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DFI dropped 22.64% in 5 minutes to a current price of $0.004698, down from a day high of $0.006073. The decline followed a 111.73% recovery over the prior hour. The drop occurred amid broader altcoin volatility and limited trading activity, with 24-hour volume at $4,385.67 and market cap at

Dallas-based browser security startup Island announced a $400 million funding round at a $6.4 billion valuation on Thursday. The round, led by Evolution Equity Partners, comes as businesses race to defend against rogue artificial intelligence agents following high-profile attacks. The funding

IBM announced Thursday that clients of its Digital Asset Haven platform can now connect to permissioned blockchain networks, including Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger, enabling tokenized deposit transactions through a new beta ISO 20022 messaging adapter. The integration allows financial

Meritage Hospitality Group, a major Wendy's franchisee operating 314 restaurants across 15 states, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Michigan on Sept. 17. The Wendy's Company responded by claiming Meritage owes approximately $146.9 million in unpaid royalties, fees, and continuous operat

BlackRock published research framing stablecoins as the settlement infrastructure for AI-driven autonomous commerce, identifying Ethereum and Circle's Arc as candidate platforms. Ethereum traded at $2,695 on Thursday, down 2.6% over the past 24 hours, following a 10.3% gain over seven days. The rese

SanDisk executives sold shares in September 2026 under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans adopted months earlier, not as a signal of an impending top. Chief Executive David Goeckeler, Chief Financial Officer Luis Visoso,

CryptoQuant reports that Bitcoin demand is recovering from recent negative levels, according to the analytics firm's recent market assessment. While demand remains in negative territory, the data shows signs of improvement that could influence spot demand dynamics. Bitcoin is currently testing

Wallets holding between 100 and 1,000 Bitcoin have added 113,950 BTC since July 15, lifting their combined holdings 2.22% to 5.24 million BTC, according to Santiment. The accumulation coincides with Bitcoin briefly reaching $87,000 earlier this week before stabilizing near $84,000. Trace Finance co-

Five research center heads from major Korean securities firms—Mirae Asset, Korea Investment, Samsung, Shinhan Investment, and LS Securities—forecast that Korean stocks will attempt a fourth-quarter rebound after digesting short-term uncertainties following the Chuseok holiday, according to a

Korean investors redirected capital into money market and covered call ETFs during recent market volatility, with KODEX Money Market Active ETF attracting 939.3 billion won in inflows over the recent 1 month period according to KOSCOM ETF Check data released on the 21st. The shift reflects investor

US non-financial corporations recorded a labor income share of 55.2% in H1 2024, the lowest level since statistics began in 1929, even as productivity growth reached 3.4%, according to a Korea International Finance Center report released May 24. The decline occurred as AI adoption accelerated,

The SEC issued a decision on September 17 creating a temporary exemption for certain blockchain-based venues to facilitate tokenized U.S. stocks through permissioned automated market maker liquidity pools. The decision establishes a framework for Tokenized Securities Venues, allowing eligible

Apple outperformed every Magnificent Seven peer in 2026 with a stock gain of roughly 25% year to date while spending an estimated under $15 billion on capital expenditure, compared to Alphabet's guided $195–205 billion range. The company achieved this through a licensing strategy: Apple pays

ZEC has emerged as the top-performing altcoin against Bitcoin since Bitcoin's all-time high, according to data highlighted by @glassnode. The analysis reveals that only 9 out of the top 50 altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin during this period, with ZEC leading at 14 times gains against Bitcoin. Bitc

French government bond yields surged past key thresholds on the 18th and the 23rd as the country's national debt interest burden escalated, intensifying political conflict over the 2027 budget proposal. The 10-year OAT yield surpassed 4.5% on the 18th for the first time since 2008 and traded at 4.53