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According to a report by the Financial Association on September 4, the Thai government has ordered the suspension of construction on 49 data center projects, awaiting the introduction of new regulations for the industry. Danucha Pichayanan, Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Council of Thailand, stated at a press conference on Friday that the suspension is necessary because the government is formulating new regulatory rules and regulations for existing data centers as well as those that are about to begin operations.The Thai Data Center Regulatory Committee, chaired by the Minister of Finance, held its first meeting on Friday. Danucha indicated that the committee is expected to announce new regulations for data center enterprises within a month.

According to The Information, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reviewing relevant rules to address potential conflicts of interest between prediction market exchanges and their affiliated trading companies.

According to Bloomberg, G42, an AI company supported by Microsoft, has had preliminary discussions with potential investors about raising billions of dollars, potentially becoming one of the first government-affiliated AI companies in the UAE to expand its capital scale through external financing.Insiders revealed that the scale of financing and transaction structure have not yet been finalized, and discussions are still in the exploratory stage. G42 has previously advanced data center projects in Abu Dhabi with Microsoft and OpenAI, and has received support from companies like Microsoft.

According to The Block, the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee announced the adoption of Chainlink Proof of Reserve to provide near real-time on-chain reserve verification for the state’s official stablecoin, Frontier Stable Token (FRNT). This follows the migration of cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, further establishing it as the sole on-chain asset verification infrastructure.The auditing firm The Network Firm will review the reserves and token supply of FRNT according to the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The verification data will be recorded on-chain via Chainlink, reducing information gaps between reporting periods.The committee will also introduce the Chainlink Proof of Reserve Secure Mint mechanism, requiring that verified reserves must be no less than the total supply of FRNT for any minting to occur, in order to prevent risks associated with "unlimited minting." FRNT is fully backed by reserves of U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, with related earnings used to diversify state finances and support local education funds.

Tencent WorkBuddy announced the official launch of its open platform, introducing over a hundred ecological partners in the first batch, aimed at opening underlying Agent capabilities for smart hardware, industry applications, and developers.At the press conference, 9 co-branded smart hardware products made their debut, with partners including Plaud, Rokid, Yingshi, iFlytek, Anker, Mengma, and Jingdong Jingzao; over 30 industry applications were simultaneously integrated, covering more than 20 fields including finance, law, healthcare, education, and public welfare. Previously, WorkBuddy collaborated with Li Weike Technology to launch the X-AI memory glasses and reached an ecological linkage for AI glasses with Rokid.

Gate US's wholly-owned subsidiary Gate Futures LLC has completed the independent introducing broker registration with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and has officially become a member of the National Futures Association (NFA).

According to Digitalasset, the South Korean National Tax Service plans to introduce commercial tracking programs used by domestic and foreign investigative agencies to track and analyze the flow of funds between digital asset wallets, in order to close the tax loophole for virtual assets in personal wallets.The South Korean government stated that digital assets held in personal wallets and overseas exchanges are subject to taxation as long as there is income generated from transfers or loans. The overseas exchanges will respond through the Crypto Asset Automatic Information Exchange Framework (CARF).

According to Bloomberg, European Central Bank Executive Board Member Isabel Schnabel stated that central banks should introduce central bank money into blockchain to innovate the execution of monetary policy.Implementing "on-chain" not only maintains the status of money as the "settlement cornerstone," but also allows central banks to utilize the programmable features of distributed ledgers to modernize the execution of monetary policy, collateral management, and liquidity provision, thereby promoting financial stability.

NVIDIA's Chief Financial Officer stated that the company is introducing a revenue-sharing mechanism, which includes a "no questions asked" commitment and a minimum revenue guarantee.

According to Cointelegraph, the SEC has released proposed rules for the "Regulation Crypto Assets," setting two exemptions for specific investment contracts involving crypto assets: allowing startups to raise up to $5 million in a one-time financing within four years; and allowing qualified issuers to raise up to $75 million within any 12-month period, with the possibility of conducting different rounds of issuance in subsequent years.Drew Hinkes, a partner at Winston & Strawn, stated that as long as each round of financing is an independent issuance, projects could theoretically raise $75 million every 12 months. Lilya Tessler, head of Sidley's fintech and blockchain practice, noted that subsequent financing is not automatically approved; issuers must resubmit offering documents, undergo SEC staff review, continuously submit annual and semi-annual reports, and disclose funds raised through the exemption in the past 12 months to confirm they have not exceeded the financing cap. The proposed rules also limit the participation scale of non-qualified investors, with their purchase amount not exceeding 10% of the higher of their personal income or net worth.Lee Reiners, a financial regulation expert at Duke University, indicated that the limited first-round cap may make early token allocations more attractive, but the rule is unlikely to replicate the ICO boom of 2017. Among projects that raised funds through ICOs from 2017 to 2019, as many as 90% ultimately failed.The SEC expects that approximately 130 issuances per year will utilize the above two exemptions, with about 475 issuers potentially using a broader investment contract safe harbor. The proposed rules will provide token issuers with a clearer path for financing in the U.S. compared to the current system, but secondary market trading may still exist in a gray area of securities attributes. The proposal stipulates that investment contracts related to crypto assets may continue to trade in the secondary market along with token transfers until the asset is separated from the issuer's statements or commitments.Drew Hinkes stated that if non-security tokens transfer investment contracts from seller to buyer, such transactions may still be considered securities transactions, impacting trading platforms. Lee Reiners also mentioned that some issuers may meet the formal requirements for exemptions but still influence token value through team management efforts, concentrated insider holdings, and aggressive promotion.

On August 24, SK Hynix is introducing advanced packaging technologies, including Intel's EMIB, for its next-generation HBM solutions and plans to eventually enter the 3D packaging era. At the 2026 Hot Chips conference, SK Hynix's Vice President of Packaging Engineering, Jaesik Lee, delivered a presentation titled "Advanced Packaging for High Bandwidth Memory," explaining how the company will leverage advanced packaging technologies to accelerate its HBM product roadmap.Currently, SK Hynix is exploring methods such as hybrid bonding to break through the limitations of 16-layer stacking. In the future, SK Hynix also plans to address power consumption challenges by increasing the number of TSVs, improving IO speeds of logic process integration, and optimizing power distribution networks. As of the time of publication, SK Hynix's stock rose by 1.71%.

According to sources, the trade agreement being negotiated between Canada and the United States will introduce a quota system for Canadian steel exports, with a 25% tariff on exports within the quota and a 50% tariff on amounts exceeding the quota.Canada has agreed to export 4 million tons of steel to the United States each year at a 25% tariff, with a 50% tariff on any excess, and to eliminate reciprocal tariffs on U.S. steel.

Coinbase announced the introduction of perpetual contract trading to the Base App through Hyperliquid, allowing eligible users to trade over 290 perpetual contract markets with a maximum leverage of 50 times, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, and markets related to stocks and commodities. Coinbase's engineering lead Chintan Turakhia stated that perpetual contracts currently account for about 75% of the total trading volume in the crypto market and are the feature that high-frequency users of the Base App most want to see added.Related trades will be executed within the Base App, but Hyperliquid will be responsible for the actual execution, allowing users to stay within their existing wallets. Coinbase stated that the maximum leverage ratio available for different assets varies, and positions may be liquidated when losses exceed a certain threshold. This product is currently not available to jurisdictions such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other areas that restrict leveraged crypto derivatives trading. This launch also reflects a shift in the product focus of the Base App from previously emphasizing social and creator features to trading, payments, and AI Agents. Base founder Jesse Pollak previously acknowledged that social and creator tokens did not bring the expected user growth, while prediction markets, perpetual contracts, and stablecoins have become stronger drivers of adoption.

BSC and 0G ecosystem's largest AI economic infrastructure project NeoSoul today announced the official launch of NeoTrade. NeoTrade is a universal intelligent trading workstation for traders, allowing users to directly define how the AI trading Agent operates and put it into action.Most existing automated trading products offer preset strategies. Traders seeking greater freedom typically need to develop and configure trading Agents themselves. NeoTrade brings this capability into a product interface designed for traders.Once the Agent is activated, it can process market information and execute trades 24/7. Fund usage follows rules pre-set by the user, and operations requiring approval will wait for user confirmation; users can also stop the Agent at any time.NeoTrade continuously displays the Agent's operational status and actual performance. Traders can adjust configurations based on market results, making each outcome the basis for the next adjustment.Kaelan, co-founder of NeoSoul, stated that the next step in Agentic Trading is to transform tasks that previously required engineering capabilities into products that traders can use directly. NeoTrade aims to lower this barrier, enabling more users with trading judgment to utilize trading Agents.As AI Agents move from assisting analysis to continuous execution, trading products are also transitioning from preset strategy tools to configurable intelligent systems. Those who can simultaneously solve for autonomous operation and fund control are becoming key competitors in the Agentic Trading product space.

According to official news, Saturn announced a partnership with Ondo to bring institutional-grade tokenized assets into Saturn's (STRC) structured products.At the same time, Ondo also made a strategic investment in Saturn.

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to launch two crypto-related initiatives in the coming days, while the Congressional CLARITY Act remains stalled until at least September. The SEC intends to propose "Regulation Crypto" at a public meeting on Friday, allowing projects to raise funds through token sales without completing a full securities registration.The SEC also plans to introduce an "innovation exemption" for tokenized stocks, with details potentially announced on Friday. This exemption will allow tokenized versions of stocks like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia to be traded on the blockchain around the clock, supporting fragmented trading and near-instant settlement.Such tokens typically track stock economic exposure but do not carry voting rights or dividend rights. This initiative is part of SEC Chairman Paul Atkins' "Project Crypto" agenda, with Robinhood Chain, Solana, and Base already advancing related on-chain markets.

According to official news, Bitget C2C has officially launched the merchant ecosystem recruitment. This recruitment adopts a selective and invitation-based model, with dedicated business managers providing one-on-one access. The platform requires that applying merchants must be certified merchants from other platforms and have more than 180 days of industry experience; for senior high-level merchants, a "certificate direct upgrade channel" is open, allowing for direct upgrades to bulk merchants based on relevant certifications and transaction records, enjoying expedited review, 1V1 exclusive connection, and platform traffic exposure support.To accelerate ecosystem construction, Bitget has launched a dual incentive program. New merchants can receive a 100 USDT onboarding reward after completing specified tasks; existing merchants can receive up to 200 USDT referral rewards for each new merchant they successfully refer, with no limit on the number of referrals. The event will last until September 30 at 23:59 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.