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Bitcoin Treasuries posted on platform X that Strive's SATA Bitcoin accumulation has been initiated, and sufficient funds have been raised to purchase over 1,270 Bitcoins this week. STRC is approaching a face value of 100 USD.

According to a report by Reuters, Citigroup has raised its price forecasts for Bitcoin and Ethereum over the next 12 months, citing reasons such as increased activity in the cryptocurrency market, a supportive macroeconomic environment, and the resumption of ETF fund inflows.Citigroup has raised its 12-month target price for Bitcoin from $82,000 to $113,000, and its target price for Ethereum from $2,240 to $3,028.In a report released on Wednesday, Citigroup stated that it expects inflows into the cryptocurrency market to resume, but at a slower and more stable pace than before, as advisory firms and brokerages gradually increase their Bitcoin allocations, which is likely to sustain the inflows.Citigroup anticipates that there will be $5 billion in inflows into the cryptocurrency market over the next 12 months. The U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act last week. This bill aims to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets, and its blockage poses a certain setback for the entire cryptocurrency industry. Following the U.S. Treasury's recent repurchase of long-term government bonds, the dollar weakened, reigniting the upward momentum in the cryptocurrency market.

According to The Wall Street Journal, on September 30, Beijing time, U.S. President Trump had lunch with about 24 CEOs of technology companies and industry leaders, including Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, with whom he had previously had a strained relationship. Trump praised Amodei as "outstanding" and called NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang "a handsome guy," and Google CEO Sundar Pichai "an impressive figure."The two sides had previously clashed over the military use of Anthropic's AI models. Trump reiterated his stance on relaxed regulation, while Amodei criticized this position and had previously warned that AI could pose serious risks to humanity, calling for a slowdown in development. The two met face-to-face for the first time last Sunday; on Tuesday, Amodei attended a White House lunch after meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the Capitol a day earlier.Thune and Senator Amy Klobuchar are pushing for a bill aimed at preventing catastrophic harm from AI. Amodei stated on Tuesday, "If we get this right, if we work with the president and everyone here, we can succeed while ensuring safety."

According to official data, the cross-chain aggregator raised nearly 16 million dollars in token sales on the Legion platform, exceeding the target by 8 times.This token sale opened last night at 9 PM and will close on October 2nd at 9 PM.

According to TheEnergyMag, Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 announced that it has secured a $1.07 billion senior secured revolving credit facility, with a term of four years. The funds will be used to support the company's liquidity needs and energy and digital infrastructure projects.

The digital credit protocol Apyx announced on September 23 that the TGE of the governance token APYX has been postponed to after the originally scheduled date of October 13, 2026, when rewards were planned to be distributed to Season 1 and Season 2 participants. The reasons for the delay are twofold: the core reserve asset STRC has experienced the deepest and longest drawdown in its brief history, the protocol has not been interrupted, and the Chainlink on-chain NAV, proof cadence, minting, and redemption are still operating under existing terms, but the volatility of digital credit exceeds the range shown by its short history, requiring more time to address; multiple institutions have proactively reached out, hoping to use their infrastructure to bring their assets on-chain.The additional time will be used to strengthen the core protocol and to build a broader RWA platform V1 before the TGE. Digital credit remains the reserve anchor and source of yield for apyUSD, with custody, proof, on-chain NAV, redemption, and compliance frameworks being opened to other issuers and asset types. Apyx stated that the zero-fee, instant redemption, government bond-backed aptUSD has been launched, making it the first asset in the ecosystem not derived from digital credit. The Pips plan will continue, and Season 2 will no longer end on the originally scheduled date of October 11; the accumulation under the existing multiplier will remain uninterrupted, and positions, commitments, Curve and Pendle positions, and lending positions will continue to score without any action required.Due to the extended accumulation period, the airdrop allocation for Season 2 has increased from 6% of the total supply to 9%. The new end date will be confirmed along with the new TGE date, and it will not end without prior notice. The allocations for Season 1 and Season 2 will still be fully unlocked at the TGE.

Breed VC has raised $15 million for its second cryptocurrency fund, with investors including FalconX, Hutt Capital, Arrington Capital, as well as Nic Carter from Castle Island Ventures, Rob Hadick from Dragonfly, and Jake Brukhman from CoinFund.The fund primarily invests in cryptocurrency startups at the Day Zero, Pre-Seed, and Seed stages, with individual investments ranging from $250,000 to $750,000, focusing on open financial infrastructure and decentralized AI, with plans to complete deployment in the next 3 to 4 years. Breed VC's first fund was launched in 2023 and has completed its investments, with a portfolio that includes Monad, Ethena, Agora, MyPrize, and Nous Research.

Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that if inflation does not fall back to the 2% target level, interest rates will need to be raised.He is open to the possibility of inflation starting to decline and is willing to accept that the current inflation issue stems from supply shocks that are about to fade, but he hopes to see evidence that this shock is indeed fading.

On Friday, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates by 25 basis points as the market expected. After the announcement of the rate hike decision, the Japanese yen weakened against the US dollar and Bitcoin. The price of Bitcoin, priced in US dollars, remained basically stable.

The Federal Reserve's FOMC unanimously decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, adjusting the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.75% - 4%, marking the first rate hike since July 2023. The latest dot plot shows that 16 officials expect at least one more rate hike by 2026, with the median rate expectations for 2027 and 2026 both at 4.1%.Federal Reserve Chairman Waller stated that recent data shows the U.S. economy is performing strongly, and the labor market remains resilient, but inflation is too high and has persisted for too long. The FOMC is currently not confident that inflation is moving toward the 2% target. He mentioned that the main issue for the current economy is not growth, but inflation. Waller also noted that the rise in U.S. Treasury yields is primarily driven by a strong U.S. economy, increased capital competition, and geopolitical factors.From the announcement of the decision to Waller's press conference, spot gold briefly fell by about $100, the U.S. dollar index rose by about 40 points and broke through the 100 mark, the 2-year U.S. Treasury yield rose by about 10 basis points, and the 10-year yield rose by about 5 basis points, with U.S. stocks turning lower across the board. Interest rate futures are currently pricing in an additional rate hike of about 33 basis points this year and expect a cumulative increase of about 75 basis points by June next year.

After the Federal Reserve announced an interest rate hike, the price of Bitcoin initially fell and then stabilized, remaining basically flat within 24 hours. According to Bitcoin Magazine, the Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.75% to 4%, marking the first interest rate hike since 2023. Bitcoin briefly dropped to $75,355 within an hour of the announcement, before rebounding to nearly $75,813.Over the past 7 days, Bitcoin has cumulatively fallen nearly 4%. Traders had previously bet on a greater than 90% probability of an interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve's September meeting, which is why most Bitcoin trading occurred before the announcement on Wednesday. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that price stability is the Federal Reserve's top priority, and noted, "Inflation is too high and has lasted too long; the inflation data this summer does not indicate that the underlying trend has improved significantly."Warsh has publicly praised Bitcoin, and during his first major speech since taking office as Federal Reserve Chairman last month, he also emphasized that inflation is too high and must be reduced. The new chairman's stance contrasts with that of Trump, who has repeatedly called for interest rate cuts and threatened to fire former Federal Reserve Chairman who refused to cut rates. Last week, Trump posted on Truth Social, "We should have the lowest interest rates in the world." Bitcoin typically performs better in a low-interest-rate environment, as there is more liquidity in the market to buy the asset.

JPMorgan Chase announced that it will raise the prime rate by 25 basis points to 7%, effective from September 17 (Thursday) local time.

The Federal Reserve FOMC economic projections show that the median core PCE inflation expectations for 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 3.4%, 2.5%, and 2.2%, respectively, compared to the June expectations of 3.3%, 2.5%, and 2.1%.

The Federal Reserve FOMC economic projections show that the median PCE inflation expectations for 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 3.7%, 2.3%, and 2.1%, respectively, which is a slight adjustment compared to the June expectations of 3.6%, 2.3%, and 2%.

The Federal Reserve FOMC economic forecasts show that the median GDP growth expectations for 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 2.3%, 2.4%, and 2.2%, respectively, compared to previous expectations of 2.2%, 2.3%, and 2.2%.

Zhipu stated in a conference call with analysts and investors that it has signed revenue-sharing agreements with several leading domestic and international cloud service providers, and the related revenue will start to be recognized from October.The cooperation model involves providing services for the GLM series of open-source models in the form of hosted APIs on overseas cloud platforms. Currently, the company's total business ARR has reached 1.8 billion USD, and the year-end ARR guidance has been raised from 2.4 billion USD to 3 billion USD.

HSBC raised the target price for SpaceX (SPCX.O) from $117 to $150.

Bank of America raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index from 7,100 to 7,400 and predicts a target of 7,800 for the S&P 500 index over the next 12 months.

MoffettNathanson raised the target price for SpaceX (SPCX.O) from $131 to $142, and raised the target price for Coreweave (CRWV.O) from $106 to $107.

The digital credit preferred securities have maintained par for 16 consecutive trading days, setting the longest continuous par record for similar products.