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According to U.S. Central Command, as of September 23, the U.S. military has redirected 115 commercial vessels to enforce the 'Steel Wall' blockade.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Onchain Lens, a whale transferred 42,000 ETH valued at approximately $112 million to Galaxy Digital within the past hour on September 23, signaling intent to sell. The whale accumulated these ETH through Galaxy Digital's OTC desk over the past two months.

According to ChainCatcher, Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Committee, denied on Wednesday that President Trump's crypto holdings caused the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act) to stall in the Senate. Speaking at Georgetown University's Financial Markets Quality conference, Witt stated that Democrats politicized the issue and highlighted that the White House agreed to two unprecedented ethics provisions: requiring Trump to divest crypto asset

According to Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior IRGC commander was killed today during operations against armed militants.

NEAR Protocol co-founder @ilblackdragon will present at TOKEN2049, focusing on the platform's advancements in AI technology and user-owned solutions. The presentation will highlight how NEAR is integrating AI into blockchain infrastructure to enhance user control and privacy in decentralized finance. The event is expected to showcase NEAR's strategic positioning in AI-driven blockchain innovation.

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on September 23, Iran conveyed conditions for resuming diplomacy with the United States through Qatari mediation following UN General Assembly discussions. The exchange, lasting approximately two hours, included Iran's five core demands: cessation of U.S. military actions including maritime blockades, end of economic sanctions, comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts, unfreezing of Iranian assets, and safe maritime shipping corridors ag

According to ChainCatcher, White House officials denied reports that the Trump administration is considering implementing a diesel export ban, describing the reports as "fake news." Following earlier market speculation about a potential 90-day diesel export restriction, U.S. ultra-low sulfur diesel futures fell over 7%, while European diesel futures rose over 7% due to supply concerns.

According to Microsoft's announcement on Wednesday, the tech giant committed more than $10 billion in capital and operating expenses across Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates through 2030. The investment will focus on cloud and AI infrastructure expansion, digital resilience initiatives and workforce development. Microsoft plans to allocate more than $400 million specifically for subsea and terrestrial connectivity infrastructure to expand regional network capacity. The com

According to Protos, Manifund, a philanthropic organization associated with the effective altruism movement, hired Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, last week. The decision triggered significant community backlash. In response, Zachary Robinson, CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism, stated that Manifund "hasn't earned the trust" to be a responsible steward and announced CEA will refrain from providing Manifund a platform through its programs, including recruiting booths at ev

According to ChainCatcher, Senate Banking Committee Democrats urged their Republican chair Tim Scott to hold a public hearing on prediction markets today, criticizing a closed-door Republican meeting with prediction market platform Kalshi. The Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren, said the committee has a "key oversight responsibility" in regulating prediction markets and should conduct bipartisan public review rather than industry-friendly private briefings. On the same day, Senate R

Following the Sept. 15 Senate vote that failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the SEC and CFTC moved ahead on crypto rules within days using their existing authority. On September 17, the SEC granted temporary, conditional relief allowing certain venues to trade tokenized versions of U.S. stocks through its "Innovation Exemption." Qualifying Tokenized Securities Venues can use automated market makers and liquidity pools without being treated as exchanges, subject to conditions.

According to StoneX, on September 23, the company revised its 2026/27 sugar supply deficit forecast to 0.9 million tons from 1.7 million tons, citing higher expected sugar-making ratios in Brazil's new season. Brazil's center-south region sugar output for 2026/27 is estimated at 38 million tons, down from 40.4 million tons in the previous season, due to declining sugarcane juice content and delayed crushing progress driven by recent rainfall.

According to TRON DAO, on September 23, Privy expanded its support for the TRON blockchain, giving developers enhanced tools to build wallets and financial applications on the network. The integration enables developers to programmatically construct and sign TRON transactions, monitor wallet activity through webhooks, and enforce spending limits and transaction approval rules. Transfer APIs also support programmatic movement of assets on TRON. TRON has become a major global settlement layer for

According to Yonhapinfomax, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on September 23 at the UN General Assembly that Iran will not surrender in war but believes in diplomacy. He stated that while Iran must be strong to resist the U.S. and enemies, "we do not surrender to military force, but we believe in diplomacy." Pezeshkian also clarified that Iran needs nuclear energy, not nuclear weapons, and characterized Iran's military capabilities as defensive.

According to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service on September 22, the EU is planning to seize frozen Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine. The service stated that the EU is considering establishing an institution to manage Russian Central Bank funds transferred from Belgian jurisdiction. Belgium has repeatedly rejected proposals to confiscate Russian assets, with Prime Minister De Wever warning that direct seizure could expose Belgium to legal and economic retaliation. The European Clearin

According to Brazil's central bank, capital outflows last week reached $1.091 billion. The net capital flow from the country totaled negative $1.091 billion, according to the central bank's report.

According to the Brazilian Central Bank, as of September 18, the country recorded a net capital outflow of $7.878 billion for the month.

According to Glassnode, Bitcoin short-term holders have moved back above the sell line as of today, indicating renewed confidence among traders despite light profit-taking. The development suggests a level of market resilience, with the behavior of short-term holders potentially influencing near-term price dynamics.

According to Seraphim Space Index, global venture capital in space technology reached $23 billion in the 12 months through Q2 2026, a near 140% surge year-over-year from $9.7 billion in Q2 2025. Late-stage Series D+ funding jumped 123% to $7.2 billion, representing 47% of total capital deployed, as investors shifted focus toward scaling proven category leaders. Mergers and acquisitions expanded nearly fourfold year-over-year, with major satellite communications deals driving activity. Amazon agr

On September 23, the U.S. 5-year Treasury yield surged 20 basis points to 5.03%, marking the first time above 5% since 2007. The move was driven by stronger-than-expected September manufacturing and services PMI data from S&P Global, signaling resilient corporate activity and demand. Investors have raised bets on continued Federal Reserve rate hikes, with the Treasury Department's 5-year auction fetching the highest yield since 2006. The Federal Reserve last week voted unanimously to raise rates