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According to Gate data, Brent crude (XBRUSD) fell to $101.96 per barrel, down 2.0% from the previous trading session close.

According to predict.fun, Barcelona has become the favorite to win the LaLiga title, with its championship odds increasing by 9% over the weekend.

According to the European Central Bank announcement, the Pontes tokenized asset settlement infrastructure went live on September 21, enabling wholesale tokenized asset transactions to be settled in central bank money. The platform integrates issuance, trading, settlement, and custody through distributed ledger technology and supports smart contract automation. Thirteen banks including Deutsche Bank, Santander, Société Générale, and the European Investment Bank, along with four DLT operators incl

Elon Musk's Grok AI predicts Bitcoin could reach $150,000 before January 1, 2027, in a full-blown bull market scenario, with a bullish range of $135,000--$175,000. From current levels near $82,000, this represents approximately an 80% gain. According to Reuters technical analysis and CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin recently broke key resistance levels and produced a 50-day/200-day golden cross, the first such signal since May 2025. Bitcoin has already reclaimed several key moving averages, with the $8

According to Bloomberg, Novo Nordisk announced results from the Reimagine 5 trial, showing that CagriSema achieved a weight loss reduction of 12.4%.

According to Bloomberg, MS Now, CNN, and Politico announced today via X that they are filing lawsuits in response to the White House revoking their journalists' press credentials. "We have notified the government that we are filing suit today to protect our constitutional First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government has no right to determine what news media reports or publishes," the outlets said in a joint statement.

According to Financial Times, Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a Sunday call to halt strikes on Russian refineries, citing concerns over rising diesel prices.

WTI crude oil declined 3.0% intraday today, settling at $93.18 per barrel, while Brent crude fell 2.5% to $96.78 per barrel.

According to Jin10, on September 21, LNG buyers are seeking to diversify procurement channels from West Africa and Indonesia as Middle East conflicts disrupt Gulf shipments. At the Gastech conference last week, government officials and industry executives stated that Asian governments are targeting suppliers with diversified LNG sources, while producers and traders aim to expand supplies through project investments and cross-country procurement. Sue-Ern Tan, regional cooperation center director

According to Korea Exchange data released on Sept 21, 84.8% of companies that received approval from its listing preliminary review in 2026 exceeded the recommended 45-business-day examination period. Among 33 companies with confirmed approval dates (excluding SPACs and re-listings), the average review period was 61.7 business days. As of Sept 21, 36 companies were still awaiting results, with half having already exceeded the 45-day threshold. The longest case involved a company that has been wa

According to Mirae Asset Securities, as of June 2026, accounts for minors within South Korea's personal pension system represent 8.5% of active holdings, up from 4.8% a year earlier—a 1.77-fold increase when excluding dormant accounts. The rise reflects growing parental interest in deploying children's savings, including pocket money and year-end gifts, through retirement accounts to capitalize on long-term compound returns and tax deferral benefits on investment gains.

According to CCTV News, on September 21, the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) reported a technical fault at its air traffic control center in Prestwick, Scotland, causing flight delays in northern England, Scotland, and adjacent airspace. To ensure aviation safety, NATS implemented air traffic flow management measures. Engineers were investigating and working to resolve the issue.

According to the Balancer governance forum, the protocol's contributors are proposing an orderly wind-down that would stop new pool creation, reduce activity, and eventually return treasury assets to BAL holders. A Snapshot vote is scheduled to run from September 25 through September 29. The proposal has not yet been approved.

According to Iran's Presidential Office, President Pezeshkian will depart for the United States on September 22 to attend the UN General Assembly. The U.S. government refused to issue visas to his media team, prompting him to travel without press accompaniment. Pezeshkian is expected to deliver remarks at the 81st UN General Assembly session on September 23.

According to Tank Tiger and the U.S. Energy Information Administration, diesel storage capacity available for rent in North America and the Caribbean rose to 13 million barrels in October, a four-year high, up from 11 million barrels in June. Concurrently, U.S. diesel inventories fell to 107.9 million barrels as of September 11, marking the lowest level for this time of year since records began in 1982. Tank Tiger COO Steven Barsamian noted that the simultaneous increase in available storage cap

According to the People's Bank of China, Au(T+D) contracts on the Shanghai Gold Exchange closed at 961.1 yuan per gram as of end of August 2026, up 8.6% month-on-month. Gold trading volume on the Shanghai Gold Exchange reached 6,707.3 metric tons in August, up 66.9% year-on-year, while the Shanghai Futures Exchange recorded 17,000 metric tons, up 71.5% year-on-year.

According to Reuters, the European Central Bank launched Pontes service to connect its payment system with blockchain-based financial markets, allowing banks and investors to settle on-chain transactions using ECB-backed euro rather than relying on stablecoins or private currencies. The initial participants include Deutsche Bank, Santander, and clearinghouse Euroclear, with the service operating during European business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CET on weekdays.

According to PANews, Elon Musk commented on September 21 that artificial intelligence intelligence is improving exponentially. Musk's comment referenced open-source models including GLM 5.3 Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Qwen 3.8 Next Flash, and Qwen 3.8 27B, stating they have collectively surpassed mainstream models that were considered frontier AI at the end of 2025.

According to ChainCatcher, AI Agent onchain OS X-Agent released its latest whitepaper, detailing its product architecture, MCP ecosystem, commercial model and $XAGT token use cases. The whitepaper positions the next phase of AI beyond content generation, enabling agents to understand user intent, invoke tools, execute tasks and complete transactions through natural language without coding. X-Agent has registered over 1 million users and completed more than 1.1 million autonomous tasks, consuming

According to Jin10, China's central bank reported that the interbank lending market saw average daily turnover of 346 billion yuan in August 2026, down 24.6% year-over-year. The interbank bond repurchase market recorded average daily turnover of 6.5 trillion yuan, declining 14.8% from the prior year.