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According to Cointelegraph, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry jointly issued a statement on Friday, officially adding the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to the asset freeze list. This measure will severely restrict payment and capital transaction activities related to Garantex.The statement pointed out that this expansion of sanctions is due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Garantex has previously been blacklisted by multiple jurisdictions, including the United States and the European Union, for allegedly assisting Russian entities in evading financial restrictions.In addition to the cryptocurrency platform, Japan has also added 33 related organizations and 9 individuals to the sanctions list in this action, and imposed bans on repair and insurance services for 35 vessels suspected of transporting Russian crude oil as part of a "shadow fleet."

Market news reports that TSMC is considering building a multi-billion dollar campus in Texas, USA, to produce more artificial intelligence chips.

TSMC is considering expanding its production layout in the United States, planning to build a second manufacturing base in Dallas, Texas, which may include up to 6 advanced wafer fabs.The total investment for the new wafer fabs may exceed the $265 billion that TSMC has committed to invest in its Arizona facility.TSMC has not yet made a formal response to this news.

According to the Economic Daily, citing sources from the semiconductor equipment industry, TSMC plans to expand its manufacturing presence in the United States. Following Arizona, it is set to initiate plans for a second park in the U.S., with a high likelihood of establishing six advanced wafer fabs in Dallas, Texas. Reports indicate that if the second park is launched, the total investment is expected to exceed the $265 billion in Arizona, linking Arizona's wafer manufacturing with Texas's advanced ecosystem. As of September 28, the reporter has not received a response from TSMC; supply chain operators stated that the owner has not yet notified preparations, and the board has not yet made a decision.The total investment in TSMC's wafer fab in Phoenix, Arizona, has now increased to $265 billion, with plans including six wafer fabs, two advanced packaging plants, and a research and development center. Reports suggest that TSMC's considerations for increasing its overseas presence include proximity to customers, diversification of geopolitical risks, and overcoming resource limitations such as land, water, and electricity in Taiwan. U.S. customers accounted for approximately 75.64% of TSMC's revenue in the first half of 2026.There are widespread rumors in the industry that TSMC is responding to demands from customers like NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, and Apple for local production in the U.S., while facing pressure from the U.S. government, which has threatened that chip manufacturers must relocate back to the U.S. or face tariffs of up to 200%. Dallas and North Texas are known as the "Silicon Prairie," with local factories established by Texas Instruments, Coherent, Samsung, and Tesla. Reports indicate that the Arizona facility still faces challenges such as water shortages, power shortages, and labor shortages, while Texas offers talent, lower tax burdens, and stable electricity, leading supply chain operators to believe that site evaluations are nearing completion.

According to First Financial, the artificial intelligence company MiniMax has launched the text model M3.1-Flash-Preview and started public testing. MiniMax stated that this model supports native multimodal capabilities and a million-context window, enabling tasks such as bug fixing and complete feature development, as well as participating in problem localization, code implementation, and testing verification.After the launch of M3.1-Flash-Preview, some developers linked it with the anonymous model Space Bunny. This model, known as "Space Bunny," was launched on September 23 and topped the daily usage charts on the model aggregation platform OpenRouter and the programming platform OpenCode during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to TheEnergyMag, Bitcoin mining company MARA announced that it has paid a $100 million power deposit for its data center project in Matagorda County, Texas, and has adjusted the payment and exit terms of its deal with sustainable fuel developer HIF USA.The project is located southwest of Houston, covering over 1,200 acres, with a planned power capacity of up to 2 gigawatts. MARA plans to use it to build a facility supporting high-performance computing and Bitcoin mining. According to the revised agreement, some payments originally tied to regulatory approval will be adjusted to be paid in two installments, and if all milestones are met, the total acquisition price for the project will still be capped at $600 million.

According to court documents, the Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has made a bid of $140 million to become the winning bidder for the two data center sites of the bankrupt mining company Poolin located in Texas. The bid includes cash and other considerations, covering Poolin's Pyote and Tarbush sites. The transaction must be approved by the bankruptcy court in New Jersey before it can be completed, with a sale hearing scheduled for September 29.Hut 8's bid is nearly three times the initial bid of $52 million from Thor CALAP, which offered $15 million for the Pyote site and $37 million for the Tarbush site. Additionally, DigiPower X bid $36.5 million for Pyote, while Pecos Industrial Development, designated by the AI infrastructure company Fluidstack, bid $100.5 million for Tarbush. Poolin and its two U.S. affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July after shutting down mining and hosting operations at the Texas sites. Court documents indicate that its debts amount to approximately $173.1 million, of which about $163.7 million are unsecured promissory notes owed to Poolin Wallet users after withdrawals were frozen in 2022.This acquisition will further expand Hut 8's data center footprint. The former Bitcoin mining company is deeply investing in AI infrastructure, with its second-quarter financial report released in August showing a development pipeline of approximately 8.7 gigawatts, an increase of about 300 megawatts quarter-over-quarter.

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.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Bengals vs. Texans," the "Bengals" option in the sub-market "1H Spread -13.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, rising from 24% an hour ago to the current 42% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 31.5" for the "Bengals vs. Texans" event on the Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 71% an hour ago to the current 88% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers," the option "Boston Red Sox" in the sub-market "1st 5 Innings Spread -1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 32% an hour ago to the current 49.5% (a fluctuation of 17.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

On September 16, the day Circle Arc's mainnet went live, the AI Agent quality assurance product DeepQA released the Arc Campaign, completing public QA for 11 ecological applications on the Arc testnet and publishing all 13 reports on the official website in a collection format. From the initiation of the project to the public release of reports for all 11 applications, it took about 16 hours.Real-time data from the official website shows that this event executed a total of 141 test scenarios, of which 117 passed, confirming 15 issues. The Critic Agent conducted real-time reviews 30 times, retaining 141 scenarios, 436 screenshots, approximately 2,200 model calls, and 16.9 million tokens. The covered applications include the Arc official testnet browser, Tower Exchange, AchSwap, Machina Bridge, OmniHub, ArcFX, SettleOne, Syn DAO, thirdweb Arc Testnet, ChainGPT Pad, and Karwan. All tests were conducted in real browsers on live applications, with the injected test wallets holding only testnet funds and no real funds used.The backend of DeepQA is powered by WORLD3 and Google Cloud Vertex AI. A group of AI Agents completed exploration, planning, testing, and reporting, with each issue accompanied by screenshot evidence, and only released after being audited and reviewed in real-time by the Critic Agent. The team stated that a decentralized QA network is also in progress, which will prioritize support for the Arc ecosystem.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 8.5" for the event "Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers" on the prediction market Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, soaring from 38.5% an hour ago to the current 76% (a fluctuation of 37.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks," the sub-market "Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks" option "Texas Rangers" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 27.5% an hour ago to the current 91.5% (a fluctuation of 64%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners" on Polymarket, the "Texas Rangers" option in the sub-market "Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 78% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 58.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers," the sub-market option "Tampa Bay Rays" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 58.5% an hour ago to the current 80.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Politico, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long advocated for strict enforcement of gambling laws, but after his political action committee received a $5,000 donation from the prediction market platform Kalshi in May 2025, and he personally received a $7,000 donation from Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour in June of the same year, he did not participate in several legal actions initiated by other state attorneys general aimed at restricting Kalshi's operations.

According to TheEnergyMag, Nasdaq-listed Bitdeer Technologies Group (stock code: BTDR) announced that it has acquired approximately 200 acres of undeveloped land in Milam County, Texas, for about $100 million in an all-cash transaction. This parcel is adjacent to its existing Rockdale operational area and will support the development of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure. This transaction is a complete ownership acquisition, eliminating the risk of lease renewals and providing site control assurance for the company's financing and development of high-density data centers.After the transaction is completed, Bitdeer's total land area in central Milam County will expand to approximately 255 acres. This parcel is located in an area with a well-developed power interconnection network, currently having about 563 megawatts of grid-connected power capacity, which will increase to 742 megawatts after the expansion plan is completed. The company stated that the new parcel will be used to build dedicated AI/HPC data centers, while not affecting the operation of its existing Bitcoin mining business. After this expansion, Bitdeer's global power capacity pipeline in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa will total approximately 3.0 gigawatts.