Samsung to Build Custom AI Chip As Part of Partnership With OpenAI
OpenAI’s partnership with Samsung Electronics on next-generation semiconductors continues to deepen. The South Korean manufacturer has now agreed to produce a custom AI chip for the ChatGPT maker, OpenAI Korea confirmed at a Seoul press conference on Wednesday. The move is expected to draw Samsung deeper into a chip race that has so far been dominated by Nvidia and TSMC. Harrison Kim, General Manager of OpenAI Korea, told reporters that chips were the area where the two firms had achieved the most in their partnership. “One of the areas where we have made the most progress and gained the most recognition with Samsung Electronics is our joint production and research on the next-generation chips we are developing,” Kim said, according to Reuters. The collaboration runs across multiple fronts, including joint chip research, actual chip manufacturing, and a more expansive use of OpenAI’s enterprise software inside Samsung. Samsung and OpenAI reach agreement on chip production OpenAI has not disclosed the chip’s name or its exact purpose, although reports believe it is likely to be an inference processor and a successor to Jalapeno. Jalapeno was OpenAI’s first custom chip, produced by Taiwan’s TSMC and unveiled in June. Developed with Broadcom, the chip is designed to handle inference workloads. Having Samsung lead the next design would give OpenAI a second manufacturing partner, reducing its reliance on a single supplier. Memory seems to be the other half of the deal, with both companies planning to work on advanced memory chips to feed heavier AI workloads, an effort that could be connected to OpenAI’s Stargate data center project. Stargate already involves Samsung’s domestic rival SK Hynix, and both Korean firms already signed letters of intent to supply memory for it last year. Samsung has started shipping samples of its HBM4E high-bandwidth memory, becoming the first supplier to distribute that generation of AI memory. High-bandwidth memory sits inside AI accelerators such as Nvidia’s Rubin and Google’s Ironwood Tensor Processing Unit, and Samsung counts top chipmakers like AMD, Nvidia, and Google as part of its customers. Kim also called Samsung one of the largest ChatGPT deployments anywhere, with staff in Korea and abroad using the AI model across research, marketing, and sales. OpenAI said ChatGPT Enterprise users across South Korean businesses and institutions increased 28-fold by late August, compared to the same month in 2025. Late last year, no country outside the United States had more paying ChatGPT subscribers than South Korea, according to the company. In June, Samsung’s Device eXperience division cleared employees to use ChatGPT alongside Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude. The post Samsung to build custom AI chip as part of partnership with OpenAI first appeared on Coinfea.
BitMart Withdrawals Remain Frozen As Adviser Takes Oversight
BitMart withdrawals remain suspended as the exchange appoints Alvarez & Marsal as financial adviser and prepares to introduce independent operational oversight. The move follows a September 9 deadline BitMart set for updating its restructuring process. Users still cannot access withdrawals, while a proof-of-reserves report promised in May has not been released. BitMart said Alvarez & Marsal will work with its legal advisers to review finances, address stakeholder concerns, and assess options for restoring withdrawals. The firm will also help develop a near-term action plan for the exchange. BitMart Adviser Reviews Finances and Withdrawal Options According to the company, information concerning withdrawals, assets, and future steps must be reviewed by an independent adviser before publication. BitMart said this requirement was a key reason for appointing Alvarez & Marsal. The exchange had earlier selected White & Case as restructuring legal counsel. It also plans to create a feedback website where users can submit views on the action plan. BitMart said the website link will be published within five working days. Within three weeks, the company expects to launch the feedback mechanism and provide details about restructuring. The exchange also plans to appoint an independent third party to supervise its operations and asset custody. BitMart said the measure is intended to protect user interests during the restructuring period. BitMart Restructuring Replaces Earlier Shutdown Plan The latest adviser appointment follows an earlier notice in which BitMart said it was considering restructuring instead of completing the shutdown announced on July 26. Under the proposed restructuring, the exchange may resume parts of its business in phases while distributing assets to creditors. The original closure announcement cited operating conditions, broader market factors, and the company’s strategic direction. BitMart stopped new registrations, deposits, and fresh orders on July 26. Its BMX token then fell about 60% within one day. Trading had initially been scheduled to end on August 26, with full closure planned for January 31, 2027. BitMart Users Await Reserves Report and Access Questions remain around the exchange’s reported reserves. CoinMarketCap data cited in the original report showed BitMart self-reporting about $5.36 million in reserves, largely held in BMX, against daily trading volume near $272.6 million. BitMart promised a proof-of-reserves report on May 23 but has not published it. Founder Sheldon Xia said on August 8 that the exchange had not “run off with funds,” but he provided no financial figures. External pressure has also increased. On September 3, distressed-situations firm Echo Base formed an ad hoc committee of affected customers and retained Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor and Ashbury Legal. For now, withdrawals remain unavailable as users wait for the adviser-reviewed action plan and details of the planned third-party oversight arrangement. The post BitMart Withdrawals Remain Frozen as Adviser Takes Oversight first appeared on Coinfea.
Euro Stablecoins Add $156 Million As Dollar Supply Barely Changes
Euro stablecoins reached $848.1 million in supply on September 7, according to Token Terminal data. The total represents growth of about 22.6% from $691.7 million recorded on January 1. That increase added roughly $156 million in euro-denominated stablecoin supply during the first eight months of 2026. Dollar stablecoins added about $159 million over the same period, rising from $298.54 billion to $298.699 billion. The two segments therefore added similar absolute amounts despite the dollar market being roughly 350 times larger. Dollar stablecoins still dominate overall supply with a 99.5% market share, while euro stablecoins account for 0.3%. Euro Stablecoin Supply Remains Highly Concentrated Supply within the euro stablecoin market remains concentrated among a small group of issuers. EURC controls 62.6% of the segment, while EURCV accounts for another 19.6%. Together, the two assets represent 82% of total euro stablecoin supply. EURI holds a 4.5% share, while EURe represents 3.9%. The remaining 22 euro-denominated assets collectively account for less than 6% of supply. EURCV is issued by SG-Forge, the digital asset subsidiary of Société Générale. SG-Forge holds electronic money institution approval from France’s ACPR under MiCA. The asset now represents 19.6% of euro stablecoin supply, placing nearly one-fifth of the market with a licensed European bank subsidiary. Ethereum and Solana Capture Most New Supply Ethereum recorded the largest increase in euro stablecoin market capitalization this year. Supply on the network rose from $463.4 million to $588.7 million, an increase of about $125 million. Ethereum now holds 69.4% of the euro stablecoin market. Solana increased from $94.9 million to $124.9 million and holds a 14.7% share. Combined, Ethereum and Solana added about $155 million, accounting for almost all euro stablecoin growth during the period. Other networks showed mixed changes. Base declined from $73.9 million to $58.7 million. Gnosis increased to $22.3 million, while BNB Chain rose from $4.1 million to $10.4 million. Dollar Stablecoin Supply Shows Little Net Growth Dollar stablecoin supply began the year near $298.5 billion and reached about $298.7 billion by September 7. The increase was approximately 0.05%, leaving the overall dollar-denominated market largely unchanged during the period. By comparison, euro stablecoins expanded while the broader stablecoin category saw limited dollar growth. MiCA has provided European banks and licensed electronic money institutions with a regulated route for issuance. However, the article’s data shows euro stablecoin supply growth remains concentrated by issuer and blockchain. Ethereum and Solana absorbed nearly all new supply, while EURC and EURCV continued to dominate the asset mix. Despite rising issuance, euro pairs remain thin across DeFi lending pools and perpetual collateral markets. Europeans also already hold euros, limiting the offshore-style demand seen for synthetic dollars. The post Euro Stablecoins Add $156 Million as Dollar Supply Barely Changes first appeared on Coinfea.
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