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US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Technical setup favours further gains above 100

The US Dollar Index (DXY) climbs to a fresh seven-week high on Friday, supported by the Federal Reserves (Fed) hawkish interest rate hike on Wednesday. At the time of writing, the index trades around 100.40 and is on track to register a weekly gain of more than 1%.　　Meanwhile, US Treasury yields rebound sharply, lending additional support to the Greenback, largely driven by firm Oil prices and persistent concerns over energy-related inflation. The benchmark 10-year yield trades around 5.00%, up over 1% on the day and not far from the 2007 high of 5.04% touched earlier this week.　　UOB shifts to modestly hawkish Fed view, putting medium-term bearish USD bias at risk　　Analysts at UOB Group note that their previously articulated stance in the “4Q26 quarterly report” — where a “medium-term bearish USD bias is contingent on an extended Fed rate pause through the remainder of 2026” — is now being reassessed in light of the latest FOMC developments. The bank stresses that, “like the markets, we do not think this is a ‘one-and-done hike’ from the Fed, and as per previous rate hike cycles, the Fed usually does not stop at one.” At the same time, they caution that “we do not

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North Korean Hackers Infect 30,000 Devices, Target 7,000 Crypto Wallets

North Korean hackers infected 30,000 devices and stole data from 7,000 crypto wallets while targeting victims across 100 countries.　　North Korea-linked hackers infected more than 30,000 devices and stole information from over 7,000 crypto wallets. Japans National Police Agency says the attacks were carried out against targets in over 100 countries from December 2025 to July 2026. The FBI and other foreign agencies aided the investigation.　　The primary audience for WaterPlum (also called Contagious Interview) was IT professionals. The group targeted developers and others in the tech industry using fake job offers.　　WaterPlum Uses Fake Jobs to Target Crypto Professionals　　Japanese authorities say that WaterPlum reached out to job seekers via social media. It also leveraged online job sites, freelance websites, and gig-work platforms.　　North Korean Hackers Infect Over 30,000 Devices, Steal Data From 7,000 Crypto Wallets　　Japans National Police Agency and the FBI reported that North Korea-linked WaterPlum infected over 30,000 devices across more than 100 countries and regions from December 2025 to July 2026,… 　　The attackers were allegedly impersonating cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and NFT companies. They also pretended to be recruitment agencies to seem genuine.　　Related reading: South Korea Eyes Law for Crypto Wallet Seizures.　　Discover more　　Compare Exchange Rates　　NEWS　　Choose POS Systems　　Once they met, they were required

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3-year-old bug triggers $1.3 million drain and forces 10-day blockchain halt

A routine Radix code refactor created a vault flaw that enabled a roughly $1.3 million theft and later forced validators to halt the blockchain.　　Related Asset Radix #1037 XRD · $0.00058 24-hour change: up 1.20% Loading price history… 24H Up 1.20% 7D Up 18.08% 30D Down 40.05%　　The Radix Foundation said Sept. 17 that an RDX Works development team introduced the defect during a June 2023 cleanup of the Radix Engine, the software layer that executes transactions and enforces asset ownership across the network. The vulnerability remained undetected for more than three years before an attacker exploited it on Aug. 31.　　A community reconstruction of the ledger shows the attacker withdrew about 458,915 USDC, 72,420 USDT, 61.08 ETH, 6.35 wrapped Bitcoin, 536.16 SOL and 32.91 BNB across 26 transactions. The assets were worth roughly $1.26 million using Aug. 31 market prices, and the attackers took another 13,000 XRD from a vault to pay transaction fees. The two stablecoins alone accounted for about $531,335.　　Related Asset Ethereum ETH · $2,596.78 24-hour change: up 5.49%　　The stolen assets were sent through Hyperlane to Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana, then sold for ETH, Radix said. Hyperlane itself operated as designed: the attacker had already obtained the assets through

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Crypto Tracing Helps UAE and Sweden Bust $7M Laundering Ring

UAE and Swedish authorities arrested 7 suspects in an international money-laundering ring.The group laundered $7.1M in illicit funds over 10 months, funneling money between criminal networks. Crypto tracing and digital evidence linked the laundered funds to violent crimes.　　In a joint operation, authorities in the UAE, in coordination with Swedish officials, arrested a Swedish national suspected of running an international money-laundering network. The move coincided with the arrest of six other alleged members of the group in Sweden.　　The UAE Ministry of Interior says the suspect had left Sweden and was wanted under an INTERPOL Red Notice for suspected money laundering.　　Investigators found that the group moved about SEK 70 million (roughly $7.1 million) over 10 months. The money supposedly consisted of cash proceeds from criminal activity that got passed along to other criminal groups.　　Crypto Tracing Helped Investigators　　So far, officials havent said which cryptos or platforms were used, but said the crypto trail became a key part of the case.　　The UAE Ministry of Interior said that tracing the crypto transactions and analyzing digital evidence helped investigators link the money to other crimes, including organized crime and contract killings.　　Interestingly, the arrests also show how countries are working together more and more to track crypto

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Real Yield Passes a Test Most of Crypto Fails

Brila, the team behind Elara, just brought its native token to Robinhood Chain. The chain has quietly become one of the more credible new networks in digital assets and was holding around $700 million in TVL by late August. In announcing the move, Brilas team singled out Elara by name. They described it as the kind of “institutional stablecoin yield strategies designed to generate attractive income without taking directional token exposure” they want more of across the network.　　Two years ago, that sentence would have been a warning sign. This year, its what serious money is screening for.　　The screen changed　　Anyone whos spent more than a few years in the space has seen the pattern. A new protocol launches with an eye-watering APY. For a while it looks incredible. Then the token emissions funding that yield starts diluting faster than new deposits can absorb. The number quietly collapses, and the depositors who left early are the only ones who made money. That was never yield. It was early liquidity subsidizing later liquidity, dressed up with a percentage sign.　　Evan wrote the closing chapter on that era this week in a piece called Have Fun Staying Poor. His short version: cryptos endgame turned out

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Bitcoin price breaks channel as RSI climbs to 63

Bitcoin price surged more than 5% on Sep. 18, breaking above $80,000 as a 4-hour trend reversal and concentrated short liquidations accelerated the recovery from $75,560.　　SummaryBitcoin price gained 5.49% and reached an intraday high of $81,258.Price now trades above the 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages.4-hour Aroon Up reached 100%, while the Supertrend flipped bullish.Liquidation clusters near $81,500–$82,000 could shape Bitcoins next move.　　Bitcoin price rebounds from $75,560　　According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price was trading near $80,600 at the time of writing after opening the daily session at $76,417. The 5.49% advance reversed most of the losses recorded during the earlier decline from the $80,000 area.　　The move followed a drop to about $75,560, Bitcoins lowest level this month. Buyers first stabilized the price around $76,000 before pushing it through the $78,000 and $80,000 levels in two rapid advances.　　Bitcoin briefly touched $81,258 during the rally but pulled back below $81,000, showing that sellers remain active near the upper end of its recent range. Even so, the daily candle remains strongly positive, with its real body covering more than $4,000.　　Discover more　　Access Premium News　　Choose POS Systems　　News　　The recovery also returned Bitcoin to the range it held before the Sep. 15 sell-off. Price

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Wall Street Slides as Crude Oil Surges Past $102 and Treasury Yields Spike

Key TakeawaysMajor US stock indices declined Friday amid surging bond yields and elevated oil pricesTreasury yields spiked, with the 10-year note climbing back above the 5% thresholdWTI crude oil prices exceeded $102 per barrel, intensifying inflation pressuresThe Federal Reserve implemented a 25 basis point rate increase this week, with market participants anticipating further tighteningMarket expectations for an additional 50 basis points in rate increases this year climbed to 44.3%　　US equity markets finished lower on Friday as surging Treasury yields and elevated crude oil prices erased early session advances across the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite.　　The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated approximately 200 points, representing a 0.4% decline. The S&P 500 shed 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1%.　　E-Mini S&P 500 Sep 26 (ES=F)　　Friday‘s trading activity occurred during a “triple witching” session, marking the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures, and stock index options. Charles Schwab’s head trading strategist Joe Mazzola cautioned that market volatility may intensify in the coming week as investors reposition portfolios ahead of quarter-end.　　Discover more　　Open Trading Account　　Finance　　financial　　The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield pushed back above the 5% mark, while the 2-year yield advanced to 4.75%. Elevated bond yields typically create headwinds for

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US Dollar to maintain its momentum, but not for long

The EUR/USD pair closed the week below 1.1500, not far above a fresh multi-week low of 1.1454. The US Dollar (USD) rallied following the Federal Reserves (Fed) monetary policy announcement, the sole market catalyst this past week.　　United States Federal Reserve hits the up button as the Middle East crisis intensifies　　The United States (US) Fed decided to hike the benchmark rate by 25 basis points (bps), setting the Fed Funds Target Range (FFTR) to a 3.75%–4.00% range, to no one‘s surprise. Inflation in the world’s largest economy has been running above the central banks goal since March 2021, and while price pressures eased through 2025, the new year brought new challenges.　　Concerns about US President Donald Trump‘s tariffs weighing on price pressures were quickly overshadowed by a global energy supply crisis, created by Trump itself. What started as an Iran-Israel war evolved into a regional war in the Middle East that interrupted sea traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Before the conflict, roughly 25% of the world’s crude Oil and petroleum products went through the sea passage, while over 80% of it supplied Asian countries.　　The crisis, however, was far from contained within the Persian Gulf. Scarce Oil supply led to skyrocketing prices,

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Bitcoin Price Hits $81K on Renewed Spot Demand, Leverage Reset

Bitcoin surged past $81,000 on Friday, hitting an intraday high of $81,238, before settling around $80,800 with a $1.62 trillion market cap.　　Key TakeawaysBitcoin hit $81,238 on Friday after CFTC regulatory draft rules reached the White House.Sudden price surge triggered $238M in bitcoin short liquidations, crushing leveraged traders.Bitgets Lacie Zhang expects daily spot ETF inflows to sustain bitcoin above $80,000.　　CFTC Draft Rules Spark Rally Beyond $81,000　　Bitcoin‘s price breezed past $81,000 Friday amid reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sent crypto market rules to the White House for review. The cryptocurrency’s sudden spike ends a volatile week in which it fell below $75,000 for the first time since August, after the U.S. Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act.　　Before the surge, bitcoin appeared set to trade between $76,000 and $77,000, a range it had reclaimed Thursday. An hour before midnight, however, it began climbing, breaching $77,000 before tapering off at $78,350 around 5:10 a.m. Eastern time. The price briefly held above $78,000 until a sudden rally pushed it to $81,238, an intraday peak and its highest level since Sept. 4.　　At press time (12:41 p.m. EST), bitcoins price had retreated to trade above $80,800, translating to more than a 5% gain

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Bitcoin Price Surges Over $81,000

Bitcoins price on Friday shot above $81,000 — despite a week of setbacks for the crypto industry.　　The biggest coin was recently trading for $80,982, after jumping as high as $81,055 at one point Friday morning in New York. Over the past 24 hours, it has risen by nearly 6%.　　Its surge comes after lawmakers on Tuesday blocked long-awaited crypto legislation, the Clarity Act, and the Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked interest rates.　　Digital asset industry bigwigs had long called for clear rules to regulate the crypto space and the Clarity Act — which wants to divide oversight between regulators — aimed to do that. But lawmakers blocked the landmark digital asset market structure bill in a procedural vote.　　And the Federal Reserve increased borrowing costs for the first time due to skyrocketing inflation in the U.S. The central bank‘s chair, Kevin Warsh, said that price stability in the U.S. was the Fed’s number one priority.　　“The plain fact is that inflation is too high, and has been for too long,” Warsh said. “This summers inflation readings do not tell me that underlying trends have meaningfully improved.”　　Bitcoin has in the past done well in a low interest rate environment because it means there is more

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