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OpenAI stated that its upcoming Astra model can autonomously discover previously unknown software vulnerabilities and convert them into usable attack vectors without human intervention, making it the company's first model to reach the "Critical" cybersecurity capability level threshold. In a blog post released on Tuesday, OpenAI mentioned that according to its Preparedness Framework, reaching this level means the model can discover zero-day vulnerabilities and develop usable exploit code in hardened real systems without human involvement, or design and execute attacks based solely on a high-level objective.In testing, Astra achieved a 100% score in benchmark tests for developing exploit code based on known vulnerabilities and discovered two previously unknown vulnerabilities in another internal test. Additionally, the model successfully broke through a hardened browser sandbox and executed commands on the host machine, while gaining root access by exploiting multiple weaknesses in the operating system. OpenAI stated that it has delayed some of Astra's development progress to enhance security measures and plans to make its advanced cybersecurity capabilities available only to selected testers.This capability is particularly relevant to the cryptocurrency industry, as software vulnerabilities can be converted into financial losses within minutes. CoinDesk reported in June that increasingly powerful AI models can compress the process of searching code, discovering misconfigurations, and assembling attacks from days or weeks to machine speed. Security researchers noted at the time that the significant change was not the emergence of new categories of attacks, but rather the dramatically increased speed at which existing vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader (0x89d...e43) after 7 months of silence, went long on 18,587 ETH with 25x leverage, with a position value of 44.85 million USD.

According to the latest data from arbdata, Robinhood Chain has been online for only two months, and its cumulative fee revenue has risen to 13.05 million USD, setting a new historical high. Based on the annualized average of the fee revenue over the past 30 days, its annualized revenue scale is approximately 110 million USD. Based on the current cumulative revenue, about 1.3 million USD will directly flow into the Arbitrum ecosystem. According to the cooperation agreement between the two parties, Robinhood Chain is required to return 10% of the net revenue from the agreement to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 8% flowing into the Arbitrum DAO treasury and 2% going to the Arbitrum Developer Guild.CoinGecko data shows that ARB has increased by a cumulative 46.7% over the past two weeks. The ARB unlocking period will continue until March 2027, with the next unlocking expected to take place on September 23, releasing approximately 139.2 million ARB, which is valued at about 15.2 million USD based on the current price, accounting for about 1.4% of the total supply.

According to Bloomberg, UBS analysts expect that China's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities may struggle to make sufficient progress in the next decade to develop solutions that can truly replace ASML's advanced EUV lithography technology. UBS analysts wrote in their report, "The stage they are currently at seems comparable to ASML's in 2004." Based on patent application activities, especially in the fields of light sources and laser subsystems, China's current technological maturity is roughly equivalent to ASML's level 15 years before it began mass production of EUV equipment.UBS also expects that China is likely to achieve large-scale production capabilities for immersion DUV lithography machines within the next two to five years. While immersion DUV is not as advanced as EUV, it remains an indispensable tool for chip manufacturing. ASML's immersion DUV machines are priced at nearly $90 million, while EUV equipment costs over $200 million each. China is one of ASML's largest markets, but due to export restrictions, ASML is prohibited from selling EUV equipment to China. UBS pointed out that considering the yield and capacity gaps, as well as regulatory restrictions, Chinese lithography equipment is unlikely to be applied overseas. An ASML spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. This report is based on UBS analysts' predictive views, and actual progress will depend on industry dynamics.

According to CoinDesk, the Arbitrum token ARB has risen over 30% in the past 24 hours, reaching about 11 cents, breaking through the range of 7 to 10 cents since June.According to DefiLlama data, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Robinhood Chain, launched by Robinhood on July 1, generated $1.92 million in revenue in the past 24 hours, ranking first among all blockchains, followed closely by Canton with $1.76 million, and Tron, Base, and Ethereum with $974,000, $98,000, and $75,000 respectively. The chain's cumulative revenue over 30 days is $5.92 million, with about one-third coming in the past 24 hours and more than two-thirds concentrated in the past week.Robinhood Chain uses the Arbitrum tech stack and pays directly to the Arbitrum DAO according to the Arbitrum expansion plan. Under this plan, chains that use the Arbitrum tech stack and settle to non-Arbitrum One or Nova parent chains must pay 10% of the chain's profits, with 8% going to the ArbitrumDAO treasury and 2% to the protocol developer guild. In the past 24 hours, the DAO received $175,600, with $363,000 and $532,000 received over 7 days and 30 days respectively.

Predict.fun posted on platform X that it has launched the Predict Developer Dashboard, a self-service portal for creating applications, generating keys, and managing usage and rate limits. Through this interface, users can manually request higher usage-based tiers and import existing keys.Predict.fun has also implemented "trade burst" limits to restrict the number of calls for creating and canceling orders per second. New applications have this limit enabled by default, while existing applications will have this limit applied the next time the user requests rate limits.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the event of "the next Mythos level vehicle release party" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "is" option in the sub-market "September 3" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 52.5% an hour ago to the current 68% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, James Wynn has switched from shorting to going long on BTC. He closed a short position of 1.33 BTC (approximately $103,000) with a loss of about $1,500, and then opened a long position of 1.86 BTC (approximately $147,000) with 30x leverage, with a liquidation price of $77,243.53.

The Hong Kong-listed company OSL Group (HKEX:863) announced its interim results for the six months ending June 30, 2026. Total revenue was HKD 55.813 billion, an increase of 65.8% year-on-year; payment business revenue was HKD 49.083 billion, an increase of 69.3%, accounting for 88% of total revenue; total trading volume was HKD 172 billion, an increase of 241.3%; revenue outside of the Asia-Pacific region was HKD 7.8 billion, a tenfold increase year-on-year; adjusted non-IFRS earnings were HKD 331 million, an increase of 75.5% year-on-year.OSL Group's Executive Director and CEO, Kevin Choi, stated that despite a significant market correction in the first half of the year, the company's trading volume and revenue both reached new highs, and noted that it has become the world's largest stablecoin payment infrastructure company by B2B stablecoin payment transaction volume. In 2025, the company completed a strategic upgrade, achieving an annual B2B stablecoin payment volume of USD 12.3 billion. In February 2026, it launched the corporate dollar stablecoin USDGO issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., with a circulation exceeding USD 800 million in four months, and surpassing USD 1.2 billion by August.During the reporting period, OSL completed the acquisition of Banxa Holdings Inc. in January 2026 and obtained the EU MiCAR license granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority and the AFSL issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, while also launching the stablecoin payment infrastructure OSL AgentPay aimed at AI agents.

The Robinhood chain token issuance platform Pons stated that the platform's token creators have currently accumulated over $25 million in trading fee revenue. The related fees support payments in stock tokens, ETH, or the USD stablecoin USDG, providing creators with multiple fee settlement options.Pons also revealed that the team is preparing a new batch of stock tokens to be launched, but has not yet announced the specific targets or launch time.

According to market news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng recently attended the Bitcoin Asia Conference 2026 in Hong Kong, and in an exclusive interview, he discussed his autobiography "Binance Life," his experiences in prison, and Binance's $4.3 billion fine.He revealed that most of the initial draft of the autobiography was completed while he was in prison, constrained by the conditions of using a computer for only 15 minutes at a time and being unable to copy and paste, so he could only write during fragmented moments.

Rystad Energy's research predicts that data center developers will turn to on-site fuel cells due to grid congestion, with fuel cell market revenue expected to grow from approximately $2.8 billion in 2025 to about $30 billion by 2030, a tenfold increase. Signed orders amount to approximately 9 gigawatts, including framework agreements with Oracle, AEP, Equinix, and Brookfield.The current access time for large load grids in the United States is three to six years. Rystad Energy expects cumulative fuel cell demand for data centers from 2026 to 2030 to reach 10.4 gigawatts, with about 40% of the U.S. data center capacity in 2030 potentially utilizing on-site generation. North America is expected to account for 91% of global on-site generation installations. The total manufacturing capacity is expected to reach 4 gigawatts per year by 2030, up from the current 1.8 gigawatts. Solid oxide fuel cells account for approximately 53% of cumulative fixed deliveries, with Bloom Energy holding nearly all major load contracts in visible orders.

According to GlobeNewsWire, the U.S. publicly traded company DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) announced plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO), issuing up to $20 million in Series C perpetual preferred stock, with net proceeds to be used for working capital, increasing SOL holdings, and investing in other digital assets.

Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG), a Bitcoin mining company, announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2026, on August 31. The total revenue for the quarter was $50.8 million, of which Bitcoin mining revenue was $47.4 million, with a net loss of $81.6 million, primarily impacted by non-cash impairment and disposal losses of mining machines. The company holds 1,056 Bitcoins as digital asset reserves and has long-term debt of $31.2 million.The total operational hash rate reached 27.58 EH/s, including 19.84 EH/s self-operated and 7.74 EH/s leased. The company mined 656 Bitcoins during the quarter, with the average cash cost per Bitcoin decreasing by approximately 5% quarter-over-quarter to $73,313. The company has initiated a hedging strategy. CEO Paul Yu stated that the company focuses on the economic efficiency of mining units, has completed the transformation of the Georgia site (capable of supporting up to 3 megawatts), container units have been installed, GPU hardware has arrived in batches, and plans to launch bare-metal GPU hosting and managed services, expecting to generate revenue in the third quarter. CFO Simon Tang mentioned that the net loss mainly comes from non-cash items.

OpenAI announced on Monday that its advertising business has reached an annual revenue run rate of $1 billion (approximately 6.736 billion RMB), stating that this is proof of the effectiveness of its "diversified business model."This business has developed over approximately 200 days and is another growth engine following enterprise services, consumer subscriptions, and APIs. Currently, ChatGPT Ads has been launched in over 40 countries and regions, primarily targeting OpenAI Go subscribers and free version users.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to 4.75%, the highest level since January 2025.

Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Simon Harris announced the framework for the country's new savings and investment plan via an Instagram video on Sunday, explicitly excluding crypto assets. Savers can hold stocks, bonds, funds, exchange-traded funds, and insurance products, while cryptocurrencies, derivatives, and interest-bearing cash are not permitted. The plan aims to guide approximately $203 billion (€175 billion) in deposits held by Irish households in bank accounts into the investment sector.Every Irish tax resident aged 18 and over can open an account, with contributions within the tax-free allowance being completely tax-exempt, while amounts exceeding this will be taxed at a low fixed rate annually. There are no minimum contribution amounts or lock-in period restrictions, but there is an annual contribution limit. Specific thresholds and tax rates will be announced on the budget day of October 6, with accounts expected to open next year. Research from the Central Bank of Ireland shows that Irish households allocate only 2.3% of their financial assets to direct investments such as listed stocks and bonds, significantly lower than the EU average of 7.5%.Harris also confirmed that the new accounts will not be subject to the "deemed disposal" rule—this rule requires certain funds to be taxed at a rate of 38% every eight years. The government will review this regulation more broadly in the coming weeks. A survey by the Central Bank of Ireland found that about 10% of adults hold crypto assets, primarily young men, with an average holding of approximately €2,266. Prior to the exclusion of crypto assets, Ireland launched its first national anti-money laundering strategy on August 13, enhancing scrutiny of private wallet transfers and due diligence requirements for overseas crypto businesses.

Luke Dashjr, who has been engaged in Bitcoin development for a long time, has exited the mining pool Ocean, resigning from his positions as Chairman, Chief Technology Officer, and Director. The parent company Mummolin has repurchased all of his shares. Both parties stated that this separation was mutually agreed upon, stemming from differences regarding the future direction of Bitcoin mining and recent developments in agreements.Dashjr is a co-founder of Ocean and will establish a new mining project called Convoy after his departure. Ocean stated that it will continue to operate its transparent, non-custodial mining pool, directly paying mining rewards to participating miners.This departure occurred after he took a few weeks off due to the failure of the BIP-110 proposal. BIP-110 is a controversial proposal aimed at limiting the storage of non-financial data on Bitcoin.

In August this year, China's leading AI chip companies released their semi-annual reports in quick succession. Last Friday, Biren Technology announced its financial report, achieving nearly 20 times revenue growth. Leading companies such as Cambricon and Moore Threads also saw significant revenue increases.Currently, the high-end computing power supply side is experiencing a tight situation across the entire chain, with some companies' orders already scheduled for three years later. The downstream intelligent computing centers are facing a shortage of resources, and the midstream system integration segment is also seeing a dense release of orders. According to industry research data, the demand for domestic AI chips in 2026 is expected to be around 4 million units, with actual deliveries around 3 million units, resulting in a capacity gap of over a million units.