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U.S. stock futures pointed to a soft open Wednesday, with Nasdaq futures down 0.2% as of 4:30 a.m. ET, while S&P 500, Dow, and Russell 2000 futures remained flat. The decline followed escalating U.S.-Iran tensions after U.S. strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz pushed WTI crude

Two Thai businessmen filed a lawsuit against Tether on August 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over the freezing of approximately $42.4 million in USDT. Nutthawat Rukthammachalern and Natthawat Kasamvilas allege that Tether blacklisted 10 Ethereum addresses

Payward, the company behind the xStocks tokenized equities framework, has partnered with the London Stock Exchange to tokenize the 100 largest companies listed in London. The tokenized shares, called xStocks, are expected to become available in the coming weeks through Kraken and other platforms

Five major South Korean bank forex experts surveyed on September 2 predict the won-dollar exchange rate will experience a short-term rebound this month before declining again by year-end. The exchange rate closed at 1368.7 won per dollar on September 2, down 1.7 won, after falling 180.8 won (11.7%)

Capital B, the French Bitcoin treasury company, secured €7.6 million in funding from Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back on Sept. 2 through a private placement of 13.18 million shares with attached warrants. The transaction, priced at €0.58 per unit carrying a 15.4% premium over the Sept. 1 closing price,

Klip, operated by AhnLab Blockchain Company (ABC), launched a deposit event offering up to 17% annual percentage yield (APY) on USDT (Tether). The event runs from September 1 to October 31 and uses the Superearn protocol for fund management. Superearn's terms of service state "we assume no

Robinhood Wallet and social trading application Fomo users have been able to purchase meme coins with credit cards without completing separate know-your-customer verification, prompting Chase to request Visa investigate how the transactions are being classified. The purchases are powered by crypto p

ARK Invest and Glassnode published a joint research report on September 02, 2026, examining the decentralization architectures of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Titled The Decentralization Spectrum: Design Tradeoffs in Digital Assets, the report positions each blockchain network along a measurable c

Japanese companies Ajinomoto and Daikin are expanding operations in Taiwan to strengthen ties with the island's rapidly growing artificial intelligence supply chain, according to a Nikkei Asia report. Ajinomoto, the sole supplier of Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) — a core insulating material used in

Circle and OKX expanded USDC trading access across spot, margin, and futures markets on Sept. 2, 2026, deepening a partnership focused on dollar-backed stablecoin infrastructure. The stablecoin issuer and crypto exchange announced the expansion after more than a year of integrating USDC into OKX's t

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is reviewing a potential correction request for the securities filing related to SK Innovation's absorption merger with SK IE Technology (SKIET). The review focuses on whether directors fulfilled fiduciary duties to shareholders and whether

Tech stocks including Nvidia dominate investor interest despite generating lower revenue than consumer and banking giants, driven by significantly higher profit margins. Nvidia generated $53.9 billion in net profit last quarter on $96.2 billion in revenue, more than eight times Walmart's $6.5 billio

Binance is launching Internet Capital Markets (ICM), a system that enables creators to launch tokens directly on-chain through social media posts. The initiative aims to simplify the fundraising process by bypassing traditional banking systems and venture capital firms, offering a decentralized

Ripple released 1 billion XRP from escrow under its standard monthly schedule, with the unlock verified through XRPScan account data. The release follows Ripple's established escrow process designed to manage token supply predictably over time. Ripple's escrow system was created to bring

U.S.-listed crypto exchange-traded funds recorded a sharp rotation on September 1, with spot Bitcoin ETFs shedding $236.5 million in net outflows while Solana ETFs attracted approximately $101.9 million. BlackRock's IBIT accounted for the majority of Bitcoin selling at $201.2 million, and Fidelity's

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new transfer-agent regulations on September 1 under file number S7-2026-30 that explicitly recognize blockchain technology as infrastructure capable of maintaining securities ownership records. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the proposal would

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced on August 31 that Gram Wallet had become accessible to a selected group of users, beginning a phased rollout of a native self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet. The launch follows Durov's July announcement promising what he described as the largest deployment of

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors committed to developing clearer regulatory frameworks for digital assets at their meeting held August 31 and September 1, 2026 in Asheville, North Carolina, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issuing the Chair's Statement. The commitment

Thirteen cryptocurrency companies have submitted federal bank charter applications to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), with all filings received after February. The applications include Kraken parent company Payward, digital asset payment firm zerohash, and global fintech

USUAL launched its UIP-19 proposal on Snapshot, targeting the burn of 15.6 million USUAL tokens with voting open until September 6. Since August 5, approximately 15.6 million tokens have been purchased due to early bUSD0 unlocking, demonstrating strong community demand. The proposal aims to