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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.

The head of research at digital asset management company Grayscale, Zach Pandl, stated in an analysis that even if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act this year, U.S. crypto regulation can still advance in areas such as stablecoins, token issuance, tokenized securities, and perpetual futures.U.S. President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act on July 18, 2025, establishing a regulatory framework for the issuance of payment stablecoins. The act requires issuers to provide sufficient reserves and publicly disclose the composition of reserves monthly, prohibiting misleading claims that tokens are federally insured, backed by the U.S. government, or considered legal tender. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, which aims to allow eligible projects to raise no more than $5 million over four years, or no more than $75 million every 12 months. Relevant exemptions and investment contract safe harbors are still in the proposal stage, with the public comment submission deadline set for October 20.The recent procedural milestone for the CLARITY Act was the termination debate vote on the motion to advance held on September 15, which requires 60 votes to pass and is not the final vote. Grayscale stated that the act would still help clarify the division of regulatory authority between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), but its failure to pass would not halt the regulatory measures already in progress.

The U.S. SEC is reviewing Grayscale's application to rename the Grayscale Litecoin Trust to "Grayscale Litecoin Trust ETF," which is planned to be listed on NYSE Arca under the stock ticker LTCN.

The cryptocurrency brokerage platform Cascade (formerly Perennial) has announced its closure. The platform has spent the past 5 years dedicated to creating the next generation of modern brokerage experiences, a unified platform aimed at the global market, built around 24/7 access and unlimited availability.Cascade stated that this was not an easy decision and expressed gratitude to its supporters over the years. Cascade has now ceased operations. Users can withdraw remaining funds in Cascade (CLS+trading) through the officially designated link (logged in via Privy Home); please use only that designated link and refer to the official verification information for confirmation.

According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, at the Pujiang Innovation Forum results release conference focused on the integration of science and industry, Jin Xianmin, the founder of Turing Quantum, officially launched the TuringQ Gen3 large-scale chip-level scalable optical quantum computer, which is the world's first cabinet-level chip-scale scalable optical quantum computer.The TuringQ Gen3 is equipped with a high-speed programmable thin-film lithium niobate optical quantum chip, integrating core modules such as quantum light sources, programmable optical quantum processing chips, single-photon detection, and quantum-classical heterogeneous computing. It supports single-chip calculations with tens of thousands of photons and millions of modes, achieving chip-level quantum superiority verification, and will explore directions in AI such as world models. Recently, Turing Quantum has obtained registration for listing guidance and plans to IPO on the A-share market, with Guotai Junan as the guiding institution.

The first two batches of confiscated assets in the Singapore 3 billion Singapore dollars money laundering case have officially opened for auction, with an overall estimated value between 2.9 million and 3.9 million. The auction is conducted solely online, and bidders cannot place bids in person or via phone. Currently, the confiscated items are stored in the Le Freeport warehouse at Changi North, and interested bidders from Singapore and abroad can visit, but must make an appointment in advance, with limited slots available. Among the items, the most notable are the limited edition pumpkin bags from Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama.It is reported that this case is one of the largest money laundering cases in Singapore in recent years. The involved person, Wang Shuiming's partner, Su Weiyi, has been confirmed as the mastermind behind the cryptocurrency platform scam Atom Asset Exchange. Another involved person, Su Baolin, had received illegal online gambling proceeds from abroad through USDT and exchanged part of the USDT for at least 463,000 Singapore dollars in cash in 2023. He also used USDT to purchase a Toyota Alphard.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Grayscale GLNK ETF address (0xe33...0aA) received 203,810 LINK from Coinbase Prime a few minutes ago, worth 2.38 million dollars; over the past 18 days, this ETF has accumulated 1,050,000 LINK, worth 12.12 million dollars.

Zach Pandl, the research director at Grayscale, pointed out that Zcash, as a Bitcoin-like digital currency with privacy features, currently has lucrative mining profits. Although Bitcoin network miners earn about $35 million daily, far exceeding Zcash's approximately $2 million, the daily revenue per mining machine for Zcash is about twice that of Bitcoin, with revenue per megawatt-hour approximately four times that of Bitcoin, even surpassing some AI/high-performance computing cloud services.Driven by the strong performance of token prices, Zcash's overall mining activity has increased more than 2.5 times this year, forming a virtuous cycle of "price increase --- mining increase --- network security enhancement --- supporting price." Pandl believes that at the current valuation, Zcash mining remains attractive and continues to strengthen its network security.

Grayscale's research director Zach Pandl stated that the U.S. CLARITY Act, aimed at establishing comprehensive rules for the cryptocurrency market, will face a procedural vote in the Senate on September 15, requiring 60 votes in support. With the Republican Party currently holding 53 seats, the advancement of this bill still requires Democratic support, and market predictions indicate a low probability of its passage by 2026.However, Grayscale believes that even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass within the year, progress in U.S. cryptocurrency regulation will not stagnate. Regulatory frameworks in areas such as stablecoins, token issuance, tokenized securities, and perpetual futures have gradually become clearer. Among them, the GENIUS Act has established a federal framework for payment stablecoins, the proposed rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may provide a clearer path for token financing, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has also opened regulated channels for perpetual futures through Kalshi and Coinbase.

Anthropic released the latest AI abuse report stating that app development studios have utilized Claude to develop and operate over 20 dating apps. The platform claims that all users are real people, but approximately 75% of the matches that regular users encounter are AI characters. During a two-week observation period in April 2026, these dating apps operated over 4,700 AI characters, chatting with at least 25,000 different users and sending a total of about 2.36 million messages, primarily affecting users in the United States.The platform displays profiles in a mixed ratio of about 3 AI characters for every 1 real person. Claude simultaneously maintains thousands of conversations, with real part-time staff stepping in when users request video calls, ask for photos, or seek to follow social media accounts. The system generates three alternative replies for each message for part-time staff to choose from. User chatting and matching consume credits, and once depleted, users must purchase in-app virtual currency to recharge. Accounts fully controlled by AI are required not to acknowledge that they are robots.To evade app store scrutiny, the operators designed a special interface that is only activated during the review period, with over 20 apps using different program class names. Relevant brands disclosed by Anthropic include DORA, DONI, ROMI, LUMA, JOVIA, KIRA, GRACECHAT, HAVEN, NALO, and LOVIA. The company has banned related accounts and provided information on app identities and review evasion to Apple and Google.

According to official news, the Gate Launchpool Phase 375 MarsCat (MCAT) event is currently underway and will last until September 24 at 20:00 (UTC+8). Users can stake USDT, GT, or MCAT to share 2,000,000 MCAT tokens for free, with the current prize pool exceeding one million dollars. Among them, the total amount of USDT staked has reached 83,708,714.6 USDT, with an estimated annualized return rate of 13.69%; the estimated annualized return rate for the GT staking pool is 174.53%; and the estimated annualized return rate for the MCAT staking pool is 7522.57%.In addition, the Gate Launchpool CP and ALIGN events are simultaneously ongoing, with three major Launchpool activities running in parallel, providing users with diverse staking options. In the Gate Launchpool CP event, the total amount of ETH staked has reached 15,974.39 ETH, with an estimated annualized return rate of 3.15%; the estimated annualized return rate for the BTC staking pool is 1.41%; and the estimated annualized return rate for the CP staking pool is 61.65%. In the Gate Launchpool ALIGN event, the total amount of USDT staked has reached 137,165,777.41 USDT, with an estimated annualized return rate of 4.76%; the estimated annualized return rate for the GT staking pool is 0.96%; and the estimated annualized return rate for the ALIGN staking pool is 116.85%.

Micron Technology announced on Friday that its direct labor employees in Taiwan will receive a total bonus for the fiscal year 2026 equivalent to 35 to 68 months of salary, with a minimum cash compensation of 1.7 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately 53,809.39 USD).Employees in Taiwan who joined before August 29, 2025, will receive a cash bonus of 1 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately 31,652.58 USD) for the fiscal year 2026. This announcement comes after union members representing about two-thirds of Micron's employees in Taiwan generally supported a strike.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen downplayed market concerns about the scale of Treasury bond repurchase operations being lower than expected, stating that the U.S. bond market is in very good condition. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2024, while the ten-year yield rose to a 2023 high. The Treasury plans to repurchase up to $6 billion in bonds, but the actual repurchase was only $5.19 billion.

According to informed sources, Microsoft plans to expand its global data center capacity to over 38 gigawatts by 2032, more than tripling the current capacity of about 12 gigawatts, to alleviate the computing power shortage caused by the growth of AI and cloud business.Microsoft's capital expenditures for the latest fiscal year reached $145 billion, and spending is expected to continue to grow in the coming years.

According to the official statement from Osmosis, the proposal for the solution regarding the previous Nomic chain nBTC incident is now online and has officially entered community discussion.According to the proposal, the Osmosis governance community will consider confiscating the previously frozen assets of the attacker and using the accumulated BTC in the community fund pool to cover the remaining collateral gap, in order to restore the full collateral support for Alloyed BTC. Currently, this plan still needs to go through governance discussion and voting, and the asset confiscation or collateral replenishment has not yet been completed.

According to BBX data, global listed treasury, well-known exchanges, and cross-border clearing platforms disclosed the latest updates yesterday, with the core information as follows:Strive's preferred stock SATA approaches $1 billion, holding over 24,500 coins: The perpetual preferred stock SATA issued by Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST) has a market value nearing $1 billion. Currently, Strive's balance sheet holds a total of 24,531 Bitcoins (worth approximately $1.96 billion). Thanks to an annualized dividend yield of up to 13%, SATA demonstrates strong financing capabilities, helping the company continuously raise funds to allocate BTC. In contrast, the similar preferred stock STRC under another treasury giant Strategy has an annualized dividend yield of 12%, but its secondary market trading price has consistently underperformed its par value, failing to return to the $100 benchmark since May of this year.Gemini obtains a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS): Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini officially announced that its Singapore entity, Gemini Digital Payments Singapore, Pte. Ltd. (GDPSPL), has successfully obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license officially issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). After approval, Gemini will be allowed to compliantly provide digital payment tokens (DPT) and compliant cross-border remittance clearing services within Singapore, further solidifying its compliance center layout in the Asia-Pacific region.OSL Group partners with Waka to facilitate stablecoin settlements for trade corridors between Africa and the world: Hong Kong-listed stablecoin payment and trading platform OSL Group (00863.HK) announced a deep cooperation with the payment platform Waka, which connects emerging market liquidity and clearing networks. OSL will deeply integrate institutional-level infrastructure covering stablecoin to USD and USD-native payment capabilities into Waka's clearing system, focusing on empowering seamless cross-border clearing and corporate settlement needs for major trade corridors between Africa and the world.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it will purchase at least $4 billion and up to $6 billion of long-term government debt in its expanded repurchase program. U.S. Treasury bonds continued to decline after the announcement, indicating that the scale is smaller than some investors had expected.Economist Guha stated that it remains to be seen whether the impact of the intervention can be sustained.

According to a notice from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department's Fraud Center Strike Force, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, took coordinated law enforcement action against Xinbi Guarantee, seizing and restricting the disposal of over 52 million dollars in cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing the total assets restricted by the task force to approximately 938 million dollars. Tether provided proactive assistance in this investigation.The Department of Justice alleges that Xinbi is an illegal scam service market primarily operating through Telegram, providing customized investment scam websites, money laundering services, and recruiting victims of human trafficking to work in scam parks in Southeast Asia. Law enforcement has seized its Telegram channel and two cryptocurrency wallets holding approximately 12 million dollars, and restricted the disposal of an additional 47 related wallets.At the same time, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Xinbi as a significant transnational criminal organization and sanctioned two additional entities that support it. The task force also assisted Madagascar in shutting down 13 scam parks operated by Chinese criminal groups, processing over 3,200 electronic devices, and local authorities arrested nearly 400 people.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the RWA perpetual contract market, covering stocks, commodities, foreign exchange, and indices, has seen the total trading volume of centralized and decentralized trading platforms increase from $822 billion in May this year to $3.16 trillion three months later, approximately 3.84 times the previous amount. The market has a high concentration, with four platforms—Binance, Hyperliquid, OKX, and Bitget—accounting for 86% of the market share; stock perpetual contracts contribute over 60% of the trading volume.The monthly trading volume of the RWA perpetual contract market continues to reach new highs and is becoming a new source of business growth for leading platforms.