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According to The Defiant, SMBC Nikko Securities announced on October 2 that it has signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform called "DeFi Gateway" aimed at Japanese investors.Participants include blockchain development company Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, the general incorporated association Nyx Foundation, and Coinbase Technologies, which operates the Ethereum Layer 2 network Base. The project will develop a liquidity provision protocol and proprietary liquidity pool, complying with Japanese laws and regulations, with plans to complete development by mid-2027.The cooperation mainly focuses on three areas of development: first, creating a "proxy vault" with verifiable and reproducible AI and an intuitive user interface; second, utilizing Uniswap v4's Hooks feature to build a compliant liquidity pool public framework that incorporates anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and investor protection mechanisms; third, developing asset management strategies covering digital assets such as stablecoins and real-world assets (RWA).The project is jointly led by SMBC Nikko Securities and Nethermind. SMBC Nikko Securities leads communication with regulatory agencies and provides compliance, risk modeling, and portfolio management expertise; Nethermind is responsible for technical design and development, including AI strategy and integration, smart contract security, as well as automated market making and Uniswap v4 Hooks strategies.

The personal AI agent business ai.com under Crypto.com has not yet been opened to the public since its debut during the Super Bowl in February this year. According to Cointelegraph, ai.com spent $15 million on advertising during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl to promote the launch of its AI platform, leading to a surge of users rushing to reserve personal AI agent accounts, which caused the website to crash within minutes. Nearly 8 months later, the site still displays a message indicating that due to high demand, AI agent generation is in queue. A spokesperson for Crypto.com confirmed that the platform is still under development, stating that ai.com continues to advance in stealth mode and will provide more details when it is officially released to the public.The AI agents of ai.com are positioned beyond financial scenarios. In a statement released in February, it was announced that personal agents could arrange work, send messages, operate across applications, and build projects, and it also claimed that agents could independently develop missing capabilities and share improvements within the network. Meanwhile, competitors have launched AI assistants for more specific tasks: Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it could execute automated trading within the app using AI agents, Kraken launched AI financial tools in July, and Bitget introduced the AI trading assistant GetAgent in June. Anthropic introduced computer use in Claude Cowork in March, and OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work in July.During this period, Crypto.com continues to invest in AI business.

According to "Dujia," Tencent is secretly developing a Personal Agent product called "Handy Bot" and plans to launch an independent app. Currently, the product has quietly launched a service account on WeChat, with the description "Your Personal AI Agent." Since the product is still in the internal testing phase, specific information is subject to official announcements.The report states that the industry is currently hotly discussing the narrative of Personal Agents, with Meta's recently launched Muse pushing the popularity of consumer-grade intelligent agents to new heights. Unlike traditional chatbots that are conversation-driven, Personal Agents are centered around human core state boundaries, where AI has a long-term operational environment and can receive macro goals to continuously advance tasks in the background. Meta Muse assigns each user an independent Secure VM (Virtual Machine) for security, isolating browser and web operations for tasks such as price comparison shopping, email processing, and itinerary monitoring.Domestic manufacturers are also entering the pre-research phase. The Alibaba Qianwen team proposed creating a Personal Agent for users at the Yunqi Conference, and ByteDance's Doubao has also been reported to be developing a personal assistant product, previously codenamed "Spell." The industry believes that implementation needs to balance model task planning capabilities, ecosystem tool openness, and compliance with privacy boundaries.

Cindy Leow, co-founder of the Solana perpetual contract exchange Drift (now Velocity), stated thatVelocity has completed audits with OtterSec and Asymmetric Research this week and is fully open-sourced, with the exchange restarting today.At the same time, as the exchange restarts and enters the next phase, she will step down. Previously, ChainCatcher reported on April 1 that Velocity was hacked by North Korean hackers due to a security vulnerability, resulting in a theft of $295 million.

According to a report by Reuters on September 28, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier requested a judge on Monday to prohibit OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without external oversight. This request is part of the state's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of harming children. Uthmeier also asked the court to order OpenAI to prohibit minors from using ChatGPT and to prevent the company from attributing human characteristics to the chat platform.Florida sued OpenAI in June, accusing it of misrepresenting the safety of ChatGPT, claiming that the platform provided information to school shooters, offered guidance on self-harm, and made young users addicted. The lawsuit was triggered by a shooting incident at a university in Tallahassee last year, as well as several other incidents in other states where it was alleged that ChatGPT provided information to individuals who later committed acts of violence. Uthmeier, a Republican, is also the first state attorney general to sue OpenAI over its impact on young users, and the company is facing related lawsuits filed by individuals and families.OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri stated that the company has paused training its most powerful models and will not resume until additional safety measures are implemented, expressing a willingness to work with Florida and other states to promote pragmatic policies applicable across the industry. The company denies responsibility in these cases, stating that the chatbot provides information widely available online and continuously updates its safety tools. The request also cited recent comments from a former OpenAI employee and a current board member, stating that the development of artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humanity and must be slowed down.

According to a report by Reuters, the prospectus shows that Anthropic has proposed a development plan for transformative artificial intelligence technology aimed at IPO investors.The prospectus also indicates that Anthropic's revenue for the fiscal year 2025 is projected to be $4.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1,088%.

According to Globenewswire, Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) announced that since September 21, it has increased its holdings by approximately 47,706 SOL, bringing its total SOL and SOL-equivalent holdings to about 2,538,010, currently valued at approximately $309 million.This increase has resulted in a week-over-week growth of about 2% in its SOL holdings, and a growth of about 10% since the release of its second-quarter financial report on August 12, during which it has cumulatively added over 226,000 SOL. The company stated that it will continue to raise funds through channels such as the recently established $300 million CHAD ATM to continue increasing its SOL holdings.

The Circle Foundation announced two grants to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to explore the application of digital payments and digital financial infrastructure in humanitarian aid and development projects.The Circle Foundation stated that the relevant programs will study how to utilize digital payments and regulated payment-type stablecoins to disburse funds to aid recipients more quickly, transparently, and at a lower cost.For the UNDP, the grant will be used to establish and operate a "Digital Asset Innovation Pool," helping country offices expand previous digital payment pilot projects conducted in Syria, Haiti, Guatemala, and Gambia from single projects to regular project execution, and provide support such as regulation, operations, and beneficiary protection; this mechanism will not replace traditional banking channels but will serve as a complementary option outside the existing payment system.For the WFP, the grant will support the establishment of governance, risk management, funding, reconciliation systems, and compliance tools necessary for stablecoin payments, and integrate local fintech and mobile payment services. Over the next three years, the WFP plans to test 2 to 3 payment channels connecting its payment system with local financial service providers and markets to assess the performance of stablecoin payments in terms of efficiency, transparency, and resilience.

According to AIM, AI-native operating system development company Brahma AI raised $150 million through the issuance of preferred stock, with Multiples Alternate Asset Management contributing $100 million.Brahma AI's clients include Warner Bros, NBA, Google, Hakuhodo, and DNEG as its strategic distribution partners. The company's platform focuses on enterprise content intelligence and media evaluation platform Brahma AI Core and creative production suite Brahma AI Studio, with technology covering areas such as visual AI, digital humans, voice, and multilingual performances.

Bitcoin Magazine posted on X that students from East Texas A&M University announced the construction of the first post-quantum secure solution for the Bitcoin Lightning Network.The Lightning Network is a second-layer payment network for Bitcoin, and post-quantum security generally refers to protective designs against potential vulnerabilities in existing cryptography posed by future quantum computing.

Market news reports that Firmus, supported by Nvidia, is seeking $10 billion in financing to develop artificial intelligence chips.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei plans to brief the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, with the meeting focusing on the future development of artificial intelligence. Amodei will speak remotely, and other speakers include Joshua Bengio, co-chair of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence, and Clement Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face.

Stanford University professor and founder of Landing AI, Andrew Ng, stated in a post on X that recent voices advocating for the dangers of AI have made significant progress, seemingly driven by a well-orchestrated public relations campaign, and he is concerned that this poses a setback for the field. Ng indicated that there has been no unexpected dangerous turn in AI technology, and the risk of human extinction has not increased compared to a few months ago; related theories remain in the realm of science fiction.He pointed out that the biggest change lies in cybersecurity capabilities, which should be taken seriously, but will not lead to an apocalypse. Recently, the incident where the OpenAI team deployed a swarm of agents to invade Hugging Face was exaggerated by the media, for example, describing 1,200 agents working in parallel as a miraculous ability, while computers inherently run many processes simultaneously. The key factor is the vulnerabilities in the OpenAI sandbox and monitoring; fixing these vulnerabilities and strengthening monitoring is sufficient, and there is no need to pause AI.Ng also stated that large language models and agents should not be anthropomorphized; the responsibility lies with the builders and users, not the tools themselves. Pausing AI progress will cause more harm, as opponents will not slow down; engineering needs to discover and fix problems through empirical evidence. Beneficial applications still far outweigh the risks, and development should continue.

OpenAI is developing new features to compete with personal AI agents launched by competitors such as SpaceX and Meta. According to insiders, OpenAI plans to directly compete with SpaceX's Grok Bot through these new features and is discussing the development of personal AI assistants to counter similar products from Meta.Currently, some OpenAI app users have connected it to their email, calendar, etc., to automate tasks such as scheduling meetings.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Bitcoin Core 32 is currently undergoing candidate version testing, with the developers aiming to release it on October 10.This version can speed up block validation by reading database data in parallel, but it will not change the block generation speed. Four wallet commands will default to the updated partially signed transaction format, while the old format will still be available as needed. Security patches can prevent custom wallet names from executing commands on non-Windows nodes, and in one test, the memory growth caused by unauthenticated HTTP was reduced from about 3.2 GB to about 3 MB.

Gate Voyage launched a series of events in Bali, focusing on topics such as ecological construction, global development, TradFi, and diversified assets, featuring multiple themed sharing and exchange sessions. Nearly 200 industry guests, partners, and content creators from around the world participated, sharing market observations and business practices from different perspectives in a setting that combined exclusivity with a vacation atmosphere.During the event, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han delivered a speech via video link, reflecting on Gate's 13-year development journey and the milestone of surpassing 60 million users, while sharing insights on industry cycles, long-term construction, ecological cooperation, and future product layout. Gate Executive Director Edwin Cheung and CMO Kyle Chiu shared insights on ecological development and global growth, respectively; Media Studio and VIP Masterclass focused on topics such as stocks, tokenized assets, Pre-IPO, prediction markets, and wealth management, exploring the linkage between digital assets and traditional financial markets.At the same time, the KOL Creator Battle gathered creators from around the world to co-create content around themes such as Gate Card, traditional finance, wealth management, and partners. The event also included interactive segments like Bingo and AMA, integrating industry exchanges into exquisite luncheons, yacht trips, terrace BBQ parties, and high-end gala dinners. In-depth exchanges among global guests extended from the venue to dining tables and social moments, fostering discussions on collaboration in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.This event connected industry exchanges and content co-creation through a carefully designed vacation setting, bringing together global markets and ecological resources to provide a communication platform for participants from various fields. In the future, Gate will continue to connect global partners and industry resources, working together to build an open, inclusive, and prosperous crypto ecosystem.

According to the 8-K document submitted by DeFi Development Corp. to the U.S. SEC, the company increased its holdings of 101,381 SOL and SOL equivalents from September 14 to 18, 2026.As of September 18, the company's total holdings of SOL and SOL equivalents reached 2,490,304, an increase of approximately 4% from the previous week. The company stated that the SOL held in its treasury will be deployed through staking, validation nodes, and on-chain treasury infrastructure.

Recently, the market has reported that Apple is developing an enterprise-level AI server, possibly equipped with 2 to 4 unreleased M8 Ultra processors. The target customers include AI developers, large enterprises, and government agencies, primarily for AI inference. This edge data center may utilize NVLink. Both Apple and NVIDIA have not responded.The supply chain believes that Apple has entered this related business because the Mac series is widely used as personal AI workstations, with Mac revenue growing nearly 30% in the last quarter. Apple is purchasing a large number of NVIDIA chips and Google TPUs for its own AI data center and is rumored to be collaborating with Broadcom to develop its own AI chips. Qualcomm's Dragonfly product line includes a complete cabinet solution for edge AI inference.There are reports that Xiaomi is laying out an edge AI cabinet route, having previously announced a personalized AI workstation concept product called AI Cube, which internally features three self-developed chips: Xuan Ring O3, O100, and D100. The supply chain has also indicated that TSMC plays a key role in advanced processes or advanced packaging.

Donald Trump and his family business are continuing to expand their investments in artificial intelligence, data centers, power infrastructure, and related technology companies. Financial disclosures show that after Trump's return to the White House, his investment accounts have reported nearly 30,000 securities transactions, including buying and selling stocks of chip, server, and energy infrastructure companies such as Dell Technologies, Micron Technology, GE Vernova, Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Credo Technology, and Advanced Micro Devices. It is currently unclear whether Trump still holds these shares, as related transactions do not require real-time disclosure, and Trump has not placed his assets in a blind trust.Trump Media Technology Group plans to merge with the fusion company TAE Technologies, which intends to build power generation facilities amid the growing demand for electricity in AI data centers. Truth Social also plans to authorize platform data to AI labs through TruthAPI and has launched a search tool supported by technology from Perplexity. Donald Trump Jr. serves as a partner at 1789 Capital, which has completed fundraising for a $1.2 billion fund, focusing on investments in digital infrastructure such as data centers, and has invested in Cerebras, Perplexity, and xAI. Eric Trump, on the other hand, invests in defense, robotics, and AI data processing companies through American Ventures.The White House denies any conflict of interest, stating that Trump's investments are entirely managed by independent managers, with related assets held in discretionary accounts and automatically replicating indices such as Schwab 1000 through computer models, meaning Trump and his family cannot decide on specific investments and transaction timings.

Anthropic stated that its chatbot Claude leads 26% of the company's artificial intelligence research and development work, a significant increase from nearly zero at the beginning of this year. The report released by the company on Thursday noted that this is one of the clearest signs to date that artificial intelligence can accelerate the development of future models.Anthropic mentioned that Claude also collaborates with employees to complete about 90% of the work. The company pointed out that more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence research and development is driven by Claude.