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Din Tai Fung in the U.S. Introduces Dyna-2 Robot, Which Folds 1,590 Napkins Daily and Exceeds the Benchmark

Dyna Robotics released a report titled “Not Just a Model, But a Product” on Aug. 30, announcing that Dyna-2 robots had been fully deployed at all Din Tai Fung locations in the United States and had surpassed the return-on-investment threshold. Din Tai Fung USA is a restaurant chain that officially describes itself as having the highest per-location sales of any restaurant chain in the United States. The contract requires the robots to fold 1,500 napkins during an 18-hour shift. Performance Bench
MarketWhisper·11m ago
美國鼎泰豐引入Dyna-2機器人每日折巾1590條超門檻

Bessent Faces G20 Diplomacy Test Amid Iran Conflict and Bond Turmoil

Jon Bessent, the U.S. Treasury representative, faces a significant diplomatic challenge at the upcoming G20 summit as he addresses issues including tariffs, the ongoing Iran conflict, and recent bond market instability. Markets are speculating that Bessent's involvement could influence the
LucasBennett·11m ago
Bessent Faces G20 Diplomacy Test Amid Iran Conflict and Bond Turmoil

Gate Daily Report (August 31): Saylor hints at resuming Bitcoin purchases; the Russian Federal Reserve Bank plans to accept USDT loans.

Bitcoin (BTC) has pulled back from last week’s high and was trading at around $77,680 as of August 31. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor posted the message “We’re back,” hinting that the company may resume buying Bitcoin. Russia’s largest bank, Sber, plans to expand its crypto-backed lending business and will accept Tether’s USDT stablecoin and Ethereum as collateral. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights CoinTelegraph reported that in his latest post on X (formerly Twitter), Strategy’s Michael Saylor
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MarketWhisper·13m ago
Saylor暗示重返比特幣購買市場;俄羅斯聯邦儲備銀行計劃接受USDT貸款

XTX Markets Founder Receives £683M as Prop Firms Dominate Finance

UK-based proprietary trading firm XTX Markets distributed £1.7 billion in dividends from its 2025 fiscal year trading profits, with founder Alex Gerko receiving £683 million and 23 core technology developers sharing £833 million, according to a filing with the UK Companies House. Gerko's payout
LucasBennett·17m ago
XTX Markets Founder Receives £683M as Prop Firms Dominate Finance

MG Saemaul Geumgo Corporate Loan Delinquency Hits 10.17% Despite NPL Disposal

MG Saemaul Geumgo's corporate loan delinquency rate reached 10.17% at the end of June. The institution disposed of nearly 3.5 trillion won in non-performing loans during the first half of this year. The delinquency rate rose 2.40 percentage points from 7.77% at the end of last year, even as corporat
CryptoFrontier·18m ago
MG Saemaul Geumgo Corporate Loan Delinquency Hits 10.17% Despite NPL Disposal

Korea Housing Finance Corporation Expands PF Guarantee Ratios to 100%

Korea Housing Finance Corporation announced on the 31st it will temporarily expand guarantee ratios for real estate project financing (PF) sites to 100% to facilitate housing supply. The measure, which increases the ratio from the existing 90-95%, will remain in effect until the end of next year and
CryptoFrontier·18m ago
Korea Housing Finance Corporation Expands PF Guarantee Ratios to 100%

Saemaul Geumgo Extends Insolvent Merger Process Into Third Year

Saemaul Geumgo missed its Q1 2024 merger deadline set in the 2023 reform plan, extending insolvent institution consolidation into a third year. The South Korean cooperative network completed 21 mergers in the first half of this year and plans 30 more in the second half, yet new insolvencies
CryptoFrontier·19m ago
Saemaul Geumgo Extends Insolvent Merger Process Into Third Year

SK Biopharm CEO Lee Dong-hoon Purchases 2,000 Shares at 90,898 Won

Lee Dong-hoon, CEO of SK Biopharm, disclosed on the 31st that he purchased 2,000 shares of the company at an average acquisition price of 90,898 won per share, totaling approximately 180 million won. The purchase occurred one day after SK Biopharm publicly announced the introduction of Opakalim at a
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LucasBennett·26m ago
SK Biopharm CEO Lee Dong-hoon Purchases 2,000 Shares at 90,898 Won

Cronos halted the chain and intercepted most of the attacker’s funds; estimated losses stand at $75 million.

Cronos Network announced on August 31 that it had suspended operations after the on-chain lending protocol Tectonic was attacked. On-chain researcher Li Weilin estimated that the attacker increased the price of the low-liquidity TONIC token by approximately 100x within about 20 minutes, then used the overvalued TONIC as collateral to borrow other assets from Tectonic, involving approximately $75 million. Technical Mechanism of the TONIC Price Manipulation Attack According to an analysis posted b
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MarketWhisper·28m ago
Cronos停鏈攔截攻擊者大部分資金估計損失7500萬美元

The U.S. Open and Kalshi Reach Exclusive Prediction Market Agreement; Advertising Ban Extends to ESPN

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and prediction market platform Kalshi completed an exclusive prediction market partnership agreement before the start of the 2026 US Open main draw, publicly disclosed on August 31 by Front Office Sports (FOS), citing two sources. Under the agreement, the USTA prohibits other prediction market platforms from placing advertisements inside tournament venues or in ESPN broadcast footage. Agreement Background: USTA Originally Planned to Consider Prediction
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MarketWhisper·31m ago
美國網球協會與Kalshi達成獨家預測市場協

Bitcoin falls back to $77,960; U.S. military strikes Iranian launch facilities

Bitcoin was trading at $77,960 on Aug. 31, retreating from the Aug. 28 high of $81,455. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said in his first keynote speech since taking office, delivered at Jackson Hole, that year-over-year PCE inflation remained at 3.7%. The U.S. military struck two launch systems on Iran’s Larak Island, sending Brent crude up more than 2% to $90.32 and WTI to $85.41. U.S. Military Strikes Iran’s Larak Island, Brent Crude Breaks Above $90 per Barrel According to a Reuters report on Aug. 31,
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MarketWhisper·35m ago
美軍打擊伊朗處發射裝置引發比特幣回落

Affirm Holdings Stocks Upgraded to $104 by BofA After Strong Q4

Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM), a buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment platform, received a price target upgrade from Bank of America (BofA) to $104 from $93 on May 28 (US local time), despite issuing conservative near-term earnings guidance. BofA maintained its Buy rating on the stock, citing the
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LucasBennett·43m ago
Affirm Holdings Stocks Upgraded to $104 by BofA After Strong Q4

Korea Exchange Signs NYSE MOU on Trading Hours Extension for Korean Stocks

Korea Exchange (KRX) will sign a memorandum of understanding with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the 3rd to strengthen cooperation on capital market initiatives including trading hours extension and settlement cycle shortening. KRX Chairman Jeong Eun-bo departed for the United States on the 3
LucasBennett·57m ago
Korea Exchange Signs NYSE MOU on Trading Hours Extension for Korean Stocks

Vuno Stocks Plunge 25.41% Following 31.4 Billion Won Rights Offering

Vuno experienced a sharp stock decline on the morning of the 31st following its announcement of a large-scale rights offering. As of 9:09 AM on the 31st, Vuno stocks traded at 5,520 won, down 1,880 won or 25.41% from the previous day. The company disclosed after market close on the 28th a 31.4
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LucasBennett·1h ago
Vuno Stocks Plunge 25.41% Following 31.4 Billion Won Rights Offering

Trump Interrupts NASA News Conference With Phone Call to Administrator

President Trump interrupted a NASA post-launch news conference on Sunday morning by calling NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's mobile phone during the briefing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Isaacman left the dais mid-conference to take the call, then returned to allow Trump to address
CryptoFrontier·1h ago
Trump Interrupts NASA News Conference With Phone Call to Administrator