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According to Yonhapinfomax, Isabel Schnabel, ECB executive board member, said on September 30 during a capital market seminar in Luxembourg that recent strong credit flows suggest financial conditions are not yet restrictive, or lending related to artificial intelligence investments is less sensitive to interest rates than expected. Schnabel emphasized that central banks cannot wait until inflation second-round effects materialize, and must assess how shocks will transmit to underlying inflation

According to CoinGecko, XRP traded near $1.50 on September 29, down approximately 5% over the preceding week, as renewed rumors of a potential BlackRock spot XRP ETF surfaced. No application or launch has been confirmed by BlackRock, though the asset manager's head of digital assets previously identified client demand, market value, liquidity, and maturity as key criteria for crypto ETF launches. Seven existing U.S. spot XRP ETFs collectively held approximately $1.77 billion in assets and roughl

According to Tasnim News Agency, a natural gas pipeline at the Tishreen thermal power plant near Damascus International Airport exploded recently. The incident occurred in the Heran Awed area adjacent to the airport.

According to ChainCatcher, DogeOS launched its public testnet on Wednesday as a zero-knowledge rollup introducing EVM-compatible smart contracts to the Dogecoin network, with DOGE serving as the native transaction fee token. The project aims to support trading, lending, stablecoins, prediction markets, and gaming applications while settling state to the Dogecoin blockchain. CEO Jordan Jefferson stated the team is currently focused on the public testnet phase to allow developers time to build and

According to Alarabiya, Yemen's government forces conducted continuous drone strikes against Houthi militants and their positions over the past 24 hours, targeting gathering points, reinforcement troops, and equipment across multiple front lines.

According to CNBC reporting, MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle did not rule out acquiring People Inc., Barry Diller's holding company, at the Global Gaming Expo this week. When asked if MGM was considering buying People Inc., Hornbuckle said the company would continue pursuing shareholder interests and "trying to unlock the value of a company that we think is grossly undervalued." This reverses People Inc.'s position after it withdrew its $48.30-per-share proposal to buy the rest of

According to CoinDesk, Arthur Hayes expects Ethereum to reach $10,000 by year-end, nearly four times its current price near $2,700. Hayes said he favors Ethereum because he can deploy large amounts of capital without fearing a sudden 75% loss from an exploit, citing scale and safety over short-term momentum. "I like Ethereum because I can put a large amount of money into it. I'm not worried that I wake up one day that's down 75% because of some exploit," Hayes stated. He argued Ethereum remains

TOKEN2049 Singapore is scheduled for October 7-8, 2026, with major industry figures confirmed to appear, according to TheStreet. Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, Eric Trump, and hedge fund manager Tom Lee will headline the event alongside crypto founders including Polymarket's Shayne Coplan and Hyperliquid Labs' Jeff Yan. Executives from BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley are also expected to attend. Last year's Singapore edition drew over 25,000 attendees from more than 7,000 companies.

At Sibos 2026, Bottomline announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink to enhance payment processing for over 600 banks handling $16 trillion in annual transactions, according to Natasha Lapierre, Bottomline's Global Head of Product Strategy and Innovation. The collaboration will leverage Chainlink's decentralized oracle network to improve the security and reliability of financial transactions across these institutions.

According to Tom's Hardware analysis of Geekbench 7 results released on September 29, OpenAI's dots agent runs on nine-core AMD EPYC 9V74 virtual machines with 9.73GB of memory. Post-launch Geekbench 7 runs show dots achieving median multi-core scores of approximately 8,550, compared to Meta's Muse agent at 1,394—about 6 times higher. Dots, powered by GPT-6 Astra, launched Tuesday for Pro and Business Premium users. The performance gap stems from dots' nine-core configuration versus Muse's two-c

According to Al Arabiya, Iraqi Hezbollah announced the suspension of all military operations effective today (September 30), citing the conclusion of coalition military operations in the region. The organization signaled readiness to engage in negotiations regarding weapons issues in the coming period.

According to Russia's Foreign Ministry statement issued on October 1, Russia summoned Denmark's ambassador in Moscow on September 30 to protest what it described as a violation of international law by a Danish military helicopter. The incident occurred on September 14 when a Danish Air Force helicopter approached the Russian Navy frigate Stoiky operating in the Baltic Sea neutral waters. In response, the Russian frigate's commander ordered the firing of two red signal flares to deter potential p

President Trump recently criticized the Bush administration's decision to disband Iraqi military and security personnel, which he said led to state collapse and the rise of ISIS. Trump stated the U.S. would take a different approach to Iraq, noting his administration has learned from past mistakes in the country.

According to official statement, Italy suspended its Schengen border-free agreement with Spain, effective until mid-October 2026. The measure temporarily halts the free movement of persons across the two countries' shared border.

According to The Block, the White House is reviewing two rules proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission this week to expand federal oversight of prediction markets. The proposals seek to redefine swaps to include event contracts and exclude casino-style gambling products. Prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, valued at tens of billions of dollars each, have become a focal point in a jurisdiction dispute between the CFTC and state authorities, with states claiming th

According to ZKSync on Twitter, ADIChain has recently partnered with Securitize to launch regulated tokenized financial products in the UAE. The collaboration aims to strengthen the institutional ecosystem and enhance tokenization infrastructure in the region, positioning both entities to meet the growing demand for compliant financial solutions in the rapidly evolving UAE market.

According to Polygon's official announcement, the platform has introduced stablecoin payments at checkout in its OMS platform, now live. The feature enables customers to pay across multiple wallets, tokens, and chains without the need to swap or cash out, simplifying the payment experience for merchants and their customers.

According to court filings, federal prosecutors in Massachusetts filed a civil forfeiture case in September 2026 targeting 33.7 bitcoin stolen from a Coinbase account in June 2023 through SMS phishing scams. The theft, which drained a family trust and its beneficiary's holdings worth approximately $900,000 at the time, began when fake text messages impersonating Coinbase tricked the account holder into sharing login credentials. Investigators traced 11.2 BTC to a Binance account opened in Spain

According to Bitcoin.com News, Bitcoin surged to $85,600 on Wednesday following lower-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation data, then pulled back to $84,350. Derivatives markets saw $55 million in short liquidations and $27 million in long liquidations within four hours of the data release.

According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) pulled back to $4,148.65 per ounce earlier today, up 0.1% in 24 hours.