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On Sept. 2, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued conditional national bank charter letters to OpenReserve Bank and Revolut Bank US, approving separate approaches to dollar-backed digital assets. OpenReserve Bank received approval to offer tokenized deposits and issue

According to BlockBeats, 4Stock market cap briefly broke $60 million on September 8, according to GMGN data, currently trading at $52.31 million. The token saw $47.2 million in trading volume within 3 hours of launch. 4Stock is a "stock Meme" narrative launched by Four.meme, with BNC4 as its first t

According to Michael Gubbins, head of Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau, organised crime gangs are renting safe deposit boxes to store cryptocurrency private keys and seed phrases alongside cash, watches and passports to keep access codes offline.
The bureau has identified approximately €360

According to Jinshi Futures and Guotai Junan Futures, on Sept 7, COMEX gold prices consolidated around $4,452/oz, down 0.55%, while Shanghai Exchange gold fell 0.04% to 954.1 yuan/gram. China's central bank reported 76.73 million ounces of gold reserves at end-August, up 650,000 ounces

According to BlockBeats citing GMGN data, BNC4 plunged 85% to $4.7 today (September 8), after touching a high of $35. Trading volume over the past 3 hours reached $69.6 million. The token has now converged to its underlying stock BNC's after-hours U.S. equity price of $4.16, ending its previous

According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, Russian forces conducted a combined missile and drone strike on the capital city of Kyiv on September 8, killing 2 people and wounding 7 others. The strike targeted multiple areas including Boryspil district in Kyiv region. This attack marked the

According to CryptoBriefing, Bitcoin wallet Xverse launched a self-custody staking service on September 9, allowing users to pair sBTC and STX tokens for Stacks PoX-5 lockup cycles. Assets remain on the Bitcoin mainnet under user control throughout the staking period with no bridging or wrapping

According to Bloomberg, REC Ltd, a New Delhi-based state-run power financier, raised 5 billion rupees (US$52.9 million) on September 7 through India's first tokenized bond using the Reserve Bank of India's digital currency. The notes mature in May 2028 with a 7.30% coupon. Approximately 20

According to OnchainLens data, a Hyperliquid trader has earned $25.1 million cumulatively as of September 8, with $13.27 million generated in the past 30 days.
The trader currently holds approximately 177,600 HYPE long positions worth around $14.97 million, with unrealized gains of approximately $5

According to Edaily, South Korea's KOSPI index surged 2.14% to 7,144.84 on September 8, breaking past the 7,100-point level for the first time. Semiconductor shares led the rally, with SK Hynix climbing 4.99% to 1.872 million Korean won and Samsung Electronics rising 2.41% to 276,500 won.

According to Jin10 on September 8, Italy's Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti raised the country's GDP growth forecast for 2026 to a maximum of 1%, up from the previous estimate of 0.6%. This upward revision provides additional fiscal space for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's pre-election budget p

French AI company Mistral recently completed a €3 billion funding round led by Samsung, reaching a valuation exceeding €210 billion. The latest funding round reflects continued investor confidence in the European AI startup as it competes in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence

Japan's Economic Watchers Survey current situation index reached 46.4 in August, beating the forecast of 46.2 and rising from the previous month's 45.7, signaling improved near-term economic sentiment.

Japan's Economic Watchers Current Situation Index rose to 46.4 in August from 45.7 in July, according to official economic data.

According to Yonhap Infomex, South Korean government bond yields fell across the board on the morning of September 8. The 3-year benchmark yield declined 1.8 basis points to 3.789%, while the 10-year yield dropped 2.0bp to 4.370%, and the 30-year yield fell 2.9bp to 4.610%.
Foreign investors

According to lookonchain data, trader 0xbebb converted $4,400 into approximately $780,000 in just 2 hours by purchasing 18.6 million 4Stock tokens, achieving a 177x return on investment. The trader has become the largest holder of the 4Stock token.

According to Shinhan Investment & Securities, on September 8, the firm highlighted U.S. dividend-focused exchange-traded funds, energy, and healthcare sectors as investment priorities amid market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.
Park Woo-yeol, chief researcher at Shinhan Investment & Securi

According to GMGN data, on September 8, 4Stock market cap fell approximately 48% after briefly surpassing $47 million, hitting a low of $24.88 million before recovering to $35 million. Trading volume reached $33.9 million in 3

Japan's Economic Watchers Sentiment Index for August rose to 48.3, exceeding the forecast of 46.4 and the prior month's 45.8, signaling improved economic sentiment among retail and service sector observers.

According to Gate data, USD/JPY (U.S. dollar vs. Japanese yen) rebounded to 153.512 today, down 1.7% over the past 24 hours.