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According to Jin10, on September 19, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. is "easily winning" its war against Iran and that Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons. Trump acknowledged that Americans may face higher gas prices to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, suggesting the public would prefer rising fuel costs over allowing Iran to develop a nuclear arsenal. He predicted the conflict will end soon and that gas prices will subsequently decline, potentially falling below pre-wa

Grayscale announced a 3-for-1 share split for its Zcash ETF (ZCSH) on September 18, following more than $233 million in cumulative inflows since the fund's August 25 launch. Shareholders of record at the close of trading on September 28 will receive two additional shares for every share held, with split-adjusted trading beginning September 30. The split does not alter the total value of investor holdings. The ETF held approximately $890 million in net assets as of September 17 and generated over

According to FinanceFeeds, on Sep 18, the Federal Reserve raised its Fed funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% in a unanimous vote, marking its first rate hike in three years. The Summary of Economic Projections signaled a hawkish bias, with the median rate forecast rising to 4.1% by end-2026. The Bank of Japan advanced its normalization by lifting its short-term rate target to 1.25% in a 7-2 vote, while the European Central Bank held its deposit rate at 2.50% and the Bank of Engl

Moody's upgraded Greece's credit rating outlook to positive from stable, signaling improved confidence in the country's fiscal and economic trajectory.

According to Polygon CEO Sandeep Nailwal via ChainCatcher, the Polygon network is preparing to deploy a permissionless burn contract that will permanently destroy 100 million POL as the first tranche, representing 83% of the 121 million POL held by the network's base fee collector. The contract is currently live on testnet and will be deployed to mainnet following final approval from the security committee. Subsequent quarterly community-triggered burns are planned. The first burn accounts for a

According to Stand With Crypto, the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act this week, marking a setback for digital asset regulation advocates. The organization noted that 67 million crypto owners are positioned to influence the upcoming congressional elections, potentially impacting future cryptocurrency legislation.

According to the Federal Reserve, U.S. bank deposits reached $19.657 trillion in the latest week, up from $19.566 trillion the previous week, marking an increase of $91 billion.

According to the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, a Ukrainian drone crashed into the cooling tower of Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 on September 17, causing minor damage. The reactor unit continues operating at 100% power, and background radiation levels remain normal with no changes detected. Rosatom confirmed that nuclear safety operations remain secure.

According to Reuters, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman will brief the UN Security Council next week.

On Friday, September 18, the Soybean Fund fell 1.04%, with the U.S. Real Estate ETF declining 0.96% and the Agriculture Commodities Fund down 0.95%, leading losses among major U.S. asset class ETFs. The U.S. Treasury 20+ Year ETF, Brent Oil Fund, and Japanese Yen Long ETF fell up to 0.65%. On the gaining side, the Nasdaq-100 ETF rose 0.63%, Gold ETF up 0.73%, and Emerging Markets ETF gained 0.18%, while the S&P 500 ETF and Barclays U.S. Convertible Bond ETF each rose 0.13%.

This week at the All In conference, major world model developers including Yann LeCun's AMI Labs and Fei-Fei Li's World Labs demonstrated secrecy around their commercialization strategies. Michael Rabbatt, co-founder and VP of World Models at AMI Labs, declined to detail the company's product plans, stating "We're still in a research and building phase, so we're not talking publicly about any product plans or timeline." Even data suppliers are left in the dark; Alex de Vigan, CEO of Physicl, tol

According to Scope, Greece's credit rating was upgraded to BBB+ from BBB today (September 18).

On Friday, September 18, U.S. industry ETFs posted mixed results. Utilities ETF declined 1.42%, Biotechnology ETF fell 1.21%, and Internet stocks ETF dropped 1.19%. In gainers, Global technology stocks ETF rose 0.79%, Technology sector ETF advanced 0.82%, and Semiconductor ETF surged 2.21%.

According to Saudi Civil Defense, the National Emergency Alert Platform in Jizan Province issued an alert on September 18.

On September 18 (U.S. Eastern Time), the three major U.S. stock indices closed with mixed results on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.40 points to 51,682.64 (-0.18%), while the S&P 500 rose 12.74 points to 7,650.50 (+0.17%) and the Nasdaq Composite gained 104.25 points to 26,522.55 (+0.39%). The mixed performance reflected elevated market volatility amid a rebound in 10-year Treasury yields near 5% and a large options expiration. However, semiconductor stocks

U.S. President Donald Trump stated today that Russia has already attacked Ukraine's allies, according to his remarks. Trump did not provide specific details about which allies were targeted or the nature of the attacks.

According to the New York Times, Anthropic is advancing IPO-related plans and expects annualized revenue to exceed $100 billion in 2026, with additional details potentially announced in the coming weeks. According to Bloomberg, the company formed a partnership with Accenture on embedded assessments, with both parties set to invest at least $1 billion over five years. Accenture will deploy assessors within Anthropic to evaluate frontier AI models. Anthropic's valuation is expected to increase in

According to Morningstar DBRS, the rating agency downgraded France's credit outlook to negative today (September 18), while maintaining the country's AA credit rating.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Coinbase filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday to bring single-stock perpetual futures to the US market. The filing, submitted through Coinbase Derivatives, seeks regulatory approval for contracts offering 24/5 exposure to individual stocks without owning the underlying shares. Coinbase plans to initially offer perpetual futures tied to roughly 50 to 60 stocks, including Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and Nvidia. Unlike traditional futures,

According to ChainCatcher data via Gate, U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Friday (September 18), with the Dow Jones declining 0.19%, S&P 500 rising 0.16%, and Nasdaq advancing 0.39%. SanDisk jumped 10.99%, while Qualcomm fell 5.82% and Dell dropped 3.3%. Memory chipmakers SK Hynix rose 2.46% and Micron gained 3.92%, while Nvidia advanced 1.34% and SpaceX declined 1.36%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 0.78%, with Alibaba climbing 4.34% and Baidu down 0.11%.