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2026/09/03
BitGo and Core Chain Launch Tokenization Framework for Physical Gold, Real Estate, and Fine Art
BitGo has partnered with Core Chain to introduce a tokenization framework for real-world assets, including physical gold, real estate, and fine art.The move puts another institutional custody name into the fast-growing RWA market, where crypto infrastructure is being used to represent traditional as
Anthropic to Unveil IPO Prospectus After Labor Day
Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI firm known for its Claude models, is reportedly set to unveil its IPO prospectus shortly after Labor Day, according to sources. This move follows its confidential submission of a draft Form S-1 to the SEC in June and positions Anthropic as a key player in the AI
Bitcoin ETF Investors Flip Between Buying and Selling Amid Price Volatility
US spot Bitcoin ETFs returned to inflows Wednesday, extending a four-session pattern of investors repeatedly switching between buying and selling.Data from SoSoValue shows that the funds attracted $101.2 million on Sept. 2 after losing $236.5 million a day earlier. That followed $216.7 million in in
New York City to Ban Generative AI for Lower Grades in the 2026–27 School Year
CoinDesk reports:New York City has announced a one-year pause on the use of generative AI for elementary students during the 2026–27 school year. The measure applies to grades 2-K through 8 and affects nearly 600,000 students, representing about two-thirds of the city’s public school population. The
Pons App Generates $6M in Fees on Robinhood Chain as Memecoin Activity Surges
Pons, an app that lets anyone create and trade a token on Robinhood’s new blockchain, generated nearly $6 million in fees over the past 24 hours, vaulting it into the top tier of crypto’s fee-generating protocols as memecoin activity surged across the network.Users paid about $5.95 million in fees t
Solana meme coin USELESS surpasses $190M market cap, with a 24-hour surge exceeding 58%.
ChainThink reports that, on September 3, according to GMGN data, the Solana ecosystem meme coin USELESS surged briefly, surpassing a market cap of $190 million, rising over 58% in 24 hours, with a 24-hour trading volume of $20.6 million.On September 1, the "Bonk Guy" stated that his bullishness towa
ARK Invest Compares Ethereum, Solana, and Hyperliquid Using Fast-Food Metaphors
ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente made noteworthy assessments regarding Ethereum, Solana, and Hyperliquid.Lorenzo Valente, posting from account X, compared the value capture models of Ethereum, Solana, and Hyperliquid through three different fast-food chains.At this point, Valente argued that ET
Crypto-related stocks surge; Strategy, BitMine, Circle, and Robinhood rise over 10%
Huoxing Finance report: On September 3, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. intraday trading saw further gains in cryptocurrency-related stocks: MicroStrategy (MSTR) rose 10.4%, with its perpetual preferred stock STRC trading at $97.33; Coinbase (COIN) rose 8.25%; Circle (CRCL) rose 12.65%;
OpenAI and Google Oppose Stricter Massachusetts AI Safety Rules Backed by Anthropic
The AI industry’s biggest players can’t even agree on how to regulate themselves. Massachusetts has become the latest battleground in the fight over state-level AI safety rules, with OpenAI and Google lining up against provisions that Anthropic is actively championing as the strongest state AI safet
Nvidia to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.9B in Landmark Open-Source AI Deal
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the platform that has become the default hub for sharing and deploying open-source AI models, in a deal valued at approximately $12.9 billion. The transaction, which includes an $11.9 billion purchase price and up to $1 billion in equity-based retention pac
B.AI Token throughput exceeds 10.9 trillion amid free activities.
The AI Agent infrastructure platform B.AI announced that since the launch of its free campaign, the platform has achieved a cumulative token throughput of over 10.9 trillion, with 89.56 million API calls and over 239,000 new registered users (including more than 235,000 API developers). The platform
Robinhood Chain Surpasses Polygon in DeFi TVL with $800M Locked
Robinhood Chain, the retail brokerage’s foray into blockchain infrastructure, has officially overtaken Polygon in total value locked. According to DefiLlama, Robinhood Chain’s TVL sits between $791M and $802M, nudging past Polygon’s $788M to $790M range. For a chain that didn’t exist before July, th
Nu Holdings Reports $1.06B Net Income in Q2 2026 with 139M Customers
Nu Holdings, the parent company of Brazilian digital bank Nubank, reported $1.061 billion in GAAP net income for Q2 2026, marking the first time it has cleared the billion-dollar mark in a single quarter.That figure represents a 49% year-over-year increase on a currency-neutral basis and a 17% jump
Flowra and KorDA to Explore Gold-Backed Solana Validator Infrastructure
The two firms will study how physical gold reserves could support validator operations on the Solana network.Flowra and KorDA announced a memorandum of understanding on September 3, 2026, to jointly explore gold-backed infrastructure for Solana validators. The MOU signals intent to study a possible
USDT0 Launches on Stellar, Taps $180B in Tether Liquidity
The cross-chain stablecoin standard now connects Stellar's network to Tether's global USDT supply.USDT0 has launched on Stellar, according to reports published on September 2. The rollout connects Stellar to a shared pool of USDT liquidity exceeding $180 billion. That figure reflects the total circu
