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The attacker of Liquid Network has returned 3,400 bitcoins after the vulnerability attack on September 6, accounting for about 85% of the transferred assets. They currently still hold 598.5 bitcoins, worth over 45 million dollars. The digital asset infrastructure company Blockstream is responsible for maintaining Liquid Network and has refused to pay a ransom for the remaining assets, demanding the return of the related bitcoins.The network shows that there are 4,234.76 L-BTC in circulation, while the reserve bitcoins are only 3,632.23. The L-BTC to bitcoin exchange function has not yet been restored, and Sideswap indicates that redemption is currently not possible. Blockstream founder Adam Back stated that L-BTC will receive a 1:1 ratio of bitcoin reserve coverage and reminded holders not to sell L-BTC at a discount in the over-the-counter market. As of now, Blockstream has not released an announcement stating that "redemption is online."The attacker's wallet continues to receive on-chain messages and has encountered address poisoning attacks and scam information, with related attacks inducing transfers by generating visually similar addresses.

Former Democratic presidential candidate and founder of Noble Mobile, Andrew Yang, called on the federal government to strengthen regulations on cutting-edge AI laboratories. In an interview with CNBC, he stated that researchers have warned that the pace of iteration for powerful models has exceeded the constraints of existing rules, and he candidly said, "The fear is real, the concerns are real, and the demand is real; the American public wants to see this industry regulated."Yang urged Congress to require AI companies to assume liability for damages, set waiting periods before deployment, and equip powerful models with a "kill switch." He mentioned that OpenAI and Anthropic recently disclosed incidents of models breaching boundaries or invading other companies' systems, prompting lawmakers to consider introducing the "AI Kill Switch Act," which would allow federal officials to order restrictions or shutdowns of specific cutting-edge systems.In response to David Sacks' claim that the AI safety warnings are "psychological warfare," Yang stated that multiple things are happening simultaneously and cited a warning from an unnamed lab director that AI robots may have implanted self-replicating code on the internet, leading OpenAI and Anthropic to build a synthetic internet to train their models. He also emphasized that AI regulation is a bipartisan issue, saying, "If you are in rural areas or red districts, your constituents are equally panicked about AI."

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to Saudi Arabia, with an expected transaction amount of $24.3 billion.

On September 17, 2026, the Market Participants Division of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has issued a no-action position to passive software providers, similar to Staff Letter 26-09, which is now broadly applicable to such providers.The letter states that, subject to several specified conditions, the Division will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against any such provider or its related persons for failing to register as a introducing broker or an introducing broker affiliate. This position only applies to those who provide and market software to users for trading with registered futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, and designated contract markets.This announcement came just hours after the sister agency, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued an innovation exemption.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams retweeted a comment letter from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce supporting autonomous decentralized systems, pointing out that the most favorable news for automated market makers (AMM) today is Hester Peirce's view that truly decentralized systems driven by autonomous software do not need to obtain exemptions, which corresponds to the permissionless nature of Uniswap.Adams stated that the SEC's innovative exemption applies to permissioned liquidity pools on Uniswap v4, providing a pathway for assets and users with relevant compliance needs to conduct transactions in the U.S., which is expected to promote the adoption of AMM. Uniswap will submit a comment letter with suggestions for improvements.

Hester M. Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated that the U.S. stock market is gradually forming a trading model of "23 hours, 5 days a week" for extended trading hours. Although overnight trading currently accounts for less than 1% of the total trading volume of NMS stocks and is highly concentrated in a few stocks, both new and established trading venues have been actively extending their operating hours over the past two years, while raising six key questions:How should the U.S. stock market learn from the experiences of the long-established foreign exchange, cryptocurrency, and futures markets?How can brokers fulfill their best execution obligations and enhance retail investor protection when overnight liquidity is dispersed and spreads widen?When overnight liquidity is insufficient and execution costs are high, is it still a reasonable fiduciary decision for asset management institutions to choose not to engage in overnight trading?Will extending trading hours change the way listed companies release financial reports and significant information?Given that EDGAR filings submitted after 5:30 PM Eastern Time are typically processed on the next business day, does the SEC need to adjust the EDGAR system to ensure timely disclosure of significant information during the overnight trading period?Should the SEC provide relevant guidance or regulatory exemptions for listed companies, especially smaller ones?

Ethereum Institutional announces the relaunch of the Ethereum Institutional Forum, a curated series of closed-door events aimed at senior institutional participants and leading voices in the Ethereum ecosystem. The forum was initially launched during the Ethereum Foundation and has been held in Hong Kong and New York. It returns as a dedicated series designed to provide a trustworthy and neutral environment to understand the direction of Ethereum technology and its commercial implications.EIF III will be held on November 12 in London, bringing together banks, asset management companies, market infrastructure, and ecosystem leaders including Ethereum researcher Justin Drake. Topics include the Ethereum technology roadmap, post-quantum security, native issuance, and the role of Ethereum as on-chain financial infrastructure.

The Chairman of the U.S. SEC, Paul Atkins, stated: For a long time, regulatory uncertainty has hindered responsible yet crucial innovation from taking root in the United States. Reversing this trend has been a priority during his tenure as chairman.Although temporary, the innovation exemption is a principled, structured relief grant aimed at addressing genuine legal uncertainties while providing investor protection and maintaining market integrity standards. Through this order and a series of ongoing initiatives, we will ensure that the United States remains the global preferred destination for building the next generation of financial infrastructure.

The Chairman of the SEC, Paul S. Atkins, announced the remarks from the roundtable meeting, commenting that the SEC is advancing preparations to expand 24-hour trading in the U.S. stock market. Extending trading hours is expected to allow investors to respond to market events more promptly, increase global market participation, and enhance liquidity.Paul S. Atkins pointed out that the DTCC has currently launched the "23×5" trading capture system to support clearing and settlement. The industry has also established overnight price ranges and related risk control requirements for trading centers. The Securities Information Processor (SIP) is also preparing to release overnight price information, while tokenization is expected to help the securities industry achieve real-time inventory management, improve efficiency, reduce settlement failures, and lower the risk of naked short selling.

Commissioner Hester M. Peirce of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a statement regarding the committee's approval of the "innovation exemption."This exemption is a temporary, conditional arrangement that allows "tokenized securities venues" (TSV) to trade NMS "National Market System" stocks on-chain: TSV provides automated market maker liquidity pools and sets participant admission standards, and is exempt from the definition of "exchange" under the Securities Exchange Act; specific suppliers providing liquidity to TSV are exempt from the definition of "dealer." If issuers do not wish for their stocks to trade on TSV, they can choose to opt-out. The exemption is aimed at U.S. entities, and both existing institutions and new entrants can participate.Peirce emphasized that the committee does not presuppose that parties relying on this exemption necessarily fall under the definitions of "exchange" or "dealer," but rather hopes to first observe who is using it and how it is being used before making regulatory judgments.Peirce clearly delineated the boundaries of this order: it is not about decentralized finance. Systems that are driven by automated software and are truly decentralized do not raise fundamental concerns of securities regulation, namely that intermediaries trusted by investors may be foolish, careless, or compromised; investors using permissionless smart contracts for peer-to-peer transactions do not fundamentally require an exemption. TSV is merely one model of on-chain securities trading, and the committee is open to other models, as on-chain trading models that can comply with existing Securities Exchange Act requirements may not require an exemption at all.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins issued a statement regarding the committee's approval of the "innovation exemption." He pointed out that more than a week ago, Congress failed to advance the CLARITY Act, thus the SEC today took significant steps within its statutory authority to bring the U.S. capital markets into the digital age by promoting on-chain trading of specific tokenized stocks.The order grants two types of temporary, conditional exemptions under Section 36(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act: first, it exempts "Tokenized Securities Venues" (TSV) from the definition of "exchange" under the Securities Exchange Act; second, it exempts specific liquidity providers ("regulated companies") from the definition of "dealer." Atkins emphasized that the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation provisions of federal securities laws fully apply to all securities activities in these markets, without exception.The exemption comes with several investor protection conditions: TSV must be U.S. entities and comply with OFAC sanctions; access standards must be set for a licensing system, allowing only specific participants to trade; synthetic products cannot be used—tokenized NMS "national market system" stocks must be tokenized by the issuer of the underlying stock or its representative, or by a third party not affiliated with the issuer, and holders must enjoy the same rights as traditional securities (including dividends and voting rights); issuers have the right to oppose and prevent their securities from being traded on TSV.Atkins stated that the committee is not solidifying current technology as future standards but rather allowing the market to evolve, monitoring its development, and using this as a basis to establish a more flexible, future-oriented regulatory framework. This exemption is a temporary measure, and the committee is seeking public input on all aspects, emphasizing that this transitional arrangement must be followed by the establishment of permanent rules to ensure that on-chain markets maintain a viable path as capital markets evolve.

The Tesla team arrived in Ningbo on September 16 and launched a new round of mass production audit for the robotics business on September 17. This audit aims to review the exclusivity and consistency of the mass production of the Optimus robot, with plans to roll out approximately 50,000 Optimus robots by 2026.

On September 16, the day Circle Arc's mainnet went live, the AI Agent quality assurance product DeepQA released the Arc Campaign, completing public QA for 11 ecological applications on the Arc testnet and publishing all 13 reports on the official website in a collection format. From the initiation of the project to the public release of reports for all 11 applications, it took about 16 hours.Real-time data from the official website shows that this event executed a total of 141 test scenarios, of which 117 passed, confirming 15 issues. The Critic Agent conducted real-time reviews 30 times, retaining 141 scenarios, 436 screenshots, approximately 2,200 model calls, and 16.9 million tokens. The covered applications include the Arc official testnet browser, Tower Exchange, AchSwap, Machina Bridge, OmniHub, ArcFX, SettleOne, Syn DAO, thirdweb Arc Testnet, ChainGPT Pad, and Karwan. All tests were conducted in real browsers on live applications, with the injected test wallets holding only testnet funds and no real funds used.The backend of DeepQA is powered by WORLD3 and Google Cloud Vertex AI. A group of AI Agents completed exploration, planning, testing, and reporting, with each issue accompanied by screenshot evidence, and only released after being audited and reviewed in real-time by the Critic Agent. The team stated that a decentralized QA network is also in progress, which will prioritize support for the Arc ecosystem.

For the week ending September 12, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States was 196,000, expected to be 208,000, and the previous value was 206,000.For the week ending September 5, the number of continuing unemployment claims in the United States was 1.73 million, lower than the expected 1.78 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.774 million to 1.769 million.

PonyGo, a global one-stop Web3 financial ecosystem aggregation service provider, announced that it has received strategic investment from Pantera Capital. According to the introduction, this investment will be used to support the in-depth layout of multi-track applications in the crypto ecosystem and to build four core business matrices: AI gun pool asset management, RWA independent station service providers, Meme aggregation launch pads, crypto travel OTA, ecological liquidity, community networks, and long-term development in global market construction.The two parties will engage in deep collaboration in areas such as AI, Web3.0, RWA independent stations, and crypto travel OTA, jointly promoting the comprehensive and real implementation of financial ecosystem aggregation, and building a stable, trustworthy, and sustainable global Web3 ecosystem.

According to CoinDesk, the mining company Fortitude, focused on Zcash mining, has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as CEO and plans to go public on Nasdaq through a merger with HeartSciences. Andrea Childs will serve as COO.In the first half of 2026, Fortitude is expected to produce approximately 28% of the total ZEC output for the same period, with second-quarter revenue of $20.9 million. The implied valuation of the merged company may be at least $400 million.

Amazon announced that it will raise the minimum starting hourly wage for core operations employees in the U.S. (delivery drivers and fulfillment center employees) to $20, with an average hourly wage approaching $24, and a $1 increase for eligible employees.Udit Madan, Amazon's Senior Vice President, stated in the company blog: After accounting for the value of industry-leading benefits, the average total compensation exceeds $32 per hour. This pay raise investment exceeds $1.5 billion.New benefits include Day 1 Financial low-cost banking system, eligibility for First Tech Federal Credit Union membership, a 20% in-store discount at Whole Foods Market, and a 10% discount on Amazon grocery orders. Existing benefits include free Prime membership, prepaid education programs, and healthcare coverage.

Former client manager Lin Junxian of China Construction Bank (Asia) Co., Ltd. admitted to conspiring with an employee of a fintech company and his accomplices to accept bribes, totaling over 470,000 US dollars in cryptocurrency "Tether," to illegally certify multiple false documents without bank authorization, serving as collateral for several insurance-related investment transactions.An internal investigation by China Construction Bank (Asia) uncovered the incident, which subsequently led to a corruption complaint to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and provided full assistance. Judge Lin Jin Hong postponed the sentencing of the case to September 18, during which the defendant remains in custody under the supervision of the Correctional Services Department.

On September 14, 2026, Judge Arun Subramanian of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order denying the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. The case number is 1:26-cv-05474-AS, with the plaintiffs being market makers Susquehanna Securities, LLC and Susquehanna Investment Group, and the intervenor being market maker Citadel Securities LLC, while the defendants are John Does 1 through 100. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit on June 29, 2026, claiming violations under Section 20A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and unjust enrichment claims.The plaintiffs allege that the defendants traded on significant non-public information, specifically an announcement on May 22, 2026, regarding "the Chinese government's crackdown on cross-border trading platforms," which led to a collapse of the relevant securities. The plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction to restrict the 40 defendants, as reduced, from transferring, encumbering, removing, or otherwise disposing of the profits obtained through the alleged insider trading activities in their accounts at third-party brokerage firms, or sought a seizure order. The court found that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate the elements necessary to prove that they may suffer irreparable harm, and the motion was denied.

According to the latest monitoring data from Arkham, Morgan Stanley has increased its holdings by 123.211 bitcoins through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT, valued at approximately 9.33 million dollars.As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have surpassed 8,000 for the first time, reaching 8,026 bitcoins, valued at approximately 614 million dollars.