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BNB Chain announced the appointment of Thomas Chen as Chief Business Officer. This appointment will drive BNB Chain to further focus on institutional, capital, and chain listing market activities.Thomas has deep experience in traditional finance and digital assets, with 15 years of industry experience, including over 7 years focused on team building in the digital asset infrastructure sector, possessing extensive experience in capital markets, custody, trading, and business growth.After joining BNB Chain, he will focus on bringing institutions and capital on-chain, deepening liquidity, increasing trading volume, and enhancing the long-term value of the ecosystem.

According to The Block, Circle's Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen plans to step down after more than five years in office, with an expected departure by the end of December, unless the company identifies a successor earlier. Circle stated that it has engaged an executive search firm to initiate the recruitment process for a new CFO.

Stablecoin issuer Circle's Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen will step down at the end of this year, and the company has begun the search for his successor.According to the disclosed departure agreement, Fox-Geen will receive a conditional cash payment of $1.05 million.

After Alibaba and ByteDance launched Qianwen Office and Doubao Work respectively, Baidu has launched the AI tool OkWork, which focuses on mobile office solutions, integrating PPT generation, AI writing, spreadsheet data analysis, and poster image generation. The product interface features a minimalist and lightweight design, with the homepage showcasing four main modules: AI PPT, AI Writing, AI Spreadsheet, and AI Image Generation. This is also Baidu's recent move in the AI office scene following Kuku AI.AI PPT supports document to PPT conversion, PDF to PPT conversion, and outline generation for PPT, and can also beautify existing PPTs, split layers, and make AI modifications. AI Writing covers resumes, lesson plans, papers, reports, and document summaries, and supports PDF to Word conversion, continuation writing, and imitation writing; AI Spreadsheet focuses on data calculation and intelligent table creation. AI Image Generation includes capabilities for posters, avatars, as well as pixel art, hand-drawn newspapers, and comic strips. Users can complete content generation, document conversion, and image matching through conversations with specific requirements, and the template center provides PPT and resume templates.OkWork is not completely free; some features and rights consume AI points, which users can obtain by subscribing to a membership. The product covers scenarios such as workplace reports, student assignments, teaching preparation, and simple posters, leaning more towards quickly producing drafts and is not aimed at ultra-large documents or complex multi-person collaborative editing. According to 360iResearch, the global AI office software market is expected to grow to $35.49 billion by 2026 and is projected to reach $71.27 billion by 2032; a survey by iiMedia Consulting shows that the usage rate of office AI assistants among white-collar workers in China is 57.27%.

The Polish prosecutor's office has charged a former police officer in the case of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto. The Central Bureau of Cybercrime (CBZC) in Poland detained Artur K. on Tuesday under the orders of the organized crime department of the national prosecutor's office. He faces two charges: one for participating in an organized crime group, and the other for causing significant property losses to BitBay, BB Trade Estonia, and another entity, assisting in the misappropriation of entrusted property, aiding computer fraud, and money laundering. The prosecutor's office stated that a search of his residence uncovered documents related to the operation of the exchange, and he is being questioned as a suspect; the prosecutor's office will decide whether to apply for pre-trial detention.Meanwhile, the police in Katowice are searching and investigating a fuel depot, which is the last known location of Zondacrypto founder Sylwester Suszek before he went missing in March 2022. The case is classified as illegal deprivation of liberty rather than a disappearance, as a suspect has been accused of removing a hard drive from the gas station's surveillance camera.Suszek founded the exchange in Katowice in 2014, originally named BitBay, and relocated its registration to Estonia as BB Trade Estonia in 2020, rebranding it as Zondacrypto, claiming to have 1.3 million customers, most of whom are Polish. The exchange froze withdrawals and went offline in April, and the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit revoked its operating license on June 29. Since August, at least five people have been charged, including former Polish Olympic Committee president Radosław P. All public respondents have denied the charges, and the related accusations have not yet been tried in court.

Bitget's Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng released an open letter on the occasion of the 8th anniversary. As the platform continues to evolve towards a panoramic exchange (UEX), Bitget has further upgraded its Proof of Reserves (PoR) system, expanding the range of verifiable assets from the original 4 cryptocurrencies to 19 major assets. Data shows that as of September 2026, Bitget has consecutively released 46 PoR reports.In the letter, Hon Ng pointed out, "Growth and responsibility have never been two independent matters." As the platform's scale, asset categories, and market boundaries continue to expand, security, transparency, and compliance standards also need to be upgraded in tandem. "Making trust visible and verifiable has always been an important cornerstone of Bitget's commitment to long-termism."In terms of security systems, the account side covers 2FA, FIDO2, WebAuthn Passkeys, and anti-phishing codes, while the platform's security mechanisms integrate withdrawal protection, abnormal behavior detection, and anti-fraud systems, providing backend support for every user operation. The "Market Order and Token Responsibility Framework" launched this year further strengthens ongoing monitoring and risk management for listed assets, project parties, and market makers. Continuous optimization of mechanisms and transparency initiatives maintain a fair and orderly trading environment.In terms of compliance, Bitget has obtained corresponding registrations, licenses, or regulatory approvals in multiple jurisdictions, including Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and continues to improve its compliance systems such as KYC, KYB, AML, CFT, and sanctions list screening to adapt to the regulatory requirements of different markets and asset categories.

According to the information released by the SEC, Robinhood (HOOD) Chief Financial Officer Verma Shiv sold 11,472 shares of the company's stock at an average price of $110.42 per share on September 15, for a total value of approximately $1.2668 million. After the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 56,858 shares.

Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad commented on the failure of the CLARITY Act to pass a key procedural vote, stating that the U.S. Congress has given their answer: the legislative path is blocked, and there should be no further expectations. The SEC and CFTC, the two major regulatory agencies, can issue clear regulatory rules using their existing authority.With about seven weeks until the midterm elections, crypto voters should use their ballots to retaliate against the lawmakers who voted no.

According to Bitcoin News, the Chief Technology Officer of BlueWallet stated that they screened 904 iOS applications labeled as non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets in the App Store and analyzed 494 of them, ultimately marking 45 as potentially having serious or high-risk security issues, with 23 being of potential serious risk and 22 being high risk.The issues mainly include suspected uploading of mnemonic phrases or private keys to servers, insufficient randomness in generated wallets, storing keys on the server side, using hard-coded encryption keys, and loading unsigned JavaScript code that can interact with sensitive wallet data. The Chief Technology Officer of BlueWallet cautioned that the analysis results may contain false positives, and applications not appearing on the list are not necessarily safe. When it comes to storing large amounts of Bitcoin, merely passing the App Store review and the application's reputation are not sufficient grounds to trust the software.

According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger SAS announced the appointment of Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO), integrating internal technology systems and security functions under the same executive management.Blatman previously worked at the blockchain company Fireblocks and will be fully responsible for network and infrastructure security, product security, physical and workplace security, internal IT, and enterprise risk management.

According to a report by the Financial Associated Press, the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI stated that they are considering reforming the charging model, testing a new pricing model based on performance, gradually moving away from the usage-based billing method, and competing with lower-priced open-source models.

According to the disclosure by Family Office New Intelligence, data service provider FINTRX tracking shows that in August, family offices participated in a total of 109 transactions, with the total disclosed financing amount reaching 16.9 billion USD. Among these, follow-on financing rounds, where family offices continued to invest in companies they already hold, accounted for 27% of the transaction count. This indicates that, compared to continuing to invest in existing projects, family offices are more active in seeking and investing in new projects. The most active institution in August was a16z Perennial.a16z Perennial was established in 2022 and is a joint family office under the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, providing wealth management and investment services for its core partners Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, as well as the entrepreneurs they support. As of the end of 2025, a16z Perennial manages approximately 2.74 billion USD in regulated assets. In August, a16z Perennial participated in a total of 17 transactions, ranking first; the total disclosed scale of the related financing rounds reached approximately 10.45 billion USD.Ranking second is YZi Labs, founded by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. YZi Labs manages over 10 billion USD in assets globally, with investment coverage including Web3, artificial intelligence, and healthcare, and invests in startups at various stages of development. In August, YZi Labs participated in 10 transactions, second only to a16z Perennial; however, the total scale of the financing rounds involved in these transactions was 42.1 million USD, largely appearing in large financing rounds of several hundred million or even several billion USD.It should be noted that the amounts mentioned above refer to the total financing scale of all investors in the related financing rounds, rather than the actual investment amount of the family offices themselves. Due to the strong privacy of family office investments, it is usually difficult to obtain the specific investment amount of a single family office in each transaction.

The National Assembly Budget Office of South Korea released a report stating that stablecoins could save South Korean merchants between 370 billion and 5.15 trillion Korean won (approximately 275 million to 3.8 billion USD) in payment processing fees each year. The report also warned that the widespread adoption of stablecoins could weaken banks' role as credit intermediaries and disrupt token pegs during large-scale redemptions. It suggested introducing reserve requirements, limiting stablecoin rewards, and strengthening regulation of tokens that may threaten financial stability. Regarding the issuance rights of stablecoins, there are differences between the Bank of Korea and the Financial Services Commission: the Bank of Korea prefers issuance to be dominated by bank-controlled issuers (holding at least 51%), while the Financial Services Commission believes excessive restrictions may hinder innovation. In addition, South Korea plans to expand the scope of tokenized securities by February 2027, with subsequent phases connecting blockchain-based securities markets to stablecoin payment infrastructure. A study released by the Bank of Korea earlier this month also found that directly trading USD stablecoins with local currency on Binance could depress the local currency exchange rate.

According to CoinDesk, the Polish prosecutor's office has charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of the missing BitBay/Zondacrypto founder Sylwester Suszek, with two counts, including fraud.Roman Ż. was arrested last Saturday in the Silesia region of Poland, and his lawyer stated that he had assisted in managing the exchange before BitBay was renamed Zonda. Roman Ż. denies the charges and has provided a detailed statement to investigators, with police seizing valuable watches and documents related to Zondacrypto during the search.The prosecutor's office stated that the arrest was ordered due to concerns that Roman Ż. would flee upon learning of plans to travel to China, with his lawyer describing the trip as a business trip and stating that he held a return ticket for September 13. The court will decide whether to continue detaining Roman Ż. during the investigation.Previously, BitBay was renamed Zondacrypto in 2021, and the exchange ceased trading in April, following customer withdrawal freezes, with estimated losses of at least 35 million zlotys (approximately 9.4 million USD). The Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit partially suspended the license of the brand entity BB Trade Estonia OÜ. The Polish prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into suspected large-scale fraud and money laundering, receiving over 3,600 complaints as of June.The case is also related to Suszek's disappearance in March 2022, with the prosecutor's office merging the Zondacrypto investigation with the Suszek missing person case in August.

According to the information released by the SEC, Robinhood (HOOD) Chief Brokerage Officer Steven M. Quirk sold 24,416 shares of the company's stock on September 3 at an average price of $120.33 per share, totaling approximately $2.9379 million. After the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 77,839 shares. Meanwhile, GC Daniel Martin Jr sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock on the same day at an average price of $122.43 per share, totaling approximately $1.2243 million. After the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 509,943 shares.

Alibaba's Qianwen Office product has been online for a month, with the number of users exceeding 30 million, more than half of whom are enterprise users. In the past 30 days, a total of 120 version updates have been completed, averaging 4 iterations per day, with thousands of features updated cumulatively. The international version has also been launched.Qianwen Office's open-source enterprise context infrastructure MyContext has received over 3,000 stars on GitHub within a few weeks of being open-sourced. Combined with deep integration with IM software like DingTalk, it can transform information scattered across business processes such as messages, documents, approvals, emails, and knowledge bases into organizational context that is understandable and callable by agents. At the same time, the Qianwen large model team has launched a dedicated office version Qwen3.8-Flash, specifically optimized for multi-step planning, tool selection, and context compression, achieving approximately a 100% increase in single-task generation speed in real office scenarios, with average token consumption reduced by 75%.Companies such as Changan Automobile, Huifu Tianxia, Chuanhua Group, Zhongyi Co., and Laoxiangji have already integrated. At Changan Automobile, Qianwen Office has streamlined the entire supply chain from research and development to sales and service, reducing the manual wiring harness selection calculation by senior engineers from two days to 5 minutes, and the verification of vehicle documents from over ten minutes to 1-2 minutes.

According to CriptoNoticias, the Argentine Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) conducted a special training course titled "Virtual Assets: Financial Analysis, Tracking, Detection, and Seizure" for internal staff, officials, and judges on August 19 and September 2, 2026, via the Zoom platform, with anti-money laundering specialist lawyer Carmen Chena as the speaker.The course covered topics such as digital wallet asset analysis, domestic and international legal frameworks, the cryptocurrency ecosystem, and practical case studies on preservation measures. Previously, the Argentine judicial system had accumulated rich experience in cryptocurrency-related cases, including the freezing of 3 million USDT in December 2024 and the ruling in 2022 for Binance to return stolen BTC.

According to a Reuters report, Polymarket's new Global Head of Research and Intelligence, Shana Bautista (former analyst at Coinbase, former investigator at the FBI), stated that as the U.S. midterm elections approach, Polymarket has established a system to identify unusual trading activities and will continue to prevent U.S. users from using its international platform to comply with the settlement agreement reached with U.S. regulators in 2022.In addition, Polymarket plans to launch a new webpage to publicly disclose the operational details of market integrity review mechanisms such as machine learning, blockchain analysis, and trading monitoring, and revealed that it has referred over 100 cases to law enforcement agencies.