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According to an official announcement, MeshWallet, a gas-free USDT wallet headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, has completed a $10 million private funding round led by multiple private investors and small family offices. Operating on the TRON (TRC20) network, MeshWallet’s core feature eliminates the need for users to hold TRX to pay gas fees, with transfer fees settled directly in USDT to streamline the dual-token operation workflow. The funds will be used to expand its product roadmap and build a user ecosystem.
According to The Information, two sources familiar with the matter revealed that DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng disclosed at a recent investor meeting that the company's annualized revenue has exceeded $1 billion, more than doubling from under $500 million several months ago. Following a price increase last month, API call fees for all DeepSeek models rose by 2.3 to 4.5 times, but Liang Wenfeng assured investors that the hike has not led to customer churn. The company plans to complete its second round of financing by the end of October, targeting 50 billion yuan ($7.5 billion) in fundraising, with a valuation of 500 billion yuan.
Michael Burry, the real-life inspiration for "The Big Short," has stated that the structural shortage of memory chips currently driving gains in AI and semiconductor sectors is only temporary. He expects that as production capacity catches up with demand over the next two years, the memory industry will re-enter a downturn cycle. Accordingly, he has increased his bearish positions in Micron Technology, Nebius, the SOXX semiconductor ETF, and Palantir, and stated that if the relevant assets hit new highs again, he would consider closing his positions, but he currently still holds put options.Michael Burry also believes that the current memory supply crunch is related to AI demand pushing manufacturers to adjust production capacity, and that once traditional DRAM production capacity is restored, the supply-demand gap may narrow. He simultaneously warned that the current AI narrative is attracting large amounts of capital into the semiconductor sector, and expressed the view that the Nasdaq 100 index is overvalued with excessively concentrated weighting, and that capital may rotate from semiconductor and AI-related stocks into other sectors. (Etoday)
According to CNBC, Michael Burry, the real-life inspiration for "The Big Short," stated that the current structural shortage of memory chips is temporary, and projected that the memory industry will re-enter a downturn cycle over the next two years as capacity catches up with demand. Burry revealed that he is increasing his put positions on Micron, Nebius, the SOXX Semiconductor ETF, and Palantir, and will continue to hold the related put options, while also noting that the Nasdaq 100 index is currently "overvalued and overly concentrated."
PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that Polymarket's "OpenAI valuation will reach $975 billion by September 30" probability has risen to 63%, up 30% in 24 hours.If, as of September 30, 2026, OpenAI's private market valuation as published on the Nasdaq Private Market has reached or exceeded $975 billion, it will settle as "Yes"; otherwise, it will settle as "No."If OpenAI completes an IPO or direct listing during this period, the listing pricing and post-listing public market capitalization will also be taken into account. Subsequent revisions to historical data by NPM are generally not counted, unless they are corrections of obvious data errors.Join the PPP signal push community to stay one step ahead and seize the advantage.
According to PR Newswire, USD.AI, a stablecoin protocol facilitating AI lending, has announced a $128.9 million asset-backed GPU financing deal for an undisclosed borrower, marking the largest single loan to date on the platform. The funds will be used to deploy 32 Nvidia GB200 NVL72 systems in British Columbia, Canada. The operator is a publicly listed GPU cloud provider, and the equipment is secured under a multi-year agreement with an investment-grade counterparty. This financing surpasses the $98.1 million GPU financing project announced by USD.AI in June 2026.
Odaily — The financing will be used to support an undisclosed borrower in deploying 32 NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 systems in British Columbia, Canada. USD.AI is an on-chain lending protocol.
Fintech company Reap announced a strategic partnership with Visa, planning to leverage Reap's card-issuing infrastructure to launch a Visa credit card program linked to stablecoins across more than 100 markets globally, and to expand its business from Asia and Latin America to regions including Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Reap will also use stablecoins to directly settle payment obligations through Visa's Asia Pacific stablecoin settlement program. The two parties will subsequently explore payment models such as agent commerce, and Reap also plans to introduce card features that support multi-currency stablecoin financing and settlement.
据彭博社报道，由 Blue Owl Capital 旗下关联机构支持的一家数据中心开发商宣布发债募资 11 亿美元押注 AI 算力，为弗吉尼亚州里士满附近 Digital Drive 数据中心项目提供资金，该数据中心拥有 76 兆瓦 IT 容量，将由 CoreWeave 以15 年、29.4 亿美元的合同全部租赁，预计 2027 年至 2028 年投入运营。
Odaily News: Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated coverage of digital asset securitization company Securitize with an Overweight rating and a price target of $21.2. Securitize shares rose 12% yesterday to $14.57, hitting an all-time high. Cantor Fitzgerald stated that tokenization represents one of the largest overhauls of financial infrastructure in the past century, and believes the stock's current valuation is attractive.
According to Bloomberg, AI inference platform startups Modal Labs and Baseten are in talks for a new round of financing. Modal Labs is valued at approximately $15 billion, roughly triple its valuation four months ago; Baseten's valuation could reach $26 billion, double its $13 billion valuation in June. As enterprises accelerate AI adoption and compute-intensive tools such as agents develop, market demand for model inference services and related compute infrastructure continues to grow.
Odaily News: The AI boom has once again gained market funding support. Investors who had previously questioned AI investment returns and worried about excessively high tech stock valuations are now readjusting their views.As major tech companies continue to increase AI infrastructure spending and related companies maintain resilient performance, the market is beginning to search for the next stage of growth pathways in the AI industry.Over the past year, debates surrounding artificial intelligence have persisted. On one hand, companies such as Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Google (GOOGL) have continued to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in building AI computing infrastructure, driving demand growth in chips, cloud computing, and data centers; on the other hand, some investors believe that while AI capital expenditure is enormous, actual commercial returns for enterprises still need time to be verified, and tech stock valuations have already priced in excessive optimism.Recent market performance shows that capital is flowing back into AI-related assets. Investors who had previously bet that the AI rally was overdone and that tech stocks would face a correction are now reducing their bearish positions, with some traders beginning to look for new upside potential. (WSJ)
Odaily News: Trader @nft_hu posted on X platform that their reasons for buying RKLB include continued bullishness on fundamentals, a price pullback to an appropriate level, and the completion of ATM financing. Rocket Lab's Q2 revenue hit a record $234 million, up 62% year-over-year; backlog reached $2.36 billion. Electron completed its 96th mission on September 19, also its 17th mission this year. The trader also stated that Rocket Lab's funding for the $8 billion Iridium acquisition is essentially secured, and on September 15 it completed ATM financing, raising approximately $1.9 billion. The risks mentioned include the narrowing first-flight window for its medium-lift rocket this year.
According to an official announcement from Bullish, Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) and diversified global financial services platform Marex Group Limited (NASDAQ: MRX) have announced a partnership. Marex will officially gain access to the Bullish platform, covering multiple product categories including spot, options, perpetual futures, and term futures. The firm will arrange block trades via electronic and voice execution to provide liquidity support for its OTC derivatives and structured products businesses. Marex currently serves over 3,400 active clients, with operations spanning crypto-backed financing, OTC trading, market making and clearing, wealth management, and structured investments. This collaboration integrates Marex's global infrastructure with Bullish's regulated market infrastructure to meet the growing demand from institutional investors for digital asset trading solutions that comply with traditional finance standards. Bullish's trading volume in the first half of 2026 has surpassed $300 billion, with open interest reaching a record high of over $6 billion.
Odaily News: AI agent startup Ema has completed a $77 million Series B funding round led by Creaegis, with existing investors Accel, Section 32, and Prosus also participating. To date, the company's total funding has reached $140 million, with its valuation more than tripling compared to its previous funding round in 2024. Ema was founded in 2023 by former Google and Coinbase executive Surojit Chatterjee and former Okta executive Souvik Sen. The company deploys technology called "AI employees," which are systems capable of coordinating multiple AI agents to help enterprises execute multi-step business processes within existing applications, rather than handling only a single task at a time. It is reported that most of the new funding will be used to expand market operations, as the company previously focused primarily on product development. (TechCrunch)
Odaily News: Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company Forward Industries announced that it has signed a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor to issue 3.125 million shares of common stock at $8 per share, with expected gross proceeds of approximately $25 million. The offering is expected to close on or about September 24. Forward Industries stated that the net proceeds after deducting related fees will be used to purchase more SOL to expand the scale of its SOL treasury, while also increasing the amount of SOL corresponding to each fully diluted share. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as the sole placement agent for this offering. (Globenewswire)
Odaily reports: U.S. President Trump recently once again advocated cutting U.S. interest rates to 1% or even lower, arguing that lower financing costs can boost corporate investment, reduce government debt costs, and enhance U.S. economic competitiveness. Meanwhile, on September 16, the Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, the first rate hike since July 2023. Boston Fed President Collins subsequently expressed support for the hike, saying that inflation risks remain above the Fed's 2% target and that monetary policy needs to remain somewhat restrictive to bring inflation down sustainably. (Reuters)
According to the official FATF website, the FATF published Turkey's 2026 Mutual Evaluation Report on September 23. The report indicates that Turkey has made progress in the use of financial intelligence and international cooperation, but continues to exhibit clear deficiencies in money laundering investigations involving high-risk predicate offenses (such as drug smuggling and illegal gambling), the recovery of overseas assets, and suspicious transaction reporting. Turkey received a "Partially Compliant" rating for both targeted financial sanctions related to the financing of proliferation (R.7) and the regulation of non-profit organizations (R.8), and was ultimately placed on the Enhanced Follow-Up List. It is required to complete key remedial actions within three years and report on its progress regularly.
According to FinTech Global, Chicago-based AI startup Go.AI has completed an $85 million Series A funding round led by Updata Partners, with existing investors GFT Ventures and LAUNCH participating, bringing the company's total funding to $90 million. The company provides on-premise, auditable AI infrastructure for regulated entities such as banks. The new capital will be used to expand the engineering team and increase marketing efforts, driving the company's expansion from its core regulated industries to a broader range of compliance-oriented institutions.
According to Chaoxiang Research, Bernstein’s research report dated September 22, 2026 states that upward revisions to the SOX index’s year-to-date forward earnings reached 113%, while valuations were revised down by approximately 18%. During a 15% pullback from its June peak, earnings estimates were still revised upward by approximately 25%. Semiconductor revenue grew 144% year-over-year in June and 131% year-over-year in July, with memory sales surging 452% year-over-year in July and non-memory sales rising 35% year-over-year. The valuation premium of the semiconductor sector relative to the S&P 500 decreased from approximately 62% last quarter to about 17%.