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According to ChainCatcher, payment company Block announced today the integration of Bitcoin's Lightning Network into the x402 payment standard. The x402 protocol allows servers to return HTTP 402 payment requests with Lightning invoices and payment preimages for verification and data unlocking. Steve Lee, head of Block's open-source Bitcoin development division Spiral, stated the integration targets instant, low-cost micropayment scenarios. Block has not disclosed timelines for adoption in Cash

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal stated during a United Nations General Assembly address that Gulf region security is inseparable from the region's and global security. He emphasized that efforts to restore regional security must not be based on hegemony or pressure, and stressed that restoring global supply chains is a shared responsibility.

According to Odaily, the U.S. Senate last week failed to advance the Clarity Act in a procedural vote with 49 votes in favor and 50 opposed, falling short of the required 60-vote threshold. Negotiations on the market structure bill stalled over ethics clauses tied to Trump's crypto ventures. The SEC subsequently introduced an "innovation exemption" for digital assets, allowing qualified platforms to trade on-chain tokenized U.S. stocks without registering as national securities exchanges. The CF

According to President Trump at the White House today (September 26), the U.S. rejected Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump stated, "They made a proposal, but I am rejecting it." Iran had conditioned the strait's reopening on the U.S. unfreezing at least $12 billion in Iranian overseas assets, lifting sanctions on Iranian oil exports, and ending naval blockade measures. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said these conditions would enable the strait to

According to CNBC, at Meta's annual Connect conference on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled plans to expand Muse, the company's personal AI agent, across hardware and Family of Apps. Muse has topped app charts since launching earlier this month. Meta plans to monetize through paid subscriptions and transaction fees, with new partnerships including Walmart, Best Buy, Gap and Shopify. Meta shares rose 13% this week and now approach a $2 trillion market cap.

According to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Russia has launched an initiative aimed at achieving peace in the Persian Gulf and resolving the Hormuz Strait crisis on September 26.

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Europe is doing everything possible to obstruct peace negotiations that interest the Trump administration.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the United States to lift its economic embargo and trade restrictions on Cuba, according to his recent statement. Lavrov's remarks underscore Russia's continued diplomatic opposition to US sanctions policies.

According to an Israel Defense Force statement issued on September 26, the Israeli military conducted an airstrike targeting a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon earlier that day. The IDF said the facility contained weapons previously used to attack Israeli soldiers operating in designated security zones. The military stated the strike aimed to eliminate an "immediate threat" and warned that any hostile action originating from Lebanese territory targeting Israeli civilians or

According to ChainCatcher, Morpho's official X account posted a message earlier today questioning the viability of its curator business model, stating that most curators cannot sustain operations solely through vault fees and rely on private distribution agreements. The post was subsequently deleted. Morpho CEO Paul Frambot attributed the post to a third-party AI marketing tool. Aave founder Stani Kulechov commented that the message represented the most pessimistic outlook on MORPHO token holder

According to PANews, on September 26, Mahjong Big Brother (Huang Licheng) posted on the X platform 'ETH love you 3000', seemingly signaling expectations for Ethereum to reach the $3,000 price target. The phrase appears to reference the iconic line 'I love you 3000' from the film Avengers: Endgame.

According to CoinGlass data, Coinbase's Bitcoin premium index recorded negative values for four consecutive days on September 26, with the latest reading at -0.0082%. The index, which measures the price difference between Coinbase Pro and Binance, indicates weakened buying pressure in the U.S. market.

NEAR Protocol jumped roughly 26% over the past week, trading near $4.90-$5.00 on Sept. 24 as the SEC declared Bitwise's proposed NEAR ETF registration statement effective. Bitwise also filed Form 8-A to register the ETF's shares for exchange trading, and NYSE Arca approved the fund's application to list. The proposed ticker is NRR. According to SEC filings, the registration became effective on Sept. 24, moving the ETF materially closer to trading, though the asset is not yet actively trading.

According to ChainCatcher, a young couple in Solihull was attacked by masked assailants in December 2025 and forced to transfer substantial assets to the perpetrators' cryptocurrency wallet. The male victim sustained serious injuries, while his pregnant partner was threatened with a knife. Multiple high-value watches were also stolen. West Midlands Police considers this a premeditated, targeted attack. The independent charity Crimestoppers is now offering a reward of up to 10,000 GBP for informa

According to Rep. Sung Jong-wook of the People Power Party, the Bank of Korea established a dedicated unit on September 26 to design the tokenization of government bonds and financial assets based on its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The new Asset Tokenization Division, with a staff of three, was created under the CBDC Office to plan and research policies for issuing and trading government bonds in digital token form. Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song previously emphasized the necess

According to Defillama, in the past 24 hours on September 26, Pump.fun generated $1.96 million in protocol revenue, surpassing Hyperliquid's $1.86 million. The platform ranked third overall, behind Tether ($17.55M) and Circle ($7.35M).

According to Nate Geraci from The ETF Institute, Bitcoin spot ETFs have accumulated net inflows of $5.3 billion since the U.S. Treasury signaled increased long-term bond repurchases. Last week alone saw net inflows of $2.4 billion, with a single-day inflow of $1 billion on Monday, marking the ninth-largest daily inflow on record. The year-to-date inflow reverses a $5.7 billion net outflow recorded in July.

Microsoft stock rose 3.7% on Friday after unveiling a major Copilot overhaul, even as the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.23%, its highest level since 2007. The company introduced three capabilities: Home, Code, and Autopilot, with Autopilot designed as a persistent AI agent. Despite elevated Treasury yields typically pressuring tech valuations, investors appear willing to overlook the discount-rate headwind when the AI growth story is sufficiently strong.

According to Nvidia's official MLPerf announcement, Vera Rubin NVL72 GPU achieved 3.7x the throughput of Nvidia's GB300 NVL72 on the Qwen3-VL benchmark in the latest MLPerf Inference v6.1 tests. The performance gain reached 2.5x on DeepSeek-R1 workloads. Nvidia described the submission as a preview ahead of broader deployment.

According to ChainCatcher, Changpeng Zhao said today that Binance, the BNB Chain ecosystem, and the community will make every effort to support Bitget through what he described as a difficult day. Zhao urged the community to maintain the "SAFU" principle.