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On Monday (September 21), spot gold fell 0.84% to $4,341.89 per ounce at the close of New York trading, hitting an intraday low of $4,322.83. Spot silver declined 0.35% to $66.0265 per ounce. COMEX copper futures rose 1.34% to $6.7815 per pound, posting a cumulative gain of 5.89% over the last five trading days.

On September 21, Bitcoin broke through the $82,000 resistance level and reached $86,000, triggering the liquidation of $750 million in short positions. Analysts remain optimistic about a potential move to $90,000, though traders cautioned against elevated leverage and the lack of underlying spot demand support.

According to Onchain Lens, FalconX transferred 533,250 HYPE tokens worth approximately $50 million between its own wallets within minutes on September 21.

According to ChainCatcher, Kraken co-CEO David Ripley stated in June 2025 that Europe has adopted a more pragmatic approach to crypto regulation through its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), providing market clarity. In contrast, the U.S. regulatory environment remains adversarial, with the CLARITY Act progressing slowly over years. Ripley warned that delayed crypto legislation could cede financial innovation leadership to the EU. Kraken obtained its MiCA license from the Central Bank

According to the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia's central bank SAMA withdrew from mBridge on May 13, 2025 after completing a proof of concept. SAMA had joined the cross-border digital currency project as a full participant in June 2024 and ended participation as planned, according to a statement from the central bank. mBridge, established in 2021 by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub and the central banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, enables parti

According to Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen, over the past two weeks, the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of Japan have all raised rates, marking the start of synchronized global monetary tightening. However, the market may be underestimating how high and how long the final rate cycle will go. Deutsche Bank cited four factors: ongoing commodity pressure with Brent crude around $100 per barrel, heightened central bank inflation sensitivity following past shocks, loose finan

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, Bitcoin ETF holders returned to profitability on Monday morning for the first time since January 2026. The gain was driven by Bitcoin breaking through $86,000, with intraday highs reaching $86,800. The average cost basis for ETF investors stands at approximately $81,700. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs managed by BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, and Morgan Stanley recorded net inflows of over $6 million last week, with investors injecting approximately $5

According to CNBC, on Monday OpenAI released a set of proposals for safety and security in frontier artificial intelligence development, with heavy focus on alignment research and recursive self-improvement (RSI). The company stated that "alignment research must keep pace with these capabilities so that systems remain aligned with human values and under human control." OpenAI called for international cooperation to develop frontier standards and recommended building on existing AI safety institu

According to the FAA, Newark Airport's ground stop has been extended to 5:45 PM ET on September 21.

According to CME, gold futures fell 0.97% to $4,382.10 per troy ounce on Sept 21 (2:31 p.m. ET), as risk appetite strengthened across financial markets. The December gold contract (GCZ6) dropped $42.80 from the previous close of $4,424.90. U.S. equities surged on optimism over potential U.S.-Iran negotiations at the UN General Assembly, with Nasdaq up 2.10% and the S&P 500 advancing 1.42%. Crude oil also declined 4.7%, trading near $95/barrel for October delivery. As safe-haven demand weakened a

According to Jin10, the Fear & Greed Index for the U.S. stock market was released after market close on Monday, September 21, 2026. The index, a widely-followed sentiment indicator measuring market psychology on a scale from extreme fear to extreme greed, provides real-time assessment of investor sentiment in the financial markets.

According to a UK High Court complaint filed September 17, X sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa for allegedly operating a coordinated bot network that stole at least $278,000 from its Creator Revenue Sharing program. Six accounts, including @Vivek4real, @saylordocs, and @TrendingBitcoin, allegedly posted identical Bitcoin content seconds apart and used Stripe accounts registered under mismatched names to collect payouts between 2023 and 2026. X suspended the nine accounts on August 18 and s

According to OpenAI, on Monday, the company formed an independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, to advise on its mathematical research. The group, called The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, aims to give mathematicians input into OpenAI's math-oriented work. OpenAI claims its internal AI model has resolved more than 100 open problems across most areas of mathematics. The advisory group will assess the significance of new res

According to IRNA, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a senior delegation arrived in New York on Monday (September 22) to attend the 81st UN General Assembly. Araghchi made a brief stopover in Doha en route, where the delegation held consultations with Qatari officials on regional developments.

According to NYSE data reported by Yonhapinfomax, U.S. stock indexes surged on September 21 as risk appetite strengthened amid expectations of direct talks between the U.S. and Iran at the ongoing UN General Assembly in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 366.19 points (0.71%) at 52,048.83, the S&P 500 rose 114.20 points (1.49%) to 7,764.70, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 599.55 points (2.26%) to 27,122.09. Oil prices fell sharply and U.S. Treasury yields declined on the negoti

According to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's office, on September 21, Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to suspend all pending data center permit applications until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) complete their audits. Abbott stated in a statement that data centers must cover their own costs to protect the state's power grid and water resources, and must pass ERCOT and TWDB audits before TCEQ will issue a

On Monday (September 21), U.S. sector ETFs showed mixed performance, with semiconductor ETF surging 4.02%, internet stocks ETF rising 3.02%, and global tech ETF gaining 2.97%. Technology sector ETF climbed 2.89% while discretionary consumer ETF advanced 1.3%. Energy sector ETF fell 2.3%, followed by regional bank ETF declining 0.48%, and consumer staples ETF dropping 0.41%.

According to Bloomberg, the EV Price Total Return Index rose 0.25% to 3,265.91 on Monday, Sept 21, as Asia-Pacific and U.S. equity markets both displayed V-shaped trading patterns.

The Nasdaq-100 index gained 2.8% today, with semiconductor and tech stocks leading the rally. Arm Holdings surged 17.5%, while ALAB rose 12.8%, Intel climbed 12.5%, Meta advanced approximately 12%, Western Digital gained 10.7%, and AMD increased roughly 10%. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, with the telecommunications sector up 4.2% and technology up 2.4%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 4.3%, while the storage chip index gained 2%.

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose approximately 0.8% as of today's close. Among hot China-listed stocks, Century Internet gained 10.5%, Vantage Data Centers increased 4.6%, Kingsoft Cloud rose 3.5%, Canadian Solar climbed 3%, Baidu added 2.7%, and Alibaba advanced 2.4%. In ETF trading, CQQQ rose 1.9% and KWEB gained 1.6%.