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According to Jin10, Poland's government plans to reintroduce a windfall tax on oil companies on September 15, targeting excess profits generated between March and December 2026. The tax rate is set at 60%, and the government expects the measure to raise approximately 4 billion zloty (around $1.06 billion) annually to help lower fuel prices. The law was previously vetoed by Poland's President and referred to the Constitutional Court in July. The court has not yet ruled, but the government has res

According to TASS, Azerbaijan's oil exports declined 8% from January to August, falling to 14.7 million tons.

According to Reuters, on Tuesday (September 15), Brent crude surged past $107 per barrel as Yemen-backed Houthi forces attacked Saudi energy infrastructure, including a military airbase in the country's south. Brent futures rose 1.67 dollars, or 1.58%, to $107.35 per barrel, while WTI climbed 2.11% to $103.53. Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West pipeline remains shut following Friday's strikes, threatening roughly 4% of global oil supply and stoking inflation concerns across markets. Rising energy

According to Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Russia's airstrikes have destroyed and damaged over 500 locomotives, significantly impacting the country's rail infrastructure. Ukraine is calling on its allies to provide urgent support and emergency supply of locomotives to restore transport capacity.

According to TradingBeats, on September 15, five Brent crude addresses displayed highly synchronized trading behavior, including identical transaction timing and stop-loss settings. The accounts have generated gains exceeding 100%, with combined holdings valued at $20 million.

According to TradingView, Coinbase (COIN) rose 6.23% to close at $186.19 on Monday (September 15), following a Compass Point analyst upgrade. Analyst Ed Engel lifted the stock from Sell to Neutral and raised his price target to $177 from $130, though COIN closed approximately $9 above that target. The upgrade rests on bitcoin's four-year market cycle rather than the CLARITY Act vote scheduled for Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. ET. Engel's base case explicitly expects the CLARITY Act cloture vote to fail,

According to MetaversePost, Astar Fi, the onchain personal finance manager incubated by Astar Foundation, entered public beta today (September 15). The platform combines self-custodial portfolio tracking with curated earning and investing opportunities, offering access to 225 crypto assets, 436 tokenized stock and ETF records, 140 Morpho vaults, 31 Aave markets, and 16 Midas products. Featured issuers include BlackRock, Apollo, Fidelity, and Ondo. Users' assets remain in their own wallets; Astar

According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 14 September 2026, 123 respondents to a joint FCA and Bank of England consultation requested regulators move tokenised markets out of the Digital Securities Sandbox into a permanent production regime. The call for input, which opened on 18 May and closed on 3 July 2026, received feedback from financial firms, trade bodies, individuals, legal professionals and academics. Market participants largely supported regulatory objectives but asked for

According to Odaily, Russia's Central Bank included cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as major financial market risks in its 2027-2029 policy draft, citing potential threats to the ruble's status and monetary sovereignty. The central bank warned of complete investor capital loss risks and noted that crypto assets' cross-border and decentralized nature could facilitate illegal activities and shadow market expansion. The bank proposed criminal liability for unlicensed platforms promoting digital cu

According to Iranian officials, Iran has issued a directive outlining its 2026 civil defense plan with preparations for three scenarios: war's end, ceasefire, and full-scale conflict.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, as of September 15, Hyperliquid's largest BTC long address (0x15a4...dfdb) holds unrealized gains totaling approximately $22.05 million across two perpetual positions. The BTC 40x long position, initiated on July 6 at an average price of around $62,353.65 per coin for 1,000 BTC, currently shows unrealized gains of approximately $14.81 million. The ETH 20x long position, opened on July 14 at an average price of approximately $1,761.95 per coin for 10,000 ETH,

According to Jin10, Wang Xin, head of the People's Bank of China Research Bureau, said today that rapid expansion of global data centers has accelerated water consumption. While China's data center water usage remains a small share of total national consumption, structural imbalances are emerging. Wang proposed addressing the issue through enhanced water measurement and monitoring, promotion of water-efficient technology, better pricing mechanisms, and green finance support for sustainable AI de

According to Jin10, on Tuesday (September 15), South Korea and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on peaceful nuclear energy cooperation along with 12 additional partnership documents. The agreements include cooperation on crude oil and technology sectors. The two nations committed to strengthening collaboration in trade, energy, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence. The bilateral summit was held between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Kazakhstani President Kassym

According to TASS, Azerbaijan's natural gas exports declined 0.5% to 1.64 billion cubic meters in January-August.

According to Gate official data released on September 15, the platform's copy trading business continues steady growth across multiple segments. CFD copy trading transaction volume increased 23.9% month-over-month, maintaining positive growth for three consecutive weeks, while CFD signal provider volume rose 13.2% sequentially. Futures copy trading saw daily new followers jump 32.3% month-over-month, reaching a four-week high, with daily active follower traders up 15.0%. Gate's overall copy trad

According to Ledger Insights, on September 15, DBS, OCBC, and UOB completed Singapore Dollar tokenized deposit settlement on Swift's blockchain ledger, marking the first interbank tokenized deposit transaction among the three institutions. The settlement demonstrates local interoperability, enabling enterprise clients to conduct tokenized payments across different banking institutions rather than being confined to single-bank systems.

According to CNBC, on Monday (September 15), President Trump undermined industry calls for AI regulation with a barrage of social media posts opposing federal oversight. Trump wrote that "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART PRESIDENT," contradicting weekend statements from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and SpaceX's Elon Musk, who jointly urged AI companies to slow model development due to safety concerns. Amodei had proposed a framework for t

According to IFX, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on September 15 that Russia views Donald Trump's proposed energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine as a "very good idea" and a positive initiative overall. "We definitely consider this a very good idea. We maintain contact with the U.S. side and consistently support peaceful solutions," Peskov stated. Peskov added that the key challenge for global markets is not energy production, but ensuring that refined oil products reach global market

According to CoinDesk, stablecoin payments infrastructure company Velocity completed a $10 million Series A extension round on September 15, bringing total Series A funding to $48 million with a $200 million post-money valuation. Investors include Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Haun Ventures, Ripple, Translink Capital, and Mirana Ventures. Velocity provides backend settlement, liquidity management, and treasury operations systems for payment firms and banks using stablecoins, without requiring

DeFi Development Corp added 55,491 SOL to its treasury on Monday, worth approximately $5.78 million, bringing its total holdings to roughly 2,388,923 SOL and SOL equivalents. The Nasdaq-listed company, which trades as DFDV, simultaneously announced a $300 million at-the-market program for its CHAD Preferred Stock. Net proceeds from the program are intended primarily for additional SOL purchases. The new treasury figure represents a 2% increase since August 27, when DFDV's holdings stood near 2.3