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2026/09/05
Trader loracle.hl Holds $16.31M PONS Short With $6.57M Unrealized Loss After $70M HYPE Wipeout
BREAKINGPONS has been among the more volatile assets in the on-chain derivatives space recently, with secondary market reporting citing a surge of approximately 23–24% over roughly 25 hours — with some data points suggesting a move closer to 40% in a 24-hour window, pushing prices toward the $0.73–$
Stablecoin Cards Still Rely on Visa and Mastercard for Merchant Acceptance
Stablecoins can move globally, settle 24/7 and avoid many delays associated with bank transfers. So why does a card funded with USDC still say Visa or Mastercard?Because stablecoins and card networks solve different problems.Stablecoins move value between wallets. Visa and Mastercard provide merchan
AIRA₂ AI Agent Outperforms Previous Models by 9 Percentage Points in ML Benchmark
An AI agent just beat roughly 3,992 human teams at their own game. AIRA₂, an autonomous AI research agent developed by researchers at Meta’s FAIR lab, University College London, and the University of Oxford, placed 8th out of 4,000 teams in a Kaggle competition focused on AI reasoning, earning a gol
Foxconn Revenue Surges 52% to $29.1B as AI Servers Outpace iPhone Demand
The Taiwanese manufacturer generated NT$921.8 billion, or about $29.1 billion, in August revenue, up 51.98% from a year earlier. It was the second straight month above NT$900 billion and lifted January-August revenue to a record NT$6.51 trillion, nearly 40% above the same period last year. For decad
39 Congressional Candidates Pay for OpenAI Subscriptions in 2026 Election Cycle
Generative AI has officially become a line item on campaign budgets. A Washington Post analysis of Federal Election Commission filings found that 39 congressional candidates reported paying for OpenAI subscriptions during the current election cycle, a number that likely understates the actual usage
Fed Chairman Warsh Signals Rate Hike Amid 3.7% PCE Inflation
Kevin Warsh just delivered the speech that markets had been nervously waiting for. In his first Jackson Hole keynote as Federal Reserve Chairman, Warsh put inflation front and center, citing a headline PCE rate of 3.7% year-over-year for July and making it abundantly clear that the Fed’s 2% target i
Robinhood Meme Coin OZZY market cap exceeds $12M, surges 310x in 24 hours
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to GMGN market data, the meme coin OZZY on Robinhood Chain briefly saw its market capitalization surge past $10 million, currently trading at $12 million, with a daily gain exceeding 310 times.On the news front, Ozzy, founder of Pons, replied today to a meme he
Shiba Inu Exchange Flows Show Conflicting Signals Amid Price Decline
Shiba Inu just produced what looks like a bullish on-chain signal, until the rest of the exchange-flow data is included.SHIB’s seven-day average exchange outflow jumped 121.26% in 24 hours to roughly 579 million tokens, suggesting more holders are moving coins away from trading platforms. Normally,
Top 3 Altcoins for September 2026: HYPE, ONDO, TRX
HYPE: Strong uptrend remains intact, with $76 breakout potentially opening the door to new highs.ONDO: Institutional tokenization could boost ONDO, but price needs to reclaim $0.31 first.TRX: TRX maintains a steady uptrend while $0.31 support remains crucial for bullish structure.September could bri
SEC Files Lawsuit Against ISS for Subpoena Noncompliance
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) in federal court, alleging the proxy advisory giant has refused to hand over documents demanded by a subpoena issued more than four months ago. The case was filed on September 4, 2026, in the US District C
XDOF Enters B-Round Negotiations with a $1.2 Billion Valuation Three Months After Launch
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on September 5, according to multiple sources, XDOF—a startup specializing in collecting real-world remote-control data to train general-purpose robots—has entered the late stages of its Series B funding round, less than three months after emerging from stealth mode. T
AMC Tokenized Stock Dispute Sparks Debate Over Three Issuance Models
ChainCatcher report, according to The Defiant, the dispute between AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron and Robinhood over tokenized AMC shares has escalated into a broader debate among tokenized stock issuers regarding which model should become the industry standard.
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XDOF Enters B-Round Financing with a $120M Valuation Three Months After Launch
BlockBeats report: On September 5, according to multiple sources, XDOF, a startup specializing in collecting real-world remote-control data to train general-purpose robots, is in the late stages of its Series B funding round, with an expected valuation of approximately $1.2 billion. The round is led
STEPN Launches $STROLL on Robinhood Chain, Users Can Hunt Stock Fragments by Walking
The team behind STEPN has a new pitch: walk to a specific spot on the map, open a virtual box, and maybe walk away with a sliver of NVIDIA stock. The project, called Stroll, runs on Robinhood Chain and turns physical movement into a treasure hunt for tokenized equity fragments.How the stock fragment
Fidelity Warns Bitcoin's Bear Market May Not Be Over Despite August Rally
Fidelity Digital Assets has cautioned that Bitcoin’s strong August performance does not necessarily mean the cryptocurrency’s broader bear market has ended. While the latest rally has improved market conditions, the firm said investors should still consider the possibility of another market bottom l
