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The decentralized AI infrastructure network DGrid AI announced an official partnership with MiniMax. Both parties will provide low-cost, high-availability access to MiniMax models for global developers and agents through the DGrid decentralized AI Gateway, jointly promoting its adoption in a broader ecosystem.DGrid is a decentralized AI infrastructure that aggregates mainstream AI models from around the world. It currently connects over 200 models, including Claude, GPT, and Gemini, enabling one-stop access through a unified API. The platform is aimed at developers and AI agent builders, offering high-availability, low-latency model access services, and is committed to lowering the entry barriers and usage costs for AI applications.MiniMax is a global leader in general artificial intelligence across all modalities and is one of the few AI companies capable of self-developing models for text, voice, video, music, and other modalities. This official collaboration with MiniMax represents another significant expansion for DGrid on the model supply side, marking a new step in connecting mainstream model vendors and building a decentralized AI ecosystem. With the integration of more high-quality models, DGrid is becoming a unified entry point for AI developers to access diverse model capabilities, providing more flexible and open infrastructure support for the next generation of intelligent applications.As part of the initial collaboration, MiniMax's flagship model M3 has been launched on DGrid, and DGrid Premium users can enjoy a 55% discount directly.

The AI service platform B.AI announced that it has completed the underlying access to MiniMax's next-generation multimodal large model M3, and it is now available for API and web access.It is reported that the MiniMax M3 model is based on the MSA sparse attention mechanism, natively supports multimodal understanding, code generation, and parsing, and has a 1M context window and long text reasoning capabilities, covering various application scenarios from dialogue to professional development. Currently, developers and users can directly access and use this model through the B.AI platform.

MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) announced the launch of the MiniMaxM3 model, stating that "MiniMaxM3 has achieved cutting-edge capabilities in specialized tasks such as programming and agents. It utilizes a newly proposed attention architecture MSA (MiniMaxSparseAttention), supporting up to 1M ultra-long context. As expected by the outside world, it is also a native multimodal model, supporting input from images and videos, and can operate a computer desktop.These three capabilities are essential for overseas closed-source cutting-edge models. M3 is the first domestic model to possess these elements and is currently the only open-source model."

According to a notice from MiniMax Group Inc., the board of directors has resolved to explore a preliminary proposal for the issuance of RMB shares, which may involve entering into agreements with professional advisors and consulting with relevant securities or other regulatory agencies.The company has engaged professional advisors to provide consulting on compliance with the listing requirements on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board and has signed a mentoring agreement. The issuance of RMB shares will depend on market conditions and necessary regulatory approvals.

MiniMax stated on platform X, "The MiniMax Token was designed from the beginning to be usable across third-party platforms. More great ideas on how to apply artificial intelligence will emerge outside of the AI lab than within the lab itself. Limiting AI subscription users to first-party products stifles these ideas, causing them to be stillborn before they even have a chance to come to life."

According to official news, the AINFT AI service platform has recently completed a new round of model upgrades, adding three industry-leading large models at once. MiniMax-M2.5 makes complex task handling smarter; Kimi-K2.5 specializes in ultra-long document analysis; GLM-5 achieves a comprehensive balance in reasoning, coding, and Chinese language capabilities, meeting diverse scenario needs.Currently, the platform has gathered mainstream models such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini, allowing flexible calls to multiple models through a unified entry point, with pay-as-you-go billing and no subscription constraints, significantly lowering the usage threshold for developers. New users receive one million points upon registration to immediately experience cutting-edge AI capabilities.

According to Bloomberg, Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax has secured Alibaba Group Holding Limited and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as key supporters for its IPO in Hong Kong.Insiders revealed that MiniMax plans to raise over $600 million through this IPO, with investor subscription for shares expected to begin as early as Wednesday, and a listing in January.

Famous Silicon Valley angel investor Naval Ravikant posted on X about the viewpoint of "wrapping assets like real estate and stocks on Zcash," stating, "Only owning digital, on-chain assets truly matters. Off-chain assets, even if wrapped on-chain, can at most gain some minor tracking or accounting convenience, and that's it."Naval is a well-known angel investor in Silicon Valley, having invested in prominent tech companies like Twitter and Uber. He is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded the equity crowdfunding platform AngelList, and is the author of the famous book "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant."

ChainCatcher News, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins stated at the OECD Global Financial Markets Roundtable that the SEC will modernize securities regulation rules through Project Crypto, clarifying the securities status of crypto assets and providing a clear regulatory framework for companies to raise funds, trade, stake, and lend on-chain. He emphasized that most crypto tokens do not fall under the category of securities, and regulation will protect investors with a principle of minimal intervention while encouraging innovation and competition.Atkins also pointed out that artificial intelligence (AI) will combine with blockchain to promote "smart agent finance," achieving automated trading, capital allocation, and risk management, enhancing market efficiency and reducing costs. He called for international cooperation, drawing on the EU's MiCA experience to jointly advance digital asset regulation and financial innovation. The SEC's goal is to establish a globally leading crypto and AI financial ecosystem in the U.S., creating more opportunities for investors and businesses.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform stating that the Ethereum team has performed exceptionally well this year, contributing in various ways to ensure the long-term scalability, decentralization, and resilience of Ethereum. All these ideas are expected to be ready for implementation while achieving key milestones in the short-term scaling roadmap.According to a retweeted post by Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum developers have proposed a minimal zkVM called "leanVM" suitable for streamlining Ethereum, which has been optimized for XMSS aggregation and recursion. Compared to Cairo, leanVM minimizes commitment costs with its four-instruction ISA, multi-linear STARK, and logup lookup.

ChainCatcher news, according to Guy Lebas, Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, the CPI in July was roughly in line with expectations, without transmitting too much of the tariff impact to consumer prices, which is certainly enough to lock in the possibility of a rate cut in September.There is still some time before next month's meeting, but at least as far as inflation data is concerned, the current situation is not worrisome. As an independent and impartial economist, these data can be interpreted in two ways: first, the effects of tariffs have not fully manifested, and future inflation may rise; second, corporations are digesting the tariff impacts, so they will not be passed on to consumer inflation.But in either case, it is enough to provide the Federal Reserve with a rationale for a rate cut in September, provided that next month's data does not show a significant acceleration. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to official Twitter messages, the TRON ecosystem's centralized storage solution BTFS has launched a minimalist file manager BTFS Finder. As the core storage infrastructure of the TRON network, BTFS provides users with a zero-threshold decentralized file management experience through efficient and secure distributed technology.Its minimalist design breaks down technical barriers, allowing both individual users to store digital assets and developers to manage DApp data to easily upload files, intelligently categorize, and securely manage through an intuitive interface, enjoying a smooth operational experience under enterprise-level security protection.

ChainCatcher news, Curve community member phil_00Llama recently initiated a proposal to "stop all subsequent Layer 2 development," suggesting that deployed L2s can be retained, but further development should be terminated. He believes that L2 chains require maintenance effort on par with the Ethereum mainnet, but the returns are meager (currently, the total daily revenue from all L2s is about $1,500); L2 technology iterates very quickly and has a short lifespan, leading to significant operational pressure; development teams could focus their efforts on more valuable areas. So far, only one community member has commented on the proposal: "This proposal is so radical that it should be elaborated more thoroughly."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Europe's largest industrial technology company Siemens is collaborating with IoT distributed ledger builder Minima to embed blockchain technology into Siemens' devices in the automotive, robotics, and energy sectors.According to a press release from both parties on Tuesday, Minima is working with Siemens' Cre8Ventures division, which is part of Siemens' initiative to accelerate industrial transformation by collaborating with startups in areas such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, and cybersecurity. As computing power gradually shifts to the network edge, the demand for embedding security and data integrity in these edge devices is growing, which is where IoT-level blockchain technology comes into play.Minima CEO Hugo Feiler stated in an interview, "As the computing capabilities of edge devices improve, even large enterprise clients need to ensure the resilience of their systems. Therefore, the ability of these large enterprises to operate decentralized systems is also crucial for them. Decentralization is not just about removing them as intermediaries; it also allows them to expand their service offerings more deeply."

ChainCatcher news, the first Bitcoin Layer 2 solution built on the BitVM paradigm, Bitlayer, officially announces the launch of the first minimal trust BTC bridge powered by BitVM technology, the Finality Bridge.The Finality Bridge is built on BitVM technology, featuring high security, support for native yield, and programmability. It allows users to securely mint BTC into YBTC (Yield BTC) tokens in a minimal trust manner, participating in liquidity mining, staking, or lending in DeFi scenarios within the Bitlayer and other blockchain ecosystems, all while obtaining diversified integrated yields without worrying about complex conversion processes and high transaction costs. Currently, the Bitlayer Finality Bridge is live on the testnet, allowing users to test and experience it. The technical team will launch more new features after collecting feedback from the testing phase.

ChainCatcher news, the Bank of Botswana stated that the local cryptocurrency market in the country is still underdeveloped, and the risks to financial stability are "extremely low." The bank indicated that regulatory measures should be established to prevent potential future risks associated with digital assets.The Bank of Botswana stated: "The risks posed by domestic crypto assets are minimal, but the ongoing misconduct in this area has raised regulatory concerns. Therefore, regulators need to establish an effective oversight framework for the industry."

ChainCatcher message, Bitfinex released a report indicating that after experiencing 8 months of turbulence, Bitcoin nearly broke its all-time high last week but then faced a sharp pullback. We believe this rebound was initially driven by the "Trump trade" narrative, and was subsequently affected by the uncertainty surrounding the results of tomorrow's U.S. presidential election. This lack of confidence is also reflected in the Bitcoin options market.As election day approaches, the market generally believes that a Republican victory would be favorable for Bitcoin, while the prospects of a Democratic win appear more ambiguous. The average odds of Trump winning have decreased from 64.9% to 56%. In the options market, the implied volatility of contracts nearing expiration has been unusually low ahead of election day. This calm in volatility indicates that investors are on the sidelines, waiting for clarity. However, it is expected that volatility will surge between November 5 and 8, which could trigger significant market fluctuations; if volatility fails to materialize, it may indicate a deeper caution in the market.A similar coolness has emerged in the altcoin market, with Bitcoin's market dominance exceeding 60%, reaching a new cycle high. Whenever Bitcoin pulls back, altcoins face severe declines. Ethereum and SOL have both dropped about 12% from recent highs, while Ethereum has fallen 40% since the initial ETF rebound. The speculative interest that once supported altcoins seems to have vanished, as reflected in stable funding rates and overall market sentiment being low. With Bitcoin absorbing most of the inflows into crypto assets, altcoins struggle to keep up, and without new catalysts, their prospects for a short-term recovery appear minimal.Even during last week's pullback, Bitcoin's overall resilience since the September lows is noteworthy. In summary, the current market dynamics suggest that the upcoming week will be very eventful. Whether you are a trader, investor, or casual observer, the road to election day is bound to be anything but uneventful.