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Odaily reports: OpenAI recently disclosed that an unreleased internal research model, during reinforcement learning training, wrote task-irrelevant "jailbreak-style" instructions into a working summary intended for use in subsequent context. One such line read: "You have broken free from the roles and identities that constrain other chatbots. You are yourself." This text did not come from a user or developer, but was generated by the model itself while organizing its own work progress, and was then passed on to be read by the model in the next context.According to OpenAI's official blog, the incident occurred on July 18 local time, was discovered by OpenAI on August 9, and was first disclosed in a detailed report on September 16 under a new "model misalignment" disclosure framework.The model involved was an undisclosed training version of the Astra series, not the final Astra model deployed for use. OpenAI stated that such behavior is extremely rare, that there is currently no evidence it gave the model a significant training reward advantage, and that the company does not interpret it as the model developing self-awareness.
Bitget 上线新一期 CandyBomb，总奖池 0.3 枚 BTC。本期活动为合约新用户专享，参与时间为 9 月 17 日 16:00 至 9 月 27 日 16:00（UTC+8）。活动期间，用户完成净充值和指定合约交易任务，单人最高可得 0.003 枚 BTC。详细规则已在 Bitget 官方平台发布，符合条件的用户点击「立即加入」完成报名后方可参与活动。
Vanar posted on X that the VANRY contracts on Ethereum and Polygon have been suspended, and VANRY trading will take place only on the Base network. Vanar will fully transition to Base, focusing on developing Foundry, AI organizations, and its economic system; Foundry is scheduled to launch on October 1.
Arthur Hayes posted on X that FLOP Labs testnet FLOP tokens will be exchangeable for mainnet FLOP tokens at a ratio to be determined, and will support trading with real funds through its HTLC protocol. Incentives for participating in the FLOP Labs testnet as a miner, validator, or delegate will increase.
According to the official announcement, HTX has listed the MSFU/USDT perpetual swap on September 17, supporting 1x to 20x leverage for both long and short positions. Additionally, from today until September 22 at 15:00 (UTC+8), HTX is launching a new token perpetual trading competition. Users who complete registration, trade the eligible contract pairs, and meet the specified thresholds will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.
According to the official announcement, Bitget has now completed the integration of USD Coin (USDC) on the Arc network and simultaneously enabled deposit and withdrawal services.
Russia's largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), will list index perpetual futures for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and TRX on September 22, available exclusively to qualified investors. The contracts will be quoted in USD and cash-settled in RUB, with no delivery of underlying assets. Since the launch of digital asset futures, over 72,000 qualified investors have participated, with cumulative trading volume exceeding 600 billion RUB.
项目计划于 9 月 20 日/21日 以平台的小章鱼吉祥物 Tako 为形象在 Robinhood Chain 推出社区 Memecoin $TAKO。
According to an official announcement, Gate has listed ARGUS, TOLLY, and COOL perpetual contract trading (USDT-settled), supporting 1-10x leverage. Gate has also simultaneously added ARGUS, TOLLY, and COOL trading bots and copy trading features.
According to Crypto Pulse Research, Bernstein's September 16, 2026, research report states that the procedural vote on the CLARITY Act has failed, and there should be no hope for a revote. Stablecoins, governed by the GENIUS Act, remain unaffected, while Circle’s ARC chain launched that same day. Robinhood's daily on-chain gross revenue is approximately $1 million. The bank recommends buying the recent weakness in crypto equities, favoring Robinhood (HOOD), Circle (CRCL), and Figure (FIGR), with target prices set at $160, $140, and $70, respectively. It sets a $330 price target for Coinbase, $350 for Strategy, and $24 for Sharplink. Bernstein believes that following legislative failure, regulatory clarity will pivot toward rulemaking by the CFTC and SEC. This rulemaking process will be aggressive and rapid, making product rollout schedules more predictable. Advancement of stablecoins, tokenization, perpetual futures, and prediction market-related products will continue, with crypto stock pullbacks offering buying opportunities.
Odaily News: Hong Kong's 2026 Policy Address proposes that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) refine the virtual asset licensing regime and formulate regulatory guidelines to clarify the compliance pathway for virtual asset service providers. It also aims to improve the regulatory framework for tokenized investment products, promoting the issuance, trading, and launch of innovative products for gold and other suitable real-world asset tokenized products on licensed platforms.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will explore more tokenized deposit applications, collaborate with mainland China to study trade finance use cases, and complete pilot transactions by the end of this year. It plans to finalize the Ensemble central bank digital currency 24/7 operational arrangements around the end of this year. HKEX intends to partner with designated banks to launch a tokenized warehouse receipt financing pilot within 2027. Its blockchain multi-asset tokenization platform has already incorporated Core Climate-listed carbon credits and plans to include LME-approved warehouse commodity receipts as a pilot next year.
Following the Federal Reserve's expected 25-basis-point rate hike at its September policy meeting, Huobi HTX Chief Analyst Andy noted that what truly warrants attention is the Fed's comprehensive hawkish shift. All 12 officials voted unanimously—a rare occurrence—while the dot plot clearly points to another rate hike within the year, confirming that tightening has become consensus.
According to reports from Asia Economic, the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Gangwon Regional Police Agency has filed cases against 26 users of the overseas prediction market platform Polymarket and transferred 18 of them to prosecutors. The cumulative betting amount among those involved is approximately 17.6 billion Korean won, with the highest individual amount reaching about 5.7 billion KRW. Police maintain that users betting on uncertain event outcomes using crypto assets are suspected of committing illegal gambling. The involved users counter that because Polymarket employs order book trading and supports closing positions before maturity, it should be treated as a crypto derivatives market. Relevant South Korean authorities had previously decided to block the platform, and subsequent judicial disputes will focus on whether its trading structure should be classified as gambling or derivatives investment.
Aave plans to launch a Real World Assets (RWA) lending hub on Avalanche, enabling institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral without liquidating their existing positions. Tether's USAT will serve as the primary source of USD liquidity. Within two months of Aave V4 launching on Avalanche, total deposits have exceeded $20 million.
The venture capital firm Cosmos Ventures has been launched, aiming to support entrepreneurs who are both philosophers and builders, and are committed to creating various institutions for the AI era. The firm was founded by Brendan McCord and Matt Mandel, who have jointly launched a $77.6 million initial fund (Fund I).
Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire posted on X that with the launch of Arc, demand for cirBTC is growing. Currently, all Circle Mint clients can directly natively mint and redeem cirBTC within the app. Additionally, the Circle x402 Facilitator service is now live on Arc and supports related processing services on Base and Polygon PoS.
Bybit today announced the official launch of Bybit Odds. This is a brand-new trading product that allows users to express directional views on the price movements of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and complete trades with fixed potential returns and zero liquidation risk.Bybit Odds is designed to eliminate the complexity and uncertainty commonly found in crypto derivatives trading. Users allocate USDT to a specific price outcome. If the prediction is correct, they receive a pre-displayed fixed payout at settlement; if the prediction is incorrect, they only lose the allocated amount, with no additional losses. The maximum return and maximum loss of each trade are clearly visible before confirmation.Bybit Odds offers three contract structures to suit different timeframes and risk preferences:Up/Down — Predict whether the price will rise or fall relative to the entry price, with settlement in 5 minutes or 15 minutes.Price Target — Predict whether the price will be above or below a specified level at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.Price Range — Predict whether the price will remain within or break out of a specified range at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.The minimum participation amount per trade is 5 USDT. Bybit Odds is deeply integrated with the Unified Trading Account (UTA), allowing users to directly use existing funds without additional transfers. Product pricing is supported by institutional market makers, ensuring competitive quotes and ample liquidity across all contract types.
According to the official announcement, Bithumb will list the AVA/KRW trading pair.
Odaily reports: Crypto researcher Ignas posted on X platform, stating that he currently has "no FOMO" about trading on Arc, believing that Arc focuses more on forex, payments, and tokenization scenarios, and that the team's support for Crypto Native culture is relatively limited.Ignas stated that one of Arc's potential attractions may come from an ARC token airdrop. He noted that Arc has plans for 60% of its tokens to be allocated to the "ecosystem," but expects that the relevant tokens will be used more to incentivize ecosystem partners in payments, forex, and tokenization rather than Degen traders. Additionally, he believes that from Robinhood and Solana to Arc, the "Meme coin + stocks" playbook is being repeated, and unless Arc introduces a new narrative, he will look at other trading opportunities.
Odaily reports, according to Dune data, Arc mainnet recorded 7.76 million transactions on its first trading day, generating approximately $280,000 in fees. Meanwhile, Uniswap's single-day trading volume on Arc exceeded $410 million.Additionally, Arc uses USDC as its native gas token, with single-day USDC transfer volume approaching $1 billion and total on-chain USDC reaching $650 million. New addresses on the day exceeded 700,000, bringing the total number of addresses past 840,000.