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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.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the predicted market on Polymarket for the "Raiders vs. Chargers" event shows that the "Raiders" option in the sub-market "1H Spread -17.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 1.9% an hour ago to the current 18.3% (a fluctuation of 16.4%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Fox News, U.S. President Trump stated that he is "making decisions" regarding the Iran issue, and very significant things will happen in the near future, including options such as completely eliminating Iran and causing its economy to collapse, or reaching an agreement.Trump said, "They better be restrained." Trump also mentioned that he "might be" willing to meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during the United Nations General Assembly. Raisi will travel to New York next week. Despite recent alerts issued, Trump described this weekend as "no different from any other weekend." Trump also stated that the U.S. has been in communication with the Houthis, and they have agreed not to fight against the U.S.

Nic Carter, co-founder of Castle Island Ventures, commented on the "slow down the frontier" proposal put forward by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Nic Carter stated that if the goal is to widen the gap between the public and the true frontier internally, and requires cooperation from competitors, then the proposal is reasonable. The main commercial risk for Anthropic is the commoditization of models due to distillation, rather than safety issues.Nic Carter mentioned that safety and profit incentives tend to align in limiting public access to truly frontier models. The highest return use of frontier tokens is for internal research and capturing downstream intellectual property, rather than public API sales. Anthropic has made models like Mythos Preview available only to a few partners.Nic Carter expressed that unilateral slowing down cannot solve the prisoner's dilemma, and coordinated restraint requires antitrust exemptions or regulation. Dario called for the U.S. government to provide limited exemptions for safety discussions so that companies can voluntarily set standards.

The founder of Slow Fog, Yu Xian, disclosed that following the previous FomoPeek App poisoning and theft incident, a food delivery app named ComeCome (comecome.icu) has been found to implement attacks using similar methods. FomoPeek versions v1.1-1.2 contain a malicious SDK that integrates 8 types of iOS kernel exploit schemes, which can automatically select attack methods based on device model and system version. The known affected iOS versions cover iOS 12--18.7 and 26--26.1.After a successful attack, it can break through the iOS sandbox mechanism, thereby stealing assets from cryptocurrency wallets. Yu Xian warned that such threats may also affect iPad and Mac devices, and advised users to immediately update to the latest iOS version and remain highly vigilant against apps from unknown sources.

Founder of Strategy Michael Saylor stated: The digital asset industry is better off with supportive rules from the SEC, CFTC, Treasury, and banking regulators than accepting the limitations in the final CLARITY compromise. The safest path is to create products that satisfy customers and deploy them widely, allowing people to have a stake in innovation. Ownership should be protected, honest disclosure required, and fraud punished, then let entrepreneurs compete and grow.Saylor mentioned that the September CLARITY compromise would have restricted covered providers to only paying customers for holding stablecoins while allowing qualified activity rewards, and directed the Treasury to limit certain rewards when a significant harmful deposit transfer to community banks was identified. The GENIUS Act has included restrictions on issuers paying interest and returns on stablecoins. The innovation sandbox of CLARITY would have limited participating companies to 25 employees, with each committee approving 20 projects per year. The SEC provided conditional relief for on-chain trading of certain tokenized stocks on September 17, and the CFTC chairman committed to using existing authority while the bill is stalled.He pointed out that useful products should be scaled by 2027 and 2028, transforming temporary relief into permanent rules. The goal is to have 50 million American voters using digital financial products that improve their lives. The best protection for digital innovation is the public that benefits from it.

A senior Iranian official stated that Qatar and Pakistan, as mediators, have informed Iran that the United States is ready to negotiate and reach an agreement, and that it is serious about advancing this process.The official pointed out that for Iran, as long as the United States returns to the Islamabad memorandum of understanding and fulfills its terms, Iran is also prepared to resume implementation of the memorandum within a few days. However, Iran demands practical and credible guarantees to ensure it will not be attacked again. Once the United States implements the substantive content of the memorandum, including stopping hostile actions, lifting the blockade, and allowing Iran to export oil, Iran will immediately initiate negotiations on nuclear issues and the lifting of sanctions.Iran has reached a consensus with Oman regarding the issue of the Strait of Hormuz; however, as long as the blockade continues and no agreement has been reached with the United States, "Iran will not reopen the strait."

According to Bitcoin News, attackers accessed a small number of Blink hosted accounts and withdrew funds.Blink stated that the vast majority of funds remain secure, and non-custodial wallets were unaffected; the Bitcoin payment protocol Spark it uses supports multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not yet been confirmed that Spark is the source of this security incident.

Jurrien Timmer, Global Macro Director at Fidelity Investments, stated that Bitcoin has started to rise after consolidating around the support level of approximately $60,000 for nearly a year, a duration comparable to a typical Bitcoin winter, leading him to conclude that a new four-year cycle bull market may have begun.Timmer mentioned that the Z-score of BTC/gold has changed from -100% to a positive value, a signal that historically confirms a bottom. He also pointed out that we are currently in a long-term new pattern with higher capital costs, and the government may respond with financial repression.

Vietnam plans to issue licenses to the first batch of cryptocurrency service providers under a pilot legal framework in 2026, allowing the first digital asset platforms to begin operations. Nguyen Duc Chi, Deputy Minister of Finance of Vietnam, met with Mariana Kuhnel, Executive Director of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), in Vienna to discuss bilateral cooperation and the exchange of financial regulatory experiences.Vu Thi Chan Phuong, Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam, stated that the regulatory mechanism will cover service providers and investor transactions, focusing on risk management, investor asset protection, and anti-money laundering. Kuhnel proposed that both parties hold an online technical seminar and strengthen coordination through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time September 18) the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $433 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a net inflow of $311 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of FBTC has reached $10.362 billion.The second was Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a net inflow of $108 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $64.125 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $102.532 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) is 6.29%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $55.161 billion.

Aptos Labs announced that Confidential APT has been launched on the Aptos mainnet. Balances and transfer amounts are encrypted on-chain, and validators check zero-knowledge proofs to confirm the validity of transfers without viewing the specific amounts.Addresses remain public, and this feature is completely optional, allowing for public verification without public disclosure.

According to a report by Reuters, Anthropic is considering launching a new artificial intelligence model before its IPO, which may be delayed until after the U.S. midterm elections.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL: Natus Vincere vs. Movistar KOI - LEC Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 16% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 34%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to CoinDesk, the crypto technology provider Haruko was targeted in a cyber attack earlier this week, affecting 15 clients. The attack exposed clients' read-only exchange API details and trading data. According to insiders, some hedge fund clients with weaker security protections may have had a small amount of funds stolen.Adam Carlile, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Haruko, stated in an email sent to clients that this was a targeted attack initiated by an organization, and the affected clients were all non-whitelisted clients. The attackers exploited a vulnerability in one of Haruko's processes to extract user access tokens, thereby obtaining data such as read-only exchange API information stored in process memory; clients' login credentials were not compromised. Haruko has fixed the vulnerability and refreshed the server-side keys, and plans to release a complete technical review report.Based in London, Haruko provides portfolio, risk management, and trading data infrastructure for institutional digital asset companies. The platform connects centralized exchanges, custodians, blockchains, and DeFi protocols, currently serving over 80 clients globally and integrating with more than 100 centralized trading platforms, 30 blockchains, and 250 on-chain protocols. Its listed clients include Bitcoin Suisse, GSR, Flowdesk, 3iQ Digital Assets, M2, among others, with GSR stating that it was not affected by this incident.

The DeBot team member Cat released a security incident progress announcement, confirming that the previous wallet security incident was an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attack, and no related financial losses have been found so far.The announcement stated that after analysis by multiple security teams and cloud service providers, there are signs of system intrusion, and the related private keys still pose a security risk. Therefore, the platform will continue to implement automatic fund isolation. Currently, DeBot is operating in a fully isolated environment, and users can still trade and withdraw normally, but other operations involving private keys have been suspended and will be gradually restored after the security audit is completed. A brand new security solution is being upgraded and is being audited by the Slow Mist team and cloud service providers. DeBot stated that this incident exposed security issues within the project, and the team will further upgrade security measures.

The Non-Fungible Token Alliance AMIKO is hosting the Non-Fungible Token × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. The forum will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on core topics such as stock tokenization, Web3, and AI.AMIKO as a co-organizer will express around AI Agent, digital identity, and Web3 social networking. AMIKO is an AI-native infrastructure platform, centered on human-centric AI identity and social networks, allowing users to create AI digital avatars to continuously connect, communicate, and act in the online world. During this conference, AMIKO project guest Haru, who is the co-founder of Ryze Labs, will also give a speech sharing insights on topics related to AI Agent and digital identity.This GWDC event in Korea will gather representatives and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, and BNB Chain. AMIKO's presence at this event will help transition the discussion of AI Agents from tools to the industrial context of identity, social, and collaborative relationships.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL: Team WE vs JD Gaming - LPL Regional Finals Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, soaring from 20% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Cointelegraph cited a report from The Wall Street Journal stating that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to prevent Binance from obtaining a license across the European Union.

According to NBC News, the U.S. Pentagon is considering withdrawing nearly one-third of American troops from Europe.