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NBC: North Korea Recruits IT Personnel from Third Countries like Iran and Lebanon for Proxy Interviews to Infiltrate US Companies
North Korea is recruiting remote IT personnel from third countries such as Iran and Lebanon to help infiltrate US companies. These foreign nationals are identified on LinkedIn and hired as part-time “interview assistants,” paid $500 per month in cryptocurrency; after they secure the job through interviews, North Korean personnel take over the actual work. In July, a joint warning from the US government and multiple foreign agencies stated that North Korean IT personnel “undertake contracts for the purpose of remitting salaries back to North Korean parent organizations, while posing internal threats to companies, involving data theft, cryptocurrency theft, and sensitive information theft.” Data shows that in 2025, cryptocurrency losses caused by North Korean state-linked hackers exceeded $2 billion, a 51% increase year-over-year.
Two UK Crypto Tycoons Donate to Reform UK, Triggering Labour Party Legislative Countermeasures
The UK Labour government is advancing legislation to limit large political donations from wealthy foreign nationals, following two crypto industry billionaire tycoons, Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo, donating a total of £72 million within two days to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, an amount far exceeding the total funds raised by the Labour and Conservative parties this year. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner stated that the new bill proposes to set an annual donation limit of £100,000 for British citizens residing overseas, applicable to those who have recently returned to the UK, and also plans to make the rules retroactive, requiring non-compliant funds to be returned within 60 days. Reform UK stated that the relevant donations are currently completely legal and that the donors did not propose any conditions in exchange.
Cathie Wood Supports David Sacks’ View: “AI Will Destroy Humanity” Narrative May Be Artificially Manipulated
ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood reposted an interview with David Sacks, Chairman of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, on X, pointing out that David Sacks believes recent reports about “AI will destroy humanity” may be artificially orchestrated. The related remarks originally came from a long-dormant X account of an Anthropic employee, who left the company just six weeks after joining, after which the related content quickly entered mainstream media. David Sacks also named the parties involved in the related incident and criticized the role played by the Wall Street Journal. Cathie Wood further stated that all technologies can be used for malicious purposes, while also believing that individuals like Elon Musk, who are not participants in political conspiracies but continuously emphasize the potential risks of AI, are playing a positive role. “Half of solving a problem, including AI, is understanding the problem.”
After LSK Pump, Address Suspected to be Linked to Lisk CEO Transfers 3.3 Million LSK to Binance
Lisk (LSK) surged from approximately $0.2 to $2.37 today, a price increase of about 11 times, during which short positions saw liquidations of approximately $36 million. EmberCN reported that an address suspected to be linked to Lisk co-founder and CEO Max Kordek transferred 3.3 million LSK, worth approximately $3.79 million, to Binance after the price surge. The basis for this judgment is that the sending address shared the same Binance deposit address with an address that had previously received Gas from an address associated with Max Kordek. The attribution of the above addresses is based on on-chain correlation speculation and has not been confirmed by Lisk or Max Kordek himself.
Data: Tokens such as ZRO, ARB, BR to Undergo Large Unlocks Next Week, with ZRO Unlock Worth Approximately $26 Million
Token Unlocks data shows that tokens such as ZRO, ARB, and BR will undergo large unlocks next week, including: LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7:00 PM Beijing time on September 20, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 4.22%, worth about $26 million; Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 92.65 million tokens at 9:00 PM Beijing time on September 16, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 1.59%, worth about $12.7 million; Bedrock (BR) will unlock approximately 40.63 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on September 20, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 18.68%, worth about $10.4 million; YZY (YZY) will unlock approximately 29.17 million tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on September 15, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 4.49%, worth about $8.4 million; Starknet (STRK) will unlock approximately 127 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on September 15, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 3.48%, worth about $3.6 million; Lista DAO (LISTA) will unlock approximately 33.44 million tokens at 5:00 PM Beijing time on September 20, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 5.18%, worth about $2.6 million; Sei (SEI) will unlock approximately 55.56 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on September 15, with a ratio to circulating supply of approximately 0.86%, worth about $2.5 million.
Eurosystem DLT Settlement Project Pontes Scheduled to Launch on September 21, Supporting Tokenized Securities Settlement in Central Bank Money
The Eurosystem Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) settlement project Pontes is planned to launch on September 21. Clearstream has announced participation in end-to-end testing before launch, covering system connectivity, settlement processes, and operational readiness; Axiology is also advancing testing and certification, with test scenarios including securities issuance, secondary market trading, redemptions, and coupon payments. Pontes is positioned as an interoperability “bridge,” connecting multiple market DLT platforms to the Eurosystem TARGET services, supporting wholesale transactions such as tokenized securities settlement in central bank money, and achieving synchronized settlement like Delivery versus Payment through a mechanism similar to Hash-Link, a hash-locked escrow. In the initial phase, settlement finality on the cash leg will be achieved after the corresponding funds transfer is completed in the T2 system. Notably, the European Central Bank has removed the “pilot” label from the project, indicating its goal is to deliver a production-grade service rather than another experiment. In a speech on August 26, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone positioned Pontes as an operational service, stating that initially only a one-time access fee will be charged, with operating hours gradually extended, planning to offer 24/7 service and multi-currency capabilities by mid-2028. The project originates from the dual-track plan approved by the ECB Governing Council on July 1, 2025: advancing Pontes in the short term, and advancing Appia for an integrated DLT capital market in the long term, whose roadmap was recently published.
Jiang Zhuoer: BTC Breaking Below $76,500 May Accelerate Decline, Watch $75,500 Support
Lubit Mining Pool founder Jiang Zhuoer posted that BTC has fallen as expected, with $76,500 being a key support level at the lower edge of the ascending channel and the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level. A break below could lead to acceleration and a test of $75,500. He stated that if the decline stops before $75,000, BTC could rebound to $80,000 or even $83,000 to $84,000; if it effectively breaks below, it could correct to $70,000 to $72,000. He believes the CLARITY Act vote next week and Fed news are key catalysts, and currently maintains a neutral position of BTC short positions + ETH spot.
Chainflip Attacked on Tron Chain, Losing Approximately 736,400 USDT
The cross-chain trading protocol suffered an attack on the Tron chain, with six unauthorized payments causing a loss of approximately 736,400 USDT. The network has been paused and is expected to resume as early as Monday. Chainflip relies on transaction memos to read exchange instructions on Tron. The attacker appended their own memo to transactions already signed by validators, which the system misjudged as independent exchanges and triggered refunds, resulting in the same deposit being paid out twice. The official statement said other funds are safe and will compensate affected users.
Trump: Whoever Wins Artificial Intelligence, Wins the Future
U.S. President Trump: (When asked whether the AI industry should slow down its pace of development) Whoever wins AI wins the future. We can set up safeguards (regarding AI), but some voices are too negative.
Brazil Central Bank’s New Capital Requirement of Approximately $7.2 Million May Lead to About 290 Crypto Exchanges Exiting
The Brazilian Central Bank’s capital requirement for crypto exchanges is up to 37.2 million reais (approximately $7.2 million). Among the 200 to 300 local virtual asset service providers, only 10 to 25 are qualified to apply. It is estimated that ultimately about 10 will receive licenses, and approximately 290 will exit. Companies must submit applications by October 30; those that do not apply must wind down their businesses within 30 days. Multiple platforms such as Bitnuvem and NovaDAX have announced restructuring or cessation of retail operations, but have not attributed their decisions to the new regulations.
Arthur Hayes: Both Outcomes of AI Debt Lead to Money Printing
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated that under the “AI safety first” framework, the U.S. government may ultimately backstop AI infrastructure credit risk in one of two ways: either directly taking over the “buyer” role of institutions like Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX in the computing power market, or having the Federal Reserve print money to bail out insurance institutions holding AI-related debt, in response to debt defaults triggered by declining computing power demand and absent buyers. He pointed out that regardless of the path, both essentially point to supporting AI infrastructure and related credit <a href="https://xpertsstudio.com/bitcoin-suisse-plans-job-cuts-and-overseas-expansion/” title=”Bitcoin Suisse Plans Job Cuts and Overseas Expansion”>expansion through increased money supply.
U.S. Democrats to Meet Tuesday to Discuss AI Legislative Action
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that Democratic lawmakers will hold a caucus meeting on Tuesday morning specifically to discuss AI-related legislative actions, and said addressing the challenges posed by AI is a “high priority” requiring prompt measures. He noted that Democrats are internally discussing how to establish regulatory and safety “guardrails” in response to the industry’s rapid development and potential risks.
South Korea’s KOSPI Index Opens Down 3.14%, SK Hynix Down 5%
South Korea’s KOSPI index opened down 3.14%, SK Hynix down 5%, and Samsung Electronics down 3.6%.
Anthropic Poised for Second Consecutive Profitable Quarter, Chooses Nasdaq for IPO
Anthropic PBC has informed a small group of shareholders that it will report adjusted operating profit for this quarter. This will mark the company’s second consecutive quarter of profitability as it prepares for an IPO. The metric excludes certain special or one-time costs, such as equity incentives. Sources told the publication that, excluding revenue sharing payments to partners like Amazon and the costs of training AI models, the AI company’s gross margin exceeds 80%. The Claude AI developer is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), aiming to match or surpass SpaceX’s fundraising record of $86.3 billion earlier this year. A source revealed the company has chosen to list on Nasdaq.
The ETF Store President: The Future of the Crypto Industry Does Not Depend on the Clarity Act; It Only Acts as a Booster
The ETF Store President Nate Geraci said on X platform that if the Clarity Act can secure enough votes this week to advance legislation, that would be fine, but it doesn’t really matter. Under the Trump administration, regardless, the SEC and CFTC will use their existing powers to promote the development of the crypto industry. The crypto industry is developing rapidly; by the time politicians realize the financial system has already been upgraded, it will likely be too late to overturn it. The role of the Clarity Act is merely to provide a further booster effect, as it can reassure people that innovations won’t be easily overturned. Nate Geraci believes the future of the crypto industry does not depend on this bill.
U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus to Hold Regular Meeting on Crypto Bill CLARITY Act
Two sources revealed that U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will convene a Democratic caucus meeting on Sunday evening to discuss the CLARITY Act, which is scheduled for a procedural vote on Tuesday. Holding a caucus meeting before a major floor vote is standard practice. It remains unclear what the outcome of Tuesday’s vote will be. About a dozen Democrats have been negotiating on the bill for months, but three categories of issues remain unresolved, and it is uncertain whether these can be resolved before the vote. Democrats are demanding the inclusion of an ethics clause targeting government officials, aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s use of his family’s cryptocurrency business for profit. Republicans say Democrats should vote to advance the bill and continue negotiations while the bill is under consideration by the full Senate.
Vitalik: Adversarial Governance Mechanism Design Could Be Applied to AI Safety; Limiting Collusion May Be Key to Future AI Constraints
Vitalik stated that an important application of adversarial governance mechanism design theory is likely AI safety. Vitalik compared two scenarios: one where a static algorithm acts as the principal and humans as the smarter agents; the other where humans plus a weaker LLM act as the principal and a stronger LLM as the agent. In both, a weaker principal tries to obtain desired outcomes from a stronger agent. Vitalik emphasized that if collusion between agents can be effectively limited, significantly better results can be achieved, and this conclusion may also apply to AI safety. Future constraints on AI might resemble establishing an institutional system of rules, permissions, adjudication, and recording mechanisms, rather than just setting up technical “sandboxes.”
Loracle, the Largest On-Chain Holder of $PONS and $CASHCAT Short Positions, Is Taking Profits, with Unrealized Gains Reaching $5.7 Million
Loracle, the largest on-chain holder of short positions in $PONS and $CASHCAT, is taking profits. They currently still hold short positions of 27.47 million $PONS (worth $14.3 million) and 35.95 million $CASHCAT (worth $5.7 million), with unrealized profits reaching $5.7 million.
Bonk Guy: If fomo Integrates at Arc’s Launch, There May Be Trading Opportunities; Has Bought LONG and Meme Tokens
Trader Bonk Guy stated that over the past few weeks, Arc ecosystem builders have proactively contacted him multiple times, hoping to attract traders to participate early in the chain’s launch. However, Bonk Guy is not bullish on Arc Chain, believing on-chain activity this cycle will be concentrated on Robinhood, BNB Chain, and Solana. After learning that fomo will be integrated within days of Arc’s launch, his short-term view has changed somewhat. If FOMO integrates at the very beginning of Arc’s launch, there could be significant short-term profit opportunities. However, he does not believe Arc will replace the three aforementioned main chains. Bonk Guy said he has bought Arc’s main launchpad token LONG and the top three Meme tokens by market cap on that launchpad, citing reasons including that FOMO rarely integrates with non-mainstream chains at launch and that the Arc ecosystem is proactively reaching out to high-frequency traders.
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