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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised Alibaba's Qwen 35B parameter model's problem-solving ability in a social media post. This artificial intelligence model successfully solved a complex mathematical problem, consuming about 15,000 tokens during the reasoning process, and completed the calculation in just 3 minutes on a local device.Vitalik Buterin pointed out that the problem demonstrated the technique of embedding modular arithmetic into continuous function expressions using trigonometric functions, showcasing the Qwen model's capabilities in mathematical reasoning.

AI Agent-driven global event real-time assessment and automated decision-making engine LeviX announced a partnership with the APOC Technology Sports and Esports Committee, focusing on collaboration in AI technology research and innovative technology applications.The Olympus Cup event launched by APOC, designated as the official event series for the Olympic global esports competition, will jointly host hackathons and technology salons centered around AI Agent with LeviX. Both parties have reached a consensus on the development prospects of AI Agent and cooperation in the global market.

According to Jinshi Data, the Shanghai Stock Exchange has accepted the IPO application of Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, with a proposed financing amount of 4.202 billion yuan.

According to official news, Coinbase's perpetual contract products are officially open for trading to eligible non-U.S. users.The listed assets include stocks from the "Big Seven Tech" companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Meta Platforms, and Tesla, as well as perpetual contracts for the SPY and QQQ ETFs (in regions where trading is allowed).The products support continuous trading 24/7, offering up to 10x leverage on individual stocks and up to 20x leverage on ETF perpetual contracts, settled in USDC, and support unified margin management across all perpetual contracts and spot positions.

ByteDance announced that it has reached a final agreement to sell Moonton Technology to Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), for a sale price of over $6 billion. Moonton Technology is the developer and publisher of the famous MOBA mobile game in Southeast Asia, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), which was acquired by ByteDance in 2021.It is reported that ByteDance has made significant investments in AI, and the overall profit declined in the fourth quarter of 2025. The sale of Moonton is seen as a signal of ByteDance's strategic focus further shifting towards AI.

BTQ Technologies announced the completion of the first runnable implementation of BIP 360 (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360) on its Bitcoin Quantum Testnet v0.3.0, marking an early attempt to introduce quantum-resistant transaction infrastructure into a practical testing environment.BIP 360 introduces a new transaction format called Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), which reconfigures the way on-chain transaction data is submitted, allowing for the avoidance of public key exposure in specific transaction paths, thereby addressing the potential threats posed by quantum computers to existing cryptographic protections. BTQ stated that P2MR is compatible with frameworks such as the Lightning Network, BitVM, and Ark, while removing the key path spending mechanism introduced by Taproot.The testnet is currently connected to over 50 miners, having processed more than 100,000 blocks, and is equipped with a complete wallet tool that supports the creation, funding, signing, and broadcasting of P2MR transactions.

Cryptocurrency market maker GSR announced the acquisition of Autonomous and Architech for $57 million, building an integrated capital market and fund management platform that covers the entire lifecycle of projects from launch to expansion.After the acquisition is completed, Autonomous will continue to operate independently, providing support for the launch and operation of tokenized organizations; Architech will become a core component of GSR's digital asset consulting business. This acquisition marks GSR's further transformation into a "one-stop capital market service provider for crypto," strengthening its layout in the institutional-grade infrastructure and full-cycle service fields.This integration aims to address the current issues in the crypto industry regarding the decentralization of services and inconsistent incentives in areas such as token issuance, governance design, liquidity, financing, and listing strategies, by providing collaborative support through a unified framework. Additionally, clients will have access to GSR's existing institutional trading, derivatives, and asset management capabilities. GSR stated that the platform will also focus on enhancing the treasury management capabilities of crypto projects, covering liquidity planning, cash flow forecasting, risk management, and asset allocation strategies, promoting the transition of crypto funds from passive holding to sustainable returns and diversified allocation.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially up 0.8%, the S&P 500 index up 1%, and the Nasdaq up 1.2%. Micron Technology rose over 3%, SanDisk rose over 6%, and NVIDIA rose 1.7%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed up 0.96%, NIO fell 14%, and Li Auto rose 5%.

According to Jinshi reports, the three major U.S. stock indices have all risen over 1%. Micron Technology (MU.O) is currently up 5.9%, and SanDisk (SNDK.O) has increased by 6.7%.

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Nanjing University, discovered a high-risk vulnerability driven by LLM command injection in the bash-tools module of the open-source autonomous intelligent agent framework OpenClaw during a security audit.This vulnerability arises from the system's failure to strictly escape command line parameters generated by LLM, allowing attackers to bypass regex defenses through inducive prompts, achieving remote code execution on the host machine and stealing sensitive data.The research team has completed attack verification in various mainstream model environments, initiated a responsible vulnerability disclosure process, and submitted repair suggestions to the NVDB Artificial Intelligence Product Security Vulnerability Professional Database (CAIVD) and the GitHub community.

OKX founder and CEO Star responded to the "hacker attack incident involving a plugin vulnerability by the Wuhan Anshun Technology team" by stating, "The OKX Wallet security team has completed its investigation, and describing the original text as 'OKX wallet vulnerability' is inaccurate. Two points need clarification:This incident is not a security vulnerability of the OKX Web3 wallet. The attack method involved hackers controlling user devices through Trojan software, then stealing locally stored encrypted files and passwords by tampering with webpage JS code to implant hooks or by monitoring keyboard inputs.The OKX Web3 wallet is a 100% self-custody wallet. Private keys and passwords exist only on the user's own device, and OKX cannot access or control user assets. However, if the user's device has already been compromised by hackers, then no wallet—including MetaMask—can guarantee security. It's like a thief has already been able to operate your computer and see all your keyboard inputs.Users are advised to avoid installing software or plugins from unknown sources, regularly check device security, and properly protect their mnemonic phrases and private keys."It is reported that the Wuhan Anshun Technology team controlled a large number of user terminals to steal mnemonic phrases and remotely transfer digital assets, with the amount involved reaching 7 million dollars.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform to interpret the Ethereum Foundation's new mission statement, "EF Mandate." He expressed that he will double down on Ethereum and is full of expectations for its future development.Vitalik Buterin pointed out that Ethereum has a unique role in the global digital ecosystem, with its mission being to become a "sanctuary technology" to maintain technological self-sovereignty and promote collaboration in a non-coercive, non-dominant environment. The core goal of Ethereum is to ensure that no individual, organization, or ideology can achieve absolute control in cyberspace and to provide users with an "exit mechanism." The Ethereum Foundation, as the "guardian" of the network, will continue to focus on advancing the CROPS principles, which include censorship resistance and anti-capture, open source, privacy, and security. It will prioritize decentralization, verifiability, network activity, and security at the protocol level while promoting capability upgrades such as account abstraction to reduce reliance on intermediaries.At the application layer, the Ethereum Foundation will strive to create a "zero option" user experience that balances security, privacy, and user autonomy, complementing broader ecosystem projects to jointly promote the development of the Ethereum ecosystem.

The technical director of the xAI Omni team, Haotian Liu, stated on the X platform that he left xAI earlier this week.It is reported that Haotian Liu independently led the development of the Grok Imagine v0.9 & v1 (image + video generation) project.

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, stated during his appearance on the All-In Podcast, "From my perspective, distributed ledger technology (DLT) has many potential benefits for the financial services industry, and we are at a tipping point where T+0 settlement—almost instantaneous delivery and payment, even through on-chain digital assets—could be realized. This is very exciting. To prevent issues like fraud, we may even need to set up some speed bumps. However, there are also challenges, such as liquidity issues. What does the concept of best bid and ask mean in this new system? This is one of the problems we need to solve.Our principle is: if an asset is essentially a security, even if it is tokenized, it is still a security, and federal securities laws still apply. But regulators have the responsibility to ensure that our rules truly apply to new practical uses. As the purposes of trading and methods of delivery change, we also need to make corresponding adjustments. We need to adjust the system to make it truly applicable to the new technological environment.This is exactly what we are currently working on—reviewing our regulatory rules line by line to ensure they can adapt to the development of emerging technologies. The SEC is coordinating regulation with the CFTC. For example, if an asset is a tokenized security, it falls under the SEC's regulatory framework; whereas if it is a digital currency, digital token, digital tool, or digital collectible, it falls under the CFTC's regulatory scope."

According to Jinshi News, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), relying on the Software Intelligence Committee of the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance (AIIA), has long been focused on the "AI + Software" field and has released several international and domestic standards, including development/testing/operation and maintenance intelligent agents and software intelligence maturity models.Based on the relevant work foundation, CAICT has officially launched the standard preparation work for the Intelligent Assistant Intelligent Agent (Claw) series, systematically promoting the construction of the relevant standard system for intelligent assistance intelligent agents.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has released a document titled "Six Dos and Don'ts for Preventing Security Risks of OpenClaw (Lobster) Open Source Intelligent Agents," which outlines the typical application scenario security risks of OpenClaw, including: the smart office scenario mainly has prominent risks of supply chain attacks and intrusions into the corporate intranet; the development and operation scenario mainly has prominent risks of sensitive information leakage of system devices and being hijacked; the personal assistant scenario mainly has prominent risks of personal information theft and sensitive information leakage; the financial transaction scenario mainly has prominent risks of triggering erroneous transactions or even account takeover.In addition, it points out six usage recommendations: use the official latest version; strictly control the internet exposure; adhere to the principle of least privilege; use the skill market with caution; guard against social engineering attacks and browser hijacking; establish a long-term protection mechanism.

According to PR Newswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Canaan Creative has released an update report on Bitcoin mining, disclosing a mining output of 86 BTC. As of now, the total cryptocurrency holdings have reached a record 1,793 Bitcoins and 3,952 Ethers, estimated to be worth $128 million.In addition, it has also disclosed that the deployed computing power has reached 14.75 EH/s.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that the Ethereum Foundation is using DVT-lite technology to stake 72,000 ETH.Vitalik expressed hope that this project would simplify institutional distributed staking into a minimal and one-click operation—users choose the computer to run the node, create a configuration file containing the same key, and then everything is completed automatically. Vitalik emphasized that the idea of viewing infrastructure operation as complex and needing to be handled by "professionals" is anti-decentralization and must be directly broken.The ideal model should be a Docker container or Nix image, where each node can input the same key with one click or command line, nodes automatically discover each other, complete network configuration, generate distributed keys, and start staking. Vitalik mentioned that he also plans to adopt this method soon and hopes that more institutions holding ETH can stake in this way.