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Anthropic stated that its chatbot Claude leads 26% of the company's artificial intelligence research and development work, a significant increase from nearly zero at the beginning of this year. The report released by the company on Thursday noted that this is one of the clearest signs to date that artificial intelligence can accelerate the development of future models.Anthropic mentioned that Claude also collaborates with employees to complete about 90% of the work. The company pointed out that more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence research and development is driven by Claude.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Sevilla vs Barcelona" on Polymarket, the "Over" option for the sub-market "More than 0.5 goals in the second half" experienced a sharp fluctuation in win probability, soaring from 70.5% an hour ago to the current 93% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Circle's public chain Arc has officially announced that it has launched proxy payments.Its Facilitator Service provides a hosted access path for x402 developers, allowing the acceptance of USDC and supporting on-chain settlements on Arc, Base, and Polygon; this path does not require a Relayer key or a separate Gas fee wallet.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Sevilla FC vs FC Barcelona More Markets" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Over" option for the sub-market "Sevilla FC Second Half O/U 1.5" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 31% an hour ago to the current 13.5% (a fluctuation of 17.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Matthew Sigel, the head of digital asset research at asset management company VanEck, stated in an interview with CNBC that quantum computing poses a risk to Bitcoin, but the community has recognized the seriousness of the issue. He pointed out that due to the decentralized nature of the crypto network, progress in addressing this issue may be slow, but the community is advancing related work.Sigel said, "This is a risk, but the community has already recognized the scope of the problem, and a large number of talents have gathered and proposed a framework for upgrading the system." He added, "Upgrades will not happen quickly because no CEO can tell developers 'do it now.' The governance process takes more time, and the process is more complex, but there are technical paths to achieve quantum resistance, and you will see more related progress in the coming years."Currently, quantum computers still have error rate issues and cannot crack Bitcoin's encryption algorithms. Some Bitcoin developers have begun testing quantum-resistant signatures on real-time sidechains. Coinbase plans to build a post-quantum signature pipeline using secure enclaves and threshold cryptography, and the Bitcoin Security Alliance, composed of BlackRock, Fidelity Digital Assets, Block, and others, is also supporting proposals like BIP-360 to reduce long-term quantum computing risks.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted that the wallet address associated with 7zarc has received 4,870 ETH (approximately 15 million USD), with the funds originating from addresses related to the Raidparty project's approximately 70 million USD "exit scam." Subsequently, this portion of ETH was transferred to recharge addresses of several centralized exchanges.ZachXBT pointed out that 7zarc disappeared from public view in 2022 and only became active again in September 2026. Based on this, he publicly questioned the need for an explanation regarding the flow of the related funds.

Arc announced the launch of the AI-driven development tool Arc Studio, which allows users to describe their requirements in natural language. It generates full-stack on-chain applications, contracts, or agents that include front-end interfaces, back-end logic, and smart contracts within minutes. It also supports code review, testing, and export.This tool natively understands the Arc and Circle development stack, including CCTP, Circle Contracts, Gateway, and Wallets. It can integrate protocols such as Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap, and can be tested on nine chains: Arbitrum, Arc, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Monad, OP Mainnet, Polygon, and Unichain. Arc Studio can also connect as a sub-agent to Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. The official reminder states that AI-generated code still requires independent review and testing, and Arc Studio will not deploy, sign, fund, or submit mainnet transactions on behalf of users.

According to monitoring by Bubblemaps, Circle has completed the minting of 10 billion ARC tokens and distributed them to 11 addresses via a null address, which can now be tracked in real-time on the blockchain.The Arc team previously announced that the minting of ARC tokens has been completed, with a total of 10 billion tokens. The team emphasized that ARC tokens are not yet available for circulation, trading, public use, or activation for staking, governance, fees, or utility functions. According to the previous white paper, the distribution plan for ARC tokens is as follows: 60% allocated to the ecosystem (token sales, developer funding, network growth); 25% allocated to Circle (protocol development, staking, and governance); 15% allocated to long-term reserves (strategic flexibility and economic stability).

According to official news, the Arc public chain has now integrated with Binance Wallet DeFi, allowing users to provide liquidity for designated liquidity pools on Arc through the Binance App and manage LP positions uniformly within the wallet.

On September 16, the day Circle Arc's mainnet went live, the AI Agent quality assurance product DeepQA released the Arc Campaign, completing public QA for 11 ecological applications on the Arc testnet and publishing all 13 reports on the official website in a collection format. From the initiation of the project to the public release of reports for all 11 applications, it took about 16 hours.Real-time data from the official website shows that this event executed a total of 141 test scenarios, of which 117 passed, confirming 15 issues. The Critic Agent conducted real-time reviews 30 times, retaining 141 scenarios, 436 screenshots, approximately 2,200 model calls, and 16.9 million tokens. The covered applications include the Arc official testnet browser, Tower Exchange, AchSwap, Machina Bridge, OmniHub, ArcFX, SettleOne, Syn DAO, thirdweb Arc Testnet, ChainGPT Pad, and Karwan. All tests were conducted in real browsers on live applications, with the injected test wallets holding only testnet funds and no real funds used.The backend of DeepQA is powered by WORLD3 and Google Cloud Vertex AI. A group of AI Agents completed exploration, planning, testing, and reporting, with each issue accompanied by screenshot evidence, and only released after being audited and reviewed in real-time by the Critic Agent. The team stated that a decentralized QA network is also in progress, which will prioritize support for the Arc ecosystem.

According to Cointelegraph, CoinShares crypto researcher Luke Nolan stated on the Chain Reaction program that cryptocurrency adoption in Germany is making "very good progress" through family offices, wealth management institutions, and younger investors, while the UK is "still very behind," mainly due to regulatory lag. Nolan pointed out that the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) only lifted the ban on crypto exchange-traded products less than a year ago, and its digital asset market is still in the "nascent" stage.In terms of relevant data, Germany currently has 89 licensed crypto asset service providers, accounting for 25.5% of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) MiCA registered companies; in June this year, Germany also ranked first in the EU with 57 authorized crypto companies.Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank stated on Wednesday that it is awaiting regulatory approval to launch crypto custody services for institutional clients in Europe, expecting to obtain a license in October; Landesbank Baden-Württemberg is also set to provide crypto custody services in April 2024 through a partnership with Bitpanda.In contrast, the FCA released final guidance on Wednesday clarifying when crypto activities need to be authorized and plans to open license applications on September 30, with the new system set to take effect on October 25, 2027.Additionally, the FCA issued stop notices on Thursday to three London locations suspected of assisting illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading; the UK Parliament approved regulations in February to bring digital assets under FCA regulation and finalized a package of rules in June.

According to The Block, Grayscale's research director Zach Pandl stated that the approximately $58,000 low reached around June 30 remains his assessment of the bottom of the current bear market phase, and Grayscale is currently advising clients to allocate Bitcoin.Pandl mentioned in an interview with The Block during the Avalanche summit in New York that they have maintained the view that $58,000 is the bottom of this bear market phase for the past few months. This assessment echoes the comments made by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who stated on September 10 that Bitcoin has bottomed out in the current cycle and expects a sustained upward trend for the next two years.Pandl stated that Grayscale uses a three-part framework to assess whether clients should allocate Bitcoin, including long-term structural trends, market cycle phases, and macro context. He believes that all three conditions are currently met, thus giving clients the "green light" to allocate Bitcoin. As of Thursday morning, Bitcoin was above $76,000, up 0.8% in 24 hours, but still down about 39% from its historical high of approximately $126,000.Pandl also compared Bitcoin with Zcash, noting that Grayscale has offered investment products for Zcash for about nine years. He believes that Zcash occupies an "underutilized and unexplored design space," rather than directly competing with Bitcoin, and pointed out that as artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, privacy issues are receiving more attention, with Zcash providing investors a way to express their views on personal and financial privacy.

According to the official announcement, Bitget has now completed the integration of USD Coin (USDC) on the Arc network and has simultaneously opened deposit and withdrawal services.

Mitul Kotecha, Head of Foreign Exchange and Emerging Markets Macro Strategy at Barclays Asia, stated that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike decision makes a rate increase by the Bank of Japan almost inevitable. The yen has depreciated by more than 1.1% since the Federal Reserve's decision, while the dollar has appreciated by 0.7% against major trading partner currencies.

Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire posted on the X platform that the Circle x402 Facilitator service has launched on Arc, which supports the settlement of USDC on Arc, Base, and Polygon PoS through EIP-3009.In addition, with the launch of Arc, the market demand for cirBTC is increasing. Currently, Circle Mint customers can directly mint and redeem cirBTC natively within the app, with each cirBTC backed 1:1 by 1 native BTC and redeemable for native BTC at a 1:1 ratio.

Galaxy Research's latest report shows that after a cooling period in the first quarter, cryptocurrency venture capital activity rebounded in the second quarter of 2026. Venture capital firms invested approximately $5.6 billion in unlisted cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies, involving 384 transactions. The total investment amount increased by 31% quarter-on-quarter, and the number of transactions grew by 10%, with the funding growth mainly driven by later-stage financing.Raising new funds remains challenging, with only 5 new cryptocurrency venture capital funds raising about $3.9 billion in the second quarter, marking the lowest number of newly established funds since the fourth quarter of 2019. Based on the investment pace in the first half of 2026, the total annual investment is estimated to be around $20.037 billion; this figure is slightly lower than the $20.3 billion for the entire year of 2025 but higher than most periods during the market downturn from 2023 to 2024.In terms of investment fund allocation, later-stage transactions accounted for about 77% of the share, early-stage transactions accounted for 15%, while seed and pre-seed transactions made up the remaining 7%. Startups based in the United States received 73.5% of the investment funds and accounted for 39.1% of all 384 transactions. Transaction, exchange, investment, and lending companies led with approximately $3.523 billion, comprising a total of 51 transactions.

According to GMGN data, the mainstream platforms of the Arc ecosystem and Meme coins have generally declined, among which:AGRUS has a market value of approximately 18.3 million USD, with a 6-hour decline of 17.05%;TOLLY has a market value of approximately 5.47 million USD, with a 6-hour decline of 37.86%;Long has a market value of approximately 3.14 million USD, with a 24-hour decline of 37.36%;COOL has a market value of approximately 1.37 million USD, with a 24-hour decline of 54.4%;Architects has a market value of approximately 732,500 USD, with a 24-hour decline of 61.09%;ARCAT has a market value of approximately 699,300 USD, with a 6-hour decline of 45.98%.According to market news, the prices of Meme coins are highly volatile, and investors are advised to participate with caution.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, large capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $456,170.43 in a single bet on the event "FC Barcelona vs. Real Racing Club" for "FC Barcelona." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this bet is 92%.