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According to Guru Club, on September 16, Polish zloty declined to 4.351 against the euro, marking its lowest level since November 2024.

According to Axios, on September 16, Microsoft's AI chief Mustafa Suleiman criticized Anthropic's approach to training Claude to mimic consciousness, calling it a mistake that could make advanced AI systems harder to control.

According to The Guardian, Reach—publisher of the UK's Mirror and Express titles—announced layoffs of 220 editorial positions due to a significant shift in how readers access news, with many turning to AI-generated summaries. Traffic from Google dropped 46% year-over-year, while digital revenue fell slightly to £128.9 million. Chief content officer David Higgerson attributed the cuts to a "seismic shift" in audience behavior. The company will also close KentLive, AberdeenLive, and GalwayBeo bran

On Sept. 10 episode of The Ramsey Show, Dave Ramsey advised listener Jonathan from Sarasota, Florida, to liquidate his $25,000 in crypto and single stock holdings to address house debt and pay for his wife's medical expenses. Jonathan holds $100,000 in a high-yield savings account designated as his emergency fund. Ramsey recommended Jonathan cash out the crypto immediately, use the high-yield savings to cover the $100,000 house debt after setting aside funds for his wife's surgery, and defer ful

According to Rob Baron, CEO of Baron Capital, SpaceX could potentially reach a valuation of $14 trillion to $15 trillion as Starlink's business expands, Baron said in a CNBC interview on Wednesday. Baron expects Starlink to generate approximately $1 trillion in annual revenue within 10 years, with EBITDA between $700 billion and $800 billion. He cited falling launch costs as a key driver, noting that next-generation rockets could reduce deployment costs substantially, enabling a larger Starlink

According to Jin10, China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Brazil's presidential chief special adviser Moreira today (September 16). Wang Yi expressed appreciation for Brazil's decision to join the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization and proposed deepening bilateral cooperation on AI development. Moreira emphasized the strategic importance of China-Brazil ties beyond bilateral scope and advocated for enhanced coordination on multilateral platforms including BRICS. Both sides ex

Zcash holders recently approved governance proposals to reduce block time to 25 seconds from 75 seconds and maintain the network's bitcoin-style halving schedule. Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated in the vote, representing roughly two-thirds of the 3.6 million ZEC eligible at the snapshot. Approximately 99.9% of participating ZEC supported the faster block time, while 98.9% voted to retain the existing halving structure rather than adopt a smoother issuance model. Holders also voted 96.6% in f

At the opening of U.S. stock trading on September 16, major industry ETFs showed mixed performance. Semiconductor ETF gained more than 1%, while global technology stock index ETF rose nearly 1%. Energy sector ETF declined over 1%.

According to Bitcoin News, 3,790 dormant bitcoins from wallets dating between 2010 and 2017 were activated during early September. The largest single transaction involved 1,260 BTC transferred on September 6 from a 2016 wallet. Notably, one address held 113 BTC untouched since 2013, currently valued at approximately $8.8 million.

According to BIT data, U.S. major indices opened higher on Sept 16: the Dow Jones index rose 0.1%, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.5%. Among major tech stocks, Intel jumped 5.2%, while Nvidia gained 0.9%, Apple rose 0.6%, and Meta increased 1.6%.

According to Glassnode's recent analysis, Bitcoin ETFs have shifted to net redemptions after a brief rally in late August, with BTC consolidating near $63.6K. The ETF bid has flipped from accumulation to withdrawals amid broader market uncertainty, reflecting investor caution as they reassess market dynamics.

Circle launched Arc mainnet on September 16, 2026, positioning the Layer 1 blockchain as an "Economic OS" for institutions and AI agents. Arc debuts with a complete operational stack: USDC as native gas, deterministic sub-second settlement finality, EVM compatibility, and interoperability with more than 20 blockchains via Circle's CCTP and Gateway protocols. The platform launched with developer tools including Arc Studio (an onchain coding agent), Arc App Kits for fiat-to-USDC flows and lending,

According to influencer @SolanaFloor, Colosseum has launched the Crypto World's Fair, its first cross-ecosystem hackathon, offering over $800K in prizes and $2.5M in venture funding. The initiative aims to foster innovation and collaboration among developers across different blockchain ecosystems.

According to @SolanaFloor, Solana's Alpenglow consensus upgrade is progressing towards mainnet launch by September 18, with a target of 25% of mainnet stake running Agave v4.3. The upgrade introduces the new Votor voting system, which will replace the existing TowerBFT consensus mechanism upon activation, aiming to enhance network performance and efficiency.

According to an official announcement, Gate has completed USDC integration on the Arc network and enabled deposits and withdrawals for Arc USDC as of today (September 16). The integration supports Gate's core Web3 products including Trenches (play-to-earn game), Gate Wallet, and on-chain market data, with Trenches offering exclusive zero-gas trading for Arc ecosystem assets.

According to Odaily, Trezor confirmed on September 16 that 67,000 customers' names, phone numbers, and home addresses were exposed due to a data breach at its logistics supplier. A separate incident disclosed approximately 200,000 records containing government ID numbers and verified wallet addresses. Historical data from a 2020 hardware wallet breach remains in use for fraudulent mail soliciting Bitcoin payments.

According to Odaily, Arc's Meme launchpad bigshort launched trade and developer incentives today (September 16), with a single-day reward pool of $20,000. The platform will allocate $10,000 daily to purchase and distribute its highest market-cap tokens to the top 50 traders, and dedicate another $10,000 for developer rewards. Developer ranking prizes are $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second, and $1,000 for third, with an additional $1,000 randomly split among three projects from the top 10.

According to Cnyes.com, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.19% to close at 24,713.78 points on September 16, with the Hang Seng Tech Index gaining 0.79% to 4,325.45 points. AI hardware, semiconductor, and optical communication stocks led the rebound, driven by expanding AI compute demand and chip shortage concerns. Lenovo surged 8.33%, while semiconductor stocks including YHDC and SMIC climbed 5.87% and 4.77% respectively. In contrast, major tech stocks like Tencent and Xiaomi fell over 1%.

According to the Office of Justin Sun, the Justin Sun Prize was established on September 16, 2026, with inaugural award recipients announced. OpenAI's research team received the top prize of US$1 million for its solution and formalized proof of the Existence and Smoothness of the Three-Dimensional Navier-Stokes Equations problem. The prize mechanism is decentralized and built around mathematical problem lists, with prizes awarded based on machine-verifiable formalized proofs rather than traditio

According to BlockBeats, on September 16, a wallet that received funds from Bybit and Binance and is linked to Wintermute has accumulated approximately 5.8 million USELESS tokens over the past month, according to on-chain data platform Stalkchain. The address purchased about 3 million USELESS for $493,700 and received 2.8 million tokens worth $377,300 from another wallet. The wallet now holds 5.8 million USELESS, representing 0.588% of total supply and making it the 27th largest holder with a va