Un aperçu des plus grands événements qui façonnent l’industrie de la crypto.
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski stated that Poland has more tanks and deployable brigades than Germany, France, and Britain combined. Poland is dedicating roughly 4.7-4.8% of its GDP to defense, positioning itself as a leading military force in Europe.
AI evaluation firm Vals AI had OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model play Minecraft in a livestream watched by thousands. The model performed well initially, building a semi-automatic Blaze farm and collecting Blaze Rods, before being disrupted by a Creeper explosion, after which it spent the afternoon planting potatoes.
The US dollar reached a 7-week high amid growing market expectations of another interest rate hike next month. The prediction market platform Kalshi reported the development, reflecting shifting sentiment around Federal Reserve monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% on September 16, the first hike since July 2023. Bitcoin traded between $75,000-$76,500 and Ether between $2,370-$2,430 with no outsized reaction, suggesting the move was largely priced in. Fed projections now point to a 4.1% median rate through 2027, while the 10-year Treasury yield hit 5.04%, raising the carrying cost for non-yielding crypto assets.
The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2% in September 2026, the highest level since 2008. Headline inflation stayed above the 2% target for a fourth straight month at 2.04%, while the economy posted its fastest first-half growth since 1976, driven by the AI boom and semiconductor exports. Full-year 2026 GDP growth was forecast at 11.48%.
Latin American telecom operator VIVA is the first carrier to go live on Iris, an Avalanche-based financial network. Iris debuted with a $43M commitment from Balesia Group.
Ethereum touched its 50-week EMA before bouncing back. Analyst Ted notes that ETH must secure a weekly close above $2,450 to avoid further downside correction.
A smart money wallet that accumulated 475,000 LIT tokens at a low of $1.56 three months ago has deposited all holdings into Lighter. The wallet originally withdrew $2.257 million worth of tokens from Bybit in June 2026, and at the deposit price of $4.75, the position represents a 204% return with a potential profit of $1.512 million.
TRON DAO highlighted AI agents making payments on the TRON network and AI contributors tackling mathematical challenges. The Justin Sun Prize's first 66 problems are presented as a way to explore AI capabilities.
Eurozone final inflation data for August showed core CPI at 2.4% year-over-year, matching estimates and the prior reading. Headline CPI came in at 3.2% year-over-year, slightly below the 3.3% consensus and prior figure, while monthly CPI held at 0.4%.
JurassicFi launched the first tokenized dinosaur on Solana, representing Deaton, a Triceratops fossil. The project completed a $660K raise, with token holders receiving contractual ownership of the fossil.
Applied Materials (AMAT) is planning a $5 billion investment in India's semiconductor sector. The move signals a major expansion of chip manufacturing capabilities in the country.
Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve on Wednesday via Truth Social, arguing that US interest rates should be 1% or lower because the country is 'the Best Credit in the World.' The remarks came shortly after a Fed-related event, signaling continued pressure from the president on monetary policy.
Ripple has enabled AI agent payments using XRP and its stablecoin RLUSD through integrations with Stripe and Tempo's protocol. The move positions Ripple's payment infrastructure as a settlement layer for autonomous AI-driven transactions.
The final Eurozone CPI year-over-year reading came in at 3.2%, slightly below the forecast of 3.3% and down from the previous 3.3%. The softer-than-expected inflation print may influence ECB monetary policy expectations.
Tezos shared a video featuring Efe discussing how smaller, leaner teams can build products faster in the crypto space. The content explores why speed and streamlined setups matter for product development in blockchain projects.
China's Huawei has set a 2027 launch date for its next-generation AI chips, positioning them as competitors to Nvidia's offerings. The move signals Huawei's continued push to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market.
Apollo is in talks to increase a loan to SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 from $5.4 billion to as much as $9 billion to help fund SoftBank's OpenAI investments. The financing would be backed by fund assets, and the deal is not yet final.
The French 3-year OAT bond yield came in at 3.59%, up from the previous reading of 3.17%. No forecast was provided for this auction or release.
Robinhood Chain contributed roughly 65.5% of Uniswap's protocol revenue this month, while Arc's debut day brought over $410 million in trading volume. Meanwhile, Uniswap v4 now accounts for 48% of weekly trading volume, with Hook-related transactions reaching 44%.
