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2026/09/04
WestEnd Capital Avoids SpaceX IPO Amid Valuation Concerns
WestEnd Capital Management, a technology-focused investment adviser managing roughly $300-400 million in assets, publicly disclosed that it chose not to participate in SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO. The firm’s reasoning was refreshingly old-school in an era of trillion-dollar debuts: the numbers di
Maji Dage Closes HYPE Long Positions and Adds a Small BTC Position Amid Losses
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Hyperbot data, Huang Licheng has just closed all his HYPE long positions and has begun slightly increasing his 40x leveraged Bitcoin long position, currently holding 595 BTC. Additionally, his 25x leveraged Ethereum long position currently holds 40,900 ETH,
Smart Money Holds a $20M ZEC Long Position with Over $9.5M in Profit
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, the smart money address yixie has accumulated over $9.503 million in profits from long positions in ZEC, holding ZEC longs valued at $20 million with 2x leverage. This long position has realized a profit of $1.038 million and an unr
MEME Token Price Falls Below $70M Following Support from Robinhood Co-Founder
BlockBeats news, September 4: According to GMGN market data, despite Robinhood's co-founder tweeting support for stock tokens, the MEME token price experienced a sharp rise followed by a decline, falling again below $70 million and currently trading at $67.41 million—the lowest market cap since its
Serenity: AI Demand Remains Strong; AI Stocks to Continue Rising
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on September 4, Serenity stated that despite temporary market corrections, demand for AI remains strong: NVIDIA’s revenue growth has been constrained by supply chain limitations by 70%, and without these constraints, it could have exceeded 100%. Serenity cited Broadcom
Women Account for 98% of US Job Gains in August 2026
Out of 162,000 nonfarm payroll jobs added to the US economy in August, women claimed 158,000 of them. That’s roughly 97.5% of all new positions, a lopsided figure that makes the rest of the jobs report look like a footnote.The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Situation report on Se
ZEC Surpasses $1,000 for First Time Amid Grayscale ZCSH ETF Inflows
TL;DRPrice Surge: ZEC crossed $1,000 and reached $1,021, driven by strong demand and renewed confidence in the privacy‑focused asset.ETF Impact: ZCSH inflows accelerated Zcash’s rally, lifting assets under management from $313.5 million to more than $414 million.Market Tailwinds: Zcash gained 82% in
BlackRock: CPI Data Will Be Crucial Following Strong Jobs Report
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Jeff Rosenberg, portfolio manager at BlackRock, said that the strong surge in U.S. job growth in August underscores the importance of the upcoming Consumer Price Index (CPI) data to be released next week. Federal Reserve policymakers are using this information to conside
Pendle Launches on Robinhood Chain with sNET Market
ChainCatcher report: Yield trading protocol Pendle has launched on Robinhood Chain. This deployment adds a native layer for fixed income and yield trading to the chain’s DeFi economy. The first market is sNET, with a maturity date of September 17, 2026, and additional markets will be rolled out as t
Polaris Secures $1M in Angel Funding for On-Chain Yield Protocol
ME News reports that on September 4 (UTC+8), the permissionless on-chain yield protocol Polaris completed a $1 million angel round, with participation from institutions including the Ethereum Foundation, Fusion (under IPOR), Altitude, Liquity, LI.FI, and over 30 founders and contributors such as Ant
Shiba Inu Faces Resistance at $0.00000568 Amid Mixed Bullish Signals
What to KnowSHIB gained approximately 3% within 24 hours, reclaiming moving-average support between $0.00000500 and $0.00000507 while trading near $0.00000535 per token.Buyers must defend $0.00000500 and overcome $0.00000568 resistance before the recovery can target August’s $0.00000620 peak with st
The UK's largest retail investment platform lists 9 crypto ETNs.
ChainCatcher report: Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest retail investment platform, has announced the offering of nine Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to its 2 million customers, reversing its previous cautionary stance on cryptocurrency investments. The new products, issued by
IMF Reveals El Salvador Expanded Bitcoin Reserves via Private Donations
SummaryEl Salvador funded Bitcoin reserve growth through documented private donations rather than public money beginning in June 2025.IMF financing reviews could unlock $140 million while requiring stronger transparency and tighter controls over public-sector cryptocurrency holdings and wallets.A pr
Mina's Mesa Upgrade Disrupts Zero-Knowledge Apps, Pauses Transactions for 8 Hours
The Mina Mesa upgrade stopped transaction processing for about eight hours on September 3 as the layer-1 blockchain shifted mainnet to its Mesa release. Exchanges suspended MINA transfers, while deployed zkApps now need new verification keys before they can resume proof-authorized activity.The proce
Fidelity: Bitcoin Can Rise Without Taking Market Share From Gold
Fidelity Digital Assets wants to settle a debate that has consumed crypto and macro Twitter for years: does Bitcoin need to eat gold’s lunch to go up in price? The answer, according to the firm’s VP of Research Chris Kuiper, is a clean no.In an updated report titled “Getting Off Zero” for 2026, Fide
