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2026/09/09
VanEck Hires Three Digital Asset Executives to Expand Crypto Operations
PANews, September 9: Asset management firm VanEck is hiring for three digital asset-related roles: Vice President, Regulatory Operations, Digital Assets; Director, Business Development and Partnerships, Digital Assets; and Associate Product Manager, Digital Assets.
KuCoin Adds MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) to KuCoin Convert
As reported by Announcement, KuCoin has added MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) to its KuCoin Convert platform, allowing users to convert assets without trading fees. KuCoin Convert is a live request for quotation (RFQ) platform that enables quick settlement of trades directly into user accounts.
Iran Eases Forex Controls, Turns to Crypto for Cross-Border Trade
BlockBeats report, on September 9, according to the Financial Times, Iran is gradually easing its strict foreign exchange controls and tacitly permitting businesses to use cryptocurrencies, particularly Tether (USDT) and Bitcoin, for cross-border transactions to mitigate the economic and financial i
Iran Eases Foreign Exchange Controls, Turns to Crypto for Cross-Border Trade
ChainThink reports that on September 9, according to the Financial Times, Iran is gradually easing foreign exchange controls, implicitly allowing businesses to use Tether (USDT) and Bitcoin for cross-border transactions to mitigate the impact of U.S. sanctions and war on its economic and financial s
Visa Stablecoin Annualized Settlement Volume Exceeds $20 Billion, Up 15x Year-over-Year
Huo Xing Finance reports that, according to Visa, its annualized stablecoin settlement volume has surpassed $20 billion, representing more than a 15-fold year-over-year growth. In the second quarter, over 160 stablecoin-linked card programs had launched on Visa’s network, with related payment volume
DeepSeek Announces API Price Cuts of Up to 60%
Tuesday evening this week,
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The Open Platform has announced plans to adjust the pricing of its large model API once again—this time, a welcome price reduction.Off-peak pricing is uniformly: input (cache hit) 0.02 yuan, input (cache miss) 1 yuan, output 4 yuan (all units in yuan per m
U.S. Treasury yields near 2025 highs as market awaits clarity on Fed policy
Huo Xing Finance reports that on September 9, pressure in the U.S. Treasury market has intensified as persistent U.S. fiscal deficits, inflationary pressures, and the AI funding boom continue to push up long-term financing costs. What the market is truly awaiting may not be the Fed’s resumption of q
U.S. Treasury yields near 2025 highs as Federal Reserve's Walsh faces policy test
BlockBeats news, on September 9, as the U.S. fiscal deficit, inflationary pressures, and the AI funding boom continue to push up long-term financing costs, pressure in the U.S. Treasury market has intensified. What the market is truly awaiting may not be the Fed’s resumption of quantitative easing,
Cognition Raises $2 Billion, Valuation Reaches $48 Billion
CoinDesk reports:Cognition, the developer of AI programming assistant Devin, has secured another large round of funding. The company disclosed that the latest financing round amounted to $2 billion, bringing its post-money valuation to $48 billion—up significantly from $26 billion just four months a
Goldman Sachs TMT Conference Highlights OpenAI's 8x Usage Gap and Pricing Shift
Yesterday, Goldman Sachs and Citibank held TMT conferences simultaneously; here are some highlights from GIR. This session contains a large amount of information, and both conferences are still ongoing—we’ll continue bringing you the latest updates in real time.Article author: Bei Xiang Mu FengSourc
Meme Coin ZZZ Market Cap Surpasses $51M, 24-Hour Surge Exceeds 180%
ChainThink reports that, on September 9, according to GMGN market data, Robinhood ecosystem meme coin ZZZ briefly surpassed a market cap of $51 million before retreating to $41 million, rising over 180% in the past 24 hours.The core narrative of ZZZ is that "AI agents use ZZZ to disguise themselves
LIT Surges 10% in 24 Hours, Market Cap Reaches $1.277 Billion
Huo Xing Finance reports that on September 9, according to market data, LIT rose another 10% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $5.11, with its market cap reaching $1.277 billion and FDV surpassing $5.1 billion. The asset has gained 43.7% over the past seven days and 108.4% over the past 30
OSL Partners with Waka to Enable Stablecoin Settlement in Emerging Markets
ME News reports that on September 9 (UTC+8), OSL Group (HKEX: 863), a stablecoin payments and trading platform, announced a partnership with Waka, a payment platform connecting liquidity and settlement networks in emerging markets. OSL will integrate its institutional-grade stablecoin infrastructure
Ant Group open-sources the multimodal model Ling-3.0-flash-VL
ChainThink reports that on September 9, according to an official announcement, Ant Group officially released and open-sourced the first native multimodal large model in the Ling series: Ling-3.0-flash-VL.This model is an extension of the MoE architecture of Ling-3.0-flash, with a total of 124B param
Solana Posts First Green Month in 10 Months Amid RWA Growth and Memecoin Activity
Activity across Solana [SOL] is at pace. In fact, as it stands, real-world assets (RWAs) and memecoins are in the spotlight too!Hence, the question – Is Solana’s price [SOL] all set go to the moon?First green candle in 10 months!After flashing red on the charts for almost a year, Solana finally fini
