Finance & Investment

Chapel Hill, N.C. – September 12, 2026 -- TrueBridge Capital Partners has closed its second dedicated venture secondaries fund, TrueBridge Secondaries II, L.P., with $508 million in commitments, more than double the size of its predecessor.

Fund more than doubles predecessor's $230 million haul from 2024

Secondaries II was oversubscribed and drew capital from new and existing investors, including foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. It follows TrueBridge Secondaries I, which closed at $230 million in 2024 as the firm's first dedicated venture secondaries vehicle.

Locust Valley – September 11, 2026 -- TraderMade Systems Ltd, a foreign exchange market data provider, has agreed to supply real-time and historical FX data to EntangleX, part of the QuantumX Group of Two Hands Corporation (OTCID: TWOH), for testing artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing-based financial prediction models.

EntangleX will benchmark quantum-AI models against live FX market data

The initial programme centers on foreign exchange markets, where TraderMade's data depth and volume allow EntangleX to validate model performance and reliability against real-world trading conditions. EntangleX is examining whether AI and quantum computing techniques can detect patterns and market relationships in FX datasets that traditional analytical methods may miss.

London – September 11, 2026 -- Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) launched a tender offer for any and all Regulation S interests in its outstanding €500,000,000 2.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028, offering holders €990.00 per €1,000 in nominal value plus accrued interest.

Brightstar plans a new euro-denominated benchmark bond due 2032 to fund the buyback

The company simultaneously announced a benchmark offering of euro-denominated senior secured notes due 2032, guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries. Brightstar has applied to list the new notes on the Official List of Euronext Dublin and admit them to trading on the Global Exchange Market. Completion of the new bond sale is a condition to the tender offer, though Brightstar retains sole discretion to waive that requirement.

Frankfurt am Main – September 10, 2026 -- Germany has a realistic chance of restoring potential economic growth to more than 1% annually over the coming decade, according to a new KfW Research study, up from a rate that has slipped to barely above zero after standing near 2% in 2015.

KfW ties growth recovery to labor, capital and productivity gains

The study, titled "Standort Zukunft. Wie Deutschland zu neuer Stärke und Wachstum findet," identifies productivity as the most critical lever for reversing more than a decade of stagnation. KfW CEO Stefan Wintels and Chief Economist Dirk Schumacher presented the findings alongside a twelve-point policy paper in Frankfurt.

Hong Kong – September 10, 2026 -- Hang Feng Technology Innovation Co., Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed company headquartered in Hong Kong, reported a 73% year-on-year revenue decline for the six months ended June 30, 2026, as it redirects resources away from its legacy consulting business toward real-world asset (RWA) initiatives.

Revenue falls to $362,511 as consulting business contracts

Total revenue for the reporting period was $362,511, down from $1,327,707 in the first half of 2025. The company swung to a net loss of $553,033 and a comprehensive loss of $593,754, reversing prior-year net income of $363,524 and comprehensive income of $330,221. Management attributed the decline primarily to reduced business development and marketing activity in its corporate management consulting segment, a deliberate move tied to the reallocation of resources toward RWA development.

Easton, Pennsylvania – September 09, 2026 -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) disclosed total treasury holdings of approximately $380 million as of September 2, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET, anchored by indirect stakes in OpenAI and Beast Industries alongside large digital-asset positions.

Eightco holds $90 million in OpenAI via SPVs, representing 24% of treasury assets

The company's indirect exposure to OpenAI's parent, structured through special purpose vehicles, marks one of the largest disclosed concentrations in the AI leader among publicly traded firms.

Hong Kong – September 09, 2026 -- Fosun International Limited (HKEX: 00656) has had its Hang Seng Sustainability Rating upgraded from AA- to AA+, a record high for the Group, following the 2026 ratings review by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited that took effect the same day.

Rating upgrade breaks three-year plateau at AA-

Fosun had held the AA- rating for three consecutive years before this year's jump to AA+. The Hang Seng Sustainability Rating covers approximately 500 Hong Kong-listed companies within the Hang Seng Composite Index and more than 1,300 A-share companies in the Hang Seng China A (Investable) Index, based on a framework developed by the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency assessing seven core indicators including corporate governance, environment and fair operating practices.

Norwalk, Conn. – September 08, 2026 -- Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) reported total crypto, cash and moonshot holdings of $15.6 billion as of August 30, 2026, with Ethereum holdings reaching 5,901,112 ETH.

Bitmine controls 4.9% of the entire ETH supply, nearing its 5% acquisition target

The company's ETH position, valued at $2,511 per token, represents 4.9% of the 120.7 million total ETH supply outstanding. Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee said Bitmine is now 98% of the way toward what the company calls the "5% Alchemy" goal, achieved in just 15 months since launching its Ethereum treasury strategy on June 30, 2025. The firm added 53,501 ETH in the past week alone, marking 65 consecutive weeks of purchases.

Dallas – September 08, 2026 -- Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) has regained compliance with the New York Stock Exchange's minimum share price requirement, the company said, closing a listing-standards issue that began in March.

NYSE confirms Cango cleared the $1.00 threshold as of August 31, 2026

In a letter dated September 1, 2026, the NYSE notified Cango that its average closing share price over the 30 trading days ended August 31, 2026 exceeded the exchange's US$1.00 minimum under Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The exchange confirmed the matter is now closed.

Company had received a deficiency notice on March 10, 2026

The NYSE had flagged Cango after its Class A ordinary shares' 30-trading-day average closing price fell below $1.00, triggering a formal compliance notification.

New York – September 07, 2026 -- Three Lions Acquisition Corp. closed its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units, generating $100,000,000 in gross proceeds, the special purpose acquisition company announced. A total of $100,500,000 from the IPO and a simultaneous private placement was placed in trust.

Units priced at $10.00 begin trading on Nasdaq under ticker TLACU

Each unit consists of one ordinary share and one-half of one warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share. Once components separate, the ordinary shares and warrants are expected to list on Nasdaq under the symbols TLAC and TLACW, respectively.