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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 2.1% in morning trading on September 4, with the Hang Seng Tech Index gaining 2.5%. MINIMAX surged over 10% during the session.

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), UK new car registrations rose approximately 13% year-over-year in August, exceeding 90,000 units.

According to Solana's official announcement on September 3, Solana partnered with The Luxury Closet to tokenize authenticated Birkin bags, marking the blockchain platform's entry into the luxury goods market. The initiative combines luxury authentication with blockchain infrastructure, allowing ownership and authenticity verification through on-chain digital records. The Luxury Closet will handle authentication while Solana provides blockchain infrastructure. The partnership aims to connect high

According to Optimism, the Superchain interoperability upgrade went live on Sepolia testnet, enabling developers to test native cross-L2 messaging across OP Stack chains. The upgrade is a testnet milestone, not a mainnet activation. The deployment supports communication between multiple OP Stack networks as part of the broader Superchain vision to connect Ethereum scaling infrastructure.

According to Whale Alert, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network today at 12:05 Beijing time (September 4).

According to Financial Supervisory Service filings, Finger, a KOSDAQ-listed company, saw minor shareholders' stakes diluted by approximately 21.7% when the company was acquired by Sungho Electronics Group in April. Sungho injected 110 billion won through paid-in capital increase, convertible bonds, and warrant-linked bonds, acquiring majority control. The number of outstanding shares increased 27.7% to 12.015 million shares following a 30 billion won third-party allotment. If all convertible bon

According to TechCrunch, Tesla on September 3 released a request for interest from third-party companies seeking to purchase Cybercab fleets or provide infrastructure for its autonomous ride-hailing network. The move signals a potential shift in the company's robotaxi strategy, suggesting Tesla may expand beyond operating its own fleet to partnering with external operators. Interested companies can select from options including purchasing Cybercab vehicles, establishing transportation hubs and i

According to ChainCatcher, B.AI announced on September 4 that Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.8 Flash model has been officially integrated into its API. The latest Gemini 3 family flagship model supports a 1M token context window and native multimodal input. Gemini 3.8 Flash enhances capabilities in software engineering, agentic tasks, and multi-step reasoning for professional domains including finance and law, with API access now available.

According to Datadog, Singapore carsharing service GetGo rolled out the observability platform across its cloud systems and mobile apps on September 4. GetGo, which operates a point-to-point carsharing platform supporting over 3,000 vehicles across 1,700 locations, uses Datadog for application performance monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, log management, and mobile user monitoring. The deployment reduced bug investigation time by 50% to 60% and cut mean time to detection and mean time to re

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's government bond market showed mixed movement on September 4 as Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller's dovish remarks overnight weakened U.S. Treasury yields. South Korea's 3-year benchmark government bond yield rose 1.4 basis points to 3.896%, while the 10-year yield declined 0.4bp to 4.363%. Foreign investors sold 2,423 contracts of 3-year government bond futures while buying 545 contracts of 10-year futures. Market participants expect volat

According to Mint Incorporation's press release, the Hong Kong-based artificial intelligence and robotics company has signed a consulting agreement with CURRENC Capital Inc. to explore tokenizing a portion of its Class A ordinary shares on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. CURRENC Capital, a subsidiary of Currenc Group Inc., will provide advisory and facilitation services for the planned tokenization, which aims to create a blockchain-based representation of Mint's equity while maintaining th

According to Jin10 Futures on September 4, bitumen prices posted significant gains this week, driven by multiple supportive factors. Crude oil prices climbed amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, bolstering feedstock costs. On the supply side, bitumen processing unit utilization rates continued declining this week, while several refiners maintained limited shipments, keeping regional bitumen inventory tight. Bitumen futures strengthened notably, liftin

According to Financial Times, Norway's sovereign wealth fund management company, which oversees $2.3 trillion in assets, proposed on September 4 adjusting its government debt allocation by reducing the weight of government bonds in its benchmark index from 70% to 50%. The proposed shift would cut global government bond holdings by approximately $106 billion, with the majority coming from U.S. Treasuries. Specifically, the fund would reduce its exposure to U.S. government debt by 12.2 percentage

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. Labor Statistics Bureau will release the August nonfarm payroll report tonight (September 4). Markets expect 56,000 new jobs were added in August, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%. The data is expected to influence Federal Reserve policy expectations for September.

According to Yonhap Infomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate recovered from recent lows on Sept 4, trading at 1,358.10 won as of late morning in Seoul, down 1.20 won from the previous close. Japan's Finance Ministry official Atsushi Mimura stated the ministry would maintain its vigilant stance on foreign exchange markets, signaling continued monitoring of currency volatility. The recovery reflected a combination of low-price buying interest and offshore short covering, while recent data showed South K

According to the Strategic and International Studies Center (CSIS), U.S. military stockpiles of critical missile systems have been significantly depleted during the six-month Iran conflict as of September 3. The Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor inventory has dropped from pre-war levels to fewer than 840 rounds, with approximately 1,000 to 1,400 consumed; THAAD systems have declined from 450 to roughly 250 units; and Tomahawk missiles have seen over 1,000 units deployed, with pre-war stocks estimate

According to the Financial Times, Sable Offshore is among a handful of companies in advanced negotiations with Venezuela to develop oil fields and is expected to sign a contract soon.

According to @lookonchain, Ethereum trader 0xbb94 sold 7.82M ETH for $231.3K after a 20% price drop, missing out on a potential $5.3M profit. The trader initially invested $302.6K in Ethereum but decided to cut losses prematurely, resulting in significant losses rather than the anticipated gains had he held the position longer.

According to CNBC, the Automotive Innovation Alliance (AAI) urged Congress on September 3 to pass legislation permanently banning Chinese connected vehicles and related hardware and software imports before January 3, 2027. AAI chair John Bozzella stated that Chinese automakers, backed by government subsidies, are dumping connected software and hardware-equipped vehicles globally. He emphasized the need to establish the ban as law before the current congressional session ends to counter China's s

According to Financial Times, U.S. Trade Representative Greir said the coordination between the UK and EU presents an obstacle to a U.S.-UK trade deal.