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According to The Block, Circle's Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen plans to step down after more than five years in office, with an expected departure by the end of December, unless the company identifies a successor earlier. Circle stated that it has engaged an executive search firm to initiate the recruitment process for a new CFO.

For the week ending September 19, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States was 197,000, lower than the expected 201,000, and the previous value was revised from 196,000 to 198,000.For the week ending September 12, the number of continuing jobless claims in the United States was 1.719 million, lower than the expected 1.745 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.73 million to 1.717 million.

Cryptocurrency analyst Chen Mo posted that Binance's USDe briefly deviated to $0.92 today, and the last incident on October 11 was also related to USDe, while the on-chain price has remained stable.Chen Mo stated that the order book for USDe on CEX is very thin, and it supports USDe as collateral for opening positions. The risk transmission from October 11 started here, but afterwards, Binance included the actual redemption price of USDe into the price index, no longer relying solely on the order book quotes, theoretically preventing a repeat of the October 11 incident.

U.S. President Trump initiated a renaming vote on social media. He pointed out that many people believe the term "artificial intelligence" is inaccurate and sounds very stiff. For this new phenomenon, more elegant and accurate names could be Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, or Supreme Intelligence.Trump called on everyone to participate in the vote to choose the most fitting new name for this evolving "revolution." So far, over 170,000 people have voted, and the leading "new name" is Superior Intelligence (abbreviated as SI), with a vote percentage of 40.6%.Hours later, Elon Musk replied to the post, stating: It will be smart enough for us to not understand.

Trump posted that many people believe the term "artificial intelligence" is not accurate or elegant enough, and proposed three alternative names: "Superior Intelligence (SI)", "Extreme Intelligence (EI)", and "Supreme Intelligence (SI)".Trump also initiated a poll asking the public which name is most suitable to describe this ongoing "revolution." A screenshot shows that at the time, 2,370 people had participated in the poll, with about 1 day remaining.

According to Gate market data, Intel (INTC.O) rose 5% in early trading.

The Tesla team arrived in Ningbo on September 16 and launched a new round of mass production audit for the robotics business on September 17. This audit aims to review the exclusivity and consistency of the mass production of the Optimus robot, with plans to roll out approximately 50,000 Optimus robots by 2026.

For the week ending September 12, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States was 196,000, expected to be 208,000, and the previous value was 206,000.For the week ending September 5, the number of continuing unemployment claims in the United States was 1.73 million, lower than the expected 1.78 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.774 million to 1.769 million.

The on-chain trading platform GMX has released a governance proposal to allocate $10 million from the treasury to establish a GMX token market-making fund in the first phase. The fund will use the total chain merged open interest as a reference indicator. When the circulating market value of GMX is below the merged open interest, the focus will be on repurchases; when the circulating market value is not less than the merged open interest, it will shift to providing liquidity.The proposal also discloses the subsequent roadmap, including cross-collateral and cross-margin models, market segmentation, net open interest, RFQ, permissionless markets, Robinhood integration, and a new USDG LP product line, among others. In addition, GMX will initiate GT repurchases and distribute GT airdrops to GMX stakers, with specific details to be announced in future proposals.

On September 16, B.AI officially launched the AI intelligent image generation feature, deeply integrating the GPT-Image-2 model in its first phase. The web version and API are opened simultaneously, bringing users and developers a pixel-level creative experience with full control.This feature supports a bidirectional mode of text-to-image and image-to-image, allowing users to input text descriptions or reference images to accurately restore visual creativity, covering diverse styles such as 3D, comics, photographic portraits, and ink wash. Users can freely adjust the resolution and quality settings of 1K, 2K HD, and ultra-clear 4K, supporting various aspect ratios and intelligent sizes like 16:9, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, and 9:16. Up to 8 images can be generated simultaneously in a single session, catering to both personal creation and developer integration needs.Whether for personal inspiration sketches or large-scale content production by teams, B.AI intelligent image generation can enable every idea to be realized quickly with lower barriers and higher efficiency. Experience it now: https://chat.b.ai/chat

Standard Chartered Bank has initiated coverage of Arbitrum's ARB token, predicting it will rise from approximately $0.14 to $10 by the end of 2030, citing revenue from networks like Robinhood Chain.The bank also warns that ARB holders cannot directly share in Arbitrum's revenue, and there are risks such as a slowdown in the tokenization process and competition from peers.

The DeBot team member Cat announced that on September 16th, early in the morning, DeBot received a wallet security risk alert and immediately initiated emergency protective measures. The affected wallets have been temporarily isolated. The official statement indicated that the assets in the affected wallets, including local currency and stablecoin assets, will be automatically transferred to a new non-private key wallet at a 1:1 ratio, and a portion of the Meme tokens will be transferred. The new wallet can still conduct secure transactions normally.During the protection period, users can still withdraw and transfer tokens normally, but it is temporarily not possible to export private keys. The specific recovery time will be notified separately. As of the announcement, no abnormal user assets have been found. The platform reminds users to immediately stop using the old wallet, refrain from continuing to recharge, and suggests checking for other public chain assets or some Meme coins that have not been automatically transferred and completing manual transfers in a timely manner.

Former New York Fed President Dudley stated that the reasons for the Federal Reserve's current tightening of monetary policy are quite sufficient, and the interest rate hike in September may not be a "one-time action," but rather the beginning of a series of continuous rate increases. Dudley pointed out that the U.S. inflation rate remains persistently above the Fed's 2% target, the labor market remains relatively stable, and the core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month in August, further dispelling market concerns about a cooling of inflation.In his view, the Federal Reserve is currently clearly deviating from its dual mandate goal regarding price stability, and there are still further upward risks for inflation in the short term. Dudley expects that the Federal Reserve may provide a median expectation of two cumulative rate hikes of 25 basis points each for 2026 in the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) to be released in September. He also noted that over the past few decades, the probability of the Fed raising rates again after a single hike has been as high as 85% to 90%, so the market should not view this round of actions as "a mere taste."Additionally, Dudley believes that if Waller decisively raises rates, it would also help demonstrate his determination to curb inflation and the Fed's policy independence. He warned that Waller should not "outsource" monetary policy to the financial markets, and the future path of interest rates should be determined by the Fed based on economic data and its own policy judgments, rather than catering to market expectations.

According to Electronic News on September 15, China's largest NAND flash memory manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) has begun the connection work for production equipment at its third factory (FAB3) in Wuhan, with initial production expected to gradually become visible by the end of the year.China Electronics System Engineering Second Construction Co., Ltd. recently selected a construction company for the "Gas Segment 3" of the "Wuhan YMTC FAB3 Secondary Piping Segment B General Contracting Project." This project will connect the factory's existing gas, water, and other utility supply networks to various production equipment. The bidding conditions require experience in construction projects related to YMTC or Changxin Memory Technologies, or equivalent scale 12-inch semiconductor factories.YMTC's Wuhan Factory 3 is expected to begin initial production by the end of this year, with a capacity of approximately 100,000 12-inch wafers per month when fully operational. According to Counterpoint Research, YMTC's global NAND bit shipment share in the second quarter of this year reached 14%, rising to third in the world, with Samsung Electronics at 25% in first place and SK Hynix at 22% in second.

According to Caixin, Oracle Corporation has initiated a new round of layoffs. Leaked internal documents indicate that the layoff ratio for some teams will reach double digits. On September 14 local time, posts claiming to be affected by this round of layoffs appeared on platforms such as LinkedIn, Reddit, and Blind.Last month, there were reports that the company had developed a new layoff plan to reduce salary costs. Last Friday, Oracle disclosed an expansion of its corporate restructuring plan, adding $700 million for employee severance and layoffs. As of May 31, the total number of employees at the company was 141,000, a decrease of about 21,000 from 162,000 during the same period last year.Oracle's capital expenditure for the first quarter was $28.5 billion, and it maintained its capital expenditure expectation of $90 billion to $95 billion for the fiscal year 2027. Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson stated that the related expenditures are for the procurement of AI racks, cooling systems, and network equipment, and that internal simplification and efficiency improvement measures are core initiatives to control operating costs.

The payment service provider license of CoolCash (Xiao Yi Payment), the parent company of Tianxu International Technology Co., Ltd., has been revoked by the National Bank of Cambodia and has entered liquidation proceedings. The company and its director, Pang Weizhi, were included in the UK government's sanctions list in March this year due to alleged ties with the Prince Group.The National Bank of Cambodia announced on the 10th that it revoked the payment service provider license of Tianxu International Technology on August 3. This license was issued on May 27, 2024, and was originally valid until 2030. The bank also appointed Morrison Kak MKA Audit Accounting Firm as the liquidator in accordance with Article 68 of the Law on Banking and Financial Institutions to handle liquidation matters and return relevant funds to the company's clients in accordance with the legal priority order.UK sanction documents indicate that Pang Weizhi holds Cambodian and Chinese nationality, with the Cambodian name Pang Visal, and serves as a director of Tianxu International Technology and the parent company of Elephant Delivery, U-Life KH Super App Company Limited. The UK side claims to have reasonable grounds to suspect his ties with the Prince Group and that he has provided financial services or funds, economic resources, goods, or technology to the group. The UK side alleges that the Prince Group is involved in operating scam centers in Cambodia, which include forced labor and serious human rights violations. Tianxu International Technology and Pang Weizhi have been listed as targets of sanctions in both corporate and personal capacities.

Anza announced that the second phase of the Solana account rent reduction proposal SIMD-0437 has been launched on the mainnet beta. In epoch 1033, the per-byte parameter used to calculate the minimum balance for rent-exempt accounts has been reduced from 6333 lamports to 5080 lamports, a cumulative decrease of about 27% from the initial level, lowering the SOL balance required to maintain rent-exempt status.Anza also shared instructions for reclaiming excess SOL: users with the appropriate permissions can use the WithdrawExcessLamports instruction to withdraw SOL from token accounts, token mint accounts, etc., that exceed the minimum balance for rent exemption, without needing to close the accounts, and it does not affect the token balance. There is no fixed timeline for subsequent phases; the third phase will only be activated after confirming that the on-chain status growth is within a safe range; adjustments can be made in reverse through SIMD-0438 if necessary.

According to The Block, global payment company MoneyGram has launched its first stablecoin Visa card in Colombia, developed with the assistance of stablecoin payment infrastructure company Rain.The card is currently available in digital form, allowing users to hold a USD stablecoin balance within the MoneyGram app and make online and offline payments through the Visa network. Users can also exchange their balance for local cash and withdraw it at MoneyGram locations.Initially, the card supports USDC, and MoneyGram plans to add its own stablecoin MGUSD in the near future. The company also plans to launch a physical card by the end of 2026 and will first expand its business to other markets in Latin America.

For the week ending September 5, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States was 206,000, expected to be 205,000, and the previous value was revised from 206,000 to 207,000.