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Central banks including the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are monitoring crack spreads — the difference between crude oil and refined fuel wholesale prices — as a key inflation indicator. The shift follows a global refining shortage that has pushed gasoline and diesel costs sharply h

Bybit launched perpetual contracts on EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, extending its crypto-collateralized derivatives range into major currency pairs. The contracts are settled in USDT, have no expiry date and offer leverage of up to 100 times. They are integrated with Bybit's Unified Trading

VVV, the access token for Erik Voorhees's Venice AI platform, jumped 34% on Tuesday to $24.77 following a public dispute between an NYU mathematician and OpenAI over credit for fluid dynamics proofs. The dispute raised questions about whether private conversations with AI chatbots could inform

Binance announced new bStock listings for trading pairs CRMB/USDT and HIMSB/USDT. The listings enable users to trade actual stocks with 24/7 access and 1:1 free exchange on the platform. The move aims to enhance user experience by integrating traditional finance products within the cryptocurrency

S&P 500 companies beat second-quarter 2026 EPS estimates at an 86% rate, FactSet reported. Wall Street expects S&P 500 stocks earnings for 2026 to rise roughly 32% from a year earlier. The strength stems from artificial intelligence investment translating into corporate profits, as companies

IBK Investment & Securities on September 9 maintained S-Oil as its top pick in the Korean refining sector, arguing that rising interest rates could increase the scarcity value of existing refineries rather than harm the stock. Analyst Lee Dong-wook explained that high rates deter new refinery

BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser on Wednesday but missed its self-imposed Sept. 9 deadline to publish a restructuring and business resumption roadmap. The adviser will work with BitMart's legal team to evaluate the exchange's assets, financial position, stakeholder

Meta Platforms Inc. launched its Muse AI agent, drawing praise from Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan following the rollout. The personal AI tool enables autonomous task execution across email, calendars, travel, shopping, and payments by connecting to services including Gmail, G

Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that Threads' 500 million monthly active users position the app roughly on par with Elon Musk's X platform in scale, according to remarks made in Alex Heath's Sources podcast. The milestone was announced in a June 16 blog post tied to new Threads

MAKE Group, an independent product and technology company, has launched AstralBeam on the Casper blockchain, establishing a connection between regulated real-world assets and a non-EVM network. The infrastructure layer enables tokenized real-world assets to move between Casper, Robinhood Chain,

Korean crude oil exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surged over 25% from April 7 to May 8 as Middle East supply disruptions drove international oil prices near $100 per barrel. Brent crude reached $97.92/barrel on June 8, the highest level since July 24, while WTI hit $93.03/barrel, fueled by escalating

RadiantsDAO launched Solana's CLOCK IN hackathon, providing developers with a 30-day window to create applications for the Solana dApp Store. The hackathon offers a prize pool of $135,000 for participants. The initiative aims to foster innovation within Solana's

XRP Healthcare released a full technical report on Sep. 8 detailing a wallet exploit that drained 4,011 crypto wallets on Sep. 3. The healthcare platform, built on the XRP Ledger, confirmed a wallet-generation defect introduced on June 13, 2023 drastically reduced the effective keyspace, making

Nokia (NOK) shares gained in early morning trade on Wednesday, rising as much as 2.3% in pre-market, driven by Google's announcement of a $15 billion infrastructure investment in Finland and Nokia's upcoming return to the Euro Stoxx 50 index on September 21. Google will invest at least €13 billion (

Italy's central bank Banca d'Italia ordered cryptocurrency service providers to implement mandatory sanctions screening for crypto transfers, according to a Monday announcement. The directive requires crypto asset service providers (CASPs) to establish policies and internal controls enforcing EU

In the first round of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase, Barcelona will host Feyenoord at Spotify Camp Nou in the early morning of Sept. 10, Beijing Time. According to Gate Event Market data, market funds have priced Barcelona's Win Rate at 91%, the probability of a draw at 7%, and Feyenoord's Win Rate at just 2.7%. What kind of market consensus does this stark distribution of funds reflect? Are there overlooked risk factors behind the extreme pricing? {currencycard:polymarket}(9317

Mynt, the parent company of Philippine e-wallet GCash, is preparing an initial public offering that will allow early private equity backers to convert years of paper gains into cash. The IPO structure includes up to 1.61 billion new shares and 6.42 billion shares from existing shareholders,

Bitget and UNICEF announced on September 09, 2026 the launch of a financial literacy module titled Introduction to Financial Literacy within the Game Changers Coalition curriculum. The module aims to help young learners worldwide understand financial fundamentals and blockchain technology. The

Citi will launch tokenized deposit-based international transfers in Japan by year-end. The service will enable instant, 24/7 cross-border payments for Japanese companies across five countries. According to influencer @WuBlockchain, Citi is set to become the first foreign bank to launch this type