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MultiversX posted on the X platform that the team is investigating a potential issue detected on the MultiversX mainnet. Their top priority remains to protect users and ensure the network operates securely and reliably.MultiversX stated that further updates will be released within the next 12 hours or as soon as a clear conclusion is reached.

The Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has issued a malfunction notice, announcing the emergency suspension of the JPYC issuance reservation service on the Ethereum network.The official statement indicates that this function is currently in a suspended state, and the technical team is urgently investigating the specific cause of the malfunction. JPYC apologizes to the affected users regarding this matter and promises to release updates through official channels as soon as the details are confirmed.

On September 16, local time, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it has launched a patent infringement investigation into certain electronic devices equipped with specific audio technology. The subjects of the investigation include Samsung Electronics and its U.S. subsidiaries, Apple Inc., and Google LLC. The initiation of the investigation itself does not constitute a determination of patent infringement.The investigation is based on a complaint submitted by BoomCloud 360 Inc. on August 14 and supplemented on August 31. The complainant alleges that the relevant devices infringe its patents when imported into and sold in the United States, violating Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and requests that the ITC issue a limited exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order.The case will be assigned to an administrative law judge for a hearing on the evidence, which will make a preliminary determination on whether Section 337 has been violated, followed by a final decision after review by the ITC. The ITC will set a target date for completing the investigation within 45 days of the filing. The relief order will take effect immediately and become a final order after 60 days, unless the U.S. Trade Representative disapproves it for policy reasons within 60 days.

According to data submitted by the Korean National Police Agency to Democratic Party member Yoon Kyun-young's office, as of September 15, the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Team has initiated investigations into 26 Polymarket users, with 18 of them referred to the prosecution. The total betting amount involved is approximately 17.6 billion Korean won, with the highest individual bet being around 5.7 billion Korean won. The police believe that the trading activities on Polymarket clearly constitute illegal gambling.The Korean authorities identified and tracked these users by analyzing publicly available blockchain transaction records using open-source intelligence technology. The Korea Communications Standards Commission decided to block Polymarket on August 18. The KCSC determined that the platform's betting on uncontrollable events and its "winner takes all" profit model fostered a gambling mentality.

User Kevin Bass posted that he has audited the finances of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic and found shocking circumstances, thus calling for Congress to investigate. Bass stated: Anthropic not only seeks regulatory capture but has also built an unshuttable regulatory capture machine, with structural financial incentives making it impossible to shut down its AI doomsday loop. This loop begins with METR, which Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed to be assessed for model risk by a third-party evaluation agency and suggested METR.Bass claimed that METR financially relies on Anthropic's success, particularly the explosive growth of Anthropic stock exceeding $7 billion. Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz invested this stock into Good Ventures Foundation, which constitutes the majority of the organization's portfolio, and GVF is the overwhelming funder of the entire Anthropic network ecosystem. This stock was worth $500 million earlier last year and is now valued at over $7.7 billion about 16 months later. METR cannot afford to interrupt this growth.Bass pointed out that the same organization funding METR also funds organizations promoting AI doomsday, such as the Tarbell Center, which has published articles in The Verge, Science, Los Angeles Times, and others. These organizations all rely on the same funding. Bass stated that METR and others are not independent of Anthropic and cannot provide independent assessments; Congress must investigate.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has previously secretly approved at least three insider trading investigations related to Polymarket trading, involving contracts related to Biden's pardons, the Iran war, and Google-related events. The relevant investigation documents were obtained by WIRED through the Freedom of Information Act.Among them, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig approved an investigation into contracts related to Biden's pardons in May, after a trader had profited over $300,000 in the relevant market; in the same month, the CFTC also approved an investigation into Iran war contracts, after a group of suspicious accounts was reported to have profited $2.4 million with a win rate of about 98%. In July, the CFTC further initiated an investigation into Google-related Polymarket contracts, focusing on individuals who may have traded using non-public information regarding Google's 2025 search rankings. The Southern District Attorney's Office in New York is also conducting a parallel investigation.It is currently unclear whether the aforementioned accounts are connected to previously investigated individuals. Polymarket stated that the company would refer the relevant matters to law enforcement and cooperate with the investigation. As the prediction market rapidly expands, U.S. regulators are clearly intensifying their scrutiny of insider trading and market manipulation.

David Sacks, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, stated that Anthropic's initial public offering must be paused until the allegations against the "whistleblower" are investigated.The "whistleblower" refers to Jacob Cox, a former researcher at Anthropic. He previously conducted pre-training research at OpenAI and joined Anthropic in July 2026, but resigned in September after only about 4 months, publicly warning on X that many people inside leading AI companies genuinely believe that this technology could lead to human extinction within a decade. Both companies are irresponsibly racing towards self-improving superintelligence, essentially gambling with the lives of all humanity.When he left, his equity had not yet vested, as companies typically require 6 months for vesting to begin, thus he forfeited potential substantial stock gains. This occurred at a time when Anthropic had secretly submitted its IPO application, with a valuation approaching one trillion dollars.

According to Akchabar, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Ulan Niyazbekov, stated that since 2026, the country's internal affairs agency has initiated 90 criminal investigations related to cryptocurrency, involving cases of online fraud, theft of funds, money laundering, and the transfer of criminal proceeds.Niyazbekov revealed that during a 2025 investigation into a transnational online fraud gang, police discovered a TRON wallet holding over 3 million dollars in digital assets on a suspect's device and used blockchain analysis tools to trace the related funds.

A Binance user posted a complaint on the X platform, stating that more than thirty arbitrage positions in the AKEUSDT contract were all forcibly liquidated, resulting in a single-day loss of over 5 million USDT, with the principal nearly reduced to zero. The user accused the market makers of malicious short squeezing and targeted attacks, calling for the platform to intervene and investigate.According to the user, AKE rose from 0.0076 USDT to 0.044859 USDT within 8 hours, from September 2 at 21:00 to September 3 at 5:44, an increase of about 6 times, with the last 7 minutes seeing a direct doubling from 0.022432 to 0.044859. The user believes that such an extreme rate of market movement, without fundamental support and with a highly concentrated position, clearly constitutes manipulative behavior, and the platform should disclose risk control logs and compensate users for their losses. The user also compared this incident to the abnormal market conditions of the TUT contract on August 9, arguing that the structures of the two events are highly similar. As of the time of publication, Binance has not publicly responded to this incident. This complaint is a unilateral user statement, and the relevant facts await further verification by the platform.

The Taiwanese prosecutors stated that they are investigating the global leading chip substrate and printed circuit board manufacturer, Unimicron Technology Corporation, which is a key supplier for NVIDIA, Intel, Google, and Amazon. The investigation targets the company for allegedly mislabeling parts made in China as being produced in Taiwan, which may violate laws prohibiting the laundering of origin.Unimicron Technology Corporation is one of the world's top printed circuit board manufacturers, and this investigation occurs against the backdrop of the United States cracking down on transshipment.

The latest survey by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) shows that 77% of Americans believe that cryptocurrencies in workplace retirement plans are risky, with 46% considering the risk to be extremely high, and 53% opposing employers offering cryptocurrencies as an investment option. The survey was conducted by Greenwald Research from October 24 to November 14, 2025, with a sample of 1,203 Americans aged 25 and older.The survey also revealed that 80% of respondents believe the U.S. is facing a retirement crisis, up from 67% in 2020; 61% expressed concern about achieving financial security in retirement, 68% believe it is becoming more difficult to prepare for retirement, and 77% stated that debt hinders adequate savings. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and federal regulators are pushing to expand access to alternative assets in retirement accounts.In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor rescinded previous guidance urging 401(k) fiduciaries to exercise "extreme caution" regarding cryptocurrency investments. Trump signed an executive order on August 7, 2025, directing the Department of Labor and the SEC to consider easing regulations. In March 2026, the Department of Labor proposed a draft rule allowing 401(k) plans to include alternative assets, but faced opposition from Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and others.

According to KOL Kuai Dong (@_FORAB), several cryptocurrency practitioners reported this morning that their addresses on other exchanges inexplicably received small deposits from HTX exchange, and shortly after receiving them, their accounts were frozen. Previously, several exchanges, including Binance and OKX, announced that in response to sanctions from the EU and the UK, they would no longer process deposits and withdrawals from HTX, otherwise accounts could be forcibly frozen. Some users in the community claimed that this action is similar to "address poisoning," which could trigger KYT/AML risk control on other platforms.However, HTX market manager MollyFu stated that the official side absolutely did not engage in such behavior; it is either a misunderstanding or someone is deliberately causing trouble. The platform has been processing tens of thousands of deposits and withdrawals daily in the past two days, and accounts are normal. They will not randomly airdrop to users on other platforms; if testing is conducted, it will only be done on a small scale through their own accounts. HTX stated that they have held an internal meeting to discuss the matter and are quickly investigating the cause, promising to provide an explanation to the community.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting an antitrust investigation into Silicon Valley's top venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), focusing on its partners serving on the boards of multiple AI companies that are in competition with each other—co-founder Ben Horowitz serves on the board of Databricks, and partner Martin Casado serves on the board of Fivetran, with both companies competing in the data processing field.Casado previously also served on the board of dbt labs (acquired by Fivetran in June). This investigation has been ongoing for nearly a year, starting with the antitrust review of Fivetran's acquisition of dbt labs. Although the acquisition has been unconditionally approved, the investigation into the board positions continues. Such investigations typically end with board members resigning. a16z has close ties to the Trump administration, with both founders donating millions to the Trump campaign in 2024 and successfully pushing for the weakening of safety barriers in AI policy. a16z manages assets totaling $90 billion and recently raised a $15 billion fund, with a portfolio that includes SpaceX, OpenAI, and Cursor, among others.

According to Crypto.News, the investigation that was previously suspended due to large gifts related to cryptocurrency has resumed after Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform Party in the UK, was re-elected as the MP for the Clacton constituency. The parliamentary commissioner is investigating whether he failed to register financial interests as required, focusing on a personal grant of approximately £5 million (about $6.7 million) from billionaire investor and Tether-related shareholder Christopher Harborne; as well as benefits such as staff, security, transportation, and accommodation provided by long-time advisor George Cottrell, who was previously sentenced for a money laundering-related case in the U.S.Nigel Farage's resignation during his term led to the suspension of the investigation, and he insists that he did not violate any rules, claiming that the money was an unconditional personal gift, part of which was used for security expenses. His by-election victory has allowed him to become an MP again, and the investigation has therefore continued.

The UK's Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has resumed the investigation into Reform Party leader Nigel Farage's acceptance of donations from the cryptocurrency industry, involving an amount of 6.7 million dollars.

FlashRescue co-founder @DarcyAri posted on the X platform that on July 28, 2026, the funding project ODY targeting victims in China issued an additional 10 billion tokens and absconded with approximately 15 million USDT from the trading pool. Currently, it is known that there are over 10,000 victims, and the case has been accepted and is under investigation.Including subsequent transfers and transaction fees, ODY has aggregated at least 15,669,118 USDT. Further tracking revealed that the same main aggregation address previously received 5,383,428 USDT transferred from the KXG wallet, confirming that ODY and KXG share a common fund pool.

According to Wired, a security researcher who has been infiltrating a North Korean hacking organization for nearly two years has issued a warning, pointing out that the attack methods targeting individual employees and contractors are extremely effective and have a wide-ranging impact, leading to numerous organizations worldwide suffering breaches.Greek cybersecurity researcher Vangelis Stykas stated that since gaining access to the North Korean system 22 months ago, he has found evidence indicating that 1,640 companies in 57 countries have been affected by North Korean hacking operations. Among them, approximately 700 to 800 affected organizations have suffered "highly destructive" breaches.