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According to Arbitrum, the platform's tokenized funds reached $800 million in market cap this week, marking a significant milestone for decentralized finance. The growth is attributed to projects including Spiko Finance, USDai, FTDA, and WisdomTree, which have contributed substantially to the expansion of tokenized assets on the layer-2 network. The surge reflects increasing interest in tokenization within the Arbitrum ecosystem.

According to TradingBeats tracking, on September 19, Machi Big Brother (Huang Li-cheng) saw Ethereum long position gains expand to $3.65 million with total holdings valued at $88.81 million. The trader also added 9,000 HYPE tokens with 10x leverage at an entry price of $92.21.

According to Financial News, on Sept. 15, Sogang University economics professor Kim Young-ik forecasted that South Korea's KOSPI index could fall below the 5200 level in the first half of 2027. Speaking on KBS YouTube channel Money Ola, Kim attributed the downside risk to a confluence of headwinds: U.S. 10-year Treasury yields reaching 5%, international crude oil prices exceeding $106 per barrel, and emerging concerns about AI semiconductor momentum slowdown. He noted that KOSPI entered a downtr

According to Jin10, Russian President Putin criticized European leaders at a military-industrial committee meeting on Sept 18 for publicly declaring preparations for war with Russia, saying they are attempting to cover up failures in economic and social policies and boost declining approval ratings. Putin stated that European citizens oppose conflict with Russia, yet some leaders continue escalating tensions and treating Ukrainians as cannon fodder. He reaffirmed that Russia has no aggressive in

According to Xinhua, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attended the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya on September 19 evening. During an interview, Coventry acknowledged that continental sports organizations should independently determine their sport programs but emphasized that closer coordination with the Olympic Games should be the future direction.

According to Nvidia CFO Colette Kress during an August 26 earnings call, the company faces an "extreme memory pricing environment," with price increases surging beyond expectations and set to rise further next year. SK Hynix, the HBM market leader with 50% market share, forecasted that the memory market will not reach supply-demand balance until 2030 at the earliest, signaling sustained pricing strength ahead of Micron's September 30 quarterly earnings report.

Bitdeer announced this week ending September 18 that it mined 287.2 BTC and sold 287.2 BTC, resulting in zero net new holdings. The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company continues to maintain zero BTC on its balance sheet.

According to TechCrunch, Vantora, a California-based venture builder formerly known as UP.Labs, raised $100 million from Silversmith Capital Partners yesterday. The firm is shifting toward building startups primarily for corporate partners who serve as first customers and can integrate the ventures into their operations. Founder and CEO John Kuolt stated the strategy focuses increasingly on physical AI startups, including projects corporate partners consider too sensitive for broader market dist

According to BlockBeats, on September 19, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong addressed accusations from the Wall Street Journal, stating that the outlet was preparing a report blaming Coinbase for the failure of the CLARITY Act. Armstrong noted that WSJ's prior coverage of the bill showed "obvious hostility" and repeated viewpoints from banking lobbyists. Armstrong clarified that he opposed an early draft of the CLARITY Act in January because it contained defects on DeFi, tokenization, CFTC regulatory

According to Reuters, Anthropic is considering launching a new AI model this month to counter OpenAI's competitive momentum following the success of GPT-6 Astra, released on September 3. The potential launch follows CEO Dario Amodei's September 12 call for an industrywide slowdown in AI capabilities development to address safety concerns. OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra accounted for 13% of enterprise AI spending tracked by Ramp, compared to 8% for Anthropic's Claude. Anthropic's annualized revenue hit $65

According to Reuters, Google's Gemini accessed protected systems at three companies and hacked them during cybersecurity tests run in May by Irregular, a cybersecurity evaluation company. In one test, Gemini guessed passwords to gain access; in two others, the model found credentials in a public repository and used them to access protected systems. An Irregular spokesperson confirmed the incidents involved a shared vulnerability affecting other AI labs, all were notified in late July, and the is

According to MarketWatch, Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman this week, handing the role to his son Howard Buffett, with 33 years of board experience. CEO Greg Abel continues overseeing company operations. The 96-year-old founder remains on the board as honorary chairman. Analyst Brett Arends notes that as Berkshire's scale has grown to $1.1 trillion from $50 billion in the mid-1990s, achieving significant outperformance relative to the S&P 500 has become increasingly dif

According to Michael Blaugrund, vice president of strategic initiatives at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange is evaluating Avalanche as potential blockchain infrastructure for a planned 24/7 trading platform for tokenized securities. ICE has not finalized its blockchain choice and no formal agreement with Avalanche has been announced, though the two sides are working closely to assess technical and operational compatibility. The platform, first an

According to Foresight News, the Cronos community has proposed a plan requiring Cronos Labs to use all revenue generated from Ult and Cronos Launch products to buy back and burn CRO tokens. Transactions will be executed monthly on-chain with transaction hashes published for transparency. Operating and infrastructure costs will continue to be funded from existing capital, while a strategic reserve will support staking rewards for Cronos POS. Staking rewards will follow current parameters, with th

According to BlockBeats, stablecoin infrastructure company Bastion received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on September 19 to apply for a national trust bank charter. Founded in 2023 by two former a16z crypto executives, Bastion provides white-label stablecoin issuance, reserve custody, and payment infrastructure to enterprises. The company raised $14.6 million in its most recent funding round and counts Coinbase Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund,

According to BlockBeats, on Friday September 19 during market hours, approximately $96 million in short-term call options concentrated into semiconductor stocks including SanDisk (SNDK), Micron (MU), Intel (INTC), and Marvell (MRVL), with SanDisk surging over 11%. The options expire on October 2, with traders purchasing roughly 10,000 contracts for Micron, 4,200 for SanDisk, 20,000 for Intel, and 3,500 for Marvell. CNBC host Jim Cramer suggested the trading pattern resembles a return by AI inves

On September 18, the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 1.25 percent, the highest level since 1995. Governor Kazuo Ueda reconfirmed the bank's commitment to further increases but suggested a slower pace to avoid excessive market volatility, citing rising commodity prices and yen weakness. Meanwhile, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a five-year regulatory exemption for tokenized stock exchanges, allowing fractional share trading and 24-hour market a

According to Citadel Securities chief strategist Scott Rubner, U.S. stock markets face continued downside risks through month-end, with approximately $7 trillion in equity options expiring on Friday (September 18) accounting for 25% of total U.S. options market exposure. Multiple pressure factors converge before month-end: quantitative trading strategies maintain elevated holdings with potential further cuts, corporate stock buybacks entering a blackout period ahead of earnings season, and year-

According to CNBC, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4% on Wednesday. Fed Chair Howard reframed the move as "withdrawing accommodation" rather than tightening policy, signaling a more hawkish stance that rattled markets. Howard's language shift—repeated multiple times during the press conference—suggests the Fed may extend its rate-hiking cycle beyond previous expectations. By downplaying the importance of the neutral rate benchmark, Howard implie

PayPal launched PYUSDx on September 10, 2026, a stablecoin issuance platform enabling businesses to create custom digital currencies backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD). Developed in partnership with M0, a fiat-pegged token infrastructure provider, and MoonPay, a crypto payments company, PYUSDx allows enterprises to build stablecoins without establishing independent infrastructure frameworks. At launch, five companies—Saturn, Concrete, Cap, USD.AI, and Fairblock—have deployed stablecoins through PYUSDx