Snap unveiled its $2,195 SPECS smart glasses and announced AI partnerships aimed at business users, sending the stock up 4.2% in after-hours trading. SPECS is open for preorder with a $200 refundable deposit, with shipments expected later this fall in the U.S., U.K., and France. Consumers will be able to try the glasses at Snap’s Firstlook location in Los Angeles starting October 1.

The Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest exchange, said it will launch perpetual futures contracts tied to BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and TRX indices on Sept. 22. The products will be available only to qualified investors. The move marks the exchange’s entry into crypto derivatives.

DGAI gained 21.95% as a 44-token airdrop claim drew attention and 24-hour turnover reached 0.92x market capitalization.

Zcash rose 22.53% as reported NU7 upgrade support and privacy-token rotation met USD 2.46B turnover. Implementation and activation remain open risks.

NEAR gained 14.04% in 24 hours as incentive attention and USD 627.42 million turnover lifted momentum; USD 2.71 is the close-based trigger.

Fluence Energy cut its FY2026 guidance for a second time in six weeks, citing ongoing supply-chain and execution issues. The company said it plans to “rightsize growth” to reduce working-capital needs and avoid raising additional capital. The analyst argued FY2027 revenue is unlikely to be close to the $4.0 billion consensus and lowered a price target to $6.20 from $10.30 while reiterating a “Sell” rating.

Japan’s Nikkei index ended slightly higher as investors snapped up gaming and pharmaceutical shares that had been under pressure, with lower oil prices also lifting sentiment. Gains were capped by declines in chip-related stocks as traders waited for the Bank of Japan’s policy decision. The broader Topix index also rose.

Anthropic’s pre-IPO secondary-market valuation has climbed above $2 trillion, more than doubling from the $965 billion valuation set in its latest $65 billion Series H round that closed at the end of May. The company’s annualised revenue run rate had surpassed $65 billion by the end of July. Investors are now waiting for Anthropic’s S-1 registration statement to be made public.