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According to KB Securities, on September 18, the brokerage maintained a buy rating on Samsung Electro-Mechanics with a target price of 3 million Korean won, citing record earnings outlook despite recent market pessimism. The firm projects third-quarter operating profit of 660.1 billion won, up 153.6% year-over-year, driven by surge in demand for AI server components including multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) and flip-chip ball grid arrays (FCBGA). Samsung Electro-Mechanics' stock has decline

According to Foresight News, the Digital Currency Institute of the People's Bank of China unveiled the CBETS LIFT service at the China-ASEAN Financial Cooperation and Development Forum. Built on the Digital RMB Cross-Border Settlement Service Platform (CBETS), the service leverages distributed ledger and smart contract technology to integrate trade, shipping, logistics, and investment financing workflows, achieving unified information, capital, and document flows. The service enables cross-borde

According to a16z, the firm submitted a comment letter to the U.S. SEC on September 14 in response to the agency's information request on regulating crypto asset trading platforms. a16z proposes adopting the 1998 Alternative Trading System (ATS) framework, allowing Crypto Trading Platforms (CTP) to register via notification filing. The firm also supports enabling the same platform to trade both crypto securities and non-securities pairs, such as BTC/stablecoin.

According to Foresight News, Shanghai Cross-Border Trade Digital Finance Service Limited Company launched its Global Trade Digitalization Service Platform version 1.0 on September 12, with a demonstration event held in Shanghai's Changning District. The platform integrates three core modules: enterprise onboarding, trade matching, and financing information matching. It explores digital RMB applications in cross-border trade scenarios. Agricultural Bank of China Shanghai Branch and China Construc

Gate News message, current data shows that with $34 billion in on-chain RWA AUM, only approximately 11.3% is actively deployed across DeFi. The active capital base remains highly concentrated, with Private Credit accounting for roughly 58% of total RWA DeFi TVL.

According to Bloomberg, Turkey's Sovereign Wealth Fund bought stocks on Thursday to contain the market selloff.

Doosan Group announced today its plan to invest 1 trillion won (approximately $750 million) in additional copper clad laminate (CCL) capacity for AI data center applications, and reached an agreement to acquire a 70.6% stake in SK Siltronnon for approximately 2.3 trillion won, marking its expansion into silicon wafer manufacturing. Doosan stock rose 2.99% to 1.447 million won, while subsidiary Doosan Tesna, a semiconductor wafer test company, jumped 9.13% to 86,100 won on the announcements. Over

According to CNBC, Warren Buffett announced this morning (September 18) that he will step down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than 60 years leading the conglomerate. The 96-year-old legendary investor will become chairman emeritus and remain on Berkshire's board, while his son Howard will succeed him as chairman. "Father Time always wins," Buffett wrote in a shareholder letter. "He has, however, been generous with me. He has given me the opportunity to see Berkshire reach a point w

According to the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the air traffic disruption on September 8 was caused by a software problem, according to a preliminary incident report released by the company.

According to market sources reported by Guru Club, Anthropic plans to have 5 gigawatts of computing power by the end of 2026.

According to CoinShares' latest report, the Federal Reserve's hawkish policy shift and the CLARITY Act's setback are creating dual pressure on the crypto market. The Fed maintains that inflation remains elevated and has signaled no rate cut room before 2027, providing support to the U.S. dollar and short-term Treasury yields. Combined with rising energy prices from geopolitical tensions, the probability of additional rate hikes this year has increased. On the regulatory front, the CLARITY Act fa

According to SlowMistTeam, Nimiq suffered a loss of approximately $50,463 due to a vulnerability in its ERC20PermitHTLCHandler smart contract. The exploit involved the contract's execute function, which failed to validate crucial parameters, allowing an attacker to directly withdraw funds from a victim's balance. The incident highlights the importance of rigorous smart contract security audits in DeFi projects.

According to Business Insider, Oracle deployed ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex in April-May 2026, achieving 80% adoption rate within three months. Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz previously acknowledged the company had struggled to drive enterprise-wide adoption of generative AI last year.

According to an SEC 8-K filing disclosed by the company, XRP treasury firm Evernorth Holdings signed a convertible preferred note purchase agreement with NH Investment & Securities on September 11, seeking to raise $30 million. Proceeds are allocated for general corporate purposes, including purchasing XRP and developing XRP ecosystem initiatives. The issuance is contingent upon Evernorth completing a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Armada Acquisition Corp. II, expe

According to Odaily星球日报, Flap has launched a perpetual futures vault supported by MYX Finance. The platform enables any asset to create perpetual markets without permission from launch day. Trading fees are automatically routed to the vault for token buybacks, with repurchased tokens allocated as liquidity. Token holders receive a share of trading fees and perpetual market revenue including transaction fees and funding rate yields.

According to Bitcoin News, Deutsche Bank plans to launch bitcoin and digital asset custody services for European institutions and enterprises by the end of 2026, pending regulatory approval. Gerald Podobnik, co-head of Corporate Bank, stated that the service will operate alongside the bank's existing systems, with specific configuration determined by client needs, regulatory requirements, and the bank's risk appetite.

According to Odaily, AI chip unicorn EVAS Intelligence completed a new funding round of approximately 2 billion yuan with a post-investment valuation near 15 billion yuan. The round attracted over 20 investors including Huatai Innovation, Zhongding Capital, and Zhongxin Juyuan. EVAS Intelligence provides AI computing acceleration solutions for enterprise and industrial applications.

According to BlockBeats and HTX market data, Gravity token G broke $0.00856 on September 18, rallying 100.24% in 24 hours. The surge follows Gravity's official announcement on September 17 that its testnet integrated Chainlink CCIP for cross-chain functionality.

According to Bloomberg, HSBC Holdings is arranging a significant risk transfer (SRT) transaction to hedge its loan exposure related to AI data center infrastructure. The London-based bank is in preliminary negotiations with investors to structure the deal, which covers loans exceeding $1 billion earmarked for data center and AI infrastructure financing. Deal terms, including the transaction size, remain subject to adjustment as discussions progress.

According to Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy is preparing to hold talks with Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to push for resuming Russian natural gas supplies to Germany. Sources told the news agency that both sides are planning the discussions.