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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 19 (UTC+8) — According to market sources, attackers accessed a small number of Blink custodial accounts and withdrew funds. Blink said that the vast majority of funds remain secure and that non-custodial wallets were unaffected. The Bitcoin payment protocol Spark used by Blink supports multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not been confirmed that Spark was the source of the security incident. (Source: ChainCatcher)

ME News, September 19 (UTC+8), prediction market data shows that “LoL: Invictus Gaming vs JD Gaming (BO5) - LPL Regional Finals Playoffs” reached a 24-hour trading volume of $2.8M, with market participation increasing significantly.

Ripple stated that asset management companies and other commercial projects are preparing to use the upgrade. Batch V1.1 will combine up to 8 transactions into one, ensuring that either all succeed or all are canceled to avoid partial execution. Currently, 30/35 validators support it. If the support rate remains above 80% over the next 14 days, the upgrade is expected to take effect after 14:06:41 UTC on September 29. Source: ODAILY.

ME News, September 19 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP is currently priced at $1.4351, up 3.6% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

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 capabilities. If an ETF is approved, new passive inflows will directly support the limited circulating supply; however, HYPE’s current circulation ratio remains below its fully diluted valuation, and uncertainty remains regarding future token unlocks.

AIMPACT News, May 6 (UTC+8) — NVIDIA introduced the Universal Sparse Tensor (UST) in nvmath-python, designed to decouple tensor sparsity from its memory layout and provide developers with greater flexibility. This is the second article in the series and mainly introduces UST.

ME News, September 19 (UTC+8) — ZachXBT accused the newly launched Zcash NFT project zkSNARKs of being an eight-figure fundraising scheme. Its blind auction raised $17 million despite having no practical utility. ZachXBT said the team obtained a 10% allocation and 5% royalties at a minting cost of only about $2,000, comparing the launch to the previous Ordinals scam. (Source: PANews)

ME News reports that Wall Street giants’ tokenized payment services remain primarily focused on institutions, with neither JPMorgan Kinexys nor Citi Token Services available to ordinary retail savers. UK challenger Monument Bank plans to tokenize up to £250 million in retail deposits on the privacy-focused public blockchain Midnight. Deposits will continue to earn interest, remain fully backed, be redeemable 1:1, and receive FSCS protection. Zero-knowledge proofs will be used to protect data, and users will not need to understand cryptocurrency. In the future, Monument Technology may offer services such as diversified private placements, structured products, and Lombard loans, while licensing its infrastructure externally.

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.

TD Cowen noted that disagreements over stablecoin yield mechanisms will be difficult to bridge, potentially delaying progress on the U.S. crypto market structure bill and even jeopardizing its chances of passing this year. Several banking industry groups, including the American Bankers Association, oppose the compromise proposal, arguing that allowing platforms to offer stablecoin yields to users would undermine traditional banks. Analysts believe the opposing positions of banks and crypto platforms make a middle-ground solution unlikely in the short term, posing a key obstacle to the legislative process.

AIMPACT News, May 6 (UTC+8), reported that Anchorage said the “agent economy” could develop into a trillion-dollar market in which AI agents pay one another, make payments to merchants, and earn revenue. Anchorage has also launched a bank focused on agents. (Source: MLion)

Character.AI released Part 4 of its memory feature update on May 6, 2026, adding support for supporting characters. The system can automatically capture new facts about supporting characters mentioned in chats, and users can delete memories by long-pressing a supporting character’s “Facts” tag. This update aims to enhance story depth through supporting characters. Previously, Part 3 allowed users to add facts to characters, such as hobbies; the memory system also automatically captures details, and users can add or edit them in the Memories tab.

Specter monitoring shows that the attackers spread so-called arbitrage bots through YouTube tutorials and code, tricking victims into compiling and deploying contracts in a fake Remix development interface. They registered ENS names containing “Uniswap” to disguise themselves as legitimate DeFi income sources, leading victims to believe that the arbitrage bots generated profits through Uniswap. After victims deposited assets, the funds were transferred away. The attackers appear to remain active and hold a significant portion of the stolen funds across two addresses.

ME News reported on May 6 (UTC+8) that the founder of Consensys said we are moving toward a world where the entire economy is tokenized. Speaking on the main stage at the 2026 Consensus conference in Miami, he explained why Ethereum will thrive in this environment. (Source: MLion)

On September 19, Bitcoin once again approached $80,000. Venture capitalist Jason Calacanis wrote an “obituary” for it, comparing it to the CD/DVD era and saying that the dead-cat bounce is still underway. He pointed out that its trading, smart contracts, and user experience are insufficient to spark the public’s imagination, and that it should have achieved mass adoption long ago. He also mocked it for no longer being a path to getting rich quickly. MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor responded that since 2011, Bitcoin has grown to a $1.6 trillion market capitalization and is the world’s most valuable digital asset, adding that he will not take off his orange tie.

AIMPACT reports that PyTorch has officially announced that the North American PyTorchCon will be held in the San Jose Bay Area on October 20–21, 2026. Early registration is now open, offering a $400 discount. Looking back at the 2025 conference, held in San Francisco on October 22–23, the event expanded in scale and added three independent summits: the Measurement Intelligence Summit, Open Agent Summit, and AI Infrastructure Summit. It also launched training and certification programs. Presentation recordings have been uploaded to YouTube, and slides are available on the agenda page.

ME News, May 6: Prediction market data shows that within 24 hours, multiple addresses collectively participated in the event “The U.S. will attack Iran before February 22, 2026” and selected the outcome “Yes,” with a cumulative bet amount of approximately $2098.5k, indicating that the outcome received significant financial attention within a short period.

ME News, May 5 (UTC+8): The market is focusing on 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. trading session. Analyst Fawad Razaqzada said: “Unless we see substantive 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)