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Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose 3 basis points to 3.73%.

Meta announced Muse AI agent on September 8, rolling out on iOS, Android, web, and WhatsApp for users aged 18 and older, with monthly subscriptions priced at $20 and $100 alongside a free tier. Muse can read email, book travel, fill out forms, negotiate on behalf of users, and make purchases using Stripe's Link wallet. Each Muse runs in a dedicated virtual machine (Muse Secure VM) with a separate Sentinel agent evaluating actions. Meta requires explicit human approval before any payment is execu

According to MistTrack, Tether froze approximately $39.3 million USDT across ten TRON addresses linked to Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram-based escrow platform. The freeze reflects Tether's ongoing efforts to combat illicit activities in the cryptocurrency market, as regulatory scrutiny on stablecoin platforms continues to intensify.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethlabs reviewed 60-plus EIP proposals for Ethereum's Hegotá upgrade and updated its priority recommendations across four focus areas. The organization supports FOCIL to enhance censorship resistance, proposes Quick Slots to shorten block time in this upgrade, endorses Frame Transactions for native account abstraction (including passkey wallets and gas payments via tokens), and emphasizes continued performance optimization to increase Layer 1 capacity and reduce node o

According to PANews, Paul Christiano, founder of the Alignment Research Center, has joined the OpenAI Foundation board and its Safety and Security Committee today, Sep 10. He will also serve as a non-voting observer on the OpenAI Group PBC board. The Safety and Security Committee oversees OpenAI's overall safety and security practices. OpenAI stated that Christiano's research in AI alignment and his extensive work experience at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will

According to Jin10, on September 10, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent's repeated warnings to investors against pushing up oil prices or Treasury yields proved ineffective, with markets moving counter to his stated positions. Bessent had claimed investors were making a mistake by opposing him, citing his access to government policy information unavailable to traders. However, Mark Spindel, founder and chief investment officer of Potomac River Capital, stated that the market has seen through his po

According to financial sources, KB Kookmin Bank forewent its call option to acquire additional shares in KB Indonesia (formerly KB BukoPIN) by the May 2026 deadline, marking a departure from its 2025 profitability targets. The move transfers decision rights to the financial investors—StickInvEst and Eugene PE consortium—who now hold approximately 17% of KB Indonesia and can exercise put options until May 2027. KB Indonesia's stock price declined to 50 Indonesian rupiah by May 2026 from 100 rupia

According to ChainCatcher, Kraken has listed the ONE token today. ONE serves as the gas, staking, and governance token for ONEchain, a blockchain network designed for on-chain gaming. Trading is now available on the platform.

According to Harmony's announcement reported by PANews, validators can halt node operations starting today at 14:00 UTC (22:00 Beijing time, Sept 10, 2026). The project previously disclosed transition and compensation plans in its ONE migration article. Harmony also reiterated its future focus will shift toward building an AI video remix economy.

According to Yonhapinfomax, Korea Securities Finance completed its debut dollar bond issuance of $300 million on September 9. The 3-year fixed-rate tranche was priced at 47 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, with the final spread tightening to 40 basis points after oversubscription exceeded $2.3 billion. The issuance received a Moody's rating of Aa2. The deal was managed by Credit Agricole, HSBC, and JPMorgan, with Mirae Asset Securities participating as co-manager. This marks Korea Securities F

According to PANews, Apple unveiled its first foldable iPhone Duo on Sept 10, featuring a 7.6-inch interior display, 5.4-inch exterior screen, and A20 Pro chip with support for split-screen multitasking. The device starts at 15,999 yuan in China, with pre-orders opening Oct 16 and sales beginning Oct 23. The A20 Pro chip, built on 2-nanometer process, delivers double the AI processing performance of the A19 Pro and up to 40% GPU improvements, according to Apple. The company also announced iPhone

According to Anadolu News and Iran's state news agency IRNA, Iran's southern coastal regions including Sirik, Minab, and Qeshm Island experienced a series of explosions early on September 10, with blast sounds originating from sea directions. The attacks' source and damage details remain undisclosed. Simultaneously, Yemen-backed Houthi forces are advancing along the Red Sea coast and Taiz province, gradually approaching the Strait of Mandeb—a strategic chokepoint overlooking global maritime rout

According to MSX.COM data, the U.S. stock market closed with the storage sector leading gains: SK Hynix rose over 7%, Micron Technology gained over 2%, and SanDisk rose over 1%. In the optical communications sector, Marvell Technology climbed over 4% and Lumentum rose over 1%. Meta surged over 6% following its launch of personal AI agent Muse, while Apple declined 0.28% after unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro series and its first foldable iPhone Duo.

According to Odaily, trader Rune criticized Pump.fun on X today, stating that despite the platform's $4.4 billion valuation and $2 billion in cash reserves, it has repeatedly copied products after other teams validated market demand. Rune cited examples including acquiring Padre after Axiom's rise, adding social features after Fomo emerged, and now launching MemeStocks following similar offerings on other chains. While Rune acknowledged such strategies work—Padre's market share grew from 2% to 1

According to Yonhapinfomax, on September 10, South Korea's Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Eok-won canceled external commemoration events for his first anniversary, opting instead for an informal gathering with young staff members who joined the commission a year ago. Lee took office on September 15, 2025. The shift reflects recent political changes, including the departure of a senior Blue House official and the nomination of another deputy minister as a candidate for economic vice prem

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev defended the company's tokenization efforts on September 9, responding to recent attacks from AMC. Tenev argued that once a company's shares are publicly traded, the issuer cannot control financial products built around those shares. He described tokenization as a 'technology-neutral financial wrapper' and stated that shareholders own transferable property, allowing other institutions to create products referencing these shares without issuer permission. 'Issuers control

Japan's 30-year government bond yield rose 3 basis points to 3.985% today, according to market data.

According to BIT trading data, BNC stock fell 15.62% at market close on September 10, rebounding 2.71% in after-hours trading to $4.55. Meanwhile, BNC4, the BSC-chain listed variant, traded at $5.584, representing a 23% premium over the primary stock, according to GMGN data.

Foreign investors purchased 690 billion Japanese yen worth of Japanese stocks in the week ending September 4, according to Japan Exchange Group data. The amount marks a sharp increase from 35.8 billion yen in the previous week.

Japan purchased 111.9 billion yen of foreign bonds in the week to September 4, reversing to net buying from net selling of 824 billion yen in the previous week.