Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

According to The Block, Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the U.S. Senate's 49-50 rejection of the CLARITY Act suggests DeFi may need to follow an adoption-first regulatory path similar to Uber, expanding real-world usage before establishing formal regulatory frameworks. Kulechov expressed hope the CLARITY Act could still advance this year. Aave is pivoting toward tokenized equities, securities, and real-world assets. The platform has launched an RWA Hub on Avalanche for institutional lending, al

According to PANews, DeFi researcher Ignas analyzed Arc network on September 17, stating that the permissioned enterprise blockchain allocates 60% of ARC tokens to its ecosystem segment, potentially for subsidizing payment and forex partners rather than retail traders. Ignas contrasted Arc with Robinhood Chain, which supports Ethereum-native development, uses ETH, and directs 10% of revenue to Arbitrum, creating more aligned incentives across stakeholders. The researcher suggested token airdrops

According to Cointelegraph, Anchorage, a federally chartered digital asset bank, added custody support for seven assets on Etherlink, including tokenized uranium xU3O8, WXTZ, stXTZ, USDT, USDC, USDSM, and WETH.

According to ChainCatcher, Cosmos Ventures has launched Fund I, a $77.6 million fund led by Brendan McCord and Matt Mandel, to support philosopher-builders founding institutions in the AI era. McCord founded Cosmos Institute and Cosmos Ventures; Mandel is from Union Square Ventures. The fund has invested in AIUC, Prime Intellect, and Workshop Labs (acquired by Thinking Machines), among others. Limited partners include Reid Hoffman, Joe Liemandt, Fred Wilson, Micky Malka, and Astera Institute.

At 09:30 Beijing time on September 17, WTI crude oil futures rose 0.15%, while U.S. natural gas futures gained 0.17%.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the crypto market saw $346 million in liquidations, with $150 million from long positions and $196 million from short positions. Bitcoin long liquidations reached $32.17 million while short liquidations hit $53.63 million; Ethereum long liquidations totaled $42.21 million and short liquidations $44.75 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on Hyperliquid BTC-USD at $18.38 million.

According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue warned on Sept 17 that uncertainty remains around U.S. interest rate trajectory, advising the public to carefully manage interest rate risk in financial planning. Yue forecasted the HKD-USD interest rate spread will widen, potentially triggering carry trade activities that could gradually weaken the Hong Kong dollar. The HKMA will continue monitoring market conditions to maintain monetary and financial stability.

According to Jinlian Creative, as of September 17 (the fourth working day of the current adjustment cycle), China's gasoline and diesel prices are expected to rise 630 yuan/ton, with a change rate of 10.87%. The reference oil price stands at $104.32 per barrel. The next adjustment window opens on September 24 at 24:00. International crude oil closed lower yesterday, adding downward pressure to the market.

Foodpanda, the food-delivery platform owned by Berlin-based Delivery Hero, has launched a Singapore plugin enabling ChatGPT and Claude users to discover restaurants and meal options through AI-powered prompts based on real-time availability. Users can request suggestions by cuisine type, budget, group size, or dietary preferences, then transition to Foodpanda's app or website to place and pay for orders. The integration is available free for standard accounts and paid tier users of both AI assis

According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) retreated to around $4,300 per ounce and is currently trading at $4,306.36, up 0.6% in the last 24 hours.

According to MSX.COM data, US stock markets closed lower today. The Dow Jones fell 1.21%, the S&P 500 declined 0.45%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.01%, while the VIX fear index rose 2.97%. AI stocks fell broadly, with Onsemi dropping 9.02%, EPAM down 5.13%, IBM down 4.38%, UiPath down 4.22%, and SoundHound AI down 3.58%.

According to Bloomberg, Blackstone and Alphabet's Crux AI secured a $22 billion loan from 10 banks last week to purchase Google tensor processing units (TPUs) for AI infrastructure. The financing is backed by the chips and Crux AI's customer contracts, with banks also providing an additional $1 billion revolving credit facility. Crux AI, which formally launched last week, operates as a TPU-focused cloud infrastructure provider.

According to Jin10 Data, the People's Bank of China conducted 159 billion yuan in net liquidity injection today (September 17) through reverse repo operations, including 162 billion yuan in 7-day repos and 600 billion yuan in overnight repos, offset by 30 billion yuan and 600 billion yuan in maturing positions respectively.

According to the People's Bank of China, on September 17, the central bank conducted 162 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repo operations via fixed-rate tender and 600 billion yuan in overnight reverse repos. The 7-day operations fully met the demand from primary dealers.

According to Jim Bianco, CEO of Bianco Research, on September 16, the Federal Reserve "finally listened to market signals" with its September FOMC decision. Bianco stated that markets have warned for two years that the Fed's policy was misguided. He noted that long-term interest rates rising after the rate-cutting cycle ended is the first time in over 50 years, indicating strong market demand for rate hikes. On X, Bianco argued that supply shocks masked the Fed's understanding of how deglobaliza

According to PANews, on-chain analyst Yu Jin reported that Garrett Jin increased his ZEC short position by 5,000 contracts at $1,252.5 per token on the evening of September 16. The whale entity now holds 37,760 ZEC shorts worth approximately $50.99 million, with an unrealized loss of $25.85 million.

According to CEO Pat Gelsinger, Intel can only fulfill 50% of customer CPU demand as of September 17 due to rapidly growing demand. Gelsinger noted that CPU shortages are expected to persist due to expanding AI applications and that multiple large company CEOs have reached out to apologize for the supply constraints. Intel's 18A process node has entered mass production, with the 14A node expected to begin production in the first quarter of 2027.

According to Jin10, China released the Green Trade Development Report (2026) today (September 17). The report shows that China's green trade imports and exports reached $802.25 billion in 2025, accounting for 14.68% of global green trade, the largest share worldwide. Energy-efficient and carbon-reduction products combined with clean energy products represented 82.35% of China's green product exports, emerging as the two primary drivers of green exports.

According to Guru Club, the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate on September 16 with a 50-50 vote, falling short of the 60 votes required to end debate and move to formal review. The failed cloture vote does not mean the legislation is dead; it only prevents the bill from entering formal amendment discussions at this time. The act previously passed the House and remains eligible for future reconsideration.

The Chinese yuan's midpoint exchange rate against the U.S. dollar strengthened yesterday by 48 basis points to 6.7580, marking its highest level since February 3, 2023.