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2026/09/03
Waller shifts stance to cautious optimism; September rate hike depends on August inflation.
ChainThink reports that on September 3, Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos stated that Fed Governor Waller has shifted his stance since July, moving from concerns about tightening to cautious optimism and favoring maintaining interest rates unchanged.Whether there will be a rate hike in Sept
NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion, Google Repurposes DDR4, Micron Investigates NAND Flash for GPUs
ME AI Message: Key market news ahead of U.S. trading hours:
1. U.S. initial jobless claims rose slightly above expectations, reaching 206,000 for the week ending August 29—the highest level since the week ending August 15—compared to the market expectation of 205,000.
2. Federal Reserve Governor W
LoL: BNK FEARX vs Dplus KIA (BO5) - LCK Playoffs 24H Trading Volume Reaches $1.8M
ME News reports that, as of September 3 (UTC+8), prediction market data shows that the event "League of Legends: BNK FEARX vs. Dplus KIA (BO5) - LCK Playoffs" achieved a 24-hour trading volume of $1.8M, with significantly increased market participation.
Crypto Trader Turns $5,000 into $5.69M with PONS Token
As the Pons (PONS) token, the native utility and governance token for the Robinhood chain-based Pons Launchpad, rocketed by nearly 2,000% over the past 30 days, crypto trader Ogle, an advisor at World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and America.Fun, has made $5.69 million from $4,997.Ogle successfully purc
LayerZero Unveils Zero, a New Heterogeneous Layer-1 Blockchain Architecture
LayerZero Labs, the team behind the widely used cross-chain messaging protocol, unveiled Zero, a new heterogeneous Layer-1 blockchain architecture on February 10, 2026. The architecture uses zero-knowledge proofs to decouple transaction execution from verification, splitting validators into two role
Morpho Surpasses $14B in Total Deposits, Launches Fixed-Rate Lending and Expands Base Integration
Morpho, the decentralized lending protocol, crossed $14 billion in total deposits for the first time, marking a new high watermark for a platform that barely existed a few years ago. The milestone, first reached in late August 2026, climbed to approximately $14.15 billion by early September.To put t
Barclays Advises Investors to Reduce Risk Amid September Seasonality and AI IPOs
September has earned its reputation as the market’s least favorite month, and 2026 is shaping up to be an especially spicy edition. Barclays is telling equity investors to trim risk heading into fall, citing a cocktail of seasonal weakness, midterm election jitters, interest-rate volatility, and a w
US Trade Deficit Surges 24% to $88.6B in July Amid AI-Driven Imports
The US trade deficit ballooned to $88.6 billion in July, a 24.4% jump from June’s revised figure of $71.2 billion. It’s the widest gap between what America buys and what it sells since March 2025, and the speed of the deterioration caught attention across markets.The data, released September 3 by th
AI firm Humain to raise $2.5 billion for data center fund
According to Bloomberg, AI company Humain is planning to raise its first $2.5 billion to establish a fund focused on investing in data centers. Sources familiar with the matter said the fund will finance 250 megawatts of data center capacity being developed by Humain in partnership with Al Moammar I
Anthropic Opposes State-Level AI Safety Regulation, Diverges from OpenAI and Google
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Anthropic is at odds with major tech companies such as Google and OpenAI over a Massachusetts AI safety bill. The bill proposes requiring large AI developers to hire independent assessment agencies every four months to evaluate the potential catastrophic risks posed
Eightco Holdings Discloses $380 Million in Total Holdings, Including OpenAI, ETH, and WLD
According to Mars Finance, Chainwire reported that Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) disclosed its latest portfolio holdings on September 3, 2026. As of September 2, the company’s total assets amounted to approximately $380 million, structured as follows:
• OpenAI equity (indirectly held via SPV): ~
Bitcoin Struggles to Sustain Above $80,000 Amid Fluctuating US Demand
Bitcoin touched roughly $81,000 in late August 2026, its highest level in three months, only to slide back into the high $70,000s as the buying pressure that got it there started running out of fuel.The rally from summer lows near $58,000-$64,000 represented a gain of approximately 23-38%. But the p
Saudi Arabia's Humain Eyes $3B Fund for AI Data Center Expansion
Saudi Arabia’s Humain is not thinking small. The Public Investment Fund-owned AI company, launched in May 2025 under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is reportedly working to establish a fund of up to $3 billion dedicated to expanding its data center footprint, adding to a financing push that alrea
Bitcoin Analyst Willy Woo Suggests Market Cycle Could Extend to 6-8 Years
As Bitcoin retreated to the $77,000 level after its recent surge, on-chain analyst Willy Woo suggested that Bitcoin’s traditional four-year market cycle could change in the future.At this point, Woo, who discussed Bitcoin’s traditional four-year market cycle, stated that this model may change in the
Fed's Waller Favors Holding Rates Steady Amid Inflation Pressures
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller has made his position clear: interest rates are staying put, at least for now. In remarks delivered on May 22, 2026, Waller stated that he favors holding the federal funds rate steady for the near term, a stance that marks a meaningful pivot from the more
