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Animoca Brands and the Nasdaq-listed company Currenc Group have suspended the previously proposed reverse merger negotiations, which were originally intended to facilitate Animoca's listing. In a statement released on Tuesday, Animoca indicated that after assessing the project timeline and the "evolving market environment," both parties agreed that the time required to complete the transaction no longer aligned with their short-term and mid-term goals.Animoca co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu stated, "Corporate agility must take precedence over" advancing the merger with Currenc. Animoca added that the company "remains fully committed to relisting on a major public exchange," and if conditions permit, both parties may consider resuming merger negotiations. The reverse merger plan was first announced in November 2025, originally intended for Currenc to acquire Animoca through an Australian arrangement, with Animoca shareholders collectively holding 95% of the merged company's shares post-merger.Animoca was previously listed on the Australian Securities Exchange but was delisted in 2020 due to scrutiny over its involvement in crypto-related activities. In 2022, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission convicted Animoca and imposed a fine for failing to submit annual reports for 2019-2021 and some semi-annual reports. Animoca stated that it is actively advancing the preparation of its audited financial statements for the fiscal year 2024 and continues to seek the optimal path for relisting. Currenc Group is a fintech company headquartered in Singapore, focusing on AI and tokenization solutions.

Binance will support the merger of Stargate Finance (STG) into LayerZero (ZRO). Binance will stop STG spot trading pairs on October 6, 2026, at 11:00 and will suspend deposits and withdrawals of the old STG tokens at 11:30.All STG tokens will be exchanged for ZRO tokens at a ratio of 1 STG = 0.08634 ZRO. Users should manage their positions and assets before the relevant time.

Anthropic announced that starting today, Claude Cowork and chat will merge into the same Claude. Users can ask brief questions or deliver deadline tasks, and Claude can continue processing even after the computer is turned off. This capability will be rolled out to Pro and Max plans in the coming weeks, followed by more plans.Claude Docs and Claude Slides will launch simultaneously, and Claude Design is now available for use in conversations. Users can co-write documents or draft slides with Claude, supporting direct editing, presenting in Claude, and downloading as PowerPoint or PDF. The three features are currently in testing for paid plans, and enterprise administrators can decide when to enable them; the standalone Claude Design can still be used as usual.Anthropic stated that previously, Cowork and Design belonged to different entrances, making task attribution and context connection inconvenient. Claude can now determine the capabilities required for tasks and call upon existing context, skills, and connectors in any conversation. Chat users do not need to change their operations; Cowork users can retain chats, projects, products, connectors, and skills. Team and Free plans will be launched subsequently, and enterprise administrators will be informed of organizational changes at least 30 days in advance.

The DeBot team member Cat announced that on September 16th, early in the morning, DeBot received a wallet security risk alert and immediately initiated emergency protective measures. The affected wallets have been temporarily isolated. The official statement indicated that the assets in the affected wallets, including local currency and stablecoin assets, will be automatically transferred to a new non-private key wallet at a 1:1 ratio, and a portion of the Meme tokens will be transferred. The new wallet can still conduct secure transactions normally.During the protection period, users can still withdraw and transfer tokens normally, but it is temporarily not possible to export private keys. The specific recovery time will be notified separately. As of the announcement, no abnormal user assets have been found. The platform reminds users to immediately stop using the old wallet, refrain from continuing to recharge, and suggests checking for other public chain assets or some Meme coins that have not been automatically transferred and completing manual transfers in a timely manner.

On September 15, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting regarding the situation in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Heyaari reported that the situation in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and surrounding areas is increasingly turbulent, with escalating conflict on Yemen's western coast.The escalation of the situation could have serious implications for international peace and security, the global energy market, food security, and the economies of multiple countries. The United Nations calls on all parties to exercise restraint and to promote a political solution to the Yemen issue through dialogue.

DeepSeek Harness official desktop version has appeared in the main branch of the official repository. This desktop version is based on Electron, turning the existing Harness Web UI into a standalone app, allowing users to avoid starting the web service themselves.The code includes build, signing, notarization, automatic update, and upload processes for macOS and Windows installation packages, with the production update address pointing to download.deepseek.com. Recent submissions mainly fix issues related to packaging, notarization, and startup recovery. The official release time has not yet been announced, and there are no installation packages in the GitHub Release.

During the Republican National Convention, U.S. President Trump privately met with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact. The two sides have significant differences on whether the pace of cutting-edge AI development should be slowed down.Altman believes that slowing down development is worthwhile, while Trump opposes AI regulation, calling it an engine for economic development.

Tesla has announced that it will hold a launch event on October 1 to showcase its next-generation Roadster electric sports car. This event may spark speculation about a merger between Tesla and SpaceX. The phrase "Go for launch" used by Tesla officially echoes SpaceX's rocket launches.

Liquid Network has released the latest update stating that the emergency version Elements v23.3.4 is now online. Functionary nodes have immediately begun upgrading and all Liquid node operators are advised to synchronize updates. This version addresses the previously discovered Proof verification cache vulnerability and strengthens the cache keys used for Range Proof.Regarding network recovery, Blockstream states that it is still formulating a recovery plan, which is expected to proceed in three phases: restoring block production while continuing to suspend Peg operations; replaying verified valid transactions; and restoring Peg operations after the network status is fully restored and funds are confirmed to be returned. Currently, the first two phases are being tested in parallel, and any phase will only advance once safety is confirmed. Liquid Network indicates that Elements v23.3.4 has completed multiple rounds of internal and external reviews, with participants including the Bitcoin Red Team, Alpen Labs, and other teams.At the same time, Liquid Network reminds users to be vigilant against fraudulent upgrade websites exploiting this incident. Information should only be obtained through official Liquid Network and Blockstream channels, and users should never send funds to strangers or disclose private keys or recovery phrases.

Core DAO is coordinating an emergency hard fork due to some validators receiving CORE rewards that exceeded the protocol's expected issuance. Core stated in an update that the situation has been brought under control, and "malicious validators" can no longer claim excess rewards. This fork is a forward upgrade and will not roll back the network or revoke any confirmed transactions.Previously, Core indicated in a status update on Monday that the rewards accumulated by a small number of validators were significantly higher than the protocol's expected issuance. The incident was limited to the reward distribution phase, user assets remain secure, and they promised to release a technical review report. Following the incident, several exchanges restricted CORE transfers: Coinbase suspended deposits and withdrawals on the Core network, Bithumb and Coinone suspended deposits and withdrawals, Bitget suspended deposits and withdrawals citing wallet maintenance, and LBank suspended deposits at the request of the project party.Core has not disclosed the amount of excess issued CORE, the duration of the activity, or whether additional tokens have entered circulation, nor have they provided details on the vulnerability that allowed validators to receive rewards. Cointelegraph reached out to Core for further information but had not received a response by the time of publication.

According to South Korean media Daum, an analysis of the five major Korean won exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX, as well as the public API of CoinGecko, found that after excluding duplicate assets, the five exchanges collectively support approximately 606 types of crypto assets. Among them, 164 types (27.1%) are only available for trading on one exchange, and another 324 types (53.5%) are traded on two or fewer exchanges.Among the assets supported by a single exchange, Coinone has the most, with 55 types; Bithumb has 54 types, GOPAX has 25 types, Upbit has 16 types, and Korbit has 14 types. In terms of liquidity, the median trading volume of these 164 assets in nearly 24 hours is only about 1.37 million won, with 79 types having a trading volume of less than 1 million won, and 38 types even having zero transactions.The analysis suggests that listing on a single exchange does not inherently mean that the asset carries risk. If the relevant assets are actively traded on overseas exchanges or support smooth withdrawals, investors still have other exit channels. However, for assets with low overseas trading volume and restricted deposit and withdrawal networks, once support is terminated, investors may face difficulties in both selling and transferring.

According to CryptoSlate, Polygon Labs issued an urgent notice that Polygon PoS nodes remaining on the old versions of Bor or Heimdall have lost consensus after the activation of the Austin and Kyoto hard forks and need to upgrade to catch up with the network progress. Austin was activated at mainnet block 91,949,700, requiring Bor v2.1.0 or above; Kyoto was activated at height 51,533,000, requiring Heimdall v0.11.0 or above.Austin fixed two types of Bor resource exhaustion risks: L1 to L2 bridging state synchronization events not counted towards the gas limit could slow down block processing; the TxDependency field having no size limit could lead to peer node crashes. Kyoto addressed vulnerabilities such as deep nested message attacks, fee coin scanning, and checkpoint signature recovery. Both hard forks are pure binary upgrades, requiring no state migration, and non-forked nodes do not need to resynchronize. Operators of old clients should upgrade and restore synchronization under Polygon's guidance if necessary.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Core Lightning version 26.06.7 has been released, fixing multiple vulnerabilities disclosed responsibly over the past three weeks. The AI-generated security reports for the open-source Bitcoin project have recently increased, and specific vulnerability information will be kept confidential for two weeks to allow node operators to complete upgrades before the technical details and source code are disclosed.Developers warn that immediate disclosure of the fixes could allow attackers to reverse-engineer the vulnerabilities and subsequently attack nodes that have not yet been updated. All Core Lightning node operators should upgrade immediately. Currently, the Docker image is not available, and developers explicitly warn users not to wait for the Docker image.

According to CoinDesk, the developers of the Bitcoin Lightning Network payment software Core Lightning (CLN) issued an urgent warning to node operators after the team received a large number of AI-generated security reports, revealing several real vulnerabilities. The development team advised operators not to directly shut down the machine power but to restart the software in "--offline" mode, which stops communication with other Lightning Network nodes while still keeping it operational to continuously monitor the Bitcoin blockchain and protect the funds in the payment channels.The Core Lightning team began receiving a large number of AI-generated vulnerability reports since early August, some of which have been confirmed to be valid. Developers will keep the details confidential for two weeks to complete the patch development and plan to release a signed patch version for operators to verify the source. The source code and vulnerability details will be made public after the confidentiality period ends.This is the second AI-related security incident in the Lightning Network this month. Earlier in early August, BTCPay Server experienced a vulnerability that led to the leakage of credentials for some Lightning Network nodes and theft of funds. Additionally, the "Bitcoin Red Team," composed of 16 developers, used AI models to scan 390 Bitcoin code repositories at the end of July, discovering nearly 5,000 issues, 85 of which were rated as critical.

According to Chao Xiang Research, a Morgan Stanley report points out that the total off-balance-sheet commitments disclosed by hyperscale vendors, Nvidia, and Broadcom have exceeded $3.1 trillion. Among them, lease commitments amount to $1.1 trillion, procurement commitments to $1.7 trillion, and the total on-balance-sheet debt and lease liabilities of hyperscale vendors is $770 billion.Amazon and Google's free cash flow turned negative in the second quarter of 2026, and Meta is expected to follow suit next quarter. Financing tools are restructuring the capital structure of AI computing power from six aspects: off-balance-sheet lease and procurement commitments constitute the first layer of financing, the proportion of debt issuance rises from 2% in 2025 to 19% in 2026, Google frees up $110 billion by cutting buybacks and issuing equity, Oracle's customer prepayments in the second quarter amount to $4.6 billion, and Broadcom and Nvidia launched a chip leasing SPV to support unrated AI labs.Morgan Stanley believes that as the financing structure itself becomes a core variable of the AI supply chain, the importance of tracking off-balance-sheet commitments and changes in accounting judgments is approaching that of tracking chip shipments themselves.

Analysts at the cryptocurrency research firm CryptoQuant believe that Bitcoin has emerged from the bear market, but a short-term pullback may occur. CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju posted on social media that Bitcoin has entered the early stage of a bull market and pointed out that the current trend is consistent with the market conditions before the last bull market.CryptoQuant's research shows that the inflow of funds to derivatives exchanges has resumed, confirming that traders have entered a risk-on mode, which has historically marked the beginning of a new bull market. The firm's analyst Theophiluspep stated that while Bitcoin is entering a bull market, spot demand, ETF fund flows, and market momentum have turned bullish, while high profit-taking, inflows to exchanges, and overbought conditions suggest a potential short-term cooling.Bitcoin continued to rise last week, increasing by 22% over the past 7 days, with the latest price at $78,716, briefly touching $81,160 on Monday. Previously, in June and July, Bitcoin mostly traded below $65,000. U.S. investors reversed direction last week and bought Bitcoin ETFs, achieving the best weekly performance since October, with data from Farside Investors showing that related funds managed by institutions such as BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, and Morgan Stanley saw an inflow of $1.9 billion in new funds. Additionally, the U.S. Treasury announced last week that it would at least double its long-term Treasury bond repurchase scale, leading to a decline in yields, with Bitcoin and gold rising in tandem.

According to reports from Intelligent Emergence, ByteDance has completed the team integration of its office AI products, with the TRAE and Coze teams being fully merged into the Doubao system. Among them, TRAE Work and Coze will integrate their product capabilities in work scenarios with Doubao, while TRAE IDE and CLI will continue to develop as a programming product line under the Doubao brand. After the adjustment, the relevant product and operations teams will report to Zhao Qi, the product head of Doubao.TRAE and Coze were originally part of ByteDance's Product R&D and Engineering Architecture Department, positioned respectively as AI programming products and AI intelligent entity development platforms. Starting this year, productivity agents have become an important strategic direction for Doubao, and the experience accumulated by both parties will be reused in Doubao. Following this adjustment, ByteDance has further clarified the AI core business positioning of Doubao, focusing AI office products on Doubao, and will launch the independent AI office product "Doubao Work" as a unified product and brand for AI office scenarios as early as this week.ByteDance responded that the adjustment aims to better coordinate product and technical resources to provide users with a higher quality AI work experience, and existing user rights will not be affected. Recently, Doubao has intensively updated office functions such as remote computer control, Windows virtual desktop, cloud computer, and side workbench, and has launched over 200 skills and connectors; the independent "Doubao Work" will also be deeply integrated with Feishu, with the former Feishu "Aily Intelligent Partner" having been renamed to "Doubao Work Partner."

According to Business Insider, the artificial intelligence open-source community Hugging Face is currently receiving multiple acquisition proposals, with potential deal values reaching 13 billion dollars.