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According to CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor, Solana captured 72% of memecoin trading volume in the last 21 days, its highest share in three weeks, while Robinhood's share dropped to 23%, signaling a shift in trader preference toward Solana.

According to Goldman Sachs strategists led by Ben Snider, S&P 500 is expected to reach 8,700 within one year as robust economic prospects and artificial intelligence investments support U.S. corporate earnings growth. S&P 500 component companies posted profit growth of approximately 30% in the first two quarters of 2026, marking one of the strongest performances on record. While the surge suggests earnings may exceed sustainable levels amid elevated AI spending, the Goldman Sachs team predicts p

According to Grayscale Research, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%, with the firm saying the move is unlikely to drive major changes in Bitcoin price and crypto markets. Grayscale characterizes the increase as a mid-cycle adjustment rather than a cyclical policy shift, distinguishing it from the Fed's sustained 550-basis-point tightening campaign from March 2022 through July 2023. The firm expects one or two additional rate

According to Nethermind, Ethereum developers completed a major rehearsal for the Glamsterdam upgrade this week, with test blocks successfully finalizing under new block-building rules ahead of an October 6 deployment on the Sepolia public testnet. Nethermind's client processed 570.7 billion gas across 2,302 tests in three minutes and 15 seconds, validating block-level access lists that enable nodes to pre-fetch data instead of processing sequentially. The testnet's gas limit increased from 60 mi

According to Lookonchain, on September 18, whale address 0x7541 has turned its Uniswap (UNI) position profitable after months of losses. The whale accumulated 1.97 million UNI tokens between February and March 2025 at an average price of $8.97, spending a total of $17.67 million. The position was previously underwater by as much as $13 million but has now generated $293,000 in unrealized gains as UNI prices recovered.

According to Thai Prime Minister Anutin on September 17, China's development creates opportunities and improves living standards for its people while playing an important role in driving regional and global economic development. Anutin stated that Thailand and China are comprehensive strategic partners and should strengthen cooperation to address regional and global challenges.

Circle, the company behind USDC, launched the Arc mainnet today, a Layer 1 blockchain designed for financial markets, payments and AI-driven economic activity. The network debuts with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem participants, including BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, Standard Chartered, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Aave and Uniswap. A key structural feature is that USDC functions as Arc's native gas token, meaning transaction fees are paid directly in the stablecoin. The network deliver

According to BlockBeats, major DeFi tokens surged on September 18 following the U.S. SEC's announcement of a new tokenized stock innovation exemption. Per HTX market data, Uniswap (UNI) jumped 35% to $9.14 in 24 hours, while Arbitrum (ARB) gained 26.7% to $0.207, NEAR Protocol (NEAR) climbed 26.5% to $3.58, Starknet (STRK) rose 22.7% to $0.034, Raydium (RAY) advanced 22% to $1.76, and Injective (INJ) increased 22.2% to $6.80.

According to informed sources, Baidu's AI office copilot Baidu Zuozi Enterprise saw month-over-month annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth of nearly 10x in both July and August. Due to sustained higher-than-expected growth, Baidu internally raised its annual revenue target multiple times, with the latest target now 3 to 5 times higher than the initial goal set at the beginning of the year.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum's total open interest across all exchanges rose 5.32% over the past 24 hours to $33.08 billion, according to Coinglass data. Binance holds the largest position at $9.126 billion, followed by Gate at $3.103 billion, Bybit at $2.334 billion, and OKX at $1.8 billion.

According to India's Ministry of External Affairs, the INS Kolkata remains deployed in the Arabian Sea. The statement was issued recently by a ministry spokesperson.

According to the Financial Investment Industry, Kiwoom Securities completed the issuance of 400 billion won in private hybrid capital securities today, September 18. The 30-year securities carry a coupon rate of 5.65% and include a call option exercisable after 5 years, with a step-up provision adding 2 percentage points annually if not redeemed.

Intel Chief Executive Chen Fu-wu warned at Splunk.conf26 in Denver that global semiconductor manufacturing's 95% reliance on a single foundry company, particularly one based in Taiwan, poses significant supply chain risk. He emphasized that CPU demand remains exceptionally strong, with current production capacity meeting only approximately 50% of customer requirements. Intel's 18A process node has entered full production, while the 14A process is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2027.

According to Chainalysis research published Thursday, malicious instructions stored on public blockchains have increased 440% since the emergence of unrestricted Chinese open-source AI models, rising from an average of 2.06 blockchain writes per day to 11.1 in less than a year. The technique, known as "blockchain dead drops," allows attackers to store malware command-and-control information on immutable blockchain records that infected devices can retrieve, bypassing traditional servers that aut

According to BlockBeats, Jiang Zhuoer, founder of Lebit Mining Pool, published an analysis on September 18 arguing that rate hikes would have limited impact on crypto market cycles. He noted that Bitcoin's bull markets in 2013 and 2021 both occurred during periods of rising or elevated interest rates, with 2021 facing the dual pressures of high rates and quantitative tightening. Jiang attributed crypto's resilience to its high growth potential—often delivering returns exceeding 10x per cycle—and

According to CNBC, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang forecast on September 17 that the company will double chip sales next year, citing expanding global AI investments across multiple industries and economies. On September 18, South Korean semiconductor stocks responded positively, with Samsung Electronics rising 3.37% and SK Hynix climbing 6.42%. Market analysts attribute the gains to expectations that Nvidia's sales expansion will drive increased demand for next-generation HBM (high-bandwidth memory) ch

According to Bernstein on Sept 18, the investment firm raised its target price for Elf Beauty (ELF) to $127 from $121, implying potential upside of up to 40%. The move follows ELF's recent release of a bottom-up distribution analysis model combining Nielsen and Euromonitor e-commerce data to track sales flows across retail stores, specialty beauty retailers, Amazon, and direct-to-consumer channels. At $127, Bernstein's target is the highest among the 18 analysts covering ELF on Wall Street. Howe

According to Tom's Hardware, on September 11, Symbiosis DeFi protocol suffered a hack resulting in $770,000 in stolen assets. An attacker with forged administrator privileges exploited a basic smart contract flaw: the transaction fee input lacked negative-value validation. By setting fees to negative amounts, the attacker effectively added value instead of deducting it, spending only 330 satoshi (approximately 0.25 USD) to mint 46 billion fraudulent syBTC tokens. The attacker then traded these f

According to Harish Neelakandan, co-chief investment officer of AlphaEngine Global Investment Solutions, foreign exchange volatility this week at an annual industry conference in Amsterdam remained at historic lows, becoming a primary agenda item for the second consecutive year. Traders and investors now view the sustained low-volatility environment as a new market norm rather than a temporary phenomenon. "We are observing a long-term downward trend in FX volatility," Neelakandan said. "This is

According to a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Russia has demanded that Japan remove the US Typhon (tactical missile system) from its territory. The statement reflects Moscow's ongoing concerns regarding increased US military presence in the region.