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According to TRON DAO's announcement on September 23, the TRON blockchain surpassed $30 trillion in cumulative transaction volume. The milestone reflects the network's position as the leading settlement layer for stablecoin transfers and payments globally. TRON has recorded over 405 million user accounts, 15 billion total transactions, and $28 billion in total value locked. The network hosts $94 billion in circulating USDT—the largest supply of any blockchain. According to Token Terminal, TRON l

According to Samsung, the company signed contracts with South Korea's KT and SK Telecom on September 23 for AI radio access network projects under the government's Hyper AI Network initiative. Work begins in October 2026, with KT running trials at HD Hyundai Samho's Yeongam Shipyard using robots for welding and painting, while SK Telecom tests autonomous patrol robots at SK Incheon Petrochem. Samsung serves as sole vendor for KT's project and main vendor for SK Telecom's.

According to BlockBeats, on September 24, Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to reach a record high of 2.345%.

According to Bloomberg, a data center developer backed by Blue Owl Capital raised $1.1 billion in debt to fund the Digital Drive data center project near Richmond, Virginia. The facility will have 76 megawatts of IT capacity and will be fully leased by CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract. Operations are expected to commence between 2027 and 2028.

According to Jin10, on September 23, China's Civil Aviation Administration Vice Administrator Liang Nan met with Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport and National Development Sun Xueling in Beijing. Both sides exchanged views on deepening civil aviation cooperation, enhancing aviation connectivity between the two countries, promoting aviation market prosperity, and facilitating personnel and trade exchanges.

According to OpenAI, ChatGPT Ads expanded on September 24 to seven Asian markets: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan. The rollout brings the product to more than 60 countries globally. Ads will appear only for users on ChatGPT Free and Go plans, while Plus, Pro, and Enterprise subscribers remain ad-free. Advertisers can purchase placements through OpenAI's Ads Solutions team, agency partners, technology partners, and self-service Ads Manager. The compa

OpenAI said on September 23 it released MentalHealthBench, an open benchmark for testing how AI systems respond to mental health conversations. The benchmark was co-created with more than 80 licensed mental health experts from 22 countries and includes synthetic conversations covering non-acute cases, high-acuity situations, and emergencies across multiple languages and regions.

According to Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $9.074 billion in open positions. Long positions total $4.312 billion (47.51% of holdings), while short positions account for $4.763 billion (52.49%). Long positions show unrealized gains of $585 million, while shorts posted unrealized losses of $622 million.

According to Jin10, the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo held its opening ceremony today, September 24. The event, themed "Meet AI Future at Digital Trade Expo," has attracted over 50,000 professional merchants from 163 countries and regions, including more than 12,000 international participants. Malaysia and Hungary serve as guest countries of honor, with Hainan province as the guest province.

According to Jin10 Data, on September 21, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System's offshore RMB foreign exchange trading platform onboarded its first batch of five overseas brokers, including Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong), CITIC Securities International Capital Management, China Investment Corporation (Overseas), Guotai Junan Securities Investment (Hong Kong), and China International Capital Management. The five institutions have already executed multiple offshore RMB foreign exchange t

Spot gold continued to decline in early Asian trading on September 24, falling below $4,280 per ounce with a daily loss of 0.16%.

According to statements made at the United Nations Security Council this week, Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) on Wednesday called for international cooperation on AI risks and a slowdown in AI development pace. A day earlier, Trump dismissed such coordination efforts as a "globalist conspiracy" at the UN General Assembly, pledging the U.S. would advance AI technology rather than restrict it. The two AI rivals publicly aligned on safety measures, citing a July incident where Ope

According to U.S. Bank's 2026 wealth survey released on September 24, American Gen Z consumers on average start building wealth at age 19, six years earlier than millennials' average age of 25, and 13 years ahead of baby boomers at 32. The survey covered 5,000 adults and found that nearly half (47%) of Gen Z obtain financial information through social media, with approximately half showing greater interest in emerging options like cryptocurrency compared to traditional investments, though most s

According to Odaily, Variational announced its VAR token generation event (TGE) is postponed to Q4 2026. The initial token distribution comprises 32% genesis allocation, 18% ecosystem reserves, and 50% team and investor shares. Genesis allocation will be airdropped based on Variational points held and fully unlocked at TGE. Team and investor tokens are locked for 12 months post-TGE, followed by at least 3 years of gradual unlocking. Variational plans to direct all treasury revenues toward VAR to

According to BlockBeats, Zcash miner Fortitude Mining received a credit line increase from parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) today (September 24), raising the facility from $26 million to $50 million. The new commitment totals $24 million, bringing Fortitude's available borrowing to approximately $31 million. The funds, to be distributed in ZEC form, will be used to purchase 9,000 Zcash ASIC mining machines and finance capital expenditures including new data center construction and inf

According to Beezie on September 24, a PSA 10-graded First Edition Base Set Charizard card sold for $1 million, marking the largest known on-chain TCG (trading card game) transaction on record. The card was purchased by collector DCFGOD for $300,000 less than a year ago and subsequently traded through Beezie's marketplace.

According to Jin10 on September 24, Australian consumers are shifting away from cafés toward home coffee machines amid rising living costs. A Canstar survey of 680 recent coffee machine buyers found that 71% increased their frequency of making beverages at home, while over 20% cited rising café costs as their reason for purchase. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that dining out and takeaway food prices rose 4.5% in the 12 months through July. Meanwhile, appliance maker Breville, whic

According to KB Securities researcher Jeong Hye-jeong, on September 22, South Korea's government confirmed the first phase of a U.S. investment project, with the second phase likely to involve large-scale nuclear power plant construction. The first phase focuses on a combined-cycle gas power plant project in Texas. South Korea is pursuing participation in eight new U.S. nuclear reactors, targeting construction of two Korean-designed units and acquisition of 5-10% of Westinghouse Electric equity

On September 23, Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS models, enabling developers to generate custom voices, deliver direct dialog, and replicate speaker voices through Google AI Studio and the Gemini API. The models support more than 100 languages and are rolling out across Gemini Notebook, Google Vids, and other products. Use cases include audiobooks, games, podcasts, and two-speaker dialogs. Access begins immediately in Google AI Studio and via API. Audio gener

According to SoSoValue, SOL spot ETFs saw $13.77 million in net inflows on September 23 (ET). Fidelity Solana Fund ETF (FSOL) led with $6.74 million in daily inflows and has accumulated $223 million in total inflows to date. Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) followed with $3.94 million in daily inflows and $1.134 billion in historical cumulative inflows.