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According to French media Midi Libre, a couple in Arles, France was attacked and held hostage by two armed masked men recently. The suspects, carrying firearms and knives, held the victims captive for over two hours demanding they transfer cryptocurrency assets through trading platforms. The couple'

According to Foresight News, on August 31, Democratic Representative Eugene Vindman introduced H.R.10199, the "Sell Your Stocks or Step Down Act," proposing to prohibit the President, Vice President, members of Congress, senior federal officials, federal judges, and certain family members from

According to Jin10, two U.S. Navy littoral combat ships arrived at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on August 31–September 1. The deployment's specific purpose and mission were not disclosed. The timing coincides with rising U.S.-Cuba

According to Jin10, Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min led a delegation to the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina on August 31-September 1. Liao stated that the global economy faces multiple challenges and that G20 members should strengthen

According to TechCrunch, AI training data startup AfterQuery completed a new funding round at a $3.2 billion valuation on September 2, achieving a tenfold increase from its $300 million valuation in April. Y Combinator partner Gustaf Alströmer stated this is the fastest YC-backed company to reach un

According to Unfolded data, Bitcoin's correlation with gold has surged above 50% while its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 index has fallen to 33% from approximately 60%. The shift reflects institutional portfolio repositioning, with investors moving Bitcoin from a high-beta tech asset category

According to CNBC, Anthropic on September 1 dropped the 30-day data retention rule for enterprise customers using Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, replacing it with Enterprise Frontier Safeguards. The new controls allow enterprises to manage data review, storage, and handling while enabling automated

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takada Hajime said 2026 marks the beginning of a new stage, during which interest rate increases will not proceed at a fixed rhythm.

According to on-chain analyst Yujin, the TRUMP token team address transferred 11.01 million TRUMP tokens ($26.65 million) yesterday. Following multiple transfers, 2 million TRUMP ($4.78 million) was deposited to Binance approximately 6 hours before the

According to The Block, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its 24-hour trading roundtable agenda for September 17. The discussion will focus on system readiness and expected market impact. Representatives from Robinhood, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, BlackRock, and

According to Coinglass data, crypto markets saw $315 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours on September 1-2, with long positions accounting for $251 million and short positions $64.81 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance ETHUSDT pair, valued at $11.99 million. A

According to SettleMint, Ripple and blockchain company SettleMint announced a strategic partnership on September 1 to provide regulated financial institutions in Asia-Pacific with integrated digital asset custody and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization services. The collaboration combines Ripple's R

Australia's second-quarter gross domestic product grew 2.1% on a year-on-year basis, exceeding the expected 1.9% and down from 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to official economic data released in early

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's second-quarter GDP grew 2.1% year-on-year, exceeding the forecast of 1.8%. The figure represents a slowdown from the previous quarter's 2.5%

According to Nate Geraci, president of ETF Store, the U.S. SEC is actively advancing crypto regulatory rules and will not wait for the Clarity Act to pass. Geraci noted that as technology and market competition evolve, effective governance requires reassessing existing rules and regulatory

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is seeking to control at least three Venezuelan oil fields through his investment firm Primavera. The fields—Boca, Guico, and Guara blocks located in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt—are operated by Alvorada Heavy Industries, and negotiations are

According to MSX.COM data, U.S. stock indices closed lower yesterday (Sept 1), with the Nasdaq Composite falling 1.03%, the S&P 500 declining 0.71%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.79%. The VIX fear index rose 9.52%.
AI-related stocks fell broadly, with Cadence declining 7.6%,

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is seeking to control at least three Venezuelan oil fields through his investment firm Primavera. The fields—Boca, Guico, and Guara blocks located in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt—are operated by Alvorada Heavy Industries. Negotiations are

According to BlockBeats, Long.xyz's tokenized stock trading volume on Robinhood Chain surged to $425 million over the past 24 hours as of September 2. The platform's stock TVL currently stands near $12 million, representing approximately 20% of all on-chain stock TVL. Long.xyz enables users to

According to PANews, quantum-resistant EVM Layer 1 blockchain DAC announced today (September 2) that it has raised $1 million in investment from Unicorn Crypto Ventures. DAC is building an EVM-compatible blockchain infrastructure designed to resist quantum computing