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According to Bitcoin.com, on September 19, Argentina agreed to implement the OECD's Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), joining 77 other jurisdictions globally. The country plans to automatically exchange user crypto transaction data starting 2029, including user identity information, fiat-to-crypto purchases and sales, digital asset exchanges, payments, and transactions with external addresses. Argentina must enact domestic regulations by 2028 requiring virtual asset service providers (VAS

According to Foresight News, Bitget has launched USDT-margined STONK perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage. The platform's contract trading bot will simultaneously become available for this trading pair.

According to the financial investment industry, South Korea's securities market saw four new ETFs launch today (September 19), with three classified as "compressed-type" products that concentrate approximately 50% of holdings in their top two stocks. The new ETFs—Samsung Asset Management's KODEX US AI Memory TOP2 Plus, NH Amundi's HANARO US AI TOP2+, Hanwha Asset Management's PLUS Korea HBM Semiconductor, and PLUS AI Semiconductor Supply Chain Active—reflect growing investor demand to concentrat

According to the financial investment industry on September 19, Samsung Securities launched its first commercial paper (CP) product with an annual interest rate of 5.5%, marking the highest rate among existing CP offerings in South Korea. The product will begin sales on September 21. New customers and existing customers with balances under 1 million won as of end-August can purchase the 2-90 day maturity product at the promotional 5.5% rate, with a maximum purchase limit of 1 million won per per

According to ChainCatcher, Feixiaohao and Cyber Prophet will jointly host the GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum on September 29 in Seoul at AT CENTER, focusing on tokenized equities, Web3 finance, and AI applications. Cyber Prophet, an AI-driven prediction market platform built on Polygon, will bring discussions on AI forecasting, event trading, and on-chain finance to the venue. The Seoul station of GWDC is expected to attract approximately 5,000 participants, with speakers and institutions including

According to Iran's court website, the country executed a person during the ongoing conflict after conviction for passing missile base intelligence to Israel.

According to Russian Ministry of Defense, Russia's air defense systems destroyed 344 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight on September 19. The interceptions occurred across airspace above Leningrad, Novgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Orel, Kaluga, Tula, Ryazan, Lipetsk, Vladimir, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Dagestan Republic, and the Black Sea.

According to Beating, AI infrastructure operator Nscale filed an IPO application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today (September 19), aiming to raise up to $3 billion and list on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker NSCL. The company was spun off from cryptocurrency mining operations in early 2024 and has since transitioned to AI data center services. Nscale operates and controls data centers with over 10 gigawatts of power capacity and contract values totaling approximatel

According to Arkham, Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) recorded cumulative inflows of $51.5 million over 20 consecutive trading days as of September 19, with no single day of net outflows during the period. The fund is among a select few bitcoin ETFs this month without any record of daily net outflows.

According to sources close to the matter, Anthropic is considering releasing a new AI model before its planned IPO, people familiar with the plan said today (September 19).

According to SK On's official announcement on September 17, the South Korean battery maker signed a 160 billion won (approximately $120 million) supply contract with LnF to source high-density third-generation LFP cathode materials over three years through 2028. The deal supports SK On's strategy to localize and de-risk its energy storage system supply chain away from Chinese suppliers. The secured cathode material will be deployed at SK On's manufacturing facilities in Seosan, South Korea and G

According to UK air traffic control authorities, the September 8 airport disruptions across Britain that led to the cancellation of over 2,000 flights were caused by a millisecond-level software malfunction, a preliminary investigation released on September 18 confirmed. The glitch, which lasted less than 1 millisecond, affected the system responsible for assigning flight identification codes used by air traffic controllers on radar.

According to Liu Yuanchun, President of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, speaking at Tsinghua PBC Chief Economists Forum on September 19, expanding domestic demand is a long-term strategic priority rather than a short-term policy measure. He noted that over-pursuit of short-term equilibrium during China's economic transition from investment-driven to innovation-driven growth could undermine the economy's ability to navigate cyclical shifts.

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $433 million yesterday (September 18), with Fidelity's FBTC leading at $311 million. Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $144 million over the same period, with BlackRock's ETHA taking the top spot at $114 million.

According to KB Securities' analysis released September 19, the global semiconductor market is expected to reach 2 trillion won this year, with the memory chip market hitting 1.1 trillion won for the first time surpassing non-memory chips. The shift reflects growing AI infrastructure demand, as memory becomes increasingly critical for AI computing performance beyond raw processing power. KB Securities estimated U.S. hyperscalers' AI infrastructure investment for 2027 at 1.75 trillion won, up 63%

According to KB Securities, the global semiconductor market is forecast to reach 2 trillion won in 2026, with memory chip market size reaching 1.1 trillion won and surpassing non-memory chips for the first time. The shift reflects surging AI infrastructure demand, the firm noted. KB Securities estimates U.S. hyperscalers' AI infrastructure investment will grow 63% year-over-year to 1.755 trillion won in 2027. The firm recommends Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as top beneficiaries, citing stron

According to PANews, Switchboard oracle announced on September 19 that it is shutting down operations effective immediately. The oracle's core development contributor, Switchboard Technology Labs, will wind down remaining business, with all support terminating on September 25. Protocols using Switchboard are required to migrate immediately to alternative solutions such as Pyth and RedStone.

According to Jin10, on September 19, Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz announced the cancellation of diesel subsidies and shifted to unified international pricing to address persistent fuel shortages. The government spends approximately $55 million weekly on subsidies, while 90% of Bolivia's diesel depends on imports. Fuel smuggling and black market resales have driven these losses. Diesel prices will now track global benchmarks, adjusting downward if international costs fall. The move replaces an

According to ED Daily, a 100 million won investment made in South Korea's TIGER Nasdaq-100 ETF on October 18, 2010, grew to 1.77 billion won as of September 18, 2026, representing a cumulative return of 1,673%. By comparison, an identical investment in the KODEX 200 ETF, which tracks the Kospi-200 index, reached 447 million won over the same 16-year period, yielding a 347% return. The Nasdaq-100 ETF substantially outperformed its domestic counterpart, driven by strong earnings growth from major

According to lawmaker Jo Jung-hoon's office on September 18, DigitalX exchange faced controversy over a non-public VIP trading event that drove a 16-fold surge in trading volume in late August. Data from South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service showed that major rivals Dunamu (Upbit operator), Bithumb, and Streami (Gopax operator) all stated they had not conducted such undisclosed VIP events over the past three years. DigitalX and Coinone declined to disclose specifics, citing business confid