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According to Jin10, on Wednesday (September 9), the US dollar index fell 0.2% to approach its lowest level since February 18. The Japanese yen strengthened 0.5% against the US dollar, with monthly gains expanding to approximately 4%. Market participants are closely monitoring the US Treasury Department's upcoming bond repurchase announcement and inflation data scheduled for later this week. US Treasury Secretary Bessent stated he now possesses "insider information" when making market assessments

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine struck targets in Russia's Novorossiysk and Krasnodar regions, including an oil terminal. Zelenskyy's statement confirms Ukrainian military operations against Russian infrastructure in the southern region.

According to Morgan Stanley, Apple's new CEO will oversee the launch of the foldable iPhone, with the investment bank predicting the device to start at $2,300-2,500 in Q1. The analyst expects first-quarter shipments to reach approximately 6.5 million units, generating about $14 billion in sales. Apple's stock has risen 15% since a price announcement on June 25.

According to Nomura's monthly China internet research report, in July, Douyin (TikTok China) overtook WeChat, becoming the top app by average monthly usage time per user.

According to on-chain analyst Yi Jin, a whale holding 149,800 ETH sold 6,000 ETH (valued at $14.97 million in USDe) 4 hours ago on September 9 to repay Aave debt at a price of $2,496 per ETH.

According to RootData, a Web3 asset data platform, Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 123.53 million tokens on September 16 at 9:00 AM Beijing time, with a value of around $21.02 million.

According to the Defense Casualty Analysis System under the U.S. Department of Defense, as of September 8, U.S. military personnel have sustained 838 total casualties in Iran operations, including 18 killed and 820 wounded.

According to Foresight News, stablecoin DEX aggregator Tower Exchange has been selected for the Arc Accelerator Program. The project, which emerged from the Programmable Money Hackathon, addresses fragmented liquidity across Arc's DEX ecosystem that increases trading costs. Tower Exchange recently presented its progress at the Arc and Encode Club-hosted Demo Day. Arc ecosystem builder dinhdat noted the accelerator cohort expanded from the initially planned 8 teams to 12 teams due to high-quality

According to Japan's Kyodo News, Japan may convene a special parliamentary session on October 5.

According to the European Commission, the targeted review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation closes at 23:59 CEST on 30 September 2026. Originally set for 31 August, the consultation was extended by one month to allow stakeholders more time to respond. The exercise, opened on 20 May, contains 86 questions split across a public consultation and a targeted questionnaire aimed at market participants, supervisors and authorities, covering crypto-assets outside current MiCA scope, stablecoin

According to Osmosis, the platform halted minting and redemption of BTC synthetic assets (alloyed BTC) on Sep 9 following an incident with the Nomic nBTC cross-chain bridge. Deposit and withdrawal functions have also been suspended. Approximately 30% of BTC on Osmosis is backed by nBTC. The team stated it will release a full incident report and recovery plan shortly, while noting that BTC remains tradeable in liquidity pools and users should monitor risk exposure.

Rain City Resources has partnered with ZERO13, a GMEX Group company, to develop blockchain-enabled infrastructure for tracking lithium production and verifying environmental performance. The collaboration aims to create a digital framework tracking lithium from source to final production, covering factors such as product purity, water consumption, energy intensity, carbon performance, and chain-of-custody records. The framework is intended to provide standardized, verifiable production informati

According to Shanghai Cyberspace Administration's WeChat official account, the city has newly completed backup registration for 17 generative artificial intelligence services as of September 9, bringing the cumulative total to 205 registered generative AI services. The newly registered services include Ford AI Assistant, Casio Qihuai Education, Huiju AI Customer Service (Shanghai Intime Shopping Center/IKEA), Aihui Recovery Smart Customer Service (Wanwu Xinsheng), and PPIO-4B.

According to Eugene, a known crypto trader, in a recent statement, tech stocks could offer greater wealth-building opportunities over the next three years compared to crypto, despite his stronger trading edge in the crypto market. Eugene attributed this to the emerging stage of AI development, which presents more abundant opportunities. He expects AI semiconductors to enter their next bull phase, with Anthropic's potential IPO and subsequent model releases serving as potential catalysts.

According to BlockBeats, Pons founder Ozzy clarified on September 9 that the platform's token tax rate cannot be adjusted after launch, contradicting market claims. Ozzy explained that trading terminals incorrectly route orders to high-tax liquidity pools, while Pons' native Uniswap V4 pool maintains 0% tax and 1% Hook fees. The founder stated that rate discrepancies stem from terminal routing errors rather than post-launch modifications, and requested affected exchanges to correct routing probl

According to an official announcement, Bitget has launched EURUSD, USDJPY, and GBPUSD forex perpetual contracts. The contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 100x leverage, and are available for 24/7 trading.

According to DefiLlama, Robinhood Chain's daily revenue declined to $1.42 million yesterday, down 74% from its Sept. 4 historical peak of $5.44 million. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid's daily chain revenue reached $1.8 million and Pump.fun generated $1.6 million in the same period, both outpacing Robinhood Chain.

According to Odaily and on-chain analyst Ai, a new address purchased 181,300 VVV tokens at an average price of $16.69 between August 18 and September 4, spending $3.025 million. The position is now floating at a gain of $2.002 million.

According to investment banking industry sources on September 9, JKL Partners, the largest shareholder of Lotte General Insurance, has initiated a public sale process scheduled for announcement by month-end, with the goal of concluding a stock purchase agreement by year-end. The insurer generated 51.3 billion won in net profit last year on 2.86 trillion won in gross premium income. As the only remaining mid-tier insurance company capable of profitability without capital increase, it is attractin

According to Bloomberg, Apple CEO John Ternus unveiled the iPhone Duo foldable phone on September 9, with a starting price of $2,000. The device features a 7.8-inch inner display and represents the biggest design change in iPhone history. Ternus took over from Tim Cook on September 1 and faces pressure to prove Apple can sustain growth beyond the previous era. Apple stock has historically struggled on iPhone launch days, falling on five of eight prior launch days. On Stocktwits, retail traders r