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According to Jin10, spot gold fell below $4,290 per ounce with losses near $30 on September 23, while spot silver dropped 0.5 dollars to $64.68 per ounce.

USD/JPY intraday gains widened to 0.50% on September 23, with the pair trading at 158.13.

Italian two-year government bond yields rose up to 3.5679% on September 23, marking the highest level since July 2024. The yield gained as much as 10 basis points during the session.

According to Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, on September 23, Iran will not rush into negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the conditions put forth by Tehran are satisfied. The official stated that Iran's negotiating terms have been formulated and submitted to Qatar and Pakistan. He also responded to U.S. President Trump's UN address, asserting that American military action against Iran has not weakened Iran's capabilities but instead elevated its inter

According to S&P Global, the U.S. Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to 58.4 in September, exceeding expectations of 55.3 and rising from the prior month's reading of 56.

According to S&P Global, the U.S. services sector PMI for September came in at 58.7, beating the forecast of 55.8 and rising from August's 56.5.

U.S. September manufacturing PMI initial reading came in at 57, surpassing the forecast of 53.7 and the prior month's reading of 53.9, according to S&P Global data.

According to Chainalysis' 2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index released today, Brazil ranks first globally with a crypto economy of $252.5 billion. The U.S. and Nigeria follow in second and third places, with the top ten also including Japan, South Korea, India, Ukraine, Thailand, South Africa, and Canada. Over the 12 months ending June 30, 2026, domestic peer-to-peer transfers surged 302.9% to $228.7 billion (96% in stablecoins), while cross-border stablecoin transfers grew 77.5% to $220.3 billion

According to Axios, Brazilian fintech NG.Cash has completed a $15 million strategic funding round led by Blockchain Capital. The funds will be used to expand the company's crypto operations. NG.Cash provides digital account services to Brazilian teenagers and young adults.

According to Crypto.news, the XRP Ledger's PermissionDelegationV11 upgrade is poised to activate on Oct. 5 if validator support remains above the network's required threshold. The amendment entered its 14-day activation period after 29 of 35 trusted validators backed it; at least 28 validators must continue supporting the change for activation to proceed. The feature enables more granular account control by allowing one account to grant another specific authority without handing over complete co

According to Gate, on September 23, the Dow opened down 0.18%, the S&P 500 fell 0.11%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.13%. Key tech stocks posted declines, with Alibaba falling 3.71%, SK Hynix down 1.43%, ASML down 0.58%, and SpaceX down 1.3%.

XRP traded at $1.61 on September 23, up more than 6% in 24 hours, as trading volume surged to $7.4 billion. The rally coincided with CME leveraged funds sharply reducing bearish exposure in XRP derivatives. According to positioning data, these funds cut their net short position from 82.25 million XRP on September 8 to 35.95 million XRP by September 15, a 46.3 million XRP reduction driven primarily by short covering.

According to CoinDesk, approximately $15.9 billion in Bitcoin options will expire on September 25 at 8:00 UTC, accounting for 37% of Deribit's total $43.5 billion in open BTC options. Deribit Chief Executive Luuk Strijers noted that the quarter contract favors call options, with a Put/Call open interest ratio of 0.69, indicating market participants had previously bet on price increases. Among the $9.4 billion in calls, 55% are in-the-money, with the maximum pain point for BTC options at $75,000.

According to Jin10, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary stated on September 23 that U.S. actions have not weakened Iran's strength but instead made the country one of the world's most powerful participants and the "world's fourth largest power."

Recently, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary commented on former U.S. President Trump's remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, characterizing them as a defensive statement from someone facing criminal charges and military setbacks.

According to Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp, an open-source crowdsourced project tracking government officials' crypto holdings has updated its data based on the latest financial disclosures filed this year. The analysis shows that only 27 out of 535 members of the U.S. Congress—approximately 5%—formally reported holding cryptocurrencies or related digital assets.

According to Odaily, Russia's Central Bank stated that it wants all illegal cryptocurrency exchanges and related gray-market operators to cease operations by July 1, 2027. The deadline comes after President Putin signed a cryptocurrency legalization law on August 4, 2026, which classified digital currency as property and granted the Central Bank regulatory authority over the market. The law's main provisions took effect on September 1, 2026, allowing unregistered crypto exchanges to continue ope

According to PANews, Citrea acquired Crest, a self-custodial privacy Bitcoin wallet, on September 23. Crest founder Meliksah Gurtemel will join Citrea as product lead. Crest will launch a Bitcoin mobile wallet in the coming weeks, supporting automatic privacy protection, private BTC transfers, and cross-chain bridging from Bitcoin and Ethereum. The product will also enable private cross-chain swaps and exit paths, allowing users to privately send USDC or ETH to EVM addresses.

According to Odaily, Rocket Lab completed a $1.9 billion at-the-market (ATM) offering on September 15 to fund its $8 billion acquisition of Iridium. The company reported record second-quarter revenue of $234 million, up 62% year-over-year, with a backlog of $2.36 billion. Electron completed its 96th mission on September 19, the company's 17th mission this year.

According to ChainCatcher, Citrea announced today the acquisition of Crest, a self-custodial Bitcoin privacy wallet. Crest will serve as Citrea's flagship privacy product, with founder Meliksah Gurtemel joining Citrea as head of product. Crest will launch a Bitcoin mobile wallet in the coming weeks, featuring automatic privacy protection, private BTC transfers, and cross-chain access from Bitcoin and Ethereum. The wallet is also planned to support private cross-chain swaps, allowing users to pri