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Circle, the company behind USDC, launched the Arc mainnet today, a Layer 1 blockchain designed for financial markets, payments and AI-driven economic activity. The network debuts with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem participants, including BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, Standard Chartered, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Aave and Uniswap. A key structural feature is that USDC functions as Arc's native gas token, meaning transaction fees are paid directly in the stablecoin. The network deliver

According to BlockBeats, major DeFi tokens surged on September 18 following the U.S. SEC's announcement of a new tokenized stock innovation exemption. Per HTX market data, Uniswap (UNI) jumped 35% to $9.14 in 24 hours, while Arbitrum (ARB) gained 26.7% to $0.207, NEAR Protocol (NEAR) climbed 26.5% to $3.58, Starknet (STRK) rose 22.7% to $0.034, Raydium (RAY) advanced 22% to $1.76, and Injective (INJ) increased 22.2% to $6.80.

According to informed sources, Baidu's AI office copilot Baidu Zuozi Enterprise saw month-over-month annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth of nearly 10x in both July and August. Due to sustained higher-than-expected growth, Baidu internally raised its annual revenue target multiple times, with the latest target now 3 to 5 times higher than the initial goal set at the beginning of the year.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum's total open interest across all exchanges rose 5.32% over the past 24 hours to $33.08 billion, according to Coinglass data. Binance holds the largest position at $9.126 billion, followed by Gate at $3.103 billion, Bybit at $2.334 billion, and OKX at $1.8 billion.

According to India's Ministry of External Affairs, the INS Kolkata remains deployed in the Arabian Sea. The statement was issued recently by a ministry spokesperson.

According to the Financial Investment Industry, Kiwoom Securities completed the issuance of 400 billion won in private hybrid capital securities today, September 18. The 30-year securities carry a coupon rate of 5.65% and include a call option exercisable after 5 years, with a step-up provision adding 2 percentage points annually if not redeemed.

Intel Chief Executive Chen Fu-wu warned at Splunk.conf26 in Denver that global semiconductor manufacturing's 95% reliance on a single foundry company, particularly one based in Taiwan, poses significant supply chain risk. He emphasized that CPU demand remains exceptionally strong, with current production capacity meeting only approximately 50% of customer requirements. Intel's 18A process node has entered full production, while the 14A process is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2027.

According to Chainalysis research published Thursday, malicious instructions stored on public blockchains have increased 440% since the emergence of unrestricted Chinese open-source AI models, rising from an average of 2.06 blockchain writes per day to 11.1 in less than a year. The technique, known as "blockchain dead drops," allows attackers to store malware command-and-control information on immutable blockchain records that infected devices can retrieve, bypassing traditional servers that aut

According to BlockBeats, Jiang Zhuoer, founder of Lebit Mining Pool, published an analysis on September 18 arguing that rate hikes would have limited impact on crypto market cycles. He noted that Bitcoin's bull markets in 2013 and 2021 both occurred during periods of rising or elevated interest rates, with 2021 facing the dual pressures of high rates and quantitative tightening. Jiang attributed crypto's resilience to its high growth potential—often delivering returns exceeding 10x per cycle—and

According to CNBC, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang forecast on September 17 that the company will double chip sales next year, citing expanding global AI investments across multiple industries and economies. On September 18, South Korean semiconductor stocks responded positively, with Samsung Electronics rising 3.37% and SK Hynix climbing 6.42%. Market analysts attribute the gains to expectations that Nvidia's sales expansion will drive increased demand for next-generation HBM (high-bandwidth memory) ch

According to Bernstein on Sept 18, the investment firm raised its target price for Elf Beauty (ELF) to $127 from $121, implying potential upside of up to 40%. The move follows ELF's recent release of a bottom-up distribution analysis model combining Nielsen and Euromonitor e-commerce data to track sales flows across retail stores, specialty beauty retailers, Amazon, and direct-to-consumer channels. At $127, Bernstein's target is the highest among the 18 analysts covering ELF on Wall Street. Howe

According to Tom's Hardware, on September 11, Symbiosis DeFi protocol suffered a hack resulting in $770,000 in stolen assets. An attacker with forged administrator privileges exploited a basic smart contract flaw: the transaction fee input lacked negative-value validation. By setting fees to negative amounts, the attacker effectively added value instead of deducting it, spending only 330 satoshi (approximately 0.25 USD) to mint 46 billion fraudulent syBTC tokens. The attacker then traded these f

According to Harish Neelakandan, co-chief investment officer of AlphaEngine Global Investment Solutions, foreign exchange volatility this week at an annual industry conference in Amsterdam remained at historic lows, becoming a primary agenda item for the second consecutive year. Traders and investors now view the sustained low-volatility environment as a new market norm rather than a temporary phenomenon. "We are observing a long-term downward trend in FX volatility," Neelakandan said. "This is

According to a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Russia has demanded that Japan remove the US Typhon (tactical missile system) from its territory. The statement reflects Moscow's ongoing concerns regarding increased US military presence in the region.

According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, a railway station in Kharkiv region was struck by Russian drones on September 18, killing 1 person and injuring 6 others. The attack ignited two railway cars at the station; rescue teams extinguished the fire.

According to its announcement on X (formerly Twitter) on September 17, Anthropic released three internal measurements on September 18 to provide transparency into frontier AI development progress. The Anthropic R&D Automation Index rates all AI research and development tasks on an automation scale from AL0 (no AI involvement) to AL5 (fully autonomous). As of August 2026, Claude leads approximately 26% of Anthropic's R&D work, and more than 90% of tasks are at or above the level where AI collabor

According to ASIC, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission filed Federal Court proceedings against Clark Family Pty Ltd today (September 18), alleging the company promoted loan and insurance comparison services on 70 websites while selling consumer enquiries to the highest bidding broker. ASIC claims the websites offered free online assessments and told consumers they could compare rates and receive tailored recommendations, but instead routed enquiries through an internal auction p

According to MSX.COM data, crypto, optical module, and storage stocks rose in U.S. pre-market trading on September 18. In the crypto sector, Strategy rose 4.11% to $137.75; Circle gained 3.60% to $88.15; Bitmine Immersion rose 3.68% to $24.77; and HOOD gained 3.56% to $113.72. Optical module stocks also advanced, with Lumentum up 2.19% at $913.15 and Coherent rising 1.72% to $301.07. Storage stocks Micron Technology and SanDisk gained 0.87% and 1.47% respectively.

According to OKX, HYPE recently broke through $89 and reached an all-time high of $89.44, with 24-hour gains of 5.11%.

According to QCP Capital, Bitcoin spot ETF inflows turned positive on September 17, with net inflows of $159 million, including $184 million into BlackRock's IBIT, after consecutive outflows of $450 million and $296 million on September 15 and 16 respectively. Bitcoin price held around $76,500 following a monthly low of approximately $75,900 amid U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike and CLARITY Act procedural voting setback within 48 hours.