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📰 Crypto Evening News | 2026-09-18 21:00
🔥 Major Events
1. US and Japan disclose North Korean hacker crypto-attack operations — Japan’s National Police Agency, together with the U.S. FBI and other agencies, said WaterPlum infected more than 30,000 devices from December 2025 to July 2026…
📊 Market Data
1. SoftBank reportedly plans to issue more debt to boost AI funding — SoftBank is reportedly finalizing nearly $21 billion in potential additional borrowing this week and plans to raise another $10 billion to $20 billion next week via a mega bond transaction…
2. HSBC reportedly planning AI-loan risk transfer — HSBC is reportedly in preliminary talks with investors, considering a major risk transfer for loan arrangements involving more than $1 billion used for financing AI infrastructure such as data centers…
3. US effective federal funds rate rises — The Federal Reserve shows that on September 17, the US effective federal funds rate was 3.88%, with a trading volume of $100 billion…
4. Air France luxury transformation to handle external impacts — According to material titles, Air France’s luxury transformation initiatives such as caviar and champagne help address the impact of the Iran war, but does not provide information directly related to the crypto market.
🏛️ Regulatory Policy
1. US House committee advances a Bitcoin reserve bill — The House Financial Services Committee advances the bill with 28 votes in favor and 21 against, aiming to incorporate a strategic Bitcoin reserve into federal law…
💡 Project Updates
1. Deutsche Bank plans to offer digital-asset custody — Deutsche Bank plans to provide Bitcoin and digital-asset custody services to European institutions and enterprises by the end of 2026 after obtaining regulatory review and approval…
2. Coinbase files to list US stock-linked perpetual futures — Coinbase Global has submitted an application to regulators seeking to list perpetual futures contracts linked to major US stocks…
3. Ethereum proposal to shorten block times gains support — Ethereum Institutional said it supports the EIP-8198 proposal…
4. Strive delays the warrant exercise deadline — Strive CEO said that as of September 11, 2026, the company has $718 million in PIPE warrant shares that have not been exercised…
5. Strive discloses outstanding warrants — Strive said that as of September 11, about $718 million in PIPE warrants remain unexercised, with an exercise price of $27 per share…
6. Anthropic plans to boost computing capacity — Anthropic plans to have computing capacity of about 5 gigawatts by the end of this year; the material did not disclose further implementation details or funding arrangements.
7. MemeCore previews the MAGICORE event — MemeCore said it will hold MAGICORE in September, with copy stating the event will connect imagination with innovation…
8. Aster Dex interface adds BNC token — News bot information gathering shows that the Aster Dex API added a BNC token…
📊 Market Snapshot: BTC $78,005 (+1.65%), funding rate 0.0033%; ETH $2,501.46 (+1.66%), funding rate 0.0100%
📍 Daily buy/sell levels: $BTC daily sell point $77,032 | daily buy point $75,857 / $ETH daily sell point $2,482.70 | daily buy point $2,411.25 / BNB daily sell point $745.58 | daily buy point $726.72
$BTC #BTC $ETH #ETH
📰 Crypto Evening News | 2026-09-18 21:00
🔥 Major Events
1. US and Japan disclose North Korean hacker crypto-attack operations — Japan’s National Police Agency, together with the U.S. FBI and other agencies, said WaterPlum infected more than 30,000 devices from December 2025 to July 2026…
📊 Market Data
1. SoftBank reportedly plans to issue more debt to boost AI funding — SoftBank is reportedly finalizing nearly $21 billion in potential additional borrowing this week and plans to raise another $10 billion to $20 billion next week via a mega bond transaction…
2. HSBC reportedly planning AI-loan risk transfer — HSBC is reportedly in preliminary talks with investors, considering a major risk transfer for loan arrangements involving more than $1 billion used for financing AI infrastructure such as data centers…
3. US effective federal funds rate rises — The Federal Reserve shows that on September 17, the US effective federal funds rate was 3.88%, with a trading volume of $100 billion…
4. Air France luxury transformation to handle external impacts — According to material titles, Air France’s luxury transformation initiatives such as caviar and champagne help address the impact of the Iran war, but does not provide information directly related to the crypto market.
🏛️ Regulatory Policy
1. US House committee advances a Bitcoin reserve bill — The House Financial Services Committee advances the bill with 28 votes in favor and 21 against, aiming to incorporate a strategic Bitcoin reserve into federal law…
💡 Project Updates
1. Deutsche Bank plans to offer digital-asset custody — Deutsche Bank plans to provide Bitcoin and digital-asset custody services to European institutions and enterprises by the end of 2026 after obtaining regulatory review and approval…
2. Coinbase files to list US stock-linked perpetual futures — Coinbase Global has submitted an application to regulators seeking to list perpetual futures contracts linked to major US stocks…
3. Ethereum proposal to shorten block times gains support — Ethereum Institutional said it supports the EIP-8198 proposal…
4. Strive delays the warrant exercise deadline — Strive CEO said that as of September 11, 2026, the company has $718 million in PIPE warrant shares that have not been exercised…
5. Strive discloses outstanding warrants — Strive said that as of September 11, about $718 million in PIPE warrants remain unexercised, with an exercise price of $27 per share…
6. Anthropic plans to boost computing capacity — Anthropic plans to have computing capacity of about 5 gigawatts by the end of this year; the material did not disclose further implementation details or funding arrangements.
7. MemeCore previews the MAGICORE event — MemeCore said it will hold MAGICORE in September, with copy stating the event will connect imagination with innovation…
8. Aster Dex interface adds BNC token — News bot information gathering shows that the Aster Dex API added a BNC token…
📊 Market Snapshot: BTC $78,005 (+1.65%), funding rate 0.0033%; ETH $2,501.46 (+1.66%), funding rate 0.0100%
📍 Daily buy/sell levels: $BTC daily sell point $77,032 | daily buy point $75,857 / $ETH daily sell point $2,482.70 | daily buy point $2,411.25 / BNB daily sell point $745.58 | daily buy point $726.72
$BTC #BTC $ETH #ETH
