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According to Bloomberg, CoreWeave, a US-based cloud provider for AI computing, launched a $3 billion convertible bond offering due in 2033 on September 17. The company also established an at-the-market program to sell up to 35 million shares over time. Proceeds will support general corporate purposes and derivative agreements related to the transaction, with an additional $500 million available if the upsize option is exercised. The offering follows CoreWeave's July leveraged loan of $2.6 billio

According to UAnalyze, on September 18, Generac Holdings (GNRC-US) disclosed a $2.4 billion agreement with Amazon (AMZN-US) to supply generators for Amazon's data centers, driving Generac's stock up 18% intraday—the best performer on the S&P 500 that day. Amazon shares rose 2.1% in tandem. The deal reflects growing demand for backup power equipment as tech companies scale AI computing infrastructure.

According to PANews, Figure released its new-generation Helix 2.5 neural network on September 18. The company deployed robots to 30 previously unseen homes in San Francisco Bay Area and successfully completed household tasks including organizing living rooms, folding towels, and making beds without collecting local data, fine-tuning, or environmental adaptation. Zero-shot task completion success rate improved from 9% using untrained models to 56% with Helix 2.5, using only half the task-specific

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will receive Sheikh Khaldoon bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Chairman, at the Blue House today (September 18).

According to Odaily, Robinhood ecosystem Meme coin WALLET plunged to a low of $3.08 million in market cap early today (September 18), currently trading at $15.56 million, according to GMGN market data.

According to Bernstein analyst Madison Rezaei, CoreWeave (NAS: CRWV) is among the most vulnerable AI infrastructure stocks to AI slowdown concerns. On September 18, the stock fell 4.16% to $79.88. Rezaei noted that CoreWeave's AI training business is concentrated in rural areas, where 70% of the industry's 488GW pipeline is located. If AI model training pace slows, demand for rural data center capacity could decline significantly, despite the company's backlog being primarily composed of binding

According to Yonhapinfomax, President Lee Jae-myung met with Abu Dhabi Administrative Affairs Director Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak on September 18 to discuss strategic economic cooperation between South Korea and the UAE in defense, AI, and nuclear energy. The meeting follows Lee's state visit to the UAE last November, during which both nations agreed to expand collaboration across four core sectors: defense and aerospace, investment, nuclear energy and power, and emerging technologies including

According to OKX market data, UNI reached $7.93 yesterday, up over 14% in 24 hours, following the U.S. SEC's approval of an innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading. The exemption provides a five-year trial framework for qualified tokenized securities trading venues. Other related tokens also rallied: ONDO hit $0.3792, up over 7%, and BP reached $0.55, up nearly 14% in the same period.

According to Chainalysis, blockchain 'dead drop' attacks used to store malicious payloads in on-chain transactions and smart contracts surged approximately 420% over the past 12 months as of Q2 2026, with daily malicious writes increasing from 2.06 to 11.1. Over 15 active campaigns have been identified across five major blockchains. State-backed actors account for roughly two-thirds of new activities, including North Korean UNC5342, which has targeted crypto developers through fake job postings

According to SoSoValue data cited by PANews, HYPE spot ETFs saw combined net inflows of $4.2521 million on September 17. 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (THYP) led with $2.3955 million in single-day inflows and cumulative inflows of $52.6894 million to date. Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) followed with $1.8566 million in daily inflows and total historical inflows of $144 million. Total HYPE spot ETF assets under management reached $444 million, with cumulative historical net inflows of $332 million.

According to The Block, HIP-3 markets on Hyperliquid accounted for nearly 50% of the platform's perpetual trading volume by summer 2026, up from around 2% at the start of the year. TradeXYZ's stock market segment, including Nasdaq 100 index and individual stock contracts, led activity in HIP-3 markets.

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $5.1534 million on Sept 17 (U.S. Eastern Time). 21Shares XRP ETF (TOXR) led with $3.7806 million in daily net outflows, followed by Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) with $1.3728 million. As of press time, the total assets under management for XRP spot ETFs stood at $1.394 billion.

According to ChainCatcher citing Coinbase Markets data, Bitcoin and Ethereum options positions shifted this week. Bitcoin options show open interest valued at approximately $1.73 billion with a maximum pain level of $75,000. The put-to-call ratio rose to 0.78 from 0.61, signaling more balanced positioning while still favoring call options. Ethereum options with open interest of $3.62 billion show a more pronounced reversal: the put-to-call ratio fell to 0.49, with call options now exceeding put

According to Perplexity's blog, the company's Computer product today added an 'effort' slider allowing users to choose between Light, Standard, High, and Ultra levels, each controlling the reasoning depth of the orchestrating model that delegates tasks to helper agents. The feature is now live on web, with Android and iOS versions coming soon. Credit point consumption varies by actual workload, with lower effort levels consuming fewer points.

According to CoinDesk, Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman died intestate in May, triggering legal disputes over his controlling stake and substantial ONDO token holdings now inherited by his parents. His mother, Kathleen Allman, sued interim CEO Ian De Bode, alleging he pushed through an approximately $11 million compensation and token incentive package within a week of Allman's death to seize company control. Meanwhile, Allman's half-sister Lani Clinton and investor David Chen filed for limited

According to Adam Aron on X, AMC Entertainment's CEO endorsed SEC Chair Paul Atkins' tokenized stock policy framework announced today (Sept 18), highlighting three core principles: investor protection, prohibition on synthetic assets, and issuers' right to object to tokenization. Aron stated that compliant tokenized stocks must retain full voting and dividend rights, and companies should have authority to block tokenization. He called on Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev to apply the same standard

According to official announcement on Sept. 18, Across Protocol has transitioned to a new entity, Across, Inc. (AcrossCo). All ACX tokens will be deprecated after Jan. 8, 2027, losing governance, utility, and economic functions. Token holders can exchange through exchange.across.to before the deadline at a valuation of $0.04375 per token: either for AcrossCo equity on a 1:1 basis (first-come basis, minimum 250,000 ACX, subject to KYC and qualified investor requirements for U.S. applicants) or eq

According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, the company on Thursday (Sept 17) expects chip sales to double over the next 12 months as artificial intelligence continues to accelerate adoption across different industries. The outlook boosted Nvidia shares 2.8% intraday on Thursday, reversing last week's decline and extending year-to-date gains to approximately 17%.

According to ChainCatcher, on-chain yield operating system Concrete announced today the launch of Concrete Foundation, a governance and treasury entity, along with its native governance and configuration token CT. CT is a fixed-supply ERC-20 token on Ethereum with a total of 1 billion units and no inflation mechanism. Token holders who lock or stake CT can participate in protocol governance and access configuration features under applicable rules, including decisions on strategy approvals, colla

On September 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a limited temporary trading channel for tokenized U.S. equities on public exchanges. The channel, though not a formal regulatory rule change, will remain effective for five years. Securitize Corp. (SECZ) closed up 14.93% at $8.93, marking its highest settlement since July 6.