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According to @pendlefi, Pendle has officially launched on the Robinhood Chain on September 4, 2026, adding fixed yield and yield trading capabilities to the DeFi ecosystem. The launch marks a significant expansion for Pendle as it integrates with Robinhood Chain to enhance yield generation opportunities. More markets are expected to follow as the platform continues its rollout on the chain.

Chainlink Data Feeds went live on the Tempo blockchain on September 3, expanding access to aggregated market data for developers building stablecoin and financial applications. The integration enables developers to use Chainlink's market data for functions such as collateral valuation, exchange-rate comparisons, treasury management, and automated risk controls, reducing the need to build proprietary oracle systems.

According to Steakhouse Financial, the company is executing planned operational security (OpSec) hardening across its Morpho and Box vaults today (September 4). Vault operations will continue uninterrupted, and risk exposures will remain unchanged. The team will select two new Allocator addresses from four candidates to manage fund allocation, with potential removal of legacy Allocators to follow. The company noted that Allocator modifications for these vaults are not subject to time lock restri

According to Jin10, India's central bank will conduct a 7 trillion rupee (approximately $74.1 billion) reverse repo auction on Monday with a 30-day tenor, an extension from the previous 15-day period. The move aims to manage record liquidity surplus by locking excess cash held by banks outside the financial system for an extended timeframe.

On Sept. 3, Bitcoin jumped above $82,000 as $250 million in short positions were liquidated over a 24-hour period, according to market data. The short squeeze extended across the broader crypto market, driving total liquidations to $758 million, with shorts accounting for $480 million of the wipeout. Ethereum saw short positions represent roughly 54% of its $184 million in total liquidations, while Zcash surged 21% on the day, recording $38 million in liquidations with over 90% from short positi

According to FinanceFeeds analysis of company filings and WARN registers, the largest tech sector headcount cuts announced in 2026—Intel's 39,700, Amazon's 30,000, Oracle's 21,000, and Verizon's 16,600—significantly overstate actual job losses. Intel's 39,700 net decline across fiscal years 2023 to 2025 includes attrition and divestitures, with involuntary cuts closer to 13,000. Amazon's announced 30,000 corporate reductions occurred while total headcount grew 20,000, reflecting reallocation bet

According to E Daily, on September 4, Jon Lee, founder of Jon Lee's School of Wealth, disputed a real estate investment comparison during a YouTube channel appearance. A viewer cited a Seoul apartment that appreciated from 320 million won to 1.2 billion won over 13 years, questioning whether stocks could generate similar returns. Lee countered that the comparison was misleading, noting such gains occur over extended periods and incur significant capital gains taxes upon sale. He advocated instea

According to PPP prediction market tool, an address (0x7c37b52eb226bcb9411375ec48b0169663fb6aeb) purchased $195,000 in G2 victory shares against Team Falcons in the CS2 Blast open qualifier on September 4, with an average entry price of 41.3 cents and a position size of 237,996 shares. The match is scheduled to begin at 22:00 UTC and will be a best-of-three series in the quarterfinals, with the winner advancing to face Team Spirit in the semifinals.

According to ChainCatcher, Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's largest retail investment platform, launched 9 crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) for its 2 million customers, including products from BlackRock's iShares, CoinShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco, and Bitwise, with annual fees ranging from 0% to 0.35%. The move reverses the platform's previous warning stance on crypto investments and follows the Financial Conduct Authority's lift on retail crypto ETP restrictions in October 2024. Hargre

According to Lookonchain data monitored by ChainCatcher, an address purchased 2.75 million PONS tokens in the past 3 hours, spending 803 ETH ($1.97M) at an average price of $0.71 per token.

According to Citi, on Sept 4, the bank adjusted its forecast for Federal Reserve rate cuts, now expecting the central bank to cut rates by 25 basis points each in June, September, and December 2027. This marks a significant shift from Citi's previous prediction of cuts occurring in October and December 2026, followed by January 2027.

According to Fidelity International's 2026 Digital Assets Outlook, Bitcoin's market cap exceeds $1.5 trillion as the firm argues the asset could appreciate amid rising geopolitical tensions and currency debasement concerns. Fidelity highlighted Bitcoin's fixed supply of 21 million coins and independence from government monetary policy as key attractions in an environment of financial instability. The firm noted that institutional adoption has accelerated, with corporate treasuries, sovereign wea

According to BlackRock's mid-2026 investment outlook, portfolio manager Jeffrey Rosenberg says a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate hike would not meaningfully threaten risk assets, citing strong corporate earnings driven by artificial intelligence investments. BlackRock's modeling forecasts a 2.5% one-year return for the Bloomberg US Treasury index even in a scenario where the Fed raises rates by up to 100 basis points over the next year. The firm favors US equities as best positioned to weath

At the Milken Institute Global Conference, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink called for $10 trillion in U.S. investment in AI infrastructure over the next decade, proposing that the funding should come from Americans' retirement accounts, pension funds, and insurance policies. Fink argued that public budgets cannot fill the funding gap alone, and the private capital pool is necessary to support data centers, power grids, and transmission infrastructure. BlackRock, managing approximately $14 trillion in a

On August 19, President Trump proposed that the US should stop trading with countries where it runs a trade deficit if the Federal Reserve refuses to cut interest rates. Trump cited a rate gap, with the US federal funds rate at roughly 3.5-3.75% versus around 0-0.5% in countries like Switzerland, arguing American businesses and consumers face higher borrowing costs than their developed-economy counterparts. He claimed roughly 60 nations "live off the United States" through lopsided trade relatio

According to PANews, Polygon announced on September 4 the launch of a cryptocurrency donation channel supporting Nepal's Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund for flood relief efforts. The platform, powered by Polygon OMS, accepts multiple supported tokens and blockchain assets. Polygon stated that 100 percent of donations will support disaster response, with all fund flows verifiable on-chain. The initiative is facilitated through a partnership with Cross River Bank.

On March 1, 2026, Iranian drones attacked AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, with Iran framing the facilities as extensions of US military operations in the region. The strikes targeted infrastructure tied to the Gulf's unprecedented AI expansion: the UAE's Stargate UAE project aims for 5 GW of AI compute capacity with an initial 1 GW cluster already operational in Abu Dhabi, while Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN initiative targets 1.9 GW by 2030 and 6.9 GW by 2034. Combined, the region is on pace t

Wacker Chemie, a German chemical company, is evaluating the closure of its polysilicon facility in Charleston, Tennessee, after trade measures introduced on August 6 drove away the plant's last two remaining customers. The facility employs roughly 600 workers. The Trump administration imposed a 15% tariff on polysilicon alongside price floors set at $21 per kilogram for polysilicon and $100 for ingots and wafers, effective December 2026. CEO Christian Hartel stated the measures fail to provide m

According to the Associated Press, Ripple and the University of Florida announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement on September 5, with the deal expected to provide the university $5 million annually. The partnership takes effect during Saturday's football game against Florida Atlantic University, with XRP branding displayed at Florida Field. Ripple will also provide financial technology education support covering traditional finance and digital assets to the university's student athletes and

According to Foresight News, permissionless onchain yield protocol Polaris has completed a $1 million seed funding round. Backers include the Ethereum Foundation, Fusion (IPOR subsidiary), Altitude, Liquity, LI.FI, and over 30 founders and contributors including Daily Gwei creator Anthony Sassano. Polaris offers native yield for onchain assets through its core product pETH, alongside USDp and GOLDp.