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According to LatePost, Douyin (ByteDance's AI assistant) has significantly restructured its Session team and post-training team on September 23. The Session team will be cut by approximately 50%, with some staff reassigned to Douyin's commercial and Feishu teams while others are laid off; remaining employees will move to departments including Horizon RL and Product Posttrain-Work. The restructuring comes as Douyin's DAU has exceeded 200 million, but its conversational product faces commercializa

France's September composite PMI initial reading came in at 51.2, significantly exceeding the forecast of 48.7 and the previous month's 48.5, according to the latest economic data.

According to Everbright Bank, over 10 Chinese banks have announced halting the agency of Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) personal precious metals trading starting October 19. The halt was initiated by SGE itself, as reported by insiders. Personal precious metals spot deferred trading, a key business being phased out, carries leverage and elevated risk. Banks are currently clearing inventory positions following SGE's formal decision to discontinue the service. Physical gold agency services remain un

France's services PMI came in at 51.4 in September, beating expectations of 48.3 and the previous reading of 48, according to the preliminary data release.

According to Yonhap News and Xinhua, on September 22, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung expressed commitment to restart stalled U.S.-North Korea dialogue during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. Lee stated South Korea would work to create conditions for dialogue resumption and its development toward peace mechanisms on the Korean Peninsula. The same day, Lee held talks with U.S. President Trump in New York, with both sides agreeing to maintain close communication on achievin

According to Galaxy Research, four Bitcoin wallets moved 1,971 BTC worth $171 million between September 6 and 22, 2026. The coins had remained untouched since 2016, when they were purchased for around $652 each, representing gains of approximately 12,000%. Meanwhile, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded massive inflows this week. Monday saw $999 million in net inflows, while Tuesday saw $714.7 million. BlackRock's IBIT led the rallies, accumulating over $1 billion in net inflows over the past four trad

According to BlockBeats, on September 23, the U.S. Treasury Department is studying moving part of its General Account (TGA) cash into private repo markets. TGA currently holds nearly $1 trillion, though specific amounts and frequency remain undetermined. If implemented, treasury cash would flow directly into money markets, converting into bank reserves and providing additional liquidity for debt trading and short-term funding.

According to Guru Club, Qwen released its Qwen-Audio-3.1 series on September 23, unveiling five new audio models including ASR-Next and TTS-Next, alongside significant price reductions. TTS pricing fell approximately 70%, Realtime dropped 85%, and ASR decreased 95%.

According to CryptoNews, 21shares launched a regulated Zcash exchange-traded product (ETP) on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris on September 22. The physically backed product gives investors exposure to ZEC without requiring them to hold the cryptocurrency directly. Both 21shares' ETP and Grayscale's competing Zcash ETF in the US carry a 2.5% management fee. ZEC has surged 3,222% over the past year and currently ranks as the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, valued at US$27.1 billi

Pyth, a decentralized data distribution network, has been approved today (September 23, 2026) as an external distributor of Nasdaq Basic through its Data Marketplace, according to official announcements. Clients of Pyth's platform will now be able to license Nasdaq Basic directly from Nasdaq and access the real-time quote and trade data for U.S. equities through Pyth's infrastructure. However, any client intending to use Pyth as their Nasdaq Basic provider must obtain prior written approval from

According to WeChat Security Center, the platform released a governance announcement recently to combat fraudulent schemes disguised as blockchain projects. Bad actors have been impersonating government initiatives and promoting so-called blockchain tokens or stablecoins, luring users into groups with promises of high returns, then orchestrating pyramid-style recruitment schemes. The fraudsters subsequently deceive victims by forging links to trick them into entering account credentials and down

According to sources, Italy plans to maintain its commitment to keep this year's fiscal deficit ratio below the European Union's 3% threshold, after reaching 3.1% in 2025.

According to Indonesia's central bank governor, the country's 2026 GDP growth outlook remains unchanged at 4.9%-5.7%.

According to Indonesia's central bank governor, global economic growth is projected to remain at 3% while global inflation is expected to reach approximately 4%.

According to Jin10 and Shanghai Futures Exchange data released on September 23, most metal futures warehouse inventories decreased on the day. Aluminum warehouse inventories fell 12,067 tons to 157,328 tons, marking the largest decline among major contracts. Copper, zinc, lead, nickel, and tin inventories also declined, while oxidized aluminum warehouse inventories rose 5,102 tons to 231,593 tons. Gold and international copper inventories remained flat.

Jupiter has launched perpetual futures contracts for HYPE, ZEC, SpaceX (SPCX), SK Hynix (SKHYNIX), SanDisk (SNDK), and JUP today, according to the platform's announcement on X. Users who stake at least 69 JUP tokens will gain priority trading access. The markets are currently in beta testing phase.

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 23, Shanghai Futures Exchange energy and chemical futures warehouse inventory data showed: paper futures warehouse inventory increased to 402,637 tons, up 4,537 tons day-on-day; petroleum asphalt factory inventory declined to 76,380 tons, down 310 tons day-on-day. Other futures contracts remained unchanged from the previous trading day.

France is set to release its September manufacturing PMI initial reading shortly on September 23.

According to Shmygal, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, he recently met with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright in New York to discuss energy security. He emphasized the importance of energy across various sectors of life and called for using diplomatic means to achieve an energy ceasefire.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold closed at 935.5 yuan per gram on Wednesday, Sept 23, trading 1.44 yuan above the international gold price of 934.06 yuan per gram.