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The Arbitrum Foundation announced the launch of the Arbitrum Security Program, providing smart contract audit subsidies for teams building projects on the Arbitrum platform, covering applications on the testnet, mainnet projects, projects migrating from other blockchains, and exclusive Arbitrum chains.

The London-listed technology company The Smarter Web Company has allocated 2,710,442 shares of common stock according to the terms of the subscription agreement.The total amount raised from this allocation is £1,891,933 (before expenses), equivalent to approximately £0.7 per share, and the company will receive about 98.25% of the funds as settlement. The remaining balance of common stock that has not been allocated under the subscription agreement is 41,213,788 shares.

Binance Chinese posted on platform X that the Binance wallet now supports using USDT to pay for Gas fees, covering BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and Tron, with plans to support more public chain networks in the future.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a certain smart money address (0x54e...a3F41) withdrew 133,000 VVV from Flowdesk 3 hours ago, worth 4.14 million dollars.This address allegedly took profits of 588,000 dollars two weeks ago and currently holds 233,337 VVV, worth 7.45 million dollars, with an unrealized profit of 2.128 million dollars calculated at the average withdrawal price of 22.78 dollars.

Ondo Finance has launched a new category of on-chain products, Ondo Intelligent Portfolios, which presents curated investment portfolios through a single transferable on-chain token. The first three portfolio tokens are constructed based on BlackRock's customized portfolio strategies for Ondo, allowing qualified investors in eligible jurisdictions outside the United States to gain relevant economic exposure through a single token.Traditionally, diversified, professionally constructed investment strategies typically required access through brokerage accounts and traditional fund structures. Now, these portfolios can be accessed through peer-to-peer transferable tokens issued by Ondo, available in users' existing wallets, exchanges, and DeFi applications, and support automatic rebalancing via smart contracts, programmable integration with the broader on-chain economy, and the combination of multiple asset classes within a single token.The three strategies are BLKHIon (High Yield), BLKDIGon (Diversified Growth), and BLKGRWon (High Growth). Holding the tokens provides economic exposure to the underlying asset baskets; each product is issued by Ondo Global Markets and tokenized by Ondo Finance. Investors only need to mint or redeem a single token to hold tokenized assets with weighted allocations, with positions, weights, and rebalancing visible on-chain in real-time.Lisa O'Connor, Head of Global Model Portfolio Solutions at BlackRock Multi-Asset Strategies, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Global Solutions, stated that tokenization provides a new digital delivery pathway for portfolio strategies; Ian De Bode, Acting CEO and President of Ondo Finance, mentioned that such portfolios have never appeared on-chain before. Ondo plans to continue expanding this product line in the future.

David Hoffman, founding partner of Bankless Ventures, published a discussion on the "Bitcoin Buy Side Trophy," stating that the crypto market occasionally sees a single asset absorbing the capital shift from Bitcoin holders. The Bitcoin community has long maintained a consensus of "holding only BTC," with a scale of about $1.7 trillion; individual shifts usually go unnoticed, but when enough people turn to the same asset, it becomes contagious. He cited 2021's ETH as an example, where its market cap rose from about $12 billion at the bottom to about $554 billion at the top, and referenced Su Zhu's statement from October that year, indicating that some people specifically moved cold-stored Bitcoin to buy ETH, and some publicly known Bitcoin maximalists may privately hold ETH.He believes that ZEC in 2026 is similar to ETH in 2021, having formed a consensus point for some Bitcoin capital, with reasons including privacy, quantum, or as a hedge against Bitcoin exposure "just in case." ZEC's market cap rose from about $200 million to about $2.6 billion, which is still small relative to the $1.7 trillion BTC; the key lies in relative scale rather than dollar appreciation, as the buying pressure is driven by Bitcoin wealth. As long as a very small proportion of holders can be persuaded to allocate a small amount of ZEC, the buying pressure will continue; very few people skip BTC, ETH, and other crypto assets to buy based solely on ZEC's own merits.He also believes that NEAR will win the weaker "smart contract buy side" in 2026, with funds coming from more decentralized market participants. The crypto market has always prioritized value storage, with smart contract chains coming second; ETH's position is weaker than BTC's, and SOL's challenge to ETH is greater than any asset's challenge to BTC.

Meta Platforms announced that it will integrate Muse into all of the company's smart glasses products.

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 privacy-oriented public chain Midnight is preparing to open smart contract deployment on the mainnet.

The Smarter Web Company announced plans to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock, and its stock TSWCF has risen over 36% in the past week.

Arc announced the launch of the AI-driven development tool Arc Studio, which allows users to describe their requirements in natural language. It generates full-stack on-chain applications, contracts, or agents that include front-end interfaces, back-end logic, and smart contracts within minutes. It also supports code review, testing, and export.This tool natively understands the Arc and Circle development stack, including CCTP, Circle Contracts, Gateway, and Wallets. It can integrate protocols such as Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap, and can be tested on nine chains: Arbitrum, Arc, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Monad, OP Mainnet, Polygon, and Unichain. Arc Studio can also connect as a sub-agent to Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. The official reminder states that AI-generated code still requires independent review and testing, and Arc Studio will not deploy, sign, fund, or submit mainnet transactions on behalf of users.

According to SlowMist monitoring, a Brazilian banking malware operation, active since at least May 2025, known as REF9334, has recently been disclosed. Its KREMLIN malware ecosystem uses a multi-stage loader and malicious browser extensions to steal credentials, session tokens, and sensitive data. The malicious extensions can be installed into Chrome and Edge without user approval by bypassing the Chromium integrity mechanisms, including Secure Preferences, HMAC, and App-Bound encrypted hashes.The operation also uses Ethereum smart contracts as "dead letter parsers" to dynamically update C2 endpoints and payload hosting locations. After registering the network Canary domain name, analysts observed 1,515 infected hosts checking in, with 98.75% located in Brazil. SlowMist recommends that security teams monitor related malware, browser extension activities, and infrastructure associated with this operation.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:PUMP (pump....Dfn): Net inflow of $7,000, with a 24-hour increase of -3.2%, currently priced at $0.0036.baton (Hg5J....ump): Net inflow of $5,000, with a 24-hour increase of -53.6%, currently priced at $0.0037.PAID (98kf....ump): Net inflow of $4,000, with a 24-hour increase of 351893.4%, currently priced at $0.0099.GLDx (Xsv9....3re): Net inflow of $4,000, with a 24-hour increase of 0.9%, currently priced at $397.8939.GSI (3YqF....NEa): Net inflow of $4,000, with a 24-hour increase of 37.9%, currently priced at $0.0001.

According to Bitcoin News, The Smarter Web Company plans to issue perpetual preferred shares under the stock code MORE, with a fundraising target of £15 million to £25 million, and a minimum fundraising scale of £10 million, with listing access requiring support from three market makers.Holders will receive cumulative weekly dividends and liquidation priority, but will not have voting rights, and the company may redeem shares. As of mid-2026, SWC holds 2,878 bitcoins; after the High Court approves the capital reduction, the company will have £132.5 million in distributable reserves for payments.

The Smarter Web Company announced plans to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock, subject to shareholder approval. The company expects to raise between $20 million and $34 million through a potential IPO to increase its Bitcoin holdings and acquire cash-generating operational businesses.

According to CNBC, Ant International has launched a collaboration with Visa and Mastercard to establish a "Know Your Agent" (KYA) interoperability framework, which will set universal standards for AI agent identity recognition, verification, and transaction monitoring, allowing agents verified on one network to be used across ecosystems.McKinsey estimates that by 2030, AI agents could participate in $30 trillion to $50 trillion in global consumer transactions.

According to exclusive information from industry chain insiders, Lingyi iTech is the supplier for Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo. The company supplies Apple with core precision components related to the new generation of terminal products, including hinge precision structural parts, screen support plates, and ultra-thin heat distribution plates, with the unit value of supplied products being higher than that of traditional flat-screen devices.Recently, during an institutional research interview, Lingyi iTech stated that various foldable screen projects are progressing smoothly, and mass production ramp-up and customer delivery are being carried out as planned in the third and fourth quarters.