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According to Globenewswire, Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) announced that since September 21, it has increased its holdings by approximately 47,706 SOL, bringing its total SOL and SOL-equivalent holdings to about 2,538,010, currently valued at approximately $309 million.This increase has resulted in a week-over-week growth of about 2% in its SOL holdings, and a growth of about 10% since the release of its second-quarter financial report on August 12, during which it has cumulatively added over 226,000 SOL. The company stated that it will continue to raise funds through channels such as the recently established $300 million CHAD ATM to continue increasing its SOL holdings.

The Circle Foundation announced two grants to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to explore the application of digital payments and digital financial infrastructure in humanitarian aid and development projects.The Circle Foundation stated that the relevant programs will study how to utilize digital payments and regulated payment-type stablecoins to disburse funds to aid recipients more quickly, transparently, and at a lower cost.For the UNDP, the grant will be used to establish and operate a "Digital Asset Innovation Pool," helping country offices expand previous digital payment pilot projects conducted in Syria, Haiti, Guatemala, and Gambia from single projects to regular project execution, and provide support such as regulation, operations, and beneficiary protection; this mechanism will not replace traditional banking channels but will serve as a complementary option outside the existing payment system.For the WFP, the grant will support the establishment of governance, risk management, funding, reconciliation systems, and compliance tools necessary for stablecoin payments, and integrate local fintech and mobile payment services. Over the next three years, the WFP plans to test 2 to 3 payment channels connecting its payment system with local financial service providers and markets to assess the performance of stablecoin payments in terms of efficiency, transparency, and resilience.

According to AIM, AI-native operating system development company Brahma AI raised $150 million through the issuance of preferred stock, with Multiples Alternate Asset Management contributing $100 million.Brahma AI's clients include Warner Bros, NBA, Google, Hakuhodo, and DNEG as its strategic distribution partners. The company's platform focuses on enterprise content intelligence and media evaluation platform Brahma AI Core and creative production suite Brahma AI Studio, with technology covering areas such as visual AI, digital humans, voice, and multilingual performances.

Bitcoin Magazine posted on X that students from East Texas A&M University announced the construction of the first post-quantum secure solution for the Bitcoin Lightning Network.The Lightning Network is a second-layer payment network for Bitcoin, and post-quantum security generally refers to protective designs against potential vulnerabilities in existing cryptography posed by future quantum computing.

Market news reports that Firmus, supported by Nvidia, is seeking $10 billion in financing to develop artificial intelligence chips.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei plans to brief the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, with the meeting focusing on the future development of artificial intelligence. Amodei will speak remotely, and other speakers include Joshua Bengio, co-chair of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence, and Clement Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face.

Stanford University professor and founder of Landing AI, Andrew Ng, stated in a post on X that recent voices advocating for the dangers of AI have made significant progress, seemingly driven by a well-orchestrated public relations campaign, and he is concerned that this poses a setback for the field. Ng indicated that there has been no unexpected dangerous turn in AI technology, and the risk of human extinction has not increased compared to a few months ago; related theories remain in the realm of science fiction.He pointed out that the biggest change lies in cybersecurity capabilities, which should be taken seriously, but will not lead to an apocalypse. Recently, the incident where the OpenAI team deployed a swarm of agents to invade Hugging Face was exaggerated by the media, for example, describing 1,200 agents working in parallel as a miraculous ability, while computers inherently run many processes simultaneously. The key factor is the vulnerabilities in the OpenAI sandbox and monitoring; fixing these vulnerabilities and strengthening monitoring is sufficient, and there is no need to pause AI.Ng also stated that large language models and agents should not be anthropomorphized; the responsibility lies with the builders and users, not the tools themselves. Pausing AI progress will cause more harm, as opponents will not slow down; engineering needs to discover and fix problems through empirical evidence. Beneficial applications still far outweigh the risks, and development should continue.

OpenAI is developing new features to compete with personal AI agents launched by competitors such as SpaceX and Meta. According to insiders, OpenAI plans to directly compete with SpaceX's Grok Bot through these new features and is discussing the development of personal AI assistants to counter similar products from Meta.Currently, some OpenAI app users have connected it to their email, calendar, etc., to automate tasks such as scheduling meetings.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Bitcoin Core 32 is currently undergoing candidate version testing, with the developers aiming to release it on October 10.This version can speed up block validation by reading database data in parallel, but it will not change the block generation speed. Four wallet commands will default to the updated partially signed transaction format, while the old format will still be available as needed. Security patches can prevent custom wallet names from executing commands on non-Windows nodes, and in one test, the memory growth caused by unauthenticated HTTP was reduced from about 3.2 GB to about 3 MB.

Gate Voyage launched a series of events in Bali, focusing on topics such as ecological construction, global development, TradFi, and diversified assets, featuring multiple themed sharing and exchange sessions. Nearly 200 industry guests, partners, and content creators from around the world participated, sharing market observations and business practices from different perspectives in a setting that combined exclusivity with a vacation atmosphere.During the event, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han delivered a speech via video link, reflecting on Gate's 13-year development journey and the milestone of surpassing 60 million users, while sharing insights on industry cycles, long-term construction, ecological cooperation, and future product layout. Gate Executive Director Edwin Cheung and CMO Kyle Chiu shared insights on ecological development and global growth, respectively; Media Studio and VIP Masterclass focused on topics such as stocks, tokenized assets, Pre-IPO, prediction markets, and wealth management, exploring the linkage between digital assets and traditional financial markets.At the same time, the KOL Creator Battle gathered creators from around the world to co-create content around themes such as Gate Card, traditional finance, wealth management, and partners. The event also included interactive segments like Bingo and AMA, integrating industry exchanges into exquisite luncheons, yacht trips, terrace BBQ parties, and high-end gala dinners. In-depth exchanges among global guests extended from the venue to dining tables and social moments, fostering discussions on collaboration in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.This event connected industry exchanges and content co-creation through a carefully designed vacation setting, bringing together global markets and ecological resources to provide a communication platform for participants from various fields. In the future, Gate will continue to connect global partners and industry resources, working together to build an open, inclusive, and prosperous crypto ecosystem.

According to the 8-K document submitted by DeFi Development Corp. to the U.S. SEC, the company increased its holdings of 101,381 SOL and SOL equivalents from September 14 to 18, 2026.As of September 18, the company's total holdings of SOL and SOL equivalents reached 2,490,304, an increase of approximately 4% from the previous week. The company stated that the SOL held in its treasury will be deployed through staking, validation nodes, and on-chain treasury infrastructure.

Recently, the market has reported that Apple is developing an enterprise-level AI server, possibly equipped with 2 to 4 unreleased M8 Ultra processors. The target customers include AI developers, large enterprises, and government agencies, primarily for AI inference. This edge data center may utilize NVLink. Both Apple and NVIDIA have not responded.The supply chain believes that Apple has entered this related business because the Mac series is widely used as personal AI workstations, with Mac revenue growing nearly 30% in the last quarter. Apple is purchasing a large number of NVIDIA chips and Google TPUs for its own AI data center and is rumored to be collaborating with Broadcom to develop its own AI chips. Qualcomm's Dragonfly product line includes a complete cabinet solution for edge AI inference.There are reports that Xiaomi is laying out an edge AI cabinet route, having previously announced a personalized AI workstation concept product called AI Cube, which internally features three self-developed chips: Xuan Ring O3, O100, and D100. The supply chain has also indicated that TSMC plays a key role in advanced processes or advanced packaging.

Donald Trump and his family business are continuing to expand their investments in artificial intelligence, data centers, power infrastructure, and related technology companies. Financial disclosures show that after Trump's return to the White House, his investment accounts have reported nearly 30,000 securities transactions, including buying and selling stocks of chip, server, and energy infrastructure companies such as Dell Technologies, Micron Technology, GE Vernova, Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Credo Technology, and Advanced Micro Devices. It is currently unclear whether Trump still holds these shares, as related transactions do not require real-time disclosure, and Trump has not placed his assets in a blind trust.Trump Media Technology Group plans to merge with the fusion company TAE Technologies, which intends to build power generation facilities amid the growing demand for electricity in AI data centers. Truth Social also plans to authorize platform data to AI labs through TruthAPI and has launched a search tool supported by technology from Perplexity. Donald Trump Jr. serves as a partner at 1789 Capital, which has completed fundraising for a $1.2 billion fund, focusing on investments in digital infrastructure such as data centers, and has invested in Cerebras, Perplexity, and xAI. Eric Trump, on the other hand, invests in defense, robotics, and AI data processing companies through American Ventures.The White House denies any conflict of interest, stating that Trump's investments are entirely managed by independent managers, with related assets held in discretionary accounts and automatically replicating indices such as Schwab 1000 through computer models, meaning Trump and his family cannot decide on specific investments and transaction timings.

Anthropic stated that its chatbot Claude leads 26% of the company's artificial intelligence research and development work, a significant increase from nearly zero at the beginning of this year. The report released by the company on Thursday noted that this is one of the clearest signs to date that artificial intelligence can accelerate the development of future models.Anthropic mentioned that Claude also collaborates with employees to complete about 90% of the work. The company pointed out that more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence research and development is driven by Claude.

U.S. President Trump stated that the United States will not hinder the development of the artificial intelligence industry but will support and oversee the growth of the sector. He announced plans to establish an "Artificial Intelligence Working Group" and will appoint an "AI Czar" responsible for AI affairs in the future.Trump emphasized that the government will not suppress AI innovation through restrictive measures but will use the existing judicial system to address illegal activities in the AI field.

According to Politico, Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX AI, and Google have been sued for calling to "slow down" AI development.The lawsuit claims that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly called for "industry-wide coordination" to "set the pace for the frontier" earlier this month, with the support of SpaceX AI head Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, which amounts to an illegal business agreement among competitors under U.S. antitrust law.Nick Lolly, one of the lawyers representing the four plaintiffs in the Northern District of California, stated that the case aims to ensure that private self-serving agreements among the world's most powerful profit-driven tech companies do not lead to AI "rapidly spiraling out of human control." When it comes to existential threats like nuclear war and the greatest risks in human history today, humanity deserves ironclad guarantees. The rule of law should be established transparently and legally by the U.S. government and be accountable to the public.

Ethereum developers warn: Attackers can exploit free testnet ETH and one-time builder identities to win Sepolia block auctions and withhold transaction payloads during the Glamsterdam testing period.This attack does not threaten mainnet funds but may disrupt infrastructure testing. The Sepolia public test is scheduled to launch on October 6, with the Hoodi test tentatively set for October 27, and the mainnet activation time is still undetermined.

The Cardano development company Input Output Group (IOG) issued a warning on its official X account, urging users to temporarily avoid interacting with its YouTube channel. The channel began streaming a video of Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson that is suspected to have been altered by AI, discussing a cryptocurrency giveaway event, and by the time of the report, the stream had been ongoing for nearly two hours.It is reported that the live stream encourages viewers to scan a QR code and promises to "double their wealth." IOG stated in the warning, "Please avoid interacting with the IO Group YouTube channel until further notice," and advised users not to click on links in the channel, not to transfer funds, or share personal information.

Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi commented on the controversy surrounding the Zcash development fund, stating that the Zcash community has positioned itself as "the crypto version of Bitcoin" and has refused to continue adding more features to the protocol. To become a reliable store of value, Zcash ultimately needs to achieve protocol finality, but it still needs to advance Tachyon, quantum resistance, and comprehensive formal verification required to address AI network attacks, making it unsuitable for finality in the next one to two years.The development fund has played a necessary role during the phase of lacking private funding to support Zcash development, and under current rules, it will expire in 2028. However, as the price of ZEC has surged significantly, the scale of the fund has expanded by an order of magnitude; once the fund exceeds 100 million dollars, it will inevitably move towards institutionalization and face the risk of the allocation mechanism being politicized.He advocates for the continued retention of the development fund at this stage to complete the remaining technical work before protocol finality, but this round should be the last round of the development fund. Once Zcash meets the conditions for finality, the fund should gradually wind down rather than continue seeking new funding projects; future development needs can be spontaneously funded by holders and ecosystem supporters, similar to Bitcoin.In terms of governance, Haseeb does not support voting solely by token holders, believing that a store of value asset requires policy predictability, and pure token governance is too volatile. He supports limited participation by holders and believes that committee governance, while flawed, may be a more feasible solution. Haseeb also disclosed that Dragonfly holds ZEC and that he himself is a ZODL investor, but ZODL will not directly benefit from the development fund.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Bitcoin Core developer Niklas Gögge warned that recent AI-driven vulnerability scanning is changing the security landscape of Bitcoin. Large language models have significantly reduced the cost of discovering vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to potentially find catastrophic vulnerabilities for just a few hundred dollars in computing costs.For Bitcoin Core, Project Loupe, the Bitcoin Red Team, and individual contributors have generated over 1,000 reports, but so far no high-risk or severe vulnerabilities have been found. Gögge stated that relying on stronger models to discover vulnerabilities before attackers is not a sustainable security strategy. Developers should build testing infrastructure that can proactively prevent entire classes of vulnerabilities through automated testing, fuzz testing, and property-based testing. Key components of Bitcoin Core have accumulated over 100 years of CPU fuzz testing and have undergone decades of Bitcoin node network simulation.