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a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, has blocked the implementation of U.S. President Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening mail-in voting regulations, preventing the order from taking effect before the November elections that will determine control of Congress. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani supported the claims of a coalition of Democratic-led states, which argued that Trump is unlawfully attempting to interfere with state administration of federal elections.The judge noted that the President lacks the authority to compile state voter rolls, and the U.S. Postal Service also has no statutory authorization to establish binding mail-in voting rules. Under the U.S. Constitution, the responsibility for administering federal elections lies with the states. (CCTV)
blockchain IP project Story Protocol has announced its transition into the DATA Foundation, shifting its core focus from general intellectual property (IP) infrastructure to an AI training data network. This move addresses the rapidly growing demand for "licensable and traceable training data."Alongside this transition, the project launched a new product called Trace. As an on-chain AI training data registration and auditing system, Trace generates verifiable on-chain "contribution certificates" for each piece of data. These certificates record the source, licensing terms, user consent, and payment information, helping AI model trainers confirm data compliance and traceability. (The Block)
Ondo has officially launched a 24/7 instant minting and redemption service for tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs. Previously, the platform only supported minting and redemption windows 24 hours a day, five days a week (24/5). With this upgrade, eligible users can now mint or redeem supported tokenized assets at current market prices at any time, including weekends and U.S. public holidays. The first batch of assets supporting 24/7 instant minting and redemption includes six tokenized stocks: SPYon, QQQon, CRCLon, NVDAon, TSLAon, and GOOGLon. These are currently live on Ethereum and BNB Chain, with Solana support coming soon.
tonight, DeepSeek officially released recruitment information, stating that humanity is on the eve of AGI and inviting candidates to join DeepSeek to witness the development process of AGI. The recruitment information shows that open positions include full-stack development/algorithm, AI core system R&D, operations, product, model data strategy product manager/engineer, deep learning researcher, and functional departments. Work locations include Beijing and Hangzhou.Previously, several DeepSeek employees had been posting recruitment ads for various talents on platforms like Xiaohongshu and X, such as HR@一只大蜗牛 and Cui Tianyi from the Harness group. Earlier still, DeepSeek announced the completion of over $7 billion in financing, with a valuation exceeding $50 billion. The financing amounted to approximately RMB 50 billion, with Liang Wenfeng personally contributing RMB 20 billion. This large-scale recruitment may indicate a further escalation in the intensity of the domestic AI talent war, as AI professionals are entering a period of high market demand.
According to an official announcement, Bitget has launched a USDT-margined EVAA perpetual contract, supporting up to 50x leverage, and the contract trading bot will be available simultaneously. For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
: OKX CEO Star stated on X that OKX has been operating in Europe since 2018. Over the past eight years, it has continuously collaborated with regulators and the crypto community, gradually transitioning from a technology company to a regulated fintech firm. Star emphasized that the company constantly corrects mistakes and rapidly optimizes during its development. OKX is the first institution globally to obtain the MiCA license, and also holds a Payment Institution (PI) license and a MiFID license. It currently provides Euro fiat on-ramp and off-ramp channels, zero-fee stablecoin payments via the Mastercard network, hundreds of spot trading pairs, and derivatives services covering crypto, commodities, and equities in Europe.On the product front, OKX has built Agentic infrastructure, enabling users to interact with the platform through AI Agents, and is continuously developing new products for the next generation of financial experiences. Star also mentioned that OKX is the first global platform to publish Proof of Reserves (PoR) for over 40 consecutive months, and has its group financial statements audited by a Big Four accounting firm to enhance transparency and financial governance.
AI Agent infrastructure company Sail Research has announced the completion of an $80 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Redpoint Ventures, CRV, Theory Ventures, and others. Sail Research focuses on building infrastructure for AI Agents, aiming to address the computational power, cost, and operational limitations of current AI systems in long-duration, multi-step tasks. Its API is compatible with the OpenAI interface and supports mainstream open-source models such as DeepSeek and Gemma. (PRNewswire)
data released by a16z crypto shows prediction market trading volume has set a new all-time high for the third consecutive week. Last week, total market trading volume reached $14.4 billion for the first time, a significant increase from approximately $5–6 billion at the beginning of the year. The previous peak of around $10 billion was set just a week prior. Additionally, open interest rose to $1.6 billion, hitting a new record for the third straight week, indicating that the pace of new position opening continues to outpace closing, resulting in ever-expanding capital exposure. Notably, growth in non-sports markets—covering areas such as macroeconomics and unexpected events—has been particularly pronounced. Last week, combined trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket reached $3.6 billion, already surpassing the total volume of all prediction market categories last year.
It is reported that Bybit PWM 2.0’s customized subscription service has officially launched.
Odaily AI infrastructure company Neurometric AI announced it has completed a $4 million funding round, with participation from Betaworks, ex-Ante, Everywhere.vc, and other institutions. The company has simultaneously launched an automated Token engineering platform, which is primarily used to coordinate and optimize the operational load of AI Agents, achieving full-process cost control and performance enhancement for agents. It aims to solve industry pain points such as high Token consumption and inefficient computing resource scheduling under large-scale AI agent deployment. It is reported that the $4 million raised will be fully utilized to expand the engineering development team and the frontier AI research team. (PRNewswire)
NVIDIA officially announced the launch of NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system designed for robotics and Physical AI. It aims to unify AI computing capabilities with robot safety architecture, accelerating the large-scale deployment of next-generation autonomous robots in factories, warehouses, and logistics scenarios. It is reported that humanoid robot company Agility Robotics has become one of the first adopters of NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, applying it to the safety system construction of its humanoid robot Digit.
law firm Rosen Law Firm has announced an investigation into Michael Saylor's company Strategy (MSTR) and STRC, concerning potential securities law claims. According to the law firm, Strategy "may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public," and is therefore evaluating related investor losses and potential legal liabilities.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that NASDAQ-listed SUI Group Holdings Limited announced the expansion of its strategic lending partnership with Bluefin, a decentralized exchange on the Sui ecosystem. According to the revised digital currency loan agreement, SUI Group will lend an additional 4 million SUI to Bluefin, bringing the total loan size to 6 million SUI. At the same time, the company has increased the revenue sharing ratio from the original 5% to 11%, payable in SUI. The new funds will be used to support Bluefin's participation in the financing transaction for Bluewater's acquisition of Suilend, the latter being the largest lending and DeFi platform on the Sui blockchain. (Businesswire)
sources familiar with the matter have revealed that xAI is increasing its investment in video and image generation tools, aiming to build a differentiated advantage in multimodal capabilities. In contrast, OpenAI and Anthropic are relatively more restrained in their visual generation capabilities, leaving an entry point for xAI. It is understood that xAI launched an upgraded video model last week, emphasizing its continued progress in the field of visual generation, even as it introduces external collaborations in areas like coding to counter competitors. Sources indicated that xAI is strengthening the user popularity and viral effect of its AI video tools, viewing them as a key lever for the next phase of product competition. Meanwhile, SpaceX has also publicly supported and mentioned that its AI video tools are relatively popular. (The Information)
cloud computing startup Runpod has announced the completion of a $100 million funding round and stated it has rejected multiple acquisition offers. Specific investor information has not yet been disclosed. The company focuses on providing GPU computing power rental services for developers, supporting open-source models and AI application deployment. Currently, this sector generally relies on NVIDIA GPU servers for computing resources. As AI applications expand, market demand for low-cost, highly flexible computing infrastructure continues to rise, driving up both the valuations and funding activity of cloud service providers like Runpod. (The Information)
Polymarket-backed AI data analysis platform Polysights announced the completion of a $1.5 million Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from YZi Labs, Maven11, Varys Capital, Contribution Capital, and Edge Ventures. The platform is currently in its Beta stage, and the new funds will support its use of AI technology to detect wallet clustering behavior, abnormal market fluctuations, and potential insider trading signs, providing data analysis support for traders, research institutions, and institutional investors (CNBC).
Ethereum Layer 2 project Taiko has released the latest update on a security incident, stating that this incident will not result in any user fund losses. Currently, bridged assets are under-collateralized, and the team will complete supplementary collateral for all assets before reopening the bridge, ensuring that each user's balance is supported on a 1:1 basis, identical to the state before the incident. Since the security incident occurred, cautious measures have been taken, including controlling the scope of impact, determining the root cause, and collaborating with the board to develop a plan to protect user assets.Furthermore, the CEO of Taiko has submitted a formal report to relevant authorities in Singapore, and the team will fully cooperate in tracing the responsible parties. Users are currently not required to take any action. The completed fix is now being tested, and Taiko will reopen the chain and bridge services as soon as it is deemed safe. Meanwhile, users are reminded to be vigilant against scams. The Taiko team will not proactively message users, and there are no claim or refund websites. Any links offering such services are fraudulent.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), Gnosis’s X platform account appears to have been compromised. Users are advised not to interact with this account or click any links posted by it to avoid phishing attacks or asset loss.
CoinEx issued a statement regarding the related report by The Wall Street Journal, stating that the platform has never established commercial relationships with entities linked to the Iranian government, domestic Iranian exchanges, or other sanctioned parties, nor has it provided financial channels or assistance to such parties. CoinEx noted that it was placed on Iran’s blacklist as early as 2021, and its official domain is also blocked within Iran.
According to the New Straits Times, Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, accusing him of involvement in a transnational network that laundered proceeds from fraud and online gambling through illegal cryptocurrency mining. Thailand’s Special Branch of the Police stated that Wang Yicheng was charged in November 2025 with theft and violations of the Computer Crime Act; he is currently suspected of having fled the country, and Thai authorities are cooperating with international law enforcement agencies to track his whereabouts.