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According to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism, the country received 12.8 million tourists from January to September 2026.

According to company statements, the United States will invest several hundred million dollars in Niger's uranium mining sector. The investment signals a renewed U.S. focus on the country's natural resources following the departure of American military forces several years prior.

According to Brazilian officials, President Lula will announce an increase in the 'Family Aid Plan' minimum benefit to 690 reais. The adjustment will result in a fiscal impact of 5.8 billion reais in 2026 and 22 billion reais in 2027.

On September 17, the Nasdaq rose 1.5%, the S&P 500 gained 1.2%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged nearly 3%. Intel climbed about 5%, Qualcomm gained 3%, and ASML rose 2%. Memory chip stocks broadly advanced, with SK Hynix up 5%, Micron up 4%, and Western Digital up 2%. Optical communication stocks rallied, including Marvell Technology up 5%, Coherent and Credo both up 4%, and Corning up 5%. Generac surged about 31% after Amazon secured warrants to purchase up to $340 million of Gen

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, over the past 24 hours, $369 million in positions were liquidated globally, with long positions accounting for $143 million and short positions for $227 million.

According to China's Maritime Safety Administration, Huludao Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning on September 17. Military exercises will be conducted in parts of the Bohai Sea on September 18 from 2 a.m. to 4 p.m., and vessels are prohibited from entering the affected waters. The warning was released via the official website of China Maritime Bureau.

According to its announcement, Standard Chartered has appointed LMAX as the first digital asset custody client on its Luxembourg platform following the bank's authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework in June 2026. The custody mandate expands Standard Chartered and LMAX's partnership to include regulated safekeeping routes in Luxembourg and the Dubai International Financial Centre, building on their digital asset prime brokerage collaboration that began in July

According to SEC Chair Atkins' statement on September 17, the innovation exemption for tokenized NMS stocks requires either the issuer itself, someone acting on its behalf, or an unaffiliated third party to perform tokenization; synthetic securities are excluded from the exemption. The exemption takes effect on September 17, 2026 and expires on September 17, 2031, lasting five years. According to The Block, the current tokenized stock market is worth nearly $3 billion, with most products being t

Bottomline has launched Global Pay Connect, a new payment connectivity platform powered by Chainlink and targeting over 600 financial institutions. The platform enables banks to connect to onchain payment rails while maintaining compatibility with existing Swift network standards, eliminating the need for extensive replatforming. According to a Chainlink-sourced announcement, the initiative aims to streamline cross-border payments and reduce operational complexity in the financial sector.

According to Solana's official account, the blockchain platform recently reported that its on-chain trading volume is 12.6 times greater than that of traditional stock exchanges. This metric highlights a significant shift in trading activity towards decentralized platforms.

According to Fukui Prefecture government, on September 17, Kansai Electric Power Company manually shut down Reactor 3 at Mihama Nuclear Power Station in Fukui Prefecture after water droplets were discovered near secondary circuit pipes containing no radioactive material. The reactor had just restarted on September 12 following a steam leak from a high-pressure turbine cover in May.

According to Ethlabs, the Ethereum community is advancing the "Quick Slots" proposal (EIP-8198) to reduce Layer 1 block time from 12 seconds to 10 seconds in an initial phase, with plans for further reductions based on network conditions. The proposal would remove client assumptions tied to fixed 12-second block times through a one-time restructuring. DefiLlama, Doppler, Derive, Ondo, Railgun, Lido, Ethena, and infrastructure teams including Flashbots and Titan Builder support the change, citing

According to Iran's Oil Minister Paknezhad, the Setareh Mehr refinery in the Persian Gulf region will begin operations by the end of 2026, supporting production of gasoline, diesel, and other essential fuels as diesel imports have halted.

According to PANews, on September 17, Arc blockchain now integrated with Binance Wallet DeFi. Users can provide liquidity to designated liquidity pools on Arc through the Binance App and manage LP positions directly within the wallet.

According to EU-Startups, German real estate tech startup syte has completed a €9 million Series A funding round to expand its AI-powered land and property analysis platform across Europe. amberra led the round, with NRW.BANK participating as a new investor.

According to @0xPolygon, Stable.com integrated Polygon's OMS today, enabling users to transfer USDT and PYUSD directly to bank accounts across a network spanning 180 countries. The integration enhances accessibility for stablecoin transfers globally, allowing seamless conversion from digital wallets to fiat banking systems.

TRON and Ethena announced on Sept. 11, 2026 that USDe and sUSDe are now live on the TRON network, allowing users to bridge and transfer both digital dollar assets across the blockchain. Users can access the assets through Stargate Finance, with USDe and sUSDe integrated into TRON's core DeFi ecosystem. Support from JustLend DAO and SUN.io is expected to roll out over the coming weeks, with further adoption across wallets, exchanges, and payment applications to follow. The integration marks anoth

According to Jin10 data, U.S. housing starts fell 2.6% in August to an annualized 128,000 units, marking one of the weakest levels since the pandemic. Multifamily housing starts dropped sharply by nearly 22% to an annualized 35,700 units, while single-family starts rose 7.6% to 91,800 units, the fastest pace since March, driven by growth in western and midwestern regions. Despite the single-family increase, the housing market faces headwinds from rising mortgage rates and affordability constrain

According to ChainCatcher, Tesla's team arrived in Ningbo on September 16 and launched factory audits on September 17 for robot production business. The audits aim to verify production consistency and exclusivity for Optimus robots, with plans to roll out approximately 50,000 units in 2026.

According to China Unionpay, transaction volumes and amounts through its network for inbound mobile payments in 2026 have increased 70% and 40% year-over-year, respectively, capturing over 70% of the overall market share. The company has expanded support for overseas wallets and foreign bank cards in mainland markets, with services covering over 200 countries and regions, including 16 major foreign wallet platforms and 11 Asia-Pacific markets.