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Elvira Nabiullina, the Governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that the digital ruble has been launched nationwide, with nearly 87,000 new accounts opened in the past 10 days and over 50,000 related transactions. She pointed out that a few banks encountered technical issues when opening accounts and executing some transactions, but the relevant banks have completed the processing, and there have been no widespread failures or numerous complaints.The Bank of Russia is reducing the steps required for account opening and transactions while maintaining security levels. The digital ruble has completed its nationwide rollout after real user testing that began in 2023, and users can choose whether to use it. Twelve major banks in Russia and retailers with annual revenues exceeding 120 million rubles (approximately 1.42 million USD) must accept digital ruble payments, with more businesses expected to be included by 2028.

Nate Geraci, President of ETF Store, stated that if the Clarity Act can gain enough votes to advance this week, it will be beneficial for the industry. However, he believes that the act is not a key factor in determining the future of cryptocurrency. Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will use their existing powers to promote the development of cryptocurrency; the Clarity Act is more about enhancing regulatory certainty to further accelerate industry innovation.The speed of development in the cryptocurrency industry far exceeds the policy-making cycle. By the time the U.S. political sphere realizes that the financial system has already been upgraded, it may be difficult to reverse this trend. The Clarity Act will only serve as a further catalyst, providing clearer policy expectations for the cryptocurrency industry by enhancing market confidence that innovative achievements are not easily reversible, but the future of the cryptocurrency industry does not depend on whether this act can be passed.

The on-chain security platform Blockaid discovered a vulnerability in the Bitcoin bridge of the cross-chain protocol Symbiosis, where attackers minted approximately 2^62 syBTC to a newly created externally owned account, valued at about 46.1 billion dollars when calculated to 8 decimal places, and sold about 4.39 WBTC on Uniswap V4 on Ethereum, realizing a cash-out of approximately 336,000 dollars.Symbiosis stated that the attack occurred around 4:28 AM on September 11, and the team has suspended the BTC routing, while other routings remain operational and unaffected. The team has recovered about 15 Bitcoins and deposited them into a multi-signature wallet controlled by the team, while offering a 20% white hat bounty on the funds to the attackers, with a deadline of September 13.In recent weeks, Liquid Network, Nomic, and Symbiosis have all experienced security incidents involving the expansion of supply by minting tokens without real asset backing. As of September 13, Symbiosis has not publicly disclosed a technical review of BridgeV2, the final loss amount, or confirmation on whether the attackers accepted the bounty.

Research institution Galaxy Research recorded a reorganization event at Bitcoin block height 966500, where mining pools Spiderpool and Antpool simultaneously discovered two valid blocks pointing to the same parent block, leading to a brief competition. Ultimately, the Antpool block joined the chain with a higher cumulative work, while the Spiderpool block was discarded.Galaxy Research stated that this is the third single-block reorganization that has occurred in Bitcoin in the past four weeks, with the previous two occurring at block heights 962722 and 963853. Its nodes only observed the block after the Antpool block completed confirmation and continued to extend on it. When a single-block reorganization occurs, the network will ultimately continue to build along the chain with the higher cumulative work, while the other block is removed from the chain. Monero has experienced an 18-block reorganization, and Bitcoin SV had a 100-block reorganization in 2021; if a transaction is in a block that is replaced, its confirmations will disappear.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL: Gen.G vs Hanwha Life Esports - LCK Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has seen a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, rising from 13.5% an hour ago to the current 51% (a fluctuation of 37.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Strategy publicly released the "Bitcoin Investor Guide," compiled by its team, with a revision date of September 7, 2026, and market data as of September 4. The guide is aimed at professional investors, private investors, bankers, advisors, and capital allocators, systematically elaborating on Bitcoin's monetary attributes, investment logic, market structure, portfolio role, custody methods, and risks. The core viewpoint asserts that Bitcoin is no longer just a speculative asset but is becoming the foundation of a new type of digital capital market—a scarce, open, global reserve asset. The long-term logic is based on scarcity, open access, global liquidity, and independent verification, and it may absorb some of the monetary premiums currently attached to gold, real estate, stocks, bonds, and artworks.Key data snapshot (as of September 4, 2026): Bitcoin price is approximately $79,809, the 200-week moving average is about $64,715 (premium of approximately 23.3%); 1-year return is approximately -28.3%, and 10-year annualized return is about 62.8%; 30-day average trading volume is around $28.3 billion, and open interest is about $96 billion; spot ETFs hold approximately 1.27 million BTC, and the total network hash rate is about 935 EH/s. The guide emphasizes Bitcoin's positioning as "digital capital": a maximum supply cap of 21 million coins, no issuer, no expiration date, no contractual cash flows, with value primarily determined by scarcity and the monetary premium assigned by the market. It can be held directly, transferred globally, and independently verified. After the U.S. SEC approves the spot Bitcoin ETP in January 2024, institutional access has significantly increased, and the infrastructure for futures, options, and custody continues to mature. In terms of risk warnings, the guide points out Bitcoin's high volatility, lack of repayment commitments, and the potential for significant price declines; self-custody and third-party custody, ETPs, corporate securities, and derivatives all carry different legal, operational, and counterparty risks; transactions are irreversible, and loss of keys can lead to permanent loss. Strategy, as a publicly listed company with significant Bitcoin holdings, has a vested interest in Bitcoin prices. The document clearly states that it is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.

Solana Mobile posted on platform X that its third-party marketing email service provider Brevo experienced a security incident affecting some customer accounts, including Solana Mobile. The team discovered unauthorized access to its Brevo account, has disabled the account, and is working with Brevo to understand the extent of the accessed information.Solana Mobile stated that, as far as they know, no emails have been sent from their account, but they are continuing to verify. They also remind users that Solana Mobile will not ask for mnemonic phrases, private keys, or wallet recovery information.

Reuters reported that Anthropic plans to raise $100 billion to set an IPO record, with a valuation potentially reaching $2 trillion. Nvidia is considering participating in a $10 billion investment.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has previously secretly approved at least three insider trading investigations related to Polymarket trading, involving contracts related to Biden's pardons, the Iran war, and Google-related events. The relevant investigation documents were obtained by WIRED through the Freedom of Information Act.Among them, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig approved an investigation into contracts related to Biden's pardons in May, after a trader had profited over $300,000 in the relevant market; in the same month, the CFTC also approved an investigation into Iran war contracts, after a group of suspicious accounts was reported to have profited $2.4 million with a win rate of about 98%. In July, the CFTC further initiated an investigation into Google-related Polymarket contracts, focusing on individuals who may have traded using non-public information regarding Google's 2025 search rankings. The Southern District Attorney's Office in New York is also conducting a parallel investigation.It is currently unclear whether the aforementioned accounts are connected to previously investigated individuals. Polymarket stated that the company would refer the relevant matters to law enforcement and cooperate with the investigation. As the prediction market rapidly expands, U.S. regulators are clearly intensifying their scrutiny of insider trading and market manipulation.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: Cupid Esports vs. Maryville University - North American Challenger League Playoffs," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron Nashor" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bloomberg, citing informed sources, Italy's second-largest bank, UniCredit, is considering expanding its digital asset services, including cryptocurrency custody. Headquartered in Milan, UniCredit is selecting technology providers to build the infrastructure needed to hold digital assets and support their buying and selling.The report states that tokenized investment products, fixed-income securities, the use of stablecoins, and exposure to cryptocurrencies are all under consideration. Meanwhile, other banks in Europe are also expanding their crypto services: Spain's BBVA has launched Bitcoin trading and custody for all customers through its app, and Santander's Openbank has also introduced trading services; Germany's Deutsche Bank is collaborating with Bitpanda's technology department to build a custody business.The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) provides a legal definition, regulatory bodies, and a familiar obligation framework for banks to launch crypto services. Additionally, UniCredit is one of 37 banks from 15 European countries that are jointly creating a company called Qivalis, aimed at issuing a euro stablecoin. Last year, the bank also offered structured products linked to the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF to professional clients, providing full loss protection.

According to Bloomberg, U.S. regulators released a statement on Friday announcing a proposed guideline on third-party risk management for banks. The Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration stated that the proposal aims to help banks and credit unions "better align and customize their third-party risk management practices to match the risks of various third-party relationships."Federal Reserve staff indicated in a memorandum that as this plan is introduced, banks are increasingly outsourcing certain functions and relying on third-party relationships to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The plan will be open for public comment, is non-binding, and aims to focus institutions' regulatory attention on a principles-based approach to such risks. Federal Reserve Governor Barr opposed the proposal, citing concerns about the standards for "significant financial risks."

The DAO governance platform Aragon announced the launch of Confidential Voting, a governance plugin based on the Zama Protocol for Aragon OSx. This plugin keeps individual votes encrypted during the counting process while retaining the familiar Aragon voting experience. Zama's programmable confidentiality allows projects to define decryptable information, decryptors, and conditions.Voters select for, against, or abstain through the Aragon interface, choosing to encrypt and submit using the Zama Relayer SDK on the client side. The plugin utilizes fully homomorphic encryption for verification, weighting, and accumulating encrypted votes, only performing threshold decryption on the final counts of for, against, and abstain after the voting ends. The plugin does not grant decryption rights to individual ballots.To maintain confidentiality during voting, the system does not provide real-time counting, does not support early execution, and allows voters to change their encrypted votes before the deadline. The plugin adopts a modular architecture, allowing it to be used in parallel with other governance primitives, and actions related to proposals are executed by the DAO after approval.

According to Bits.media, Vladislav Glazcheva, an advisor to the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia, stated that when opening accounts at digital hosting institutions in Russia, customers will be required to provide a taxpayer identification number to ensure the transparency of cryptocurrency transactions and prevent money laundering.Previously, it was not mandatory to provide a taxpayer identification number when opening a bank account. In addition, the Russian Financial Monitoring Service has been authorized to monitor all cryptocurrency transactions, and any transaction amount exceeding 60,000 rubles must be reported to the regulatory authorities with complete information about both parties involved in the transaction, including names and actual addresses. The Central Bank of Russia is also studying a mechanism to link taxpayer identification numbers with bank accounts, and the related "anti-fraud" platform is expected to officially launch in 2027.

Cardano ecosystem project Empowa disclosed that two interconnected unauthorized asset transfer incidents occurred involving its three project wallets. Between November 2025 and June 2026, approximately 143,710 ADA was transferred out in 18 transactions from one project treasury wallet, which was also registered and claimed by unknown individuals using the private key corresponding to the Midnight airdrop, of which about 36,000 NIGHT has been transferred away.From June to August 2026, approximately 4.24 million EMP was transferred out from the other two project wallets, some of which have been sold through Minswap, VyFi, and others. Empowa stated that the funds from the two incidents ultimately flowed to the same intermediary wallet, indicating control by the same party, but the identity of the individuals operating these private keys cannot currently be confirmed. The project team has hired a professional blockchain investigation agency and plans to seek KYC information through the centralized exchanges where the relevant funds ultimately entered.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that he is considering slowing down the development pace of cutting-edge artificial intelligence and hopes other AI companies will follow suit.According to informed sources, Altman mentioned the possibility of adjusting the AI development pace during a company meeting, collaborating with other AI labs. Recently, concerns among AI company employees about the risks of advanced AI systems have heightened internal anxiety.

The Bank of Italy (Banca d'Italia) issued a notice requiring payment service providers (PSPs) and crypto asset service providers (CASPs) to continuously use procedures related to the travel rule to review financial transactions, without setting a minimum amount threshold.Relevant institutions must verify the names of the initiator and beneficiary when establishing customer relationships, when the European Council makes decisions, and at the time of each transaction, and compare them with the lists of sanctioned individuals and entities. Automated systems must not set a minimum amount threshold for transaction reviews, and transfer delays may be accepted if necessary to enhance sanctions screening.

The Chief Financial Officer of SpaceX stated that there is more confidence in the company reaching its annual revenue target of 100 billion dollars.

According to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has partnered with financial platform Moov to provide stablecoin infrastructure for over 1,000 community banks and credit unions within Moov's customer base. The two parties will combine Coinbase's regulated digital asset infrastructure with Moov's payment platform to offer stablecoin payment acceptance, settlement, and real-time funding services.This infrastructure will support use cases such as consumer stablecoin payments, merchant settlements, and payments, and will provide businesses and merchants access to Coinbase's custodial accounts. U.S. community banks typically have total assets of less than $10 billion, including state-chartered institutions and savings and loan holding companies.This collaboration comes as major U.S. banks are experimenting with stablecoin infrastructure. On Wednesday, U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the U.S., completed a real-time cross-border payment using its proprietary stablecoin USBDC on the Stellar blockchain. Earlier this month, 21 financial institutions, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and UBS, announced plans to form a company to issue stablecoins. Additionally, Western Union also partnered with stablecoin infrastructure provider Rain in August to launch a digital wallet and Visa-branded card.