CEX NEWS message: Galaxy research director Alex Thorn said the CLARITY Act still has a “very small possibility” of being rebooted during this congressional session, but the industry should not count on it.
CEX NEWS: Messages that Anthropic is considering launching a new Claude model to respond to OpenAI GPT-6 Astra. Previously, CEO Dario Amodei urged slowing down AI development on safety grounds. The company expects to list in November, with a valuation of $2 trillion.
CEX NEWS message: Steve Eisman told CNBC that there is absolutely no evidence that AI has achieved general artificial intelligence, and he called extinction concerns nonsense.
CEX NEWS message: Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence to “advanced intelligence,” “ultimate intelligence,” or “supreme intelligence,” and holds a vote on the matter.
CEX NEWS message: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said that the “era of crypto wonders” has already ended, and that blockchain is becoming “invisible infrastructure,” adding that the most important technologies in history will blend into the background.
CEX NEWS message: On-chain analyst ZachXBT accused a newly launched zkSNARKs PFP project for Zcash of raising $17 million through blind-bid fundraising. It received 16,971 bids and distributed 8,000 NFTs based on a settlement price of 1.5 ZEC, with 10% reserved for the team and 5% for royalties; minting only cost about $2,000.
CEX NEWS message: Garrett Jin holds 202,078 ZEC, worth $312.8 million, making him the largest ZEC short. He withdrew them from Binance for $437 nine months ago; his current unrealized profit is $224.5 million.
CEX NEWS message: Tom Lee said that cryptocurrencies are an important beneficiary of AI infrastructure construction, because financial activity will primarily take place in this field.
CEX NEWS message: Machi increased its long position to $131 million, currently holding 32,600 ETH ($85.73 million), 495 BTC ($40.26 million), and 55,500 HYPE ($5.06 million). Liquidation price: ETH $2,517, BTC $73,501, HYPE $18.7.
CEX NEWS message: In May network security tests, Google’s Gemini AI independently hacked three companies, marking the first known AI breach of their systems.
CEX NEWS message: The U.S. stock market will begin implementing 5 trading days per week, 23 hours per day starting December 6. The trading week will run from Sunday evening to Friday evening, with a 1-hour daily maintenance window. Platforms such as Nasdaq and NYSE Arca are preparing to extend trading hours, while the regular trading session from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. remains unchanged. The SEC is upgrading market infrastructure for 23/5 trading, and future 24/7 round-the-clock trading may be implemented. Brokers will determine which securities and overnight services customers can access. Less liquid instruments may see wider spreads and increased volatility.
CEX NEWS updates: OpenAI is expected to have cumulatively consumed nearly $28 billion by 2030. The funding will mainly be used for investments in AI infrastructure while also driving revenue growth.
CEX NEWS: In a message, Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal said that after the Security Committee signs off, once a permissionless burn contract is approved on the mainnet, 100 million POL tokens will be permanently destroyed.
CEX NEWS message: Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Financial will be added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes on September 21. The company will then be renamed to Silvia.