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US Spot Ether ETFs Draw $141.39 Million in One-Day Net Inflows, Led by BlackRock and Fidelity

US spot Ether exchange-traded funds attracted more than $140 million in net inflows. Trader T data showed US spot Ether ETFs recorded total net inflows of $141.39 million on Sept. 3. BlackRock's ETHA led the group with $72.07 million in inflows, whil

US Spot-Bitcoin ETFs Attract $730.89 Million in One Day, Third-Biggest Inflow This Year

US spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds drew a fresh wave of investor money. Trader T data showed US spot-Bitcoin ETFs posted net inflows of $730.89 million on September 3. That marked the third-largest daily net inflow this year. BlackRock’s IBIT led

Art Token’s Artcube 2R2 to Present Choi Young-wook, Ha Taeim at Tokyo Gendai 2026

Artcube 2R2, a gallery operated by Art Token, will take part in Tokyo Gendai 2026 in Japan, presenting works by Choi Young-wook and Ha Taeim. Art Token announced on Sept. 4 that Artcube 2R2 will participate in the fair from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 at PA

Fidelity Says Bitcoin May Be Near a Bottom, Flags Q4 Policy and Volatility Risks

Fidelity has identified Bitcoin’s four-year cycle, rising volatility, shifts in the regulatory environment and institutional adoption trends as the key variables for the digital-asset market in the fourth quarter. The recent sharp rebound has fueled

Mantle Adds Paxos’s USDG, Joins Global Dollar Network

Ethereum layer-2 network Mantle has added Paxos’s dollar-pegged stablecoin USDG to its network and joined the Global Dollar Network. Cointelegraph reported on September 3 that Mantle has started supporting the native issuance and circulation of USDG

Tether Sued Over $42.4 Million USDT Freeze Before Court Warrant

Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has been sued in US court over the freezing of about $42.4 million of USDT. At the center of the case is whether Tether could freeze the assets based solely on a request from investigators before a court issued a seizur

Notional Finance Escrow Contract Shows Signs of $1.7 Million Exploit, Funds Moved to Tornado Cash

About $1.7 million in crypto assets appears to have been drained from an escrow contract tied to decentralized finance protocol Notional Finance. On Sept. 3, blockchain security firm PeckShield, citing analysis by Specter, said Notional Finance’s esc

South Korea to Expand Tokenized Securities to Stocks, Bonds and MMFs From Feb. 4

South Korea’s tokenized securities market will expand beyond fractional investment products to traditional financial instruments such as money market funds, privately placed bonds and unlisted shares starting Feb. 4 next year. Financial authorities a

Kospi Gains 1.4% Early as Foreign, Institutional Investors Buy

The Kospi rose more than 1% in early trading on September 4 as foreign and institutional investors bought shares after concerns over a US rate increase in September eased. As of 9:02 a.m., the benchmark Kospi was up 92.95 points, or 1.41%, at 6,672.4

Yen Carry Unwind Fears Reignite as Japan 10-Year Yield Tops 3%, but Brokers See Limited Risk

Rising Japanese government bond yields and a stronger yen are reviving concerns across global financial markets about a yen carry trade unwind. Securities firms, however, say the risk of a large-scale liquidation remains limited for now, citing the s

US Natural Gas May Rebound This Fall as LNG Exports Recover

US natural gas prices may be poised for a rebound this fall as competition in Europe and Asia to secure liquefied natural gas ahead of winter intensifies and a recovery in US LNG exports helps ease domestic inventory pressure. LS Securities said on S

South Korea Posts Record July Current-Account Surplus of $42.08 Billion on Chip Exports

South Korea posted its largest-ever current-account surplus for the month of July as robust exports led by semiconductors continued. Preliminary balance-of-payments data released by the Bank of Korea on Sept. 4 showed a current-account surplus of $42

Dunamu Tightens Compliance Management, Adopts Four Leadership Guidelines

Dunamu, the operator of digital-asset exchange Upbit, said it will strengthen its Fair Trade Compliance Program, or CP, to more firmly embed its compliance management system across the organization. The company said on September 4 that it held a decl

Bithumb Joins FSS-Ewha 2026 Youth Recruitment Fair

Bithumb took part in the "2026 Youth Recruitment Fair" hosted by the Financial Supervisory Service and Ewha Womans University, meeting young job seekers to discuss the virtual asset industry and related career paths. The company said on September 4 t

KB Securities Keeps Samsung Electronics at $435, Sees $29 Billion Buyback and Cancellation This Year

KB Securities maintained its Buy rating on Samsung Electronics and kept its price target at 600,000 won ($435), saying the company could deliver both large shareholder returns and improved earnings. The brokerage said the stock could enter a full-fle

Wall Street Rises After Waller Signals Openness to Rate Hold; Nasdaq Gains 1.4%

U.S. stocks rallied across the board as concerns about a September interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve eased. Risk appetite improved after Fed Governor Christopher Waller left open the possibility of holding rates steady if inflation contin

CFTC Says CME Lacks Standing in Suit Over Crypto Perpetual Futures Approval

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked a federal court to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit over the approval of crypto perpetual futures, arguing that the exchange lacks standing to sue. Crypto media outlet Cointelegraph reported on Sept. 3

Michigan Court Bars Kalshi in State as New Jersey Seeks Supreme Court Review

A Michigan state court issued a preliminary injunction blocking prediction-market platform Kalshi from offering services in the state. The same day, New Jersey asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether prediction-market oversight belongs to the

Coinbase Seeks SEC Approval to Launch Single-Stock Perpetual Futures in US

Coinbase has started the regulatory approval process to offer single-stock perpetual futures to U.S. retail investors, in a move that would deepen the crypto exchange's push into traditional financial markets. Bloomberg reported on Sept. 3 that Coinb

Diameter Pay Raises $10 Million in Series A to Expand Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure

Diameter Pay, a startup building stablecoin-based payments infrastructure, has secured its first external funding since its founding. The company raised $10 million in a Series A round co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction, crypto media outlet

Polymarket Expands Beyond Prediction Markets With Oil Perpetual Futures

Polymarket, the prediction-market platform, has launched perpetual futures tied to oil, cryptocurrencies, stocks and commodities, broadening beyond event-outcome trading into derivatives and 24-hour markets. Bloomberg reported on September 3 that Pol

Fed’s Waller Says He Would Favor September Hold if August Inflation Cools

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on September 3 he would lean toward keeping interest rates unchanged at the Federal Open Market Committee’s September meeting if August inflation data show further easing in price pressures. In remarks

Strive CEO Says Firm Could Become No. 2 Public Bitcoin Holder by Year-End With $1.4 Billion in Buying Capacity

Strive, a corporate Bitcoin treasury company, could become the world's second-largest public company by Bitcoin holdings by the end of this year, according to Chief Executive Officer Matt Cole. He said the company could also gain as much as $1.4 bill

US Jobs Data, Broadcom Earnings in Focus for Wall Street; Shanghai Watches China PMI

Global stock markets this week will focus on U.S. labor data, earnings from major technology companies and the trajectory of China’s manufacturing sector. Wall Street is poised to react sharply to labor-market readings ahead of the Federal Open Marke

Won Strengthens as Korea-US Rate Gap Narrows and Dollar Selling Increases

The won has risen to its strongest level against the dollar in 13 months, supported by a narrower interest-rate gap between South Korea and the US after consecutive Bank of Korea rate hikes. Increased dollar selling by semiconductor exporters has als

Warsh Uses Jackson Hole to Assert Fed Independence as Rift With Bessent Deepens

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh sharpened his policy split with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at Jackson Hole by signaling that further tightening may still be needed to contain inflation. The remarks also underscored the central bank’s independ

[Weekly Economic and Crypto Calendar] U.S. July JOLTS Report, August Payrolls Due This Week

<Major economic events this week> ▶︎Aug. 31 (Mon.): △China August manufacturing purchasing managers' index (10:30 a.m. Korea Standard Time) △Germany August preliminary consumer price index (9 p.m. Korea Standard Time) ▶︎Sept. 1 (Tue.): △South Korea A

CZ Says He Underestimated RWA Growth and Now Understands Its Appeal

Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder known as CZ, said he underestimated the growth potential of the real-world asset, or RWA, tokenization market. He added that he had also misread several major crypto trends, including the rise of non-fungible tokens

Bitwise’s BSOL Becomes First Solana ETF to Surpass $1 Billion in Assets

Bitwise’s Solana staking exchange-traded fund, BSOL, has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, becoming the first Solana ETF to cross that mark. The fund reached the milestone about 10 months after launch, The Block reported on Aug. 28. In

Presidential Office Says Cabinet Reshuffle Was Based Solely on Merit, Including Opposition Picks

South Korea’s presidential office said the sole criterion for the cabinet reshuffle and senior staff appointments announced on Aug. 30 was competence. It said the inclusion of figures from opposition parties as well as the ruling camp reflected a dec