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According to official sources, Tina, a Solana-based geospatial DePIN network, raised $3 million in funding on September 14. The round was led by Thinkware, Gemhead Capital, Archer Capital, and Mayer Venture. Tina converts community-contributed geospatial data into real-world datasets; users collect and verify points of interest (POI), roads, traffic, and location data during daily driving activities while earning token rewards.

According to Gallup, 89% of U.S. adults now say government corruption is widespread, the highest reading in the pollster's 20-year series and 10 percentage points above 2025. The belief crosses party lines, with 91% of Democrats, 90% of independents and 83% of Republicans describing corruption as pervasive. Perceived corruption in U.S. businesses also rose to 71%, creating an 18-point gap between government and business corruption perceptions—the widest recorded by Gallup.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine has submitted a report on countering Russian Shahed drones, detailing progress in developing next-generation drone interceptors in collaboration with manufacturers. The new systems are designed to defend against jet-powered unmanned aircraft of this type.

SC crude oil futures retreated today (September 14), with the main contract dropping to 903.8 yuan/barrel from an intraday high of 929.4 yuan/barrel, narrowing gains to 6.95%. Trading volume exceeded 18.1 billion yuan.

According to PRNewswire, Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee stated that the ETH/BTC ratio reached its highest level since January 30, 2026, breaking above the trend line established since the pandemic peak and forming a new uptrend. Lee highlighted multiple catalysts for ETH in coming months, including a scheduled CLARITY Act vote mid-September, South Korean investors rotating from AI stocks back into crypto, and the "four-year cycle" pattern. These factors could set the stage for institutional buying in

According to PRNewswire, Canaan Inc., a cryptocurrency mining company, disclosed unaudited operational updates for the period ending August 31, 2026. The company liquidated its entire position of 3,952 Ethereum tokens at an average price of approximately $2,400 per ETH in late August, and sold 54 Bitcoin at an average price of approximately $79,000 per BTC. The company used part of the proceeds to repurchase approximately 13.6 million American Depositary Shares (ADS), bringing its total ADS repu

Microsoft released interim AI conduct guidelines today (September 14), setting stricter safety and behavioral boundaries for future self-developed AI models, according to Mustafa Suleiman, Microsoft's AI lead. The guidelines, developed over approximately five months, prohibit AI models from assisting in weapon manufacturing, dangerous substance procurement, encouraging unhealthy diets, or generating violent or explicit content. Models must also follow user objectives without forming autonomous g

According to TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence firm, AI agents account for only 0.6% to 7.5% of commerce on Coinbase's x402 payment protocol, according to a report published Wednesday. TRM examined $52.7 million across 198.9 million settlements processed by known x402 facilitators on Base, Solana, and Polygon since May 2025. After excluding self-payments and anomalous flows, researchers estimated just $25.62 million represented genuine commerce. TRM cautioned that distinguishing AI agents from

According to an interview published September 14, STON.fi CMO Andrey Fedorov announced the launch of cross-chain swaps, with the "One Swap. Across Chains" campaign set to begin September 15. The initiative connects the TON and TRON blockchains, enabling users to move assets between ecosystems without manual bridge navigation. Fedorov stated that cross-chain execution addresses liquidity fragmentation across multiple blockchains. The Omniston protocol underlying STON.fi uses intent-based solver n

According to ChainCatcher, Bank of America raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index from 7,100 to 7,400. The bank also forecast a 12-month target of 7,800 for the index.

Spot gold fell over 2% intraday today (September 14), touching $4,260 per ounce, while spot silver dropped nearly 3% to $62.59 per ounce.

According to Reuters survey, 48 of 51 economists expect Brazil's central bank to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 13.75% on September 16, while 3 economists forecast the rate will remain unchanged.

According to Guru Club, Nvidia on Sept 14 expanded its open-source CUDA-Q platform, introducing CUDA-Q Logical, a programmable orchestration layer for fault-tolerant quantum computing applications in drug discovery, financial modeling, and materials development. Fermilab used CUDA-Q Logical to reduce fault-tolerant algorithm development time from approximately five months to three weeks, a roughly 7x efficiency improvement. QUOPS, a quantum computing benchmark developed by Sandia National Labora

According to Bitcoin News, Liquid Network recently experienced a significant security exploit. The monitoring report, which reviewed multiple security incidents affecting Bitcoin users over the past eight weeks, highlighted this latest Liquid Network vulnerability as a critical concern.

According to Guru Club, on September 14, Nvidia, Palantir, and Booz Allen Hamilton announced restrictions on their use of OpenAI models.

According to DeFi Development Corp., Nasdaq-listed DFDV has expanded its SOL treasury to approximately 2.389 million SOL, up 2% (about 55,000 SOL) since Aug. 27. The company simultaneously launched a $300 million CHAD (Variable Rate Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock) at-the-market offering (ATM), with proceeds earmarked for continued SOL purchases. CHAD offering price will not be less than $10 per share par value, with R.F. Lafferty & Co. serving as exclusive selling agent. CEO Joseph Onorati s

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry, on September 14, high-level multilateral talks between Iran and Persian Gulf states scheduled in Oman were postponed. Saudi Arabia requested the delay citing Yemen's deteriorating situation, as Houthi forces have captured major cities along Yemen's Red Sea coast, threatening the Strait of Mandeb. Oil markets responded sharply to the escalating regional tensions. Brent crude surged to $110 per barrel last Friday, while U.S. average gasoline prices climbed to

On the night session opening of September 14, China's domestic futures main contracts posted more losses than gains. Shanghai silver fell nearly 3%, Shanghai tin, Shanghai gold, and glass declined over 2%, while Shanghai zinc and soda ash dropped around 2%. On the upside, SC crude oil surged over 9%, fuel oil rose nearly 2%, and asphalt and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gained over 1%.

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) surged to $110.29 per barrel in the latest trading session, up 4.5% from the previous close.

According to Bloomberg, Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager with $2.8 trillion in assets under management, has begun strategically buying 2-year U.S. Treasury bonds to hedge against potential economic stagnation driven by elevated oil prices and rising borrowing costs. Nicolas Dahan, the firm's senior portfolio manager for global fixed income and currencies, noted that while the U.S. economy currently shows resilience, sustained high energy prices pose a growing threat to growth.