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According to Balancer lead Marcus, the protocol has proposed a phased shutdown after cost-cutting measures—including halting token emissions, redirecting protocol revenue to the DAO treasury, and reducing team size—failed to boost earnings. Despite successfully launching v3 products including Boosted Pools and AutoRange Pools, the new version has not generated sufficient revenue to replace earnings from v2. Marcus cited ongoing security concerns as a factor dampening market adoption.

Roughly $16.6 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options are scheduled to expire on Deribit on September 25, 2026. Bitcoin options account for approximately $14.63 billion, with Ethereum adding $1.93 billion. Both asset classes show a call-heavy tilt, with Bitcoin's put/call open interest ratio at 0.52 and Ethereum's at 0.57, indicating roughly twice as many call contracts as put contracts are outstanding.

According to Crypto Briefing, KULR Technology Group sold its remaining 764 BTC for approximately $58.6 million between August 20 and September 11, 2026, at a weighted average price of $76,633 per coin, bringing the company's Bitcoin holdings to zero. The sale follows a July 2026 transaction in which KULR offloaded 333 BTC for about $21.5 million at an average of $64,538 per BTC to pay down a $20 million Coinbase credit facility. The two sales combined generated roughly $80.1 million from approxi

On September 14, 2026, BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Canada, signed a memorandum of understanding with Saskatchewan's government to expand its data center campus near Regina to 1.2 gigawatts of capacity, representing roughly one-fifth of the province's entire power grid. The projected total capital investment exceeds $50 billion, making it Saskatchewan's largest private-sector capital expenditure in history. The campus already has a 300 MW facility under construction, with anchor tenants

According to Crypto Briefing, Polymarket's NFL contract trading jumped 4,399% week-over-week during September 7-13, 2026, reaching $27.62 million on its Global platform. The US arm posted a 1,760% week-over-week gain to $23.20 million over the same period. Within months of launching US operations in late 2025, Polymarket captured roughly 43.8% of rival Kalshi's football trading volume. Combined weekly sports prediction market volume between both platforms reached approximately $14.1 billion in S

Polymarket's US platform, launched in late 2025, has captured 43.8% of Kalshi's football trading volume in a matter of months. During the first week of the 2026 NFL season (September 7–13), however, the gap remained substantial: Kalshi processed over $983 million in NFL contracts compared to Polymarket's $27.6 million. Over a recent 30-day window, Kalshi handled approximately $6.03 billion in combined sports volume against Polymarket's $3.30 billion. Kalshi hit a record single-day volume of $2.2

According to Alternative.me data cited by Foresight News, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 69 on September 15, up from 57 yesterday, indicating the market remains in a greed state.

According to NEAR Protocol's official announcement, the layer-one blockchain project will participate in Token2049 on October 6-8 in Singapore, featuring a keynote and panel discussion led by co-founder Illia Polosukhin. The event will include sessions focused on quantum technology and privacy advancements, marking NEAR's commitment to blockchain innovation and providing the project an opportunity to showcase its latest developments and connect with industry leaders.

According to ChainCatcher, Cambria Foundation announced its establishment today and introduced its native token RSGP to serve as the ecosystem's core consensus mechanism. The foundation will launch Genesis, a permanent game world featuring persistent assets, guild treasuries, resource competition, and high-stakes warfare gameplay, governed by RSGP holders. Eligible historical Cambria users can opt into Genesis through a protocol mechanism with eligibility ending September 29, 2026, at 11 p.m. ET

According to Jin10, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee announced on Monday (September 15) that Chairman John Boozman plans to convene members on Wednesday to reconsider the "Farm Bill 2.0" proposal. The committee will discuss provisions allowing year-round sales of ethanol blends containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) and direct the EPA to modify rules accordingly. The proposal links E15 provisions to a controversial amendment addressing renewable fuel standards and small refinery exemption (SRE)

According to Jin10, in early trading on September 15, spot gold fell below $4,290 per ounce, while spot silver held around $62.9 per ounce.

According to Onchain Lens, Bitwise's BHYP ETF wallet deposited 84,320 HYPE (approximately $6.71 million) to Coinbase 6 hours ago, possibly ahead of a sale.

HIVE surged 12.62% to $0.0589 in five minutes, with the token up 18.99% over the last 24 hours. The price action reflects strong buying interest, rising from a low of $0.0488 to its current high. Trading volume over the last 24 hours stands at $2,062,029.05, indicating significant capital inflows into HIVE.

According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, on September 14, 17 state attorneys general announced a bipartisan coalition opposing the Clarity Act. The coalition, which includes attorneys general from Arizona, California, Connecticut, and other states, expressed concerns that the legislation would undermine states' ability to enforce against digital asset fraud and protect consumers. The state attorneys generals cited that the act could severely limit their law enforcement authority ove

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin (BTC) breaks below $78,000 in today's trading, with BTC/USDT now trading at $78,000, up 1.95% over the past 24 hours according to Gate's market data.

According to Nate Geraci, president of ETF Store, cryptocurrency's disruption to the traditional banking business model is the fundamental reason why the CLARITY Act has not yet passed. While various controversies around the legislation exist, including disputes over ethics provisions and BRCA requirements, Geraci stated on X that the core issue stems from crypto reducing demand for banks as financial intermediaries and undermining the net interest income model that banks rely on, as well as the

According to Pinduoduo platform data, on September 14, Apple's newly released iPhone 18 Pro broke below its official retail price of 9,999 yuan CNY on Chinese e-commerce platforms. The Pinduoduo "Hundred Billion Subsidies" page offered the 256GB model at 9,699 yuan, with an additional 600-yuan store voucher, bringing the final checkout price to as low as 9,099 yuan—a 900-yuan discount from the official launch price. Taobao also showed China Mobile's flagship store offering 300-yuan direct discou

According to Odaily and Gate data, South Korea's KOSPI index opened down 0.38% to 6,659.25 points today (Sept. 15), with SK Hynix declining 6.35% and Samsung Electronics falling 4.05%. Japan's Nikkei 225 index also opened lower, down 0.48% to 63,190.37 points.

According to on-chain data reported by CoinDesk, approximately 14.175 billion WLFI tokens matching U.S. President Trump's previously disclosed World Liberty Financial stake entered a vesting contract in May 2026, valued at approximately $800 million at current prices. The tokens will be subject to a two-year lockup period followed by a three-year gradual unlocking schedule, meaning the earliest unlocking could begin in 2028. Trump's founder allocation tokens were previously under indefinite lock