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According to Bloomberg, a former head of Deutsche Bank's private banking team in Frankfurt was sentenced to two years imprisonment (suspended) on Thursday for embezzling over 626,000 euros (approximately 718,400 USD) from affluent clients. The 39-year-old, identified as Sven R. under German law, exploited internal fund transfer processes at Deutsche Bank starting from late 2023 until the scheme was discovered in spring 2025. Frankfurt Regional Court ruled the defendant guilty of serious breach o

According to Apple Security Research, on September 17, Apple introduced "Apple Reference Image" mode on iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max to enable verifiable authenticity verification for photos. The mode operates through a dedicated secure sensor, directly signing pixels and core metadata at the sensor level, and introduces bounded cryptographic timestamps to generate a "secure digital negative." When users generate a reference image, the secure negative is uploaded to Private Cloud Compute where it u

According to WIRED, the European Union plans to pass the AI Kids Act, prohibiting chatbots including ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchat My AI from simulating emotions or personal relationships when interacting with users under 18 years old. The legislation aims to prevent minors from developing emotional dependency on AI systems by strictly restricting core engagement features targeting younger audiences.

According to Amazon's announcement via ChainCatcher, the company raised the minimum starting wage for U.S. core operations employees, including delivery drivers and fulfillment center staff, to $20 per hour. Average hourly wages for the group reached nearly $24 per hour, with eligible existing employees receiving a $1 per hour raise. Including industry-leading benefits, Amazon said average total compensation exceeds $32 per hour. The wage increase investment totals over $1.5 billion.

According to Jin10, Hainan Province will list multiple offshore renminbi (RMB) bonds on the Hong Kong Exchange on September 24, 2026. The offering includes a 3-year sustainable development bond, a 5-year blue bond, and a 10-year bond, with a combined issuance size of 50 billion yuan RMB. This marks the fifth consecutive year Hainan has issued offshore RMB bonds in Hong Kong.

According to Nokia, on Thursday premarket (September 17), the company extended its partnership with Microsoft to develop AI-driven agents for telecom network automation. Nokia Data Suite integrates with Microsoft Fabric, allowing operators to combine network, enterprise, and third-party data for unified AI-powered operations. NOK stock rose 5% in premarket trading and was among trending tickers on Stocktwits. Initial use cases include Voice over New Radio (VoNR) assurance, radio access network (

According to ChainCatcher, Poolin founder Jiang Zhuo'er has repurchased all previously sold Bitcoin spot holdings following the halt in CLARITY Act progress days ago.

According to GlobeNewswire, Leverate launched MCP for Traders on September 16, allowing traders to connect compatible AI assistants including ChatGPT and Claude to live trading accounts for market queries, position checks and order preparation. Orders can only be submitted after the trader explicitly approves the complete instruction within the AI application. Every proposed trade must restate the instrument, direction, size, order type, price, stop settings and margin effect before confirmation

According to Buckingham Palace, King Charles III met with executives from OpenAI, Nvidia, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic on Thursday at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss AI safety concerns. Attendees included Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, and OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar. The talks focused on how autonomous AI agents can advance while remaining beneficial to society, with emphasis on ensuring such systems remain under meaningful human control.

According to ChainCatcher, on Wednesday, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee advanced H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act, with 28 votes in favor and 21 opposed. All 28 supporting votes came from Republicans, while all 21 opposing votes were from Democrats. The bill requires the Treasury Department to establish a bitcoin and digital asset strategic reserve within 180 days and mandates federal agencies to disclose their holdings within 60 days. Bitcoin held in the reserve ca

According to Axios, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Russia sanctions legislation on September 17 with a vote of 262-159, sending the bill to Trump for signature. The sanctions aim to pressure Russia's economy to force Putin to end the Ukraine conflict. In related developments, Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders or foreign ministers next week during the U.N. General Assembly in New York to discuss Iran strategy, three sources told Axios. Additionally, the White House announced plans

According to ChainCatcher, France's highest administrative court rejected an emergency application from crypto companies Bull Bitcoin and Paymium on September 17 to suspend implementation of the European Union's Administrative Cooperation Directive 8 (DAC8). The applicants argued that centralized collection of digital asset users' personal and financial data poses risks of data breaches, extortion, and physical harm. The court found the applicants failed to demonstrate sufficient urgency to just

According to Jin10, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) Director Wang Hongzhi met with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hoong on September 16 to discuss clean energy cooperation and energy collaboration mechanisms. Wang noted that China-ASEAN energy cooperation continues to deepen, with the China-ASEAN Clean Energy Cooperation Center now operational and the energy ministers meeting mechanism advancing steadily. Kao Kim Hoong stated that energy is a priority cooperation area for ASEAN and

According to Coinglass data shared by ChainCatcher, if Ethereum falls below $2,313, cumulative long liquidations on major centralized exchanges (CEX) would reach $1.101 billion. Conversely, if Ethereum surpasses $2,552, cumulative short liquidations on major CEX would total $652 million.

According to Goldman Sachs Chief U.S. Economist David Mericle, the bank now expects the Federal Reserve to raise rates by 25 basis points in October, following the Fed's hawkish signals on Wednesday. This marks a shift from Goldman's prior forecast, which anticipated September would be the only rate hike. Mericle stated in a report that consecutive rate increases across two meetings would support inflation's return to the 2% target.

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange expanded its stock and ETF dollar-cost averaging feature on September 17 at 10:00 UTC to support over 200 additional securities, including ABNB, ACN, ADI, ADP, AMGN, BA, BKNG, CSCO, DE, GOOG, IBM, LMT, PBR, SAP, SHOP, and others.

According to ECB Governing Council member Lane, the European Central Bank's interest rate hike from last week was well-justified, implying the decision was supported by sufficient economic reasoning.

According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said on September 17 that the crypto bull market no longer heavily relies on passage of the Clarity Act, despite the legislation receiving only 49 votes in a Senate procedural vote, falling short of the 60-vote threshold. Since July 1, Bitcoin has surged from approximately $57,950 to breach $80,000 in early September, while market-predicted probability for the act's passage this year declined to 14% from 39% during the same per

According to the Bank of Thailand's Deputy Governor, the country is forecast to post overall inflation of approximately 2% in 2026.

According to Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on September 17, the U.S. denied entry visas to Palestinian President Abbas and his delegation. The ministry issued a statement opposing the decision, stating it undermines efforts to rebuild trust, damages bilateral relations between the two countries, and negatively impacts progress on the two-state solution.