The European Central Bank is expected to hold off on another rate move until December, when economists surveyed by Bloomberg say it will deliver a final interest-rate increase to curb inflation tied to conflict in the Middle East. Bloomberg reported the survey results.

Arkham monitoring shows that Long.xyz founder Nate bought $3,800 worth of Artificial Inu (AI) two months ago, when the token's market value was $219,800, and has not sold since. According to Odaily, the position is now worth $2.92 million, a 758-fold return. Nate now holds $6.38 million worth of AI, with 54% of the position transferred from other addresses, including 6 million AI sent by HawX.

Media reports, citing people familiar with the matter, said Venezuela's government and the opposition are close to reaching an agreement to transfer about $4 billion in gold reserves from the Bank of England to the New York Federal Reserve Bank. According to Sina Finance, under the terms being discussed, the gold could be used as collateral for government borrowing to fund fiscal spending. The government would not be able to sell the gold immediately, but it would have legal control over it. The Bank of England said it cannot carry out the relevant operation unless a British court rules clearly on the legal ownership of the account. The British Foreign Office, the Venezuelan government and the opposition all declined to comment.

According to CNBC, Mercari shares rose more than 4% on Friday, extending a rebound after the Japanese online marketplace restricted listings of Pokémon's 30th anniversary products on Tuesday. The company said the restrictions will remain in place as long as it cannot ensure a safe and secure trading environment. Mercari closed 6.4% lower on Wednesday when the restrictions took effect, then recovered to end 1.4% higher on Thursday. The stock also outperformed the Nikkei 225 on Friday morning, when the index was up roughly 1%. Mercari said it imposed the temporary ban because a surge in transactions after the anniversary product release could trigger trading disputes and harassment of users. Citibank said Wednesday's drop reflected the listing restrictions and called Mercari's shares oversold, saying the pullback created an investment opportunity. Citi added that growth in the value of goods sold on Mercari's marketplace in the second half of fiscal 2026 exceeded expectations and that a recovery across multiple categories could support double-digit growth, while the trading halt was not significant enough to change its forecasts.

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $159 million on September 17, U.S. Eastern Time, according to SoSoValue data. According to Odaily, BlackRock's IBIT posted the largest daily inflow at $184 million, bringing its cumulative net inflow to $64.016 billion. Fidelity's FBTC saw the largest daily outflow at $16.6386 million, while its cumulative net inflow reached $10.051 billion. As of press time, Bitcoin spot ETFs held net assets of $96.247 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio of 6.26% and cumulative net inflows of $54.728 billion.

Robinhood Chief Financial Officer Verma Shiv sold 11,472 shares of the company on September 15 at an average price of $110.42 per share, according to SEC filings. According to ChainCatcher, the transaction was valued at about $1.27 million, and Shiv’s direct holdings fell to 56,858 shares after the sale.

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $159 million, according to SoSoValue data. According to ChainCatcher, BlackRock's IBIT posted the largest single-day inflow at $184 million, bringing its cumulative net inflow to $64.016 billion. Fidelity's FBTC saw the largest single-day outflow at $16.6386 million, while its cumulative net inflow reached $10.051 billion. As of press time, Bitcoin spot ETFs held $96.247 billion in net assets, with an ETF net asset ratio of 6.26% and cumulative net inflows of $54.728 billion.

Beijing Softcom Zhijiao Education Technology Co. has been established in Beijing, with Gao Yan as its legal representative and registered capital of 15 million yuan. According to Foresight News, the company’s business scope includes internet data services, an artificial intelligence public data platform, cloud computing equipment technology services, AI hardware sales, and blockchain-related software and services. Qichacha equity records show the company is jointly held by Beijing Softcom Power Education Technology Co. and Beijing Softcom Cloud Construction Technology Service Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Softcom Power.

This marks the first time that an on-chain AMM mechanism has been formally incorporated into the compliance framework of securities trading in the name of a federal securities regulator, representing a significant institutional breakthrough.

World is betting that the future of global finance will need more than digital money. It will need a way to prove that there is a real person behind the account.

The SEC is beginning to give on-chain securities trading real-world operational space. In the future, government bonds, funds, money market products, and even more traditional financial assets may all enter the on-chain market along the same path.

Analysts believe the core logic behind the rebound lies in: declining oil prices easing energy concerns, lower long-term interest rates softening expectations of rate hikes, and short covering forcing positions, creating passive upward momentum. However, Goldman Sachs believes this rebound was almost entirely driven by AI stocks.

US and Chinese experts want AI banned from independently attacking nuclear command systems or deciding to use nuclear weapons. They also called for stronger human controls and a hotline to prevent AI-related accidents from triggering a nuclear crisis.

The effort has been compared internally to Israel's model of closely aligning military priorities with cybersecurity startups, VC investment and academic research

The SEC has approved a temporary, conditional "innovation exemption." Eligible tokenized securities exchanges may conduct limited pilot trading of tokenized NMS shares within licensed AMMs and liquidity pools.

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Despite the lack of clear provisions in the bill, the SEC gave the green light to tokenized US stocks through an executive order.

Grayscale believes that the Fed's 25-basis-point rate hike this time, and the possible second rate hike this year, are unlikely to drive a major shift in the digital asset market.