RTX has teamed up with fusion-energy startup Xcimer to develop pulsed laser weapons aimed at destroying drone swarms, missiles, and other threats. According to Sina Finance, the two companies signed a research agreement worth about $50 million, and RTX is also investing in the Denver-based startup. RTX and Xcimer said they are developing a prototype pulsed ultraviolet laser system about the size of a shipping container, with the goal of completing a first demonstration within two years. RTX Chief Technology Officer Juan de Bedout called the system an "almost unlimited ammunition store," and said it is well suited to suppress large numbers of low-cost drones. Xcimer was founded in 2021 and has raised nearly $200 million, with investors including Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective. The U.S. Department of Energy has also awarded the company $9 million through a fusion technology support program. Co-founders Connor Galloway and Alexander Wallis met as undergraduates at MIT in 2004 and later studied at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where they reviewed Cold War archives and Soviet research on laser fusion. In the 1980s, U.S. Defense Department and national laboratory researchers developed high-power gas excimer lasers for missile interception under President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, known as the "Star Wars" program.

According to Jin10, Poland's central bank Governor Adam Glapiński said fuel prices are pushing inflation higher.

According to Jin10, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed construction activity at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site, a heavily fortified facility suspected of housing nuclear-related activity. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency has not inspected the inside of the tunnel complex, while remote-sensing images show new developments at the facility south of Tehran's main uranium enrichment plant. Grossi said there are signs of activity around the construction site and that the agency has no specific information about what may be happening there. He made the remarks after the IAEA Board of Governors referred Iran's nuclear file to the U.N. Security Council over Tehran's failure to comply with requirements related to its atomic activities. Since Israel and the United States struck Iran's large nuclear facilities in June 2025, inspectors have been unable to verify the status or location of Iran's stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium.

According to Jin10, ECB President Christine Lagarde said spreads reflect market views on a country's bonds.

JetBlue Airways Corp. cut its third-quarter capacity outlook after weather and air traffic control disruptions snarled operations in the northeastern US, according to Bloomberg. Shares of the airline fell as it works on a financial turnaround.

According to Jin10, Poland's Central Bank Governor Adam Glapiński said Poland's CPI is close to the upper end of the target range.

According to Jin10, gold prices fell further after U.S. wholesale price inflation accelerated in August, with New York gold futures currently dropping below $4,400 per ounce. Capital Economics North America chief economist Stephen Brown said the key PPI components that make up core PCE deflator were quite strong in August, which increased the likelihood of a Fed rate hike next week. FedWatch data showed markets were pricing in about a 70% chance of a Fed rate hike next week, up from 60% earlier on Thursday. In U.S. morning trading, gold fell 1.5% to $4,392.90 per ounce under pressure from a stronger dollar and rising bond yields.

일본 국채 수익률이 30년 만에 처음으로 3%를 돌파하면서 전 세계적으로 경각심을 불러일으키고 있다.

Anthropic의 상장 직전, 주목할 만한 AI 토큰.

약 3억 2천만 달러 규모의 비정상적인 인출이 Liquid Network를 논란의 중심에 세웠다.

LAPTOP은 일부 TRUMP 손실 주소들에 2% 토큰을 지급했는데, 마치 지난번 실수를 만회하려는 듯했다. 하지만 극히 부족한 초기 유동성과 불균형한 토큰 분배로 인해, 피해자들은 다시 익숙한 ‘셀럽 코인’ 함정으로 빠져들게 되었다.

코인-토큰 페어링은 더 이상 단일 퍼블릭 체인만의 고립된 현상이 아니라, Robinhood Chain, Solana, BNB Chain 등 세 개의 주요 퍼블릭 체인이 거의 동시에 도입한 업계 차원의 트렌드입니다.

베센트는 이번 주 엔화 숏 포지션을 억제하기 위해 대대적으로 발언을 내놓았으며, 동시에 미국 국채 환매 한도를 60억 달러로 확대했다. 그 결과 엔화 가치는 상승했으나, 미국 국채 가격은 하락했다.

진정한 시험은 ZEC가 또다시 사상 최고가를 경신할 수 있느냐가 아니라, 매도 세력이 더 이상 손절매에 내몰리지 않고 이익 실현 매물이 나오기 시작했을 때, 시장이 오늘의 가격으로 이를 받아줄 의향이 있느냐는 점이다.

공격자들은 비트코인을 악용하거나 지갑을 해킹하거나 암호화 방식을 무력화하지는 않은 것으로 알려졌다. 이들은 신뢰받는 기업을 사칭해 피해자를 속인 뒤, 2억 4,500만 달러 이상의 암호화폐를 탈취하는 데 필요한 인증 정보를 입수했다.

거래 규모가 획기적인 성장을 이루었고, 전통 금융(TradFi) 사업의 비중이 재편되면서 주요 플랫폼들이 다차원적으로 실력 경쟁을 펼치고 있다.

테더(Tether)와 파사나라 캐피털(Fasanara Capital)은 60여 개국의 핀테크 플랫폼을 통해 기업과 소비자에게 단기 자산담보 대출을 제공하기 위해 4억 달러 규모의 ‘스테이블펀드(StableFund)’를 출범시켰다.