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U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with technology shares strengthening, Dell surging, and oil prices stabilizing. U.S. Treasury yields approached 5%, and global stock markets may face a 5%-8% correction. Trump said the strikes on Iran would end soon and that the Strait of Hormuz would be renamed the Trump Strait. The former British prime minister warned that failure to control debt would force emergency spending cuts. The Beige Book said the U.S. economy grew moderately, with AI and data centers serving as key supports. Tron’s USDT supply surpassed Ethereum’s for the first time. Broadcom’s Q3 results exceeded expectations, and its AI revenue guidance was raised. Robinhood Chain generated $3.75 million in daily fees, exceeding the combined total of Solana, ETH, and Base.

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — Prediction market data shows that in the “Eagles vs. Bears” event, the probability of the “Yes” option for “Will both teams score in the first quarter?” fell from 39.5% to 9.0%, a 30.5-percentage-point decline in a single day.

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — Monad released its post-quantum security roadmap, prioritizing upgrades to wallet account protection and the consensus mechanism. Category Labs’ flexible authentication draft has been made public, while consensus for post-quantum attacks is also being developed. Other upgrades will follow these two priorities, with subsequent upgrades covering the staking system, EVM execution-layer cryptography, proof infrastructure, and encrypted mempools in sequence. (Source: Foresight News)

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP has fallen below $1.5 and is currently priced at $1.4997, down 1.2% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News reported on May 7 (UTC+8) that data disclosed by on-chain analyst Alex showed global crypto card transaction volume reached $649 million in April 2026, up 192% year over year. The TRON network maintained its leading position with a 32% share, and its crypto card transaction volume exceeded the combined total of Ethereum and BNB Chain. By currency, USDT accounted for 62% of total crypto card transaction volume, while USDC accounted for 25%. (Source: MLion)

ME News reported on May 7 (UTC+8) that prediction market data showed that, in the prediction market on whether Bayern Munich will win the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the probability of the “Yes” option fell from 30.5% to 5.5%, a single-day decline of 25.0 percentage points.

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — BitMart’s 【BM Discover】 section officially listed sato (SATO) at 18:00 on May 7 (UTC+8), opening the SATO/USDT trading pair.
sato is an ERC-20 asset on Ethereum, minted and bought back by a Uniswap v4 Hook. It is issued using an exponential bonding curve, with no presale, migration, or intervention by an operating party.
Keep up with the market and trade now! (Source: BitMart)

StepStone Group announced that it has joined the London Stock Exchange Group’s Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform. Integrated into LSEG Workspace, DMI aims to simplify professional investors’ access to private funds and facilitate private fund distribution through distributed ledger technology, lowering barriers to entry. Its strategies cover private equity, private debt, and infrastructure.

ME News reports that Wall Street is hiring for the crypto sector, planning to expand businesses such as blockchain payments, wealth management, and Bitcoin ETFs under the Trump administration’s more crypto-friendly regulatory environment. Several traditional financial firms currently have digital asset openings that emphasize the need for traditional finance experience. Morgan Stanley is hiring for an executive director-level digital asset product and financial crime role, with compensation of up to $265,000; BlackRock is hiring a digital asset director, with compensation of up to $270,000; Bank of America is hiring a senior engineer, with compensation of up to $200,000; and Fidelity is hiring a digital asset business engineer, with compensation of up to $255,000. Source: Foresight News

A WLFI co-founder stated that the ecosystem is growing rapidly. It has launched the official support program Worldclaw and the aggregation platform WorldRouter, which integrates more than 300 mainstream AI models and offers pricing 30% lower than the official model rates. WorldClaw AgentOS deeply integrates the native stablecoin USD1 to enable settlements between agents. Users can receive AI point packages and hardware rewards by locking up WLFI.

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — HSBC announced that its upcoming stablecoin will officially be named “HSBC RedCoin.” HSBC stated that it will launch the product in phases, with the first phase focusing on peer-to-peer and person-to-merchant payments, followed by expansion into commercial and corporate banking and enterprise use cases. In April this year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority granted the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered’s Dingdian Finance. HSBC previously stated that it plans to officially launch its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin in the second half of this year. (Source: ODAILY)

ME News update, September 30 (UTC+8): “Will traffic through the Strait of Hormuz return to normal before September 30?” will end on 2026-10-01 11:59 (UTC+8). The cumulative trading volume has reached $12.2M, and the market has entered its final stage of contention.

DeepL has announced plans to lay off approximately 25% of its workforce, or about 250 employees, citing structural changes brought about by AI. The company has just over 1,000 employees. The wave of layoffs in the tech industry continues, with Meta, Microsoft, and others taking similar action. Founded in 2017 as a translation tool, DeepL is now facing competition from ChatGPT and other services. In 2024, it raised $300 million at a $2 billion valuation and had previously considered going public in the U.S.

ME News reported that Kalshi has not significantly outperformed traditional economists in forecasting U.S. nonfarm payrolls. Over the past 33 months, the average errors made by its traders and economists surveyed by Bloomberg both exceeded 60,000 jobs. When the data was released in April 2026, the error exceeded 90,000 jobs, showing no clear advantage. Some Wall Street economists believe prediction markets are more like a new form of gambling and lack analytical value regarding deeper data such as employment structure. Supporters, however, argue that they can update in real time and leverage collective intelligence, leaving room for improvement in the future.

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — Data disclosed by on-chain analyst Alex shows that global crypto card transaction volume reached $649 million in April 2026, up 192% year over year. The TRON network maintained its lead with a 32% share, and its crypto card transaction volume exceeded the combined total of Ethereum and BNB Chain. By currency, USDT accounted for 62% of total crypto card transaction volume, while USDC accounted for 25%. (Source: MLion)

ME News reports that Wall Street is hiring for the crypto sector, planning to expand businesses such as more regulation-friendly blockchain payments, wealth management, and Bitcoin ETFs during the Trump era. Several traditional financial firms currently have digital asset positions available, emphasizing the need for traditional finance experience. Morgan Stanley is hiring for an executive director-level digital asset product and financial crime role, with a maximum salary of $265,000; BlackRock is hiring a digital asset director, with a maximum salary of $270,000; Bank of America is hiring a senior engineer, with a maximum salary of $200,000; and Fidelity is hiring a digital asset business engineer, with a maximum salary of $255,000. Source: Foresight News

ME News reported on May 7 that crypto funds completed their rebalancing for Q1 2026. The DeFi fund increased its ENA allocation to 13.59% and removed AERO. Its top five holdings are now UNI at 35.22%, AAVE at 21.36%, ONDO at 19.83%, CRV at 5.27%, and LDO at 4.73%. ETH’s weighting rose to 30.14%, surpassing SOL to become the largest holding. ADA ranked third at 17.96%, followed by AVAX, Hedera, and Sui. The adjustments were based on CoinDesk’s index methodology and aimed to optimize liquidity, custody, and market capitalization.

StepStone Group announced that it has joined the London Stock Exchange Group’s Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform. Integrated into LSEG Workspace, DMI aims to simplify professional investors’ access to private funds and facilitate private fund distribution through distributed ledger technology, lowering barriers to entry. Its strategies cover private equity, private debt, and infrastructure.

The Illinois tax authorities have released a draft 0.2% digital asset transaction tax: stablecoins would be taxable, while NFTs would be exempt. DeFi transactions would generally be exempt, but fees for operations, maintenance, and other services that are deemed “valuable consideration” could be taxable; network and exchange fees paid only to liquidity providers would not be taxable. Cross-chain bridging conducted through a digital asset broker in exchange for consideration would be treated as a taxable exchange. Transfers from centralized exchanges to self-custody wallets could also be taxed if the exchange charges a fee. The draft was approved in June and is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. Public comments are currently being solicited through October 30.

A WLFI co-founder stated that the ecosystem is growing rapidly. The official support program Worldclaw has been launched, along with the aggregation platform WorldRouter, which integrates more than 300 mainstream AI models and offers pricing 30% lower than the official models. WorldClaw AgentOS deeply integrates the native stablecoin USD1 to enable settlements between agents. Users can receive AI point packages and hardware rewards by locking up WLFI.