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According to OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, GPT-5.6 Luna's usage increased 10-fold following an 80% price cut in late July. Luna API pricing now stands at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens. By mid-August, Luna's token usage on OpenRouter exceeded the combined volume of Anthropic Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 by more than double, aided partly by an additional 50% discount OpenAI offered through OpenRouter. Anthropic responded by cutting cache-read costs by 75% for its newly releas

On September 9, Lebanese President stated that the country's choice to engage in negotiations with Israel is driven by Lebanon's interests and not by external pressures or considerations.

According to ChainCatcher, a Hyperliquid user's account was compromised yesterday, with approximately 738,600 USDC stolen and 10,287 HYPE tokens unstaked. Part of the stolen funds flowed to addresses associated with Bitget. At the time of reporting, the 10,287 HYPE remained in the staking balance and had not entered the withdrawal queue. If the attacker initiates further withdrawals, the assets will be transferred after a seven-day waiting period.

Iran announced on September 9 that ships passing through restricted zones of the Strait of Hormuz will face sanctions. The statement reflects ongoing Iranian concerns over maritime traffic in the strategically critical waterway.

According to Alibaba's statement, the company denied recent media reports claiming that Dingding founder Chen Hang (Wu Zhao) has rejoined Alibaba and was assigned to the Qianwen Office business unit. Alibaba confirmed that Wu Zhao has not returned to Qianwen Office. In June 2026, Alibaba announced management changes at Dingding, with Chen Hang stepping down as CEO and Chen Yusen taking over the role. Both Dingding and Qianwen Office now operate under the Qianwen Office business unit.

According to Lookonchain, whale 0x7378 profited $14.93 million from VVV and LIT positions as of September 9. The address purchased 102,189 VVV at $7.87 six months ago and sold 92,189 tokens at $25.75 today for $2.37 million in realized gains on VVV, while holding 10,000 tokens worth $259,500. Over the past three months, the whale spent $11.3 million at an average price of $2.39 to accumulate 4.74 million LIT tokens, currently valued at $24.4 million with unrealized gains of $13.1 million.

According to Yonhap News Agency on September 9, Iran's Judicial Chief canceled a planned visit to Seoul scheduled for next week, where he was set to attend a conference. The cancellation comes as South Korea's government reviews a U.S. proposal regarding military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.

According to ChainCatcher, FinChip and AgentOn announced a merger agreement today to form a unified company branded as Finch, simultaneously completing a pre-A funding round at a $50 million valuation. Water Drop Capital, Peer VC, and other institutions participated in the round. Finch had previously received investments from Long Leader Capital, ME Group, and X INFINITY.

According to Strategy Store, Bitcoin-themed Air Jordan collaboration sneaker sold out on September 9. The limited-edition sneaker retailed at $250.

According to China Minsheng Bank Futures, copper prices hit 112,000 CNY on the Shanghai Futures Exchange on September 9, marking the highest level of the session. The rally was driven primarily by tight global inventory rather than tariff concerns. LME copper inventories fell by 1,900 tonnes, with the Busan warehouse recording the steepest decline. The LME-COMEX spread narrowed to 270 USD per tonne, while LME registered warehouse receipts slipped to 50.5%. Spot copper premiums softened to 130 CN

According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, on September 8, the UAE leader warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that Hamas planned a large-scale attack on Israel before the recent conflict broke out, but Netanyahu did not take the warning seriously.

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin's Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) has remained above the breakeven point of 1 for three consecutive weeks since August 19, marking 2026's longest bullish period. CryptoQuant data shows SOPR currently stands at 1.002, indicating that most bitcoins being transferred on-chain are in a profitable state. Checkonchain analysis noted that the short-term holder SOPR structure is beginning to resemble an early bull market recovery pattern rather than a bear market rall

On September 9, Meta's stock rose over 4% in pre-market trading following the company's launch of Muse, a personal AI agent designed to handle daily tasks for users.

According to the Kremlin, Europe faces a difficult situation and is unable to replenish natural gas reserves before winter.

According to Jin10, the Israeli Defense Force and National Security Bureau conducted airstrikes in Gaza on September 8, destroying three weapons storage facilities used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as well as one rocket launcher site previously used to fire rockets into Israeli territory. The seized weapons included dozens of items of various types, including rockets and Kalashnikov rifles. The military said it recently discovered armed Hamas members visiting these facilities to retri

The Kremlin stated that no formal roadmap currently exists to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but indicated political willingness to resume negotiations. The statement reflects Moscow's positioning amid ongoing tensions, though specific proposals or timelines were not disclosed.

The Kremlin stated today that the Nord Stream pipeline can be put back into operation immediately. The statement represents Moscow's position on the infrastructure, which has been non-operational since 2022.

The Kremlin stated it hopes to resume negotiations with Ukraine mediated by the United States as soon as possible, according to an official statement.

According to Kremlin statements, Russia will respond appropriately to Hungary's expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats. The Kremlin did not specify the nature or timeline of its response.

According to Korea Exchange, on September 9, the South Korean government introduced a policy allowing companies facing delisting due to insufficient market capitalization to transition to the KONEX market while maintaining their existing stock prices without liquidation. Companies are eligible if they meet one of two conditions: two of the past three years of operating profit were positive, or one year's operating profit was positive with equity of at least 20 billion won. As of August 26, 43 ou