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According to China Earthquake Networks Center, a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck Xinghai County in Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province on September 14 at 2:41 AM. The quake had a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

According to Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Koushiro Kogushi, former vice mayor of Naha, was elected Okinawa governor in the election held on September 13, with backing from the Liberal Democratic Party and other parties.

According to CryptoTwitter commentator Ran Neuner, the Federal Reserve has confirmed there will be no interest rate hike this week. The Clarity Act, which provides regulatory clarity for digital assets, is expected to pass soon, potentially influencing market sentiment and trading strategies.

According to Reuters, Mexican federal prosecutors, the navy, and state security officers raided a hidden crypto mining operation in Tlaola, Puebla on September 6, discovering over 300 GPU chips, a transformer, roughly 80 medium-voltage terminals, and eight satellite internet antennas, per a statement from Puebla's government. Investigators are examining whether the mined cryptocurrency was used to launder proceeds from illicit activity and whether operators were siphoning power from a nearby hyd

According to a CBS interview on September 13, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that artificial intelligence development is accelerating too rapidly and needs to slow down. "This is a warning signal that we need to slow down," he said, adding that this does not mean stopping all development but rather ensuring every generation of AI models released is appropriately tested. Amodei announced that Anthropic will now provide independent evaluators with permanent employee-like access to audit the com

According to foreign media, Trump announced on Sunday (September 13) that the United States will cancel tariffs on Irish whiskey. The decision was made during a golf event at his course in western Ireland, following appeals from Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin and golfer Shane Lowery.

According to Q2 2026 earnings reports released in July, Alibaba and Amazon's massive capital expenditures on AI infrastructure have pushed both companies into negative free cash flow despite robust cloud revenue growth. Alibaba's June-quarter AI Cloud and Compute Services revenue reached RMB48.44 billion, up 45% year-over-year, while group-level capex hit RMB67.68 billion, producing negative free cash flow of RMB44.67 billion. Amazon's AWS revenue climbed 37% to $42.2 billion in Q2 2026, yet the

According to Brett Redfearn, president of Securitize and former director of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets, a critical governance gap remains unresolved: who votes shares of tokenized stock held in non-KYC wallets with no linked identity. Redfearn laid out the problem on the Unchained podcast, noting that when tokenized equities move outside traditional securities infrastructure, issuers lose the ability to identify beneficial owners and exercise voting rights. The issue gained attent

On December 9, 2025, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries formally launched the House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy. The commission is open to all House Democrats and is expected to release a formal policy framework later this fall, representing the party's consolidated position on AI regulation, accountability, and global leadership. The commission is co-chaired by Reps. Ted Lieu of California, Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, and Valerie Foushee of North Carolina, with

On September 13, David Sacks, White House's top AI advisor, publicly criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for backing 'Pace The Frontier,' a movement signed by over 1,300 individuals from major AI organizations calling for international coordination to slow frontier AI development. Sacks framed the initiative's regulatory proposals, including antitrust exemptions for coordinated safety standards, as regulatory capture. He argued that companies already dominating fronti

According to Kalshi prediction markets, the probability of the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) becoming law by December 31, 2026 stood at 25% on September 13, down sharply from 82% in February. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on a motion to proceed on September 15, requiring 60 votes to advance debate. Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, meaning at least seven Democrats must support the measure to overcome the procedural threshold. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expressed optimism about securing the 60

Trump defended his remarks calling for Irish reunification on Sunday (September 14) during an appearance at the Irish Open in Donegal, saying the comments were "routine." When asked by reporters about unifying Ireland and Northern Ireland, Trump stated: "It seems to me to be one of the most natural things to do. I've always liked the Irish people." The U.S. president also said he had received considerable support for the position, dismissing the controversy the remarks had triggered in Northern

According to investigator ZachXBT, Revolut disclosed sensitive customer data including passport copies, verification selfies, and full Bitcoin transaction histories after fulfilling a fraudulent request sent from a government agency's legitimate email domain on September 12, 2026. A Revolut spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch it was "a sophisticated external impersonation scam" affecting a "limited" number of customers. Exposed data included identity details, contact information, account statem

According to Bitcoin News, the U.S. Senate will hold its first procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on Tuesday at 2:15 PM ET. Senator Bernie Moreno urged colleagues to advance the bill and subsequently review amendments. Representative Warren Davidson called for removing Section 305 before passage, stating the provision allows exchanges and stablecoin issuers to freeze suspicious transactions for 30 days or extend to 180 days upon law enforcement request, effectively granting them civil asset forf

According to Reuters, Nvidia is considering investing as much as $10 billion in Anthropic's planned initial public offering before the U.S. midterm elections in November. The investment would make Nvidia an anchor investor in a deal potentially raising up to $100 billion and valuing the Claude developer at roughly $2 trillion. The discussions remain private and could still change, with neither company commenting on the talks. If completed at the proposed size, the offering would rank among the l

According to Jin10, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned on Sunday (September 14) that oil traders should not expect a quick breakthrough in the Strait of Hormuz situation. Wright noted that the global oil market remains dependent on alternative shipping routes, which currently supply approximately 10 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products per day. He stated that while global oil supply remains tighter than desired, the situation has not reached excessive levels.

According to OKX, Ethereum broke $2,500 on today, reaching $2,500.28, with its 24-hour decline narrowing to 1.3%.

According to Chainlink, the oracle network has recently reported ten new integrations across five services and four blockchain networks. Key adopters include Aave, Bottomline Pay, GM Trade, and Forever Money AI. The integrations enable AI agents and other services to access real-time data, enhancing decision-making capabilities for decentralized finance users and improving transaction accuracy.

According to ChainCatcher citing sources, Anthropic has selected Nasdaq for its potential IPO scheduled for October, with a valuation potentially reaching $2 trillion. Nasdaq previously secured SpaceX's listing at a $1.75 trillion valuation.

According to ChainCatcher, attackers exploited a vulnerability in Symbiosis' Bitcoin bridge on September 11 at 4:28 UTC, minting approximately 2^62 syBTC (valued at roughly $46.1 billion). The attackers subsequently sold about 4.39 WBTC on Ethereum's Uniswap V4, realizing approximately $336,000 in proceeds. Symbiosis has paused BTC routing while keeping other routes operational, recovered about 15 Bitcoin, and moved them to a team-controlled multisig wallet. The protocol is offering a 20% white-