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According to market traders, North Sea's Johan Sverdrup crude surged to a record $33-35 per barrel premium over Brent on Sept 8, following a Saudi key pipeline closure that roiled European crude markets. The premium had stood at just 60 cents on the same date a week earlier. Johan Castberg exceeded a $30 premium, while CPC Blend jumped to plus $9 from under $1.

Today, Denmark activated the Greensand carbon capture and storage facility in the North Sea, injecting carbon dioxide into subsea reservoirs. As Europe's first large-scale CO₂ storage project, the facility's first phase is expected to sequester 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Shaya County, Aksu region, Xinjiang at 22:32 on September 18, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The quake struck at coordinates 41.14°N, 83.15°E with a depth of 17 kilometers.

According to Lookonchain, on September 18, trader 0xaeaa opened a long position of 450 BTC (worth $36.4 million) following Bitcoin's breakthrough above $80,000. The position currently shows unrealized gains of $276,000.

According to BlockBeats, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced on September 18 that altseason has officially arrived and the market rally is coming earlier than anticipated. Hoffman noted that his portfolio—which includes VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, acquired after clearing his ETH position in May—has significantly outperformed Ethereum to date.

According to trading sources, Angola plans to load 28 batches of crude oil in November, down from 30 batches scheduled for October.

According to Jin10, the UN Security Council held the third indicative vote for the new secretary-general on September 18. The vote was presided over by France, the September council president, with Bahrain and Democratic Republic of Congo serving as tellers. The number of candidates remained unchanged at 8 from the second round.

According to his Friday appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Congress should have an oversight role on artificial intelligence but opposed direct regulation of the technology. "I don't want to regulate anything," Roy said. "I'm a free market conservative. I'm a limited government conservative." Instead, Roy advocated for AI company CEOs to testify at congressional hearings to explain their safety measures. "There's a perfect role in our federal form of government for C

According to Reuters, U.S. stocks rose Friday as oil prices fell, easing inflation concerns on Wall Street. The S&P 500 opened 0.25% higher, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.39% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up about 0.09%. Brent crude declined 0.84% to $103.94 per barrel Friday, retreating from the $110 level reached earlier in the week that had intensified worries about elevated energy costs.

According to Reuters, on September 18, European artificial intelligence companies including Mistral, Proton, and Black Forest Labs questioned a proposal by U.S. tech industry leaders to slow AI development, suspecting the initiative aims to entrench American market dominance. Hugging Face CEO opposed the slowdown but supported implementing independent evaluations within companies.

According to Jin10 Futures on September 18, SC2611 crude oil fell to 728 yuan per barrel, down 9.57%, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pressured energy markets. The U.S. State Department confirmed that Iranian President and Foreign Minister have been approved to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week. Energy transit routes including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb remain under pressure, with Saudi Arabia reportedly increasing crude supplies through Oman following

The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield rose to 4.743% on September 18, marking its highest level since July 2024. The increase reflects broader movements in fixed-income markets.

According to Odaily, Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua advised against shorting assets during a bull market trend on X platform, stating investors should not exit positions prematurely until the late stage of a bull run. Yi highlighted that trading infrastructure and on-chain finance represent essential needs in the current cycle and recommended avoiding narrative-focused and imitative projects.

According to Goldman Sachs strategists led by Ben Snider, the S&P 500 could rise 14% to around 8,700 points over the next year, driven primarily by earnings growth rather than further valuation expansion. Snider's team dismisses concerns that strong U.S. corporate profits constitute an "earnings bubble," noting that AI investment stimulus supports current gains. While Goldman projects 11% earnings growth in 2027—more conservative than the broader market consensus of 19%—the firm maintains confid

According to Bitcoin.com News, SBI Digital Practice and Kyobo Life recently completed a cross-border pilot on Canton Network's test environment, directly converting yen-linked test tokens to won-linked test tokens. The pilot covered the full process of digital token cross-border transfer, exchange, settlement, receipt, and custody, with funds moving from Japan to South Korea without passing through US dollar conversion. Kyobo Life stated this marked the first time a South Korean insurance compan

According to ChainCatcher, Morpho has launched a lending market for Coinbase's tokenized stocks on Base, enabling users to deposit five stock tokens as collateral and borrow USDC at variable or fixed rates. The market covers Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia, Meta, and SpaceX tokens. Data shows borrowers have pledged $104,400 in tokenized stock collateral, borrowed $54,700, and supplied approximately $60,300 across the five markets. All current lending occurs at variable rates, with Morpho's Base deposits

According to Xinhua News Agency, UK Chancellor John Healey met with economic and finance ministers of EU member states in Ireland on September 18, pushing for Britain to be included in the EU's 'Made in Europe' manufacturing policy. The discussions also covered deepening economic and security cooperation between the UK and the EU.

According to a joint report from OKX and Token Terminal published on September 17, real-world asset futures traded $107.6 billion in volume during July 2026, marking the first time tokenized real-world contracts surpassed cryptocurrency futures volume of $105.7 billion in a single month. This represents a 142-fold increase from $760 million nine months earlier. Equity indices dominated RWA trading, accounting for 83% of open interest, with semiconductor and memory stocks linked to SK Hynix, Micr

According to Russia's Foreign Ministry on September 18, Russia has expanded its entry ban list for European officials in response to the European Union's 21st sanctions package approved on July 23. The expanded list includes EU and member state parliamentarians who voted for anti-Russia resolutions, officials involved in military aid decisions to Ukraine, activists, and academics. Russia's Foreign Ministry stated that the sanctions target individuals who participate in decisions on military assi

PancakeSwap's ecosystem saw several strategic updates this week, with a net emission reduction of 764k CAKE valued at $1.80M according to the platform's weekly burn recap. PancakeSwap Infinity was launched as the default graduation platform for pairdotfund, while rTokens from RealityFi became available on the Stock Terminal, providing access to over 1,700 tokenized real-world assets and over 2,400 tokenized stocks and ETFs.