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According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin Core 32 entered its final testing stage on September 14, with a planned release on October 10. The version does not alter Bitcoin's consensus rules but focuses on optimizing fee estimation and accelerating block processing. The fee estimator now compares predictions based on pending transactions against historical block data, allowing faster downward adjustments to recommended rates when network congestion eases. Block processing improvements enable nodes to re

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange has completed the integration of USDC on Arc network and has enabled deposits for the stablecoin.

According to Bitcoin News citing an 8-K filing, Strategy spent $139 million repurchasing STRC shares last week and did not purchase Bitcoin for the second week in a row. The company cancelled 1,420,467 STRC shares while maintaining its Bitcoin holdings at 845,000 BTC with an average cost of $75,412 per coin. Cash reserves declined from $1.44 billion to $1.3 billion, with approximately $1.05 billion remaining in its $2 billion share repurchase authorization.

According to ChainCatcher, Hackuity, an AI-powered vulnerability operations center based in Lyon, France, announced the completion of 16 million euros (approximately $17 million) in funding, led by Forgepoint Capital International with participation from Bright Pixel, Bpifrance, and Seventure Partners. The company's cumulative funding now totals 32 million euros. Proceeds will be allocated to product innovation, AI capability enhancement, and market expansion in Europe and Asia. Hackuity current

Polish central bank official Wnorowski stated this year that interest rates are likely to remain unchanged, though the possibility of rate hikes has not been ruled out.

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange data, gold T+D and silver T+D rose during the evening session opening on September 16. Gold T+D climbed 0.94% to 936.8 yuan per gram, while silver T+D increased 0.83% to 15,758 yuan per kilogram.

According to Polish central bank official Wnorowski, September's consumer price index (CPI) may exceed 3.5% this month, surpassing the upper limit of the target deviation range.

According to its Form 13F-HR filing, Nvidia disclosed eight US equity positions worth $63.44 billion as of June 30, 2026, with Intel comprising 47.3% of the portfolio at $29.99 billion and SpaceX accounting for 33.1% at $20.98 billion. The $45.07 billion increase from the prior quarter's $18.37 billion resulted entirely from mark-to-market gains and a new SpaceX position valued at $20.98 billion, which originated from Nvidia's investment in xAI acquired by SpaceX in February. Nvidia made no new

According to Farside Investors, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $159.9 million in net inflows on Sept. 14, snapping a four-session withdrawal streak. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for $134.3 million of the inflows, while Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) added $53.3 million, with the two funds together attracting $187.6 million.

Salesforce experienced a major global outage beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m. UTC on Wednesday, Sept. 16, affecting hundreds of customer instances across the United States, UK, Germany, France, India and Japan. Customers faced severe delays, intermittent errors and inability to access some services. Salesforce identified increased load on an internal login service as the underlying cause. By 10:56 a.m. UTC, the company began rolling out a validated fix across affected systems. CRM shares dec

According to Ali Charts, on September 16, the crypto analyst predicted that if the Federal Reserve holds rates steady—contrary to the 93% probability of a 25 basis point hike shown in federal funds futures—Bitcoin could rebound from around $75,000 and break above $82,000. Ali Charts emphasized this is a personal prediction, not market consensus. Historically, Bitcoin has risen in only 2 out of the past 14 Federal Reserve decision meetings.

According to BeInCrypto, at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino hit back at JPMorgan's Doug Petno over institutional stablecoin adoption. Petno had stated institutional interest in blockchain and stablecoins remains in early stages, constrained by interoperability gaps, regulatory hurdles, and KYC rules, with no genuine institutional demand beyond crypto trading. Ardoino countered with a metaphor: "There is no import demand for ice in the Arctic," suggesti

According to Vanda Analytics, as of September 14, retail investors have increased out-of-the-money call trading in cybersecurity stocks including CrowdStrike (CRWD-US), Palo Alto Networks (PANW-US), and Zscaler (ZS-US), with volumes reaching the 98th percentile over the past five trading days. However, the same period saw retail traders net sell $6.4 million of Palo Alto Networks shares and $3.5 million of Zscaler stock. Institutional investors, by contrast, have maintained light positions ahead

USD/CAD climbed to 1.3941, up 0.2%, marking its highest level since August 13.

According to PPP prediction market monitoring, the probability of OpenAI's valuation reaching $1 trillion by end of 2026 surged to 82% on Polymarket, up 20% in the last 24 hours. The prediction resolves as "Yes" if OpenAI's Nasdaq Private Market valuation, or official public market valuation if it IPOs before December 31, 2026, touches or exceeds the $1 trillion threshold by year-end.

According to Iranian sources, the Persian Gulf Holding held its second shareholder meeting today (September 16), with voting for board member positions. The Iranian Oil Ministry secured 3 of the 5 board seats.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that negotiations on Ukraine could take place at any location, provided all participating parties accept the venue. Lavrov did not specify when or where such talks might occur.

According to Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree, on Wednesday (September 16), the group announced it had attacked an air base in Hmeimim and a Saudi Aramco facility in Yanbu. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed either of the reported attacks.

UK 2-year government bond yields declined 10 basis points intraday, reaching 4.794% as of latest trading. The move is on track for the largest single-day drop since July 30.

According to PANews and SlowMist, Core Lightning (CLN) discovered a vulnerability in an experimental feature on September 15 that could put users' funds at risk. The Core Lightning team is investigating and recommends all nodes with experimental features enabled immediately disable them and wait for a patch. High-risk options include --experimental-dual-fund, --experimental-splicing, and --experimental-peer-storage. Remote peers could specify arbitrary or zero fees in channel opening or fund adj