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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.

According to CoinDesk, asset management company ARK Invest announced a partnership with tokenization platform Securitize to tokenize its ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), initially issuing it on Ethereum, with potential expansion to other blockchains in the future. The fund invests in private and public companies, with holdings including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks. ARK founder and CEO Cathie Wood stated that bringing the ARK Venture Fund on-chain is a natural extension of its mission to democratize investment in disruptive innovation.Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo stated that this move provides investors with diversified exposure to popular private tech companies, allowing them to hold both OpenAI and Anthropic simultaneously if they are uncertain about which will win the AI race. He also noted that tokenization does not put these companies or their shares on-chain; instead, investors receive an on-chain representation of the fund's equity, while the underlying assets remain private, but user investments are liquid. Securitize also plans to provide daily net asset values and support on-chain market trading of fund equity.This collaboration builds on the existing relationship between the two parties, as ARK made a strategic investment in Securitize last year. Currently, Wall Street asset management companies are accelerating the introduction of traditional financial products to the blockchain, with early attempts like BlackRock's BUIDL and Franklin Templeton's BENJI fund primarily focused on U.S. Treasury and money market products, now expanding into stocks and private markets.

According to a report by Reuters, the artificial intelligence startup Island announced the completion of a $400 million Series F funding round, led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from existing investors Prysm Capital, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Cyberstarts, Insight Partners, and JP Morgan Growth Equity Partners.The company's valuation has reached $6.4 billion, and the new funds will drive the company into the next phase of growth and innovation, helping businesses expand the application scale of AI agents and modernize work methods.

According to Fintech Global, Chicago-based AI startup Go.AI has completed a $85 million Series A funding round, led by Updata Partners, with participation from existing investors GFT Ventures and LAUNCH. To date, its total funding has risen to $90 million.Go.AI primarily provides locally deployed, auditable AI infrastructure for regulated entities such as banks. The new funds will be used to expand the engineering team and enhance marketing efforts, driving the company to expand from its core regulated industries to a broader range of compliance-oriented institutions.

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) announced a group-level collaboration with Bitpanda to expand its cryptocurrency asset layout. According to a joint announcement released by both parties on Wednesday, Bitpanda Enterprise will provide digital asset infrastructure for member banks within the RBI network to launch cryptocurrency services, potentially covering around 18 million customers. The announcement stated that each member bank will decide on the specific service content and launch pace based on local market conditions and regulatory requirements.RBI CEO Michael Höllerer stated that the demand for cryptocurrency assets in the markets where the group operates is continuously growing, thus the decision to collaborate with Bitpanda to address this. He mentioned that as a customer-centric bank, RBI is committed to meeting customer needs in the best possible way. Bitpanda indicated to Cointelegraph that this promotion is still in the early stages and will be gradually advanced based on local market and regulatory requirements, with further details to be announced once each market is confirmed.This collaboration builds on the cryptocurrency integration launched in 2024 with Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien in Austria. Bitpanda has obtained authorization under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and stated that it is regularly communicating with banks and financial institutions exploring cryptocurrency brokerage services, but declined to comment on ongoing or confidential negotiations.

Feixiaohao partners with MOS/SSD to advance the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. MOS/SSD 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.MOS/SSD (Sea Star) will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. MOS (Sea Star Community) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) deeply engaged in Web3, established on February 19, 2022. The community's vision is to build a trustworthy metaverse DAO and collaborate with SPF META to promote blockchain gaming and the metaverse ecosystem.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with guests and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Animoca Brands, Bithumb, and Microsoft also in attendance. The entry of the Sea Star community into this scene will help bring the DAO, blockchain gaming, and metaverse community ecosystem into a more open exchange environment.

According to Bloomberg, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is seeking to establish an investment partnership with JPMorgan worth up to $20 billion, which includes a $15 billion public equity investment mandate and a $5 billion private market investment plan focused on U.S. mid-sized companies.The collaboration will cover both public and private markets, including equities and credit, with a related memorandum of understanding expected to be announced as early as Monday.

Feixiaohao collaborates with VITAL-X to promote the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. VITAL-X 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 leadership.VITAL-X will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. The project is positioned as the next-generation Web3 business ecosystem platform, connecting decentralized merchants, e-commerce transactions, and DeFi contribution distribution, using VXD as a certificate for ecological development contributions to build a global business value network. During this conference, VITAL-X project guests Su Yaoran and Wang Yanmei will also deliver speeches; they are the Global Ecological Strategy Officer and the Co-Initiator of VITAL-X Korea, respectively.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, with representatives from Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, BNB Chain, and others also present. VITAL-X has the opportunity to integrate Web3 business, merchant networks, and contribution distribution mechanisms into a more concentrated industry exchange through this event.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Bill Miller IV, Chairman and CEO of Miller Value Partners, stated in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that he has "never been more optimistic" about Bitcoin. He pointed out that although Bitcoin's market capitalization remains roughly at the peak level of the last cycle, the global financial situation has significantly worsened, and the gap between price and fair value is wider than ever.Miller elaborated on his "capital governance" argument, suggesting that Bitcoin should be viewed as the "denominator" of capital rather than an asset that needs to be valued, using the scale of the U.S. deficit compared to Bitcoin's total market capitalization as a reference framework for assessing fair value. He also addressed the phenomenon of gold outperforming Bitcoin, attributing it to "narrative lag," and discussed AI trading rotations as well as the global liquidity outflow from the Japanese and U.S. Treasury markets.Additionally, Miller talked about the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point interest rate hike, energy prices and inflation, the impact of immigration and the rule of law on the stability of capital flows, and whether U.S. companies can outperform debt, as well as why funds still cannot hold Bitcoin. He believes that Bitcoin is a form of capital denominator that does not rely on force for endorsement.

Feixiaohao collaborates with OTalk to promote the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. OTalk will participate as a co-organizer in this forum, which will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea. The themes will cover stock tokenization, Web3 finance, and AI applications.OTalk will participate in this forum as a co-organizer. The project aims to build a full-stack digital infrastructure for Web4, with core components including OTalk Chain and a super wallet: the public chain is responsible for computational settlement, while the wallet serves as a unified entry point, connecting content, social, payment, and AI.The GWDC Korea event will gather ecological and industry resources from MetaMask, BNB Chain, Bithumb, Microsoft, Sun Yuchen, and others. OTalk's entry into this scenario will help convey the combination path of the public chain, wallet, and on-chain payment entry to more concentrated partners and users.

According to Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance has terminated its partnership with the prediction market Polymarket.It is reported that the two parties reached a cooperation agreement last November, and Polymarket had stated on social media that it had become Yahoo Finance's exclusive prediction market partner. The cooperation agreement included the establishment of a special section to display probability data related to "key economic, government, and market outcomes."

According to PR Newswire, AI-native data loss prevention (DLP) security company MIND announced the completion of a $72 million Series B financing round, led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with existing investors YL Ventures and Paladin Capital Group participating. To date, the company has raised a total of $112 million.MIND revealed that it has joined the Anthropic Cyber Verification Program and has obtained ISO/IEC 42001 certification. The company plans to use this round of funding to accelerate the development of its AI-native DLP platform, expand its enterprise market, deepen technology and channel partnerships, and grow its team size.

On September 17, WEEX Exchange announced an exclusive partnership with Junsheng Academy community, making WEEX the first exchange partner of Junsheng Academy. Both parties will collaborate on investor education in the crypto community, market information exchange, and user services, jointly promoting community ecosystem development. Junsheng Academy (bilibili account: @JunshengTheoryCoin) is a learning and communication community focused on digital asset trading, dedicated to providing community members with market analysis, practical strategies, trading ideas, and technical exchanges, helping traders enhance their market understanding and trading capabilities.

According to Fortune magazine, the American enterprise AI startup Arcee AI has completed a $150 million Series B funding round, with a pre-money valuation of $1 billion. This round was led by Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital, and Emergence Capital, with participation from Microsoft's M12, AI10 Ventures, Hitachi, IAG, P7, and Wipro.Arcee did not disclose the specific amount, but insiders say it is at least $150 million. Founded in 2023, Arcee initially focused on fine-tuning and optimizing existing models, later shifting to building open-weight models from scratch. Its founder, Mark McQuade, was an early employee at Hugging Face. The funds will be used to develop new open-weight models and products, expand collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, and work with Vista's portfolio companies.

According to Reuters, the artificial intelligence startup Temporal announced the completion of a $550 million late-stage financing, with its valuation more than doubling to $12.55 billion within seven months. This round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with Wellington Management, Goldman Sachs Alternatives' Growth Equity, and Tiger Global participating as co-leads. SV Angel and T. Rowe Price Associates' advisory accounts also participated, while existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia Capital, and GIC continued to invest.The funds will be used to expand global operations and deepen platform research and development. Founded in 2019, Temporal develops open-source software that helps applications, including AI agents, recover from failures, reducing the need for engineers to write custom recovery code. Its clients include OpenAI, Snap, Nvidia, Netflix, and JPMorgan Chase.The company has 570 employees and an annualized revenue run rate exceeding $250 million, more than doubling year-over-year. In February of this year, the company completed a $300 million financing led by a16z at a valuation of $5 billion.

According to Business Insider, the Seattle-based artificial intelligence company Nuance announced the completion of a $50 million Series A funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Accel, NVentures (a subsidiary of NVIDIA), South Park Commons, and Define Ventures.Nuance was founded last year by three former Apple researchers, aiming to develop multimodal AI models with stronger emotional understanding capabilities. The company completed a $10 million seed funding round led by Accel last July.

The Kremlin stated that Russia will discuss trade settlements using digital currencies with BRICS+ partners at the summit in India.

According to news from the Dark Side of the Moon, the company has officially launched the Kimi Enterprise Partner Program: collaborating with IT service providers and integrators from various industries to build a team of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) who will work on-site with clients to help businesses truly integrate AI into their core operations.Currently, companies from multiple industries, including software information services, cloud computing, infrastructure, and telecommunications, have signed up to join this program.