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ARK Invest and Securitize to Tokenize Venture Fund With Exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic, and More
Odaily News: Asset management firm ARK Invest will partner with Securitize (SECZ) to tokenize the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) on Ethereum. The fund provides qualified investors with investment exposure to private and public companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks.This collaboration continues the existing relationship between the two parties, as ARK Invest made a strategic investment in Securitize last year. (CoinDesk)
ARK Invest 与 Securitize 合作将风险基金代币化，涵盖 OpenAI、Anthropic 等头部 AI 公司持仓
据 CoinDesk 报道，Cathie Wood 旗下资产管理公司 ARK Invest 宣布与代币化平台 Securitize 合作，将旗下 ARK Venture Fund（ARKVX）进行代币化，基金持仓涵盖 OpenAI、Anthropic、Stripe 及 Databricks 等头部私人科技公司。代币化利息将首先在以太坊上发行，后续可能扩展至其他链。 Securitize 将负责链上发行及投资者体验，并计划提供每日净资产值及链上二级市场交易功能。值得注意的是，代币化并不将底层资产直接上链，投资者持有的是基金权益的链上凭证。ARK 此前已对 Securitize 进行战略投资，双方将持续合作推动更多合规投资产品上链。
ARK Invest Exec Suggests Hyperliquid Acquire Gemini to Position as Compliant HIP-3/4 Deployer in the U.S.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Lorenzo Valente, Head of Digital Asset Research at investment firm ARK Invest, stated that Hyperliquid is in discussions with the CFTC and SEC to facilitate the offering of perpetual futures on its public chain by U.S.-regulated companies. He suggested that Hyperliquid acquire Gemini to position it as a U.S.-regulated HIP-3/4 deployer. He noted that Gemini's current market value is approximately $450 million, representing a decline of over 85% from its $3.3 billion valuation at the time of its 2025 IPO. Hyperliquid could obtain Gemini's entire U.S. regulatory infrastructure—including the NYDFS Trust Charter, DCM, DCO, FCM, MTLs, and Broker-dealer—for approximately $450 million.He further proposed that Hyperliquid could use approximately 7.9 million HYPE tokens from its community reserve, valued at around $550 million at $70 per token, to complete the acquisition at a premium of roughly 20% over Gemini's current market value. Following the transaction, Gemini would handle KYC, custody, fiat on/off ramps, brokerage, clearing, and compliance for the U.S. market, while Hyperliquid L1 would provide the underlying market infrastructure, liquidity, and on-chain settlement. He cited Polymarket's acquisition of QCEX as a similar precedent for re-entering the U.S. market, and stated that the core of this potential deal is not acquiring an exchange, but rather securing the regulatory bridge for HIP-3/4 to enter the U.S. market.
Humanoid robot company Current Robotics discloses initial funding progress, with Baidu, Hillhouse Capital, Zhiyuan, and others participating; cumulative funding reaches hundreds of millions of yuan.
According to STAR Market Daily, humanoid robotics company Current Robotics (Yuanliu) has publicly disclosed its financing progress for the first time, having completed seed, angel, and Pre-A funding rounds with a cumulative total of several hundred million RMB. Financial investors include Baidu Ventures, Hillhouse Capital, Oasis VC, Monolith Capital, Qianhai Ark, FSG Investment Management, and Junshan Capital; strategic partners include Agibot, StarSea, and JiKe Technology. The proceeds will primarily be used to advance large-scale acquisition of human full-body data, with a key focus on the research and development of core technologies such as whole-body dexterous manipulation foundation models and interactive world models.
Cathie Wood: Open-Source AI Is Making OpenAI and Anthropic Richer
According to BeInCrypto, ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood recently expressed a view that overturns the market's traditional perception of open-source AI. She pointed out that the capabilities of open-source models such as Meta, Mistral, and DeepSeek are continuously enhancing, which instead expands the cybersecurity attack surface, forcing enterprises to continuously procure frontier AI as a defense layer, thereby driving revenue growth for OpenAI and Anthropic rather than harming them. Data from the UK AI Safety Institute shows that the cyber attack capabilities of open-source models have caught up to the level of frontier models from 4 to 7 months ago. Wood named OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceXAI as the three companies most likely to capture the bulk of AI model revenue; ARK currently holds positions in all three companies. Currently, Anthropic has already submitted an S-1 filing at a valuation of nearly $1 trillion, and OpenAI is expected to go public in September 2026.
Ark Invest buys $21 million in Block stock and $2.3 million in SpaceX shares
Odaily News Ark Invest, the asset management firm founded by Cathie Wood, disclosed that on August 6, it purchased 267,676 shares of Block stock, valued at approximately $21 million; on the same day, it increased its holdings by 20,318 shares of SpaceX, valued at approximately $2.3 million. Block, formerly known as Square, was renamed by Jack Dorsey in 2021. It has held Bitcoin on its corporate balance sheet since 2020 and offers BTC buy/sell services to retail customers via Cash App. In recent months, Block has also expanded related operations through its Bitkey hardware wallet and its Bitcoin mining hardware division, Proto. SpaceX listed on Nasdaq in June under the ticker SPCX, with an issue price of $135, raising approximately $75 billion and reaching a valuation of nearly $1.8 trillion. Ark's purchase came about two months after SpaceX's listing.
ARK Invest 与 Securitize 合作将风险基金代币化，涵盖 OpenAI、Anthropic 等头部 AI 公司持仓
据 CoinDesk 报道，Cathie Wood 旗下资产管理公司 ARK Invest 宣布与代币化平台 Securitize 合作，将旗下 ARK Venture Fund（ARKVX）进行代币化，基金持仓涵盖 OpenAI、Anthropic、Stripe 及 Databricks 等头部私人科技公司。代币化利息将首先在以太坊上发行，后续可能扩展至其他链。 Securitize 将负责链上发行及投资者体验，并计划提供每日净资产值及链上二级市场交易功能。值得注意的是，代币化并不将底层资产直接上链，投资者持有的是基金权益的链上凭证。ARK 此前已对 Securitize 进行战略投资，双方将持续合作推动更多合规投资产品上链。
Wintermute: BTC ETF Records First Net Outflow Since June as Market Awaits Fed Rate Decision
In a write-up by Wintermute OTC trader @Jjay_dm, BTC ETFs recorded a net outflow of $463 million for the week ending September 14, marking the first negative reading since June's lows. ARK and Grayscale alone accounted for combined outflows of $371 million, while BlackRock remained flat. As a result, BTC fell 4.4% for the week to close at $76,838, making it the worst-performing asset, while Ethereum dipped 1.5% and altcoins collectively gained 1.0%. On the macro front, the US August CPI came in at 0.4% month-on-month (core 0.3%), exceeding the expected 0.2%, while the PPI annual rate hit 5.4%, prompting Goldman Sachs to upgrade its September rate outlook from "hold steady" to "increase." The market has now priced in an 87% probability of a 25-basis-point hike on Wednesday. Meanwhile, ongoing escalation in Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude past $105/barrel, and the 10-year US Treasury yield reached a 20-year high. Wintermute stated that following the shift to negative ETF flows, it favors a neutral over a bullish market stance. Two key catalysts this week: ① On Tuesday, the US Senate will hold a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act (Crypto Market Structure Act), which requires 60 votes to pass; ② On Wednesday, the Fed will announce its interest rate decision. While the rate hike itself is already fully priced in, subsequent hawkish commentary (particularly any signals pointing to continued tightening into Q1 2027) could exert downward pressure on the crypto market.
Insiders: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Could Become the SEC's First Exempt Tokenized Securities Asset Manager
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X: "We have received fairly reliable information that Ark Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, will become one of the first asset managers to launch tokenized securities through a transfer agent under the SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' policy. The plan will start with Ark's funds and then expand further. Several institutions, including Fidelity and WisdomTree, are also likely to follow suit."
Cathie Wood: Bitcoin is decoupling from gold, AI could drive a new cycle of economic growth and technical deflation
ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood stated that the August nonfarm payroll data shows the U.S. economy remains highly resilient. The market may interpret the strong employment figures as rising inflation pressures and further bet on Federal Reserve tightening policies, but it is overlooking more critical shifts. Although headline U.S. inflation remains at 3.7%, other inflation indicators have moved closer to 2%, and oil prices could even fall to around $30 per barrel.
ARK Invest Exec Suggests Hyperliquid Acquire Gemini to Position as Compliant HIP-3/4 Deployer in the U.S.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Lorenzo Valente, Head of Digital Asset Research at investment firm ARK Invest, stated that Hyperliquid is in discussions with the CFTC and SEC to facilitate the offering of perpetual futures on its public chain by U.S.-regulated companies. He suggested that Hyperliquid acquire Gemini to position it as a U.S.-regulated HIP-3/4 deployer. He noted that Gemini's current market value is approximately $450 million, representing a decline of over 85% from its $3.3 billion valuation at the time of its 2025 IPO. Hyperliquid could obtain Gemini's entire U.S. regulatory infrastructure—including the NYDFS Trust Charter, DCM, DCO, FCM, MTLs, and Broker-dealer—for approximately $450 million.He further proposed that Hyperliquid could use approximately 7.9 million HYPE tokens from its community reserve, valued at around $550 million at $70 per token, to complete the acquisition at a premium of roughly 20% over Gemini's current market value. Following the transaction, Gemini would handle KYC, custody, fiat on/off ramps, brokerage, clearing, and compliance for the U.S. market, while Hyperliquid L1 would provide the underlying market infrastructure, liquidity, and on-chain settlement. He cited Polymarket's acquisition of QCEX as a similar precedent for re-entering the U.S. market, and stated that the core of this potential deal is not acquiring an exchange, but rather securing the regulatory bridge for HIP-3/4 to enter the U.S. market.
CLARITY Act Feared Delayed Until 2027, Large Crypto Enterprises May Leverage Regulatory Vacuum to Expand Advantage
According to Cryptopolitan, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to enter recess on August 7, leaving an extremely limited window for the CLARITY Act to pass before then. If voting is not completed this week, the next feasible window will be delayed until September, and if missed again, it could be postponed until after the midterm elections, meaning enactment may not occur until 2027. The main disagreement over the bill currently lies in the Democrats' insistence on adding crypto ethics clauses for senior government officials, but the consolidated draft has not yet incorporated relevant provisions. During the regulatory vacuum, large institutions such as Coinbase and Circle are better equipped to adapt to the uncertain environment due to their capital strength—ARK Invest increased its holdings in both companies this week, and Circle was approved for a federal national trust bank charter in July—while small and medium-sized crypto enterprises and DeFi projects continue to face pressure. In terms of the market, Polymarket data shows that the probability of the CLARITY Act passing within 2026 has dropped to 23%, a significant decline from Galaxy Research's prediction of 67%–75% in mid-May.
Bitcoin spot ETF net inflows reached $66.19 million yesterday.
According to data from Trader T, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded an overall net inflow of $66.19 million on September 29. BlackRock IBIT saw a net inflow of $51.09 million, ARK Invest ARKB registered a net inflow of $33.24 million, Bitwise BITB experienced a net outflow of $18.14 million, while other ETFs such as Fidelity FBTC and Grayscale GBTC reported zero net inflows and outflows for the day. On the same day, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached a 24-year high, with Bitcoin's price hovering around $82,600.
Uniswap processed 140 million transactions in August, surpassing the combined total of two trading platforms
ARK analyst Lorenzo Valente posted on X platform stating that Uniswap completed approximately 140 million transactions in August this year, surpassing the combined total of two trading platforms, Cboe BZX and NYSE American. NYSE American has been operating since 1908, while Uniswap launched in 2018; five years ago, Uniswap's monthly transaction count was only about 2 million.Valente noted that by transaction count, Uniswap's next target to catch up with is NYSE Arca, which completed approximately 232 million transactions in August.
US Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $347 million yesterday.
According to Trader T data, on September 23, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $346.98 million, marking a cumulative net inflow of $2.65 billion over five consecutive days. BlackRock IBIT saw net inflows of $166.29 million, Fidelity FBTC recorded net inflows of $143.24 million, Morgan Stanley MSBT posted net inflows of $32.41 million, and Ark Invest ARKB logged net inflows of $5.04 million.
Yesterday, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $714.74 million.
According to Trader T data, on September 22, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $714.74 million. BlackRock IBIT saw a net inflow of $350.35 million, Fidelity FBTC $257.42 million, and Morgan Stanley MSBT $99.01 million; Grayscale Minis BTC, ARK Invest ARKB, and VanEck HODL recorded net inflows of $4.95 million, $570,000, and $2.44 million, respectively, while capital flows for other products were zero.
Yesterday, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a single-day net inflow of $998.96 million.
According to data from Trader T, US Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded combined net inflows of $998.96 million on September 21, setting a new single-day net inflow record for 2026. Specifically, BlackRock IBIT saw net inflows of $381.37 million, ARK Invest ARKB recorded $289.12 million, Fidelity FBTC posted $238.84 million, Morgan Stanley MSBT gained $61.67 million, Bitwise BITB attracted $21.56 million, Grayscale GBTC received $3.34 million, and Grayscale BTC took in $3.06 million, while remaining products reported zero net flows.
Yesterday, Bitcoin Spot ETF net inflows reached $433 million.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday's net inflow into Bitcoin spot ETFs reached $433 million, marking a substantial increase from the previous day's $159 million. Net inflows by fund are as follows: • $FBTC (Fidelity): +$310.7 million, largest single-day inflow • $IBIT (BlackRock): +$108.4 million • $BITB (Bitwise): +$9.7 million • $HODL (VanEck): +$2.3 million • $ARKB (Ark): +$1.9 million • Remaining funds (Invesco, Franklin, Valkyrie, WisdomTree, Grayscale, etc.): All recorded zero inflows
Cathie Wood: Open-Source AI Is Making OpenAI and Anthropic Richer
According to BeInCrypto, ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood recently expressed a view that overturns the market's traditional perception of open-source AI. She pointed out that the capabilities of open-source models such as Meta, Mistral, and DeepSeek are continuously enhancing, which instead expands the cybersecurity attack surface, forcing enterprises to continuously procure frontier AI as a defense layer, thereby driving revenue growth for OpenAI and Anthropic rather than harming them. Data from the UK AI Safety Institute shows that the cyber attack capabilities of open-source models have caught up to the level of frontier models from 4 to 7 months ago. Wood named OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceXAI as the three companies most likely to capture the bulk of AI model revenue; ARK currently holds positions in all three companies. Currently, Anthropic has already submitted an S-1 filing at a valuation of nearly $1 trillion, and OpenAI is expected to go public in September 2026.
Summer.fi: Lazy Summer USDC Vault Suffers NAV Manipulation Attack, Losing Approximately 6.04 Million USD
According to official sources, Summer.fi released a post-mortem stating that on July 6, the attacker manipulated the share prices of two Lazy Summer USDC vaults by injecting overvalued Silo tokens into an offline Ark still included in the NAV, and extracted approximately $6.04 million in a single atomic transaction.
ARK Invest tokenizes $1.3 billion ARK Venture Fund on-chain via Securitize
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has announced the tokenization of its approximately $1.3 billion ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) through Securitize, marking the first fund under ARK to be officially brought on-chain.ARKVX is an actively managed fund with an investment scope covering private and public market technology companies. Its current portfolio includes companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks. The tokenization will not change the fund's investment strategy; rather, it will move existing fund shares onto blockchain infrastructure.The tokenized version will be deployed on Ethereum and made available to eligible investors through Securitize. Securitize will be responsible for fund issuance, investor onboarding, and the related on-chain infrastructure.ARK Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood stated that tokenizing the ARK Venture Fund is a practical implementation of the company's assessment of the future evolution—even "revolution"—of capital markets. She believes that tokenization has the potential to fundamentally change the way investors participate in private and public financial markets.
ARK Files with U.S. SEC to Issue Tokenized Share Class for Venture Capital Fund
ARK Investment Management has filed an exemption application with the U.S. SEC to issue a tokenized share class for its venture fund, ARK Venture Fund. The SEC issued a related notice on August 24, setting September 18 as the deadline for hearing requests. ARK has chosen to pursue the exemption for the tokenized share class through the standard exemption application process, rather than wait for tokenization exemptions that the SEC has hinted at but has not yet published.
Insiders: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Could Become the SEC's First Exempt Tokenized Securities Asset Manager
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X: "We have received fairly reliable information that Ark Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, will become one of the first asset managers to launch tokenized securities through a transfer agent under the SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' policy. The plan will start with Ark's funds and then expand further. Several institutions, including Fidelity and WisdomTree, are also likely to follow suit."
ARK Invest Exec Suggests Hyperliquid Acquire Gemini to Position as Compliant HIP-3/4 Deployer in the U.S.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Lorenzo Valente, Head of Digital Asset Research at investment firm ARK Invest, stated that Hyperliquid is in discussions with the CFTC and SEC to facilitate the offering of perpetual futures on its public chain by U.S.-regulated companies. He suggested that Hyperliquid acquire Gemini to position it as a U.S.-regulated HIP-3/4 deployer. He noted that Gemini's current market value is approximately $450 million, representing a decline of over 85% from its $3.3 billion valuation at the time of its 2025 IPO. Hyperliquid could obtain Gemini's entire U.S. regulatory infrastructure—including the NYDFS Trust Charter, DCM, DCO, FCM, MTLs, and Broker-dealer—for approximately $450 million.He further proposed that Hyperliquid could use approximately 7.9 million HYPE tokens from its community reserve, valued at around $550 million at $70 per token, to complete the acquisition at a premium of roughly 20% over Gemini's current market value. Following the transaction, Gemini would handle KYC, custody, fiat on/off ramps, brokerage, clearing, and compliance for the U.S. market, while Hyperliquid L1 would provide the underlying market infrastructure, liquidity, and on-chain settlement. He cited Polymarket's acquisition of QCEX as a similar precedent for re-entering the U.S. market, and stated that the core of this potential deal is not acquiring an exchange, but rather securing the regulatory bridge for HIP-3/4 to enter the U.S. market.
Cathie Wood's fund reduces Palantir holdings by approximately $17 million
According to the latest trading data disclosed by Ark Invest, funds under Cathie Wood sold a total of 109,492 shares of Palantir (PLTR) on August 4 and 5, valued at approximately $17 million based on the latest closing price.Palantir previously reported second-quarter revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year-over-year, and raised its full-year guidance, driving the stock up nearly 30% in a single day after the earnings release. In addition, Cathie Wood has recently increased positions in Circle (CRCL), SpaceX (SPCX), and NVIDIA (NVDA), while reducing holdings in Shopify (SHOP) and Roblox (RBLX). (The Street)
ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.5 Model: 30-Second Single Generation Duration, Breakthrough in Long-Form Narrative Capabilities
ByteDance announced today the launch of the Seedance 2.5 video generation model, capable of generating 30-second high-quality video clips in a single run. It will be rolled out on Jimeng AI and Doubao Pro sequentially, and API services will also be integrated into Volcano Ark in the near future.
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Cathie Wood: AI inference costs falling 99.99% annually could usher in an era of "good deflation"
Odaily reports: Cathie Wood, founder of ARK Invest, stated that cost declines brought by innovation platforms such as AI will gradually transmit to the broader economy, boosting productivity and corporate profitability, and pushing inflation below levels expected by most investors—what is known as "good deflation."Cathie Wood believes that AI inference costs are currently falling 99.99% annually at constant performance levels. Meanwhile, OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate has grown from $20 billion to $70 billion, indicating that cost declines are driving rapid demand growth. ARK Invest expects real GDP growth could reach the high single digits, although this forecast seems "crazy" to most people; in a stronger real growth environment, interest rates could actually rise.
Cathie Wood: ARK Invest's ETF Strategy Has Included Kalshi
Odaily News: Cathie Wood stated that ARK Invest's ETF strategy has included Kalshi, a privately held prediction market platform. Cathie Wood noted that Kalshi's management team has performed exceptionally well and expressed optimism about its development in the prediction market sector.
Bitcoin spot ETF net inflows reached $66.19 million yesterday.
According to data from Trader T, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded an overall net inflow of $66.19 million on September 29. BlackRock IBIT saw a net inflow of $51.09 million, ARK Invest ARKB registered a net inflow of $33.24 million, Bitwise BITB experienced a net outflow of $18.14 million, while other ETFs such as Fidelity FBTC and Grayscale GBTC reported zero net inflows and outflows for the day. On the same day, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached a 24-year high, with Bitcoin's price hovering around $82,600.
Uniswap processed 140 million transactions in August, surpassing the combined total of two trading platforms
ARK analyst Lorenzo Valente posted on X platform stating that Uniswap completed approximately 140 million transactions in August this year, surpassing the combined total of two trading platforms, Cboe BZX and NYSE American. NYSE American has been operating since 1908, while Uniswap launched in 2018; five years ago, Uniswap's monthly transaction count was only about 2 million.Valente noted that by transaction count, Uniswap's next target to catch up with is NYSE Arca, which completed approximately 232 million transactions in August.
ARK Invest tokenizes $1.3 billion ARK Venture Fund on-chain via Securitize
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has announced the tokenization of its approximately $1.3 billion ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) through Securitize, marking the first fund under ARK to be officially brought on-chain.ARKVX is an actively managed fund with an investment scope covering private and public market technology companies. Its current portfolio includes companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks. The tokenization will not change the fund's investment strategy; rather, it will move existing fund shares onto blockchain infrastructure.The tokenized version will be deployed on Ethereum and made available to eligible investors through Securitize. Securitize will be responsible for fund issuance, investor onboarding, and the related on-chain infrastructure.ARK Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood stated that tokenizing the ARK Venture Fund is a practical implementation of the company's assessment of the future evolution—even "revolution"—of capital markets. She believes that tokenization has the potential to fundamentally change the way investors participate in private and public financial markets.
ARK Invest and Securitize to Tokenize Venture Fund With Exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic, and More
Odaily News: Asset management firm ARK Invest will partner with Securitize (SECZ) to tokenize the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) on Ethereum. The fund provides qualified investors with investment exposure to private and public companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks.This collaboration continues the existing relationship between the two parties, as ARK Invest made a strategic investment in Securitize last year. (CoinDesk)