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According to the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab, a study released on September 23 predicts that the current El Nino phenomenon could persist until February 2027 and result in approximately 450,000 additional heat-related deaths compared to normal years.

According to ChainCatcher, researchers Clara Shikhelman, Misha Komarov, and Aleksei Moskvin from [alloc] init have proposed Shielded Bitcoin, a privacy meta-protocol enabling confidential transactions on Bitcoin's base layer without requiring a soft fork, operator, or modifications to Bitcoin's consensus rules. The protocol uses a nullifier set and zero-knowledge proofs to ensure privacy comparable to Zcash's shielded pool. Transactions are embedded in Bitcoin blocks via OPRETURN, witness fields

According to Senate voting records, the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) failed its Senate procedural test on September 15, with a 49-50 vote against advancing the bill. The measure needed 60 votes to proceed and received no Democratic support. Four Republicans, including Susan Collins, Josh Hawley and Jerry Moran, also voted against it. Following the defeat, the SEC and CFTC have begun filling the regulatory gap using existing authority. On September 17, the SEC granted a five-year conditional exemption

On September 24, Komainu hosted a forum in London bringing together banking and digital asset leaders to discuss tokenised cash and its potential to transform the UK capital markets. Komainu's Chief Commercial Officer Darren Jordan highlighted how tokenised assets could strengthen London's position as a financial hub, according to the company's announcement.

According to the European Banking Authority, on September 24, the EBA urged the European Commission to expand MiCA to cover crypto lending and borrowing, including services connecting users to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The recommendation proposes suitability tests, leverage caps, detailed risk disclosures, and a certification regime for lending protocols' resilience to cyberattack. The EBA also flagged regulatory arbitrage risks and called for stricter stablecoin rules and a compre

According to Fox News, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will receive an interview with Fox News this afternoon at 1 p.m. (1 a.m. Friday Beijing time).

According to NTV Japan, Japanese used bookstores have experienced a five-fold surge in sales recently, with bulk purchases of hundreds or even tons of books. A 50-ton consignment of Japanese books was shipped to the United States for scanning and destruction by Anthropic, according to the Japanese broadcaster. Multiple suspicious bulk orders are being directed to a logistics center in Okayama Prefecture, with purchasers targeting academic and cultural titles including philosophy, history, medici

According to Federal Reserve officials, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield surged to 5.12% on September 23, marking its highest level since 2007, while the 30-year yield reached 5.44%. New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on September 24 that further rate hikes may be needed by year-end to combat inflation, echoing similar comments from Federal Reserve Board member Michael Barr. The yield spike comes as oil prices rise and business activity data exceed expectations, intensifying ma

According to ChainCatcher, the privacy coin sector's market cap increased by $24.54 billion over the past five months, rising from $11.97 billion to $36.51 billion—a gain of 205%. Zcash (ZEC) contributed $20.27 billion of the increase, while Monero (XMR) added $4.33 billion. During the same period, ZEC surged from $319 to $1,507 per token, a 372% increase, while XMR rose from $330 to $555, up 68%. The surge was aided by regulatory clarity: in January, the SEC concluded its investigation of the Z

Ando, a new team messaging platform co-founded by Sara Du, announced on Thursday it has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from Accel, Index Ventures, and Emergence. The platform is designed as a full replacement for Slack or Teams, enabling AI agents to participate as natural collaborators alongside human workers. Unlike traditional messaging apps where agents are treated as tools, Ando gives agents their own identities, inboxes, and the ability to join conversations, browse channe

According to Stocktwits, BlackBerry reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday morning with earnings per share of $0.07, beating Wall Street's forecast of $0.04, and revenue of $163.3 million, exceeding the consensus estimate of $145 million by over 12%. The company raised its fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to $616 million to $636 million. QNX, BlackBerry's automotive software division, posted record quarterly revenue of $80.3 million, up 27% year over year. The company also announced that Coret

WTI crude oil expanded its intraday gains to 2.00%, trading at $93.96 per barrel on September 24.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), American natural gas inventories increased by 53 billion cubic feet last week, surpassing analyst expectations of 50.73 billion cubic feet. The weekly increase of 1.61% brought total inventories to 3.35 trillion cubic feet.

According to Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, Robinhood has chosen Ethereum as infrastructure on September 24, prioritizing security and liquidity over low transaction fees. Lee stated that Ethereum's value proposition is evolving beyond transaction fee generation, and ETH is increasingly becoming a store-of-value asset.

According to its official announcement, CertiK has joined LF Decentralized Trust (LFDT), expanding its involvement in open-source infrastructure for decentralized systems across finance, banking, supply chains, healthcare, and telecommunications. The blockchain security company plans to participate in LFDT projects and working groups, contributing expertise in security research, formal verification, and auditing to integrate security considerations earlier in the development cycle of enterprise

According to the Cardano Foundation, Cardano Native Tokens (CNTs) support is now available on Fireblocks, a major digital asset custody and transfer platform used by exchanges, banks, and fintech firms. Institutions using Fireblocks can now custody, send, and receive CNTs using the same policy controls they already apply to other supported assets, eliminating the need for separate compliance or operational workflows. Emurgo, Pentad, and Iagon assisted in the integration process, per the Cardano

According to EIA data, U.S. natural gas inventory rose 530 billion cubic feet for the week ending September 18, compared with 440 billion cubic feet in the prior week.

According to The New York Times, GoDaddy received acquisition interest from Gen Digital, with talks currently in an early stage.

According to its official announcement, Binance Wallet has launched a yield-earning feature that allows users to earn rewards by simply holding U, USDe, or USDS stablecoins—no staking, locking, or smart contract interaction required. Users can trade, swap, or withdraw their assets at any time.

According to OKX, ONDO broke through 0.51 USDT, trading at 0.5008 USDT with a 24-hour gain of 20.97%.