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Bridgewater's Jensen warns AI boom risks societal upheaval without urgent regulation
Greg Jensen, co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, argues society won't meaningfully address AI risks until catastrophic events force action, forecasting up to 18% US job displacement within five years.
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Mexico and US negotiate bilateral trade deal before November midterms
Mexico and the United States are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement before November's US midterm elections, sidelining Canada and reshaping North American supply chains. The talks focus on vehicle content rules, tariff relief, and blocking Chinese goods routed through Mexico.
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BNP Paribas economist forecasts three Fed rate hikes amid hawkish shift
BNP Paribas economist Mateos y Lago has suggested the U.S. economy may require three Federal Reserve rate hikes, diverging from consensus expectations and driving prediction markets to price in higher odds of September and October rate increases.
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Citadel Securities urges SEC to regulate equity-linked derivatives over insider trading risk
Citadel Securities asked the SEC to assert jurisdiction over equity-linked event contracts tied to public companies, arguing trading venues are exploiting CFTC's lighter-touch approval to sidestep securities oversight and expose markets to insider trading.
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Zcash price drops 16%, triggering $28.4M in liquidations
Zcash fell 16% from recent highs, sparking $28.37 million in liquidations over the past day as leveraged longs were forced to unwind. The privacy coin rallied from under $500 to above $1,200 in weeks before the sharp reversal.
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BRICS finance chiefs warn of unilateral trade actions at Jaipur summit
BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors expressed concerns over unilateral trade actions during a meeting in Jaipur, India, highlighting potential distortions to global trade and inconsistency with WTO rules. The statement reflects the group's preference for multilateral approaches to economic governance.
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Bitcoin's 17-Year On-Chain Signal Hints at Whale Accumulation
Bitcoin has produced an unusual on-chain anomaly never before recorded in nearly two decades of data, suggesting a single whale or small group of large investors may have quietly accumulated the cryptocurrency's latest bottom rather than many participants buying in spikes.
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Wall Street warns sustained Fed rate hikes could derail market rally
Market participants increasingly fear a prolonged Federal Reserve rate-hiking cycle could stall growth in equities and risk assets, while a stronger dollar pressures gold prices downward ahead of September's policy decision.
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Revised CLARITY Act targets non-decentralized DeFi ahead of Senate vote
A revised CLARITY Act would direct the SEC and CFTC to determine whether controllers of non-decentralized finance protocols must comply with securities, commodities, and anti-money laundering rules. The bill arrives ahead of a pivotal September 15 Senate vote, though ethics and stablecoin protections remain contested.
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Binance Anthropic pre-IPO contract implies $2.1 trillion valuation
Binance's leveraged perpetual contract for Anthropic traded above $2,100 on September 9, implying a $2.1 trillion valuation based on an estimated one-billion-share denominator that may change before the company lists.
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Brevo flaw enabled phishing attack on 347K Trezor newsletter subscribers
An attacker exploited a security flaw in email platform Brevo to access 138 client accounts, sending phishing emails to approximately 347,000 Trezor subscribers and reaching users at BitBox and CoinTracking. Trezor disabled the malicious domain within 20 minutes, limiting impact to roughly 2,500 link clicks.
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Bitcoin tests $76K support as oil surges past $100 amid rate shock
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on September 10 as crude oil climbed above $100 for the first time since May, triggering a global bond selloff and raising expectations for another Federal Reserve rate increase. The intraday low hit $76,676.07 as traders liquidated over $568 million in crypto positions.
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Strategy cuts net debt to $174M, challenges S&P junk rating
Strategy, the largest Bitcoin treasury firm led by Michael Saylor, has reduced net debt from $8.16 billion to $174 million and built $6.54 billion in dollar liquidity, challenging S&P's B- credit rating rationale. The company raised $21 billion in equity over eight months despite Bitcoin falling 30%.
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XRP Healthcare shuts down after wallet flaw drains $450K from 4,000 accounts
XRP Healthcare, a healthcare platform on the XRP Ledger, is winding down operations after a September 3 wallet vulnerability exposed 4,011 accounts and resulted in roughly $450,000 in losses. The flaw stemmed from improper credential generation in the XRPH Wallet application.
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SEC approves 15% flexibility window for Bitcoin trusts on Nasdaq
The SEC approved a Nasdaq Texas rule allowing qualifying commodity-linked trusts to keep 85% of assets in eligible holdings while using 15% for other digital assets or derivatives, though derivatives can quickly exhaust that allowance due to gross notional accounting.
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Saudi Pro League cuts transfer spending to €350M, lowest since 2023
The Saudi Pro League's summer 2026 transfer window totaled roughly €350 million—a 26.3% drop from the previous year and the lowest since the league began its global recruitment drive in 2023. The shift reflects a strategic pivot toward younger, undervalued players and financial discipline.
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XStable launches gold and FX trading on Sui Network
XStable, a decentralized perpetual trading platform, went live on Sui Network in early September, offering on-chain trading for precious metals and foreign exchange pairs with non-custodial settlement in stablecoins.
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Anthropic researchers warn of 10%+ AI extinction risk within decade
Anthropic alignment researchers, including team lead Evan Hubinger, have publicly warned of extinction-level risks from AI, with estimates exceeding 10% probability within ten years. The warnings follow departures and internal concerns about inadequate safety measures.
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T1 Esports Academy reaches LCK Challengers League grand finals
T1 Esports Academy defeated DK Challengers 3-1 in the upper bracket of the 2026 LCK Challengers League playoffs, advancing to the grand finals scheduled for September 15. The victory puts the academy squad one series win away from claiming the LCK CL title.
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Oracle's $638B AI backlog offset by $129.5B debt, credit downgrade
Oracle's fiscal 2026 results revealed a $638 billion AI backlog but also $129.5 billion in debt, negative free cash flow, and a credit downgrade to BBB-, raising questions about whether cloud revenue growth can service the company's mounting liabilities.
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UBS Forecasts Two Fed Rate Hikes Before End of 2026
UBS Global Wealth Management now expects the Federal Reserve to raise rates twice by end of 2026, reversing prior guidance. The shift reflects stronger-than-expected employment data and persistent inflation, prompting UBS to raise Treasury yield forecasts and advise clients on portfolio positioning.
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OKX launches pre-IPO X-Perps and 100 tokenized stocks for European traders
OKX launched pre-IPO X-Perps tied to OpenAI and Anthropic, plus 100 tokenized stock markets, for eligible European traders—expanding retail access to private company exposure and regulated equities on a single platform.
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Bybit pursues MiFID II license for crypto-stocks trading in Europe
Bybit secured MiCA authorization in May 2025 and launched its European platform at bybit.eu by July. The exchange is now pursuing a MiFID II license to offer regulated derivatives alongside crypto and traditional assets across the EEA.
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Memecoins drive tokenized stock adoption on blockchain
Retail speculation on memecoins paired with tokenized stocks is creating trading volume and inventory that lending protocols and institutional vaults can repurpose. Pump.fun and Raydium announced features enabling these pairs, while Morpho vaults are testing the capital flow.