U.S. equity markets ended the week mixed but resilient, with the S&P 500 reaching a new record high. Market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike in September have dropped sharply from 72% to 32%, influenced by softer inflation data and weaker retail sales. Tax-exempt municipal bonds showed strong performance, outperforming U.S. Treasuries, especially in intermediate and longer maturities. Treasury yields were mixed, with short-term yields falling and longer-term yields rising slightly, while investment-grade corporate spreads widened and taxable municipal spreads tightened.
An unauthorized party exploited the SingularityNET bridge infrastructure, withdrawing about $1.56 million worth of FET tokens. Fetch.ai confirmed its own contracts remain secure and unaffected, but paused AGIX-to-FET conversions and the Ethereum-side...
Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, reached an all-time high open interest of $8.1 billion on September 20, 2026, representing about 10.9% of the global perpetual futures market. This milestone was driven by the launch of tokenized trad...
Bitcoin recovered from $75,000 to nearly $82,000 last week, driven by institutional demand and short position liquidations. However, the price hit strong resistance between $81,500 and $82,300, limiting further gains. Geopolitical tensions in the Mid...
Zama (ZAMA) surged 27% to a new all-time high of $0.092 before slightly retracing to around $0.086, driven by strong buying pressure and increased market activity. The altcoin's market cap surpassed $200 million, with daily trading volume rising 149%...
Paradex, a decentralized derivatives exchange on Starknet, executed a record $15.76 million ETH options trade with a premium cost lower than centralized exchange Deribit. This milestone followed Paradex's integration of Paradigm's RFQ liquidity netwo...
