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Revolut secured conditional approval for a U.S. national bank charter on Wednesday from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The London-based fintech must still receive approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve, as well as final clearance from the

Bitcoin's price topped $80,000 on Aug. 27, then slipped toward $76,000 before reaching $81,364 on Sept. 3. The cryptocurrency remains pinned below the $83,000-$86,000 resistance zone due to concentrated supply overhead and rising U.S. 10-year Treasury yields that climbed back to 4.8%. The

Tesla stock rose approximately 7% on Thursday, trading near $382, as investors positioned ahead of the company's Cybercab launch event in Austin. The stock closed Wednesday at $357.01 and gained more than $25 by early afternoon Thursday. Fund manager Gary Black of The Future Fund noted a recurring p

Crypto commentator Hayden Adams highlighted increasing liquidity provider (LP) fees associated with real-world assets (RWAs) during the ongoing DeFi summer. The observation points to growing demand for RWAs as liquidity in decentralized finance markets continues to rise. This trend suggests a

Oman rejected Iran's proposal to jointly impose service fees on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the New York Post reported on April 3 (local time). A senior Middle East official told the New York Post that Oman's government did not agree to the fee structure — even a voluntary payment

The Dutch Central Bank transferred approximately $12 billion in gold from New York, citing geopolitical reasons. The transfer required armored trucks, planes, and armed security, reflecting the logistical challenges of moving physical assets. Matthew Sigel highlighted the event on social media,

OpenAI launched its Astra AI model on September 2, 2026, claiming it has overtaken Anthropic in the frontier AI race. The claim rests on Astra achieving the 'Critical' cybersecurity capability tier under OpenAI's internal Preparedness Framework and benchmarking results from its GPT-5.6 family,

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled meaningful progress on inflation on September 3, driving the US dollar to its lowest level since May and prompting speculation the central bank might hold rates steady at its mid-September meeting. Waller's comments reflected a three-month core

Thinking Machines Lab, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is in discussions to raise capital at a valuation of roughly $40 billion. The potential round would represent a more than threefold increase from the $12 billion post-money valuation the company secured during its $2 bil

Base's B20 token standard surpassed $1 billion in cumulative decentralized exchange trading volume roughly two months after its June 25, 2026 launch, according to Dune Analytics data. The exact figure sits at approximately $1.051 billion, with first trades appearing around July 8, 2026. The volume s

Chris Foster, the senior portfolio manager whose London-based team generated approximately $2 billion in trading profits during Europe's energy crisis, is leaving Ken Griffin's Citadel. Foster's aggressive positioning in European natural gas markets during 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine sen

Finland has embarked on extensive military exercises rehearsing cyberattacks and missile strikes in what is being described as Europe's most significant defense exercise since World War II, according to a report by the New York Post. The exercises come amid rising geopolitical tensions in the

The Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) Argentina announced updates to its tokenization regulations. President Roberto E. Silva stated the changes aim to modernize capital markets and simplify access for businesses seeking financing. The updates are part of a broader reform package called the 'Big

ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok experienced service disruptions Thursday morning, preventing users from accessing the AI platforms or generating responses. OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI acknowledged problems affecting their services, though it is unclear if the incidents were connected. OpenAI attributed

Binance CEO Richard Teng tweeted about high-net-worth individuals engaging with traditional finance offerings on the Binance platform. The tweet highlighted user interest in TradFi products among wealthy platform users. Binance operates as a cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform. Binance CE

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled on September 3 that he is willing to give disinflation more time, but another rate hike at the September 15-16 FOMC meeting remains possible if August inflation comes in stronger than expected. In his remarks at a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker

Cardano's Constitutional Committee ratified the Update Constitutional Committee 2026 governance action on-chain, seating four newly elected members and maintaining the network's governance capacity during upcoming protocol upgrades. The action was submitted on-chain on July 31, 2026, and

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $101.15 million in net inflows on Wednesday, reversing the prior day's $236.5 million in outflows, according to SoSoValue and Decrypt data. Ethereum ETFs posted $48.08 million in net outflows, ending a 12-day inflow streak that had pulled in $1.62 billion, while XRP ETFs record