Genius Terminal Announces Upcoming Launch of Genius.fun Foundation Page

Global markets on September 23 focus on a Nasdaq high and an expansion of crypto futures. The Nasdaq closed higher on September 22 for a second straight closing high. Memory names such as Micron and SanDisk plus AI hardware lifted risk appetite. Brent eased to about $98 and WTI to about $94.6. Bitcoin was near $86,200 and Ethereum near $2,750. Investors are watching CME’s planned October 19 BCH/UNI futures and the impact of delayed compute-futures review on NVDA and CME.

Global markets on September 22 focus on a repair in AI-compute pricing. On September 21 the three major equity indexes closed higher. AMD rose nearly 10% and its market cap crossed $1 trillion for the first time, while Intel and Arm also surged. Brent crude fell about 3.4% to $100.34 and the 10-year Treasury yield eased to about 4.96%, lowering discount-rate pressure on long-duration tech. Bitcoin briefly broke above $87,000 and total crypto market cap returned above $3 trillion. Investors next watch consumer and housing earnings plus PMI flash prints.

Global markets rebounded strongly on September 17 ET after digesting the hike. On September 16 ET the Fed raised rates 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, and the dots showed 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more hike this year. The three major U.S. indexes all closed higher, led by chips and crypto treasury stocks. The same day, regulators launched an innovation exemption for tokenized stocks, lifting UNI, ONDO and Robinhood-chain names. Investors are watching October hike pricing.