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According to Lithuania's Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas, a NATO fighter jet intercepted and shot down an unidentified unmanned drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus on Tuesday morning (Sept 15). The drone was intercepted above Plateliai in central Lithuania, near the Kruonis hydroelectric power station. Air defense sirens were activated in the capital Vilnius and the second-largest city Kaunas before the interception. This marks NATO's first drone downing in Lithuanian territory,

According to Daily Telegraph, the Bank of England announced plans to reform its bond sale program in response to market volatility, with the central bank halting the sale of 20-year and 30-year government bonds.

According to Blockaid monitoring on Sept 15, an Ethereum-based Safe multi-sig wallet belonging to an unidentified user was targeted in an attack. The attacker exploited a public keeper multicall to introduce a custom Uni V4 LP Safe module into a pool with a malicious hook, which unwrapped aEthrsETH to rsETH before extracting value via MEV. Two confirmed transactions resulted in approximately $7.73 million in rsETH losses.

According to Yonhapinfomax, investor Michael Burry, known as the real-life protagonist of the film 'The Big Short,' recently recommended short-selling the U.S. dollar and investing in premium Bordeaux wine on his blog. Burry warned that artificial intelligence and quantum computing will threaten digital assets in the near future, putting cryptocurrencies, bank accounts, investment portfolios, pensions, and health insurance at risk. He cited IBM's plan to launch Starling, an error-tolerant large-

Taiwan Stock Exchange's weighted index closed down 0.8% today, ending at 45,511.49 points.

According to TechCrunch, OpenAI acquired smartphone camera company Glass Imaging for more than $300 million on September 14. Founded in 2019, Glass Imaging uses AI to enhance smartphone photos by overcoming physical limitations of small camera sensors. The company's founders, Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, are former Apple engineers who previously led the team behind Apple's Portrait Mode. The acquisition provides OpenAI with camera technology as the company expands into phones and other devices, fol

According to multiple media outlets, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields briefly touched 5% on September 14, a psychological level last seen in October 2023 and the highest since July 2007 if sustained. Strategists including ING Americas' Padhraic Garvey and Deutsche Bank's Matthew Raskin noted that while markets view 5% as a potential critical threshold, the figure itself holds no inherent significance. The rise primarily reflects real yields gaining 88% of the recent 1.03 percentage point increase si

TARA's price dropped 11.71% in 60 minutes, with the token now trading at $0.00003369 following a volatile session. The token's market capitalization stands at $205,800 with 24-hour trading volume of $54,649. TARA reached a day high of $0.00003877 before the sharp decline, marking a reversal from its earlier 24-hour gain of 13.33%.

According to PANews on September 15, Meme coin Launchpad platform Pools announced a partnership with Arc, becoming its first launchpad. Arc's product lead confirmed the collaboration by retweeting the announcement. Arc's mainnet is scheduled to launch on September 16, with major financial institutions including BlackRock and DTCC serving as validators.

According to Jin10, a Russian frigate fired two illumination flares at a Danish military helicopter in international waters off the Danish coast on Thursday, nearly striking the aircraft. The Danish military said the helicopter was conducting routine surveillance of the Russian vessel. Denmark's Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus said the country will summon the Russian ambassador in Copenhagen to discuss the incident.

According to PANews on September 15, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao commented on recent platform shutdowns during the current bear market, noting that latest closures have permitted user asset withdrawals. "This is markedly different from the QuadrigaCX-style scenarios we saw in previous cycles," Zhao said, highlighting an improvement in industry handling of platform exits.

According to BlockBeats, NECTAR, a concept token on the Binance Smart Chain representing a simulated immortal fruit fly neural network, surged to a market cap of $3.38 million on September 15, with trading volume reaching $5.8 million in the past two hours. The experimental token uses real connectome data from fruit flies to drive buyback and burn decisions based on on-chain trading volume and price signals.

According to Jin10 on September 15, Japan is weighing setting its medium-term defense spending target at 3.5% of GDP, aligning with NATO standards and other U.S. allies, amid concerns over potential market impacts. Japanese defense officials indicated willingness to significantly increase defense budgets during meetings with U.S. counterparts, with one proposal mirroring South Korea's 10-year commitment to reach 3.5% of GDP, while 3% remains under consideration. Japan's government borrowing cost

According to Cloudflare, non-human traffic surpassed human traffic in May 2026, with the company projecting that non-human traffic could reach 1,000 times human traffic levels within five years. The shift is driven by AI agents, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots consuming vast network resources, where AI agents may visit thousands of websites to complete tasks that humans complete by browsing just a handful. Musk's Starlink is positioned as key infrastructure for this machine-driven era.

According to CEO Matt Cole, Strive purchased 469 Bitcoin between September 8-11 at an average price of approximately $77,954 per coin, lifting its treasury to 25,000 BTC. The $36.6 million purchase was entirely funded through sales of SATA, the company's perpetual preferred stock, which now has over $1 billion in notional value outstanding.

According to Morgan Stanley's September 15 report, China's consumer AI market will reach a potential total addressable market (TAM) of approximately 300 billion yuan by 2030, driven by strong distribution capabilities and clear application scenarios. The firm cited survey data showing Chinese consumers use personal AI at a 80% weekly rate, compared to 54% in the United States, despite both markets offering free basic access. Morgan Stanley highlighted that China's advantage stems from the integr

According to Lookonchain, Lazarus Group sold 911 ETH at an average price of $2,499 in the past 2 hours, totaling approximately $2.28 million.

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