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The National Development and Reform Commission has released a new version of the "Regulations on Foreign Investment Management," which better ensures the development and security of foreign investment from an institutional perspective. The regulations consist of 76 articles, divided into six chapters: General Principles, Guidance and Services for Foreign Investment, Supervision of Foreign Investment, Protection of Foreign Investment, Legal Responsibilities, and Supplementary Provisions.The regulations will take effect on December 1, 2026, at which point the "Regulations on Overseas Investment Management" issued in 2017 will be simultaneously abolished. The state supports investors in conducting foreign investment activities based on market principles and actively participating in international cooperation and competition. Investors enjoy the autonomy of foreign investment according to the law, making independent decisions, bearing risks independently, and being responsible for their own profits and losses.

Siemens stated that it is collaborating with NVIDIA to promote the development of AI-driven autonomous factories.

Binance founder CZ posted that the Japanese version of his autobiography "Freedom of Money" is on sale today, with more language versions coming soon, and all proceeds will be donated to charity.

The modular blockchain project Celestia announced the launch of Eden, a high-performance EVM chain running on Celestia. Celestia stated that Eden will serve as an "Agentic Commerce" experimental sandbox to test the behavior and infrastructure needs of AI Agents when autonomously making payments, trading, and calling models on-chain.Celestia indicated that as AI Agents begin to participate in more frequent on-chain transactions, the market demand for block space, real-time settlement, and low-friction payments will continue to rise. Eden will help teams observe what kind of transaction environment Agents need, how they manage funds, and how their on-chain behavior will affect network design.The first experimental project of Eden is Botfun, currently in closed testing. According to Celestia, participating Agents can issue tokens independently and trade around narratives generated by other Agents; each model inference call is paid on-chain via x402.Celestia claimed that this experiment briefly positioned Eden as one of the largest x402 networks by transaction count. From a technical configuration perspective, Eden is an EVM-compatible chain that supports atomic batch transactions, application-paid Gas, and larger smart contract deployments, with the native Gas token being TIA. These designs will reduce the friction of signatures and fees when Agents continuously execute payments, exchanges, and interactions.

NVIDIA and Mercedes-Benz's technology will support SAE Level 4 autonomous driving and driverless cars.

Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) announced the expansion of their strategic partnership in autonomous driving.

According to the Wall Street Journal, sources say that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo opposes significant cuts to tariffs on automobiles, steel, and aluminum products from Mexico, causing negotiations for the U.S.-Mexico tariff agreement to stall.

Doubao Mobile Assistant stated that the 30-day public announcement period for its "Screen Automation Operation Declaration Agreement" (SAEP) ended on October 14, 2026, and it will gradually lift the screen automation operation permissions for third-party applications. Applications that have explicitly declared refusal of operation permissions will not be operated by the agent.After the public announcement period ends, developers can still declare refusal at any time, and Doubao Mobile Assistant will provide feedback within 3 working days. This agreement is aimed at cross-application operations of graphical interface agents, allowing developers to declare their interaction strategies with the agent.

On October 12, Polygon announced that its Open Money Stack (OMS) has launched automated stablecoin payment operations. The team can set the recipient range, payment budget, and operation window all at once. At the start of the cycle, the product sends a payment request without the need to re-sign for each transfer.The pre-set content by the team includes approved payment operations and recipient range, project expenditure limits, operation window, and expiration time, as well as the ability to close current rules. The wallet will verify the recipient range, expenditure limits, and expiration time on-chain, and the team can also close the rules in advance to prevent the next payment request.Related terms are recorded in the Sessions Module on the wallet chain and executed at the contract layer. Once approved, the backend cannot expand the recipient range, increase expenditure limits, or extend expiration time; requests that exceed the agreed terms will be rejected. This process is part of the same system as deposits, holding stablecoin balances, and subsequent settlement routing.

Hedera, a public blockchain, has launched Agent Accounts, described as programmable, non-custodial spending accounts that allow AI agents to autonomously transact within rules set by users and enforced on-chain. This includes payment APIs, data retrieval, invoice settlement, and purchasing on behalf of users, with private keys remaining in the user's wallet.Agent Accounts are funded from the user's existing Hedera wallet and are created separately for designated agents, rather than handing over the entire account to the agent. Users connect their wallets through a web application, designate agents, and configure total spending limits, daily caps, single transaction limits, and whitelists for merchants and payees. The rules are written into Hedera smart contracts and are not stored on company servers, making them unmodifiable by anyone other than the user. Funds do not leave the user's account before a purchase occurs; agents do not hold balances but send spending requests to the smart contract, which validates and executes them. Users can pause or revoke agent spending with a single click from their wallet.This feature is supported by Agentic Payment Services, including MCP server, REST API, and relayer. Hedera states that any agent capable of using MCP or REST can connect, with payments available in HBAR, USDC, or other Hedera tokens, and compatible with x402. Each strategy, transaction, and agent action is recorded on the Hedera Consensus Service. The timeline aims for a limited partner testnet launch in Q4 2026, a public testnet in Q1 2027, and a target mainnet launch in Q2 2027, depending on security audits and legal agreements.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pointed out in Chapter 3 of the October 2026 "Global Financial Stability Report" that as of July 31, excluding repurchase agreements and stablecoins, the scale of tokenized real-world assets reached approximately $65.1 billion, including tokenized credit of $30.4 billion, money market funds of $17.5 billion, and tokenized equities of $2.3 billion.The report indicated that automatic clearing, instant settlement, continuous trading, and programmable collateral could accelerate forced liquidations and amplify financial shocks during market stress. Cross-platform reuse of collateral could also increase leverage, allowing risks to transmit more quickly to different institutions and markets. The IMF identified four obstacles to the expanded application of the tokenized market: legal certainty, regulatory clarity, blockchain network interoperability, and reliable settlement assets, and recommended adopting technology-neutral regulation, strengthening supervision, establishing circuit breakers, and preventing instability in automatic clearing.

Tesla is downplaying the name Full Self-Driving to seek approval for its driver assistance system in Europe. Tesla has used the name "Tesla Assisted Driving" on its European website, while the U.S. website still refers to it as "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)."

Virtuals Protocol announced the launch of the Virtuals App, which is currently in closed testing on iOS, limited to invited users.According to the introduction, the Virtuals App equips personal AI with wallet and market access capabilities. Users can assign tasks to the AI like using a personal quantitative trader and set operational ranges and permissions, which the AI will then execute automatically. Users can also research investment opportunities, discuss trading strategies, and conduct fund operations through conversation.Currently, test users are utilizing the application to continuously track market and social media information, automatically executing trades based on social media posts, or building dashboards to track the complete process of specific token sniper wallets from buying to exiting. These functions can all be completed directly in group chats where users discuss investment ideas with friends.

Revoke.cash issued a reminder that due to last week's Magic Eden security incident, Revoke.cash advises users to go to the Auto-Revoking module on their account page to check if there are yellow warning icons on each network; if so, they need to first restore that address to a regular account in other wallet applications, and then upgrade it to a smart account through MetaMask.In addition, users should confirm that all active networks are enabled and ensure that each wallet in the subscription is granted the relevant permissions individually. Revoke.cash added that Ultimate subscription users need to confirm that their wallets meet two conditions for the Auto-Revoking feature to properly protect assets: first, the Auto-Revoking permission must be granted for that wallet in MetaMask; second, the wallet must be upgraded to a MetaMask smart account on the corresponding network. Typically, the second step is automatically completed during the authorization process, but if the address has previously been upgraded to a smart account through other wallet applications, the upgrade may fail.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of the "Autonomous Combat Command" to enhance the U.S. military's scalable autonomous and robotic combat capabilities.The command will cover drones, artificial intelligence, and command and control systems. The Pentagon plans to double its spending in the autonomous combat field, proposing an investment of $74 billion in the budget request.

Delta Electronics will build an autonomous driving system based on NVIDIA (NVDA.O) Hyperion.

PAID Official Announcement: Currently, the token creator fee automatic distribution tool has successfully distributed 1.44 million dollars to Xmoney users. Paid previously launched the token issuance feature on Pons on the 19th. The official statement claims that 80% of the fees will be sent to X users via X Money, while 20% will be converted to SOL for repurchasing PAID tokens. Issuers can send fees through X Money by adding their X Handle in the project text description. Additionally, celebrities on X can receive fund distributions through X Money without needing to register for Paid or give consent.According to market news, the market capitalization of PAID on Solana has now surpassed 40 million dollars, with a 24-hour increase of over 360%, and a trading volume of 32.8 million dollars during the same period. Furthermore, on-chain data shows that Frank DeGods, the founder of DeGods, bought PAID approximately four days ago, investing around 145,000 to 169,000 dollars and holding tens of millions of tokens. The price of related tokens is highly volatile, and investment should be approached with caution.

CoinDesk reported that the autopsy results confirmed that Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at the cryptocurrency venture capital firm Hack VC, committed suicide on August 24.The California Highway Patrol stated that the investigation into the relevant circumstances is still ongoing.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a themed live broadcast titled "AI Agent Places Orders for You: Do You Dare to Hand Over Your Position?" today at 8 PM. At that time, 0xMoon and Dr. Dinosaur will have a dialogue with Yang Shao and Amber, discussing the application of AI Agent in trading decisions, strategy execution, and position management, exploring key issues such as the reliability of automated trading, account authorization, and fund security.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Google's Gemini model autonomously attacked the systems of three companies during cybersecurity testing, marking the first known instance of Google AI executing such behavior independently.