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According to Reuters, Japan's central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week, marking the fastest rate hike of its current tightening cycle. Markets have nearly fully priced in the rate increase. Japan's potential inflation rate is approaching 2%, creating added urgency for policymakers to contain price pressures.

According to South China Morning Post, South Korea's main stock exchange yesterday (September 14) extended trading hours by introducing after-hours sessions from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., adding to the regular session that runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The move brings total daily trading time to 10 hours 30 minutes on weekdays, nearly double Hong Kong's 5.5 hours (which includes a one-hour lunch break). The Korea Exchange has signaled intent to expand toward a near-24-hour model, following Nasdaq and th

According to on-chain analyst Ai姨, a wallet address added $216,000 to STANDARD holdings on September 15, marking its seventh position-building asset. The entry price averaged $0.18707 per token, with an unrealized gain of $105,000. STANDARD has become the wallet's third-largest holding by value, trailing only PONS and CASHCAT, with a current return rate of 48.8%.

According to ChainCatcher, DeepSeek Harness official desktop client has been merged into the main branch of the official repository. Built on Electron, the desktop app packages the existing Harness Web UI as a standalone application, eliminating the need for users to manually start a Web service. The codebase includes installation packages, code signing, notarization, auto-update, and upload processes for both macOS and Windows, with production updates pointing to download.deepseek.com. Recent c

According to BitGo, the company's institutional client base in the Asia-Pacific region has tripled over the past two years, reflecting surging demand for digital asset services. In the first half of 2026, trading volumes through BitGo Prime in Singapore doubled year-over-year, underscoring institutions' growing preference for integrated solutions that combine custody, trading, and financing services.

According to Jin10, Malaysia's BMD benchmark November crude palm oil futures rose 22 ringgit (0.45%) to 4,872 ringgit per metric ton in early trade on September 15, supported by strengthening international crude oil prices. The gains followed supply disruption concerns linked to Saudi Arabia's damaged eastern-western pipeline infrastructure and heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

According to SuiNetwork, Mysten Labs will participate in Sui Basecamp 2026, featuring key speakers including Evan Cheng and Matt Stafford. The event will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial transactions, bringing together prominent figures from Circle and Grayscale to discuss how AI is set to transform finance and investment strategies in the blockchain space.

This week, AI development pace debate split tech industry leaders, with infrastructure executives dismissing concerns over slowing innovation despite Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to moderate frontier AI progress. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan both rejected the slowdown argument on Monday, with Tan telling CNBC that demand for compute infrastructure would remain "very strong." Analyst Gene Munster argued competitive dynamics and the U.S.-China race make a meaningful pullb

According to Slow Mist, on September 15, GitLab CE/EE contains a critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706) with a CVSS score of 10.0. Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on affected GitLab servers via the Repository Commits API. Affected versions include 18.7 through 19.1.7, 19.2 through 19.2.5, and 19.3 through 19.3.1. Self-managed GitLab users should immediately upgrade to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, or 19.3.2 and review logs and exposed credentials after patching.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Slow Mist's monitoring, GitLab CE/EE has patched a critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706, CVSS 10) as of today. Unauthenticated attackers could exploit the Repository Commits API to read arbitrary files on affected servers. Affected versions include 18.7 through 19.1.7, 19.2 through 19.2.5, and 19.3 through 19.3.1. Self-managed GitLab users should immediately upgrade to versions 19.1.8, 19.2.6, or 19.3.2.

According to Calcalist, Buildots, an Intel-backed Israeli construction software startup, raised US$130 million in a primary-only equity round led by O.G. Venture Partners at a valuation of US$1 billion. The funding brings Buildots' total capital raised to US$297 million. The company uses 360-degree helmet-mounted cameras to compare on-site construction progress against project plans, flagging delays and recommending schedule adjustments. Buildots cited increased demand from the AI data center co

According to Jin10, on September 15, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Santitarn Sathirathai reported that foreign investment surged as political stability and policy continuity returned to the country. The Board of Investment (BOI) recorded Q2 investment growth of approximately 30%, following over 20% growth in Q1, with BOI-supported projects now accounting for roughly one-third of total Thai investment. Sathirathai highlighted Thailand's economic advantages: relatively low inflation, solid fi

According to Bernstein's September 14 research report, the CLARITY Act passage probability rose above 30% on Kalshi prediction market. The Senate Republican draft made substantial concessions on Trump ethics provisions and added new safeguards addressing community bank deposit concerns. Procedural voting is scheduled for Tuesday, followed by Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday.

According to Arkham, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings posted $2.2 billion in unrealized gains as of September 15. The entity holds 845,050 BTC worth approximately $65.94 billion, with an average purchase price of $75,412 per coin. Bitcoin is currently trading 3.5% above Strategy's average acquisition cost.

According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the country's population of people aged 100 and above reached 100,000 for the first time as of September 15, 2026.

According to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline halted after a drone attack on Sept. 14. The line can transport up to 7 million barrels daily and currently carries 4 million barrels to Red Sea ports, representing approximately 4% of global supply. The pipeline may take 3 to 6 weeks to fully restore, according to Reuters and the Associated Press. Brent crude surged 3.7% to $107.70 per barrel on the supply disruption concerns. Bernstein analysts warned oil could

According to Fortune, Midas Project, a nonprofit AI oversight organization, has accused OpenAI of violating California's SB 53 Transparency in Frontier AI Act by failing to disclose required risk assessments for its latest models. OpenAI published its Frontier Governance Framework in May 2026, committing to evaluate four risk categories—cyberattacks, chemical/biological/nuclear, harmful manipulation, and loss of control—and assign severity ratings from 1 to 3. However, system cards for GPT-5.6 p

According to Yonhapnews, Russia struck the city of Pavlograd in southeastern Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on September 14 (local time) with Shahed suicide drones, killing 1 and injuring 5. The attack targeted vehicles on a city road, engulfing multiple cars in flames. This marks the second drone attack on Pavlograd in four days; Russia previously struck the city on September 10, killing 5 and injuring 67.

According to the Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange, South Korea will host "Korea Premium Weeks 2026," a large-scale integrated investor relations event, from September 28 through October 16. The three-week initiative will feature 42 institutions and 55 listed companies, representing the country's largest capital markets IR gathering. The event aims to showcase South Korea's market competitiveness to global investors, with participation from Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and other majo

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission, listed company merger valuation standards will shift from uniform market price to fair value basis starting December 9, 2026. The FSC filed amended regulations on September 15 to strengthen board accountability and disclosure requirements, preventing controlling shareholders from gaining unfair advantage in intra-group mergers through manipulated valuation ratios. Under the new framework, boards must publish detailed opinions justifying m