P 100 effective Sept. 21, replaced by Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks, Arista Networks, and SanDisk. Nike's stock has declined 78% from its November 2021 peak, with shares closing at $38.40 on Friday near a 12-year low. The company's market capitalization has fallen to approximately $57 billion from about $264 billion at the end of 2021. Nike will remain in the broader S&P 500.

According to Iranian state media, Iran's top security official announced plans to declare a new exclusion zone beyond the Strait of Hormuz within days. The restricted area will begin from the U.S. Navy's blockade line and extend across the Persian Gulf region. Any vessels entering the new zone will be added to a sanctions list.

According to ABC News, U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said on Sunday that a nuclear agreement with Iran may not be achievable in the near term, and the United States may need to take military action to address threats from Tehran. "There may not be a nuclear agreement," Wright stated, "or it may simply be to destroy their ability to carry out a nuclear program." He added that an agreement "may only come into being when Iran's next government takes office," noting that certainty remains unclear at

According to NEAR Protocol, its Confidential Intents initiative reached $60 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) on September 6. The project is now $10 million away from the $70 million threshold, which will activate the Drop 1 snapshot for NEAR token allocations based on early on-chain activity.

According to the Associated Press, U.S. Central Command spokesperson Tim Hockins stated that previous claims about Iran striking an American unmanned vessel in the Strait of Hormuz are "completely false."

According to a Friday statement on X, Router Protocol, a cross-chain infrastructure project backed by Coinbase Ventures, announced on Sept. 5 it will shut down all operations by Sept. 30 and permanently burn 303,333,198 ROUTE tokens from its treasury, equivalent to about 30% of the token's nearly 1 billion total supply. The team said commercialization efforts, licensing discussions, and acquisition attempts over the past year all failed to produce a sustainable business model. Router cited decli