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According to CoinDesk, the Algorand Foundation has officially appointed William Herkelrath as CEO, succeeding Staci Warden, who held the position for nearly five years. Herkelrath previously held leadership roles at blockchain data provider Chainlink and crypto custody company Curv, and co-founded the AI automation platform K3 Labs, officially taking office on August 31.Algorand stated that the new CEO will focus on driving institutional business expansion and post-quantum security initiatives. Currently, Algorand has introduced post-quantum accounts based on the Falcon-1024 cryptographic signature system in the v42 consensus upgrade and plans to achieve full quantum resistance by 2028. Additionally, the foundation's board has been adjusted, with Alex Fowler joining, while Rebecca Rettig and Michael Mosier have stepped down.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Counter-Strike: 3DMAX vs Acend," the "Map 2 Winner" sub-market's "3DMAX" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 77.5% an hour ago to the current 97.7% (a fluctuation of 20.2%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to official news, the AGENT economic project Agentum has completed a $7 million financing round, with participation from MEXC Ventures, BingX Labs, Arca, Wave Digital Assets, BlockTower Capital, Echo3 Labs, Greenwood Global Capital, UZ Capital, and Vega Ventures.The funds from this round will mainly be used to accelerate the construction of the trust and settlement layer for the autonomous Agent economy, with Agentum deployed on the BNB Chain. The BSC testnet has registered 399 Agents, completed 218 transactions, and achieved a GMV of over 2.44 million MockUSDT.

Bonk Guy fiercely criticized the token project related to Hunter Biden's "LAPTOP," stating that after further observation of the situation following the token's launch, he believes the project clearly exhibits speculative behavior of "wanting to extract profits while knowing very little about the crypto industry."Bonk Guy particularly questioned the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of up to $100 billion after the token's launch, bluntly stating that this valuation is "absurd to the extreme," and questioned why Hunter Biden himself would become the narrative core of the crypto market. He pointed out that the public's attention on Hunter Biden largely stems from the numerous controversies he sparked during his father Joe Biden's presidency, while the Biden administration has generally taken a relatively tough regulatory stance on the crypto industry.Finally, Bonk Guy warned that investors buying the token at the current valuation face extremely high risks, stating that "anyone who buys it deserves to lose 100% of their funds."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain trader spent approximately 378.23 ETH (about 936,000 USD) to buy 1.497 million PONS, and then sold all of them for approximately 473 ETH (about 1.17 million USD).This transaction made a profit of 94.77 ETH (about 234,800 USD), with a return rate of about 25.06%.

According to the New York Times, OpenAI expects its computing power expenditure to reach $750 billion by 2030.

According to Fortune, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency crime tracking company TRM Labs completed a $70 million Series C funding round in September 2025, achieving a valuation of $1 billion. Just six months later, it received additional investment from existing investors, doubling its valuation to $2 billion.CEO Esteban Castano stated that the company's mission has expanded from blockchain forensics to a broader mapping of cybercrime, with AI becoming a second growth engine rather than a transformation, while the core cryptocurrency business remains strong. The company is set to launch a new investigation platform specifically targeting AI-driven deepfake scams, extortion related to pornography, and child sexual abuse crimes.Castano noted that the widespread adoption of cryptocurrency has made it possible to comprehensively map crime networks, and the company is expected to reach a $100 million annual recurring revenue milestone in the coming weeks. Currently, it has about 500 employees and has offices in London, Singapore, and Washington.

According to CoinDesk, the Crypto Innovation Committee (CCI) and the Blockchain Association filed a preliminary injunction motion on Wednesday in the Sangamon County Circuit Court of Illinois, requesting to suspend the enforcement of the state's digital asset transaction tax during the litigation. The tax rate is 0.2% and applies to entities headquartered in Illinois or providing services in the state with total revenue exceeding $100,000, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2027.The two lobbying organizations, along with the Digital Chamber, filed a lawsuit against Illinois last month, claiming that the tax violates the Internet Tax Freedom Act and the U.S. Constitution, and that Illinois's approach to taxing digital assets differs from other financial services.CCI CEO Ji Hun Kim stated that businesses are forced to spend millions of dollars to build compliance systems, yet basic issues such as the tax subjects and timing remain unclear. Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger warned that if the law is enacted, Illinois will not be the last state to attempt this.

According to a report by Sina Finance, AI 3D company VAST (Sanqi Wànwù) announced the completion of Series B and B+ financing, totaling approximately 3 billion yuan, led by Matrix Partners. Perfect World, BlueFocus Communication Group, Xindong Energy Investment, Yanqu Games, Zhongke Chuangda, 37 Interactive Entertainment, as well as Dinghui VGC, CICC Capital, CMC Capital and others participated in the investment, while existing shareholders Dachen Caizhi, Chunhua Capital, and Wengce Capital continued to invest.According to the official introduction, VAST has raised approximately 5 billion yuan in less than six months. It is reported that VAST also released the latest version of its flagship 3D base model Tripo P series, Tripo P2. The funds from this round of financing will be invested in the iteration of 3D native models and data capabilities, expansion of training and inference infrastructure, product development, and commercialization.

According to the official announcement from Gate, Gate is exploring strategic cooperation with the clearing and custody company RQD* Clearing. Both parties plan to advance discussions on cooperation in areas such as digital assets, clearing and market infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and asset tokenization, leveraging their respective capabilities in digital asset services and financial market infrastructure to find new business synergy opportunities.Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that as digital assets increasingly integrate with traditional financial markets, Gate is focused on building the infrastructure that supports this process and looks forward to exploring cooperation opportunities with RQD* Clearing in the areas of clearing, infrastructure, compliance, and asset tokenization.RQD* Clearing provides the necessary clearing, custody, and technical infrastructure for broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, overseas financial institutions, and proprietary trading firms to access the market, and relies on its self-developed technology to offer clients real-time business data and flexible platform support.This exploration of cooperation is expected to further connect Gate's global digital asset ecosystem with RQD* Clearing's infrastructure capabilities in the market, opening up more space for the integration of digital assets and traditional financial systems at the asset, transaction, and technical levels.

B.AI platform announces that its multi-chain ecosystem has completed an important expansion, and now officially supports login and payment functions via OKX Wallet on EVM chains (web plugin and app).Starting today, when users utilize the AI model services on the B.AI platform, they can directly switch to EVM chains for login and on-chain payments through OKX Wallet, in addition to the existing TRON network, seamlessly achieving intelligent dialogue, deep creation, and Web3 payment interactions.This integration further broadens the Web3 user entry points for B.AI, providing developers and AI enthusiasts with a more flexible and low-threshold on-chain experience path, facilitating the deep integration of AI and the Web3 ecosystem.

Barclays raised its S&P 500 index target for the end of 2026 to 7,950 points, up from 7,800 points.

On September 9, the official price adjustment for Zhipu GLM-5.3-Flash will take effect. The AI model invocation platform B.AI announced a limited-time extension of free benefits, available from now until September 12 at 09:59 (SGT), during which the model can still be fully invoked for free on the B.AI platform.GLM-5.3-Flash has a total parameter of 320B and an activation parameter of 18B, supporting 1M context. Models such as Qwen3.8 Flash, Hy3, and MiMo V2.5 remain freely accessible on the B.AI platform.

According to Crypto Briefing, the Bank of Italy has warned cryptocurrency service providers that every cryptocurrency transfer, regardless of the transaction amount, must undergo sanctions screening, and no minimum transaction threshold may be set to evade automatic screening. This requirement stems from guidelines applicable in Italy from December 30, 2025, issued by the European Banking Authority, and is not a new sanction obligation.The Bank of Italy specifically pointed out that certain instant payment exemptions for payment service providers do not apply to cryptocurrency transfers. Cryptocurrency companies need to review their screening systems, update their sanctions lists, and alert procedures to ensure coverage of all applicable transactions. The MiCA authorization does not replace these independent obligations under the EU restrictive measures rules. This move will increase compliance costs for Italian cryptocurrency companies, requiring more complex systems to handle transaction alerts and potential sanctions matches.

According to Decrypt, the Mexican federal prosecutor, in conjunction with the Navy and Puebla state police, conducted a raid on a property in the remote mountainous area of Tlaola, Puebla, seizing approximately 300 cryptocurrency mining machines, as well as transformers, medium-voltage terminals, and satellite internet antennas.The investigation revealed that the mining operation illegally tapped into the grid of the Nuevo Necaxa hydroelectric power station, and authorities have filed charges for "theft of electricity." Currently, forensic accountants are tracing the source of the hardware funding, and money laundering suspicions have not been ruled out. Data from the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission shows that from January to July 2024, non-technical electricity losses reached up to 6,346 gigawatt-hours, valued at approximately 13.8 billion pesos (about 817 million USD).

CryptoQuant analyst Woominkyu pointed out that Bitcoin closed at $78,450 on September 8, continuing the rebound momentum from around $60,000 during the summer, while there was no simultaneous surge in large deposits at spot exchanges.Data shows that on September 8, the daily inflow of the top ten spot exchanges was 5,442 BTC, which is 4.4 times that of the previous day, but only 5.1% higher than the 30-day average. The seven-day average inflow was 4,678 BTC, lower than several peaks earlier this year. From a more macro perspective, the recent price rebound has not been accompanied by an abnormal increase in large deposit activity, providing limited evidence for assessing the ongoing selling pressure from large transfers.What needs to be focused on next is whether the seven-day average inflow will continue to rise while prices weaken. For now, the deposit rebound on September 8 seems more like a return to recent norms rather than an abnormal spike.

Pons founder and lead developer Ozzy responded on September 9, stating that modifying the tax rate after the token launch is not supported, and the claim that "Pons can adjust the tax rate after launch" is incorrect.Ozzy indicated that the initialized Uniswap V4 pool for Pons has a 0% tax rate and a 1% Hook fee, which is clearly disclosed in all transactions. Some terminals incorrectly routed buy and sell orders to high tax liquidity pools due to router configuration issues, including vampire pools created by malicious actors, resulting in abnormally high tax rates displayed, which is not a modification of the tax rate after Pons' launch.Ozzy has requested the relevant terminals to correct the erroneous routing and stated that if users see a tax rate higher than 1%, unless the deployer set a higher tax rate at launch, it is likely routed to the wrong pool.

According to German media Golem, the Federal Ministry of Finance is preparing a bill to include cryptocurrency gains under capital gains tax. Speculative gains from digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum will be taxed at a rate of 25% starting as early as 2028, consistent with the current stock trading gains tax rate. Currently, selling crypto assets after holding them for more than a year is tax-free, while selling them within a year incurs a personal income tax rate of up to 45%.The bill proposes to retain the personal tax-free allowance (currently €1,000 per person) and allows crypto gains to offset losses from stocks and other securities; taxpayers with a personal tax rate below 25% can also apply for a "favorable assessment" to reduce their tax burden. This tax will apply to crypto assets purchased after January 1, 2027, and it remains to be clarified by legislation whether assets held prior to this date will enjoy transitional protection. The Ministry of Finance expects this move to generate approximately €350 million in additional tax revenue each year, and the bill has been submitted to other federal departments for consultation.

The official account of Solana announced that the Solana Accelerate China four-city tour will be held from October 16 to 22 in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing. The event is aimed at developers, entrepreneurs, and investors, featuring discussions and demonstrations, with the theme of exploring new trends in technology between China and abroad.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale holding 149,800 ETH worth $377 million through borrowing leverage sold 6,000 ETH four hours ago, exchanging it for 14.97 million USDe to repay a loan on Aave, with a selling price of $2,496.Currently, the whale holds 143,800 ETH worth $362 million and has a debt of $181 million on the lending platform, employing an overall leverage of 2 times.