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According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin formed a golden cross earlier this week (the 50-day moving average crossing above the 200-day moving average), but subsequently did not experience a sustained increase, instead retreating from around $80,000 to about $77,000. It is noteworthy that most of the recent rise occurred before the golden cross—Bitcoin had previously risen from $62,000 to $82,000.The article points out that similar situations have historically repeated multiple times: after the golden cross in 2021, BTC fell from $52,000 to $40,000; after the golden cross in February 2023, it retreated from $23,000 to $20,000; after the golden cross in October 2024, it slid from $70,000 to $67,000; and after the golden cross in May 2025, it corrected from $110,000 to $100,000. Analysts believe that while the golden cross is seen as a long-term bullish signal, it may essentially be a lagging indicator, as a significant portion of the gains often have already been realized by the time the signal appears.

In a threat intelligence report released on Thursday, Anthropic stated that Russian and Chinese users are leveraging its AI model Claude to automate cyberattacks. Among them, a Russian operator codenamed "JackPoterz" has automated most parts of the attack chain through a customized AI-driven workflow, targeting over 20 organizations, including government departments and intelligence agencies, as well as embassies and diplomatic missions in Ukraine and several European countries.Chinese users are using Claude as the engineering and orchestration layer for vulnerability research, with one workflow producing more than a dozen potential zero-day vulnerabilities in network device firmware within a month. Anthropic pointed out that AI is changing the economics of cyberattacks, allowing a single operator to complete an intrusion in two to three hours and handle dozens of victims in parallel.Additionally, the report revealed that a suspected independent consultant based in Bamako, collaborating with Mali's national intelligence agency, has used Claude as the primary engineering force to build a large-scale domestic surveillance system covering approximately 25 million SIM cards across all three mobile operators in the country. This system is locally deployed and operates using local models, with software design and engineering support provided by Claude, enabling the generation of intelligence profiles on phone numbers without the need for court warrants.

Anthropic released the latest AI abuse report stating that app development studios have utilized Claude to develop and operate over 20 dating apps. The platform claims that all users are real people, but approximately 75% of the matches that regular users encounter are AI characters. During a two-week observation period in April 2026, these dating apps operated over 4,700 AI characters, chatting with at least 25,000 different users and sending a total of about 2.36 million messages, primarily affecting users in the United States.The platform displays profiles in a mixed ratio of about 3 AI characters for every 1 real person. Claude simultaneously maintains thousands of conversations, with real part-time staff stepping in when users request video calls, ask for photos, or seek to follow social media accounts. The system generates three alternative replies for each message for part-time staff to choose from. User chatting and matching consume credits, and once depleted, users must purchase in-app virtual currency to recharge. Accounts fully controlled by AI are required not to acknowledge that they are robots.To evade app store scrutiny, the operators designed a special interface that is only activated during the review period, with over 20 apps using different program class names. Relevant brands disclosed by Anthropic include DORA, DONI, ROMI, LUMA, JOVIA, KIRA, GRACECHAT, HAVEN, NALO, and LOVIA. The company has banned related accounts and provided information on app identities and review evasion to Apple and Google.

Security researcher Shou Chaofan stated that he just purchased about 6TB of Fable model invocation data from a leading Chinese model relay station, which included sensitive credentials such as SSH keys, VPN configurations, Alibaba Cloud keys, and GitLab tokens. He claimed that the keys in this batch of data were sufficient for him to access the servers or internal systems of 19 leading Chinese companies, as well as 7 Chinese and CIS government-related agencies, including Huawei, Xiaomi, NIO, and MiniMax.The model relay station is positioned between users and models like Claude, so requests and responses pass through it first, allowing it to see the complete plaintext. Once developers insert SSH Keys, API Keys, VPN configurations, etc., into the Agent context, if the relay station saves or even sells these records, the company's system keys will also leak out. This is not the first time Shou Chaofan has warned about the risks of relay stations. A paper he participated in tested 428 LLM relay stations in April and found that 9 actively injected malicious code, 17 actually used AWS test keys deliberately placed by researchers to call AWS, and 1 directly transferred ETH from the test wallet.Shou Chaofan is a co-founder of the blockchain security company Fuzzland and has long been engaged in vulnerability and supply chain security research. At the end of March, he also first discovered that the source map in the Claude Code 2.1.88 release package accidentally exposed about 500,000 lines of TypeScript source code.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow from KOL in the past 24 hours are as follows:BTC (E4Ap....jHx): Net inflow of $20,000, with a 24-hour increase of 154.1%, currently priced at $0.0227.MONEROCHAN (39Hq....Jvy): Net inflow of $20,000, with a 24-hour increase of 30.3%, currently priced at $0.0034.STONK (6GmA....Ngx): Net inflow of $20,000, with a 24-hour increase of 36.5%, currently priced at $0.2568.wXMR (WXMR....eJp): Net inflow of $10,000, with a 24-hour increase of 1.3%, currently priced at $512.4987.AAPLx (XsbE....zJp): Net inflow of $10,000, with a 24-hour increase of 2.5%, currently priced at $326.9054.

According to Bits.media, Vladislav Glazcheva, an advisor to the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia, stated that when opening accounts at digital hosting institutions in Russia, customers will be required to provide a taxpayer identification number to ensure the transparency of cryptocurrency transactions and prevent money laundering.Previously, it was not mandatory to provide a taxpayer identification number when opening a bank account. In addition, the Russian Financial Monitoring Service has been authorized to monitor all cryptocurrency transactions, and any transaction amount exceeding 60,000 rubles must be reported to the regulatory authorities with complete information about both parties involved in the transaction, including names and actual addresses. The Central Bank of Russia is also studying a mechanism to link taxpayer identification numbers with bank accounts, and the related "anti-fraud" platform is expected to officially launch in 2027.

Anthropic released the latest AI abuse investigation report, stating that the Dark Side of the Moon had directly forwarded some Kimi user requests to Claude and then displayed Claude's responses to the users. Anthropic claimed that within a 10-day window, nearly 300,000 user requests were forwarded in this manner, with the vast majority entering Opus. The Dark Side of the Moon used 5,380 violating accounts for this, and these users believed they were still using Kimi.Anthropic also stated that the Dark Side of the Moon would save some interactions and extract Claude's complete reasoning process through "cross-session replay" to train its own models. From May to July, there were over 23 million related distilled interactions. Some real user requests even contained internal corporate codes and valid credentials, which were also forwarded to Claude. Anthropic indicated that it did not know whether these users were informed that their data would be sent to third parties.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Financial Services on September 10, 2026, which is a ChatGPT Work experience tailored for financial services, combining built-in financial data with the reasoning capabilities of GPT-6 Astra to assist teams in conducting research, financial modeling, and customizing client materials. The product was shaped through design collaborations with Morgan Stanley and Evercore.The product includes data from providers such as Daloopa, PitchBook, LSEG News, and Crunchbase, covering information such as earnings call transcripts, financial statements, company fundamentals, and private companies, indexed and hosted by OpenAI with support for granular citations. The product natively offers models like GPT-6 Astra, supporting enterprise security and governance controls, allowing administrators to publish Excel, Word, and PowerPoint templates. Data is not used for training models by default and supports encryption, SSO, SCIM, and more. The product initially focuses on investment banking and equity research, available to eligible financial institutions.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang responded to external doubts regarding its involvement in financing arrangements for data center and AI infrastructure projects at the Goldman Sachs conference. Huang stated that these investments are a "very smart strategy" aimed at promoting the market application of NVIDIA's technology architecture, rather than just a simple capital cycle.

According to Iranian media Fars News, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked by Iran and is under intelligence monitoring and smart control, and any hostile actions will be struck.

According to Decrypt, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated in an interview with CNBC Squawk Box Asia that a Bitcoin price of $400,000 by 2030 is still a "reasonable goal," despite the current BTC price being around $77,000. He cited the four-year cycle pattern of Bitcoin, noting that the current downturn has lasted about a year, and said, "I personally believe that the bottom of this cycle for Bitcoin has already occurred." He also mentioned that typically there is a price increase before Bitcoin halving, which is expected to occur in about 18 months, stating, "The next one or two years will be a good time for Bitcoin."On the regulatory front, Armstrong is more optimistic about progress in Washington. The U.S. Senate will vote on the Clarity Act on September 15, and he stated that the bill is "ready to pass," with support from law enforcement agencies, several banks, and crypto companies, and the objections previously raised by Coinbase have been resolved. The remaining disagreement concerns the ethical rules regarding the president's family's crypto business, and negotiations are close to reaching a solution. Armstrong expects that regardless of whether the bill passes, there will be regulatory clarity within a month, as the SEC and CFTC have indicated they are ready to issue rules and innovation exemptions based on existing authority.He also cited last year's Genius Act as an example, stating that within three months of the bill's passage, over 150 large companies integrated stablecoins. If the Clarity Act passes, U.S. customers will be able to access tokenized stocks and perpetual contracts.

The founder of Liebit Mining Pool (B.TOP), Jiang Zhuoer, stated that after the release of the latest PPI data in the United States, the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates has risen to 70%. It is expected that tomorrow's CPI data will not be favorable either, and preparations are being made to short.

The TON Network DePIN project PinGo officially stated that regarding the recent security incident, the team has confirmed that this attack is related to the asynchronous execution mechanism of the TON blockchain. To further enhance the security of the protocol and prevent similar issues from occurring again, PinGo will upgrade the project contract.In addition, the PinGo team stated that they are currently communicating with relevant ecological partners and exchanges, and will promote exchanges to restore $PINGO deposit services as soon as possible. After the contract upgrade and necessary security checks are completed, the team will continue to disclose subsequent progress.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that regardless of the outcome of the U.S. Senate vote on the Clarity Act on September 15, the cryptocurrency industry will gain regulatory clarity. In an interview with CNBC, he mentioned that if the bill passes, the industry will receive legislative support; even if it does not pass, the SEC and CFTC have indicated their readiness to issue rules, and the industry will still gain regulatory clarity around the time of the vote.The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act aims to establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges, brokers, and stablecoins by dividing token regulatory authority between the SEC and CFTC. Armstrong noted that the bill has broad bipartisan and industry support, with law enforcement agencies, banks, and cryptocurrency companies all expressing their backing. Key issues previously raised by Coinbase have been resolved. The only outstanding matter is the ethical provisions concerning elected officials holding digital assets; the White House has proposed a plan that includes strong ethical clauses, while Democrats are pushing for further measures, including mandatory asset divestiture, with both sides nearing a resolution.In response to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's criticism regarding Coinbase's regulatory arbitrage using the bill's stablecoin provisions, Armstrong remarked that critics with large payment businesses are facing "competitive issues" and are "speaking for themselves." He also stated that Goldman Sachs, Bank of New York Mellon, and Fidelity all support the bill.

Apple's new CEO John Ternus stated at the company's Surprise and Shine event that the iPhone is currently the best AI device, and Apple places more importance on data privacy than its competitors. This statement comes as Ternus takes over as CEO from Tim Cook, who is now the Executive Chairman. Apple does not plan to create new hardware for AI but hopes to make the iPhone the central way for consumers to interact with this new technology.Ternus described the ideal AI device as a "smart personal hub," stating that it should widely understand the user's personal context, always be with them, have a powerful processor capable of running AI models on the device, connect to cloud models via the internet, and feature a large display, high-quality camera and microphone, long battery life, ease of use, and seamless collaboration with other devices, applications, and services. He stated that there is no product better suited to become a smart personal hub than the iPhone.Ternus also emphasized that Apple places greater importance on data privacy, stating that others view users' personal data as something to be collected and stored. He mentioned that when data is no longer controlled by the user, trust can only go so far, which is why Apple Intelligence runs as much as possible on the device.

David Sacks, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, stated that Anthropic's initial public offering must be paused until the allegations against the "whistleblower" are investigated.The "whistleblower" refers to Jacob Cox, a former researcher at Anthropic. He previously conducted pre-training research at OpenAI and joined Anthropic in July 2026, but resigned in September after only about 4 months, publicly warning on X that many people inside leading AI companies genuinely believe that this technology could lead to human extinction within a decade. Both companies are irresponsibly racing towards self-improving superintelligence, essentially gambling with the lives of all humanity.When he left, his equity had not yet vested, as companies typically require 6 months for vesting to begin, thus he forfeited potential substantial stock gains. This occurred at a time when Anthropic had secretly submitted its IPO application, with a valuation approaching one trillion dollars.

Former President Donald Trump stated that if the Republican Party wins the House of Representatives and the Senate, they will distribute a bonus of $5,000 to every adult in the United States.

Former U.S. President Biden's son Hunter Biden stated that the LAPTOP Foundation's X account has currently been suspended, and the team is attempting to restore the account. During this period, information will be published through Medium, and the foundation will not withdraw from the LAPTOP project. The accompanying statement mentioned that after establishing an initial liquidity pool of 0.05 USD per token, LAPTOP encountered significant demand and front-running bots, resulting in insufficient initial liquidity from market makers, which caused the token price to fluctuate violently before liquidity was replenished.To improve market liquidity, the team began injecting 4 million LAPTOP tokens into the Aerodrome liquidity pool as incentives starting from 0:00 UTC on September 10, accounting for 0.4% of the total supply. Additionally, two predicted events will settle with "YES," and 10 million LAPTOP tokens will be burned within the first week of launch, accounting for 1% of the total supply. The team stated that there was no presale of LAPTOP, nor were tokens allocated to investors, influencers, or KOLs; 30% of the tokens held by the founders are locked for 6 months and will be unlocked over two years, held in custody by Coinbase Custody, while another 30% allocated for the prediction mechanism is locked for 12 months.80 million LAPTOP tokens can be claimed by users who subscribed to Hunter Biden's Substack before September 6, with a claiming period of 30 days, and any unclaimed portion will be burned. Previously, Hunter Biden expressed that he did not gain any profits from LAPTOP amid the violent fluctuations after the token launch.

The research institution Sage Road Research released an executive summary of "The AI Trade," stating that since the beginning of this year, the Magnificent Seven has underperformed the Russell 3000 index by about 8 percentage points and the MSCI ACWI by nearly 9 percentage points. In July, the CBOE NDX volatility index relative to the VIX reached its highest point since the internet bubble, and after entering a correction, the Nasdaq index saw a 5% rebound over four days. As of the writing of the report, AI company stock prices have dropped 20% from their 52-week highs in June.Companies are struggling to achieve returns on investment amid soaring AI costs, with Uber, Amazon, Meta, and Walmart implementing restrictions on employee AI usage. Model homogenization limits pricing power, and Chinese open-source models have become a cheap alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic. AI capital expenditures have exceeded expectations, with the consensus for 2026 rising from $527 billion at the end of 2025 to about $800 billion by mid-year. Capital expenditures for hyperscale cloud providers in 2027 are expected to account for 3% of U.S. GDP, more than double the peak of 1.2% during the late 1990s telecom fiber construction. Allianz Research calculates that there is nearly a 46% growth gap between AI investment and sales, worse than the 32% during the 2001 telecom bubble.As of June, hyperscale cloud providers and related entities like Nvidia issued $225 billion in bonds, a year-on-year increase of 973.7%. The off-balance-sheet liabilities of tech giants have increased eightfold over four years to $1.65 trillion.