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According to a research paper released by the Federal Reserve on September 21, monetary policy tightening gradually reduces the Financial Vulnerability Index (FVI) but shows significantly stronger effects 2-3 years after implementation. The study found that negative economic shocks have amplified impacts when FVI levels are high, leading to deeper declines in consumption and investment. Notably, while restrictive monetary measures show no immediate effect, the FVI declines progressively over tim

According to the Bank of Korea, South Korean companies shifted from selling forward foreign exchange contracts in Q2 to purchasing them in Q3, amid ample dollar supply in offshore funding markets. The arbitrage incentive spread (interest rate differential minus swap rate) widened to -39 basis points in August, from -7bp in May, signaling abundant dollar availability, said Kim Shin-young, head of the Bank of Korea's foreign exchange analysis division, at a financial stability briefing on Septembe

According to ChainCatcher, Cardano has joined the official x402 software development kit, enabling developers to build applications and AI agents that can pay for online services using ADA or Cardano network tokens. The x402 standard converts the HTTP 402 Payment Required response into a checkout process embedded within internet requests, allowing agents to directly purchase data or compute resources without manual account registration or subscription. Cardano Foundation engineers, starting from

According to CEO Matt Visser, Sonic Labs halted manual token minting of the S token effective today, canceling all artificial issuance while retaining only automatic payouts to validators. The company simultaneously commissioned an independent third-party audit of S token supply, with results expected within weeks. Sonic Labs also launched V2.2 today, adding bundled transactions, expanded transaction guarantees, increased smart contract limits, and a new execution engine. Strategically, the comp

According to Foresight News, The Standard Reserve rolled out protocol v1.1 updates today, adjusting charter license auction frequency to two sessions daily, each lasting 12 hours with 50 charter slots per session, while maintaining a 3-charter-per-24-hour limit per individual Charter. The price curve acceleration shortens the auction half-life from its previous duration to 2 hours. Additionally, the protocol-owned liquidity (POL) mechanism now restricts to buy-side only, replacing the prior dual

ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane said today (Sept 22) that no second-round inflation effects are currently visible. Energy price increases will push up food prices, while service sector pressures should remain manageable, Lane noted. The eurozone economy will continue growing at a stable but moderate pace, according to the official.

Prediction market platform Trueo announced plans to migrate from Base to Ethereum, citing broader integration opportunities and plans to develop the next generation of its oracle system. Trueo, which launched on Base in March 2025, said the move offers higher integration potential compared to the immediate Base ecosystem, with Ethereum providing better conditions for a credibly neutral oracle and prediction market platform. According to DefiLlama, Trueo is ranked 14th among onchain prediction ma

According to the Bank of Korea's Financial Stability Report released on September 22, South Korea's securities firms' adjusted capital ratio could fall more than 30 percentage points to 162.0% in a combined shock scenario involving both asset repricing and liquidity tightening, compared to 195.4% at the end of the second quarter. The central bank's stress tests also showed that liquidity coverage ratio would decline to 106.4% under the combined shock scenario. Meanwhile, securities firms' relian

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's government bond yields declined on September 22 as international crude oil prices plummeted amid growing expectations for U.S.-Iran talks. The 3-year benchmark yield fell 3.0 basis points to 4.022%, while the 10-year yield dropped 2.3 basis points to 4.422% as of 11:03 a.m. Foreign investors boosted sentiment by net-purchasing 8,986 contracts of 3-year treasury futures and 1,464 contracts of 10-year treasury futures. WTI crude oil for October delivery f

According to Yonhapinfomax, on September 22, the U.S. dollar fell below 1,360 Korean won for the first time after a sharp intraday drop exceeding 20 won. The Bank of Korea characterized the rapid decline as a correction reflecting improved foreign exchange supply and fundamentals rather than excessive one-way movement. Kim Shin-young, head of the Bank of Korea's foreign exchange analysis division, stated that while the speed of the recent won appreciation is notably fast, it does not represent e

According to Barron's, Micron Technology stock rose 2.8% to $1,044.34 on Monday (September 21), as Stifel analyst Brian Chin suggested that slowing growth may not hurt profitability. Chin predicted Q4 revenue of $50.78 billion, up 22% sequentially, but noted quarterly growth is expected to decelerate to 11% in the following quarter. Despite supply constraints limiting shipment expansion, DRAM pricing and margins are likely to remain elevated, Chin said. The analyst reiterated a $1,500 price targ

According to Fitch, Japan's data center industry is entering a new phase as artificial intelligence workloads become more power-intensive, making power supply availability a key factor in development pace, site selection, and project feasibility as of September 22. Growing power and land constraints in Tokyo are driving future development to other regions better equipped to support AI infrastructure and meet rising electricity demand. Fitch noted that local community resistance in some cities po

According to PANews and SoSoValue data on September 22, Bitcoin broke through $87,000 with a 24-hour gain of 5.31%, while Ethereum surged past $2,700, up 2.63%. The AI sector led sector gains with a 9.66% increase, driven by Bittensor (TAO) jumping 18.97% and Fetch.ai (FET) gaining 14.01%. Meme tokens also surged 8.91%, with Pepe (PEPE) rising 25.19%.

According to PANews on Sept 22, Balancer community released a "Branch and Rebirth" proposal for an official fork led by MAXYZ to continue the protocol. Liquidity, team, partnerships, users, and intellectual property can migrate to the fork regardless of whether a shutdown proposal passes. The fund and treasury will operate through Q2 2027. Approximately 6 million undistributed BAL tokens will serve as pre-fork funding. If a TGE event occurs post-fork, Balancer treasury will receive 10% of the ne

According to ChainCatcher, Animoca Brands and Nasdaq-listed Currenc Group suspended their proposed reverse merger talks on Tuesday, citing evolving market conditions and misalignment of transaction timelines with short-to-medium-term objectives. Animoca co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu stated that "corporate agility must be prioritized" over advancing the merger. The company reaffirmed it remains "fully committed to relisting on a major public exchange" and may consider resuming merger

According to Business Insider, on September 21, Goldman Sachs' Ansul Seagal, global co-head of the firm's securities, foreign exchange, and commodities division, stated that AI infrastructure offers superior investment opportunities compared to U.S. Treasury bonds, which have become more attractive as long-term Treasury yields reached the 5% level. Seagal noted that higher interest rates have increased savings income for investors, who are redirecting those funds into AI infrastructure investmen

According to official announcements, Honor's Magic9 series will debut on September 28 as the first smartphones to feature Alibaba's Qwen Intelligence AI solution, with Honor Robot Phone receiving simultaneous support. The collaboration delivers a domain-specific model and solution combining Qwen Intelligence and MagicOS, enabling advanced smartphone Agent capabilities. The solution achieves 91.8% comprehensive task accuracy, with GUI operation speed of 3.6 seconds, handling 100+ operation steps

According to Uniswap team member niko, recently some key opinion leaders and venture capital firms have claimed that Robinhood Chain is in decline and directed users to similar projects on other chains. However, niko contested these assertions, pointing out that Robinhood Chain maintains daily trading volumes exceeding $1 billion, with its stock token trading segment continuing to expand.

According to CEO Peter Beck, Rocket Lab shares rose 2% overnight on Monday, September 21, extending a rally as the company completed full financing for its acquisition of Iridium Communications. Rocket Lab raised $1.944 billion through an at-the-market share offering, combined with Iridium's amended $1.775 billion term loan and existing liquidity, to cover cash consideration and transaction costs. Beck outlined how the deal will create a fully-integrated, self-launching space power by combining

According to Melcon's IPO briefing on September 22, the South Korean semiconductor equipment maker plans to list on the Kosdaq market on October 15, targeting to raise 268-308 billion won (approximately $200-230 million USD). The company, which manufactures environmental control equipment for semiconductor fabrication, posted revenue of 41.8 billion won in 2025, up 66.5% year-over-year, with operating profit of 6.2 billion won. Melcon expects to benefit from the industry's shift toward advanced