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According to ChainCatcher, Yan Wentao, a partner at Hillhouse Capital, is expected to join DeepSeek as Chief Financial Officer in the coming weeks. DeepSeek is preparing for a Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) initial public offering, with China Securities Corporation currently conducting due diligence. The company aims to launch the IPO process this year.

According to foreign media reports, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rejected a prepaid electricity plan proposed by Korea Electric Power Corporation. The plan aimed to require the two companies to pay electricity fees in advance to fund grid construction for a new technology cluster. The measure was designed to address rising power demand from the semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries across Asia.

According to Taiwan's Commercial Times, TSMC is accelerating co-packaged optics (CPO) development today (September 14) as traditional copper interconnects approach their performance limits amid rising GPU and ASIC computational demands. The industry expects CPO bandwidth to double every two years, potentially creating an "AI-era Moore's Law." Three upgrade pathways could drive expansion: increasing single-channel speeds from 200G to 400G and beyond, scaling optical channels from 16 to 32 and 64+

According to TrendForce, in Q2 2026, AMD surpassed Qualcomm to become the world's third-largest fabless IC design company with revenue of $11.53 billion, driven by its Agentic AI-driven CPU strategy in data centers. Nvidia retained the top position with revenue of $91.16 billion, up 99% year-over-year, while Broadcom ranked second with $18.89 billion in revenue, up 112%. Qualcomm declined to fourth with over $8.5 billion, while Taiwan-based MediaTek came in fifth with approximately $4.81 billion

According to PANews, citing DefiLlama and The Block data, Robinhood Chain's daily revenue fell to $436,306 on September 14, down over 90% from its $5.44 million peak since September 7. DEX trading volume dropped to $1.243 billion, representing a 50% decline from the peak of $2.611 billion. Gas revenue fell to approximately $800,000, down 86.7% from its $6.04 million peak.

According to CryptoSlate, UK-listed Satsuma Technology sold all 669.49 bitcoins from its reserves between July 24-31 at an average price of £47,667 per bitcoin, generating total proceeds of approximately £31.91 million. The UK High Court approved the company's capital reduction via cancellation of Class B shares, with shareholders receiving £30.72 million, or £0.002734 per Class B share.

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 852.71 points, or 1.33%, to 63,158.63 on the morning of September 14, marking its lowest level in approximately one month. The decline came as rising crude oil prices offset gains from a stronger US market close on September 11, when major US indices posted their first joint gain in five trading days following a softer-than-expected August CPI reading. Oil prices surged after Saudi Arabia announced a halt to its East-West pipeline, a key

According to Yahoo Finance, the S&P 500 rose 0.86% to 7,656.98 on Sept 13, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.96% to 26,333.04, despite headwinds from rising Treasury yields near 5% and geopolitical tensions. RBC Capital Markets' head of U.S. equity strategy Lori Calvasina set a 12-month S&P 500 target of 8,150—about 6% above current levels. Analysts attributed the gains to the AI-driven investment cycle supporting the market through near-term volatility. LPL Financial's chief equity strategist

According to Shinhan Asset Management, the firm received final approval on September 14 to serve as a Super Validator node for Canton Network, a permissioned blockchain platform serving institutional clients, in Korea. The role involves co-operating a shared ledger and holding voting rights on key governance decisions, with no requirement to hold digital assets directly. The approval follows a memorandum of understanding signed in June with the Canton Foundation. Actual node operations and gover

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeshi Kihara stated on September 14 that the government will control bond issuance appropriately while compiling the budget.

According to the Swedish Electoral Authority, preliminary vote counts announced on September 14 show the opposition coalition received a higher share of votes than parties supporting Prime Minister Kristersson, positioning it to win the parliamentary election.

According to multiple UK media outlets and BBC reports, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will hold talks today (September 14) in Cardiff to discuss closer cooperation, including constitutional matters. The meeting marks the first face-to-face gathering of the three leaders since Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru took office as Welsh First Minister in May.

According to ChainCatcher, Micron announced today its highest-ever bonus for its 60,000 global employees, including NT$1 million cash gifts and up to 500% performance bonuses for Taiwan's 15,000 workers. Taiwan production-line staff will receive compensation equivalent to 35–68 months of salary, with entry-level engineers averaging NT$3.4 million total compensation. However, Micron's Taiwan union responded that one-time bonuses cannot resolve structural demands. The union seeks to reform the exi

Shipping data shows commodity tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to single digits over the weekend, falling below the 10-day average of approximately 14 vessels per day.

According to Jin10, gold bar prices across major Chinese banks declined on September 14, with Agricultural Bank of China recording the largest drop of 8.58 yuan per gram compared to the previous day. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Minsheng Bank also saw price declines, while overall price movements favored decreases over gains as of 10:30 AM local time.

According to Shanghai Steelunion, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate midprice fell to 134,250 yuan/ton today, down 750 yuan/ton from yesterday's close at 16:30.

According to Jin10, the Gulf Cooperation Council postponed a key meeting scheduled for today (September 14) with Iran due to lack of consensus among member states. The six-nation delegation was planned to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi in Muscat, mediated by Oman, to discuss a temporary arrangement for managing commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei stated the meeting was an important step to build trust and regional stability

According to ChainCatcher and Lookonchain monitoring data, a whale (address 0x0c1...6Cbe) accumulated 20.31 million MEME tokens over the past 10 days by spending $1.04 million at an average price of $0.051 per token, becoming the largest holder of MEME. The whale's current position is valued at approximately $0.93 million.

According to CCTV News, China's cross-border RMB and foreign currency centralized operation policy for multinational corporations began rolling out nationwide on September 14. The policy allows multinational corporations to self-determine fund concentration ratios, use unified accounts to manage both RMB and foreign currency, and enables group-level consolidated allocation alongside flexible use at member enterprise level. The measure prioritizes RMB use for business operations.

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX offshore RMB market sentiment index reached 50 as of 10:15 on September 14, down 1 point from 08:45. Sub-indices for large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions stood at 49, 51, and 49 respectively, each declining 1 point. (The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 representing balance and readings above 50 indicating tight liquidity conditions.)