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The research leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft have called on policymakers to review the progress of their respective companies in the automation of artificial intelligence research.Researchers pointed out in their paper that the automation of AI research could trigger an "intelligence explosion," with the pace of technological evolution potentially exceeding human understanding, and suggested that policymakers increase transparency.

According to official news, Tether announced a partnership with the fintech company Shiga to utilize its open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK) to launch self-custody financial products for individuals and institutions in Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.The two parties will launch two core products: the self-custody wallet ENTA for individuals and businesses, which supports deposits in fiat currency or Bitcoin, and holds and transfers Tether (USDT), Bitcoin, and Tether Gold (XAUT); and the infrastructure Pulse for banks and financial institutions, aimed at assisting institutions in customizing digital asset services for specific payment channels and fund settlement processes, and supporting institutions in deploying in a private environment to retain key control.In addition, Shiga is currently completing the final approval process for the digital asset license in Nigeria, and once approved, will conduct compliant digital asset trading, brokerage, and custody services in the country.

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.

The founder of Morpho, Paul Frambot, proposed a classification scheme suggesting that on-chain vaults be divided into "noncustodial" and "discretionary" categories to clearly define their nature to regulatory authorities.This proposal was immediately opposed by Aave founder Stani Kulechov, who called the classification "self-serving." Several vault developers also raised concerns, arguing that the timelock mechanism does not truly eliminate the role of the manager.

According to the official announcement, Binance.US has announced that the self-custody wallet Binance.US Wallet built into its App is now available to eligible iOS and Android users.Users can switch between the centralized exchange and the wallet without leaving the Binance.US App, and access tens of thousands of tokens and hundreds of DApps, supporting major blockchain networks such as Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Solana, and Robinhood Chain.

On-chain data analysis platform Glassnode posted on X: Bitcoin has flashed momentum signals that have initiated the last two bull markets, and the MVRV has once again crossed above its 365-day moving average.Glassnode stated that this is the same crossover that occurred at the beginning of each bull market in 2019 and 2023.

Asus collaborates with Poesis to create autonomous trading agents using NVIDIA (NVDA.O) technology.

The GLM team disclosed the first engineering practice of recursive self-improvement, completed by the Infra Agent powered by GLM-5.3, which designed, debugged, and optimized the GLM-5.3-Flash inference infrastructure.This practice was completed on a domestic cluster with a capacity of one hundred thousand cards, and the team referred to it as the first recursive self-improvement practice for large models in the country.

Polymarket Vice President of Engineering Josh Stevens tweeted that the team has built an indexing system using the open-source Rust tool rindexer, allowing on-chain events to be visible up to approximately 14 blocks (about 28 seconds) in advance, and completing indexing within 0-10 milliseconds after block broadcasting, approaching real-time.He stated that transaction, position, and balance refreshes will be faster. Goldsky continues to serve as data backup, and the main path has switched to self-built infrastructure.

Miden launched the privacy self-custody wallet Bread, supporting iOS, Android, and Chrome, currently running on the Miden testnet. Users can gain mainnet access through the early access list. Miden Wallet is no longer in service.

According to Business Insider, Michael Burry, the prototype character of the movie "The Big Short" and a well-known short-seller, fiercely criticized the statement made by OpenAI and Anthropic CEO calling to "slow down AI development," accusing it of being highly self-serving.Michael Burry listed four core reasons: large language models are not true AI, protecting vested interests, creating hype for IPOs, and concealing the dilemma of sluggish growth. Michael Burry further pointed out that the so-called "active call to slow down" is merely a cover-up for the uncontrollable slowdown in industry growth and the forced delay of IPO plans.

The re-staking protocol Renzo Protocol announced its name change to Renzo Finance and launched its first on-chain structured yield product Renzo Basis, which will go live on Hyperliquid, initially supporting BTC and HYPE. Lucas Kozinski, founder of Renzo Labs, stated that basis trading earns funding rate income by simultaneously holding a spot long and a perpetual contract short. Since the long and short positions hedge each other, asset price fluctuations do not affect the yield, and users earn the fees paid by perpetual traders every hour.Renzo stated that the product achieves automation through a triple protection mechanism, including hedge protection, yield protection, and safety buffer. Currently, the product does not use AI automation but instead conducts trading and strategy monitoring through Hyperliquid's proxy wallet (API wallet) with user authorization, without holding user funds. The relevant protection parameters can be customized by users. Renzo emphasized that its product differs from competitors such as Ethena and Bitwise's Superstate in that it is fully on-chain, self-custodied, and allows depositors to choose their own assets, trading venues, and risk parameters.Renzo Basis plans to support all assets on Hyperliquid that have both spot and perpetual markets and expand to other DeFi platforms, with the next stop being Lighter on Robinhood, where on-chain stock perpetual basis trading will be introduced.

On September 6, local time, U.S. President Trump posted on the social platform Truth Social, stating that he earned "hundreds of billions of dollars" for the United States through stocks and holding various other assets, and he expressed, "I do this for our country, not for myself." The post also mentioned that the only response he received was criticism from the radical left "foolish Democrats."According to a previous report by Reuters, information from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics shows that Trump disclosed personal securities transactions totaling at least $220 million and up to about $750 million in the first three months of 2026. Annual financial documents released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics indicate that Trump's total income for 2025 was at least $2.2 billion, far exceeding his income of about $622 million in 2024 when he had not returned to the White House.On the same day, Trump also shared an AI-generated image, which appeared to show him trading in the Oval Office, with the screen displaying Intel's stock price rising from $20 to $95. In August of last year, the U.S. federal government invested about $8.9 billion to purchase a 9.9% stake in Intel at a price of $20.47 per share; CNBC reported that on September 4, 2026, the company's stock closed at $95.80. A White House spokesperson stated that all stock transactions under Trump's name are conducted by external financial managers, and Trump and his family have no control over specific trading decisions.

Former U.S. President Trump published a revised version of the U.S. presidential rankings on Truth Social, expanding upon the version released a few days ago. In the latest ranking, former U.S. presidents are categorized into six levels: "Greatest," "Great," "Near Great," "Average," "Below Average," and "Losers."Trump lists himself separately in the "Greatest" category, ranking above Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Compared to the first version he released, Reagan has been added to the "Near Great" category, while Hoover has been downgraded to the "Losers" category. Biden and Obama have consistently remained in the "Losers" category.

According to CryptoBriefing, the Bitcoin wallet Xverse has launched a joint Bitcoin staking service, allowing users to pair sBTC with STX tokens to participate in the Stacks PoX-5 locking period. During the staking period, Bitcoin remains on the Bitcoin mainnet and is controlled by the users, without the need for cross-chain or wrapping. This feature requires an upgrade to the Xverse v2.9 version wallet.Registration will close on September 9 or when the quota is used up. Staking rewards are expected to be distributed starting September 10 (Bitcoin block 966350, corresponding to Stacks' 143rd period). Institutions such as UTXO (a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc.), HashKey Cloud, and 21shares have joined as anchor participants. Previously, Xverse managed approximately 152 million STX in non-custodial staking.

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee recently expressed the view that Ethereum (ETH) is more like "digital land" rather than cash. Lee believes that the core value of quality assets lies in their ability to store value, meaning that investors believe they can effectively hold and allocate capital over the long term.Lee pointed out that stocks can become store of value assets because investors expect companies to manage capital effectively when they buy stocks; real estate, on the other hand, has both store of value and cash flow properties, generating income through rentals. Within this framework, he believes Ethereum is closer to the stock market or land, with its long-term value primarily derived from the network itself as underlying infrastructure.Bitmine has been increasing its holdings for 65 consecutive weeks. As of August 30, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings reached 5,901,112, accounting for approximately 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply.

OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki published an article titled "An Alien Mind" on September 6, 2026. The article reviews the results of the RLSlow research project, which emerged in mid-2023, demonstrating the first scalable training of reasoning models. It states that three years later, reasoning language models have become part of rapid economic growth, beginning to push scientific boundaries, capable of operating computers and graphical interfaces, collaborating with humans and other AIs on research projects, while also changing the landscape of computer security and introducing new dangers.The author anticipates that the current pace of progress may continue towards recursive self-improvement based on internal results. If AI development continues along the current path, systems may experience equivalent or greater leaps in capability in the coming years, increasingly driving their own development. The author calls for extreme caution, believing that no one is prepared to deal with the consequences of the rapid rise of machine intelligence. OpenAI will continue to seek technical solutions for alignment and monitoring, build defensive systems, and unilaterally halt further scaling when necessary, but believes broader intervention is needed.The article states that machine intelligence is primarily driven by increased computational power, with AI growing more than being designed. In terms of alignment, it distinguishes between goal alignment and value alignment, with the core challenge being generalization. GPT-6 Astra shows significantly better alignment than GPT-5.6 Sol, but more progress is still needed. In monitoring, the focus is mainly on chain-of-thought monitoring, with assessments showing that reliance on capabilities is gradually weakening. In terms of scalable defense, models are becoming superhuman in breaking into computer systems, currently in a narrow window where using the best available models significantly enhances the security of critical systems.