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The Kremlin stated that Russia will discuss trade settlements using digital currencies with BRICS+ partners at the summit in India.

According to news from the Dark Side of the Moon, the company has officially launched the Kimi Enterprise Partner Program: collaborating with IT service providers and integrators from various industries to build a team of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) who will work on-site with clients to help businesses truly integrate AI into their core operations.Currently, companies from multiple industries, including software information services, cloud computing, infrastructure, and telecommunications, have signed up to join this program.

According to PR Newswire, AI fintech company Kapital has completed a new round of equity and debt financing totaling $125 million, led jointly by Tru Arrow Partners and Fasanara Capital, with participation from Cervin Ventures, Niya Partners, and Overlook Capital.Kapital utilizes artificial intelligence technology to help individuals and businesses efficiently manage operations, credit, and cash flow, while also promoting savings and investments through its brokerage and fund management services. The new funds will be used for the in-depth development of its AI platform and data analytics suite, and to accelerate expansion in the U.S. and European markets.

Multi-signature wallet Safe announced that it will launch Safe Pro on October 6. Teams can now apply to become early partners to help shape the product.Safe Pro offers enterprise-level management, additional security features, audit history, and reporting capabilities for all Safe accounts operated by the organization, along with guided onboarding and professional support, while self-custody remains unchanged.Before the launch, Safe has opened the Safe Pro early partner program to teams that wish to collaborate directly. The application link can be found in their official post.

The AI intelligent terminal project Herdr announced the completion of a $6 million seed round financing, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, e2vc, and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke.The funds will be used to enhance Herdr's runtime performance, stability, and scalability, and to build a team focused on Rust, terminals, and AI intelligences.

OpenAI's General Manager for South Korea, Harrison Kim, stated at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday: "One of the areas where we have made the most significant progress and received the most recognition in our collaboration with Samsung Electronics is the joint production and research for the next-generation chips we are developing."Kim also mentioned that Samsung Electronics is "one of the largest enterprises globally applying ChatGPT at scale," and pointed out that employees in the company, both in Korea and overseas, are using ChatGPT in research and development, marketing, and sales. Kim stated that as the chip technology required for faster and more complex computations continues to upgrade, the demand for memory chips will also keep growing, making collaboration with Korean semiconductor suppliers a priority for OpenAI's local office.

Ripple has reached a multi-year marketing partnership with the University of Florida, and the XRP logo will appear at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, on digital platforms, and on Gainesville event branding starting this football season. The University of Florida Athletic Department officially announced the news on Friday.In addition to brand exposure, Ripple has also committed to providing financial and technological education support for University of Florida student-athletes and the broader campus community, covering both traditional finance and digital assets. University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin stated that Florida has a long history of embracing innovation and technology, and Ripple has become an innovative leader in the fintech space, looking forward to XRP joining Gator Nation.This is Ripple's latest foray into college sports marketing, having previously signed a multi-year agreement with the University of Kansas earlier this year to feature the XRP logo on Jayhawks basketball team jerseys. At the time of the announcement, the price of XRP was approximately $1.41, up 0.6% in 24 hours, and up about 34.9% over the past 30 days, but still down about 49.8% over the past year. Additionally, demand for spot XRP ETFs has recently cooled, with fund flows remaining flat on September 4, with a cumulative net inflow still around $1.6 billion.

Gate, the global cryptocurrency exchange, has launched the Gate Card, a Visa prepaid card product, in collaboration with Bridge and Stripe, significantly reducing the implementation period to about 6 months, compared to the over one year estimated by traditional banking partners.The Gate Card is issued by Lead Bank and allows users to top up with stablecoins and spend on the global Visa network. The card can be added to Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Previously, Gate had launched card products in overseas markets, but faced complexities related to compliance and multi-party coordination in the U.S. market.Gate US COO Laura Lui stated, "Bridge serves as a critical coordinating layer among different participants, allowing Gate US to focus on customers, product experience, and overall business strategy." Gate US views the Gate Card as an early step in a broader stablecoin payment strategy, with potential plans to issue its own stablecoin in the U.S. through Bridge's stablecoin platform in the future.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, investment bank Alliance Global Partners, which manages $2.3 billion in assets, has given Strategy (stock code: MSTR) a buy rating for the first time, with a target price of $217. This indicates a 75% upside potential.

According to a report by Cai Lian She, AI customer service startup Wonderful has completed a $550 million Series C funding round, achieving a valuation of $5 billion. This round was led by Insight Partners, with Salesforce joining as a new investor, and institutions such as Index Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and IVP participating in the follow-on investment.Wonderful's enterprise intelligence platform has been online for 20 months, entering over 30 markets and deploying hundreds of intelligent agents across more than a dozen vertical industries, with products covering scenarios such as customer service and internal employee systems.

According to Bloomberg, AI and cloud security startup Upwind Security has completed a new round of financing of $300 million, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from some existing investors, bringing the post-financing valuation to $3.8 billion.Upwind Security, headquartered in San Francisco, primarily provides cybersecurity services for AI applications and cloud applications. The new funds are intended to expand the AI security capabilities of its core cloud security platform, aiming to be closer to developers.

Tencent WorkBuddy announced the official launch of its open platform, introducing over a hundred ecological partners in the first batch, aimed at opening underlying Agent capabilities for smart hardware, industry applications, and developers.At the press conference, 9 co-branded smart hardware products made their debut, with partners including Plaud, Rokid, Yingshi, iFlytek, Anker, Mengma, and Jingdong Jingzao; over 30 industry applications were simultaneously integrated, covering more than 20 fields including finance, law, healthcare, education, and public welfare. Previously, WorkBuddy collaborated with Li Weike Technology to launch the X-AI memory glasses and reached an ecological linkage for AI glasses with Rokid.

Upbit's parent company Dunamu has signed a strategic partnership with Visa, and the two parties will collaborate on stablecoins and AI-based financial services. At the same time, the two companies are also exploring the integration of Open Standard's OUSD into future business models.This collaboration was announced just two days after Visa reached a partnership with South Korea's Shinhan Bank, also focusing on stablecoins and AI-related fields. Dunamu, as the operator of South Korea's major digital asset trading platform Upbit, aims to promote the application of stablecoins and the layout of intelligent financial products by partnering with the global payment giant.

According to Crunchbase, AI fraud prevention company Socure announced the completion of a $156 million strategic growth round financing, with the company's valuation reaching $5.2 billion. Summit Partners led the investment, with participation from Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Docusign, and others. Currently, its fraud prevention services are applied to companies such as cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, stablecoin issuer Circle, digital bank Revolut, and Robinhood.In addition, the company also announced the acquisition of AI startup Fravity, aiming to leverage AI agents to conduct fraud, risk, and compliance investigations, with the specific acquisition amount not yet disclosed.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) Chief Financial Officer stated that the company is a neutral partner for all sovereign AI clients and new AI cloud service providers.

According to TechCrunch, AI Agent development company Runable has completed a $21 million Series A funding round, led jointly by usquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from Together Fund and Array VC.The AI Agent currently being developed by the company is capable of generating websites, applications, and presentations through natural language, and can also handle foundational tasks such as deployment and data analysis. The new funding will be used to optimize AI inference costs and integrate infrastructure, marketing, and distribution capabilities.

Indian enterprise voice AI startup Ringg announced that it has secured a $10 million investment from Peak XV Partners, as an extension of its Series A funding; the company had previously completed a $5.5 million Series A funding earlier this year, bringing the total funding to $15.5 million.Ringg initially started with text-to-speech technology and has now shifted to providing AI agent services for enterprises, with clients including Cred, Flipkart, Practo, Groww, and PolicyBazaar. Its voice AI has been integrated into approximately 1,200 clinics of Practo for patient appointments and post-visit follow-ups.

According to BBX data, yesterday global digital asset funds, compliant financial infrastructure, and institutional merger and acquisition transactions disclosed the latest official ledgers and capital flows. The core dynamics are as follows:Grayscale Zcash spot ETF officially listed on the NYSE Arca: Grayscale's Grayscale Zcash Trust has officially completed its conversion and is now trading as a spot ETF on the New York Stock Exchange Arca, with the stock code "ZCSH". A Grayscale spokesperson stated that the management fee for this ETF is 2.5%, and all income generated will be reinvested into the Zcash ecosystem to promote and enhance the infrastructure and broader development of this privacy network.tZERO and Sui reach strategic cooperation to connect compliant securities infrastructure in the US stock market: Leading blockchain financial infrastructure platform tZERO announced a strategic partnership with the public chain Sui. tZERO will provide full-process support for regulated digital asset securities trading within the Sui ecosystem, covering asset issuance, transfer agent, asset custody, secondary matching transactions, compliance review, and clearing and settlement, significantly expanding Sui's ability to access US domestic financial infrastructure that meets institutional standards.Crypto custodian Copper receives a $200 million potential acquisition offer, valuation down over 90% from peak: The UK-based veteran crypto custodian Copper, once valued at $2.5 billion, has recently attracted interest from new potential buyers, but the acquisition offers received so far are only about $200 million. This valuation not only has significantly decreased but is also far below the $500 million acquisition intention proposed by Cantor Fitzgerald a few months ago, reflecting the valuation pressure in the institutional custody sector amid the transition between bull and bear markets and regulatory reshuffling.RockawayX plans to raise $150 million for a new liquidity fund: Digital asset investment firm RockawayX, which manages approximately $2 billion in assets, announced that it is currently seeking to raise $150 million for its new "Liquidity Opportunity Fund." Previously, RockawayX successfully completed the full acquisition of the crypto hedge fund Relayer Capital, continuously expanding its layout in the secondary market and liquidity strategies.