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According to an exclusive report from Late Auto, the chip subsidiary of Li Auto is advancing its first round of external financing, with a pre-investment valuation of approximately 15 billion yuan, planning to raise several billion yuan. Business registration information shows that Mach Intelligent Cores Limited was established in Hong Kong on July 14, and on August 4, it fully established Shanghai Mach Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., with Li Auto's CTO Xie Yan serving as the legal representative; a few days later, it also fully established Shanghai Mach Heart Technology Co., Ltd., with the legal representative being Li Auto's co-secretary Wang Yang.Li Auto's self-developed chip team consists of about 200 people, mainly engaged in AI computing architecture, chip design, and related software development, while advancing two types of self-developed chip projects for vehicles and the cloud. Its first self-developed chip, Mach M100, has entered mass production and is equipped in several new or updated models launched this year; another cloud inference chip is under development, also using a data flow architecture. In the first half of this year, financing in the domestic semiconductor sector amounted to approximately 162.7 billion yuan, with AI computing being one of the key areas for funding. For reference, NIO's chip subsidiary Anhui Shenji completed its first round of financing of 2.257 billion yuan in February this year, with a post-investment valuation of nearly 10 billion yuan.

The decentralized bandwidth sharing and AI data infrastructure project Grass announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Grass DataCo Ltd. provides data infrastructure to cutting-edge model training AI laboratories and released an independent revenue verification completed by Regen Financial, covering until the second quarter of 2026. Grass stated that the revenue generated from customer contracts goes directly to Grass DataCo Ltd., rather than Wynd Labs; Wynd Labs is an independent vendor that assists in product development and engages in sales and marketing, and this structure is designed to keep DataCo's revenue within the Grass ecosystem.The verification document shows that it reviewed 100% of the work orders for two periods and traced them back to cash receipts: Period One is from March 14, 2025, to December 31, 2025, with a reported revenue of approximately $17.5869 million, and cash receipts verified at approximately $16.2395 million; Period Two is from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026, with a reported revenue of approximately $14.5276 million, and cash receipts verified at approximately $11.3514 million. The total reported revenue for both periods is approximately $32.1145 million, with verified cash of approximately $27.5909 million, and the discrepancy of approximately $4.5236 million is explained as the portion that has not yet been independently confirmed through cash receipts as of the program date, largely related to long-term contract deliveries and an approximately 60-day payment cycle. The document also notes that this is a due diligence procedure and not an audit or assurance engagement, and it does not express an opinion on the overall financial statements.Grass stated that it will reinvest most of its revenue back into the business; it has pre-purchased computing and storage for 2025, claiming that this move has reduced network operating expenses by an average of over $2.5 million per month, and it states that this is one of the direct reasons for achieving profitability at present. The project claims it will continue to build the ecosystem centered around tokens and will consider financial transparency as part of establishing trust with network participants and token holders.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Iris Rabaya Au, a 37-year-old woman from Irvine, Orange County, California, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for failing to report over $2.6 million in illegal income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She was also ordered to pay $1.484 million in restitution and had multiple luxury cars, high-performance vehicles, designer handbags, and three "Godfather" sculptures confiscated. Au is the ex-girlfriend of cryptocurrency scammer Adam Iza.Prosecutors stated that between 2020 and 2024, Iza fraudulently obtained Meta advertising accounts and credit lines, selling account access and earning millions of dollars in unreported income. At Iza's direction, Au set up shell companies and opened bank accounts, using the related funds to pay approximately $1 million to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) officers and to purchase or lease luxury homes, cars, jewelry, and clothing. They also spent nearly $10 million on entertainment and purchased about $16 million in cryptocurrency for Iza. Between 2020 and 2023, Au transferred over $2.6 million into her personal bank accounts but did not accurately report it on her federal tax returns. She pleaded guilty to one count of false tax return in March 2025. Iza pleaded guilty in January 2025 to charges including conspiracy to infringe rights, wire fraud, and tax evasion, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for October 5. He was also sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his involvement in an attempted Bitcoin robbery and kidnapping case in Connecticut in August 2024.

Fitch has assigned Tesla (TSLA.O) a "BBB" issuer default rating for the first time, with a stable outlook.

Elon Musk stated that in 7 days, the first Starship carrying Starlink V3 satellites will enter orbit, and these satellites will be put into actual operation.

Crypto In America host Eleanor Terrett posted on X that after the failure of the Clarity Act, the crypto industry's super political action committee Fairshake is preparing to make its largest expenditure this year, investing $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown's re-election campaign for senator.If Brown successfully returns to the Senate, he may regain his qualifications and serve as the chairman or a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee. This news was first reported by The New York Times and confirmed to Eleanor Terrett by a Fairshake spokesperson.

The "whale" stated in a post on platform X, "Bitcoin has surpassed $85,000 today. I have always said that when the Strategy is to continue buying, it is definitely an important signal."

Binance Wallet announced the launch of the pPOLY token issued by Paimon Finance, as the first Pre-Access project provided by PancakeSwap. Users can participate through Binance Wallet to gain potential indirect exposure to tokenization before the public listing.The price of the PancakeSwap pPOLY event token is $15.5, with a total issuance scale of $4.8 million, and the network is BNB Smart Chain. The event time (UTC) is from September 21, 2026, 09:00 to September 24, 2026, 09:00, totaling 72 hours. Claiming pPOLY, returning unallocated funds, and pPOLY trading will all start from September 24, 2026, 09:00.The user subscription limit is mainly determined by the Alpha Points level at the time of the event announcement and the on-chain holdings and trading volume of bStocks in the previous 15 days (from September 6, 2026, 00:00:00 to September 20, 2026, 23:59:59 UTC), corresponding to the activity level. Higher levels can receive higher limits. All Alpha Points holders can subscribe without deducting points. Users can participate through Binance Keyless Wallet. Binance Wallet only displays the access entry, does not issue tokens, does not facilitate transactions, and does not grant equity or IPO rights.

According to RootData stock derivatives data, in the OPENAI (OpenAI) contract assets, the trading volume in the past 24 hours at Gate ranked first, approximately 49.4963 million USD, with a market share of 78%.

Galaxy Research Director Alex Thorn posted on X: Bitcoin's weekly close is above the 50-week moving average for the first time in 45 weeks.Alex Thorn stated that regaining the 50-week moving average has historically been a strong signal confirming bear market lows. Bitcoin has risen 29% in 35 days.

Micron and the Taiwan Micron Memory Union held their first mediation meeting on September 18. Micron stated that both parties engaged in constructive discussions that helped advance communication and agreed to hold a second mediation meeting on October 22.Micron pointed out that representatives from both sides discussed several topics during the meeting, including the overall compensation and bonus system framework, No Free Rider, and Non-Retaliation issues. Regarding Non-Retaliation, Micron reiterated the company's commitment that according to the Micron Global Team Member Handbook, team members have the right to peacefully assemble, freely associate, form and join unions or labor organizations of their choice, and seek collective bargaining or other forms of representation without fear of retaliation.Micron expressed gratitude to the Central Science Park Administration and the mediation committee for their assistance and support during this mediation process. Moving forward, both parties will continue to uphold a spirit of mutual respect, support employees, serve customers, and jointly promote the company's ongoing success through positive and pragmatic communication.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "Dota 2: GamerLegion vs LGD Gaming - PGL Wallachia Group Stage", the sub-market "First Kill in Second Game?" for the "GamerLegion" option has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Vietnam plans to issue licenses to the first batch of cryptocurrency service providers under a pilot legal framework in 2026, allowing the first digital asset platforms to begin operations. Nguyen Duc Chi, Deputy Minister of Finance of Vietnam, met with Mariana Kuhnel, Executive Director of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), in Vienna to discuss bilateral cooperation and the exchange of financial regulatory experiences.Vu Thi Chan Phuong, Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam, stated that the regulatory mechanism will cover service providers and investor transactions, focusing on risk management, investor asset protection, and anti-money laundering. Kuhnel proposed that both parties hold an online technical seminar and strengthen coordination through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the event "Political Party with the Most Seats in the Russian Parliamentary Election" is currently the most actively traded on the prediction market Polymarket, with a cumulative fund pool size reaching 367 million dollars. The option with the highest market consensus is "United Russia (ER)", corresponding to a winning probability of approximately 75.5%.

Huaxia Fund (Hong Kong) announced the completion of Hong Kong's first case of investing in digital assets with the Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP, in collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank and others. This demonstrates how regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoins can interact with digital financial assets under a compliant and regulatory framework, providing investors with more diversified investment options.HKDAP is a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin established under the leadership of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) and issued by the licensed stablecoin issuer Anchor Financial.

According to Arkham monitoring, the Zcash whale address t1Lyq transferred approximately $362.56 million worth of ZEC last night, with $15 million deposited into Coinbase, marking the first recharge to the trading platform by this address in 10 months.Ten months ago, this batch of ZEC was worth approximately $163.88 million. Arkham stated that the whale has realized a paper profit of about $361 million from holding ZEC since 2025.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa" on Polymarket, the "Aston Villa" option in the sub-market "Aston Villa First Half (-2.5)" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win probability, soaring from 0.75% an hour ago to the current 23.65% (a fluctuation of 22.9%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

U.S. President Trump stated that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland to gain "permanent control" over Greenland's security affairs and related needs. This agreement does not require the United States to incur costs and addresses the long-standing U.S. concerns about Greenland's strategic security.

Sandeep Nailwal, CEO of the Polygon Foundation, stated that Polygon is preparing to deploy a permissionless burn contract that allows anyone to permanently burn 100 million POL, which accounts for approximately 83% of the 121 million tokens held by the Polygon base fee collector. The contract is currently live on the testnet and will be deployed to the mainnet after the security committee completes the final signature.The first round of burns will permanently destroy 100 million POL, after which community members can trigger burns every quarter. Polygon's documentation indicates that the base fee is determined by the network and will be burned, with Nailwal stating that each base fee will inject POL into the collector. Based on the above data, approximately 21 million POL will remain in the collector after the initial burn.This burn represents about 1% of the initial supply of 10 billion POL, and based on a total supply of approximately 10.716 billion as shown by Blockscout, it accounts for about 0.93%. The burn will not set a hard cap on POL, which will continue to be issued, with an annual issuance rate of about 2% after June 2025. Nailwal also mentioned that POL has entered deflation starting January 2026, citing data from his "ChatGPT Analyst" that Polygon's revenue in 2026 will be $24.5 million, higher than Arbitrum's $8.41 million and Near's $5.6 million.