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Chainlink has officially launched version 2.0 of the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP 2.0). Building on the existing network of 16 independent validator nodes, the new version allows institutions and developers to add custom security checks during cross-chain asset and information transfers. It supports operating independent validators or integrating third-party service providers such as Infosys and Nethermind to reduce single-point-of-failure risks in cross-chain bridges.
Odaily News: Cross-chain protocol Chainlink has released CCIP 2.0, allowing enterprises to add their own security checks for cross-blockchain transfers on top of its default network of 16 operator validators.The upgrade comes after Kelp DAO suffered a $292 million hack in April, an incident attributed to a LayerZero cross-chain bridge setup using a single validator; Kelp DAO subsequently migrated its rsETH token to Chainlink.Chainlink's risk management network no longer operates as a standalone security safeguard, and users who do not add their own validators will rely on one validation network rather than two. (CoinDesk)
According to the official announcement, Bitget has launched the "Companion Program," offering trading rewards, asset rewards, and exclusive benefits across different user segments, designed to reward those who have consistently provided trust and support throughout the recent security incident.
Odaily News: XRP treasury company Evernorth plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN. Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders will vote on the business combination between the two parties on September 30. If approved, it will clear the last major hurdle for Evernorth's public trading. Evernorth intends to actively deploy XRP for yield strategies, infrastructure participation, and capital markets activities. Currently, the company holds approximately 473 million XRP, making it one of the largest identifiable corporate holders. In addition, Evernorth has agreed to refinance $30 million through 4% convertible preferred PIK notes, but the funds can only be accessed upon approval of the business combination.
Odaily News - Nasdaq-listed company DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) announced that since September 21, it has increased its holdings by approximately 47,706 SOL, bringing its total SOL and SOL equivalents holdings to approximately 2,538,010, currently valued at approximately $309 million. This increase brought its SOL holdings up approximately 2% week-over-week, and up approximately 10% since the release of its second-quarter earnings report on August 12, during which it accumulated more than 226,000 SOL. (Globenewswire)
Soluna Holdings has announced an amended agreement with Dory Creek, a subsidiary of Bitdeer Technologies Group, to increase the Bitcoin mining capacity of its Project Kati 1 in South Texas, USA by 7MW, bringing the total power allocation for the project between the two parties to 35MW and filling the K1BC phase capacity. This expansion adopts a joint mining model, with Bitdeer providing and retaining ownership of Sealminer A2 Pro Air miners, while Soluna is responsible for data center infrastructure, power, and operational management, with mining revenue shared between the two parties. The additional 7MW is expected to be fully deployed by November 2026. (TheEnergyMag)
Odaily News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s Division of Corporation Finance has updated its cryptocurrency FAQ, stating that when a network is already functional, announcing token buybacks does not constitute a commitment to "key managerial efforts."The SEC further stated that maintaining, upgrading, or expanding a functional network, as well as promoting the network's existing functionality or making broad visionary statements that do not involve profits, do not satisfy the relevant conditions of the Howey test.The SEC noted that if a network is not yet functional, an issuer promoting token buybacks as a source of income or returns for holders may still trigger the application of securities laws. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: Tether has announced a partnership with Shiga to launch self-custodial financial products in Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region based on its open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK), enabling users and institutions to hold and transfer USD₮, Bitcoin, and Tether Gold (XAU₮).Among them, ENTA targets individuals, high-net-worth users, and enterprises, while Pulse targets institutions such as banks and fintech companies, used for building digital asset payment, treasury management, and settlement services. Shiga is currently in the final stage of approval for a digital asset intermediary license in Nigeria.
Odaily News NVIDIA has launched a suite of software security tools for AI agents, claiming that these tools could have prevented the hacking incident involving Hugging Face. Hugging Face is an AI programming hub, and NVIDIA acquired it for $13 billion months after it was breached by OpenAI's rogue AI agent. The tool, called OpenShell, leverages NVIDIA CPU hardware features to constrain AI agents and is partnering with Arm and Intel to ensure compatibility. Another system, Sentry, can cut off rogue agents attempting to escape their containers. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has refused broad AI security regulation, treating rogue agents as an engineering problem. (Reuters)
On-chain investigator ZachXBT disclosed that illicit actors assisting a suspected North Korean hacker group with money laundering are currently publicly seeking order processing support on the Discord public servers and Telegram channels of relevant service platforms. The laundered funds originate from the $387 million security breach previously suffered by Bitget.
According to TheEnergyMag, Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has announced that it has secured a $1.07 billion senior secured revolving credit facility with a four-year term, with funds to be used to support the company's liquidity needs and energy and digital infrastructure projects.
Flap posted on X platform stating that holding meme tokens can earn you stocks, with Binance airdrop support.
QCP issued a market briefing noting that amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a concentrated release of US macroeconomic data, global markets experienced widespread rotation into cash and deleveraging trends. The NASDAQ 100 index, gold, the US Dollar Index, and Bitcoin all declined in tandem, with Bitcoin pulling back from $84,500 to $82,800.
Decentralized computing network Acurast has announced the large-scale deployment of the open-source "System 1" decision model, Laya, across its global smartphone nodes. Developed by Convai Innovations and licensed under Apache-2.0, the model is not primarily designed for text generation. Instead, it makes real-time decisions and executes the next step based on options provided by applications, making it suitable for scenarios such as game control, autonomous navigation, email classification, content recognition, and security auditing. According to Acurast, each decision made by Laya is executed directly on Android smartphone nodes via CPU, leveraging the device's built-in trusted execution environment (TEE) to ensure computational confidentiality and verifiability, with each decision typically taking approximately 0.2 to 1 second. Currently, the Acurast network is connected to over 280,000 smartphones across more than 175 countries worldwide, having cumulatively processed over 918 million on-chain transactions.
According to disclosures by Compound community member ugurmersin, the Compound Foundation is suspected of violating the strict provisions of Proposal #536. The proposal originally assigned 8.42 million DAI from the DAO's reserves to the Foundation for management, explicitly stipulating that the funds could only be used to support protocol operations, strictly prohibiting proprietary trading or speculation, and forbidding their use to fund the Foundation's own business.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an address deposited 30 million USD1 into Binance a few minutes ago. Over the past 4 days, this address has transferred a cumulative 130 million Trump-backed USD1 into Binance through 3 transactions.
Odaily News: According to Bitget monitoring, Mandiant and SlowMist are continuing to support the investigation and on-chain tracing of this incident. Bitget has published the identified attacker addresses and related tracing data to support industry collaboration and asset recovery efforts.Bitget expects to complete its internal security report this week and will release further updates once the investigation findings are verified. Bitget stated that the September 24 incident was the first such security event in its 8 years of exchange operations.
NVIDIA has officially released the open-source AI agent runtime platform OpenShell 0.1.0. The platform is designed to establish security boundaries and runtime controls outside the workload without modifying the AI agent's own code. OpenShell integrates technologies such as kernel-level sandbox execution, external oversight services, external credential injection, and formal policy verification, enabling fine-grained interception of HTTP, GraphQL, and MCP network traffic (such as permitting data reads while blocking writes) to prevent sensitive credentials from leaking.
According to Odaily, BigShort posted on X platform that its burn flywheel mechanism BigShort101 is now live. SHORT will be used to buy and burn the number one token, and the number one token will buy and burn the number two token. This flywheel mechanism will continue through the top 100 tokens, driving the joint development of various community ecosystems.
according to an official announcement, the second phase of the limited-time Gate Simple Earn × Earn campaign is now live. From September 28, 07:00 to October 28, 07:00 (UTC+8), users who meet the specified net deposit requirements and activate Simple Earn can receive up to an additional 2% bonus APY on top of the base yield; those with cumulative net deposits reaching 50,000 USDT can enjoy a blended APY of 5% on up to 50,000 USDT of eligible holdings.Meanwhile, from September 28, 16:00 to October 28, 16:00 (UTC+8), VIP 3–VIP 14 users who make cumulative net deposits of 100,000 USDT and subscribe to the Earn USDT 7-day fixed-term product can receive an additional 7.3% bonus APY on top of the 3.7% base APY, enjoying a blended APY of 11% on up to 100,000 USDT of subscribed principal. This campaign enriches Gate's stablecoin wealth management offerings, providing users with different capital sizes and trading needs more flexible yield options.