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According to ChainCatcher, Polymarket's Vice President of Engineering announced today that Polymarket Perps is now live and available to all users. Built from scratch in Rust, the new exchange is designed for both retail and professional traders and supports SDK integration for seamless onboarding. The team is welcoming product feedback from the community.

According to BlockBeats citing BIT data, Strategy (MSTR) gained 48% over the past month as of September 20, becoming the top-performing stock among Nasdaq-100 constituents.

According to PANews, Michael Saylor argued on September 20 that the digital asset industry should prioritize broad adoption and product development under existing regulatory frameworks rather than accept restrictions in the latest CLARITY Act compromise. Saylor urged the industry to use the next two years to develop lower-cost, more accessible financial products including Bitcoin custody services, tokenized stocks, stablecoin payments, and exchange services to build public support through millio

BFC surged 12.5% in 60 minutes to $0.030127 earlier today, according to market data. The token climbed from a one-hour low of $0.026779, reflecting heightened trading activity. Over the past 24 hours, BFC rose 13.81% with trading volume of $3,374,623. The token's market cap now stands at $37,587,705, with a daily high of $0.030127 and low of $0.026334.

According to data from Korea Exchange submitted to assemblyman Park Sung-hoon's office on September 20, 68% of stocks designated under the market alert system fell within 20 trading days over the past five years. The exchange designated 1,548 stocks as requiring investment caution or investment warning from 2022 through August 2026, comprising 1,429 caution designations and 119 high-risk designations. Among cases with steeper declines, 636 fell more than 20% and 398 dropped over 30%. Stocks in t

According to ChainCatcher, in remarks at a Beijing economic forum, Huang Yiping (professor at Peking University and monetary policy committee member at the People's Bank of China) stated that artificial intelligence deployment may exacerbate China's structural imbalance between strong supply and weak demand. He warned that as AI becomes more widely deployed and innovation accelerates, the contradiction between total supply and demand could persist for an extended period. Huang also recommended t

According to Aave governance proposal, Aave Labs proposed a V4 isolated market structure that would enable institutions to borrow on-chain without moving Bitcoin out of regulated custody. Under the design, Bitcoin would remain held at Anchorage Digital Bank while an on-chain Custodied Collateral Token represents the collateral position in Aave. Chainlink's CustodySync infrastructure would synchronize custody data with the lending contract, minting and burning the token as the custodied balance c

According to Spanish government sources, approximately 10,000 migrants remain stranded in Ceuta, Spain's enclave in North Africa, as of September 18, with some housed in government-provided facilities while others are living homeless in mountain and beach areas. Local authorities in Ceuta estimate the number at around 13,000. The migration crisis intensified in late July when large numbers of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, marking Spain's most severe border migration crisis in recent years

According to Onchain Lens, trader Icy9999 has completed 632 trades on Hyperliquid over the past 30 days with an 82.86% win rate and cumulative trading volume of $135.93 million, generating total profits of $281,300. The trader currently holds short positions in ZEC, USELESS, and PONS, all of which are in unrealized gains.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale withdrew 2.25 million PONS from Binance earlier today and subsequently sold the tokens, converting them into approximately $1.29 million worth of USDG and ETH.

According to Elon Musk on social platform X, artificial intelligence could potentially double U.S. economic growth rate from approximately 2% to 4% or higher next year. Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok estimated that from 2027 to 2029, U.S. AI-related capital expenditures may reach around 3% of GDP annually. Moody's analysts forecast that U.S. tech companies are expected to invest nearly $1 trillion in chips and data centers by 2027.

According to Apple, the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max officially launched on September 18 (Friday), marking the first device released under newly appointed CEO John Ternus. The launch occurs amid a global shortage in memory and storage devices, presenting a key challenge for the company. Despite a $100 price increase, initial demand remains strong for the new models.

According to Gaza's Health Ministry and Shifa Hospital, the Israeli military conducted airstrikes on Gaza City and areas surrounding Jabalia refugee camp on September 19, killing 2 Palestinians. The strikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has not commented on the operation as of reporting.

According to blockchain security firm SlowMist, the same attacker exploited both Fetch.ai and NuNet on September 20, resulting in approximately $2 million in combined cryptocurrency losses. Fetch.ai lost 8.7 million FET tokens (roughly $1.53 million), while NuNet suffered the minting of 408.5 million NTX tokens (approximately $462,700). NTX prices subsequently fell about 65% following the incident. As of now, the attacker has converted the stolen funds into 546.36 ETH, valued at approximately $1

According to Korea Exchange data, SFA Semiconductor shares rallied 22.87% between September 11-17, climbing from 7,040 Korean won to 8,650 won, as investor expectations grew for increased outsourcing volumes from Samsung Electronics' expanded DDR5 production. The gains far outpaced the Kosdaq index, which moved essentially flat over the same period. Hana Securities projects SFA Semiconductor's 2027 revenue to reach 169.2 billion Korean won, approximately 4.8 times higher than last year, driven p

According to Koscom ETF Check, South Korean crude oil-tracking exchange-traded funds dominated top gainers over the past month as of September 18. KODEX WTI Crude Oil Futures (H) and TIGER Crude Oil Futures Enhanced (H) rose 16.97% and 16.95% respectively, as WTI crude oil prices surged above $100 per barrel to $101.09 on September 17, according to Investing.com. The surge stems from prolonged Middle East tensions. Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb caused by U.S.-Iran conflic

According to financial industry sources, three South Korean brokerages—Meritz Securities, Samsung Securities, and LS Securities—cut their Hyundai Motor price targets this month. The average consensus target price for Hyundai Motor fell to 66.7M won from a previous high of 90M won, as the automaker's stock declined 53% from its June peak of 783K won. Meritz Securities lowered its target from 770K to 680K won on September 18, citing persistent sales performance deterioration and unfavorable market

According to Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy founder, the SEC provided conditional relief for on-chain trading of certain tokenized stocks on September 17, while the CFTC chair committed to using existing authority to support digital asset innovation. Saylor stated that broad product adoption and deployment provides stronger protection for the digital asset industry than accepting regulatory compromises that impose restrictions. He aims to scale useful products through 2027–2028, converting tempor

According to U.S. military, on Saturday, Sept. 19, U.S. armed forces struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea suspected of involvement in drug trafficking, killing four people.

According to CCTV International News, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei stated on the evening of September 19 that Iran has presented the U.S. government with 7 conditions required for any negotiations. The conditions include the U.S. ending all military actions against Iran, unfreezing frozen Iranian assets, and lifting the naval blockade.