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KOSPI Jumps 4.61% to 6,995.39 on Sep 7, Eyes 7000 Level

According to Korea Exchange, KOSPI surged 308.18 points (4.61%) to 6,995.39 on September 7, now just 4.61 points away from reclaiming the 7000 level. Foreign and institutional investors net bought 5.17 trillion won on the back of optimism over OpenAI's release of new AI model Astra and Nvidia's announced acquisition of HuggingFace, which sparked expectations for expanded memory semiconductor demand. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led the rally, rising 5.68% and 8.26% respectively, while retail
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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Model Aims to Boost CPU Demand for Intel, AMD

According to Guru Club, on September 7, OpenAI released its GPT-6 Astra model, which the company said achieves advanced capabilities in computer operation, software engineering, cybersecurity, and scientific research. Though the model has not yet been formally released to the public, industry analysts noted that GPT-6 Astra can autonomously create and run agents, which is expected to significantly increase consumption of local CPU computing power and further boost demand for processors from Inte
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GolfZon Holdings Stock Surges 15.74% as SJ Investment Withdraws Tender Offer on September 7

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, SJ Investment Holdings withdrew its delisting plan for GolfZon Holdings on September 7 after its second tender offer received zero applications, with the stock surging 15.74% to 8,160 won on the first trading day post-announcement. SJ Investment, which held 85% voting rights, had offered 6,700 won per share in both June and August offerings, but the stock's market price exceeded 7,000 won, deterring minority shareholders from participating. The withdrawal f
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Google Clarifies Antigravity Account Ban Won't Affect Google Account

According to Antigravity head Varun Mohan, Google has updated its service terms to clarify that violations from using third-party tools like Claude Code and OpenClaw with Antigravity will result in suspension or termination of Antigravity and/or Gemini CLI accounts only, not the entire Google account. The clarification addresses a dispute sparked by developers Theo Browne and Gergely Orosz, who warned that using Gemini subscriptions with unauthorized third-party tools could lead to complete Goog
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U.S. and Canadian Equity Markets Close for Labor Day; CME, ICE Halt Trading Early on September 7

According to Jin10, U.S. and Canadian stock markets were closed on September 7 (Monday) for the Labor Day holiday. CME precious metals and crude oil futures contracts ended trading early at 02:30 UTC+8 on September 8, while stock index futures closed at 01:00 UTC+8. ICE Brent crude oil futures halted at 01:30 UTC+8. Additionally, U.S. API and EIA weekly crude inventory data releases were postponed to September 10 at 04:30 UTC+8 and September 11 at 00:00 UTC+8, respectively.
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Capital B Acquires 376 BTC for $29.4 Million, Largest Purchase in Year

Capital B, a French bitcoin treasury firm, announced Monday that it acquired 376 BTC for €25.3 million ($29.4 million), marking its largest bitcoin purchase in a year, according to the company's statement. The acquisition was funded by proceeds from a recently completed €28.7 million ($33.3 million) private placement, which included an additional €7.6 million ($8.8 million) investment from Adam Back, lifting his stake to 17.64%. Capital B's total bitcoin holdings now stand at 3,521 BTC, acquired
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U.S. Proposes Submitting Iran Nuclear Obstruction Case to UN Security Council on September 7

According to Jin10, the U.S. on September 7 proposed submitting Iran's obstruction of nuclear inspections to the United Nations Security Council, with discussions expected to advance at the International Atomic Energy Agency's board meeting in Vienna this week. Iran has blocked UN nuclear inspectors from verifying its near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile for 15 months since Israel's June 2025 airstrikes began. The U.S. resolution urges Iran to "immediately correct its non-compliance" and allow i
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Arthur Hayes Releases FLOP Whitepaper, Tokenizes AI Inference Compute with 2.48B Tokens All Airdropped

According to BlockBeats, Arthur Hayes released the whitepaper for FLOP on September 7, introducing an AI inference blockchain where agents pay miners for compute verification. FLOP aims to make AI inference power a purchasable, verifiable on-chain commodity—agents pay FLOP to request inference, miners run models, and validators confirm trustworthiness before settlement. The project has a genesis supply of approximately 2.4835 billion FLOP tokens, all distributed via airdrop with no VC allocation
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Brent Crude Breaks $97 Amid US-Iran Escalation; Shipping Rates Fall 5.4% as Maersk Cuts Prices by $900

According to Shanghai Medium-term Futures research dated September 7, weekend escalation in US-Iran military tensions has injected renewed geopolitical risk premium into markets. Iran announced the establishment of exclusion zones around the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. Navy continued escort operations. Brent crude surged past $97 per barrel. Meanwhile, fundamental shipping conditions remain weak: the SCFIS Europe-Asia freight index fell 5.4% to 2,882.69 points, with rates declining for mult
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Japanese Yen Surges 1.1% to 154.56 on September 7, Highest Since February Amid BoJ Rate Hike Bets

According to Jin10, Japanese yen surged 1.1% to 154.56 on September 7, reaching its highest level since February and breaking above the peak touched after joint Japan-U.S. intervention. The rally was driven by rising market expectations for a Bank of Japan rate hike and speculation about potential shifts in the Government Pension Investment Fund's asset allocation. JPMorgan strategists noted that if yen breaks above 155, accelerated short covering could further fuel the rally. Markets have incre
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Lotte Autoris Secures 1.65 Trillion Won in Bond Orders, 5.5x Oversubscribed Today

According to Yonhap Infomax, Lotte Autoris secured 1.65 trillion won in orders today (September 7) for a 300 billion won corporate bond offering backed by parent company Lotte Rental's payment guarantee, exceeding the target by over 5 times. The offering received an A+ rating and was split into two tranches: 750 billion won for 1.5-year bonds and 900 billion won for 2-year bonds. The spread over Lotte Rental's individual yield curve was set at 29 basis points for the 1.5-year tranche and 19 basi
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Crypto Market Sees $210M in Liquidations Over 24 Hours, 66,889 Traders Hit

According to Coinglass data, over the past 24 hours, the crypto market saw total liquidations of $210 million, with long positions accounting for $113 million and short positions $97.41 million. A total of 66,889 traders were liquidated during the period, with the largest single liquidation reaching $3.07 million on Binance's ETHUSDT pair.
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Bybit BTC Wallet Balance Falls 1.5% Over 7 Days; Reserve Assets Outflow $59.49M

According to ChainCatcher, over the past 7 days, Bybit's BTC wallet balance declined 1.5%, the largest decrease among the top 10 exchanges by holdings. Bybit's reserve assets also experienced a net outflow of $59.49 million during the same period, alongside MEXC's $50.72 million outflow. Meanwhile, Binance led net inflows with $518 million.
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OpenAI Updates GPT-6 Astra Product Page With New Performance Benchmarks and API Pricing

According to Odaily, OpenAI updated GPT-6 Astra's product page with new model performance metrics and API pricing information. Astra achieved 99.9% on ARC-AGI-3, 97.6% on FrontierMath Tier 4, and 57.9% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, outperforming GPT-5.6 Sol's 37.3% and slightly exceeding Claude Fable 5.1's 55.8%. The model scored 59.3% on Agents' Last Exam, surpassing Claude Opus 5's 55.5%. Astra will be rolled out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users in the coming days, and will also be availa
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South Korean Retail Investors' Unpaid Margin Debt Surges 5.1x in Seven Months Amid Market Volatility

According to News1, unpaid principal owed by South Korean individual investors following forced liquidation of margin positions surged to 37.79 billion won in the first seven months of 2026, up 5.1 times from 7.46 billion won in the same period last year. The sharp increase was driven by a market crash in June when the KOSPI initially climbed to 9,385 points before experiencing a sharp correction, triggering massive forced selling of leveraged positions. Unpaid principal—funds left uncovered aft
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