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According to the International Organization for Migration, over 112,000 people have been displaced in Yemen as ongoing fighting continues to deteriorate the humanitarian situation, the organization said on September 18. Thousands more have been forced to flee across the Bab el-Mandeb strait to Djibouti seeking asylum, according to the UN agency.

According to its official announcement, ZKsync has made Prividium's permissioning engine open source, allowing users to run, inspect, and modify the engine in their own environments. The Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, is already leveraging this technology, signaling growing institutional interest in transparency and security within financial systems.

In a recent Bankless interview, Circle Chief Product and Technology Officer Nikhil Chandhok discussed security concerns surrounding USDC, emphasizing the complexities of blockchain transaction rollbacks. Chandhok noted that if an attack exploited a lending protocol like Aave, the decision to reverse transactions would be significantly complicated by blockchain immutability. The Arc protocol, which underpins USDC transactions, is supported by over 20 validators, underscoring its role as public fi

According to Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal, 100 million POL tokens are prepared for permanent destruction. The burn contract has been deployed on testnet and awaits security committee approval before mainnet launch. Following the initial one-time burn, destruction will transition to a quarterly model triggered by any community user.

According to Jubo Information, China's LNG market saw prices rally this week (Sept 19) amid production constraints and feedstock competition. Of 133 domestic LNG plants, only 70 remain operational, bringing the overall operating rate to 47%. Market sentiment strengthened with multiple price supportive factors; facilities in several regions raised quotations, though downstream demand remained subdued as buyers grew cautious. In the petroleum coke market, prices fluctuated upward with improved tra

According to Politico, Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX AI, and Google have been sued for publicly calling to slow down artificial intelligence development.

According to EU Commission spokesperson Ulysse Uivari, Canada expressed interest on September 18 in joining the European Union's €90 billion loan program for Ukraine. The two sides are currently negotiating technical details of the arrangement.

According to Crypto in America, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Clear Act this week with a 49-50 vote, with Democrats voting against the crypto market structure bill and three Republican senators (Collins, Hawley, Moran) joining the opposition. Following the bill's defeat, regulatory focus has shifted to federal agencies: the SEC issued innovation exemptions allowing limited on-chain trading of tokenized U.S. stocks, while the CFTC released a no-action letter for passive software providers

According to PANews, on Sept 19, Linera founder Mathieu Baudet announced the project's immediate shutdown due to unmet fundraising targets. Token sales on Sonar platform garnered approximately $900,000 in commitments but fell short of the minimum required to complete the sale. All investor commitments have been fully refunded. The LNRA community round had pledged 848,300 USDC, missing the 1.5 million USDC minimum threshold. The team also attempted to secure emergency funding to sustain operation

According to Radix Foundation, attackers exploited a previously unknown Radix Engine vulnerability to withdraw assets from third-party vaults without authorization, then transferred them cross-chain to Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana before selling. Affected assets include ETH, WBTC, USDT, USDC, BNB, and SOL. About three hours after the exploit, Radix validators responded by taking sufficient staking nodes offline to prevent network consensus, halting further exploitation. Radix stated the vulne

According to on-chain analyst Yujin, a whale transferred 21,200 ETH to Bitfinex, valued at approximately $55.93 million. The whale had accumulated 112,100 ETH three years ago when purchasing from Bitfinex at around $2,030 per ETH, representing an initial investment of $227 million. The latest transfer realizes a cumulative profit of $66.45 million over the three-year holding period.

According to China's Ministry of Commerce, Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to the United States from September 19-23 to hold economic and trade consultations with the American side. Both parties will discuss issues of mutual concern based on consensus reached by the two countries' leaders.

According to ChainCatcher, DRV surged 300% in 10 minutes on Upbit today, touching 1,600 Korean won (approximately $1.15), before subsequently retreating. The spike was monitored by MLM.

According to Reuters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will present artificial intelligence and international security issues to the UN Security Council next week during the UN General Assembly in New York. The Security Council is scheduled to hold an open meeting on AI and international security on Wednesday. OpenAI's spokesperson stated that Altman's remarks will focus on the measures OpenAI has taken to ensure AI safety and benefit the global population, as well as the necessity of promoting internation

According to the Korean Central News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected defense industry sectors between September 16 and 18, reviewing production operations at key military enterprises. During the visit, Kim stated that building strong artillery forces is fundamental to deterring war and executing war plans, noting that recent achievements in military modernization represent significant changes to the composition, capabilities, and war response strategies of North Korea's armed f

According to BlockBeats, on September 19, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) surged approximately 1.1% this week, recording its best weekly performance in three months, after the Federal Reserve signaled further interest rate increases. The dollar's strength was driven by robust U.S. economic growth and the Fed's inflation-fighting stance following the rate hike. On Friday, DXY broke above its 200-day moving average, a key technical level. JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, and Brown Brothers Harriman

According to the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey released on Sept. 19, investor sentiment fell to its lowest level since 2025, with 53.3% of respondents bearish and only 28.8% bullish—the lowest bullish reading in a year. The gap between bullish and bearish sentiment dropped to -24.5%, described as "exceptionally low" by AAII Vice Chair Charles Rotblut. The survey also showed that over half of respondents held cash allocations above normal levels, with 19.1% reporting

The U.S. State Department announced approval for a $2.68 billion foreign military equipment sale to Ukraine to support air defense development and upgrades.

GRIN surged 11.53% in the past hour, now trading at $0.013526. Despite the sharp one-hour gain, the token declined 9.76% over the last 24 hours, reflecting broader market volatility. Market cap stands at $2,966,542 with 24-hour trading volume at $37,469.

According to ChainCatcher citing RootData, on September 19, following the SEC's announcement of innovation exemptions for tokenized securities venues (TSV), multiple crypto assets surged. UNI led the rally with a 33.8% gain in 24 hours, while ARB rose 24.96% and Backpack (BP) climbed 20.49%. Other notable gainers included ONDO up 9.61% and JUP up 12.74%. On the traditional finance side, Securitize (SECZ) gained 14.93%, while Bullish (BLSH) rose 8.82%. The SEC announced temporary, conditional exe