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According to Bitcoin Magazine, Strategy on September 1 sent a letter to index provider MSCI opposing its proposal to remove "non-operating companies" from its global investable market index, calling the move "misguided" and discriminatory. Strategy noted that MSCI previously proposed similar criteria in 2025, which would have excluded companies with digital asset holdings exceeding 50% of total assets, before withdrawing the proposal. The company emphasized it operates 1,500 employees globally,

According to Wall Street Journal on August 31, American Express and other major U.S. credit card issuers have raised annual fees and tightened premium card benefits, sparking consumer complaints. Amex implemented new rules in July requiring cardholders to be on the same flight as companions to access airport lounge benefits; companions now also face a 50 USD charge at some Amex lounges. Capital One eliminated free companion lounge access for Venture X cardholders unless they spend a minimum 75,0

According to China Energy Information Service, as of September 1 (the second working day of the pricing cycle), China's benchmark crude oil average price stood at $87.74 per barrel with a change rate of 0.04%. Based on this, domestic gasoline and diesel retail prices are expected to rise by 5 yuan per ton. The next fuel price adjustment window is scheduled for September 11 at 24:00, following China's standard ten-working-day pricing cycle.

Japan's 2-year government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 1.77%, reaching its highest level since April 1995.

According to South Korea's Land and Housing Corporation (LH), announced on September 1, the company will begin construction of the Yongin Advanced System Semiconductor National Industrial Park Phase 1 in October. The industrial park, spanning approximately 7.78 million square meters, will house six semiconductor fabrication plants and advanced chip production facilities. LH accelerated the project timeline by moving the bid opening date to September 23 and streamlining the business plan review p

In the past hour, NAKA surged 10.03% to $0.050475, with the token up 24.65% over the past 24 hours from a low of $0.038278. The rally is backed by increased trading activity, with 24-hour volume reaching $605,368 and market cap at approximately $4,921,521. Traders are watching key resistance at $0.055 and support near $0.045.

In early trading on September 1, Chinese commodity futures showed mixed movements. SC crude oil, ethylene glycol (EG), asphalt, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), methanol, and styrene (EB) surged over 3%, with plastic averaging a near 3% monthly gain. On the downside, Shanghai silver declined over 2%, while Shanghai gold, coking coal, rapeseed oil, and stainless steel dropped over 1%.

On September 1, Binance founder CZ said at Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong that the cryptocurrency industry has emerged from its harshest downturn with fundamentals now healthy. He highlighted that decentralized exchange technology and user adoption have matured significantly over eight years, and predicted a major industry expansion if global regulatory policies continue to ease. CZ expressed particular interest in RWA tokenization, noting that on-chain assets can overcome time zone and cross-bo

According to EDaily, South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index fell 0.52% to 6,784.29 and the tech-heavy KOSDAQ dropped 1.21% to 824.21 on September 1, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street driven by renewed US-Iran military tensions and surging crude oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.70%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.33% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.12%, reflecting broad market weakness across major US indices.

According to Yonhap News, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell this morning on September 1 as spillover from U.S. market weakness pressured South Korean equities. Samsung dropped 1.83% to 255,250 KRW, while SK Hynix slid 1.08% to 1,656,000 KRW. The Kospi index opened down 0.52% at 6,784.29. Both chip giants announced plans to purchase shares during market hours—Samsung 2 million shares and SK Hynix 650,000 shares—as part of shareholder returns, with corporate entities providing buying support.

According to Hana Securities and Kiwoom Securities reports on August 31, South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark rate to 3.0% on August 27, the second consecutive monthly increase and the first back-to-back hike since early 2023. JP Morgan forecasts a further rate hike to 3.75% starting in November. In high-rate environments, South Korean securities firms recommend investors focus on companies with low financial leverage and strong asset efficiency, particularly in power equipment, defen

According to SoSoValue, XRP spot ETFs received net inflows of $5.64 million on August 31. Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) led with $4.71 million in single-day inflows, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $488 million. Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) followed with $930,400 in daily inflows, with cumulative net inflows reaching $604 million.

According to on-chain analyst 余烬, an address transferred 488,600 HYPE tokens (valued at $40.91 million) into Hyperliquid for staking on September 1, following Hyperliquid's announcement of U.S. market expansion plans. The tokens were accumulated five months ago via FalconX at approximately $35 per token, generating an unrealized gain of $23.73 million, or 138% appreciation.

According to Futures Quick News PRO, multiple Chinese government departments announced housing support policies on September 1, lifting terminal demand expectations and triggering a rebound in glass futures prices. Separately, escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and reported disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz raised geopolitical risk premiums in crude oil markets.

According to PANews, Injective paused for approximately 4 hours on September 1 after an attacker exploited a binary options vulnerability to steal roughly $4.9 million, disclosed by X user Paddy-earthling. The attacker leveraged a disabled but still-registered oracle (Frontrunner) with cleared data sources, creating 299 markets pointing to it to trigger a "no-price refund" mechanism that granted 2x compensation, then exchanged the USDC for approximately 1,980 ETH now held in an unused Ethereum w

According to BlockBeats, on September 1, Binance founder CZ shared his investment philosophy at Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong. CZ stated that most of his personal assets remain in cryptocurrency and follows a "Four Nos" principle: no stocks, no real estate speculation, no active crypto trading, and no excess cash holdings. CZ clarified that "no active crypto trading" does not mean avoiding cryptocurrency ownership, but rather avoiding short-term trading and maintaining a long-term holding strat

According to JPM U.S. Markets Intelligence head Andrew Tyler on Aug 31, the bank's trading team is temporarily abandoning its near-term bullish stance on U.S. equities, shifting to a tactical cautious/neutral position ahead of the Federal Reserve's Sept 16 rate decision. The move follows Fed Chair Powell's hawkish signals on Aug 28, when he indicated inflation pressures have not truly eased, pushing market expectations for a September rate hike from roughly 35% to near 60%. JPM cited three near-

According to The Information, OpenAI has purchased tens of thousands of Mac mini and Mac Studio computers in recent months, dedicating them to reinforcement learning and training AI agents capable of autonomous computer operation. Anthropic is similarly leasing Mac mini units via Amazon Web Services for comparable tasks. The surge reflects broader adoption: Mac sales reached $10.3 billion last quarter, marking a 29% year-over-year increase and outpacing growth in iPhone and iPad. Nvidia, which h

According to a16z crypto, Lemon Wallet downloads have continued climbing in Argentina even as inflation dropped from 25.5% to 2.1%, signaling resilient stablecoin adoption among users. The persistent increase in wallet downloads suggests stablecoins are becoming a sustained financial habit for Argentines rather than a temporary inflation hedge, indicating a deeper cultural shift toward digital asset usage in the region.

According to Jin10 Futures, the CNEX money market sentiment index fell to 48 as of 08:45 on September 1, down 2 points from 16:00 the previous day. Sentiment indices for large banks, mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions were 47, 49, and 47 respectively, each declining 2 points.