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Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) stock fell 2.30% on Sept. 1, the same day it announced two strategic AI developments. First, Tencent Cloud partnered with search technology company Elastic to launch “Tencent Cloud ES Enterprise Edition,” providing enterprise customers with enterprise-grade AI search and other features. Second, Tencent Games’ Motus showcased an AI-powered animation and intelligent character creation platform at Gamescom. Tencent Cloud and Elastic Deepen Cooperation Tencent Cloud and El

Korean ETF market experienced sector rotation in August as semiconductor-focused funds underperformed while nuclear and power ETFs surged. The KRX Semiconductor Index rose 11.94% in August, trailing construction (20.20%) and steel (20.07%) sectors, signaling a shift in investor appetite within AI

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced on August 31 that it would partner with blockchain infrastructure company tZERO to jointly build the back-end infrastructure for the “NYSE-affiliated tokenized stock market.” ICE also invested in tZERO’s latest funding round and obtained licenses to 103 blockchain patents. Citibank estimates that the tokenized securities market could reach $5.5 trillion by 2030. Four Core Arrangements of the ICE-tZERO Partnership According to ICE’s August 31, 2026, annou

Shein shares were officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sept. 1, falling 7% on their first day of trading. The IPO offered approximately 280 million shares in total, with the final issue price set at HK$48.56 per share, below the upper end of the HK$49.5 price range, raising approximately HK$13.6 billion. The IPO valued Shein at approximately $26.5 billion—far below its $100 billion private-market valuation in 2022, representing a decline of more than 70%. Shein Shares’ First-Day

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed allowing intermediaries to facilitate retail access to certain digital asset derivatives traded overseas. Under the proposal, eligible products must resemble crypto derivatives traded in Thailand, including their underlying assets,

Cluely founder Roy Lee recently appeared on the Jack Neel Podcast, outlining what he sees as three “small gold rushes” emerging in the AI industry: infrastructure for AI labs, rapidly building and marketing AI apps, and AI video advertising services, which he believes have the lowest barrier to entry and may be seriously underestimated. Lee believes that the biggest arbitrage opportunity in AI currently comes from information gaps. The First AI Opportunity: Infrastructure for AI Labs Such as Ope

ING Bank attributed the rise in US long-term Treasury rates to structural factors including bond issuance volume and real rate increases rather than inflation pressures. Padhraic Garvey, strategist at the Netherlands-based bank, stated in a report on the 31st (local time) that the primary driver

After SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding tool Cursor, OpenAI announced on Aug. 29 that it plans to cut off Cursor’s direct access to OpenAI models starting in November, citing multiple precedents involving contract violations. However, Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown publicly responded that he still considers Cursor a trusted partner. OpenAI Announces Cursor Access Cutoff in November OpenAI stated on Aug. 29 that it plans to cut off Cursor’s direct access to OpenAI models s

The U.S. prediction market platform Kalshi has permanently banned former Republican Congressman George Santos from trading on the platform and fined him more than $71k. This marks the first time Kalshi has permanently banned a user as a disciplinary measure. According to a notice from Kalshi’s compliance team, Santos was found to have traded in a market whose outcome he could personally influence while attending the State of the Union address, in violation of Kalshi’s trading rules. Specific Gro

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov announced on Sept. 1 that Telegram had begun rolling out Gram Wallet to some users and planned to gradually make it available to more than 1 billion Telegram users over the coming weeks. Gram Wallet is built directly into the Telegram app, serves as users’ default wallet, and uses a self-custodial structure. Gram Wallet Features: Self-Custodial Structure, Zero-Fee Transfers According to Durov’s announcement on Sept. 1, 2026, and information previously disclos

Bithumb launched the Korean won trading pair for The Interfold (FOLD) on August 28. Boosted by this positive catalyst, FOLD briefly touched $0.1 and was trading at $0.092 as of press time. This was the third major exchange to list FOLD within nine days. FOLD’s first batch of linear unlocks will begin on September 1, with approximately 21.63 million tokens added each month. FOLD Listed on Major Exchanges Three Times Within Nine Days According to public records, FOLD’s exchange listing timeline ov

Osaka Prefecture announced the results of its review of the “Pioneering Financial Market Formation Support Subsidy Program” on August 26, selecting four projects from 12 applications and approving a total of ¥28.89 million in subsidies. The application period ran from July 1 to 31. Three of the four projects involve real-world payment applications for the yen-denominated stablecoin JPYC or the U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin USDC, while the fourth involves corporate trade finance and on-chain

Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded slightly from its early-week low and is currently trading at around $78,630. Strategy spent $370 million to purchase 4,603 bitcoins, marking the first acquisition by the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in two months. Strive increased its holdings by 1,800 bitcoins last week, making it one of the world’s top five publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holders. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights Michael Saylor-led Strategy spent $370 million to purchase 4,603 bitcoins, markin

NVIDIA unveiled DLSS 5 featuring Neural Rendering technology in March. According to IGN, players discovered related files in the game files of the NBA 2K27 early-access version, prompting mod creators to apply them to other games and develop the unofficial installation method commonly known as the “DLSS 5 mod.” Some players have already applied the mod to other games for testing. Its effects in natural environments have been well received, but the aging of character faces has sparked controversy

Helium (HNT) climbed 11.16% in the last hour to $0.675947 from $0.608085, according to market data. The surge occurred despite a 5.12% decline over the past 24 hours, with trading volume reaching $82,527,593. Observations indicate the price movement may be linked to increased network activity on the

According to an August 26 report by LBC, a British man using the pseudonym Chris spent approximately £1,500 to purchase Bitcoin on the early UK Bitcoin exchange Intersango in 2011. However, the exchange completely shut down its website in early 2014, leaving his account frozen for 12 years. In 2026, encouraged by his wife, Chris sought to recover Bitcoin that was then worth approximately £3.3 million. Chris’s Bitcoin Purchase Timeline Chris recalled that in 2011, following a friend’s advice, he

Bloomberg reported on Aug. 31 that Hyperliquid Labs may be nearing completion of a partnership agreement with Payward, Kraken’s parent company, to give U.S. users access to markets on the DEX and its underlying L1 blockchain through Payward-owned Bitnomial. Payward has submitted a compliance framework to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval.

US President Donald Trump stated on '31일' that he 'very much respects' Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and that Warsh 'will do what he has to do,' while reiterating his view that US interest rates are too high. Trump's comments came after Warsh signaled potential rate hike considerations on

Tesla stocks rose 5.51% to $367.95 driven by expectations surrounding the upcoming Cybercab robotaxi launch scheduled for later this week in Austin, Texas, and anticipated improvements in Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities. NVIDIA announced a $3.5 billion investment in Taiwan-based MediaTek

The European Commission designated ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under the Digital Services Act on Aug. 31, placing all three under enhanced supervision after each reported at least 45 million average monthly users in the European Union. ChatGPT was classified as a Very Large Online Search Engine