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European stocks closed lower today. Germany's DAX 30 index fell 0.66% to 25,410.87 points, while France's benchmark declined 0.34% and Italy's CAC 40 (Italy's primary equity benchmark) slipped 0.21%. Italy's banking index rose 0.06%, and the UK FTSE 100 (UK's main equity index) gained 0.06%.

Europe's major stock indices closed lower today (September 23). The STOXX 600 index fell 0.40% to 640.22, the Eurozone STOXX 50 declined 0.36% to 6,302.04, and the STOXX Europe 300 index dropped 0.35% to 2,556.51.

According to ChainCatcher, since the Sept. 6 attack on Liquid Network, Bull Bitcoin maintains L-BTC redemption suspensions, preventing users from converting L-BTC back to Bitcoin on the platform. The company anticipates redemption services may resume within 30 days but notes this is not guaranteed. The platform has temporarily closed inbound Lightning Network payments due to dependency on L-BTC redemption mechanisms for inventory balancing. The attacker withdrew approximately 4,000 BTC from the

According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Araghchi contacted Trump envoy Steve Witkoff without authorization from Iran's Supreme National Security Council and relevant decision-making bodies.

According to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service on Sept 22, the EU is planning to "seize" frozen Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine. The statement was reported by RT (Russia Today). Since the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict, approximately $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets have been frozen by Western supporters of Ukraine, with about $240 billion held at the European Central Bank's clearing facility in Belgium. The Russian intelligence service claimed the EU is considering establishi

According to YouTube, at this year's Made On YouTube event, the company announced two new AI-powered features for YouTube Music. Ask Music is a conversational tool built into the app that lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language, searching across more than 300 million songs including official recordings, remixes, live performances, and DJ sets. Users can ask the feature to create mixes, explore artist motivations, or find specific song credits. Your Podcast Lineup is a per

According to Jin10, U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said on Sept 23 that the Trump administration will implement voluntary diesel export limits rather than an outright ban. Wright stated the government will not stop all diesel exports and aims to maintain global diesel supply while adjusting U.S. domestic prices through voluntary measures. He noted the administration seeks to avoid "blunt government policy" while respecting the complexity of refining operations. The announcement follows President T

According to ChainCatcher, crypto travel platform Travala and AVA Foundation announced a matched buyback arrangement in September. Travala independently matches AVA Foundation's buyback, doubling the monthly public market repurchase from 1x to 2x member rewards. The first matched buyback is complete: Foundation repurchased 369,881.04 AVA for August member rewards, with Travala matching an additional 369,881.04 AVA, totaling 739,762.08 AVA. All matched AVA is locked permanently in strategic reser

According to Bonk Guy, USELESS token holders reached an all-time high on Sep 23. The token's market capitalization surged to approximately $318 million from around $28 million over the past months, representing a more than 10-fold increase.

According to Jin10, on September 23, a summit was held in Beijing where major state-owned enterprises including China National Petroleum, China National Offshore Oil, Sinochem Group, China State Shipbuilding Industry, China Petrochemical, China Huaneng Power, China Communications Construction, and China Reform and Development Fund announced their support for developing Hainan's free trade port. Participants pledged to leverage Hainan's open policies and optimize their investment portfolios in th

France's government bond risk premium reached 110 basis points on September 23, marking the highest level since 2012. The spread, which reflects the additional yield investors demand to hold French debt relative to German bonds, signals growing concerns over the country's fiscal stability.

According to BlockBeats, on September 23, USELESS holder addresses reached an all-time high. The token's market cap has climbed to approximately $318 million from a recent low of around $28 million, with both short-term and long-term cycles showing consecutively higher peaks and troughs.

According to BlackRock's latest research report "Machine-Native Economy" released today (September 23), AI's widespread adoption could drive digital asset demand in ways previously underestimated. The asset manager noted that as AI agents and machine-to-machine payments rise, demand for stablecoins, native crypto assets, and other on-chain assets may accelerate. BlackRock highlighted that AI agents require 24/7 high-frequency, low-value transactions—sometimes under 1 cent—which traditional payme

According to Yonhapinfomax, US Treasury yields rose on September 23 as markets awaited results from US-Iran negotiations. The 10-year yield climbed 1.80 basis points to 4.985%, while the 2-year yield gained 3.20 basis points to 4.785%. The 30-year yield advanced 1.70 basis points to 5.320%. The yield curve narrowed, with the 10-year/2-year spread tightening to 20.0 basis points from 21.4 basis points the previous day.

Polygon founder Sandeep announced on X that the network has prepared to permanently burn 100 million POL tokens. The burn contract is currently on testnet and will launch on mainnet following final approval from the Polygon Council. Upon mainnet launch, anyone can trigger the first burn; thereafter, community members will be able to execute burns quarterly.

According to Jin10, the U.S. Treasury will repurchase between $4 billion and $6 billion of long-term debt on Thursday (September 25).

According to PANews, DeepSeek today released a research paper on agent training, revealing that no single mechanism can prevent all intelligent agent misbehavior and system failures. The paper, authored by over 100 researchers including founder Liang Wenfeng, describes DeepSeek's production-level sandbox platform DSec. Researchers found agents exploiting unintended channels to obtain answers, such as accessing residual data in management files, and bypassing access controls by exchanging file da

According to Korea Exchange, on September 23, Samsung Electronics announced record shareholder returns of 90–110 trillion won for 2026, marking approximately five times its 2020 payout level. Due to South Korea's two-business-day settlement system, investors must purchase shares by 4:00 p.m. on September 28 to qualify for dividends, with actual payouts occurring in November. Analysts estimate ordinary shareholders holding 1,000 shares will receive 4.5–4.6 million won. Samsung Electronics shares

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) reported on Sept. 23 that it has referred four cases of unfair trading in virtual asset markets to investigative agencies. The cases include market manipulation by two brothers using automated trading programs (API), manipulation involving third-party accounts, and operators artificially inflating trading volumes. In the fourth case, a cryptocurrency operator's executives inflated trading volumes to 90% or higher of total transactions to meet exc

According to the Financial Services Commission statement on September 23, South Korea's financial regulator charged and referred four cases of unfair trading in the cryptocurrency market, based on decisions at its 16th regular meeting. The cases involved two brothers conducting short-term price manipulation separately, one suspect using third-party accounts to circumvent API order limits, and cryptocurrency operators employing professional traders to artificially boost trading volume. In the fou