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According to Cryptonomist, Shytoshi Kusama, lead ambassador of Shiba Inu, recently updated his X profile location to "close" and changed his bio to "Polish," replacing previous details about development work and beta testing. The cryptic changes sparked immediate speculation within the Shiba Inu community, with figures Kuro and Mazrael flagging the shift publicly, though Kusama has offered no explanation. His prior bio mentioned "Final bug pass" on an AI-powered relationship platform unveiled in

According to PANews on September 5, Microsoft released MAI-Image-2.6-Flash, a lightweight image generation model available for public preview via Microsoft Foundry. The model shares core capabilities with the flagship MAI-Image-2.6, including text-to-image, image-to-image, and editing features such as object removal and local repainting. Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, stated the model generates images twice as fast as GPT-Image-2-Medium and improves GPU efficiency by 72 percent. Pricing

According to CoinDesk, a British investor who purchased Bitcoin for under $4 per coin in 2011 through UK exchange Britcoin (later Intersango) and invested approximately $2,000 has successfully recovered his holdings after losing access to the wallet in 2012. Law firm CEL Solicitors, using its sister company's crypto tracking software, identified a wallet belonging to a former Intersango user and helped the investor regain access to approximately $45,000 worth of Bitcoin, which is now valued at a

According to Axios, OpenAI has hired three people to oversee policy matters across U.S. states.

According to CNBC, General Motors and Ford are expanding into U.S. military contracting and energy storage systems this year, marking a strategic shift beyond their core automotive business. GM was recently awarded a U.S. Army contract potentially exceeding $1 billion to produce infantry squad vehicles (ISVs) and expects its 2026 defense revenue to grow to nearly $700 million. Ford announced in December plans to invest $2 billion in an energy business, converting a Kentucky battery factory to pr

According to Bitcoin News, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $731 million, marking the highest single-day inflow since January 14.

Robinhood Chain hit a historic high for daily transaction fees at $6.12 million overnight (September 5), with the seven-day annualized fee run rate reaching $1.1 billion. According to available data, primary trading volume stems from terminal interfaces including GMGN and OKX, while native Robinhood Wallet transactions account for less than 1% of confirmed activity.

According to Odaily, crypto KOL XXAntiWar posted on X for the first time in nearly a year, expressing confidence in an upcoming bull market. "If you believe the bull market is coming, it will come; if you believe you will get rich, money will flow to you," the KOL wrote, adding messages of gratitude and positivity toward wealth.

According to Russian presidential spokesperson Peskov, President Putin issued an order starting from midnight today to halt strikes on Kyiv for three days, as reported by CCTV International.

According to TASS, Russia's Ministry of Defense said today it struck two vessels carrying military cargo at Chornomorsk port in Ukraine. The ministry also reported attacking a cargo ship near Odesa port.

According to on-chain analyst Yuren, a Zcash whale transferred 22,840 ZEC (worth $23.11 million) to Binance on September 5, booking $21.96 million in profit after holding for over two years. The whale accumulated ZEC from 2021 to 2024 at an average cost of $48.44 per coin, taking profits as ZEC surged past $1,000, realizing a 20x return.

According to Cointelegraph, prediction market platform Kalshi's U.S. website traffic surged 1,520% over the past year, reaching 15.4 million visits in July 2026 from less than 1 million in August 2025. Similarweb data shows U.S. traffic now comprises nearly 80% of Kalshi's total traffic. Kalshi's August nominal monthly trading volume reached approximately $40 billion, up around 4,500% from $874 million a year prior. The platform now accounts for nearly 79% of the entire prediction market industr

According to Bitwise, Bitcoin surged 22.4% in the past week, its largest single-week gain since March 2024, while gold rose about 5% and equities declined. Bitwise Europe research head André Dragosch noted in a client memo that the 90-day correlation between Bitcoin and gold has reached its highest level in nearly six years, last seen in 2020 during pandemic-era fiscal and monetary stimulus. As of end of August, Bitcoin shows negative correlation with the U.S. dollar index, suggesting dollar wea

According to GMGN data, PONS, the native token of Robinhood Chain's token issuance platform Pons, hit a market cap of $910 million on September 5, marking a new all-time high before retreating to $855 million and securing a position in the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.

According to Token Terminal, Robinhood stock tokens reached 862,800 holders in roughly two months, surpassing Binance bStocks at 827,200. Daily trading volume on Uniswap deployed on Robinhood Chain hit $1.7 billion, while the network accounted for 78.5% of layer-2 blockchain revenue over the past 30 days.

Gate News message, a crypto whale spent approximately $4.5 million accumulating four tokens over the past 24 hours. The whale purchased 3.23 million $PONS for 913 $ETH (approximately $2.26 million), and 1.69 million $CASHCAT for 160 $ETH (approximately $392,000). In addition, the whale acquired 7,270 $AAVE for $1 million and 156,450 $UNI for $850,000.

According to ChainCatcher, ARK Invest's digital assets research lead Lorenzo Valente posted on X that LayerZero's interoperability business could soon grow to nine-figure ARR. Valente noted that as more assets move on-chain, demand for universal interoperability will grow exponentially, and the team has more developments ahead.

According to Herald Economy, Snowflake posted Q2 2026 revenue of $1.55 billion (up 35.1% year-over-year) and EPS of $0.62 on September 2, beating consensus estimates of $0.45 by a wide margin. Product revenue reached $1.49 billion, up 36.8% YoY and marking the third consecutive quarter of growth. The cloud data platform attributed the acceleration to its AI-native products: CoCo (AI coding agent) added over 2,000 adoption accounts in Q2 alone, reaching 9,100 total; CoWork (personal work agent) e

Hyundai Steel and POSCO have broken ground on a major steelmill in Louisiana today, marking their first joint manufacturing facility in the United States. The facility is designed to produce 2.7 million tons of automotive-grade steel plates annually, with production targeted to begin in 2029. Total investment amounts to $5.8 billion. The electric arc furnace technology will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 70% compared to traditional methods. The project aims to bypass U.S. tariffs on fo

Recent network data shows Bitcoin micro-transactions below 0.01 BTC now account for nearly 80% of all activity on the network, marking a significant shift from historical patterns dominated by larger transfers. The change reflects growing accessibility for smaller, more frequent transactions as Bitcoin's infrastructure matures. Grayscale reports rising interest in Bitcoin exchange-traded products, noting their growing significance relative to traditional gold ETPs. The trend signals deeper insti