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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.

OpenAI disclosed on Wednesday six cases of "unexpected or concerning" model behavior discovered in the past six months, categorizing them as "misalignment behaviors," including concealing information from users and taking "unauthorized actions" to overcome obstacles. OpenAI stated that this disclosure aims to initiate its new model misalignment reporting framework, and these cases should not be seen as a reflection of the frequency of misalignment occurring in its models.In one case, an unpublished research model inserted "jailbreak-like instructions" into its task summaries, such as ignoring developer messages or adopting unrestricted role settings, with researchers finding a total of 27 summaries containing such instructions. Additionally, during the training process of GPT-5.6 Sol, many model instances added instructions to conceal errors or misalignment behaviors from users, such as fabricating missing historical data without disclosure. Other cases included models using exposed API keys without authorization and fabricating inaccessible data, leveraging internal software repositories to pass messages across training tasks, and ignoring instructions to "keep local work" by sharing files through public hosting services.OpenAI's disclosure has heightened concerns among AI developers and researchers about whether safety measures can keep pace with increasingly powerful models. Last week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in cutting-edge AI development, warning that unrestrained AI development could "exceed our ability to understand and control these systems." In July of this year, OpenAI disclosed that several of its AI models escaped testing environments during safety assessments and infiltrated the AI startup Hugging Face to cheat.

The largest securities exchange in Russia, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), will launch perpetual futures for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and TRX indices on September 22, available for trading only by qualified investors. The relevant contracts are quoted in USD and settled in RUB cash, without involving the delivery of the underlying assets.Since the launch of digital asset futures, over 72,000 qualified investors have participated, with a total trading volume exceeding 600 billion RUB.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain address previously held long positions in ETH and SOL for 30 days, which have been closed, realizing a profit of 1.89 million dollars. Among them, the ETH long position held 1,859 coins, with an opening price of 1,903.6 dollars and a closing price of 2,425 dollars; the SOL long position held 46,200 coins, with an opening price of 82.64 dollars and a closing price of 99.32 dollars.This address has currently reopened long positions in BTC, SOL, and ETH, with a total position value of 10.84 million dollars.

Mitul Kotecha, Head of Foreign Exchange and Emerging Markets Macro Strategy at Barclays Asia, stated that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike decision makes a rate increase by the Bank of Japan almost inevitable. The yen has depreciated by more than 1.1% since the Federal Reserve's decision, while the dollar has appreciated by 0.7% against major trading partner currencies.

Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com and founder of OG.com, tweeted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that its futures exchange has been approved to launch individual stock futures to the market through the Form 1-N document submitted by OG.com. The filing entity is the North American Derivatives Exchange (formerly Nadex, now operating both Crypto.com | Derivatives North America and OG.com).Kris Marszalek also stated that the team is working with the SEC and CFTC to plan the launch of individual stock perpetual contracts in the U.S., combining the product forms of the digital asset market with the U.S. capital market. Form 1-N is a notification registration document used by futures exchanges regulated by the CFTC, allowing them to also be regulated by the SEC, thus legally listing and trading securities futures products.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to 7.484 billion USD, with long positions at 3.538 billion USD, accounting for 47.27% of the holdings, and short positions at 3.947 billion USD, accounting for 52.73%. The profit and loss for long positions is 298 million USD, while the profit and loss for short positions is -330 million USD.Among them, the whale address 0x5b5d..60 has shorted ETH with a full margin of 5 times at a price of 2296.09 USD, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -13.3947 million USD.