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Patrick Witt stated in an interview that the Treasury Department has discussed potential paths for purchasing Bitcoin, including re-evaluating gold reserves, utilizing the Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund, converting other assets, and collecting taxes and fees in Bitcoin. These proposals still require further legal validation.Bitcoin held by U.S. government agencies is undergoing a second round of verification to improve data accuracy, and it has not yet been decided whether to disclose specific holdings; the Treasury is also establishing a Bitcoin custody system that may combine self-custody and third-party custody. The position of Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council will not be filled, and related responsibilities will be shared among the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, the White House Counsel's Office, and other departments.

According to Bloomberg Technology, Path Robotics has secured $300 million in new funding, raising the company's valuation to $2.45 billion, nearly four times its previous valuation.The company develops software for autonomous manufacturing robots.

Indosuez Wealth Management believes that the market's current pricing of the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank's interest rate paths is still significantly more hawkish than the institution's baseline scenario. The institution's strategists Lucas Merrick and portfolio manager Alexander Bell expect that economic growth will remain stable, and inflation will gradually normalize, which will limit the central banks' room for further tightening of monetary policy.The two stated, "However, it may take some time to accumulate enough moderate core inflation and economic growth data to make this scenario a reality. In the meantime, the bond market will remain volatile." The money market currently expects that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by about 1.5 times in the next 12 months, while the European Central Bank will raise rates twice.

According to Loopscale monitoring, the platform has restored the priority loan function, and all loans can have additional collateral; except for loans funded by the USDC Genesis Vault, all other loans can be repaid, and borrowers can retrieve their collateral after full repayment. The collateral withdrawal function for loans related to the USDC Genesis Vault remains temporarily closed, and treasury withdrawals and other protocol functions continue to be restricted.The team is working with partners to advance the security recovery efforts. Loopscale stated that it has identified and controlled two paths exploited by the attackers during this incident. The attackers first exploited a misconfiguration of asset pricing parameters, leading to collateral deposited in the SOL Genesis Vault being incorrectly valued as another asset, resulting in approximately $412,000 in under-collateralized loans. Subsequently, the attackers sold a loan with abnormally high interest rates to the USDC Genesis Vault through atomic transaction combinations, artificially inflating its net asset value (NAV) and extracting approximately $521,000 in redemption funds; this operation was intercepted by the system within 30 seconds after the transaction was generated. Loopscale stated that user deposits will not suffer losses as a result.

Federal Reserve official Harker stated that monetary policy needs to shift to a restrictive stance, and gradual interest rate hikes have a smaller impact on the economy and financial system, making it the best path to bring inflation back to 2%.She pointed out that the inflation level in the United States is still too high and is moving in the wrong direction. Harker also stated that the independence of the Federal Reserve is crucial for achieving the 2% inflation target, and the U.S. dollar remains the world's primary reserve currency, a status supported by the U.S. institutional and legal system.

Morgan Stanley maintains a "Market Perform" rating and a target price of $210, believing that the funding and return framework is clearer, with the key going forward being timely delivery of capacity and maintenance of profit margins.

The Chief Information Security Officer of Slow Fog, 23pds, forwarded Binance's statement on the ongoing pursuit of frozen stolen assets and commented that, based on historical forensic experience, attackers are able to bypass risk control systems.23pds stated that it still needs to be confirmed whether the path of the intrusion that led to the one-time theft of assets was due to private key leakage or a compromised signing machine. Binance stated that the team is closely collaborating with law enforcement, asset issuers, blockchain intelligence agencies, and industry partners to track and freeze more related assets, with the total frozen amount expected to increase further, and more confirmation information will be synchronized in a timely manner.

LinX HK, an AI recruitment technology brand targeting the Asian market, announced that it has completed a $4 million Pre-A round of financing, with institutional investors including Aipollo and Lingfeng Innovation Fund investing a total of $3 million, and individual investors contributing a total of $1 million. The funds will focus on the product and AI technology development of LinX HK's flagship product, Luminpath.Shuo Shan, co-founder of LinX HK, stated: "This round of financing provides LinX HK with support to further refine our product and technological capabilities. We hope to continue advancing the development of the AI job-seeking agent for Luminpath, helping users discover opportunities more efficiently, understand positions and companies, and face career choices with better preparation."According to reports, LinX HK is an AI recruitment technology brand aimed at the Asian market, with its flagship product being Luminpath. Luminpath is currently in the gray testing phase, providing AI-driven job-seeking support for users in scenarios such as job discovery, resume optimization, customized application materials, and application assistance within authorized scopes.

According to a report by CryptoSlate, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated in its latest draft of regulatory guidelines that if a cryptocurrency trading application autonomously selects trading platforms and trading paths based on factors such as price, liquidity, trading costs, or execution speed through algorithms, it may be deemed to be engaging in regulated crypto asset trading arrangement activities and will need to obtain the appropriate license.

AI pharmaceutical company Pathos AI has completed a $237 million Series E financing round, with a post-money valuation of approximately $3 billion. This round was led by Bristol Myers Squibb, with participation from existing investors.Pathos AI plans to use the new funds to expand its Foundry platform, which assists drug development through thousands of AI agents, while advancing its four cancer treatment drugs that are in clinical stages.

The GENIUS Act will take effect on July 18, 2025, with a general applicability date of 18 months after enactment or 120 days after the primary federal payment stablecoin regulatory agency issues final implementation rules, whichever comes first. The U.S. Department of the Treasury anticipates the general effective date to be January 18, 2027, with some issuance and sales restrictions taking effect on July 18, 2028.The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published its main implementation proposal in February 2026, and the Federal Reserve proposed rules on September 24, 2026, concerning regulated issuers, reserves, capital, risk management, custody, and application procedures. The interim final rule effective September 30, 2026, has established forms and procedures for state regulatory system certification.Stablecoin issuers must assess approval, prudent regulation, reserve, and redemption requirements; distributors and intermediaries must analyze exchange, transfer, custody, and related financial service obligations. Businesses holding stablecoins must also review redemption channels, reserve arrangements, custody, freezing, and counterparty risks, and accepting stablecoin payments must distinguish between receiving payments for their own goods or services and transferring funds on behalf of others. Proposed issuers may choose paths approved by custodial deposit institutions, federally qualified issuers, or state qualified issuers; state qualified issuers with eligible and outstanding issuance not exceeding $10 billion may opt for state regulation. Payment stablecoin reserves must be at least one-to-one backed by outstanding tokens, and businesses must clarify cash flow, customer rights, compliance responsibilities, and product yield arrangements; relevant issuers may not pay interest or yields solely for holding, using, or retaining payment stablecoins.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced three proposals for the safe development of super AI to employees last week. The first is to establish a global regulatory organization similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency, to inspect advanced models and audit safety measures. Insiders say Altman leans towards this route.The second proposal emulates the European Organization for Nuclear Research, merging major AI laboratories into one organization or collaborating through a unified agency for joint development, rather than continuing to race against each other. The third and most extreme, which he referred to as the "Eliezer Plan": an AI company achieves recursive self-improvement first, and then uses overwhelming economic power to control computing power, making it impossible for other developers to catch up. Altman described this idea as "melting down all other companies' GPUs," while stating that this plan is very bad and is only meant to illustrate the extreme possibility.The idea of "melting down GPUs" comes from AI safety researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky. He proposed a thought experiment in 2021, suggesting that super AI could create self-replicating nanomachines to melt down global GPUs, stating that this is merely an extreme example to illustrate the intensity of intervention, not a proposal to be executed. OpenAI proposed the establishment of an "AI version of the International Atomic Energy Agency" in 2023, and Google DeepMind head Hassabis has also advocated for the creation of an "AI version of CERN." Currently, OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic plan to establish a joint safety standards organization by the end of this year or early next year, but there are disagreements over the responsibility for model safety testing. Altman hopes to set speed limits for AI development while stating that OpenAI cannot currently cede its competitive advantage to rivals.

The analysis agency Sentora stated that approximately $1.63 billion in Ethereum lending platforms were liquidated in the past year, with 89% completed through atomic paths. Atomic liquidation relies on DEX liquidity. The thin liquidity pools and the existence of whitelist transfer restrictions on RWA collateral will drive more liquidations towards off-chain market makers, RFQ, and solver paths.Atomic paths refer to the completion of collateral liquidation and debt repayment within the same on-chain transaction. Common methods include flash loans, self-funding advances, or direct contract calls. In contrast, RWA is often difficult to clear instantly on DEX, and liquidations will increasingly be handled by compliant off-chain market makers through price inquiries and solvers taking over collateral before completing the liquidation.

The stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace announced a joint initiative with multiple industry partners, including OSL, AllScale, Stable, Hetu, Cregis, WIDTH, KEM, and KTX, to launch the white paper titled Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure: From On-Chain Settlement to Real-World Payments. As stablecoins evolve from crypto-native financial instruments into global financial infrastructure, stablecoin payment activity is also growing rapidly. In Q1 2026, stablecoin transaction volume exceeded $28 trillion, while stablecoin B2B payments reached $226 billion in 2025, representing a 733% year-over-year increase. However, as stablecoin payments expand into real-world commercial use cases, the industry still lacks a systematic framework for defining the capabilities covered by stablecoin payment infrastructure and how on-chain assets can be connected with real-world commerce. The white paper will focus on this gap, covering key topics such as stablecoin payment infrastructure, end-to-end costs, compliance and risk management, and enterprise-scale adoption. Drawing on industry data, practical experience, and real-world cases, it will further explore the development path of stablecoin payment infrastructure. The full white paper is expected to be officially released within the next 1-2 months.

Coinbase released a technical discussion article on Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Readiness, stating that Bitcoin needs to proactively address the cryptographic risks posed by quantum computing in the future and recommends that the community begin relevant migration preparations as soon as possible.Coinbase believes that Bitcoin's quantum-resistant upgrade involves not only selecting new quantum-resistant signature algorithms but also considering factors such as block space limitations, full node validation capabilities, institutional custody needs, ordinary wallet compatibility, and solutions for handling funds that cannot be migrated. Bitcoin should consider introducing output structures that support quantum-resistant signatures and explore hybrid solutions, such as allowing the same funds to have both traditional ECDSA/Schnorr signatures and quantum-resistant signatures as authorization paths for a smooth transition.Additionally, Coinbase emphasizes that the quantum migration will take years, and the community should complete preparations before the threat of quantum computing truly emerges. For BTC funds that have not migrated for a long time, lost private keys, or exposed public keys, Coinbase believes that solutions should still be sought through governance and technical discussions.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan recently stated in an interview that Bitcoin's market capitalization could rise to $30 trillion in the next decade, with a path similar to the long-term expansion following the launch of gold ETFs.He compared two time points: in 2004, when gold ETFs were introduced, the gold market was approximately $2.5 trillion; by 2024, when Bitcoin spot ETFs are expected to launch, Bitcoin's market capitalization is around $2 trillion.Hougan believes that the long-term upside potential for Bitcoin remains significant, and the real risk does not lie at the protocol level or in quantum computing, but rather in whether investors can navigate multiple bull and bear cycles and maintain their holdings.