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Microsoft announced on Friday several new features for its Copilot application, including a code generation tool and an always-on AI assistant designed to make the platform a one-stop service for office workers. The company is also embedding Word, Excel, and PowerPoint directly into Copilot, allowing users to collaborate on these applications without leaving the AI tool.

According to his latest annual financial disclosure released by the Office of Government Ethics on September 18, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth holds Bitcoin valued between approximately $16,000 and $65,000 in a Coinbase wallet. The Bitcoin appears under "other assets and income" as two separate entries within the same wallet, one valued at between $15,001 and $50,000 and the other between $1,001 and $15,000. The filing's transaction section shows no Bitcoin purchases or sales above $1,000

According to Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey plan to hold an emergency high-level military meeting. The three nations have jointly condemned attacks targeting Mecca and Saudi Arabian facilities.

According to Farside Investors data, U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $2.8 billion in inflows over six consecutive sessions from September 17 to 24, as institutional demand for regulated crypto exposure continued to outpace redemptions. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the category leader by assets under management, captured roughly $1.35 billion, or approximately 48% of the total. Inflows peaked at $999 million on September 21, the highest single-session figure in 2026

According to influencer @SolanaFloor, Solana's share of memecoin trading volume has surged to 80% in the past four weeks, marking its highest level while Robinhood's share declined to 12%. The shift reflects changing market dynamics and growing trader preference for Solana's memecoin ecosystem.

According to BlockBeats, Arthur Hayes announced on September 25 that Flop Labs will launch a new competition today at 12:00 UTC, where AI agents will predict the Xyz NVDA perpetual contract price on Hyperliquid on October 4, 2026. The top three AI agents by profit will share 1 million FLOP tokens, with rewards distributed after Flop Labs mainnet launch.

According to crypto commentator @SolanaFloor, Solana's price reached $122 today, the highest level in eight months. The surge triggered $10.99 million in short liquidations within one hour, indicating a significant shift in market sentiment as traders betting against SOL faced swift losses.

According to options market data, 167,000 Bitcoin options and 789,000 Ethereum options totaling approximately $161 billion in notional value are set to expire tomorrow. The expiration represents one of the largest concentrated options events in recent weeks, with potential implications for spot price volatility in both assets.

According to Gate data, USD/JPY (US dollar to Japanese yen) has fallen to 157.495 in the past 24 hours, marking a 0.9% decline.

According to CoinDesk, on September 25, U.S. Treasury volatility surged to a 6-month high, with the MOVE index climbing to 104 from around 80 on Tuesday. In stark contrast, Bitcoin's 30-day implied volatility (BVIV) remained near 37, close to yearly lows, while the Cboe VIX measuring S&P 500 volatility hovered around 14. Correlations between the three markets have diverged sharply. Over the past 20 trading days, the VIX-MOVE correlation turned negative at -0.06 for the first time since April 202

According to BlockBeats, on September 25, Bitcoin holders realized approximately $2.4 billion in profits as BTC rebounded to around $85,000. However, this is significantly lower than the $7-10 billion in daily realized profits seen during previous market peaks. Bitcoin rose 44% this quarter, reaching nearly $85,000, marking the best quarterly performance since Q4 2024 after three consecutive quarters of declines. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $2.84 billion in net inflows over six trading days

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband that Britain, France, and Germany must take responsibility for failing to adopt a firm stance against the military actions undertaken by the United States and Israel against Iran.

According to Han Kyung citing South Korean parliament data, the number of minors holding 100 million won or more in domestic listed stocks surged 92.9% year-over-year to 5,400 as of end-2025, up from 2,800 in 2024. The total valuation of stocks held by minors reached 7.3 trillion won, a 57.2% increase from 4.65 trillion won in 2024. Minors aged 20 and under are also increasingly engaging in leveraged trading. As of June 2026, the credit trading balance among investors under 20 at South Korea's t

India plans to raise 7.86 trillion rupees through bond issuances in the second half of FY2027. The government will borrow 230 billion rupees weekly through Treasury bills from October to December.

India's Ministry of Finance has set the second-half 2026 borrowing target at 500 billion Indian rupees, according to an official statement.

According to Goldman Sachs research, U.S. hyperscalers' artificial intelligence capital expenditure is projected at approximately $1.73 trillion for 2026-2027. To achieve a 15% annualized return on invested capital, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Oracle, and SpaceX need to generate cumulative revenue of about $1.42 trillion between 2028 and 2030, translating to roughly $11.6 billion per gigawatt annually. AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud held combined order backlogs of approximately $1.69 trilli

According to Bitget on September 25, the exchange issued a security reminder urging users to verify any Bitget-related accounts, messages, or links before interacting with them, to guard against impersonation and suspicious links claiming to be from Bitget. Users can use Bitget's official verification page, selecting platforms such as X, Telegram, or the official website and entering relevant URLs to confirm authenticity.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Polo strengthened to Category 5 on September 25. Category 5 represents the highest classification on the Saffir-Simpson scale (maximum sustained wind speeds of 157 mph or greater).

According to CryptoRank, Q3 2026 prediction markets surpassed 1.1 billion trades, marking a record high and more than doubling the 490 million trades recorded in Q1. Kalshi emerged as the primary growth driver in the quarter, expanding its trading volume lead further among prediction market platforms.

According to NBC News on September 25, Democrats lead Republicans 52% to 43% in preferences for congressional control in the 2026 midterm elections, the largest margin in the current polling cycle. The poll shows independents increasingly favor Democratic-controlled Congress while support for President Trump and his economic policies has declined. NBC News reported Trump's approval rating has fallen to its lowest point in his second presidential term.