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According to CoinDesk, Armada Acquisition Corp. II (XRPN) closed at $39.42 last Friday, up 68% on the day, and has risen approximately 273% over the week, reaching a high of $53 during intraday trading, compared to $10.58 a week ago, with a further pre-market increase of 9.5% on Monday. The company is the SPAC driving the listing of XRP treasury company Evernorth, which stated that the merger is expected to be completed on October 7 (Wednesday), pending the fulfillment of remaining conditions.Evernorth is expected to hold approximately 473 million XRP at the time of closing, valued at about $714 million based on Monday's price of approximately $1.51. Its disclosed financing includes about $300 million in total cash proceeds, of which $225 million comes from a private placement, $30 million from convertible notes, and $48 million from Armada's trust funds, with supporters also directly investing in XRP. However, the company purchased 84.4 million XRP for $214.1 million by the end of 2025, at an average price of approximately $2.54, which is now worth about $127 million.Armada Trust held $241.2 million at the end of June, with each public share redemption valued at approximately $10.49. Evernorth's announcement on October 1 indicated that about $48 million of the trust funds would be reserved for trading, suggesting that approximately 80% of the trust funds would be returned to shareholders. Redemptions will reduce the number of publicly tradable shares, allowing relatively small orders to significantly drive up the stock price.

According to The Block, shareholders of Armada Acquisition Corp. II have approved its business combination with XRP Treasury company Evernorth, clearing a key step for the latter's listing on Nasdaq.The transaction is expected to raise approximately $300 million in total cash proceeds, with investors also contributing in physical XRP. Upon completion of the transaction, Evernorth is expected to hold approximately 473 million XRP. The transaction is expected to be completed on October 7, and the combined company plans to trade under the ticker XRPN starting October 8.

According to Jinshi reports, the White House and President Trump's peace committee believe that Hamas may sign an agreement in the coming days to gradually disarm and achieve the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.

JoinCare announced the completion of a new round of strategic seed funding, with participation from Titans Ventures, DI Foundation, and Candaq Ventures.This round of financing will be used to upgrade JoinCare's core infrastructure and the CareAgents AI-assisted research system, expand the global early-stage biopharmaceutical projects and the network of scientific and medical advisors, and promote the ecological applications and Launchpad construction of JoinCare.JoinCare is building an open DeSci incubation network aimed at early biopharmaceutical innovation, providing support for projects from discovery and scientific evaluation to collaborative incubation by connecting research teams, scientific and medical experts, ecological builders, and communities. In the future, JoinCare plans to expand this system to global research institutions and innovation teams, creating an AI-driven distributed biopharmaceutical innovation network.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Harker stated that the labor market is close to full employment. The current core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) instant forecast shows a core inflation rate of 3.3%.

According to Decrypt, the Ukrainian prosecutor's office has for the first time transferred seized cryptocurrency assets to the state asset management agency ARMA, with over 8.3 million USDT moved to its custody wallet.The funds come from the wallet of a suspected member of an international hacking group, which has been accused of carrying out ransomware attacks and data theft against businesses and individuals in Europe and the United States, and laundering money in Ukraine through the purchase of real estate and vehicles, causing losses of over 100 million dollars. Currently, four suspects have been detained, with assets worth over 11.1 million dollars seized, including real estate, vehicles, approximately 1 million dollars in cash, and cryptocurrency assets. This takeover by ARMA marks the first custody case involving digital assets following its reforms in 2025 to enhance the transparency of asset management related to criminal cases.

According to the official website of the U.S. Congress, the full text of the U.S. House of Representatives' "American Reserve Modernization Act" (H.R.8957, ARMA) has been made public. This bill was introduced on May 21 by Alaska Congressman Nicholas Begich and has now been referred to the House Financial Services Committee for review.The main content of the bill includes: incorporating Bitcoin obtained by the government through criminal or civil forfeiture into a strategic Bitcoin reserve managed by the Treasury Department, establishing a minimum holding period of 20 years during which it cannot be sold or disposed of; establishing a quarterly reserve verification mechanism and introducing independent third-party audits; allowing states to voluntarily hold their Bitcoin in independent accounts at the Federal Reserve.In terms of forward-looking provisions, the bill requires the Treasury Department and the Department of Commerce to jointly study feasible paths for increasing Bitcoin holdings in a budget-neutral manner within 180 days, including converting non-Bitcoin digital assets, forfeiture proceeds, voluntary donations, tax or tariff revenues, and utilizing mechanisms related to the Federal Reserve or gold certificates.Analysts point out that compared to the previous "BITCOIN Act," which called for the purchase of 1 million Bitcoins, ARMA is more moderate and politically feasible, but still leaves room for future federal increases in Bitcoin holdings.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Hamak stated that they are currently focusing on multiple inflation indicators to assess the economic situation and the direction of monetary policy adjustments.

According to The Block, U.S. House Representatives Nick Begich and Jared Golden have proposed the "American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026," which aims to establish a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve and create an independent digital asset reserve for non-Bitcoin assets.The bill stipulates that the Bitcoin included in the reserve must be locked for at least 20 years, during which it cannot be sold, exchanged, auctioned, or otherwise disposed of. Unlike the previously proposed "BITCOIN Act," which aimed to purchase 1 million Bitcoins within 5 years, ARMA does not set a specific purchase target but instead requires the Treasury and Commerce Departments to study ways to increase asset holdings through a "budget-neutral" approach.The bill also requires federal agencies to disclose their held digital assets within 60 days of the bill's enactment and implement quarterly reserve proofs, independent audits, and congressional oversight.

According to Jinshi reports, Cleveland Fed President Harmack stated that the wording in the Federal Reserve's policy statement suggesting that the next action will be a rate cut is inconsistent with her assessment of the economic outlook. She believes that the signals conveyed by the statement could mislead the market, as her baseline expectation is that interest rates will remain unchanged for a considerable period. Harmack also mentioned that the economic outlook and future policy path face higher uncertainty, and the duration of the Iran war will be a key factor.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Hamak stated that a rate cut exceeding a reasonable range will raise inflation.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Harker stated that the baseline scenario is that interest rates will remain unchanged for an extended period.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Harker stated that given the current economic outlook, the Federal Reserve's "clear easing bias" is no longer appropriate.

This morning, 60,000 ETH were redeemed from Ethereum staking and transferred to Coinbase. According to analysis by Yu Jin, the owner of this ETH is Andrew Keys, co-founder of DARMA Capital, and this ETH has been staked for nearly 5 years.In recent days, these ETH have been largely redeemed and aggregated, then transferred to Coinbase. During the nearly 5 years of staking, these ETH earned approximately 18% in coin-based returns (16,000 ETH, worth 34.2 million USD).

According to market news, Changshou Medicine and the RAIN token asset pool Enlivex announced that they have obtained $21 million in debt financing from the New York institutional fund The Lind Partners.The company stated that it will continue to implement its predictive market token asset pool strategy, adding approximately 3 billion RAIN tokens, which will be used to support the company's operational plans. Enlivex is a Nasdaq-listed company that is developing therapies for joint diseases such as osteoarthritis, while holding a large position in RAIN as part of the RAIN digital asset pool. RAIN is a decentralized predictive market protocol token deployed on the Arbitrum network, which determines outcomes through AI and employs a buyback and burn mechanism. Enlivex's stock price is currently around $1.05, down about 5% for the day.

According to CoinDesk, the American pharmaceutical company NovaBay Pharmaceuticals announced its name change to Stablecoin Development Corporation and changed its stock ticker from NBY to SDEV, marking its shift from the medical field to cryptocurrency and stablecoin development.The company previously completed a $134 million private placement and established a holding of SKY tokens, currently holding approximately 2.06 billion SKY, accounting for about 8.78% of the total supply. The company has begun staking its SKY tokens and has currently earned approximately 26.6 million in rewards.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Harker stated that stablecoins could boost demand for the dollar.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Harker stated that the Federal Reserve's policy is in a favorable position to effectively address inflation and employment challenges.