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Odaily News: A 2021 firmware vulnerability in the hardware wallet Coldcard resulted in insufficient randomness in some recovered seeds. Since July 30, attackers have transferred approximately 1,600 to 1,800 BTC from affected wallets, involving thousands of addresses, with an estimated value exceeding $100 million.Coldcard manufacturer Coinkite stated that it must be assumed that someone used AI to review its public firmware. The vulnerability has existed for about five years, and whether AI was involved in the related attacks has not yet been confirmed.Shielded Labs researcher Taylor Hornby used a Claude Opus 4.8 audit agent and discovered a vulnerability in the Zcash Orchard shielded pool circuit dating back to 2022, which in testing could generate unlimited counterfeit ZEC without a trace. Developers completed the fix within days, and no theft of coins has been confirmed.Statistics from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis show that on-chain writes carrying malware instructions and command-and-control information rose from about 2.06 per day to 11.1 per day, an increase of 440%. (Bitcoin.com News)
On-chain analyst ZachXBT (@zachxbt) disclosed that the recently launched 10K PFP NFT project zkSNARKs on the Zcash chain is allegedly a rug pull. The project attracted a total of 16,971 bids via a blind auction, ultimately completing the allocation of 8,000 items at a clearing price of 1.5 ZEC (approximately $2,190). Total trading volume reached 25,305 ZEC (approximately $36.94 million), and refunds totaling 13,309 ZEC (approximately $19.43 million) have been progressively returned. ZachXBT noted that the project raised approximately $17 million, while incorporating a 10% team allocation, 5% royalties, and a minting fee of around $2,000, yet offered zero utility. This mirrors the typical "rug pull" strategy commonly seen in Ordinals-style projects.
According to STAR Market Daily, Shanghai-based embodied touch company Qianjue Robotics announced the successful closure of two consecutive rounds of strategic financing totaling hundreds of millions of yuan. Previously, Qianjue Robotics had announced the completion of a funding round exceeding 100 million yuan, with investors including embodied AI industry partners, Tianji Capital, and Jide Electric Appliances. Qianjue currently counts among its shareholders financial investment institutions such as Hillhouse Capital Ventures, Origin Capital, and Futeng Capital, as well as industry players in the embodied intelligence and industrial sectors like Li Auto, Zhiyuan Robot, and Jide Electric Appliances. The proceeds from this round will be primarily allocated to product upgrades, business expansion, and industrialization, accelerating the iteration and large-scale delivery of high-precision vision-tactile sensors, refining real-world interaction data collection, tactile simulation, and dataset construction, and continuously advancing the R&D of tactile embodied models and tactile world models.
Singapore-based payment company Dtcpay announced the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round, led by Vertex Ventures with Japanese financial group SBI Group joining as a strategic investor, aimed at driving stablecoin payment applications.
According to Sing Tao Daily, ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) announced that it has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank and others to complete Hong Kong's first use case of an HKD stablecoin (HKDAP) investing in digital assets. This demonstrates how regulated HKD stablecoins can be integrated with digital financial assets within a compliant and regulatory framework, providing investors with more diversified investment options. HKDAP is an HKD stablecoin issued by Hong Kong-licensed stablecoin issuer Anchor Point Finance, spearheaded by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong).
Odaily News: Singapore-based compliant stablecoin payment company Dtcpay has announced the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with SBI participating through two Singapore investment entities. Dtcpay provides stablecoin and fiat currency acceptance, storage, and trading services.The funds from this round will be used to expand its merchant network, build infrastructure, develop enterprise portal and consumer application features, and enter more regulated markets. Dtcpay has integrated with WalletConnect and launched a Visa-linked stablecoin-to-fiat card. (Bitcoin.com News)
stablecoin infrastructure company Bastion has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to apply to establish a national trust bank. Founded in 2023 by two former a16z crypto executives, Bastion provides white-label stablecoin issuance, reserve custody, customer wallets, and payment infrastructure for enterprises; its investors include Coinbase Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next, and its latest funding round last year raised $14.6 million.
Odaily News: SoftBank Group is finalizing nearly $21 billion in potential new borrowing this week to expand its AI-sector financing capacity. People familiar with the matter said SoftBank has increased the size of a margin loan backed by shares of its chip subsidiary Arm Holdings by $5 billion to $25 billion, and added $450 million to an existing credit facility, bringing the total to $6.5 billion. In addition, SoftBank plans to raise another $10 billion to $20 billion next week through another mega bond deal. (Bloomberg)
general-purpose AI compute chip unicorn EVAS Intelligence has announced the completion of a new funding round totaling nearly RMB 2 billion, with an estimated post-money valuation approaching RMB 15 billion. This round attracted participation from more than 20 investment institutions, including Huatai Innovation, Zhongding Capital, SMIC Juyuan, Jiuan Medical, Ren'ai Capital, Tongfu Microelectronics, Saiyi Industrial Fund, Holly Capital, Xinxin Leasing, Hengxu Capital, Shangqi Capital, Jianguang Zhanlu, and Rongyi Capital. EVAS Intelligence primarily provides efficient, scalable AI computing acceleration solutions to drive the widespread application of AI technology across various industries.
As reported by CoinDesk, XRP treasury management company Evernorth has raised $30 million through the issuance of convertible bonds, with investment from South Korean institutional investor NH Investment & Securities. The financing is contingent on the successful merger of Evernorth with a SPAC, with the proceeds to be used for purchasing XRP spot prior to its NASDAQ listing. Upon completion of the merger, the company intends to list on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "XRPN".
According to TechFlow Research, Morgan Stanley's September 16, 2026 research report states that internet stocks rose 1% last week, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell 1% over the same period. META rose 5%, while Google and Amazon remained largely flat. Amazon, Google, and META have 2026 forward P/E ratios of 19x, 17x, and 20x, respectively, representing discounts of 34%, 35%, and 9% to their 12-month averages. The travel sector fell 8.1%, while digital advertising rose 1.4%.
According to Cryptonoticias, the Bolivian government has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to establish a regulatory and supervisory framework for virtual assets to curb illicit capital outflows and strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing mechanisms. At present, the relevant documents have not yet specified the implementation timeline, the competent authority, or the specific legislative form. Meanwhile, the government is assessing the feasibility of integrating Tether (USDT) into the national payment system.
Singapore-based payment service provider dtcpay announced the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round. Led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, the round saw participation from SBI Group through its SBI Ventures Asset and the SBI-NTU-Kyobo Digital Innovation Fund. Genedant Capital and existing investor Kwok Leng Tat also joined. The funds will be deployed to expand stablecoin payment products, the merchant network, and footprint in regulated markets, while advancing feature upgrades for enterprise service portals and consumer applications.
Odaily News: Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI) announced that it purchased approximately $25 million in preferred shares in AI infrastructure company Crusoe's $3.9 billion Series F funding round. The round valued Crusoe at $30.9 billion, and the related transaction was completed on August 31.Sarah Pinto, President of Robinhood Ventures Fund I, stated that Crusoe is building vertically integrated AI infrastructure, supporting AI computing through energy, AI data centers, and cloud platforms.
According to EU-Startups, the Münster-based German proptech startup syte has closed a €9 million Series A funding round, with plans to use the funds to expand its land and real estate AI analysis platform across Europe. The round was led by Amberra, with NRW.BANK participating as a new investor.
据彭博社报道，资管巨头 Apollo Global Management 正与软银集团（SoftBank Group）洽谈，将一笔面向软银的贷款规模从 54 亿美元提高至 90 亿美元，以帮助其对 OpenAI 的投资提供融资。 据悉，本次贷款由软银旗下愿景基金 2（Vision Fund 2）的资产提供支持，目前尚未最终确定，软银此前已承诺向 OpenAI 投入 646 亿美元，并持续通过融资方式为其 AI 投资筹集资金。
According to PRNewswire, 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 cumulative total of $112 million. MIND disclosed that it has joined the Anthropic Cyber Verification Program and obtained ISO/IEC 42001 certification. The company plans to utilize the proceeds from this funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native DLP platform, expand into the enterprise market, deepen technology and channel partnerships, and scale its team.
According to CoinDesk, Zcash mining company Fortitude Mining Holdings announced the appointment of former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as chief executive officer, who will officially take office on September 21. Outgoing CEO Andrea Childs will step into the role of chief operating officer. Leverton previously led Hut 8’s merger with US Bitcoin Corp and drove its transition to a U.S.-domestic operation. Fortitude plans to go public by merging with NASDAQ-listed HeartSciences (HSCS). Upon completion, the combined company’s ticker will change to “TUDE,” with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter and valuing the post-merger entity at at least $400 million. Spun off from Foundry in January 2025 by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, Fortitude currently operates over 60 megawatts of power capacity across South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, and New York. It mined 72,696 ZEC in the first half of the year, accounting for approximately 28% of the network’s total output during that period, while Q2 revenue reached $20.9 million.
According to Bloomberg, UK AI startup Emulate, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in talks for a $700 million seed funding round.
Odaily News: Fortitude, a mining firm focused on Zcash mining, has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as CEO and plans to list on Nasdaq through a merger with HeartSciences. Andrea Childs will serve as COO.In the first half of 2026, Fortitude produced approximately 28% of the total ZEC output during the same period, with second-quarter revenue of $20.9 million. The implied valuation of the proposed combined company may be at least $400 million. (CoinDesk)