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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.

Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s price rose from $76,300 to $77,400. The liquidation pressure oscillator climbed to +54.52, with short liquidations dominating; the taker order flow pressure oscillator rose to +0.86, indicating that buying pressure is temporarily exceeding selling pressure. However, the indicator has remained positive for only about 4 hours, so the buyers’ advantage has not yet been fully confirmed. If it falls back below zero and long liquidations emerge, the price may come under renewed pressure.

ME News, September 18 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, BTC has broken above $78000 and is currently trading at $78043, up 1.6% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

Solana will reduce its target block time from 300ms to 250ms on September 18, increasing speed by approximately 17%, as specified by SIMD-0525. Since the computational and data loads per slot will be reduced proportionally, the network’s maximum processing capacity per unit of time will remain largely unchanged. The number of consecutive block-producing slots for validators will be reduced to 4, while the epoch will be shortened from approximately 36 hours to 30 hours. It may be reduced to 200ms in the future, but the mainnet timeline has not yet been determined.

ME News, September 18 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, ETH has broken above $2,500 and is currently priced at $2,505.01, up 1.4% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency by the end of this year for interbank settlement and 24-hour clearing of tokenized deposits as part of Project EnsembleTX. The project entered live transaction trials at the end of 2025 and will eventually also be used for derivatives settlement during off-hours on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with the relevant funding transactions targeted for implementation within this year.

Analysts stated that over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin rose from $76,300 to $77,400, with buyers in control. A sharp increase in short liquidations drove the rebound. The liquidation pressure oscillator rose from +0.48 to +54.52 and remained positive, indicating that the short-covering-driven rebound is continuing. If this indicator falls back to zero, the liquidation balance will shift toward long positions and may create selling pressure, intensifying the decline. The sustainability of this rebound depends on whether the liquidation structure remains favorable to long positions.

Trump said the U.S. military must enter Iran to retrieve and protect approximately 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium and other nuclear assets, and that he is willing to pay the price. Iran’s foreign minister confirmed that the materials are buried under the rubble, with no immediate plans to retrieve them. Trump said the U.S. had effectively destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities, that it would take Iran several weeks to reach the materials, and that the United States would not allow it to excavate them. The military continues to monitor the situation.

ME News, September 18 (UTC+8) — According to Arkham monitoring, 21Shares purchased $2.4 million worth of HYPE yesterday, marking the first inflow in the past 20 days. Bitwise also purchased $1.9 million worth of HYPE on the same day. HYPE rose 11% over the past 24 hours and is currently priced at $86.67, not far from its all-time high of $89.60. (Source: PANews)

ME News: According to CME FedWatch, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged in June is 95.2%, while the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate cut is 4.8%; the probability of keeping rates unchanged in July is 92.2%, the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut is 7.7%, and the probability of a 50-basis-point rate cut is 0.2%; the probability of keeping rates unchanged in September is 86.1%, the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut is 13.2%, and the probability of a 50-basis-point rate cut is 0.6%. Source: Jin10.

Hyperliquid’s DAT holds approximately 9% of HYPE’s circulating supply, significantly higher than comparable structures for mainstream assets. As an institutional vehicle, the DAT brings balance-sheet buying, enhancing capital allocation and financing capacity. If the ETF is approved, new passive capital will provide direct support for the limited float; however, HYPE’s current circulating ratio remains below its fully diluted valuation, leaving uncertainty around future supply releases.

RadixArk has raised $100 million in funding with backing from investors including Nvidia, bringing its valuation to $400 million. Its core product is a software tool that optimizes memory usage during AI inference and training through intelligent scheduling and memory management, reducing data movement and improving GPU utilization. It is reportedly capable of increasing inference speeds severalfold while reducing energy consumption and operating costs. The technology is designed for applications ranging from the cloud to the edge, particularly memory-intensive use cases such as large language models. The company will use the new funds to expand its team and accelerate commercialization.

AIMPACT message, May 5 (UTC+8): Airbyte launched its new product, Airbyte Agents, on May 5, 2026, aiming to address the discovery problem for production-grade agents. The article points out that traditional APIs assume users already know what they are looking for, such as endpoints, object IDs, and fields, whereas agents need to perform discovery one step earlier. The article provides no technical details, implementation methods, performance metrics, or scope of application and is only a brief product launch preview. (Source: InFoQ)

ME News, May 5 (UTC+8) — The market is monitoring the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and the impact of rising energy prices on inflation and interest rates. Gold prices rose during the U.S. session. Analyst Fawad Razaqzada said: “Unless we see substantial progress toward stability in the Gulf region, high oil prices could continue to support U.S. short-term yields, thereby supporting the dollar. This combination is unfavorable for gold’s short-term outlook.” (Jinshi) (Source: BlockBeats)

Helius co-founder Mert Mumtaz said that privacy is not only Zcash’s goal, but can also enhance its fungibility and safe-haven properties as a monetary asset. Historical transaction records weaken fungibility, while privacy mechanisms can remove traces of previous holders from funds and strengthen their function as a store of value. He added that combining quantum resistance with performance upgrades would further reinforce Zcash’s monetary properties.

ME News, September 18 (UTC+8) — Hyperliquid announced the launch of manual borrowing. Portfolio margin and manual borrowing use the same underlying HyperCore infrastructure. Users can use HYPE and BTC as collateral to borrow the quote assets USDC or USDT. Borrowed quote assets accrue interest, while supplied quote assets also earn interest, with interest rates determined by utilization. (Source: BlockBeats)

Privy announced the launch of Privy Treasury Management, an onchain treasury management tool that integrates asset transfers, multisig approvals, policy settings, and automated workflows into a single dashboard. Businesses can use the Privy Dashboard to manage assets, set transfer limits and the required number of approvers, and manage product wallets and corporate treasuries within the same infrastructure. Customers including Onafriq, Infinia, and Bridge are already operating their treasuries through the service.

ME News: On September 18, UNI was reported at $8.56, up 26.6% in 24 hours and rebounding 272.1% from its June low. One address holds approximately 265,200 UNI in a 10x isolated-margin long position, with an average entry price of $4.279 and a holding period of 25 days. The unrealized profit is $1.125 million, representing a 991.1% return. The same address also holds approximately 267,000 LIT in a 3x isolated-margin long position, with an unrealized profit of $466,000 and a 161.2% return. The two positions have a combined unrealized profit of $1.591 million, with UNI contributing 70.7%. (ODAILY)

ME News reported on September 18 (UTC+8) that Eli Ben-Sasson, one of the founding scientists of Zcash (ZEC), said, “Some people, especially Bitcoin supporters, may not like hearing this, but I still have to say it. I believe ZEC’s recent rise is partly due to concerns that Bitcoin has become too ossified. Of course, I personally love and care deeply about Bitcoin as well.” (Source: BlockBeats)