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According to South Korean customs data, South Korea imported 10.12 million barrels of crude oil in August, down from 12.5 million barrels a year earlier.

Chinese commodity futures closed mixed on Sept 14, with fuel oil leading gainers at over 4%. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), coking coal, and asphalt rose over 3%, while paraxylene, polyester chips, and short-fiber polyester gained over 2%. On the downside, glass fell nearly 2%, soda ash, rubber, and corn declined over 1%.

According to the Associated Press, a critical Saudi oil pipeline attacked last week will largely halt operations for several weeks during repairs, the agency reported on September 14. Two regional officials said the damaged pipeline will require significant downtime to restore service.

According to Chainlink's official statement, CEO Sergey Nazarov will participate in a digital asset regulation discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on September 24. The event will bring together leaders from major financial institutions including BlackRock and Vanguard to discuss how new regulatory frameworks are reshaping the digital asset landscape.

According to Brian Armstrong, Coinbase Tokenized Stocks provide fully securities-backed tokens redeemable for actual shares, with integrated dividend payments. The product grants investors and institutions global access to the U.S. stock market, exceeding $70 trillion in value. Voting rights are forthcoming. The tokenized stocks offering expands Coinbase's suite of on-chain financial products.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced on X that the company's tokenized stocks establish an industry standard based on real securities rather than synthetic assets or debt instruments. The tokens are fully backed by underlying securities and can be redeemed for actual shares per regulations. Dividend functionality has been integrated, with voting rights set to launch soon. Armstrong noted this provides a foundation for global investors and institutions to access the U.S. stock market, valued at

According to the company, tokenized securities platform tZERO completed a new funding round today (September 14), led by Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes. Existing investors including Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Bill Fleckenstein, and partner Dinari participated, with Neighborhood Intelligence also committing to the round. The funding will support tZERO's operations and growth in its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) business, which provides tokenization, trading, custody, and asset services i

According to Hong Kong Police Force's CyberDefender social media channel, a man in his 70s recently lost HK$13 million (approximately $1.67 million) after downloading a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment app promoted through an unsolicited WhatsApp message. The victim purchased Tether (USDT) and Ethereum (ETH) on instructions from a person posing as a Singapore-based cryptocurrency investment expert, then transferred the tokens to wallet addresses controlled by the scammer. The fake app displa

According to Jin10, a U.S. Air Force F-15E pilot whose aircraft was shot down over Iran in early April made his first public appearance on September 14, disclosing that his parachute failed during ejection, forcing him to survive a free-fall before landing safely. The $30 million fighter jet was struck by a portable air defense missile during a strike operation. The pilot, along with a second crew member, ejected and was rescued by U.S. personnel deployed to a nearby airstrip. During extraction,

According to the Council on Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Russian and Ukrainian strikes on Black Sea ports, vessels, and grain export facilities on September 14 have disrupted a significant portion of global wheat trade and begun threatening fertilizer shipments. Russia and Ukraine account for approximately 27% of global wheat exports; current strikes have affected around 70% of Russia's grain export capacity and 90% of Ukraine's maritime shipping capability through Black Sea ports

According to Reuters on Sept 14, single-day vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to single digits over the weekend, down from an average of 14 vessels per day over the past 10 days. The report indicates that 4 vessels exited the strait over the two-day period, including energy-carrying ships, while 10 cargo vessels entered. The figures exclude vessels that disabled their automatic identification systems while transiting the strait.

According to JPMorgan analyst Richard Choe, IREN Limited received a rare double upgrade from Underweight to Overweight, with a new price target of $65, representing a 41% increase from the prior $46 mark. The upgrade is driven by IREN's $5.5 billion partnership with Nvidia, which repositions the company from its Bitcoin mining roots toward AI cloud computing infrastructure. JPMorgan characterizes IREN as a leading "neocloud provider," leveraging its existing power capacity and physical infrastru

According to CoinDesk, Consensus will return to Hong Kong in early February 2027 for its third consecutive year. The conference attracted over 10,000 participants in both 2025 and 2026, and will focus on institutional adoption of digital assets and artificial intelligence, with AI taking on greater prominence than in previous years.

Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquired Baldwin Insurance Group Inc. in a $7.7 billion all-cash deal, with DFO Management and Sequence holding majority equity and some Baldwin employees retaining minority stakes. Baldwin investors received $32.50 per share in cash, with the transaction expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.

According to BlockBeats, Kyrgyzstan's central bank (NBKR) signed a memorandum of understanding with blockchain security firm CertiK today (September 14), establishing a long-term strategic partnership. The two parties will collaborate on digital som security, digital asset regulation, and cybersecurity. CertiK will provide technical and strategic support leveraging its digital asset security and risk management expertise, and will explore deploying CertiK Supervision and CertiK Compliance soluti

According to market reports, flights to Los Angeles International Airport were halted on September 14 due to personnel staffing constraints.

According to Iran's IRIB, Yemen's Foreign Ministry stated that maritime shipping is secure, but disputed Saudi Arabia's assertion of safety following 300 airstrikes in the past five days, calling such a claim "a grave mistake."

According to Kraken's official account @krakenlistings, the cryptocurrency exchange will launch GNOT trading on September 16. Gnoland is an open-source smart contract platform developed by NewTendermint, where applications are written in Gno, an interpreted and fully deterministic variant of the Go programming language.

According to Yonhapinfomax, ECB executive director Isabel Schnabel said on Sept 14 that recent energy price movements are "considerably concerning," particularly elevated gas prices in Europe. She noted the continent faces low storage levels and competition with Asia for liquefied natural gas. Schnabel characterized the ECB's rate hikes as a logical response to prevent medium-term inflation from drifting above target. Slovakia's central bank governor Peter Kazimir added that inflation risks are

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