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U.S. mortgage applications rebounded in the week of Aug 28, with the MBA Mortgage Applications Index rising 0.8% week-over-week, reversing the prior week's 1% decline.

According to Jin10, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the morning of September 2 in Cairo at Al-Ittihadiya Palace. Xi emphasized five key areas of cooperation: strengthening mutual support and high-level exchanges; advancing mutually beneficial development through infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and technology partnerships; expanding people-to-people and cultural exchanges; deepening security cooperation and joint counter-terrorism effor

According to Odaily, B.AI announced today (September 2) that its API Key now supports calling DeepSeek models through Codex. Developers can directly invoke DeepSeek models with B.AI API Key in the Codex client and flexibly switch between DeepSeek and GPT models for code generation, debugging, and development collaboration.

According to Cnyes, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed slightly down 0.07% at 25,311.21 points on September 2, with the Hang Seng Tech Index falling 0.74% to 4,517.16 points and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index declining 0.15%. The biotech sector led gains, with Bioasis Technologies surging over 11% and China Biologic Products rising over 8%, supported by policy backing for innovative drug development. In contrast, Chinese brokerage stocks fell across the board, with CITIC Securities droppi

According to Jin10, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Kalib Baef condemned multiple U.S. airstrikes on September 2, citing casualties including children. Baef said that schools in Minab, a gymnasium in Lamerd, and a wedding ceremony in Kohstak were targeted by U.S. forces, resulting in deaths among civilians including children. On the night of September 1, U.S. airstrikes targeted multiple locations in southern Iran, hitting a wedding ceremony in Kohstak, Hormozgan province, killing 4 pe

According to Israeli government officials, 5 of the country's 6 desalination plants along the Mediterranean coast halted operations on September 1 due to a rise in seawater turbidity. The facilities suspended production as water quality conditions deteriorated.

According to Rani Borkar, Azure infrastructure president, Microsoft proposed a new measurement standard for AI infrastructure success on September 2 at SEMICON. Rather than defining success solely by raw computing capacity, the company emphasized 'useful yield'—measuring how efficiently chips, memory, networks, and power are converted into valuable outputs. Borkar noted that with each new generation of AI demanding more resources, infrastructure expansion alone is insufficient; instead, enterpri

According to a New York Times report citing an IAEA internal report released on September 2, the International Atomic Energy Agency cannot verify the status and location of Iran's near-weapongrade enriched uranium as Tehran continues to refuse access to UN nuclear inspectors. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated in the report that the agency lacks information on these nuclear materials and cannot conduct inspections, describing it as an alarming nuclear proliferation issue. He urged Iran t

According to the Kremlin, on September 2, Iran's President Pezeshkian has not requested Russia to mediate in talks with the United States.

According to BlockBeats and DeFiLlama data, on September 2, Robinhood Chain's DEX trading volume hit a record $1.673 billion over the past 24 hours, ranking second globally and surpassing Ethereum mainnet and BSC. Only Solana ($2.454 billion) exceeded it. Robinhood Chain generated $3.75 million in chain fees during the same period, up 76% from the previous day and ranking first across major chains—approximately double the combined fees of Solana, Ethereum, BSC, and Base. Its 24-hour chain revenu

According to an Israeli military statement, Hezbollah launched two suicide drones against Israeli forces stationed in a security zone in southern Lebanon early on September 2. The Israeli military subsequently conducted strikes against Hezbollah targets in response.

According to the U.S. special envoy to India, India's trade minister will visit the United States in September to participate in G20 meetings.

Bitfinex Securities listed five tokenized notes tracking bitcoin treasury companies Strategy, Metaplanet, H100 Group, and Capital B on September 1, 2026, according to its official announcement. The notes—Strategy Note (CMSTR), Strategy preferred stock note (STRCst), Metaplanet Note (CMPTL), H100 Group note (CH100), and Capital B note (CALCPB)—are backed by real shares held through ORO (II), a Luxembourg securitization fund. Eligible investors outside the United States can trade the notes for as

According to TASS, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak recently stated that Russian oil companies are taking all necessary measures to increase oil production as much as possible.

According to a Bloomberg TV interview on Tuesday, Strategy CEO Phong Le defended the company's sale of roughly 7,000 bitcoin at $60,000–$65,000 before it resumed buying around $80,000, calling the moves strategic responses to capital needs rather than price timing. Le noted the company has shifted to a "two-way strategy" that allows selling when necessary to fund dividends and obligations while maintaining its position as a "net accumulator." Strategy purchased 4,603 BTC for approximately $369.7

According to on-chain metrics tracked on XRPScan, the XRP Ledger surpassed 3 billion cumulative transactions, demonstrating sustained network activity through multiple market cycles. Concurrently, Ripple released 1 billion XRP from escrow as part of its regularly scheduled monthly unlock, maintaining its predictable token supply mechanism.

According to @CryptoHayes, the platform unveiled a new agentic coordination feature on September 2, 2026. The announcement, posted on Twitter, received 93 likes and 8 retweets, indicating positive community reception. The feature aims to enhance user coordination and engagement within the platform.

Bybit will launch USDT-settled options on its stock perpetual contracts at 20:00 UTC on 17 September 2026, beginning with Nvidia (NVDA) and a synthetic SpaceX product (SPCX), according to its product announcement. The exchange describes Perp Options as an industry first, offering European-style options with a contract multiplier of one and 24/7 trading. Tesla, QQQ, SOXL and Micron are planned to follow.

According to DefiLlama, Gate received net inflows of $520.45 million over the past month, ranking third among centralized exchanges.

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated recently that Russia regrets the escalation of tensions surrounding Iran and will make every effort to de-escalate the situation.