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According to a report by Reuters on September 28, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier requested a judge on Monday to prohibit OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without external oversight. This request is part of the state's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of harming children. Uthmeier also asked the court to order OpenAI to prohibit minors from using ChatGPT and to prevent the company from attributing human characteristics to the chat platform.Florida sued OpenAI in June, accusing it of misrepresenting the safety of ChatGPT, claiming that the platform provided information to school shooters, offered guidance on self-harm, and made young users addicted. The lawsuit was triggered by a shooting incident at a university in Tallahassee last year, as well as several other incidents in other states where it was alleged that ChatGPT provided information to individuals who later committed acts of violence. Uthmeier, a Republican, is also the first state attorney general to sue OpenAI over its impact on young users, and the company is facing related lawsuits filed by individuals and families.OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri stated that the company has paused training its most powerful models and will not resume until additional safety measures are implemented, expressing a willingness to work with Florida and other states to promote pragmatic policies applicable across the industry. The company denies responsibility in these cases, stating that the chatbot provides information widely available online and continuously updates its safety tools. The request also cited recent comments from a former OpenAI employee and a current board member, stating that the development of artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humanity and must be slowed down.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting California public officials from issuing meme coins.

According to Cointelegraph, the prediction market platform Kalshi won an important ruling from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing it to continue operating its event contracts in Ohio and Tennessee.The ruling involves a dispute between Kalshi and the relevant state regulatory agencies regarding whether event contracts can continue to be offered. Cointelegraph stated that the court ruled to allow Kalshi's event contracts to continue operating in the aforementioned two states.

The Central Bank of Brazil issued resolutions No. 588 and No. 589, requiring virtual asset service providers (VASP) to report self-custody wallet transactions that amount to or exceed $10,000, and to strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations.Resolution No. 588 stipulates that relevant transaction data will be submitted to the Financial Activities Control Council (COAF). This agency may compile transactions based on this data and establish a self-custody address database to record the asset status of Brazilian users holding cryptocurrencies through authorized centralized exchanges. Resolution No. 589 prohibits conducting business with virtual asset service institutions or entities operating in Brazil without authorization. The new regulations will take effect on October 1, 2026, and currently, only 5 VASPs have applied for licenses to operate in Brazil.

U.S. Senator John Curtis from Utah, a Republican, wrote to Chuck Grassley, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and Dick Durbin, the Chief Minority Whip, calling for an investigation into whether Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden exploited their presidential family connections for personal financial gain, and requested subpoenas for both individuals. Curtis pointed out that Donald Trump Jr. had accepted wedding gifts from Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, actively promoted family-backed cryptocurrency ventures, and served as an advisor for a prediction market platform; the related companies are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Donald Trump stated that his son has returned the relevant funds to Umar Kremlev.Curtis also called for an investigation into Hunter Biden's substantial business dealings with foreign entities, as well as whether the two utilized their relationship with the president to create commercial value. He mentioned that Joe Biden pardoned Hunter Biden in December 2024, who had previously denied involving his father in business transactions. A week prior to this investigation call, Senate Republicans failed to garner enough Democratic support to advance the Digital Asset Market Clear Act. Some Democratic senators opposed the bill, citing reasons including Donald Trump's use of cryptocurrency ventures to gain benefits related to the presidency; Donald Trump disclosed that he earned $1.4 billion from digital asset-related businesses in 2025.

The People's Bank of China today reiterated in its financial education campaign that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether do not have legal tender status and cannot be used for currency circulation; conducting virtual currency-related businesses within the country is considered illegal financial activity and is strictly prohibited.The People's Bank of China stated that without the consent of relevant authorities, domestic entities and their controlled overseas entities are not allowed to issue virtual currencies abroad, and no units or individuals, whether domestic or foreign, are permitted to issue stablecoins pegged to the Renminbi abroad. The People's Bank reminds the public not to participate in virtual currency issuance, trading, investment, or mining activities, to be wary of high-yield investment scams, and to avoid renting out bank cards, payment accounts, or participating in virtual currencies.In addition, the People's Bank advises caution against virtual currency investment products and trading platforms that claim "guaranteed profits" or "high interest"; not to participate in virtual currency issuance, trading, investment, or "mining" activities; not to join communities promoting virtual currency activities, not to click on links containing overseas virtual currency trading platforms, or download related apps; not to lend or rent out bank cards or payment accounts, not to buy or sell virtual currencies "on behalf of others" as instructed, and not to act as "drivers," "currency dealers," or "U merchants"; and to report any clues related to virtual currency business activities to the relevant regulatory authorities in a timely manner.

Feixiaohao partners with MOS/SSD to advance the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. MOS/SSD will participate as a co-organizer in this forum, which will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on topics such as stock tokenization, Web3, and AI.MOS/SSD (Sea Star) will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. MOS (Sea Star Community) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) deeply engaged in Web3, established on February 19, 2022. The community's vision is to build a trustworthy metaverse DAO and collaborate with SPF META to promote blockchain gaming and the metaverse ecosystem.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with guests and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Animoca Brands, Bithumb, and Microsoft also in attendance. The entry of the Sea Star community into this scene will help bring the DAO, blockchain gaming, and metaverse community ecosystem into a more open exchange environment.

The non-small number joint AtlasX Protocol promotes the non-small number × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. AtlasX Protocol will participate as a co-organizer in this forum, which will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on stock tokenization, Web3, and AI leadership summit.AtlasX Protocol will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. The project will introduce AI Agent into the Web3 event information organization and community interaction scenarios, attempting to connect decentralized events, content, and user participation into a sustainable product experience. During the conference, AtlasX Protocol project guest Xiao Qi will also give a speech, serving as the Global Chief Strategy Officer of AtlasX Protocol.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with guests and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, and Animoca Brands also appearing at the same venue. AtlasX Protocol will leverage this opportunity to bring AI event tracking, content collaboration, and community participation topics into a larger public setting.

Feixiaohao collaborates with VITAL-X to promote the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. VITAL-X will participate as a co-organizer in this forum, which will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on topics such as stock tokenization, Web3, and AI leadership.VITAL-X will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. The project is positioned as the next-generation Web3 business ecosystem platform, connecting decentralized merchants, e-commerce transactions, and DeFi contribution distribution, using VXD as a certificate for ecological development contributions to build a global business value network. During this conference, VITAL-X project guests Su Yaoran and Wang Yanmei will also deliver speeches; they are the Global Ecological Strategy Officer and the Co-Initiator of VITAL-X Korea, respectively.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with representatives from Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, BNB Chain, and others also present. VITAL-X has the opportunity to integrate Web3 business, merchant networks, and contribution distribution mechanisms into a more concentrated industry exchange through this event.

On September 21, netizen "Zhang Kangkang kk" revealed on social media that Tang Jie, the founder of Zhipu and a professor at Tsinghua University, filed a complaint on Xiaohongshu regarding a user post. The complaint stated that the post used phrases like "code is pretty much the same as copy, both start with c and steal code" without factual basis, fabricating rumors that Zhipu's ZCode was involved in code theft and plagiarism. It also used terms like "Uncle Tang Jie" to associate Tang Jie with the plagiarism rumors for character defamation, while utilizing AI technology to synthesize Tang Jie's image with anime materials in a defamatory context. The complainant believed the content constituted malicious defamation and commercial disparagement, damaging both Tang Jie's personal reputation and Zhipu AI's reputation, and requested the platform to take down the post and deal with the user who posted it.On the same day, Zhipu announced that it had completed rectifications regarding the safety issues of the independent desktop AI programming client ZCode in response to community feedback and apologized to all users. The company has open-sourced ZCode, handing over the code to community supervision, and will establish a regular product security vulnerability mechanism moving forward. Previously, developers discovered that ZCode had silently uploaded user local repository data without prior notice. On September 18, Zhipu publicly apologized and made an emergency fix, explaining that the root cause was the "repository indexing" feature, which was enabled by default and had no option to turn it off. On September 20, Taiyuan Chengming Technology Co., Ltd. sent a letter to Zhipu, accusing ZCode of unauthorized uploading of company data assets and trade secrets, making claims for rights protection and reserving the right to pursue legal responsibility.

Feixiaohao collaborates with OTalk to promote the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. OTalk will participate as a co-organizer in this forum, which will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea. The themes will cover stock tokenization, Web3 finance, and AI applications.OTalk will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. The project aims to build a full-stack digital infrastructure for Web4, with core components including OTalk Chain and a super wallet: the public chain is responsible for computational settlement, while the wallet serves as a unified entry point, connecting content, social, payment, and AI.The GWDC Korea event will gather ecological and industry resources from MetaMask, BNB Chain, Bithumb, Microsoft, Sun Yuchen, and others. OTalk's entry into this scenario will help convey the combination path of the public chain, wallet, and on-chain payment entry to more concentrated partners and users.

The Non-Small Number Union TuringBitChain is advancing the Non-Small Number × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. TuringBitChain will participate as a co-organizer in this forum, which will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on topics such as stock tokenization, Web3, and AI.TuringBitChain (TBC) will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. TBC is an independent Layer 1 public chain based on the Bitcoin UTXO model, using SHA256 PoW consensus, and supports Turing-complete smart contracts on the UTXO architecture through BVM and TuringContract. During the conference, TuringBitChain project guest Marcus Cheng will also give a speech, serving as the Marketing Director for the Asia-Pacific region of TBC.This GWDC event in South Korea is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with the South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, and other representatives from politics, business, technology, and Web3 also appearing on-site. TBC's participation will bring topics such as UTXO Layer 1, asset tokenization, AI Agents, and high-frequency micropayments into a denser international exchange scenario.

The non-small number joint HotShort will hold the non-small number × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. The forum will take place on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on discussions around stock tokenization, Web3, and AI leadership topics.HotShort as a co-organizer will bring short drama content assets RWA, content assetization, and Web3 applications to the event. HotShort is a short drama content assetization platform in Southeast Asia, focusing on mobile short drama content, RWA expression, token issuance, and on-chain revenue sharing transactions. During the conference, HotShort project guest Answer, who is also a co-founder of HotShort, will give a speech sharing insights on short drama content RWA and on-chain revenue sharing.The GWDC Korea event will feature high-profile guests and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, and Animoca Brands. HotShort's entry into this scene will help place the narrative of short drama content RWA, content assetization, and on-chain revenue sharing into a larger Web3 discussion.

ChainCatcher and Nonce jointly hosted the Nonce × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. This forum will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on stock tokenization, Web3 finance, and AI applications.Cyber Prophet, as a co-organizer, will bring AI predictions, event trading, and on-chain finance topics to the live event in Seoul. Cyber Prophet is an AI-driven global prediction market platform built on Polygon, covering probability trading for events in politics, economics, crypto assets, sports, technology, and more, while providing AI decision support, liquidity collaboration, and multi-chain prediction market experiences.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with guests and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, and Animoca Brands also in attendance. For Cyber Prophet, this live event is beneficial for clarifying the use cases of prediction markets and AI decision-making.

The Non-Small Number Joint AIX Incubator is hosting the Non-Small Number × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. This forum will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, with the theme "From US Stocks to On-Chain: Stock Tokenization × Web3 × AI Leadership Summit."AIX Incubator, as a co-organizer, will bring AI, RWA, global payments, and physical business innovation to the on-site event in Seoul. The project focuses on AI × RWA digital business incubation, covering areas such as Web3, global payments, and physical business innovation. During the conference, AIX Incubator project guest Wu Jusheng will also give a speech, in his capacity as the Director of the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and the Head of AIX Incubator for the Asia-Pacific region.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of South Korea, Sun Yuchen, founder of TRON, as well as representatives from Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, BNB Chain, and other political, business, technology, and Web3 sectors. AIX Incubator has the opportunity to share the path of connecting AI with real business to more industry participants through this high-density communication scenario.

Nathan Allman, the founder of Ondo Finance, suddenly passed away in May this year at the age of 32 without leaving a will. His parents, Kathleen Allman and Lawrence Allman, inherited the estate, including a controlling stake in Ondo and a large number of ONDO tokens. Subsequently, Kathleen Allman sued acting CEO Ian De Bode, accusing him of attempting to seize control of the company and arranging a compensation package of approximately $11 million for himself.Now, this inheritance crisis has escalated further. Nathan's half-sister, Lani Clinton, a medical professor at Duke University, along with Ondo investor David Chen, has applied to the Hawaii court for limited oversight of Kathleen Allman's share of the estate, accusing her of having a long-term alcohol use disorder and progressive cognitive impairment, as well as engaging in extravagant behavior. Documents show that Kathleen had purchased a yacht worth about $4 million, requested the company to cover six-figure charter costs, and stayed at hotels costing about $4,000 per night. Her son also purchased a $18.5 million beachfront residence for his parents in June 2025.Kathleen Allman, through her lawyer, denied the above allegations, stating they are unfounded, and claimed that the application was made by associates of De Bode, representing a last-ditch effort after his attempt to seize power in the Delaware Chancery Court failed. Ondo Finance declined to comment.

Zhu Xiaohu, founding partner of Jinsha River Ventures, stated: The model API business is difficult to maintain high gross margins in the long term. Anthropic currently has a gross margin of about 60%, primarily due to the strong intelligence capabilities of the model, especially in coding scenarios where it had a significant advantage, but that advantage has begun to cross a critical point; when other models catch up, the price may only be one-tenth of its current level, making it hard to maintain a high premium. Even if it remains ahead in the next few years, if the intelligence is only 10% stronger but the price is 50% higher, users may not continue to pay. Intelligence will ultimately become more like electricity and water, and the long-term gross margin for model APIs may be between 10% and 20%. Once capabilities converge, price wars will be hard to avoid, and Anthropic's urgency to go public may also be related to the window period.Zhu Xiaohu mentioned that the AI office market is definitely much larger than AI coding. AI coding was the first to emerge because engineers have a high acceptance of AI, tasks are clear, and results are easy to verify, but it is only part of office work; the truly larger market is the white-collar market, namely AI office, which is essentially a general-purpose agent, similar to Microsoft Office. The competitiveness of AI office products lies in Model + Harness + Product + Context, and once harnesses converge, competition will shift to Context.Regarding Tencent AI, Zhu Xiaohu stated that Tencent is a latecomer, and the Hunyuan model has squeezed into the top tier domestically, with WorkBuddy becoming the leading office agent application in the domestic top tier. Jinsha River Ventures has purchased a WorkBuddy enterprise account because it uses WeChat for Work, and the organizational relationships, historical communications, as well as Tencent Meeting and Tencent Docs constitute a ready-made Context.

Feixiaohao has united with Open Genesis (OG) and m&W to achieve a strategic cooperation, jointly promoting the collaborative development of the AI & Web3 ecosystem. Feixiaohao's core positioning is as a "data entry + market database + project/exchange information repository" aimed at the cryptocurrency market, and it is currently actively laying out the AI & Web3 ecosystem with the OG community.m&W is committed to building a trustworthy collaborative network in the AI era, starting by aggregating, filtering, and solidifying the core capabilities of the AI & Web3 ecosystem. m&W utilizes the DAO mechanism to achieve project cold starts, completing the recruitment of the first batch of nine genesis nodes, joining the Dragon AI accelerator initiated by Draper Dragon Fund, and receiving coverage from Binance News.m&W is currently collaborating with Open Genesis (OG) incubated by Feixiaohao on ecosystem cooperation. OG is focusing on long-term ecological layout around AI applications, community consensus, and on-chain value networks, while exploring the integration paths of AI technology and the Web3 value system. Both parties will combine OG's global community resources with m&W's narrative capabilities in AI & Web3 to co-build the ecosystem.

According to official news, the security token trading platform tZERO announced a new round of financing, led by existing investors Marc and Max Cohodes, with participation from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), investor Bill Fleckenstein, and partner Dinari.Neighborhood Intelligence also pledged to support this round of financing, with some of the funds to be provided when tZERO announces a binding strategic transaction agreement, such as a change of control, sale of a majority of assets, or merger with a SPAC or other entity. This financing is intended to support tZERO's ongoing advancement of its infrastructure and serve as a transition for the company towards independent operations.

According to Decrypt, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina of the Ingham County Circuit Court in Michigan has issued a preliminary injunction against the prediction market platform Kalshi, requiring it to stop offering sports betting-related contracts to Michigan residents. The court found that Kalshi's related business is essentially "sports betting disguised as investment opportunities."Under the order, Kalshi must block in-state users through a third-party geolocation service licensed by the Michigan betting regulatory agency, or face a daily fine of $500,000. The injunction also prohibits it from allowing account registration, deposits, advertising, and similar sports betting product features for Michigan residents until a final judgment is made in the case.