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According to Foresight News, Solana DEX aggregator Titan has launched Argos V2 routing engine, now rolling out across Titan API and Titan Exchange for wallets supporting Transaction v1. Following Solana's Transaction v1 upgrade—which increased transaction size limits from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes and removed lookup tables—most routes now reach 5–6 liquidity pools, a 50% increase from prior versions. Argos V2 provides strictly better routes in 76% of swaps and delivers 5+ basis points improveme

According to Barron's citing Citi research, Democrats have approximately 66% probability of controlling both the Senate and House of Representatives in U.S. midterm elections scheduled for early November, according to prediction platform Polymarket. Citi strategist Scott Chronert noted that while overall S&P 500 fundamentals are unlikely to be significantly affected regardless of outcome, chip investors prefer Republican control, potentially due to concerns over AI regulation risk. Some Democrat

According to Australia's statistics bureau (ABS), on September 24, Australia's August unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, exceeding market expectations of 4.5% and reaching its highest level since late 2021. Total employment increased by 39,500, surpassing market forecasts of 20,000. However, full-time employment fell by 6,300 while part-time employment grew by 45,800. The unemployment count rose to 722,900, up 28,200 from the previous month.

According to Qichacha, Beijing Moonshot Intelligence recently completed a capital increase, raising registered capital from 2.24 million yuan to 11.58 million yuan, an increase of 417.09%. The company, founded in April 2023 and led by founder Yang Zhilin, is held by Yang Zhilin, Shenzhen Hexie Growth Phase III Technology Development Equity Investment Fund Partnership, and other investors.

According to analyst Niquette, U.S. diesel prices hit a record high of $6.5 per gallon recently, driven by multiple geopolitical pressures. Russia-Ukraine conflicts have disrupted refining capacity, while Russian export restrictions and escalating Iran tensions have further constrained global supply. With midterm elections less than 40 days away, diesel prices have become a key issue in swing districts.

According to McDonald's CFO Ian Borden on Wednesday, MCD stock is heading for its worst month since March 2020, with shares down 9% this month and declining 5% on Wednesday alone. Borden told investors that while U.S. sales are expected to turn positive in September after declining slightly in July and August, the slow start means Q3 overall sales will likely remain slightly negative. CEO Chris Kempczinski said the company faces flat industry traffic and elevated inflation, requiring McDonald's

According to ChainCatcher citing RWA.xyz data, Ondo leads tokenized stock protocols with $882 million in assets under management, followed by bStocks ($754M), xStocks ($576M), Securitize ($424M), and Reality ($162M). By asset coverage breadth, Reality supports the most with 2,160 stocks and ETFs, while xStocks and Dinari follow with 1,028 and 692 assets respectively.

According to BlockBeats, on Sept 23, Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, questioned the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate increase, stating that core inflation has approached 2% annualized and therefore questioned why the Fed would consider further hikes. Hassett also criticized several non-Trump-appointed Fed officials for publicly supporting continued rate increases and accused Fed Chair Kevin Warsh of managing an "exceptionally politicized" central bank.

According to Lookonchain, Ethereum whale 0x8c58 recently sold 42,005 ETH valued at approximately $111.89 million, reducing its holdings to 9,996 ETH worth $26.8 million. The transaction was detected on the blockchain and represents a significant position reduction by the large holder.

According to Santiment data cited by ChainCatcher, addresses holding 100 to 1,000 BTC have accumulated approximately 113,950 BTC since mid-July. These mid-sized whale wallets now hold a combined 5.24 million BTC, reflecting sustained accumulation during recent market volatility.

According to Jin10, on September 24, the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy committee displayed internal divisions ahead of a potential rate hike decision next week. RBA Governor Michele Bullock emphasized she holds only a single vote, while non-executive director Ian Roos stated there is no evidence of a wage-price spiral, signaling a dovish stance that could result in a split vote.

According to Jin10 Data, Kuwait's Foreign Minister met with US State Department Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Donald Blume on September 23 in New York during the 81st United Nations General Assembly high-level week. The officials reviewed long-standing bilateral relations and strategic cooperation between Kuwait and the United States, discussed expanding collaboration across multiple sectors, and exchanged views on regional and international developments.

According to SEC filings, Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 259,166 shares on September 21 at an average price of $125.58 per share, totaling approximately $32.56 million. Following the transaction, his direct shareholding decreased to 6,907 shares.

According to China Development Bank, the bank's new policy-level financial tools deployed 60.85 billion yuan since September, supporting 153 projects with a total investment scale of 1.4 trillion yuan. The funds were allocated to supplement private investment projects and bolster private capital participation in project funding.

According to BlockBeats, on September 24, Liquid Capital founder Jack Yi stated that 20 days prior he forecasted Bitcoin would face significant pressure near $86,000 and potentially experience a pullback, making the $86,000 level an optimal point to close long positions. Yi noted that while anticipating a pullback, traders should avoid shorting in a bull market trend and should continuously seek long entry opportunities. He emphasized that bull markets do not move in straight lines; each pullbac

The US Dollar Index is currently trading at 101.14, up 0.01% intraday on September 24.

According to @lookonchain, whale address 0xd42B recently spent $1.5 million to acquire 159,698 UNI tokens at an average price of $9.39 following a price decline in the market.

According to Guru Club, Douyin's PR head Liu Xing denied claims of mass layoffs and cutbacks to its dialogue team on Sept 24. Liu clarified that the restructuring involved only 11 employees in the 50-person Session team, with 3 departures. Portions of the general Session team's functions were reallocated to Douyin's trading and productivity teams, with related staff moved accordingly. Liu emphasized that media reports characterizing this as "layoffs" or "cutting dialogue team in half" were inacc

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil fell 1% intraday on September 24, trading at $91.23 per barrel.

According to Odaily, Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $105 million on September 23 (U.S. Eastern Time), continuing a four-day streak of positive flows. BlackRock's ETHA led the day with $50.8 million in net inflows, bringing its all-time total to $13.21 billion, followed by Fidelity's FETH with $41.3 million in daily inflows and a cumulative total of $2.40 billion. Overall, spot Ethereum ETF assets under management reached $17.51 billion, according to SoSoValue data.