On September 4, China's Shanghai Stock Exchange announced an adjustment to the Hong Kong stocks eligible for Southbound Stock Connect, adding 54 names and removing 15. Baidu will be included in the Southbound Stock Connect list, according to Jiemian News.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it has recently received bank reports of fraud cases involving payment cards, including ATM cards, being bound without authorization to contactless mobile payment services. Ming Pao reported that the cases involved cards being linked to the services without the cardholders' permission.

Hong Kong's government said this year's Silver Bond subscription period has closed, with preliminary data from placing institutions showing about 478,000 subscribers, up 28.6% from a year earlier, and preliminary subscription demand of about HK$119.77 billion, up 21.9%, according to Ming Pao. Both the number of subscribers and the amount subscribed were record highs.

According to CNBC, several stocks posted large premarket moves Friday. Lululemon Athletica sank 20% after issuing a downbeat forecast for the current quarter, guiding to earnings of 93 cents to 98 cents per share on revenue of $2.29 billion to $2.32 billion, below analyst expectations of $2.40 per share and $2.53 billion. Adobe fell nearly 3% after naming Anil Chakravarthy as its next CEO, succeeding Shantanu Narayen, who said last March he would step down. Rare earth stocks advanced after a Reuters report that some Chinese firms halted U.S. shipments over geopolitical concerns; USA Rare Earth and Critical Metals each gained roughly 4%, while MP Materials and Energy Fuels rose about 3%. AMC Entertainment climbed 5.5% after its CEO condemned Robinhood over its stock tokens for AMC and others, calling the practice contemptible, outrageous and vile; Robinhood shares slipped nearly 2%. Smith & Wesson jumped 11.7% after beating on the top and bottom lines, posting quarterly earnings of 6 cents per share versus an expected 6-cent loss, on revenue of $112.6 million against a $98.7 million estimate. Samsara surged 15% on upbeat projections, guiding to full-year revenue of $2.04 billion to $2.05 billion, above the $2.01 billion consensus. Planet Labs rose 13% after strong second-quarter results, posting adjusted earnings of 2 cents per share on revenue of $116.1 million. Guidewire Software tumbled 14.5% on soft revenue guidance of $372 million to $378 million, below the $387 million consensus. Asana fell 9.5% after weak current-quarter guidance. UiPath lost 7.4%. Zscaler slipped nearly 2% despite a fourth-quarter beat, posting adjusted earnings of $1.19 per share on revenue of $898 million.

Meme: 64-year-old man tops Fomo charts. The meme legend of "Diamond Hand" Bonkguy. Golden Finance: After several setbacks, he returned to the top with the help of memes.

SlowMist Security Team said it detected an attack campaign disguised as a free VPS service that targets iPhone Safari browsers running iOS 18.4 to 18.6.2. According to Odaily, the attackers used six vulnerabilities codenamed DarkSword to build a full attack chain covering WebKit remote code execution, sandbox escape, and kernel read and write access. The team said the attack can obtain App container files and keychain data without the user noticing, and can record keystrokes when wallets such as imToken, TokenPocket, or TronLink are in the foreground. SlowMist said Apple has already patched all six vulnerabilities, and the current campaign is a reuse of an n-day exploit chain. SlowMist added that visiting a malicious page alone does not prove that a mnemonic phrase or private key has been stolen, and device forensics are still needed for confirmation. It advised iOS and iPadOS users to update to version 18.7.3 or 26.3 and later as soon as possible.

DefiLlama data shows that Solana ranked first in DEX trading volume over the past 24 hours at $2.374 billion. According to Foresight News, Robinhood Chain followed with $1.686 billion, while Ethereum recorded $1.569 billion. BSC posted $1.339 billion in DEX trading volume, and Base came in fifth at $921.16 million.

Volkswagen's supervisory board approved a restructuring plan that includes 50,000 additional job cuts, fewer models and a smaller industrial footprint, according to Bloomberg. US retail diesel rose to a record $5.85 a gallon on Thursday, according to the American Automobile Association, as wars in Iran and Russia roil the market.

Renowned on-chain trader Unipcs (Bonk Guy) has once again returned to the spotlight with his solid track record, topping the Fomo platform's profit leaderboard with a portfolio increase of over $9.8 million in the past month.

US Treasury bonds, central banks, global bond market turmoil: Which asset classes will be affected? Golden Finance reports that alarms are sounding across the global bond market.

Cobo co-founder Shenyu and Jilian Technology founder Jinming had an in-depth conversation that covered a wide range of topics, from investment systems, Bitcoin, DeFi, and AI agents to the meaning of life.

Hui Ka Yan, the founder of China’s fallen real estate giant Evergrande, has gone from one of Asia’s richest men to a life prisoner after a Chinese court convicted him of large-scale financial fraud and embezzlement.

Taiwan plans to introduce nine new crypto regulations, including detailed stablecoin rules, as early as Q1 2027 under its new Virtual Asset Service Act. The rules will require crypto firms and stablecoin issuers to meet stricter licensing, reserve, audit and disclosure requirements, while banks and businesses explore stablecoins for cross-border payments and trade.

Market structures can rewrite historical patterns, and bottoms can only be confirmed in hindsight. What we can confirm right now is that BTC is in the later stages of a cyclical bear market, but whether the bottom has ultimately been reached remains unclear due to insufficient evidence.

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Sam Altman says 38,000 ChatGPT queries use about as much water as producing one California almond, but researchers say the figure is difficult to verify and conflicts with his earlier estimate.

Justin Sun’s reputation in China appears to be taking a serious hit after a week of increasingly controversial public posts turned a personal dispute into a broader reputational crisis.