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According to the New York Times, OpenAI said on September 8 it has made "substantial progress" on a second Millennium Prize Problem days after claiming to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. The company did not name which problem or provide a timeline for disclosure. Online speculation points to the Hodge Conjecture, a geometric puzzle about counting "holes" in complex shapes, though OpenAI has not confirmed the identification.

According to Bloomberg, on Thursday (Sept 17) New York close, the Bloomberg Commodity Grain Index fell 0.44% to 34.7664 points. CBOT corn futures declined 0.61%, wheat futures dropped 0.89%, soybean futures fell 0.11%, while soybean meal futures rose 0.15% and soybean oil futures fell 0.9%.

According to an official SEC order issued on Thursday (September 17), the Securities and Exchange Commission established an "Innovation Exemption" allowing eligible trading venues and liquidity providers to facilitate tokenized stock trading. The five-year exemption provides regulatory relief for blockchain-based representations of publicly traded U.S. equities, provided platforms meet specific investor protection and market integrity standards. The move enables near 24/7 trading of tokenized as

According to the U.S. Treasury, the 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) auction held on September 17 settled at a yield of 2.653%, marking the highest level since October 2008. The yield rose 21.5 basis points from the previous auction in July (2.438%). The $19 billion reopening auction drew a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.24x, down from 2.30x in the prior sale.

According to Capitol Hill Report, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stated he has "no plans" to run for president or any other public office in 2028.

On Thursday (September 17), at the New York close, USD/JPY fell 0.16% to 156.01 yen with an intraday range of 156.32–155.34 yen. GBP/JPY declined 0.35%, while JPY/CNH (offshore Chinese yuan) edged up 0.02%.

According to Axios, President Trump said on Thursday he faces a major decision on Iran, including whether to resume large-scale military action against the Iranian regime. The comments come ahead of his planned meeting on Tuesday with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman at the UN General Assembly in New York. Oil prices declined as supply disruption concerns eased. Brent crude fell nearly 1% to around $100 per barrel, while WTI dropped 3.2% to about $102 a barrel

On Sept 17 at New York close, the ICE Dollar Index fell 0.02% to 100.227, trading between 100.367 and 100.022 during the session. The Bloomberg Dollar Index declined 0.06% to 1202.89, with intraday range of 1204.78 to 1200.82.

According to its official announcement, Uniswap has introduced Permissioned Pools, a hook standard designed to bring compliance-enabled assets into its automated market maker framework. The feature combines Uniswap v4's hooks and virtual accounting mechanisms to enforce compliance checks at the protocol level, positioning the platform to accommodate institutional investors facing strict regulatory requirements.

Onshore yuan closed at 6.7060 against the dollar at 3:00 AM Beijing time on September 17, strengthening 41 pips from the previous session's close. Trading volume reached 45.29 billion U.S. dollars.

According to Curve Finance's recent tweet, the decentralized exchange announced it will discuss stablecoin liquidity and market structure challenges at the upcoming Stable Summit in London. The organization aims to engage the community and explore solutions to address critical issues affecting stablecoin efficiency and stability in the DeFi ecosystem.

According to on-chain data tracked by @whalealert, 34,331 ETH (approximately $84 million) has been transferred from Revolut to an unidentified wallet. The movement highlights significant whale activity on the Ethereum network, with large-scale transactions often drawing attention from traders monitoring potential shifts in market sentiment.

Vitalik Buterin rejected concerns that AI poses an existential threat to cryptocurrency security on Wednesday, arguing instead that advanced AI models could make formal verification practical for complex software systems. In a post on X, the Ethereum co-founder said AI could mathematically prove software security as rigorously as it solves difficult mathematical theorems. Buterin noted that crypto holders, including himself with roughly 90% of his net worth in crypto, are betting that defensive

Argentina's statistics bureau reported in Q2 2026 that the country's GDP grew 2.0% year-over-year, while the unemployment rate reached 7.9%.

Kevin O'Leary predicted that despite the Clarity Act's failure in the Senate, Congress will likely restart digital asset tax legislation in the first or second quarter of 2027, citing the progress of the House's digital asset tax bill.

According to the Associated Press, on September 18 the U.S. State Department approved Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to attend next week's United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting. The department confirmed that Iran's core delegation and necessary staff will be permitted to participate but face travel restrictions and are prohibited from purchasing luxury goods and other restricted items under U.S. policy. The decision comes amid ongoing U.S.-Ir

According to Whale Alert, 199,900,000 USDC (worth $199.93 million) was transferred to Zero Hash today (Sept. 17). The transaction was sent from an unknown wallet.

According to the U.S. State Department, the United States recently imposed sanctions on eight entities and three individuals as part of efforts to counteract what the administration describes as malicious activities by the Cuban regime. The sanctions target Cuba's nickel mining operations and military-industrial complex, with state-owned mining company Pinares SA among the sanctioned entities. The Treasury Department characterized some sanctioned entities as state-owned research and development

According to the Houthi movement, the Saudi air force launched 37 airstrikes in the past 24 hours using F-15 fighter jets deployed from Khamis Mushait air base, targeting Taiz and Hodeidah provinces in Yemen. The strikes resulted in civilian casualties, according to the group's statement.

WTI October crude futures declined 0.52 per barrel to $101.91, down 0.51 percent today (September 17). Abu Dhabi Murban crude futures fell more sharply, dropping 4.05 percent to $118.80 per barrel.