Binance launches CAP trading competition

[S&P Global Announces Acquisition of Blockchain Security Company OpenZeppelin] S&P Global has signed an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin. OpenZeppelin's open-source smart contract library supports the transfer of over $37 trillion in value, has completed more than 900 security audits, and identified over 10,000 vulnerabilities. This acquisition aims to enhance S&P Global's on-chain technology risk assessment capabilities. OpenZeppelin will operate as an independent business unit, with CEO Demian Brener remaining in his role and reporting to S&P Global Ratings President Yann Le Pallec. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (Source: PR Newswire)

On September 16th from 02:00 to 08:00 (UTC+8), during the CLARITY bill voting period, the social discussion volume of Bitcoin reached 890. On September 17th, during the same period, when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.75-4.00%, the social discussion volume was 691. During the voting period, the price of Bitcoin fell by about 1.7%, with an emotional value of+26.9; During the interest rate hike, the price of Bitcoin rose by about 0.7%, with an emotional value of+52.4. （Santiment）

The Fed's interest rate hike triggered a $345 million short squeeze, causing ZEC prices to rise by 17%, with $208 million of short positions and $137 million of long positions liquidated, resulting in losses for short positions betting on the CLARITY Act sell-off. (Source: CoinDesk)

Zcash mining company Fortitude has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as CEO and Andrea Childs as COO, and plans to list on NASDAQ through a merger with HeartSciences, with a valuation of at least $400 million after the merger. Fortitude produced approximately 28% of all ZEC during the first half of 2026, with a revenue of $20.9 million in the second quarter. (Source: CoinDesk)

The spot gold price has exceeded $4350 per ounce, with a daily increase of 2.06%.