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The U.S. dollar paused a six-day winning streak on Thursday, September 17, as the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.75%-4.00% as widely expected, lifting it from 3.50%-3.75%. The dollar index (DXY), which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, retreated to 100.23 by New York close, slightly below flat. The Fed's dot plot indicated at least 12 policymakers expect another rate hike before year-end, while Chair Kevin Warsh signaled hawkish rhetoric, stating inflati

According to ChainCatcher, Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman's mother, Kathleen Allman, faces a guardianship petition filed by his half-sister and an investor in Hawaii court. The petition, filed currently, alleges Kathleen suffers from chronic alcohol use disorder and progressive cognitive decline. Court documents show she allegedly spent $4 million on a yacht, demanded six-figure private jet fees, booked hotels at $4,000 per night, and purchased a $18.5 million oceanfront home in June 2025. K

Amazon stated that AI models should be released only after rigorous testing, joining an industry debate on development pace. This follows recent calls from leading labs to slow development after experiencing safety breaches.

On September 17, crude oil futures declined at the New York Mercantile Exchange. October-delivery West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell $0.52 (0.51%) to $101.91 per barrel, while Brent crude for November delivery dropped $1.01 (0.95%) to $104.82. Oil prices initially fell below $100 following reports that Saudi Arabia proposed a two-week ceasefire with Houthi forces, but prices rebounded after U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Axios that he was considering a major decision regar

According to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, an advanced air defense system intercepted and destroyed the 53rd U.S. MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island on September 17 at 10:12 a.m. local time.

According to FinanceFeeds, WisdomTree and MoonPay announced a partnership to integrate the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX) into MoonPay's stablecoin reserve infrastructure. The tokenized money market fund, which maintains a $1 share price while providing exposure to short-term U.S. government securities, will be accessible through MoonPay's network of over 35 million accounts. WTGXX currently holds approximately $1.23 billion in assets within the $15.4 billion tokenized U.S

According to Bloomberg, SpaceX's artificial intelligence division SpaceXAI has held informal internal talks about acquiring customer and operational data from failed startups to train Grok in August. The strategy mirrors Google's approach: the search giant paid $10 million in bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines' internal records earlier this year, obtaining approximately 100 million emails and 500 million Microsoft Teams messages for AI training purposes. Musk told SpaceX employees the compan

According to Iranian media FARS, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it has targeted a Togo-flagged oil tanker attempting to illegally transit the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Bank of Korea, South Korea's producer price index rose 0.2% month-over-month and 7.9% year-over-year in August, rebounding from a 0.4% decline in July. Agricultural and livestock products surged 3.8%, driven by extreme heat that reduced vegetable yields and lowered pig supplies. Manufactured goods remained flat, while industrial gas prices climbed 11.0%.

According to Grayscale, on Thursday, the cryptocurrency asset management firm's research team stated that the Federal Reserve's Wednesday rate hike is unlikely to significantly impact Bitcoin price. Grayscale research head Zach Pandl noted in a report that the anticipated one or two rate increases in 2026 are unlikely to cause major capital reallocation, contrasting the current situation with the 2022 hiking cycle when elevated opportunity costs for non-yielding assets may have pressured Bitcoin

According to Bitcoin News, Bitcoin Core developer Niklas Gögge recently warned that AI-driven vulnerability scanning is reducing exploit costs, potentially enabling attackers to discover critical flaws for hundreds of dollars. Large language models have significantly lowered the barrier to flaw discovery. Over 1,000 reports have been generated by Project Loupe, Bitcoin Red Team, and independent researchers, though no critical or severe vulnerabilities have been identified to date.

According to CryptoTwitter commentator @tokenterminal, Robinhood Chain stock tokens generated $9.7 billion in spot DEX trading volume over the past 30 days, representing a 672.1% increase from the previous month. Trading of NVDA, SPY, and SPACEX stock tokens alone accounted for a combined $3.8 billion of the total volume.

According to Xeneta, container shipping rates surged to $10,948 for a 40-foot unit on September 18, marking a four-fold increase since Iran's military escalation began on February 28 and approaching the pandemic-era record of $11,900 set in January 2022. Ship fuel costs rose to $901.5 per ton, up from $543.5 in late February, driven by Middle East tensions and supply disruptions.

Offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) traded at 6.7041 against the US dollar during late New York session on Thursday, September 17, up 84 points from Wednesday's close. The currency ranged between 6.7140 and 6.7026 during the session, approaching its January 16, 2023 intraday high of 6.6975 and nearing July 8, 2022 closing level of 6.6862.

According to Financial Times, on Friday, British Chancellor Joshy Li will urge EU finance ministers to include the UK in 'Made in Europe' industrial policy framework, seeking to prevent a repeat of previous failed defense cooperation between Britain and the EU.

On Sept 17, spot gold rose 1.84% to $4,342.06 per ounce during New York afternoon trading, accelerating higher to a daily high of $4,381.04 by 20:27 Beijing time. Spot silver gained 3.55% to $65.22 per ounce, reaching $66.15 at one point. COMEX copper futures climbed 1.61% to $6.6140 per pound.

Canada sold CAD 3 billion (approximately USD 2.1 billion) in 30-year government bonds maturing June 1, 2059, at an average yield of 4.201% on Thursday. This marks the highest yield for a Canadian 30-year bond auction since July 2007, reflecting rising global borrowing costs as inflation pressures push up debt servicing expenses for governments worldwide.

According to ChannelGate supply chain sources, AMD likely to raise prices on certain chip products by approximately 10% starting Q4 2026, following similar moves by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The price adjustments are expected to affect AI accelerators, consumer-grade GPUs, and chipsets, citing rising wafer manufacturing costs. However, AMD has not yet confirmed whether Ryzen processors will be included in the price hike. The company adopted a fabless model and relies on

The U.S. government has granted visas to Iran's President Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Araghchi, and other core delegation members to attend the UN General Assembly's high-level meetings in New York. The delegation will be subject to travel and shopping restrictions, and its size is smaller than last year's. The visa approval reflects the U.S.'s obligations as the host nation of the UN headquarters, amid ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and stalled negotiations on the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear matt

Midnight blockchain's Glacier Drop airdrop, which ran from August 5 through October 20, 2025, distributed 24 billion NIGHT tokens across eight major cryptocurrency networks to eligible self-custody wallet holders. Cardano holders received 50% of the allocation (12 billion tokens), while Bitcoin holders claimed 20% (4.8 billion), with Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Binance Coin, Avalanche, and Basic Attention Token sharing the remaining 30% proportionally. Eligible wallets required at least $100 in suppo