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According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, three vessels—a liquefied natural gas carrier, a tanker, and a crude oil tanker—were struck by unidentified projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on September 30. The UK Maritime Trade Operations confirmed the incidents following delayed reports of the three separate events.

According to Flightradar24, Dubai Air flight FZ1081 (registered A6-FKB), bound for Tel Aviv, returned to Dubai from northern Saudi Arabian airspace hours after the earlier FZ1073 cockpit breach incident. The airline has not disclosed the reason for the diversion.

According to ChainCatcher, WasabiCard has launched AI subscription cards to support enterprise subscription and payment needs for OpenAI, Claude, and other major AI applications. Through card-based payment solutions, enterprises can manage AI service procurement and expenses more flexibly across different teams, projects, or business lines. The product also offers batch card issuance, budget management, and multi-currency account setup. It enables enterprises to configure payment permissions and

According to SlowMist's investigation report, the earliest malicious activity linked to Bitget's $388 million theft occurred on Aug. 31, when attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party security product. The attackers stole funds from Bitget's hot wallets on Sept. 24, using a hidden script to access databases and retrieve credentials stored in environment variables. SlowMist recovered a customized withdrawal tool used to manipulate the wallet system, which forged risk-control p

According to Zijin Tianfeng Futures research released on September 30, Brent crude oil could reach $120-126 per barrel before year-end as U.S.-Iran tensions remain difficult to resolve amid global low inventory environments. The research, cited by Jin10 Futures, notes that thinning supply buffers reduce price cushioning, with Brent trading in the range of $85-125 per barrel as markets await key geopolitical signals regarding U.S.-Iran negotiations.

According to Jin10, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for greater fiscal flexibility from the EU on Wednesday, September 30, to help households and businesses cope with surging energy costs. Mitsotakis said the bloc should exclude temporary emergency measures from fiscal calculations and allow member states to use unexpected value-added tax revenues to support affected families and enterprises. He has written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the matter.

According to CBS Atlanta, Mercedes Henry, a 35-year-old former universal banking employee at Ameris Bank in Stone Mountain, Georgia, was arrested on September 25 and charged with federal crimes including bank fraud and unauthorized device access. Between September and November 2021, Henry allegedly linked six customers' bank accounts to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase without authorization and transferred approximately $931,000 to a Coinbase account under her control. A federal grand jury has i

According to BlockBeats, Trump held a lunch meeting with AI industry leaders including Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, and Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei at the White House on September 30 at 12:30 p.m. ET. When asked about AI displacing jobs, Trump invited Musk to respond. Musk initially said "AI" before quickly self-correcting to "SI," a detail Trump acknowledged with thanks. Musk stated that robotics and superintelligence could significantly improve fields like healthcare, while adding that over

According to Coinbase Markets, the CT-USD trading pair entered auction mode on September 30, with no order matching for at least 10 minutes. Users can now submit limit orders and view indicative opening prices during this period. Once the auction phase ends, matched orders will be executed at the opening price.

According to Israel's Channel 12, on September 30, two pilots on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv engaged in a violent physical altercation mid-flight. The aircraft issued an emergency signal and briefly lost contact. The cockpit door was opened during the incident, and one pilot was stabbed. Passengers and crew members subdued the other pilot. Israeli officials indicated that one pilot "attempted to control the aircraft and cause it to crash." According to The Times of Israel, the plane experien

According to Reuters calculations, Russia's seaborne imports of automotive fuel fell 24% month-on-month to 350,000 tons in September.

According to Jin10 data, Trump's administration on September 29 launched America.gov, an AI-driven federal government website designed to streamline public access to federal information and services. On the same day, President Trump signed an AI-related document with multiple technology executives and announced he has officially renamed "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) to "Super Intelligence" (SI). Trump stated the document carries "moral constraints" and indicated the government is considering es

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader has opened a 5x long position of 1.38 million ASTER tokens on the Aster platform, valued at approximately $1.05 million. The position has generated unrealized gains exceeding $137,000, representing a 65.36% return rate. As these are unrealized gains, the figures are subject to market fluctuations.

According to Solv Protocol on September 30, the BTC+ redemption and subscription mechanisms are operating normally following a single transaction that triggered risk control review. The protocol stated that related BTC+ assets remain intact in the protocol and have not been transferred, destroyed, or disposed of, with the case undergoing standard risk control procedures. Solv emphasized that case handling will be based on verifiable information and evidence rather than social media statements, a

According to ChainCatcher, Solv Protocol issued a statement on the recent BTC+ redemption dispute, confirming that BTC+ subscription and redemption mechanisms are operating normally. The protocol stated that the disputed transaction triggered a standard risk control review, with all related BTC+ assets remaining intact and fully secured within the protocol, not transferred, destroyed, or disposed. Solv emphasized that case handling will be based on verifiable information and evidence, not social

According to an announcement published on September 25, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has decided to delist Aidijia (HK00286) effective October 13, 2026, citing the company's failure to properly fulfill the delisting guidance requirements. The company's shares will trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange until October 12, with delisting taking effect from 9:00 AM on October 13. The HKEX rejected the company's request for an extension, determining the company was not entitled

According to its official announcement, Bitget's user protection fund has been topped up to over $300 million, with a current on-chain balance of 3,705 BTC. The fund, established in 2022, operates as an additional safeguard mechanism for user assets and employs on-chain transparent and traceable management practices.

According to Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan did not conduct any foreign exchange interventions during the period from August 27 to September 28.

According to data from South Korea's major exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and DigitalEx) as of September 30 at 6:30 PM KST, Bitcoin's average Kimchi premium against Binance stood at 0.16%. Ethereum, XRP, and USDT showed average premiums of 0.14%, 0.11%, and 0.16% respectively. Kimchi premium refers to the price difference between South Korean exchanges and global counterparts.

According to the Kremlin statement on September 30, the relocation of Russia's S-400 air defense systems from Turkey has been added to the bilateral agenda. Related work is currently underway and both sides maintain ongoing communication on the matter.