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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessenet told reporters after several hours of talks in New York with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and other officials that the discussions were "very successful," covering topics such as artificial intelligence, trade, and investment. The talks took place on September 20 at JPMorgan Chase headquarters, occurring ahead of the summit this week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Bessenet stated that both sides agreed to establish a dialogue on artificial intelligence, aimed at reaching a common understanding of goals and threats, and plan to meet again. Li Chenggang, China's representative for international trade negotiations at the Ministry of Commerce, said the atmosphere of the talks was good, and the working group would continue discussions on Monday.

Nathan Allman, the founder of Ondo Finance, suddenly passed away in May this year at the age of 32 without leaving a will. His parents, Kathleen Allman and Lawrence Allman, inherited the estate, including a controlling stake in Ondo and a large number of ONDO tokens. Subsequently, Kathleen Allman sued acting CEO Ian De Bode, accusing him of attempting to seize control of the company and arranging a compensation package of approximately $11 million for himself.Now, this inheritance crisis has escalated further. Nathan's half-sister, Lani Clinton, a medical professor at Duke University, along with Ondo investor David Chen, has applied to the Hawaii court for limited oversight of Kathleen Allman's share of the estate, accusing her of having a long-term alcohol use disorder and progressive cognitive impairment, as well as engaging in extravagant behavior. Documents show that Kathleen had purchased a yacht worth about $4 million, requested the company to cover six-figure charter costs, and stayed at hotels costing about $4,000 per night. Her son also purchased a $18.5 million beachfront residence for his parents in June 2025.Kathleen Allman, through her lawyer, denied the above allegations, stating they are unfounded, and claimed that the application was made by associates of De Bode, representing a last-ditch effort after his attempt to seize power in the Delaware Chancery Court failed. Ondo Finance declined to comment.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will attend a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee tonight at 10:00 PM, with the theme being the state of the international financial system. The market is focused on whether she will release new signals regarding fiscal policy, government bond issuance and repurchase plans, debt management, and the outlook for the dollar and interest rates.If her remarks lean towards controlling the deficit, it may alleviate upward pressure on U.S. Treasury yields; if they lean towards fiscal expansion, caution is needed as yields may rise further.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessenet stated on social media: The CLARITY Act is crucial for ensuring that the United States wins the global new technology race. This is also the reason Congress passed the GENIUS Act, aimed at ensuring the construction of revolutionary financial technology infrastructure for stablecoins in the United States.Bessenet noted that ensuring the continued prosperity of the U.S. community banking sector has been a consistent focus since he took office. The government's dual emphasis on promoting the development of new digital technologies and appropriately adjusting community bank regulations is key to driving U.S. economic growth in both sectors. The final draft of the CLARITY Act advances this mission by granting the Treasury Secretary additional powers to take action when changes in the facts of deposit outflows adversely affect community banks.Bessenet stated: If stablecoins harm community banks, he will not hesitate to use these tools to ensure they are fully protected. Community banks are vital to the performance of the U.S. economy and Main Street growth; economic security is national security, and community banks play an important role in this principle.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, DART stated that it, along with independent white hat researchers, has recovered over 50 BTC from wallets affected by the COLDCARD entropy vulnerability, completing the transfer before malicious attackers could steal them. DART is a digital asset recovery organization that collaborates with white hat researchers to protect vulnerable funds and coordinates their legal return to the owners.The white hat researchers did not request a bounty and will return the Bitcoin to the owners. The recovered BTC has been transferred to the Crypto Recovery Trust. This trust is a dedicated statutory trust established under Wyoming state law to hold recovered digital assets and return them after confirming and verifying the legitimate owners.The trust will document the recovery process, separating the BTC from DART and the researchers' funds, conducting blockchain analysis, ownership verification, and sanctions screening, and providing a legal return process for verified owners. If there is a dispute over ownership, or if the related funds are involved in sanctions or criminal proceedings, the BTC will be handled according to applicable legal procedures. DART stated that other vulnerable assets and recovery leads are still under review.

According to Gate market data, as hostilities in the Middle East escalate, industrial metal prices have pulled back. The London Metal Exchange (LME) six-base metal composite index has reached a historic high, with copper and aluminum prices rising, and zinc prices breaking through $4,000 per ton. The intensifying U.S.-Iran conflict has caused Brent crude oil to rebound to nearly $100, heightening inflation concerns.

According to Fox News, senior U.S. officials stated that the U.S. military has struck targets near Hormuz Island and Jask, including Iranian oil tankers. This is part of a larger operation to economically squeeze Iran, with strategies that include sinking and incapacitating Iranian crude oil tankers.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the "Genoa: Thiago Seyboth Wild vs Francesco Ferrari" event on the Polymarket is experiencing significant fluctuations in the "Over" option of the sub-market "Genoa: Thiago Seyboth Wild vs Francesco Ferrari Set 2 O/U 8.5", rising from 44.5% an hour ago to the current 69% (a fluctuation of 24.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

On-chain analysis platform Arkham stated that Invesco has the longest continuous record of ETH holdings in any ETF. Invesco's clients have not net sold ETH in the past 6 months, with the last sale occurring on March 19, 2026.

U.S. President Trump stated that the United States urgently needs aluminum, most of which comes from Canada. Trump plans to build an aluminum plant in Oklahoma to address the escalating U.S.-Canada trade dispute and the 50% metal tariff controversy.More than half of the aluminum consumed in the United States each year is produced in Canada. The two sides were close to reaching an agreement to halve the aluminum tariff, but it faced opposition from the U.S. steel and aluminum industries.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has loaded NASA's Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch from Florida's Launch Complex 39A on Sunday, August 30.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng called for "tokenizing everything," stating that tokenization is one of the best ways for countries to raise funds or attract foreign direct investment. He asked, "Which country or company wouldn't want to sell its tokenized stock globally?" He supports tokenization across all blockchains, acknowledging that it may lead to liquidity fragmentation issues, but believes this is the fastest way for the industry to develop. If high interchangeability can be achieved among different issuers, the fragmentation issue can be resolved to some extent.Zhao Changpeng also shared data related to BNB Chain, showing that the number of RWA holders on BNB Chain has reached 776,000, an increase of approximately 370% in 30 days.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Invesco's BTCO Bitcoin ETF transferred 298.42 Bitcoins to Coinbase 19 minutes ago, worth approximately 19.12 million USD.The ETF received 104.45 Bitcoins from Coinbase Prime 6 days ago, worth approximately 6.68 million USD.

According to Jinshi reports, the Italian Foreign Minister stated that he had a conversation with the Iranian Foreign Minister, who introduced the negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding the reopening of commercial navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The Italian Foreign Minister reiterated the importance of continuing dialogue in order to quickly find a political solution and avoid further escalation with the United States.

According to CNN, U.S. Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have requested the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the Meme coin TRUMP issued by Trump, to confirm whether the project involves fraud or improper profit-making. In a letter to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, the two stated that the Trump Meme coin project "may constitute an illegal scam" and urged the regulatory agency to investigate whether the token involves "illegal fraudulent activities or facilitates improper profit acquisition."Reports indicate that Trump launched his personal Meme coin TRUMP just days before his inauguration in 2025. After the token went live, its price surged, reaching a market value peak of approximately $9 billion on January 19, 2025, but then plummeted significantly. Currently, the market value of the token has fallen to less than $400 million, a decline of over 95% from its peak. According to data from the cryptocurrency data platform CoinMarketCap, investors who bought at the high are currently facing about a 97% loss. Blockchain analytics firm Nansen previously cited data showing that by the end of June, nearly 1 million investors had incurred losses due to this Meme coin, with total losses amounting to approximately $3.8 billion. About 80% of the supply of the Trump Meme coin is held by entities related to the Trump Organization. Trump has previously stated that he complies with the law and allows his family to manage personal financial matters.Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal emphasized in their letter whether the project is similar to a Rug Pull in the cryptocurrency industry. They believe that even if it is not a traditional sudden withdrawal scam, it may still fall under a "soft pull" that leads to investor losses through a gradual withdrawal of market support. The SEC has not yet commented on this matter.

According to Jinshi, trillions of funds are used to "rescue the yen," and a joint action for USD/JPY exchange rate intervention has been launched, aimed at stabilizing the yen exchange rate and preventing further depreciation.

OpenAI issued a public statement on August 3 in response to the lawsuit filed by Apple. OpenAI described Apple's lawsuit as "careless, aggressive, and personal," and pointed out several factual inaccuracies: an external lawyer from Apple mistakenly sent an email intended for someone else to OpenAI's legal head, falsely claiming that the two parties had spoken over the phone; Apple later admitted it was due to "confusing two Asian surnames." OpenAI also revealed that after contacting Apple in February, Apple stated it was "working to resolve any issues," but then did not communicate for 5 months until filing the lawsuit.Regarding the allegations against former Apple employee Chang Liu for taking confidential information, OpenAI presented iMessage records from after his departure showing that Apple colleagues had proactively contacted him to request assistance in locating documents, and acknowledged that this was a common issue caused by Apple's "poor management of exit access." Another named executive, Tang Tan, had worked at Apple for over 24 years, and OpenAI stated that he had consistently required his team "not to use any confidential information from other companies." OpenAI indicated that it had proactively offered to cooperate in resolving the matter, but Apple chose to file a lawsuit, claiming that its request for a preliminary injunction was "based on false information and completely unnecessary." Previously, Apple sued OpenAI in July, accusing it of poaching Apple employees and using confidential information to develop AI products.