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According to Russia's Defense Ministry, a Russian naval vessel fired two red flares toward a Danish helicopter to prevent potential provocations, the TASS news agency reported.

On Tuesday (September 16), ARK Invest continued buying AeroVironment (AVAV) shares for a second consecutive day, adding 9,037 shares to its Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX). Combined with Monday's purchases of 15,689 shares in ARKX and 13,327 shares in the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ), ARK's two-day AVAV buying totaled 38,053 shares. Meanwhile, ARK extended its Alphabet (GOOGL) selling for a second straight day, with ARKK selling 93 shares and ARKW selling 201 shares

London Metal Exchange (LME) announced that electronic options will launch on March 30, 2027, with the market testing environment opening on October 19, 2026.

According to The Block, Circle launched the public mainnet of its Layer 1 blockchain Arc on September 16, with over 100 applications available from day one, including Aave V4, Morpho, and Uniswap. More than 100 institutions and ecosystem builders are participating in the network. Arc's public testnet processed over 700 million transactions since launching in October 2025. On mainnet, users pay gas fees in USDC, with transaction confirmation times under one second. The network is EVM-compatible,

According to Lookonchain monitoring data, a newly created address purchased 99,834 HYPE tokens via FalconX in the past 2 hours, valued at $7.72 million.

According to Jin10 on September 16, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) plans to launch its first bond index by the end of 2026. An HKEX spokesperson confirmed the exchange is preparing to introduce the bond index to support the internationalization of the yuan and foster the development of Hong Kong's diversified asset ecosystem.

According to WuBlockchain, Deutsche Bank announced plans to launch an institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody service later this year, subject to regulatory approvals. The service will allow institutional and corporate clients to securely hold and transfer Bitcoin, Ethereum, and select stablecoins. This marks Germany's largest bank's formal entry into the digital asset storage market.

According to the Palestinian News Agency, a war-damaged residential building in southwestern Gaza City collapsed on September 16 at 2:15 a.m., killing at least 20 people and injuring 25 others. The structure, though severely damaged from ongoing conflict, housed six families when it fell. Around 100 people are missing or believed trapped under the rubble, according to a statement from the Palestinian civil defense authority. Rescue operations are underway to search for survivors.

According to the FCA, authorization applications for its cryptoasset regime will open on September 30, 2026, with the framework becoming effective on October 25, 2027. The guidance covers stablecoin issuance, crypto trading platforms, custody services, and staking, clarifying compliance requirements for businesses preparing for the new regulatory environment.

According to Intel's edge computing division VP Cheng-Yeh Wang, today Intel is advancing an XPU (heterogeneous CPU-GPU-NPU architecture) strategy to reduce costs in robotics and physical AI applications while maintaining performance. Rather than requiring large dedicated GPUs, the approach distributes workloads across CPU (task scheduling, reasoning), GPU (vision computing, motion generation), and NPU (low-power AI inference) to optimize both power consumption and total cost of ownership. Intel'

According to The Block, sports betting company Underdog has filed a federal lawsuit against Connecticut officials this month seeking to block the state from classifying its sports event contracts as illegal gambling. Underdog argues it operates as a federally regulated designated contract market (DCM), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exclusive jurisdiction over DCMs, making Connecticut's enforcement action inconsistent with the Commodity Exchange Act framework. Connecticu

According to the UN Refugee Agency on September 15, rapidly escalating hostilities in Yemen's western coastal areas have displaced over 100,000 people. Thousands have been forced to cross the Red Sea toward Djibouti seeking refuge. Over the past four days, more than 2,400 people have arrived in Djibouti by boat, with over 60% being women, children, and elderly individuals.

According to Cointelegraph, Italian cybercrime police are investigating a security incident involving compromised government email accounts allegedly linked to a Revolut customer data breach. The incident involves unauthorized access to computer systems under Italy's certified email (PEC) system. Revolut confirmed it has reported the matter to Italian authorities and stated that its systems, databases, and customer funds remain unaffected.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Cumberland has begun selling PONS after steadily accumulating the asset over the past two weeks. The crypto fund withdrew 17.64 million PONS from Gate at an average price of $0.67 over the two-week period, then deposited 1.5 million PONS back to Gate over the past 5 hours, valued at $877,000.

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin's premium on Coinbase fell to a four-week low on September 16, expanding to a discount of approximately $50 as prices retreated toward $75,000, signaling weakening U.S. demand. The Coinbase premium—which measures the difference between Bitcoin's USD price on Coinbase and the USDT price on Binance—deepened to minus 0.07% on Tuesday from minus 0.02% on Monday, according to CryptoQuant data. The decline reversed the premium's positive trend from late August through ea

UK 2-year gilt yields declined 8 basis points intraday to settle at 4.81%, extending gains in the longer-dated government debt market.

According to Bloomberg, Nomura Holdings reported that its global trading and investment banking revenue has grown modestly in this quarter as of September 14, marking a slowdown from the double-digit growth recorded in the previous two quarters. Wholesale business revenue remained slightly above year-ago levels. The Tokyo-based firm noted that equity-related business remained robust, while foreign exchange and emerging market operations recovered, though interest rate trading faced continued cha

According to Bloomberg, Russia is considering extending its diesel export ban through late October as Ukrainian attacks on refineries tighten supplies. A decision has not yet been finalized, with officials also discussing potential risks of refinery inventory oversupply from a prolonged ban.

According to Jin10, Hong Kong released its first five-year plan on September 16 with measures supporting gold market development. HSBC Asia and Middle East Co-CEO Liao Yijian stated that Hong Kong has the conditions to become a regional gold clearing hub and a key gateway for attracting global investors. Liao noted that Asia accounts for over 60% of global precious metals bar demand, and Hong Kong's trading hours effectively bridge Asian, European, and U.S. time zones, making it an ideal platfor

MEXC released its July-August 2026 security report on September 16, successfully intercepting all 215 reports involving risk-related funds, covering approximately 38.66 million USDT. The exchange's Futures Insurance Fund rose to 792 million USDT as of September 1, up 5.44% from the previous period. Reserve ratios for major assets remained above 100%, with Bitcoin at approximately 288%, Ethereum at 113%, USDT at 115%, and USDC at 114%. MEXC also identified and restricted 20,752 risk-related accou