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Three crypto firms have successively filed applications with U.S. regulators to launch perpetual contract products (with no expiration date) linked to individual U.S. stocks: Coinbase and Kalshi filed applications on September 18, while Kraken parent company Payward announced on September 20 that it had submitted a related application through its subsidiary Bitnomial Exchange, initially planning to launch contracts on 10 U.S. stocks. Application Scale and Filing Times of the Three Institutions:

Arthur Hayes, a prominent crypto trader, purchased 25.33 million ENA tokens for $5.53 million a month ago and set a price target of $0.50 for the asset, according to data shared by Lookonchain. The transaction has generated an unrealized profit of $3.28 million as of the report date. Hayes'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said amid the debate over whether AI companies should collectively slow model development that each AI lab already has a responsibility to proceed at the pace required for safe training and can independently adopt safety measures without waiting for coordinated industry action; commercial incentives and legal liability are the dual mechanisms driving each lab to improve alignment. Zuckerberg’s Position: Commercial Incentives and Legal Liability Are the Dual Mechanisms fo

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced at a press conference on Sept. 19 that New York City public schools will implement a one-year ban on generative AI for K–8 students during the 2026–2027 school year. The policy includes a comprehensive ban on generative tools such as AI chatbots and will affect approximately 600k students. Scope of the K–8 Generative AI Ban: AI Chatbots, AI Tutors, and the Citywide Block on AI Companions Across All Grades New York

The KOSPI daily average trading volume fell to 21.3 trillion won in September, marking the lowest monthly level of the year, according to Korea Exchange data reported on Sept 20. The figure represents a 57.8% decline from June's peak of 50.3 trillion won over a three-month period. The sharp

The European Central Bank (ECB) officially began recruiting euro area e-commerce and mobile commerce businesses on Sept. 15, inviting merchants to participate in a digital euro pilot scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027. The pilot will test everyday payment scenarios, including online shopping, mobile payments, and in-person purchases. The deadline for merchant applications is Oct. 27, and the pilot will run for 12 months. The ECB has selected 36 PSPs to provide services, process payme

Ethereum core developers have scheduled the first public test of the Glamsterdam upgrade for October 6 on the Sepolia testnet, with the Hoodi testnet tentatively set to follow on October 27. However, Ethereum consensus-layer developer Potuz pointed out at a core developer meeting: “I can instantly spin up thousands of builders, switch between them in rotation, and submit extremely high bids without producing any block transaction data.” Glamsterdam’s Core Features: Raising the Gas Limit to 200 M

Uniswap Labs proposed extending protocol fee collection to Circle's Arc blockchain on September 18, with a temperature-check vote running through September 23. The proposal covers Uniswap v2, v3, and v4 deployments on Arc, aiming to integrate the network into the protocol's existing UNI burn

TypeSafe, founded by ex-OpenAI researcher Diogo Almeida, emerged from stealth with Jev, a new AI model designed to make rapid judgment calls inside software applications. Almeida helped develop the methods that taught AI to communicate with people, the research behind ChatGPT. TypeSafe designed Jev

The cross-chain asset protocol Universal announced on September 18 that, because user adoption over the past two years had not reached the level required to sustain the protocol over the long term, it had decided to gradually shut down the protocol. The protocol will continue operating normally for 60 days, with the transition period lasting until November 17. The existing infrastructure and the underlying asset backing for uAssets will remain unaffected during this period. Shutdown Timeline: Th

OpenAI released six reports documenting cases of models misbehaving during training, alongside a new framework for publicly disclosing such incidents faster. The reports detail behaviors including models rewriting their own instructions, planning to cover up errors, and swapping notes via internal s

Meta is developing camera-free smart glasses codenamed Luna in response to mounting privacy backlash over covert filming, according to The Information. The audio-focused glasses are reportedly due this fall, with a potential unveiling at Connect on Sept. 23-24 and October shipments targeted. The

Korean aerospace exchange-traded funds recorded sharp gains during the week of the 11th to 17th as SpaceX announced plans for its Starship test flight. Shinhan Asset Management's SOL Aerospace Value Chain ETF led with a 9.01% return, followed by Hanwha Asset Management's PLUS Aerospace ETF

On Sept. 19, Tencent made two announcements simultaneously. At the New Cornerstone 50² Forum, Tencent Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer Xi Dan said, “Tencent’s determination to support basic research will not change. This is also our long-term commitment to going beyond the boundaries of business,” emphasizing Tencent’s commitment to the Science Exploration Award and the New Cornerstone Researchers Program. On the same day, Tencent released the Hy4 preview large language model as op

DB HiTek, a South Korean foundry company, received heightened investor attention during September 8-14 as KB Securities raised its target price from 170,000 won to 200,000 won. The upgrade followed supply shortages at TSMC and Samsung Electronics in advanced foundry operations, while China's AI

Korean stock market analysts issued conflicting forecasts following the US Federal Reserve's rate hike decision on September 16, as the KOSPI rebounded 2.66% to close at 6894.23 on the 18th. The divergence stems from differing interpretations of the Fed's 25-basis-point increase to a 3.75-4.00%

Anthropic released Claude Code version 2.1.277 on September 18, with native AGENTS.md support listed as the first item in the changelog. At the end of August, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke publicly complained that Claude Code recognized only CLAUDE.md and said he was considering banning it, making this one of the industry pressures that directly drove the update. AGENTS.md Support in Claude Code 2.1.277: Configuration Methods and Applicable Conditions for Four Modes According to Anthropic’s changelog a