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According to Bloomberg data, SpaceX's weight in the Nasdaq-100 Index will increase to 2.82% when the quarterly rebalancing takes effect on September 21, up significantly from its current weight of approximately 1.28%. The final weight was calculated based on Friday's closing price and aligns with the preliminary weight previously announced by the index provider.

According to ChainCatcher, last month Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix appointed former Finance Ministry officials to executive roles. Samsung Electronics hired Lee Hee-kun, former head of the Foreign Exchange System Division, as managing director of its IR team. Lee previously oversaw foreign exchange policy and overseas investment response, and participated in South Korea's inclusion in the World Government Bond Index in April. SK Hynix hired Jung Yeo-jin, former head of the Strategic Economy

According to Huawei, the company opened access to computing resources on a 10,000-neural-processing-unit scale for partners and developers on September 19 at Huawei Connect 2026 in Shanghai. Huawei also launched a 100 NPU-Hour Program and pledged 5 billion yuan (US$746 million) over the next three years to support universities, research institutions, industry partners, and developers across its Kunpeng and Ascend ecosystems.

According to Alternative.me data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index remained at 71 today (Sept 20), indicating the market is in a greed phase.

According to Korea Exchange, overseas-focused ETF launches rose to 40% of new product offerings in the second half of 2026 as of September 20, significantly up from 27.2% in the first half. Among 37 ETF products launched from July onward, 15 were overseas-focused, compared to 27 out of 99 in the first half. The shift reflects investor appetite for international markets, particularly U.S. stocks, as KOSPI index trading has remained range-bound near the 6,000 level since late June.

According to Yonhap, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 0.23% to 6,894.23 last week (ending Sept. 18) but recovered from early-week declines and is expected to challenge the 7,000 level this week as investors digest the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike and AI-related concerns. The U.S. Fed raised its benchmark rate to 3.75-4.00% on Sept. 18, while the 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5% for the first time in 19 years. Key drivers for the Korean market this week include the U.S.-China summit schedule

According to OpenAI, the company released the Australian Youth Safety Blueprint on September 18, outlining six policy pillars for young users, including AI literacy, age-appropriate safeguards, privacy-protective age assurance, links to real-world crisis support, and accessible parental controls. The ChatGPT for Teens experience applies by default to users identified as aged 13 to 17 in Australia, with the rollout having started in August.

According to international reports, Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh came under aerial attack overnight on September 19-20, with fuel storage tanks at Saudi Aramco facilities near Riyadh airport catching fire. The incident marks an escalation in Middle East tensions. Meanwhile, Iranian officials indicated the U.S. is prepared for negotiations, and Iran's foreign minister discussed regional developments with his Pakistani counterpart. U.S. Central Command reported that American forces have assisted

According to Reuters, Chinese DRAM manufacturer Changxin Memory (CXMT) plans to establish a NAND flash memory production line at a new Beijing facility on Friday, expanding its business portfolio beyond DRAM. The company has not confirmed whether the project will proceed to commercial production or provided a timeline. The move would bring CXMT into direct competition with Samsung (28% NAND market share), SK Hynix (19%), Micron (15%), Yangtze Memory (14%), and SanDisk (11%), according to Counter

According to BofA's survey conducted from September 4-10, 53% of global fund managers view long semiconductors as the crowdest trade, marking the fourth consecutive month at the top position. The data also shows 33% of respondents believe semiconductor companies are overinvested, reaching a record high. Short sovereign debt rose to the second position at 18%, while only 7% see long Magnificent 7 stocks as the crowdest trade.

According to ChainCatcher, Polymarket's Vice President of Engineering announced today that Polymarket Perps is now live and available to all users. Built from scratch in Rust, the new exchange is designed for both retail and professional traders and supports SDK integration for seamless onboarding. The team is welcoming product feedback from the community.

According to BlockBeats citing BIT data, Strategy (MSTR) gained 48% over the past month as of September 20, becoming the top-performing stock among Nasdaq-100 constituents.

According to PANews, Michael Saylor argued on September 20 that the digital asset industry should prioritize broad adoption and product development under existing regulatory frameworks rather than accept restrictions in the latest CLARITY Act compromise. Saylor urged the industry to use the next two years to develop lower-cost, more accessible financial products including Bitcoin custody services, tokenized stocks, stablecoin payments, and exchange services to build public support through millio

BFC surged 12.5% in 60 minutes to $0.030127 earlier today, according to market data. The token climbed from a one-hour low of $0.026779, reflecting heightened trading activity. Over the past 24 hours, BFC rose 13.81% with trading volume of $3,374,623. The token's market cap now stands at $37,587,705, with a daily high of $0.030127 and low of $0.026334.

According to data from Korea Exchange submitted to assemblyman Park Sung-hoon's office on September 20, 68% of stocks designated under the market alert system fell within 20 trading days over the past five years. The exchange designated 1,548 stocks as requiring investment caution or investment warning from 2022 through August 2026, comprising 1,429 caution designations and 119 high-risk designations. Among cases with steeper declines, 636 fell more than 20% and 398 dropped over 30%. Stocks in t

According to ChainCatcher, in remarks at a Beijing economic forum, Huang Yiping (professor at Peking University and monetary policy committee member at the People's Bank of China) stated that artificial intelligence deployment may exacerbate China's structural imbalance between strong supply and weak demand. He warned that as AI becomes more widely deployed and innovation accelerates, the contradiction between total supply and demand could persist for an extended period. Huang also recommended t

According to Aave governance proposal, Aave Labs proposed a V4 isolated market structure that would enable institutions to borrow on-chain without moving Bitcoin out of regulated custody. Under the design, Bitcoin would remain held at Anchorage Digital Bank while an on-chain Custodied Collateral Token represents the collateral position in Aave. Chainlink's CustodySync infrastructure would synchronize custody data with the lending contract, minting and burning the token as the custodied balance c

According to Spanish government sources, approximately 10,000 migrants remain stranded in Ceuta, Spain's enclave in North Africa, as of September 18, with some housed in government-provided facilities while others are living homeless in mountain and beach areas. Local authorities in Ceuta estimate the number at around 13,000. The migration crisis intensified in late July when large numbers of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, marking Spain's most severe border migration crisis in recent years

According to Onchain Lens, trader Icy9999 has completed 632 trades on Hyperliquid over the past 30 days with an 82.86% win rate and cumulative trading volume of $135.93 million, generating total profits of $281,300. The trader currently holds short positions in ZEC, USELESS, and PONS, all of which are in unrealized gains.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale withdrew 2.25 million PONS from Binance earlier today and subsequently sold the tokens, converting them into approximately $1.29 million worth of USDG and ETH.