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TREE NEWS update: Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner CleanSpark said its wholly owned subsidiary CSDC Finance I, LLC has completed a $2.276 billion senior secured notes offering. The notes carry a 7.875% coupon and mature in 2031. The issuance follows the company’s previously announced plans for the debt sale.

TREE NEWS update: Coinbase users can now participate in IPOs through the exchange’s app, CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post on X. Users open the Coinbase App, tap the three-line menu in the top-left corner and select “IPOs” to take part. Armstrong did not specify which offerings are available, eligibility requirements or timing.

TREE NEWS reports: Strategy and Strive together bought 2,305 bitcoin this week, bringing their holdings to 846,000 BTC and 26,355 BTC respectively. Combined holdings across all listed companies now total 1.273 million BTC. Strategy remains the largest corporate bitcoin holder, while Strive has entered the top five.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin ETFs took in $2.4 billion over the past week, their largest weekly inflow since October, pushing year-to-date net flows back above zero for 2026. The funds had been roughly $5.8 billion in the red just two months ago, the swing restoring positive net flows for the year.

TREE NEWS update: CleanSpark closed a $2.276 billion debt financing for its Sandersville data center in Georgia, carrying a 7.875% coupon. The notes fund construction of the project and reimburse earlier equity contributions. The site operates under a 20-year lease.

TREE NEWS reports: Hedge fund manager Steve Eisman, known for betting against the 2008 financial crisis, said he is not ready to make a big short bet against AI-related assets, even as he remains one of Wall Street’s most prominent critics of the AI market boom. Eisman said he has not yet concluded that shorting AI presents a clear enough opportunity, despite growing investor doubts over whether the AI rally can justify current valuations.

TREE NEWS update: Li Auto announced that Luo Yonghao won its Weibo lottery tied to the livestream reservation for the new-generation Li MEGA product launch, with the prize being an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Some users joked they initially assumed the winning screenshot was photoshopped before confirming it was real. Luo Yonghao hosted Li Auto founder Li Xiang as the first guest on his video podcast in 2025.

TREE NEWS update: Ford Motor Company is recalling 11,405 vehicles in the United States because their rearview camera images may fail to display, reducing the driver’s rear visibility and increasing the risk of a collision. The recall covers the stated US vehicle population. No additional details were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: US spot bitcoin ETFs drew $134 million in net inflows on September 25, extending their streak to seven consecutive positive days. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $96.99 million, bringing its all-time net inflow to $65.28 billion. Fidelity’s FBTC followed with $49.32 million, lifting its cumulative net inflow to $11.06 billion.

TREE NEWS update: Berkshire Hathaway accumulated about 1.7 million Lennar Class A common shares and 20,675 Class B common shares between September 23 and September 25. The purchases were disclosed in the material without a stated transaction value. Lennar is a US homebuilder whose stock trades on US exchanges.

TREE NEWS update: A federal jury in San Diego, California, ruled Friday that Apple infringed vibration technology patents held by Taction Technology and ordered the company to pay more than $5.7 billion. The patents cover haptic feedback in the iPhone and Apple Watch, and the jury found Apple infringed two Taction patents but did not do so willfully. Apple said it strongly disagrees with the verdict and damages and will appeal, arguing its Taptic Engine differs fundamentally from Taction’s technology.

TREE NEWS reports: Citigroup is considering an initial public offering of its Mexican bank Banmex at a valuation of more than $3 billion. The listing would carve out the Mexico unit as a separately traded entity. No timetable or exchange for the potential IPO was given.

TREE NEWS reports: Larry Ellison pledged an additional 67 million Oracle shares as collateral for personal loans, boosting his pledged holdings by 19% since 2025. The newly pledged shares are worth about $9.2 billion at Oracle’s Friday close of $137.10. Ellison is helping his son David’s Paramount Skydance pursue a $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, with the family committing $47 billion in equity.

TREE NEWS update: Paramount SkyDance is moving its stock listing from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s shares will be delisted from Nasdaq on October 5 and begin trading on the NYSE on October 6.

TREE NEWS reports: At the Friday (Sept 25) close in New York, S&P 500 futures finished up 0.51%, Dow futures rose 0.93% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.51%. Russell 2000 futures added 0.17%.

TREE NEWS update: Coinbase has launched an IPO subscription service on its platform, with Oura Ring as the first offering, the exchange said in a post on X. Users can apply for allocation shares directly through the app before public trading begins, with the application window open until 4 p.m. ET on September 29, including weekends.

TREE NEWS reports: On Friday, September 25, the emerging markets ETF closed up 1.09% and the long-yen ETF gained 1.07%, as Japanese officials called the weak exchange rate a problem. The Dow ETF rose 0.94%, the S&P 500 ETF 0.54%, the Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.46% and the gold ETF 0.44%. The US Brent oil fund fell 3.54% and the long-volatility index dropped 1.54%.

TREE NEWS reports: Most of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors closed higher, led by information technology at 0.99% and industrials at 0.94%, with financials up 0.53%. Real estate, telecom and energy were the laggards, falling as much as 0.87%.

TREE NEWS reports: The Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index closed Friday at 3,200.42, down 0.25% on the day and 1.76% for the week. The gauge rose steadily on September 21-22 before declining for the rest of the week.

TREE NEWS reports: Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) fell 25% over the week, its worst weekly performance in about six years. The decline marks the sharpest five-day drop for the Nasdaq-listed security software maker since 2019.