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Solana Foundation says Transaction v1 and larger 4,096-byte transactions are targeted for mainnet activation at the start of epoch 1035 on September 15, with the feature gate still pending.
Trump rejected calls to slow frontier AI development as exaggerated, while Anthropic reportedly selected Nasdaq for a potential IPO and AI safety concerns moved closer to capital-market decisions.
The dollar, yen, euro and pound head into Fed week with oil above $100, shifting rate expectations and divergent central-bank signals driving the major FX pairs.
DOGE-1 remains a real Dogecoin-funded lunar mission concept, but NetNapz found no current SpaceX or FAA confirmation locking the widely circulated September 14, 2026 launch date.
China’s exports rose 25% year over year in August and imports climbed 28.2%, producing a $119.09B trade surplus as AI, autos and high-tech demand strengthened the external-growth story while trade-policy risks increased.
Japan revised Q2 GDP growth up to 1.4% annualised as USD/JPY slid below 153, strengthening the case for further BOJ tightening and raising carry-trade risk across global markets.
The yen strengthened through 155 to a seven-month high after Japan disclosed a record $79.6B August reserve drop, sharpening the September BOJ hike and carry-trade setup.
Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline outage and a fresh Strait of Hormuz vessel attack deepen the Gulf oil shock, while Trump’s Iran/oil remarks add a new policy-risk layer to supply expectations.
U.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August with unemployment steady at 4.1%, sending Treasury yields and the dollar higher while gold fell and Fed hike risk returned to the center of the macro trade.
Hargreaves Lansdown has opened access to Bitcoin and Ether crypto ETNs for eligible UK retail investors, expanding regulated crypto distribution through one of Britain’s largest investment platforms.
