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Major South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb stated they conducted no private VIP trading events in the past 3 years, according to data received by lawmaker Jo Jeong-hoon from the Financial Supervisory Service on the 18th. The inquiry followed a trading volume surge at DigitalX (formerly Ko

The US Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75-4.00% on the 16th, marking the first US rate increase in 3 years and 2 months. The Bank of Korea also raised its base rate twice consecutively in July and August to 3.00%, with 6 of 7 monetary policy committee members

Nations and corporations are investing in underwater surveillance technologies to protect critical seabed infrastructure following the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, which investigators determined were deliberate sabotage. Defense companies including Italian shipbuilder

Arbitrum announced this week that tokenized funds on its platform reached a market cap exceeding $800 million. The growth is attributed to projects including Spiko Finance, USDai, FTDA, and WisdomTree. The expansion reflects robust interest in decentralized finance on the layer-2 scaling

Professor Kim Young-ik of Sogang University Graduate School of Economics forecasted that the KOSPI could fall below 5,200 in the first half of next year during an interview published on the 15th on KBS YouTube channel 'Money Ola.' The professor cited rising US Treasury yields, international oil

Anthropic is considering releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum following the launch of GPT-6 Astra this month, according to three sources. The deliberation comes ahead of Anthropic's expected IPO and follows CEO Dario Amodei's call on September 12 for the global AI community to

STRK dropped 12.15% in the last 30 minutes to $0.03883, marking a sudden shift in market sentiment despite a 24-hour gain of 26.98%. The decline follows the token reaching a high of $0.04602 earlier in the day. Trading volume neared $40 million, reflecting active engagement amid the volatility

The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 1.25% on the 18th, the highest level in 31 years. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled a gradual pace for future increases amid concerns over rising oil prices, AI investment demand, and rapid yen depreciation driving import inflation.

PayPal launched PYUSDx, a stablecoin issuance platform enabling businesses to create custom digital currencies backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), initially announced in February 2026 and now entered live operation according to the companies. The US-based payments company developed PYUSDx in partnership w

US Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $433 million on September 18 (US Eastern Time), marking the second consecutive trading day of positive flows. Fidelity's FBTC led with $310.7 million in inflows, while no products experienced outflows on the day. This follows August's strong performance o

US Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $143.7 million on September 18 (US Eastern Time), ending a three-day streak of net outflows that began September 15. The inflow occurred as no ETF products experienced withdrawals that day, with the 0.20% product attracting the largest single-day inflow

Linera, an a16z-backed Layer 1 blockchain project, announced its immediate shutdown due to insufficient funding. The project's recent token sale on Sonar attracted nearly $900,000 in commitments but failed to meet the minimum threshold required to proceed. The shutdown decision was communicated to t

Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest, released a new episode of Bitcoin Brainstorm focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and Bitcoin. The episode features discussions with guests from Bitcoin Park (@bitcoinpark_) and @rodroudi exploring how these two technological sectors

Mirae Asset Securities on the 19th named Samsung SDS as its top large-cap pick in the internet and software sector, raising the target price from 260,000 won to 300,000 won, while designating NHN as the top small/mid-cap pick with an 80,000 won target price and 'Buy' rating. Analyst Lim Hee-seok

Mirae Asset Securities on the 19th upgraded Samsung SDS to its top large-cap pick among internet and software stocks, raising the target price from 260,000 won to 300,000 won, while naming NHN as its preferred small- and mid-cap stock with an 80,000 won target and 'Buy' rating. Analyst Lim

An unnamed trader closed a short position in ZEC (Zcash), incurring a $10.68 million loss due to the cryptocurrency's rising price. The position had previously shown a $9 million profit before reversing to a $1.57 million loss, according to information from @lookonchain. The incident highlights the

Coinbase has filed with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch cash-settled perpetual futures referencing individual U.S.-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The filing, highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @WuBlockchain, represents an effort to expand Coinbas

XRP fell approximately 13% to 1.29 USD after reaching 1.49 USD, according to blockchain technology firm Cobot Labs data as of 9 AM on the 18th. Chart analysis identified a historical pattern from May 7, 2025 with an error score of 7.77, indicating high similarity to the current 30-minute chart

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, marking the first rate hike in 3 years and 2 months, prompting warnings from LS Securities about heightened stock market downside risks due to liquidity contraction. On September 20, LS Securities analyst Jung

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, marking the first increase in 3 years and 2 months, according to a September 20 report by LS Securities researcher Jung Da-woon. The rate hike stems from strong investment indicators and inflation control