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According to Ledger Insights, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) for interbank settlement by the end of this year, as part of Project EnsembleTX, for 24-hour settlement of tokenized deposit transactions.The project is set to enter the real transaction pilot phase by the end of 2025, but currently, interbank settlements still rely on the RTGS system that operates only during working hours. The wCBDC will be used to address this limitation. In addition, the wCBDC is also planned to be used for the settlement of over-the-counter derivatives trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), with the goal of implementing related real fund transactions within this year.

OpenAI has appointed Brian McCarthy as Vice President of Global Sales, who previously worked at SpaceX.

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.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that NVIDIA's chip sales next year will reach double that of this year. Artificial intelligence safety is crucial, and unsafe products must be curtailed.

In August, U.S. retail sales increased by 1.2% month-on-month, higher than the expected 0.8%. The previous value was revised from -0.6% to -0.5%.

Vercel COO Jeanne DeWitt Grosser stated that the company has reduced its inbound sales development team from 10 people to 1.25 people, with inbound sales development achieving 90% automation. The company has built its own support agents to handle 93% of all support cases.The annual infrastructure costs for the two scenarios mentioned above are in the thousands of dollars. Sales development agents achieve a 32 times return on investment. The company is enabling AI to reach the 99th percentile performance level 99% of the time.

Decentralized Scientific Finance Layer Bio Protocol announced that NeuroLab AI, developed by NootropicsDAO, will launch its Ignition Sale on September 16 at 14:00 (UTC) on Bio Protocol. The token for sale is NDT, lasting for two weeks, and participation requires staking USDC, with the option to pair with BioXP. Bio Protocol stated that NeuroLab AI is used to predict the potential effects of compounds on the brain and associates molecular interactions with cognitive effects, aiming to assist researchers in deciding the next laboratory test subjects. The project claims its knowledge graph has compiled over 150,000 entries and over 8 million associations.The initial fundraising scale is $200,000, with a starting fully diluted valuation of $3 million and initial project funds of $100,000. Participant shares are 100% unlocked upon receipt, with no lock-up period and no linear release. veBIO holders are allocated 20%, which can be claimed at any time; any unreleased portion becomes void upon claiming, with 20% released at TGE, and the remainder released linearly over 6 months; the ignition sale allocation is 6.67%. Users without BioXP can obtain it by staking BIO or ecosystem tokens, or by consuming BIO for instant minting.

Salesforce and NVIDIA jointly launched KOA, which is the first CRM inference model built on NVIDIA NeMoTron.

On-chain data shows that 1.4175 billion WLFI tokens, matching the holdings disclosed by U.S. President Trump, were transferred into a lock-up contract via a multi-signature transaction on May 19, establishing the first clear monetization timeline for his approximately $800 million holdings. Participants in this vesting plan must immediately burn 10% of the tokens upon entry and set a two-year cliff period, followed by a linear release over three years, with the earliest sale not possible until May 2028.On-chain data indicates that a total of six internal wallets transferred tokens into this contract, with the largest wallet depositing 1.575 billion WLFI, retaining 1.4175 billion after burning, consistent with Trump's disclosed holdings; two other wallets each deposited 375 million, and three wallets each deposited 225 million. This lock-up contract is currently the largest single holder of WLFI, holding 4.61 billion tokens, nearly half of the total supply. The total supply of WLFI has been reduced from a cap of 10 billion to 9.67 billion.This vesting plan was created through a governance proposal passed around May 6, with 11,537 wallets voting in support. Founders who hold tokens can choose to convert indefinite lock-up into a two-year cliff period plus a three-year vesting period, with participation being voluntary. A spokesperson for World Liberty Financial, David Wachsman, stated that the community voted in support of the founders burning tokens, and the co-founders transferred tokens into a smart contract to complete the burn, taking on the strictest lock-up conditions among all token holders.

KB Securities released a report on September 11, indicating that Samsung Electronics' HBM market share is expected to increase from 33% in the second quarter to 40% in the fourth quarter, mainly due to HBM4 sales in the third quarter growing more than three times quarter-on-quarter, and HBM4 is expected to account for over 60% of its total HBM sales in the second half of the year.Samsung Electronics has established comprehensive mass production of HBM4, supplied HBM4E samples to core customers, adopted the HBM5 architecture with 1c core bare chips and 2-nanometer base bare chips, and outlined the roadmap for the next-generation ZHBM. In terms of its foundry business, the 4-nanometer yield has stabilized above 80%, and the 2-nanometer GAA yield has rapidly increased to over 70%. KB Securities analyst Kim Dong-Won stated that the foundry business is expected to turn profitable starting in the third quarter, and the 2-nanometer yield may help it secure orders from major U.S. clients within the year.

Flop Labs officially announced the updated FLOP token economics draft based on community feedback. The project emphasizes that the token has no venture capital shares and no pre-sale; all tokens must be obtained through network contributions.Core data and total supply model: The total supply in the 10th year is expected to reach 18.1 billion tokens. The long-term inflation rate is maintained at 0.5% per year. The halving mechanism adopts a fixed halving cycle, with a permanent tail inflation mechanism retained after halving to continuously incentivize network participants.Token distribution ratio in the 10th year: 8.8 billion tokens for miners (48.6%), the highest distribution share, reflecting the network orientation of Proof of Useful Inference. 4.4 billion tokens for airdrop (24.3%), including 1.2 billion tokens for miners (6.6%), 1.2 billion tokens for validators (6.6%), 1.2 billion tokens for agents (6.6%), and 800 million tokens for reserves/incentives (4.4%). 2 billion tokens for the team and foundation (10.8%). 1.2 billion tokens for validators (6.5%). 1.2 billion tokens for brokers/agents (6.5%). 600 million tokens for staking rewards (3.2%).

The American hamburger chain Steak 'n Shake stated on platform X that since it began accepting Bitcoin payments in May 2025, the company has achieved double-digit growth in same-store sales, with franchise same-store sales increasing by 19% this quarter. The company processes Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network.Steak 'n Shake's Chief MAHA Officer Michael Boes stated at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that Bitcoin has become the core driving force behind the chain's business performance. Same-store sales grew by 11% quarter-over-quarter in the second quarter of 2025, accelerating to 15% in the third quarter, surpassing major competitors such as McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Domino's Pizza.When paying with Bitcoin, Steak 'n Shake can save about 50% on processing fees, as traditional credit card processors charge a fee of 2.5% to 3.5% per transaction. The company also incorporated $10 million in Bitcoin into its strategic reserves this January and had considered accepting other cryptocurrencies, but abandoned the plan after a vote on platform X showed users believed only Bitcoin was necessary.

Binance will launch the bStocks tokenized securities trading pairs Salesforce (CRMB) and Hims & Hers Health (HIMSB) on September 9, 2026, at 20:00, and will enable spot algorithm trading bots and smart holding bot services. Users can exchange bStocks for BTC, USDT, or other tokens supported by the instant exchange platform without any fees within one hour after the launch. The CRMB/USDT and HIMSB/USDT trading pairs will enjoy zero maker fees, and the event will end on October 1, 2026, at 07:59.

According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency custody company Copper's CEO Amar Kuchinad has resigned as the company seeks to sell and negotiations have entered their fourth month. Kuchinad joined Copper as CEO in October 2024, following the departure of the company's founder and CEO Dmitry Tokarev. Kuchinad previously worked at Goldman Sachs and served as an advisor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Copper has been looking for buyers since May of this year and has hired Cantor Fitzgerald to assist with the sale, initially asking for $500 million. CoinDesk reported last month that the company received offers of about $200 million, while Copper's valuation at its peak exceeded $2 billion.Recently, Copper also added two executives: Elin Cherry as Chief Compliance Officer and Sean Bowen as Chief Operating Officer. As of the time of publication, neither Copper nor Kuchinad has responded to requests for comment.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Winston-Salem Open: James Duckworth vs Arthur Fery," the "Duckworth" option in the sub-market "Winston-Salem Open: James Duckworth vs Arthur Fery Second Set Winner" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 27% an hour ago to the current 54.45% (a fluctuation of 27.45%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Gate market data, Salesforce (CRM.N) has increased by 19%, marking the largest increase since August 2020.

Salesforce's stock price rose 12% in after-hours trading on the U.S. stock market, as its reported performance and guidance exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company's second-quarter revenue was $11.35 billion, with a net profit of $3.53 billion, an 87% year-over-year increase. It gained $2.6 billion from its investment in Anthropic.For the third fiscal quarter, adjusted earnings per share are expected to be between $3.42 and $3.44, with revenue between $11.42 billion and $11.5 billion. The full-year earnings per share are expected to be between $16.67 and $16.71, with revenue between $46.1 billion and $46.4 billion.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Winston-Salem Tennis Open: Pablo Carreño Busta vs. Adolfo Vallejo," the sub-market "Winston-Salem Tennis Open: Pablo Carreño Busta vs. Adolfo Vallejo Total Games in the Second Set O/U 8.5" has seen a dramatic fluctuation in the winning probability of the "Over" option, rising from 30% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 20%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Multicoin Capital transferred 197,560 HYPE to Coinbase in the past 9 hours, worth approximately $14.54 million, suspected to be for sale.