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According to Digital Asset, on September 15 at 6:30 PM KST, Bitcoin on South Korea's four major exchanges—Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Cobit—traded at an average 1.33% premium versus Binance. Ethereum showed a 1.31% premium, XRP 1.37%, and USDT 1.34%. Data was sourced from Korea's major domestic exchanges and Binance, with exchange rates from the Bank of Korea's economic statistics system.

According to BlockBeats, former New York Fed President William Dudley said on September 15 that the Federal Reserve has compelling reasons to tighten monetary policy, and September's rate hike may mark the beginning of consecutive tightening rather than a standalone action. Dudley cited persistent inflation above the Fed's 2% target, a stable labor market, and August core CPI rising 0.3% month-over-month as justification for the move. Historically, the probability of a rate hike being followed b

According to Whale Alert, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network today.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's three-year government bond yield surged to 4.091% on September 15, rising 6.6 basis points and reaching its highest level since October 2023. The 10-year yield climbed 6.4 basis points to 4.600%, marking the first time above 4.6% since October 2022. The sharp increase was driven by a broad rally in global bond yields and rising oil prices. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields broke through 5%, while Japan and Australia saw significant rate increases. Crude oil f

According to Jin10, Ukraine's parliament voted to remove prosecutor general Andrii Kravchenko on September 15, with 317 lawmakers voting in favor. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the presidential decree to dismiss Kravchenko on September 14 and submitted the removal proposal to parliament. The dismissal followed an investigation by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau, in which Kravchenko faced allegations. Kravchenko has denied all charges, stating he was not involved in illegal money

According to PANews on September 15, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT accused CoinEx of mishandling a security incident following a Lazarus Group attack. ZachXBT claimed he attempted to alert the exchange about its own funds being laundered through CoinEx and requested assistance freezing the related assets, but received no response. Separately, CoinEx announced today it is ceasing operations and entering orderly liquidation, with withdrawal services remaining open until December 22.

Grayscale has assigned XRP a 26.11% weighting in its Digital Assets Next Gen model portfolio announced on Monday, making it the second-largest position behind Ethereum. The allocation reflects strong institutional demand for XRP, with U.S. spot XRP ETFs recently attracting approximately $19 million in weekly inflows. Current estimates suggest U.S. spot XRP ETFs collectively hold around 1.1 billion XRP.

According to CryptoUK, ZumoPay and Zeyro have partnered to provide a comprehensive compliance solution for cryptocurrency firms entering the UK market ahead of the Financial Conduct Authority's cryptoasset authorisation gateway opening on September 30. The partnership offers a plug-and-play approach designed to simplify regulatory requirements, as the FCA intensifies scrutiny on financial promotions. Nick Jones, CEO of Zumo, noted that building compliance infrastructure from scratch requires sig

Spec Markets, a CFD and forex broker regulated by Mauritius' Financial Services Commission, has integrated iSAM Securities' Radar risk analytics platform and Apex bridge into its trading operations. Radar provides network-level risk intelligence, flagging linked accounts and behavioral patterns across iSAM's broker network. Apex handles pricing, liquidity routing, hedging and execution configuration to support scaled operations. The integration strengthens risk infrastructure ahead of expected c

According to TASS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

According to PANews, the World Trade Organization warned on September 15 that trade system fragmentation could result in substantial economic losses. If the global system fragments into multiple free trade zones, global GDP could decline by 6.9%, the organization said. In a geopolitical split scenario, global GDP could fall by 5.1%.

According to Derek Chiang, a researcher and founding member at Ethlabs, Ethereum and Base account abstraction standard talks broke down last week. Ethereum is advancing Frame Transactions under EIP-8141 as part of its Hegotá upgrade, while Base is developing native account abstraction via Keystore under EIP-8130 on devnet. The divergence means wallet developers must support separate transaction formats across networks, shifting the burden to wallet implementations as both chains prioritize their

According to Oman, oil tanker ELGAIA caught fire in its engine room after being attacked near the Omani coast and is currently being towed to Oman port.

According to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz, if the Clarity Act fails to advance in Tuesday's Senate vote, the U.S. may lack crypto legislation for a prolonged period or permanently. Novogratz warned that further delays could push more crypto industry participants offshore.

According to Jin10, Rabobank analyst Jane Foley said on September 15 that the Swiss franc could replace the Japanese yen as the preferred funding currency in carry trades. She noted that if the Bank of Japan signals a faster policy tightening pace on Friday, given Switzerland's low interest rate environment, investors may shift focus toward the CHF. However, the franc's established safe-haven status could deter some traders, as its exchange rate may surge sharply if market anxiety intensifies. R

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange is updating the trading hours and price index calculation modes for commodity TradFi perpetuals effective Sept 15 at 21:00 UTC. During regular trading sessions (Sunday 18:00 to Friday 17:00 ET), the standard mode applies with price indices updated every second based on weighted average quotes from third-party data providers. During weekends and public holidays (Friday 17:00 to Sunday 18:00 ET), the order book EWMA mode will be used. The

Gate News message, whale address 0xccf3 closed a short position of 760 BTC valued at $58.4 million an hour ago, securing a profit of $266,000. Following this, the whale opened a 40x leveraged long position on 900 BTC worth $69.2 million. The trader currently holds an unrealized profit of $173,000 on the new position.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, since the Iran-U.S. conflict began through September 14, Trump made a total of 68 claims about U.S. victory in the conflict. June saw the highest frequency with 15 claims, followed by March with 14 claims.

According to Bloomberg, Biren Technology, a Beijing-backed GPU chipmaker, is considering a new round of stock offering to raise approximately $1 billion to support its artificial intelligence business development. Banks are currently in preliminary discussions with potential investors to gauge interest in the funding round.