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The U.S. military announced Sunday that an Iranian-linked oil tanker sank in the Gulf of Oman after American forces struck three crude carriers in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks on U.S. Navy warships. U.S. Central Command said the M/T Kylo went down after being struck Saturday, with the

Global billionaires reached a record 3,795 individuals with combined assets of $15.1 trillion as of 2025 year-end, according to Altrata's Billionaire Census 2026 released on the 6th. The 8.2% increase in billionaire count and 12.8% surge in total assets were driven by AI investment momentum and

Public Bitcoin miners reduced their realized hashrate by an estimated 56 EH/s during the first half of 2026, a 15% contraction that exceeded the 10% drop across the broader Bitcoin network, according to analysis by TheEnergyMag. The hashrate reduction reflected a strategic shift toward AI

Bitcoin hovered near $79,900 on Sunday, Sept. 6, leaving BTC within striking distance of a resistance area around $80,500. A rejection could send price back toward $78,500, while holding that support would keep a recovery toward $83,000-$84,000 in play. The short-term recovery is approaching an area

Solana is holding near $103 after reclaiming an important former resistance level around $98, keeping the near-term recovery intact despite signs that the broader correction may not be finished. Technical setups point to $110 as the next major test, while a sustained breakout could eventually

Pencil Finance, a decentralized lending protocol incubated by Animoca Brands, completed a $1 million student loan cycle entirely on-chain, from capital raising to repayment recording. Education-financing company ErudiFi issued the loans, which were funded in July 2025 by Animoca Brands, Open

Ethereum Layer 2 networks are processing 94% of all transactions across the combined Ethereum Layer 1 and Layer 2 ecosystem, with L2 and DeFi tokens outperforming major crypto sectors over the previous week. Trader Daan Crypto highlighted the rotation Sunday, excluding smaller memecoins from the com

XRP Ledger recorded fewer active trading accounts during the second quarter while per-account trading volumes surged, according to quarterly data shared by Evernorth, an XRP treasury company preparing to list on Nasdaq. Order-book trading averaged 3.57 million XRP per day during the quarter,

SK Square closed at 1,041,000 won on the previous trading day, marking a sharp decline from its 52-week high of 2,189,000 won recorded on June 23. The investment holding company, which owns the largest stake in SK Hynix, has seen its stock price halve amid concerns over SK Hynix's profitability as S

Five major South Korean banks recorded total US dollar deposits of $76.98 billion on September 3, marking the highest level since May 2021, according to financial sector data released September 6. The surge coincided with the won-dollar exchange rate falling to 1345.0 won on September 4 at 10:30

Retail investors in Korean stocks accumulated 37.796 billion won in unpaid principal after forced liquidations from January to July 2026, according to data submitted by the top 10 securities firms to the Financial Supervisory Service through lawmaker Park Dae-chul of the People Power Party on

Major AI companies including Anthropic, Meta, Google, and OpenAI released competing model updates this week, creating what industry observers call 'model fatigue' among users. Anthropic announced Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 on Tuesday, followed by Meta's Muse Spark 1.3 and Google's Gemini 3.8

Arbitrum's ARB token traded near $0.197 on Sept. 6, marking a roughly 49% gain over 24 hours and approximately 127% increase from its Aug. 30 level, according to MetaMask market data. The rally is driven by record activity on Robinhood Chain, which launched on Arbitrum technology on July 1 and

A British man known by the pseudonym Chris recovered access to Bitcoin he purchased in December 2011, now valued at approximately $4.5 million. Chris invested around £1,500 (roughly $2,000) when Bitcoin traded below $4 through Britcoin, a UK cryptocurrency exchange that later became Intersango.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied reports claiming the country transferred its bitcoin reserve to a private operator, clarifying that only Chivo wallet shares were privatized. The denial came after Spanish newspaper El País reported that El Salvador had transferred majority ownership of over 7,763 cryptocurrencies valued at more than $632 million to a private operator, citing an International Monetary Fund press release. Bukele called the reports 'totally false' and accused journalists o

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has set a $60 price target for XRP based on a nearly decade-long ascending triangle chart pattern, though the token must first secure a monthly close above $3.66 to activate the technical target. XRP currently trades around $1.42, meaning it would need to rally

Korean bond-hybrid ETF assets surged 59.1% from end of January to the 3rd, reaching 24.3725 trillion won as retirement pension investors poured funds into products balancing stocks and bonds. The growth was driven by investors seeking stock market upside while reducing risk through bond exposure

Zcash (ZEC) recently traded around $1,020, holding near the $1,000 mark after breaking through that level for the first time since its early volatile trading period. The rally has triggered approximately $24.2

Alex Jones issued a warning that governments could attempt to seize XRP and other private assets during severe systemic crises, sparking debate about cryptocurrency custody and regulatory authority. The warning, circulated in a video on X, contrasted sharply with current U.S. Federal Deposit