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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

Stand With Crypto is calling for community engagement ahead of the CLARITY Act cloture vote scheduled for September 15. The advocacy organization emphasized the significance of this legislative action through an official tweet, encouraging individuals to participate in the discourse. This

TheFlowHorse, a prominent CryptoTwitter analyst, shared trading insights via tweet earlier today emphasizing the importance of timing trades effectively. The analyst advised traders to identify optimal conditions for their strategies and described trading as 'long periods of boredom punctuated by

OpenAI announced on Thursday it will begin rolling out its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-6 Astra, in phases starting with a limited group of companies in its cybersecurity program Daybreak. The company disclosed earlier this week that Astra is its first model to reach its "Critical" inte

Bitcoin surged above $81,000 on Thursday, gaining roughly 5% after falling below $77,000 earlier in the session, as traders welcomed signs that President Donald Trump could limit further escalation with Iran. Reports that the Trump administration was exploring ways to contain the renewed Iran

XX ZW Investment Group, the holding company of XTB co-founder Jakub Zabłocki, sold 9,405,540 shares of the Warsaw-listed broker on September 2, representing 8% of the company's share capital. The shares were sold through an accelerated bookbuilding process at PLN 160 each, generating gross

Bitcoin reclaimed $81,000 on Thursday as hostilities paused between the United States and Iran, driving its market capitalization past $1.62 trillion. The price surge triggered a short squeeze that wiped out over $415 million in short positions across crypto derivatives markets. The cryptocurrency h

Michael Selig, confirmed by the Senate on December 18 and sworn in as Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman on December 22, 2025, is positioning the agency as a cornerstone of the Trump administration's crypto strategy. Selig declared the administration is working to develop the 'new

137 Ventures' 2014 vintage fund, which closed at $137 million, is now valued at more than eight times its original size, putting it north of $1.1 billion. The primary driver behind that performance is SpaceX, Elon Musk's

SoftBank announced on December 29 its acquisition of DigitalBridge Group, a US-based asset manager overseeing data centers, cell towers, and fiber networks, for approximately $4 billion at $16 per share, representing a 15% premium over pre-announcement trading levels. The transaction supports SoftBa