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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella stated that we need to accelerate AI development and expand the benefits brought by AI so that it can widely benefit different countries, communities, and businesses. This requires the establishment of a cutting-edge ecosystem that allows both closed-source and open-source models to thrive.

Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are discussing the establishment of an AI industry standards organization. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for AI companies to coordinate on technical testing and audits. OpenAI founder Sam Altman expressed support for the establishment of testing and auditing organizations but believes that large AI labs should establish industry standards organizations on their own rather than relying on the U.S. government.

Cathie Wood posted on platform X, stating that David Sacks believes recent reports about "AI will destroy humanity" may be orchestrated by humans.Wood pointed out that the relevant remarks initially came from a long-inactive X account of an employee at Anthropic, who left the company just six weeks after joining, and the related content quickly entered mainstream media. David Sacks also identified the parties involved in the incident and criticized the role played by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).Cathie Wood stated that all technologies can potentially be used for malicious purposes. She believes that some individuals, including Elon Musk, who continuously emphasize the potential risks of AI are not participants in a political conspiracy but are playing a positive role. Wood said, "Half of solving the problem, including AI, is understanding the problem."

Zhiyu announced the completion of approximately 5 billion USD in financing, including 2 billion USD in equity placement and 3 billion USD in zero-interest convertible bonds. The funds will primarily be used for the next-generation GLM model, self-training systems, and computing power infrastructure construction.

CoinShares Research Director James Butterfill stated that Bitcoin is currently facing an "unusual combination"—short-term bearish and medium-term bullish factors are present at the same time.In the short term, the U.S. core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month in August, higher than market expectations. Butterfill said, "The CPI data is marginally negative, increasing the probability of monetary policy tightening, which may limit Bitcoin's immediate upside potential." CME FedWatch data showed that market bets on the Federal Reserve's next rate hike reached as high as 85%.In the medium term, he pointed out that the U.S. Treasury's expanded bond buyback program has failed to effectively lower long-term yields. If this situation continues, it may force authorities to implement larger intervention measures, raising concerns about currency depreciation, which would instead benefit Bitcoin and gold valuations. CoinShares believes that Bitcoin's short-term upside may be limited to below $80,000.

The new regulations from the Central Bank of Brazil require virtual asset service providers to meet compliance requirements related to capital, auditing, anti-money laundering, and ongoing reporting, with capital requirements reaching up to 37.2 million reais, approximately 7.2 million US dollars. Currently, among about 300 related institutions, only 20 to 25 may meet the conditions to apply for authorization, and it is expected that only 10 will obtain licenses.Some small platforms have ended or restructured their retail operations, including Bitnuvem, NovaDAX, Digitra, and Coinext, but these platforms did not attribute their decisions to the new regulations. Institutions that fail to meet the requirements will also face ongoing compliance costs, and some businesses may struggle to maintain operations. Related institutions must apply for authorization by October 30, and those that do not apply will cease operations within 30 days and notify customers.Isabel Longhi, Head of Public and Regulatory Policy for Ripple Latin America, stated that market consolidation is expected to occur as the Brazilian crypto market matures, but the new regulations will limit innovation in the short term.

"White-haired Stock God" Serenity posted on platform X that a piece of information in Oracle's (ORCL) financial report is favorable for Nebius (NBIS) and IREN (IREN). Oracle stated that all renewed GPU computing power has been resold, with prices increasing by 20% compared to previous contracts, and most related equipment has been used for over 4 years. Serenity believes that this situation once again counters "Big Short" Michael Burry's argument about the rapid depreciation of GPUs, while also benefiting Nvidia (NVDA) and the Neocloud computing sector.

According to Ledger Insights, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently published the "Trends, Risks, and Vulnerabilities Report for the First Half of 2026," in which digital assets and prediction markets occupy three chapters. Regarding crypto assets, the report warns that the increasing ties between cryptocurrencies and the traditional financial sector pose risks. Concerning tokenization, the report points out that issuing different tokenized versions of the same stock may lead to fragmented liquidity.As for prediction markets, the report believes that prediction markets have not yet seen significant development in Europe. This is because major platforms do not yet hold EU licenses, and in most cases, they need to obtain licenses. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) outlines some potential advantages of tokenization, including increased efficiency, expanded investor access, programmability, and atomic settlement. On the other hand, ESMA also questions how much these advantages are actually realized within these encapsulated structures.Since the ownership of the underlying stocks is off-chain, there is no single data source on-chain, and self-custody can only be achieved indirectly through these structures. Tokenization structures also introduce additional layers of intermediaries, leading to complexity and risk. The settlement advantages are also difficult to realize. Even if token transfers occur on-chain, the cash portion of the transaction is usually settled separately, whether through bank payments or other channels. This means that for certain transactions, the promised atomic settlement (i.e., simultaneous delivery of securities and cash) has not yet been achieved.

Well-known trader Bonk Guy posted that he does not pledge allegiance to PONS or any other holdings and communities. He stated that he has never been paid by the PONS project team and is not a member of the project team, so his holding and support of PONS should not be understood as loyalty to the project.Bonk Guy expressed that he is optimistic about PONS because of the fairness represented by the token and his belief that PONS provides on-chain traders with the opportunity to create intergenerational wealth. He views PONS as a transaction that has not yet been fully realized and expects that regardless of current market recognition, its future market value could still reach billions of dollars.He emphasized that this principle also applies to his other holdings: he is primarily a trader, does not pledge allegiance to any token or community, and will only choose trading opportunities that he believes have the most asymmetric risk-reward profile.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI model development and the introduction of third-party evaluation agencies. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that he would adopt the suggestions, and Elon Musk also expressed support.Despite the warnings from the three leaders about AI risks, there are few precedents in the industry for coordinating a slowdown in development speed.

According to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, Iran and Oman have reached an agreement after intensive consultations, and both sides have agreed on new route arrangements for entering and exiting the Strait of Hormuz.Informed sources say that this agreement does not mean the Strait of Hormuz is open; the southern route that the United States requested to be opened will be closed. Iran has proposed seven conditions for reopening to the United States, which may only be opened after receiving approval from the highest levels.

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.

Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua stated, "In the past two days, expectations of interest rate hikes have emerged, leading to a divergence in market trends. Since negative news has appeared, there are two possible scenarios: one is a real interest rate hike, which would lead to a short-term drop below 76,000, followed by a period of consolidation before rising again. The other is no interest rate hike, which would lead to continued upward movement. Regardless, it's best to trade spot without leverage."During an exchange at a business school in Shenzhen, Yi Lihua pointed out several opportunities in the next three years: one is mainstream BTC/ETH spot trading around four times, aiming for ten times with effort in swing trading. Another is trading infrastructure, which still presents hundredfold opportunities, as the core demand of blockchain is trading. The third is the IPOs defined by CZ, where stocks and IPOs are brought on-chain, resulting in truly high-quality assets that were once white paper tokens bidding farewell completely.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that the recent rise in Bitcoin has pushed investor sentiment to its strongest level since March 2024. The market sentiment indicator he tracks once reached above 89/100, entering the "extreme greed" zone.This indicator combines several data points, including the Fear and Greed Index, with a range from -100 to +100, corresponding to extreme fear and extreme greed, respectively. Darkfost pointed out that when market sentiment is extremely optimistic or pessimistic, it often signals a potential turning point in trends.Currently, as the previous market frenzy gradually fades, the sentiment indicator is returning to more normal levels, while Bitcoin is still struggling to maintain its current price range.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, the recent rise in Bitcoin has driven investor sentiment to its most optimistic level in nearly two years, with related market sentiment indicators briefly breaking 89, entering the "extreme greed" zone, the last time a similar level was seen was in March 2024.Darkfost pointed out that when market sentiment is excessively optimistic or pessimistic, it is often worth paying attention to potential market turning points. Currently, this indicator has started to retreat from its previous euphoric levels, gradually returning to a relatively normal range, while the Bitcoin price is attempting to hold its current level.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on his personal channel that Revolut allegedly leaked some users' personal identifiable information (PII) due to failing to recognize a forged government agency information request.According to his disclosure, Revolut previously received a request for customer information retrieval that appeared to come from a real government agency and was sent through the agency's official email domain. Because the email had valid domain authentication information, Revolut believed the request was legitimate and responded accordingly.The potentially involved data includes users' names, birth dates, occupations, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers, as well as copies of passports or driver's licenses, identity verification selfies, account statements, IBANs, withdrawal records, and complete transaction histories, including Bitcoin transaction records. Revolut stated in the notification sent to users that no biometric facial telemetry data was leaked.ZachXBT indicated that the scale of the incident may currently be limited, but it appears to primarily target high-net-worth users. Several Revolut users received notifications regarding the related security incident yesterday. Revolut officials had previously reminded users to verify suspicious information through in-app customer service to avoid providing personal or financial information.

According to a report by Decrypt, a new report released by the Bank for International Settlements shows that advanced AI technology has shortened the time window for banks to fix vulnerabilities before attackers exploit software flaws. It warns that periodic security assessments and scheduled patch updates have increasingly become insufficient to meet the challenges, with the time window from vulnerability discovery to exploitation reduced from weeks to minutes.The report focuses on the banks' response capabilities, arguing that financial institutions must accelerate the speed of software fixes and expedite the related authorization decision-making processes.

According to the Financial Times, the UK cryptocurrency industry is entering the regulatory implementation phase. Zumo founder and CEO Nick Jones stated that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will open the application window for cryptocurrency asset authorization on September 30, with the new regulatory system expected to be officially implemented in October 2027.He pointed out that for a long time, regulatory uncertainty and counterparty risk have made financial institutions cautious about the UK cryptocurrency market, not due to a lack of interest in digital assets. As the regulatory path becomes clearer, traditional financial institutions such as the UK's largest retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown are beginning to enter the cryptocurrency market. The industry will gradually bid farewell to offshore operations, startup-style business processes, and unregulated models, and the importance of compliant infrastructure and local service providers will further increase.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "2026 US Open Men's Singles Champion" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option probability for the sub-market "Ben Shelton" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 22.25% an hour ago to the current 37.75% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.