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According to Jin10, Venezuela and TotalEnergies signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, Sept 19, clearing the way for the French energy company to resume operations in the country. Venezuela's acting President Rodriguez presided over the ceremony in Caracas, where the National Petroleum Corporation's president and TotalEnergies Americas' senior vice president signed the energy cooperation agreement. TotalEnergies E&P New Ventures will participate in energy projects. The company and its

Houthi forces announced an attack on sensitive targets in Riyadh today, prompting Saudi Arabia to issue its first air raid alert in response. According to reports, U.S. President Trump has returned to the White House to assess military strike options. Turkey and Iran have separately stated their positions on the incident, with Turkey offering mediation efforts.

According to Financial Times, OpenAI is projected to have a negative free cash flow of $278 billion over the 2026-2030 period, driven by massive investments in computing power and infrastructure needed to train and operate AI models. Despite the significant cash burn, the company's revenues are expected to grow tenfold during the same period, from $36 billion in 2026 to $350 billion by 2030. The projections underscore OpenAI's urgent capital needs as it pursues a new funding round at a potential

According to Decrypt, on September 18, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) relaxed broker registration requirements for crypto wallet and app operators. Apps can now connect users to regulated derivatives exchanges without registering as brokers themselves, allowing investors to view and trade futures and perpetual contracts directly through crypto applications. The same day, the SEC introduced an Innovation Exemption permitting limited tokenized stock trading. Both regulatory a

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 72, up 1 point from yesterday. The 7-day average is 61, while the 30-day average is 66.

According to CriptoNoticias, a Costa Rican court sentenced two men to 12 years imprisonment each on money laundering charges. The case stems from the 2018 kidnapping and death of American businessman William Shawn Clayton Copco, when his family paid approximately 148 Bitcoin in ransom worth around $1 million. The court found the defendants received and deposited portions of the ransom into wallets they controlled to conceal the asset sources.

According to BlockBeats, on September 19-20, two dormant Bitcoin wallets simultaneously awakened and transferred a combined 200 BTC. Four P2PKH addresses created in February-March 2013 each transferred 25 BTC (100 BTC total) confirmed at block height 967722, with an original acquisition cost of approximately $32–$91 per BTC. Shortly after at block height 967732, an earlier wallet from November 2, 2011 transferred another 100 BTC from a P2PKH address to a newer P2WPKH address, with an original co

According to Changxin Technology's announcement at the 2026 World Manufacturing Congress, its fifth-generation memory platform has entered mass production, delivering 50% higher output per wafer compared to the previous generation. The company's 24GB LPDDR5X products built on the new platform are now in full production and have been adopted by leading domestic flagship smartphones.

According to Korea Securities Depository, domestic retail investors in South Korea net purchased $1.119 billion in U.S. stocks during the week of September 14-18, reversing a prior two-week net selling pattern of $131 million from September 1-11. The reversal came as the Nasdaq-100 index rose 1.28% week-over-week (versus a 3.14% drop in Korea's Kospi), and the U.S. dollar strengthened 3.27% against the Korean won to 1,389 won per dollar from 1,345 won on September 11. Semiconductor stocks led in

According to White House Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) submitted its proposed cryptocurrency trading and market regulation framework to the White House on September 17, following the Senate's rejection of the Clarity Act on September 15. The Senate vote fell short at 49 in favor and 50 opposed, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold. Following the legislative setback, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net outflows of $450 million and Ethereum

According to Korea Exchange (KRX), the newly launched AfterMarket recorded an average daily trading volume of 1.1 trillion won during its first week of operation (Sept 14-18), adding approximately 4.5% in additional trading to the regular market. The AfterMarket operates from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. after the regular market closes. During the same period, the regular market's average daily trading volume was 25.5 trillion won. Trading share peaked at 6.57% on opening day (Sept 14) and subsequently stab

According to President Lee Jae-myung on September 18, negotiations on a 200 billion dollar U.S. investment framework have been delayed due to disagreement over nuclear power plant specifications. The two countries have been negotiating the inclusion of eight new U.S. nuclear reactors as part of the investment package, with South Korea proposing six Westinghouse AP1000 units and two Korean APR1400 models. South Korea is also seeking approximately 20 percent equity stake and board participation in

According to Korea Exchange disclosure system, KOSPI's sidecar mechanism—which temporarily halts program trading when the KOSPI 200 futures contract moves 5% or more—has remained inactive for 21 consecutive trading days since August 21, marking the longest suspension this year. Large-scale share repurchases by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have stabilized market supply and demand. Both companies have completed 74.7% and 58.8% of their planned buyback volumes respectively, with Samsung expecte

According to the financial investment industry, as of September 18, overseas-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) represented 40.5% of new offerings launched in the second half of 2026, up from 27.2% in the first half. This marks a reversal from earlier trends, as domestic markets remained in a trading range near the 6,000 level on the KOSPI index. Asset managers including NH-Amundi and Samsung Asset Management launched U.S.-focused ETFs targeting artificial intelligence and AI memory companies. M

According to KRX data, KOSPI's circuit breaker mechanism, or sidecar, remained inactive for 21 consecutive trading days as of September 20, marking the longest quiet period this year. The mechanism temporarily halts program trading for five minutes when KOSPI 200 futures swing 5% or more intraday. Large-scale share buybacks by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix since late August have stabilized market supply and demand. The V-KOSPI 200 volatility index closed at 43.56 this week, down 55% from the

According to data from the Korea Exchange (KRX) released on September 20, the after-hours market for KOSPI and KOSDAQ recorded a daily average trading value of 1.1476 trillion won from September 14 to 18, representing 4.5% of regular trading volume. The after-hours session operates from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The NXT after-hours market saw a daily average of 1.4472 trillion won during the same period, with KRX capturing approximately 80% of that volume. Since KRX's launch, NXT's after-hours tra

According to Park Seong-hun's office on Sept. 20, one in four stocks designated as investment warning or investment risk by the Korea Exchange fell over 30% within 20 trading days of designation. Analysis of 1,548 designated stocks from 2022 through August 2026 showed 398 cases (26% of total) experienced drops exceeding 30%, while 636 cases (41%) fell more than 20%. Meanwhile, retail investors bought against the trend on 13 of 41 stocks designated in August, even as foreign and institutional inv

According to Korea Exchange, the KOSPI fell 0.22% to 6,894.23 in the week ending September 18, amid expectations of continued Fed volatility and an upcoming U.S.-China summit on September 24. Foreign investors and retail traders sold a net 8.871 trillion won and 292.8 billion won, respectively, while institutional investors purchased a net 1.0535 trillion won.

According to OpenZeppelin's official announcement on September 17, S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, a smart contract security company whose open-source software has supported blockchain contracts involved in more than $37 trillion in cumulative transferred value. OpenZeppelin will operate as a standalone business unit under S&P Global while retaining its name and structure. CEO Demian Brener will remain in his position, reporting to Yann Le Pallec, president of S&P Global Ratings. Foun

According to Digital Asset analysis, on September 3, Robinhood Chain collected $4.5 million in daily transaction fees, while Ethereum received only $400 for data posting and proof costs. The disparity highlights the revenue distribution dynamics between Layer 2 solutions and the Layer 1 blockchain, with most fee revenue remaining within the Layer 2 ecosystem rather than flowing back to Ethereum.