Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Foresight News, Bybit launched three TradFi perpetual contracts today (September 2): Yofc (YOFC USDT), Laopu Gold (LAOPU USDT), and GoPro (GPRO USDT). All three contracts support a maximum of 25x

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%)

According to a survey of five major South Korean banks' forex experts published today, the Korean won rebounded to 1,368.7 per US dollar on September 2 after a sharp two-month decline of 180.8 won (11.7%). Four of the five banks expect short-term appreciation in September, primarily due to

According to Bitcoin.com News, the London Stock Exchange and Payward announced a partnership to tokenize the 100 largest UK-listed companies as xStocks, with products expected to become available in the coming weeks through Kraken and other platforms supporting the xStocks Alliance. Each xStock is b

According to Bloomberg, on September 2, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is seeking to acquire control of at least three oilfields in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt as the U.S. government reshapes the country's oil industry. The oilfields—Boca, Guico, and Guara blocks—are currently operated by Alvorada

According to ChainCatcher, Binance launched 4 bStocks trading pairs on September 2 at 20:00 (UTC): CrowdStrike (CRWDB), Moderna (MRNAB), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQB), and Seagate (STXB). Trading pairs CRWDB/USDT, MRNAB/USDT, SQQQB/USDT, and STXB/USDT will enjoy zero maker fees until

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,

According to Spain's Strategic Oil Stock Company, motor fuel consumption in the country increased 0.8% year-over-year and rose 2.1% month-over-month in July.

Onshore CNY/USD closed at the official fix of 6.7219 at 4:30 PM Beijing time on September 2, weakening by 1 basis point from the previous trading day's close and declining 17 basis points from the previous evening's close.

According to the Financial Investment Association, South Korea's 30-year government bond yield surged to 4.657% on September 2, rising 3.0 basis points from the previous day. On September 1, the yield had jumped 10 basis points to 4.627%, marking its largest single-day move since June 1. The

According to Jin10, Tencent Music announced plans to issue $1 billion in offshore bonds on September 2, marking the company's first offshore debt issuance in six years. The move signals the Chinese music platform's return to international capital markets after a six-year

Gate News reports that, according to Gate’s official announcement, the first Gate Pre-IPOs project, SpaceX (SPCX), will undergo its second stock-unlocking event. A total of 11,865 SPCX will be unlocked, calculated based on the post-1:5 stock-split amount, at an unlocking ratio of 1:1. The stocks will be unlocked on 2026-09-03 at 20:00 (UTC+8). This second stock-unlocking event represents 7% of the target company’s total allocation. Since the first batch, representing 20% of the allocation, has a

According to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, two tankers were targeted by sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz on September 2 and have halted their voyage.

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission, on September 2, KOSDAQ-listed company A's investor relations executive B was reported to investigators for illegal use of non-public material information. The executive gained prior knowledge of the company's new drug Phase 1 trial results an

According to BIT (bit.com), U.S. semiconductor, storage, and optical communications stocks declined on September 2 in premarket trading. Semiconductor stocks including Arm (ARM) fell 1.09%, Intel (INTC) dropped 1.01%, and Applied Materials (AMAT) fell 0.42%. Storage sector stocks also moved

According to Reuters, Brent crude climbed to $95.68 a barrel on September 2 as renewed US-Iran strikes escalated risks in the Strait of Hormuz, gaining more than $7 from Friday's settlement of $88.10. The rise fueled inflation expectations and global government-bond selling, with the US 10-year

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump on Tuesday urged oil executives at a White House meeting to construct additional refineries capable of producing fuel, though the industry faces significant economic barriers to doing so. Building new refineries requires investments of billions of

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS money market sentiment index fell to 47 on September 2 at 4 p.m., down 1 point from the 2:30 p.m. reading. The index is calculated on a 0-to-100 scale, with 50 representing equilibrium and readings above 50 indicating tightening liquidity conditions. Among

According to sources familiar with the matter, India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) subsidiary OVL has dispatched a 12-member team to Venezuela on September 2 to conduct a week-long inspection of oil and gas assets. This marks OVL's first visit to Venezuela in years. OVL received U.S.