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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on September 15, Russian forces struck a cargo ship and a ferry carrying military supplies at Chornomorsk Port in Ukraine.

According to Stocktwits, Clover Health (CLOV) shares hit their highest levels in over two months on Monday, closing up 6% at $5.10 and logging a fifth consecutive session of gains. The rally intensified following confirmation that Humana included Counterpart Health among its listed vendors, as evidenced by an official Humana job posting for a director overseeing provider-performance strategy. The position references oversight of "strategic vendor relationships, including Vatica, Stellar, Counter

According to CME FedWatch data, the Federal Reserve will decide interest rates on September 17, 8am KST (September 16, 2pm ET) following an FOMC meeting. Market participants currently price in a 93.6% probability of a rate hike, as the decision comes amid rising crude oil prices driven by Middle East geopolitical tensions and elevated U.S. Treasury yields reflecting inflation pressures. Investors are closely watching Chair Kevin Washburn's post-decision press conference to determine whether any

Eleanor Terrett recently announced a new CryptoAmerica episode featuring Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council, recorded at the Solana Institute Summit. The episode airs ahead of the Senate's vote on the Clarity Act, which seeks to establish clearer regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies.

According to BlockBeats, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.0210% on September 15, marking the highest level since mid-2007.

According to Binance's official announcement on September 15, the exchange will support Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) and Salesforce (CRM) to distribute cash dividends to TSMB and CRMB token holders via bStocks. Net dividend amounts, after applicable withholding taxes and fees, will be reinvested as additional units or fractional shares of the same underlying securities. Users holding TSMB at the record date snapshot on September 16 at 08:00 (UTC+8) and CRMB holders at the sna

According to BlockBeats, Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched 3.025% on September 15, marking the highest level since September 1996.

According to Yonhap News, South Korea's government established the Future Response Fund in September 2026, funded by increased corporate tax revenues from the semiconductor industry. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix paid 11.2083 trillion Korean won in corporate taxes during the first half of 2026, representing a 7 trillion won increase year-over-year and the second-largest semi-annual amount on record. The fund, which is projected to accumulate over 100 trillion won in surplus funds, aims to cus

LIT surged 9.54% in five minutes earlier today, jumping from $0.241 to $0.264048. The token recorded a 130.50% gain over the past 24 hours, with current market cap at approximately $11.93 million and 24-hour trading volume of $499.41. The price movement correlates with increased network activity, which may be driving heightened investor interest in the token.

Oracle initiated a new round of layoffs on Monday, Sept. 14, as the software giant continues its restructuring effort to fund AI infrastructure expansion. Affected U.S. employees received early-morning emails informing them their positions were eliminated effective immediately. The exact number of employees impacted has not been disclosed, though earlier reports indicated some teams could face double-digit percentage reductions. Severance packages included four weeks of base pay plus one additio

According to WuBlockchain, CoinEx announced today it will cease all operations by December 22, 2026, citing prolonged market downturn, shrinking trading volumes, and rising compliance costs. New registrations stop immediately; futures trading transitions to reduce-only mode on September 15; all non-spot services end on September 22; spot trading ceases on September 29.

According to Protocol Watch founder Christine D. Kim, Bitcoin's post-quantum security roadmap is gaining clarity with focus on two key proposals: Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) and SHRINCS. The BIP-360 draft aims to reduce long-term public-key exposure while creating an upgrade path for future quantum-resistant signatures. P2MR is designed to enhance Bitcoin's security by mitigating risks associated with quantum computing, while SHRINCS, a hash signature scheme developed by Blockstream Research, is i

According to Rosenblatt Securities, Nokia (NOK) stock rose over 1% overnight after the firm initiated Buy coverage with a $15 price target, implying 55% upside. Rosenblatt called Nokia an AI optical powerhouse trading at a potentially conservative valuation, citing the company's growing optical networking business and positioning to benefit from expanding AI infrastructure demand. The firm highlighted Nokia's meaningful exposure to scale-across optical networking, a specialized data center inter

According to FAO official Oleg Kobyakov, shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are projected to reduce global grain production and supply from the second half of 2026 through 2027. The disruptions will drive grain prices higher and disrupt fertilizer supply chains, particularly for urea exports from the region, potentially intensifying food shortages in countries already facing long-term or severe food crises.

According to Coinbase Markets, approximately $16.6 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options positions are set to expire in Q3 2026. Bitcoin accounts for roughly $14.73 billion of the total with 186,000 open contracts, while Ethereum represents about $1.92 billion with 756,100 open contracts. Both markets show bullish positioning dominance. Bitcoin's put-to-call ratio stands at 0.52 with a maximum pain point at $72,000, while Ethereum's ratio is 0.57 with a maximum pain point at $2,200. Long calls

According to Ethlabs developer Derek Chiang, Ethereum and Base developers stopped collaborating to align account abstraction proposals EIP-8130 and EIP-8141 last week. The two sides diverged on their core priorities: Ethereum prioritizes censorship resistance, privacy, and security, while Base is optimizing for scale, customization, and compliance. "While we identified a number of technical solutions, they all required one side or the other to compromise at least a little bit on their core goals

According to Yonhapinfomax, on September 15, IBK Securities held a shareholder meeting where minority shareholders voted down two auditor appointment proposals. The proposals were rejected with 6.03 million opposing votes against 5.28 million supporting votes, representing approximately 4.8% of issued shares. The rejections occurred under South Korea's 3% voting cap rule for majority shareholders, which limited IBK Bank's stake to 3% despite its larger ownership. Minority shareholders coordinate

According to ARK Invest Tracker, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest unloaded more than $65 million worth of crypto-related holdings on Monday, selling shares across Coinbase, Circle, Bitmine, Bullish, and its own Bitcoin ETF product, ARKB. The company sold approximately 1.87 million shares in total, including 1.5 million ARKB shares for about $40 million and 142,350 Circle shares for nearly $14 million. The moves align with ARK's documented strategy of selling strength during market rallies to rebalance p

Tokenized gold reached approximately $5.1 billion in on-chain value as of recent data, representing less than 0.02% of the estimated $30.1 trillion global gold market. The sector is dominated by two tokens: Tether Gold (XAUt) with $2.4–2.7 billion in market cap and Pax Gold (PAXG) with $1.8–1.9 billion, together commanding 89–98% of all tokenized gold supply. The market has more than tripled since late 2024, when on-chain tokenized gold sat below $1.5 billion. In the first quarter of 2026, spot

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's urban unemployment rate reached 5.3% in August, up 0.1 percentage points from July, driven by seasonal inflows of new graduates entering the labor market, spokesman Fu Linghui said at a State Council Information Office press conference. The unemployment rate for the core working-age population (ages 30-59) held steady at 3.9%, unchanged from July and year-over-year, indicating overall employment stability. Manufacturing employment remained