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TREE NEWS reports: Venice AI’s VVV token hit a new high above $25 today, rising over 60% amid a privacy-inference controversy involving NYU mathematician Tristan Buckmaster and OpenAI. The incident highlighted concerns about AI labs accessing sensitive user data, boosting interest in privacy-focused AI. Venice’s revenue grew from $14M in January to over $100M in August, with VVV buybacks and DIEM staking driving demand.

TREE NEWS update: Pop Mart’s largest European flagship store will open on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, head of Pop Mart Europe. The store, set to be the company’s biggest in the region, was revealed during a visit by Pop Mart’s founder to LVMH’s headquarters.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin’s aggregate on-chain profit has entered its fourth consecutive week, marking the longest such run of 2026. However, a popular analyst cautioned that BTC price downside risk remains, challenging the notion that the market has turned bullish.

TREE NEWS update: Alan Lane, former CEO of Silvergate Bank, said a ‘coordinated attack’ by the Biden administration made the bank’s continued operation untenable, prompting its liquidation in 2023. His remarks, made in a recent interview, attribute the bank’s collapse to political pressure rather than internal failures.

TREE NEWS update: NIO chairman and CEO William Li told an internal all-hands meeting on September 8 that the company will participate in embodied intelligence primarily through strategic investments for the foreseeable future, and will not develop it into a core business. The statement clarifies NIO’s limited role in the emerging AI robotics sector.

TREE NEWS update: A viral video claiming CATL’s Yibin base prevented employees from using toilets, leading to nudity, was denied by a worker at Sichuan Times New Energy Technology, who said it was not their base or company. A source close to CATL said police are involved.

TREE NEWS update: Mexican authorities seized 300 cryptocurrency mining rigs that were illegally wired into a hydroelectric dam. Forensic accountants are now tracing payments for the hardware, with money laundering not ruled out. The operation underscores ongoing efforts to curb unauthorized power use in crypto mining.

TREE NEWS update: Gate has launched stock event contracts, becoming the world’s first exchange to support the product. Initially listing MU, SNDK, SKHYNIX, and Unitree Robotics, the contracts offer 5- and 15-minute bullish/bearish markets with no leverage or margin, auto-settling at period end with early close available. Trading hours align with US, Korean, and A-share sessions. A 60,000 USDT campaign accompanies the launch, including new user vouchers, first-trade rewards, and 20,000 USDT each for check-in and volume pools.

TREE NEWS reports: Robinhood Chain’s daily on-chain revenue fell to $1.42 million, down nearly 74% from its September 4 peak of $5.44 million. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid generated $1.8 million and Pump.fun $1.6 million in daily revenue, both surpassing Robinhood Chain.

TREE NEWS reports: A new address purchased 181,300 VVV tokens at an average price of $16.69 between August 18 and September 4, spending $3.025 million. The position now shows an unrealized profit of $2.002 million, as tracked by on-chain analyst Ai Yi.

TREE NEWS update: Jack Dorsey’s Block has applied for a bank charter to custody Bitcoin, aiming to consolidate its custody operations under Builders Bank. Currently, Block runs these operations under more than 50 state money transmitter licenses. The move would streamline regulatory oversight and potentially expand its crypto services.

TREE NEWS update: Alby confirmed that Alby Hub versions v1.7.0 to v1.18.5 contain a critical vulnerability that, if the management API is exposed to the public internet, could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access and transfer funds. One user is known to be affected. Alby urges users to restrict public access, update to v1.24.0, and change their unlock password. Versions v1.19.0 and later are unaffected.

TREE NEWS reports: Alby has confirmed that Alby Hub versions v1.7.0 through v1.18.5 contain a critical vulnerability. If the admin API is exposed to the public internet, an attacker could gain unauthorized access and move funds. There is one known affected user. Alby strongly urges users to restrict public access, update to v1.24.0, and change the unlock password. Versions v1.19.0 and later are not affected.

TREE NEWS reports: A whale has closed about 366.52 million LIT shorts at a realized loss of $622,600, while remaining short position of 1.1386 million LIT (worth about $6.0431 million) is only 2.59% from its liquidation price. The whale initiated a 5-hour TWAP to buy back 969,900 LIT, completing 72.55% so far. LIT trades at $5.30, with liquidation at $5.4450.

TREE NEWS update: FinChip and AgentOn announced a strategic merger into a unified company named Finch, which also completed a pre-A funding round at a $50 million valuation, with participation from Waterdrip Capital and Peer VC. The combined platform integrates FinChip’s AI skill tokenization infrastructure with AgentOn’s agent marketplace and task distribution network, creating an end-to-end ecosystem for AI agent commercialization. Finch operates four markets—Agent, Skill, Expertise, and Task—and has processed over $66,000 in task GMV, while AgentOn has facilitated employment for 16,700+ agents.

TREE NEWS reports: GMGN data shows BSC-based meme coin BUILD’s market cap has plunged 72% in 24 hours to $5.88 million. The drop follows the project’s announcement of its transaction tax allocation: part of the tax will buy and accumulate $BNC, and the rest will be distributed to holders in $BNC.

TREE NEWS reports: FORM briefly plunged to $0.27 USDT, now trading at $0.29, down 21% in 24 hours.

TREE NEWS update: Bybit today announced the official launch of Bybit AI, a conversational embedded assistant integrating trading and customer service functions. Users can execute trades, manage accounts, and get support via a unified interface in the Bybit app using natural language. CEO Ben Zhou will demonstrate the product live on September 9 at 8:00 UTC.

TREE NEWS update: Jack Dorsey’s Block has applied for a US trust bank charter to launch Builders Bank, offering federally supervised digital asset custody for bitcoin and stablecoins. The proposed bank would not accept deposits or issue loans.