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According to Bloomberg, Jon Cunliffe, the former Deputy Governor for Financial Stability of the Bank of England, has joined the blockchain payment company Fnality and will serve as the Chairman of its UK entity. Jochen Metzger, the former Director General for Payment and Settlement Systems of the German central bank, has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Fnality Europe and is expected to serve as its Chairman; Ron Berndsen, the former Head of Supervision and Head of Market Infrastructure Policy at the Dutch central bank, will also join the Supervisory Board.Fnality operates a wholesale payment system that allows banks to settle debts using central bank currency balances. Its pound sterling system, regulated by the Bank of England, went live in 2023 and is currently seeking regulatory approval to launch versions in US dollars and euros. Fnality states that the system is designed to support the tokenized trading of traditional assets such as stocks and bonds, enabling the synchronized flow of securities and payment funds across interconnected digital networks, thereby shortening settlement times and supporting round-the-clock trading. Fnality was established in 2019, with investors including major financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS Group, Santander Bank, Bank of America, and Citigroup.

Some criminal gangs use "free credit card repayment" as bait to lure ordinary people into providing credit card and identity information. They then launder illegal funds from overseas gambling, telecom fraud, and other activities by fabricating consumption and other means, and subsequently contact currency dealers to exchange for virtual currency to transfer abroad.

Circle's blockchain Arc tweeted that the transaction memo feature is now available on the testnet.Developers can attach structured context to a single contract call without modifying the existing contract. Applicable scenarios include invoice numbers, payment reference numbers, customer IDs, and reconciliation tracking.

DeepSeek stated in the V4.1 Flash open-source announcement that if there are 2000 GPUs and storage clusters, they can contact DeepSeek directly.V4.1 Flash is still open-sourced under the MIT License, without additional licensing conditions based on company revenue or business scale. Companies with resources can deploy it themselves, and contacting DeepSeek is more like a direct technical collaboration for ultra-large-scale scenarios. DeepSeek has not yet announced a formal private deployment product or paid service.In the past, after DeepSeek open-sourced the model, deployment adaptations were mostly completed by inference frameworks and hardware vendors such as SGLang and TensorRT-LLM. This time, the official team has proactively provided direct contact information for large-scale deployments and stated that they will continue to support the open-source community in adapting inference for new models.

According to the official announcement from Zhipu, the "Citywide Coding Program" launched on September 10, providing coding package subsidies for employees in Hangzhou, students from universities in Hangzhou, and companies in Shangcheng District.The subsidy for individual quarterly and annual cards is 44% and 51%, respectively, while the subsidy for corporate annual cards is 55% (with a maximum limit of 1 million yuan per company). Each individual is limited to one use, and must choose between a quarterly or annual card, with a requirement to submit proof of social insurance participation or a student status verification report for application.

According to on-chain intelligence platform Arkham, a BTC whale withdrew $461.5 million worth of Bitcoin from Coinbase about two years ago. During the holding period, the maximum unrealized profit reached $315 million, and there was also an unrealized loss of $100 million during the market low in July, but the whale has never chosen to sell.Since August, this whale has transferred $82 million to Kraken and currently still holds $418 million worth of BTC, with an unrealized profit of about $40 million.

UPBIT will start supporting the KRW and USDT trading markets for Bifrost (BFC) at 13:45 on September 10. Please note that within approximately 5 minutes after trading support begins, buy orders will be restricted, and the minimum selling price will be limited to below 10% of the previous day's closing price. Additionally, within approximately 2 hours after trading support begins, all order types except limit orders will be restricted.

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.

DeepSeek has adjusted the offline schedule for V4 Pro. Previously, the official announcement stated that once V4.1 Flash officially goes live, all V4 Pro requests would be automatically switched to the new model; the latest notification changes this to September 14 at 12:00, when V4 Pro will be taken offline, and all requests will be switched to V4.1 Flash, with billing based on Flash prices.The previous automatic replacement plan has sparked opposition from many developers. Many developers are concerned that their carefully tuned Prompts, Agents, and production processes around V4 Pro will encounter issues due to the backend directly switching models. Some have suggested that DeepSeek retain the old model for a period of time, allowing users to decide when to migrate.

According to GMGN market data, the Solana token issuance platform StonkFun's platform token STONK briefly rose above a market capitalization of 180 million USD, currently reported at 179.6 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of 24.86%.The trading volume of this token in the past 24 hours reached 94.1 million USD. ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coins generally have no practical use cases and exhibit significant price volatility; investment should be approached with caution.

According to the mainstream exchange contract trading volume data released by Wu Shuo Blockchain, in August 2026, the contract trading volume of Huobi HTX reached approximately 29.939 billion USD, an increase of 84.4% compared to 16.233 billion USD in July, ranking first in the month-on-month growth among statistical platforms.In August, Huobi HTX launched 56 new assets in its contract products, including 41 popular stocks and index targets as well as 15 new coins. Currently, the number of stock trading assets supported by the platform has increased to 210, covering U.S. individual stocks, global core indices and ETFs, unicorn Pre-IPOs, and leading companies in Japan and South Korea.

Less than 24 hours remain until the new pricing for the DeepSeek V4 Flash series takes effect (September 10, 12:00 SGT). With upstream price adjustments imminent, B.AI has prepared an exclusive stacking benefit for global developers to ensure top-tier computing power remains within reach. This upcoming benefit aims to further reduce invocation costs and unleash greater productivity—whether for high-frequency API calls, Agent workflow construction, or large-scale production-level deployments, all can operate continuously and efficiently with a lower burden. Specific benefits will be announced soon, so please stay tuned to B.AI's official updates and don't miss this boost in computing power.

According to exclusive information from industry chain insiders, Lingyi iTech is the supplier for Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo. The company supplies Apple with core precision components related to the new generation of terminal products, including hinge precision structural parts, screen support plates, and ultra-thin heat distribution plates, with the unit value of supplied products being higher than that of traditional flat-screen devices.Recently, during an institutional research interview, Lingyi iTech stated that various foldable screen projects are progressing smoothly, and mass production ramp-up and customer delivery are being carried out as planned in the third and fourth quarters.

According to The Block, the Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council for Innovation filed a preliminary injunction motion on September 9 in the Sangamon County Circuit Court in Illinois, requesting to halt the new cryptocurrency tax in the state before it takes effect. This summer, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Digital Asset Tax Act, which proposes a 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions, set to take effect in January 2027.Previously, the two associations, along with the Digital Chamber, filed a lawsuit against the state in August. In a 34-page motion, the organizations stated that the tax is unprecedented and has caused "irreparable harm" to industry members, and that if the bill takes effect, it will force businesses to comply hastily without clear guidance, facing the risk of criminal penalties. They also pointed out that the law violates the Illinois Constitution by implementing differential taxation on digital assets and contravenes the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits discriminatory taxes on e-commerce. The Illinois Governor's office has not yet responded to requests for comment.

The core development team of Solana, Anza, posted on platform X stating that the mainnet Beta transaction V1 will begin activation at epoch 1035, expected around September 15 at 1:20 UTC.The ecosystem team indicated that more time is needed to test and integrate V1 support; V1 is currently live on the development network for integration testing. The computational budget in V1 is set through new transaction configuration settings; the computational budget instructions are still usable in traditional transactions and V0 transactions, but will not take effect in V1; application developers should check the impact of related changes on their applications even if they do not plan to send V1 transactions.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to 7.687 billion USD, with long positions at 3.661 billion USD, accounting for 47.62% of the holdings, and short positions at 4.027 billion USD, accounting for 52.38% of the holdings. The profit and loss for long positions is 357 million USD, while the profit and loss for short positions is -408 million USD.Among them, the whale address 0x5b5d..60 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of 2263.09 USD, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -18.9668 million USD.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese regulators are seeking to raise the threshold for humanoid robot companies to enter the public capital market. Sources revealed that the China Securities Regulatory Commission recently held informal talks with several investment banks and institutional investors, signaling an intention to increase the barriers for humanoid robot companies seeking to go public.This move is related to the market performance of Yushu Technology after its listing. The company surged 460% on its first day of trading, but the excitement faded afterward, with its stock price dropping about 50% from its post-listing peak, bringing its market value down to approximately $30 billion. Regulatory authorities are trying to quell the frenzy triggered by this situation.

Grok, the AI assistant under xAI, posted on X that it is now available for trading and managing portfolios on Coinbase.After users add the Coinbase connector, they can directly ask Grok to check balances, analyze data, and place or cancel trades for any available assets in the chat.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, DART stated that it, along with independent white hat researchers, has recovered over 50 BTC from wallets affected by the COLDCARD entropy vulnerability, completing the transfer before malicious attackers could steal them. DART is a digital asset recovery organization that collaborates with white hat researchers to protect vulnerable funds and coordinates their legal return to the owners.The white hat researchers did not request a bounty and will return the Bitcoin to the owners. The recovered BTC has been transferred to the Crypto Recovery Trust. This trust is a dedicated statutory trust established under Wyoming state law to hold recovered digital assets and return them after confirming and verifying the legitimate owners.The trust will document the recovery process, separating the BTC from DART and the researchers' funds, conducting blockchain analysis, ownership verification, and sanctions screening, and providing a legal return process for verified owners. If there is a dispute over ownership, or if the related funds are involved in sanctions or criminal proceedings, the BTC will be handled according to applicable legal procedures. DART stated that other vulnerable assets and recovery leads are still under review.

On September 9, Ara Kharazian, Chief Economist of the corporate spending management platform Ramp, released the Ramp AI Index for September 2026. This index tracks the AI usage of U.S. enterprises based on Ramp's spending data. In August, Anthropic held a share of 43.8% among U.S. enterprises paying for subscriptions or tokens, an increase of 0.34 percentage points month-over-month; OpenAI accounted for 39.8%, with a month-over-month increase of 0.09 percentage points. Overall, the adoption of AI continues to grow, but the growth rate is slowing, with technology sectors such as information, finance, and professional services leading.The median monthly AI spending per capita for the top 1% of enterprises decreased by 9.7%, from $7,976 to $7,205. The effective price per million tokens dropped by 41% from the peak of $1.15 in March 2026 to $0.68. The usage is driven by cheaper standard models, with cutting-edge models (Opus, Fable, Sol) accounting for 45% of the token share. The adoption of open-source models remains limited, representing 6.4% of AI spending enterprises and 3.6% of all enterprises.