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According to the Financial Times, SoftBank is seeking funding in the Gulf region to expand its investment bets in the field of artificial intelligence.

Japanese licensed cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank announced that SBI Holdings has completed its full subsidiary acquisition. Along with Bitbank repurchasing shares from MIXI and Ceres, all previously planned transactions have been realized, making Bitbank a 100% indirectly held subsidiary of SBI Holdings. The total consideration for the share acquisition and capital increase disclosed by SBI earlier is approximately 46.7 billion yen.Bitbank CEO Noriyuki Hirose will remain in position. The company stated that existing exchange services will not be affected by this transaction, and it will further expand its digital asset business relying on SBI's financial capabilities, customer base, and resources.

SoftBank Group announced the completion of its third and final additional investment in OpenAI through the SoftBank Vision Fund 2, amounting to 10 billion USD. As a result, SoftBank's total investment in OpenAI has reached 64.6 billion USD, with an ownership stake of approximately 13%.

SoftBank Group has launched a transaction that could become the largest corporate junk bond issuance in history, aimed at funding large-scale investments in the field of artificial intelligence. This issuance plans to raise over $11 billion, including $10 billion in dollar-denominated bonds and €1 billion (approximately $1.1 billion) in euro-denominated bonds, to support a commitment of nearly $65 billion to OpenAI and additional merger and acquisition financing.

Bitcoin News posted on platform X stating that the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Iran's BitBank, claiming that the exchange processed Bitcoin payments made by vessels under the Hormuz Security Insurance Program.The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control stated that as of June, these funds had been transferred to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Babak Zanjani's network had used the exchange to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Bitcoin payment channels are not exempt from regulation by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.

SoftBank Group issued $10 billion and $1 billion European bonds for investment in OpenAI.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against the Tehran-based cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, stating that the platform transferred hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran. OFAC stated that BitBank is controlled by Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, who was designated in January of this year, and that he used the platform to complete transfers between June and July, with this designation made under Executive Order 13902.The sanctions also cover three executives from BitBank's software developer Pishtaz Simorgh and its parent company Dot One. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that using cryptocurrency to finance the Iranian regime is well within OFAC's jurisdiction. OFAC also mentioned that Hormuz Safe, an entity selling passage security in the Strait of Hormuz, has been receiving payments through BitBank since June; this entity was sanctioned in July. OFAC did not disclose the relevant wallet addresses.

SoftBank Group has expanded its credit line to $6.5 billion, increasing it by $450 million to provide greater financial flexibility for its investments in the field of artificial intelligence.The original $6.05 billion credit line is set to expire this month and has now been extended for another year. More than 20 banks participated in the expansion, with the new agreement's interest rate 210 basis points above the benchmark.

Market news reports that SoftBank will increase the margin loan size secured by Arm stock by 5 billion dollars, to 25 billion dollars.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, accusing it of helping to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.The action also targeted the developers of the exchange and three associates of the Iranian financier Babak Zanjani.

Market news indicates that Apollo is considering raising a $9 billion loan from SoftBank to invest in OpenAI.

The credit default swaps of SoftBank Group are hovering near a three-year high, as traders assess the potential impact on OpenAI's financing plans. SoftBank has committed to investing $64.6 billion in OpenAI.OpenAI is in early negotiations with investors, planning a new round of financing before its initial public offering, with a valuation exceeding $1.2 trillion.

Market news reports that informed sources indicate that SoftBank Group has secured a loan of $11.87 billion to support its investment in OpenAI, an increase from the previous target of $10 billion.

SoftBank Group announced that it will fully repay the outstanding balance of $25.9 billion under the bridge loan agreement on September 15, which was primarily used for subsequent investments in OpenAI.

According to the official announcement, Bitget has launched the SOFTBANK perpetual contract. This contract is settled in USDT and supports up to 20 times leverage with 24/7 trading.As of now, Bitget supports a total of 305 stock perpetual contract underlying assets.

SoftBank Group is seeking an additional $10 billion loan to refinance the related debt incurred from its investment in OpenAI and to raise further funds. According to informed sources, this loan has a term of two years and an interest rate approximately 275 basis points higher than the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), with Mizuho Bank serving as the lead arranger and bookrunner.

According to The Information, informed sources revealed that SoftBank is negotiating to acquire a majority stake in the startup 1X Technologies, which is a humanoid robot development company supported by OpenAI. This deal would value the company at approximately $6 billion. This investment will support SoftBank's ambitions in the robotics field while also providing 1X with more funding to bring its robots, designed with flexible bodies, into consumers' homes to help users with household chores. The startup, founded 12 years ago, attempted to raise $1 billion last fall at a valuation of $10 billion but reportedly ended up raising less than half of its target.SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has long been an investor and owner of robotics developers. He predicts that physical devices combining robotics technology and artificial intelligence will give rise to the next trillion-dollar company. Another sign is that OpenAI reportedly discussed the possibility of acquiring 1X last year, but negotiations ultimately broke down.

Market news indicates that SoftBank Group is in discussions with investment banks regarding a potential bond issuance of $10 billion to $20 billion to help refinance its investment in OpenAI.