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Zankore secures $3.1B loan for Southeast Asia's largest AI infrastructure hub
Zankore, an Indonesian AI compute platform launched in August, secured $3.1 billion in debt financing from a global banking syndicate to purchase NVIDIA GPUs and build hyperscale infrastructure across Southeast Asia.
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IonQ Unveils Superion Roadmap and SkyWater Foundry Strategy
IonQ raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $450–$460 million and unveiled the Superion product line, starting with a 256-qubit trapped-ion system, at its Investor Day on September 8. The company also launched SkyWater Quantum Solutions, a merchant foundry service built on its $1.8 billion acquisition of semiconductor fabricator SkyWater Technology.
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Osmosis Pauses Alloyed BTC After Nomic Chain Exploit Freezes 22.65 BTC
Osmosis suspended minting and redemptions for its alloyed BTC product after a double-spend vulnerability on the Nomic blockchain compromised 39.84 nBTC. An emergency upgrade locked the stolen funds, and the exchange plans a governance vote to seize the frozen assets.
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Banca d'Italia Mandates Sanctions Screening on All Crypto Transfers
Banca d'Italia issued a directive requiring comprehensive sanctions screening on all crypto transfers, eliminating minimum thresholds and creating compliance pressure ahead of MiCA's June 2026 deadline.
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ERG: Military-backed intruders resume illegal cobalt extraction at Metalkol
Eurasian Resources Group says soldiers and armed cooperatives have resumed illegal mining at its Metalkol cobalt operation in Congo's Kolwezi region, threatening to slash the mine's operational life and jeopardizing billions in future revenue amid enforcement gaps in the DRC's mining sector.
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Zankore secures $3.1B GPU financing for Southeast Asia AI factory
Zankore, a neocloud platform backed by NVIDIA and Ooredoo Group, locked down a $3.1 billion senior term loan facility to deploy AI infrastructure across Indonesia and Southeast Asia—the largest of its kind in the region.
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Federal trust charters shield crypto firms—but tie them to Washington oversight
Silvergate's collapse raises questions about whether federal trust charters shield crypto firms or increase regulatory exposure. New approvals for Ripple, Circle, and Coinbase show the OCC is moving forward despite political uncertainty.
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Bitcoin's longest 2026 profit streak faces macro lows risk
Bitcoin's SOPR metric has remained above its breakeven level since August 19, marking the longest bullish streak of 2026. Yet ARK Invest analyst David Puell warned the asset could still hit new macro lows this cycle despite the profitability signal.
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Mexico seizes 300 GPU mining rigs tapping federal hydroelectric dam
Mexican federal prosecutors and state police seized 300 GPU mining machines from a property in Puebla that was illegally tapping electricity from a hydroelectric complex. Forensic accountants are investigating funding sources, and money laundering has not been ruled out.
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EU Court Rejects Hungary's Bid to Block Russian Asset Profits for Ukraine
The European Union court rejected Hungary's lawsuit seeking to prevent profits from frozen Russian assets from supporting Ukraine's military, reinforcing the EU's financial strategy in the conflict.
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Bitcoin Core Lightning Docker bug exposes node operators despite version label
Four Docker image tags for Bitcoin Core Lightning delivered unpatched binaries while claiming version v26.06.7, forcing operators to verify patches via digest comparison rather than version numbers alone.
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Block applies for federal bank charter for Bitcoin custody
Block, the payments company behind Square and Cash App, applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter to house its digital asset custody and trading services under a single federal license, consolidating work now spread across more than 50 state licenses.
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Block applies for OCC trust bank charter for Bitcoin custody
Block has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Builders Bank & Trust, a federally supervised national trust bank for digital asset custody that would not accept deposits or make loans.
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Strive's preferred-share issuance adds $12M to annual dividend burden
Bitcoin treasury company Strive increased its annualized preferred-dividend obligation by roughly $12 million in a single week after issuing 921,511 new SATA preferred shares to fund Bitcoin purchases. The company now holds 24,531 BTC.
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Charles Schwab Files $4.8M XRP ETF Collateral Position
A regulatory filing shows Charles Schwab's Prime Advantage Money Fund holding nearly $4.8 million in XRP ETF shares as collateral across three separate products, signaling institutional adoption of ripple-linked exchange-traded funds.
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Block seeks OCC approval for Builders Bank Bitcoin custody charter
Block, Jack Dorsey's fintech company, is seeking federal regulatory approval to establish Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., a national trust bank that would provide supervised custody and fiduciary services for Bitcoin and stablecoins.
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Gemini Obtains Major Payment Institution License from Singapore MAS
Gemini's Singapore entity has obtained a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, allowing it to provide digital payment token services and cross-border transfers without transaction-volume limits.
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Sinopec forecasts 600,000 bpd decline in China's oil demand for 2026
China's largest oil company projects a significant drop in the country's oil demand for 2026, signaling potential shifts in global energy markets and crude pricing dynamics.
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Malone Lam pleads guilty to $245M crypto theft racketeering conspiracy
Singaporean national Malone Lam pleaded guilty to organizing an international network that stole more than $245 million in cryptocurrency through social engineering and home break-ins, with prosecutors alleging he directed associates from pretrial detention.
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Fed's Warsh signals tighter policy stance amid inflation concerns
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh expressed heightened inflation concerns at Jackson Hole, prompting market reassessment of rate-cut expectations and signaling a potential shift toward tighter monetary policy.
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Strategy Doubles STRC Buyback to $2B as Preferred Shares Lag $100
Strategy expanded its preferred-stock repurchase program to $2 billion Tuesday, doubling the original authorization as STRC traded near $97—roughly 3% below its stated value—on Michael Saylor's informal September 8 recovery benchmark.
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Crude oil climbs toward $100 as Middle East tensions escalate
Brent crude recently reached $94.65 per barrel and WTI hit $90.22 as U.S. sanctions on Iran and Middle East strikes influence global oil markets. Geopolitical risks remain one factor among OPEC production decisions and broader economic forces shaping prices.
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US Oil Prices Surge 41% Since July, Nearing $95 Per Barrel
US crude oil has climbed to roughly $95 per barrel, marking a 41% increase since July 2nd, driven by geopolitical tensions and rising global demand. Prediction markets now price a 1.8% chance of a new all-time high by September 30.
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Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Zcash face resistance as momentum cools
Major altcoins including Ethereum, Hyperliquid, and Zcash remain in bullish uptrends, but cooling momentum and proximity to resistance levels are raising the risk of near-term pullbacks. Technical indicators suggest consolidation ahead.