Thursday · September 3, 2026 Vol. I · No. 245
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Visa issuance to Russians increased by 20% in 2025, EC says Jalen Brunson issues strong warning to former Knicks teammate Air transport agency says no requests to suspend flights by foreign airlines to Russia Global central banks purchase 23 tonnes of gold in July — WGC Canadiens’ Smart Cap Management Could Lead to Bigger Deals in the Next Few Years US uses laser to shoot down cartel-linked drones on border with Mexico for first time International Equestrian Federation Lifts Restrictions on Russian Riders Recovery specialists crack $1B crypto wallet... but find just $10 Visa issuance to Russians increased by 20% in 2025, EC says Jalen Brunson issues strong warning to former Knicks teammate Air transport agency says no requests to suspend flights by foreign airlines to Russia Global central banks purchase 23 tonnes of gold in July — WGC Canadiens’ Smart Cap Management Could Lead to Bigger Deals in the Next Few Years US uses laser to shoot down cartel-linked drones on border with Mexico for first time International Equestrian Federation Lifts Restrictions on Russian Riders Recovery specialists crack $1B crypto wallet... but find just $10

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Recovery specialists crack $1B crypto wallet... but find just $10

Crypto recovery specialists reveal how lost wallets, passwords and seed phrases can sometimes be recovered — but that’s of no help if the money was never there in the first place.

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VARA, Securitize sign MoU for tokenization innovation in Dubai

VARA and Securitize signed an MoU to foster more tokenization innovation in Dubai and explore how tokenized financial innovation should be regulated in the region.

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Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B in push into AI software

Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, gaining a platform used by more than 18 million developers to share and deploy AI models.

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Morning Minute: Strategy CEO Says Selling The Bottom Was Correct Move

Strategy sold millions in Bitcoin in the low $60k range and just rebought at $80k. Now they’re sharing the rationale behind the moves.

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Mamdani Imposes One-Year Moratorium on Generative AI in NYC Schools

Nearly 600,000 students lose access to generative AI tools, while five named vendors keep metered pilots running in high schools.

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FX has stopped reading bond yields the old way. Bitcoin should too.

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 3, 2026

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The yen is surging and it’s helping bitcoin, for now

Yen's rise has led to a broad-based USD weakness, driving the Dollar Index lower. BTC and gold are loving it, for now.

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Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast Asia

Pencil Finance said that its first-of-a-kind loan offered financing to 6,600 students in Southeast Asia who were underserved by traditional lenders.

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Live updates: Bitcoin shrugs off higher oil prices as Japanese yen rallies

Bitcoin is back above $77,500 with every major green on the day, though the week still reads red. Global investors are carrying their lowest currency protection on U.S. assets in …

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Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally

BTC rose 0.76% since midnight as a softer dollar lifted equities and metals alongside crypto, while ARB and PONS pushed higher for a third session.

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Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE

Standard Chartered said it is the first major global bank to offer institutional access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE region.

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Australia is cracking down on crypto businesses as its strict new regulatory deadline nears

Firms that miss the deadline could breach financial services law from Oct. 1 and face civil or criminal penalties.

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Ukraine Busts Kyiv Crypto Drainer Ring Moving Up to $1M Monthly

Fake investment ads on Telegram channels funneled EU victims to a lookalike exchange that emptied their wallets.

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Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain

The third-wave Coldcard exploiter moved about 10% of stolen funds through THORChain as researchers traced the assets to a new Ethereum address.

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Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for WTI crude perpetual futures: Report

Kalshi reportedly plans to file for approval of a WTI crude oil perpetual futures contract that would trade around the clock five days a week without an expiration date.

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CFTC asks judge to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures

The regulator claims the dispute is "much ado about nothing," noting that the order allows any designated contract market, including CME, to list these products.

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Michigan Judge Bars Kalshi Sports Bets, Threatens $500K Daily Fine

The order calls the prediction market platform a sports betting operation "masquerading as an investment opportunity."

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Catastrophe bonds may join tokenization rush, with plans for test issuance in 2027

A law firm and a tokenization platform say their proposed structure would give investors legal ownership of cat bonds onchain and could lower the minimum investment.

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Australia warns unlicensed crypto firms of fines up to 10% of annual turnover

ASIC has recorded more than 45 digital asset-related license applications as its temporary enforcement relief approaches Sept. 30 expiration.

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Ether, XRP ETF inflow streaks end as Bitcoin funds rebound

Ether ETFs posted $48 million in outflows after attracting $1.62 billion over 12 trading days, while XRP funds ended an 11-session inflow run.

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Bitcoin’s fabled golden cross is coming. And USDT may be the real signal this time

BTC is nearing a bullish golden cross, a widely tracked signal with a mixed record of success in crypto markets. But this time, USDT is supporting the bullish read.

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Dogecoin becomes only losing bet for Japan-listed firm as it sells altcoins for bitcoin

Remixpoint booked gains on ether, solana and XRP, but sold DOGE below its fiscal-year opening value as it concentrated its crypto holdings in bitcoin.

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Hyperscale Data ends Michigan BTC mining as holdings fall 79%

Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen about 79% since late July to 215 BTC as it redirects capital toward its Michigan AI data center.

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Bitcoin back above $77,500, XRP leads majors as Fed hike odds slide to 62%

Every major token is green over 24 hours, though only zcash and hyperliquid are holding gains on the week.