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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone over airspace west of the Strait of Hormuz early on September 15, according to an official statement from the Revolutionary Guard.

According to Polymarket data monitored by PPP, odds for the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 dropped to 20% over the past 24 hours, a decline of 11%. Republicans released a final compromise version, but some Democrats oppose new ethics provisions in the text and plan to submit a counter-proposal before the vote. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Banking Committee, also publicly opposed the bill, citing loopholes in the revised ethics clause that would fail to prevent Trump from p

According to Guardian, ECB President Christine Lagarde warned on September 14 that Europe must develop its own artificial intelligence technologies and data centers to reduce dependence on the United States and China. Speaking in Vienna, Lagarde highlighted that the U.S. controls 75% of global AI computing capacity through data centers while Europe holds only 5%. She noted that in 2025, the U.S. developed 59 major AI models compared to 35 from China, while France and the UK each developed just o

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, as of end of June, the country has built over 70 computing corridors around computing hubs, as part of infrastructure development under the 15th Five-Year Plan. The figure was disclosed during a State Council Information Office press conference on August economic data. The computing corridors support cross-regional data transmission and digital infrastructure initiatives aimed at enhancing high-quality economic development.

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, a drone struck a fuel depot in Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Tuesday morning, with a separate warehouse facility in the city also coming under attack.

According to ChainCatcher, Base will introduce validity transaction functionality in its Cobalt upgrade by the end of September. The transactions, which follow EIP-2930 or EIP-1559 standards, execute only when specific on-chain conditions are met, enabling conditional transaction workflows, said Jon Roethke, Base's developer advocate.

According to Reuters, Japan's central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week, marking the fastest rate hike of its current tightening cycle. Markets have nearly fully priced in the rate increase. Japan's potential inflation rate is approaching 2%, creating added urgency for policymakers to contain price pressures.

According to South China Morning Post, South Korea's main stock exchange yesterday (September 14) extended trading hours by introducing after-hours sessions from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., adding to the regular session that runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The move brings total daily trading time to 10 hours 30 minutes on weekdays, nearly double Hong Kong's 5.5 hours (which includes a one-hour lunch break). The Korea Exchange has signaled intent to expand toward a near-24-hour model, following Nasdaq and th

According to on-chain analyst Ai姨, a wallet address added $216,000 to STANDARD holdings on September 15, marking its seventh position-building asset. The entry price averaged $0.18707 per token, with an unrealized gain of $105,000. STANDARD has become the wallet's third-largest holding by value, trailing only PONS and CASHCAT, with a current return rate of 48.8%.

According to ChainCatcher, DeepSeek Harness official desktop client has been merged into the main branch of the official repository. Built on Electron, the desktop app packages the existing Harness Web UI as a standalone application, eliminating the need for users to manually start a Web service. The codebase includes installation packages, code signing, notarization, auto-update, and upload processes for both macOS and Windows, with production updates pointing to download.deepseek.com. Recent c

According to BitGo, the company's institutional client base in the Asia-Pacific region has tripled over the past two years, reflecting surging demand for digital asset services. In the first half of 2026, trading volumes through BitGo Prime in Singapore doubled year-over-year, underscoring institutions' growing preference for integrated solutions that combine custody, trading, and financing services.

According to Jin10, Malaysia's BMD benchmark November crude palm oil futures rose 22 ringgit (0.45%) to 4,872 ringgit per metric ton in early trade on September 15, supported by strengthening international crude oil prices. The gains followed supply disruption concerns linked to Saudi Arabia's damaged eastern-western pipeline infrastructure and heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

According to SuiNetwork, Mysten Labs will participate in Sui Basecamp 2026, featuring key speakers including Evan Cheng and Matt Stafford. The event will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial transactions, bringing together prominent figures from Circle and Grayscale to discuss how AI is set to transform finance and investment strategies in the blockchain space.

This week, AI development pace debate split tech industry leaders, with infrastructure executives dismissing concerns over slowing innovation despite Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to moderate frontier AI progress. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan both rejected the slowdown argument on Monday, with Tan telling CNBC that demand for compute infrastructure would remain "very strong." Analyst Gene Munster argued competitive dynamics and the U.S.-China race make a meaningful pullb

According to Slow Mist, on September 15, GitLab CE/EE contains a critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706) with a CVSS score of 10.0. Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on affected GitLab servers via the Repository Commits API. Affected versions include 18.7 through 19.1.7, 19.2 through 19.2.5, and 19.3 through 19.3.1. Self-managed GitLab users should immediately upgrade to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, or 19.3.2 and review logs and exposed credentials after patching.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Slow Mist's monitoring, GitLab CE/EE has patched a critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706, CVSS 10) as of today. Unauthenticated attackers could exploit the Repository Commits API to read arbitrary files on affected servers. Affected versions include 18.7 through 19.1.7, 19.2 through 19.2.5, and 19.3 through 19.3.1. Self-managed GitLab users should immediately upgrade to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, or 19.3.2.

According to Calcalist, Buildots, an Intel-backed Israeli construction software startup, raised US$130 million in a primary-only equity round led by O.G. Venture Partners at a valuation of US$1 billion. The funding brings Buildots' total capital raised to US$297 million. The company uses 360-degree helmet-mounted cameras to compare on-site construction progress against project plans, flagging delays and recommending schedule adjustments. Buildots cited increased demand from the AI data center co

According to Jin10, on September 15, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Santitarn Sathirathai reported that foreign investment surged as political stability and policy continuity returned to the country. The Board of Investment (BOI) recorded Q2 investment growth of approximately 30%, following over 20% growth in Q1, with BOI-supported projects now accounting for roughly one-third of total Thai investment. Sathirathai highlighted Thailand's economic advantages: relatively low inflation, solid fi

According to Bernstein's September 14 research report, the CLARITY Act passage probability rose above 30% on Kalshi prediction market. The Senate Republican draft made substantial concessions on Trump ethics provisions and added new safeguards addressing community bank deposit concerns. Procedural voting is scheduled for Tuesday, followed by Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday.

According to Arkham, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings posted $2.2 billion in unrealized gains as of September 15. The entity holds 845,050 BTC worth approximately $65.94 billion, with an average purchase price of $75,412 per coin. Bitcoin is currently trading 3.5% above Strategy's average acquisition cost.