iFX EXPO Asia is returning to Hong Kong in 2026, with the event scheduled for October 7–9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The show will emphasize its B2B focus across online trading, fintech and financial services.

Organizers anticipate more than 5,000 participants, with over 150 exhibitors and more than 120 speakers from more than 100 countries. Crypto and digital asset firms are among the sectors invited to participate.

Bloomberg reported that equities and Treasuries advanced as investors attributed part of the move to Fed Chair Warsh's improved credibility.

Traders credited Warsh's approach to inflation with helping lift sentiment across both stocks and bonds.

A federal judge overseeing the U.S. antitrust case against Google’s ad technology business said that advances in artificial intelligence have changed the market landscape. The judge ordered Google to enhance its ad technology and strengthen integration with rival products.

The ruling follows last year’s finding that Google held an illegal monopoly in parts of the ad tech market, in part because of tying multiple products. The judge noted that emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, make harsher penalties impractical.

The judge accepted Google’s view that the remedies should remain in place for six years rather than the 15 years sought by the U.S. Department of Justice, saying a 15-year term would be too long for a rapidly changing market. She also referenced a prior antitrust case’s view that remedies can be ill-suited for a moving target.

In a separate antitrust matter from the previous year, AI-driven changes to the search market helped Google avoid a breakup order. The judge said the government had not shown that divesting the ad technology business would repair competition more effectively than behavioral remedies, and that industry distrust alone is not enough to justify a breakup.

LAPTOP, a memecoin tied to the Hunter Biden laptop theme, fell more than 99% in its first week after briefly reaching a market cap near $50 billion.

Data from NS3.AI indicates the token entered the Base network around $37 and spiked to about $401 within minutes before collapsing.

On-chain analytics pointed to insider distribution as the main cause of the decline, rather than typical selling activity. The sharp reversal followed the rapid early run-up.

Polymarket's submarket for the LoL regional finals playoff event Any Player Gets a Quadra Kill showed a notable odds swing.

The Yes probability rose from 34% to 50% within an hour, a 16 percentage-point gain.

ChainCatcher attributed the change to related breaking news affecting the market.

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of the UK Parliament has urged the government to remove the term net zero from the department's official title and to scale back its use in routine communications.

The department said there are no plans to rename the department and described the debate as a distraction from tackling climate change and the shift to clean power.

Chaired by Labour MP Bill Esterson, the committee argued that the phrase has become a distraction and called on ministers to make climate messaging less technocratic and more focused on broader social benefits.

The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved Enhertu for use within England's National Health Service, with around 1,000 women with advanced breast cancer expected to benefit each year.

The decision has drawn criticism over the cost of the UK–US drug agreement, and lawmakers are calling for an investigation by the National Audit Office.

Avalanche will implement the Helicon upgrade to shorten the minimum Primary Network validation period from 336 hours to 48 hours. The change is slated to take effect on Avalanche Mainnet on Sept. 22 at 15:00 UTC, according to NS3.AI.

Under the new schedule, validators must maintain at least 90 percent uptime to qualify for rewards during the validation window.

The upgrade also introduces a 90-day transition that lowers the minimum consumption rate from 10 percent to 7.5 percent.

Citadel Securities is courting sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, insurers, and large banks in Asia to participate in its around-the-clock U.S. equity trading service.

Based in Miami, the firm began offering 24/7 U.S. stock trading in November of last year and is seeking to bring more non-U.S. institutional clients into extended-hours trading, a segment still led by retail activity.

The move comes as major U.S. exchanges contemplate longer trading windows, reflecting a broader shift toward continuous markets.

The New York Stock Exchange is evaluating a plan to allow some trading for about 23 hours a day, five days a week beginning in December, while Nasdaq has signaled a similar 23-hour weekday schedule.

Joseph Mecane, Citadel Securities' head of execution services, said the firm would connect to those venues once they operate 23 hours a day, five days a week, and the necessary infrastructure is in place, while continuing to provide trading as a single counterparty.

The company has been hiring to support growth in round-the-clock trading. Sina Finance reported that Citadel Securities has about 10 employees in Hong Kong handling sales and client service, and roughly 50 in the United States.

Mecane added that about 11% of U.S. stock trading volume occurs in premarket and after-hours sessions, and that Citadel Securities accounts for at least half of U.S. retail trading in the overnight window.

A smart-money trader who correctly anticipated ETH and SOL moves ahead of the August 19 market event closed those positions and exited with a $1.89 million profit after a 30-day hold, according to TradingBeats.

BlockBeats On-chain Detection reports that the trader then reopened long exposure on SOL and ETH and initiated a BTC short position.

The current portfolio includes a 40x BTC short worth $7.63 million, a 20x SOL long worth $5.97 million, and a 25x ETH long worth $4.88 million, bringing total exposure to $18.49 million.