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U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with technology shares strengthening, Dell surging, and oil prices stabilizing. U.S. Treasury yields approached 5%, and global stock markets may face a 5%-8% correction. Trump said the strikes on Iran would end soon and that the Strait of Hormuz would be renamed the Trump Strait. The former British prime minister warned that failure to control debt would force emergency spending cuts. The Beige Book said the U.S. economy grew moderately, with AI and data centers serving as key supports. Tron’s USDT supply surpassed Ethereum’s for the first time. Broadcom’s Q3 results exceeded expectations, and its AI revenue guidance was raised. Robinhood Chain generated $3.75 million in daily fees, exceeding the combined total of Solana, ETH, and Base.

ME News, September 27 (UTC+8) — According to data from Alternative, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index stood at 70 today, down from 74 yesterday, indicating that market “greed” sentiment has cooled. Note: The Fear & Greed Index ranges from 0–100 and includes the following indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media buzz (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin’s share of the overall market (10%) + Google Trends analysis (10%). (Source: BlockBeats)

ME News reported that on September 27 (UTC+8), Paid posted on X that fees collected through Paid over the past 24 hours reached $1.54 million, 26 times the previous day’s amount and exceeding the total for the previous seven days.
In addition, due to a surge in demand and weekend ACH deposits not yet having arrived, Paid has temporarily set the daily payment limit at $750 per person. Payments are expected to return to normal after ACH funds arrive on September 28. (Source: ODAILY)

The Pentagon has awarded Meta-backed Scale AI a $500 million contract for data processing and decision support, five times the value of the $100 million contract it received in September 2025. Scale AI’s head of public sector said the Pentagon has pushed the technology to its limits, demonstrating the military’s urgent adoption of AI. The company is also involved in the DIU Thunderforge program and the Golden Dome homeland defense architecture under Trump.

Garry Tan announced the launch of a hosted version of GStack, calling it a way to create new things quickly. Lightsprint announced support for GStack, and users can try it on the official website. Lightsprint allows engineers and product managers to collaborate on real codebases: Describe requirements in natural language, and the system generates visual options, real-time previews, and pull requests. All changes are submitted as PRs and must be reviewed and merged by engineers, avoiding workflows that start from scratch or require waiting for tickets.

AIMPACT message, May 7 (UTC+8): The NYU Data Science Center at New York University released research findings indicating that AI Agents often perform poorly in motion planning because their internal representations of the physical world are overly entangled. CDS PhD student Ying Wang demonstrated a method to improve AI navigation by “straightening” these paths. The research paper has been accepted by ICML.

ME News, September 27 (UTC+8) — Prediction market platform Kalshi won a significant ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, allowing it to continue operating its event contracts in Ohio and Tennessee. The ruling concerns a dispute between Kalshi and the relevant state regulators over whether the event contracts could continue to be offered. Cointelegraph reported that the court ruled that Kalshi’s event contracts may continue operating in the two states mentioned above. (Source: ChainCatcher)

Earlier this month, hundreds of diplomats gathered in a Swiss United Nations conference room to advance the first treaty governing the use of lethal autonomous weapons. On the final day of negotiations, the United States and Russia made sweeping changes to the text over approximately 15 hours, removing provisions on safety safeguards, ethical considerations, and human review of AI targets, showing that both countries sought to weaken global regulation. At the same time, the Pentagon is accelerating efforts to integrate the technology into its combat systems.

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8) — Superhuman announced an upgrade to its "Superhuman Go" feature, deploying four new professional AI agents directly into workflows. These new agents are natively integrated with Canva (for design tasks), MeetGranola (for retrieving meeting records and summaries), and HeyGen (for generating AI videos). The article did not disclose further information, such as the agents' specific technical details, performance metrics, or release date. (Source: InFoQ)

ME News reported on May 7 (UTC+8) that DTCC, the operator of the U.S. securities clearing and settlement infrastructure, is collaborating with multiple high-performance Layer 1 blockchains to explore the possibility of moving corporate actions such as dividend payments and tender offers onto the blockchain. DTCC CEO Frank La Salla noted that most blockchains still face performance bottlenecks when processing large-scale corporate actions, while DTCC needs to process millions of dividend payments each day, requiring Layer with higher throughput and greater stability.

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8) — Google announced that starting May 7, 2026, AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in more countries worldwide will be able to enable the Personal Intelligence feature in AI Mode. This feature allows users to connect Gmail and Google

ME News, September 27 (UTC+8) — On September 24, three CFTC divisions updated their crypto asset FAQ, allowing futures commission merchants to invest customer funds in licensed tokenized assets, provided that the assets grant holders the same or functionally equivalent legal and economic rights as their traditional forms and are held at compliant depository institutions. Regulatory records may be maintained on a blockchain without the need to retain separate off-chain copies; payment stablecoins still may not be used as investment assets for customer funds. The guidance represents staff views and has no legal force. (Source: ODAILY)

Microsoft Azure announced that, to meet Europe’s growing demand for cloud and AI services, it is increasing its investment in European data centers. This fiscal year, it will build or expand regions in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Finland, and other locations, bringing its global footprint to more than 80 regions across 34 countries. The data center in Sweden in Northern Europe uses technologies including free-air cooling, rainwater collection, and renewable diesel backup power, and has achieved daily renewable energy matching with Vattenfall. In Southern European regions, including Italy, Spain, and Greece, Azure helps customers meet data sovereignty requirements and provides solutions such as the EU Data Boundary and Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, empowering customers to control where their data is stored and processed.

Chicago Fed President Goolsbee said the war in Ukraine is more like an inflationary shock to the economy and has not yet significantly weighed on employment and growth, but concerns about disrupted supply chains and rising prices are intensifying; this is not yet a stagflationary shock, but he would become increasingly uneasy if it persists longer.

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8) — OpenAI announced on May 7 that ChatGPT is now integrated into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets as a direct add-on. Powered by the newly released GPT-5.5 model, the integration allows users to clean data, write formulas, update spreadsheets, and explain operations without leaving their spreadsheets. (Source: InFoQ)

Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Digital Asset Advisory Council, said the administration is pushing for Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before July 4. The Senate Banking Committee will advance its consideration this month, with a four-week work period in June aimed at moving the bill to a full Senate vote. The dispute over stablecoin yield provisions has largely been resolved: the bill is expected to prohibit bank deposit-like interest payments while allowing rewards tied to consumer activity. The administration is also negotiating with Congress on conflict-of-interest provisions that would apply to all government officials.

ME News reported on September 27 (UTC+8) that Sui posted on X, stating that farmers selling corn and airlines locking in fuel prices three years in advance cannot rely on guessing price trends to run their businesses—that is what futures are designed for. Now, with CME Group’s micro futures, the same tool can cover SUI and the Sui ecosystem.

The U.S. Pentagon awarded Meta-backed Scale AI a $500 million contract for data processing and decision support, signaling the military’s growing reliance on artificial intelligence. The amount is five times its $100 million contract. The head of Scale AI’s public sector division said the original contract had been “pushed to the limit,” and that the new contract reflects an urgent need. In addition, the company is involved in DIU’s “Thunderforge” program and the “Golden Dome” homeland defense architecture.

ME News reported on September 27 that the Trump administration is considering launching an overseas stablecoin program, potentially structured as a public-private partnership, with the Treasury Department, State Department, and DFC possibly involved. The aim is to expand the use of the U.S. dollar and support demand for U.S. Treasuries. Tether’s latest reserve report shows that, as of June 30, it directly held $114.96 billion in U.S. Treasuries, with total reserve assets of $187.75 billion, exceeding its liabilities by $4.11 billion. The plan has not yet established a partnership with Tether and is not yet an officially operational project.

ME News, September 27 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP is currently priced at $1.5052, down 3.1% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — DTCC, the organization responsible for the U.S. securities clearing and settlement infrastructure, is collaborating with multiple high-performance Layer 1 blockchains to explore the possibility of moving corporate actions such as dividend payments and tender offers on-chain. DTCC CEO Frank La Salla noted that most blockchains still face performance bottlenecks when processing large-scale corporate actions, while DTCC needs to process millions of dividend payments each day, creating a need for Layer with higher throughput and stability.