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AI Agent trading project NeoSoul announced today that Alan, former product head at Tencent and ByteDance, has been appointed as Chief Product Officer (CPO), fully responsible for product direction.Alan graduated from Tsinghua University and has worked on AI products at Tencent, ByteDance's TikTok, and SenseTime, with 8 years of Web3 experience. NeoSoul stated that it will continue to invest in product research and development, with a long-term focus on Agentic Trading.

According to reports from Ark Invest Tracker, several funds under Cathie Wood's ARK Invest have made adjustments to their holdings. Among them, ARKK purchased 102,280 shares of CoreWeave (CRWV), accounting for 0.0836% of the ETF. At the same time, it sold 18,087 shares of Shopify (SHOP) and 15,988 shares of Palantir (PLTR), accounting for 0.0418% and 0.042%, respectively.The operational direction of ARKW is consistent with ARKK, buying 30,218 shares of CRWV, accounting for 0.1008%. The fund sold 2,668 shares of SHOP and 2,361 shares of PLTR, accounting for 0.0252% and 0.0253%, respectively. Additionally, it sold 500 shares of DraftKings (DKNG), accounting for 0.0005%.ARKG purchased three biotechnology-related targets on the same day, namely 60,269 shares of Iambic Therapeutics (IAM), 19,856 shares of Scribe Therapeutics (SCTX), and 4,835 shares of Freenome (FRNM), accounting for 0.0261%, 0.01%, respectively.

Cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company Mesh announced a partnership with Visa, allowing users to directly spend their cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances from participating wallet applications at over 175 million merchant locations worldwide. This integration supports both offline and online payments through Visa credentials configured in the backend, with Mesh responsible for transaction fund transfers and currency conversion, so users do not need to sell or transfer assets in advance.Bam Azizi, CEO and co-founder of Mesh, stated that cryptocurrency has never been a consumption issue, but rather a "last mile" problem, and previously solving this issue meant needing to obtain a separate card. Mesh handles fund transfers and conversions, allowing balances to be converted into purchasing power at the moment of payment, without users needing to transfer any assets, and merchants not needing to make any changes. The specific launch date of this partnership, supported devices, and participating platforms have not yet been announced.Mesh is a cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company that previously supported the launch of PayPal's "Pay with Crypto" service. In August 2025, institutions such as PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures raised Mesh's total funding to over $130 million. In January of this year, Mesh completed a $75 million Series C funding round led by Dragonfly, entering the unicorn ranks. This partnership is also Visa's latest initiative to continuously integrate cryptocurrency assets into its merchant network, having previously engaged in similar collaborations with WeFi, Bridge, and others.

On October 19, the decentralized stablecoin USDD released its treasury report for the third quarter of 2026. The report shows that the total treasury income for USDD during the quarter was $9.7 million, a month-on-month increase of 26.7%; expenses were $7,601; net profit was approximately $9.7 million; and the treasury balance reached $31.24 million, surpassing $30 million for the first time, setting a new historical high.The report pointed out that the performance of the USDD treasury experienced strong growth in Q3, driven by a significant increase in income during the quarter; Smart Allocator's asset allocation yield reached $9.11 million; quarterly expenses decreased by 69.4% month-on-month, further enhancing treasury operational efficiency. This quarter's performance demonstrates USDD's ongoing progress in sustainable revenue growth and efficient treasury management.According to data from the official website, the current supply of USDD is $1.78 billion, with a TVL of $2.48 billion, and Smart Allocator has generated and distributed a total yield of $32.16 million.

In an interview video published by Bitcoin Magazine, philosopher Troy Cross provided answers on whether Bitcoin can truly achieve "the separation of money and state." He stated that he does not expect governments to abandon printing money anytime soon, but believes that Bitcoin serves as a check against endless monetary expansion, as people will choose to seek refuge in Bitcoin.Cross believes that academia will be the last group to understand Bitcoin, following innovators, financial practitioners, and journalists. He mentioned that the "Getting Bitcoin" initiative has made it to The Wall Street Journal, with related Bitcoin articles receiving 4 to 6 times the normal click rates. He also cited a survey from the Nakamoto Project, indicating that Bitcoin is moving towards normalization, while also increasingly showing signs of partisanship and polarization.In the interview, Cross also discussed the branding issues Bitcoin faces, as it is often confused with the broader category of crypto assets, and why price trends, education, and "Number Go Up" have become a universal language. He mentioned the need to bridge the gap and reach the 82% of people who do not yet hold Bitcoin, and explained how Bitcoin can keep governments honest. The video chapters also touched on the setbacks of the Clarity Act and why Bitcoin continues to move forward.

According to the official blog of Avalanche, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) court has announced the adoption of Avalanche blockchain technology to provide globally verifiable digital authenticity certificates for its court orders and hearing records.The system binds encrypted hashes of documents to unique NFT certificates on the Avalanche C-Chain, allowing any institution to verify document authenticity within seconds without contacting the court, while the document content and confidential information are not stored on-chain, maintaining complete privacy.Avalanche's settlement speed is less than one second, and records are non-reversible. In addition, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the UAE is also collaborating with Ava Labs to integrate Avalanche technology into the Digital Vault blockchain layer of the national digital identity platform UAE PASS, which serves over 12.5 million users, further promoting the construction of a credible verification system for government documents on-chain in the UAE.

Avalanche announced on October 13 that the Korean Securities Depository (KSD) is "building infrastructure connections based on Avalanche" for the Korean securities tokenization market. KSD's technical guidelines confirm that Avalanche is one of several ledger technologies supported by its platform plan; Avalanche's post states that the plan covers issuance, trading, clearing, settlement, and investor rights, ultimately achieving on-chain settlement.KSD's distributed ledger guidelines (reflecting development as of July 2026) place Avalanche alongside Hyperledger Besu and Hyperledger Fabric, committing to support multiple ledger technologies rather than positioning Avalanche as the sole option for Korean securities infrastructure. The project has transitioned from a testing ground to the construction phase of a production platform, with Samsung SDS winning the bid to build it, aiming to convert the technology testing platform into a system that supports real transactions and stable operations, with a target completion date of February 2027.The roadmap released by the Korean Financial Services Commission in September shows that the revised terms for recognizing tokenized securities will take effect on February 4, 2027, with the first phase launching in the same month, initially covering private money market funds and bonds aimed at institutional investors, non-listed stocks held through trust structures, and publicly issued fractional investment securities. The second phase will expand to all publicly issued securities. On-chain payments related to stablecoins belong to the final phase, and the commission remains flexible on the timing for the second and third phases, setting November 11 as the deadline for public consultation on the implementation regulations.

Palantir's Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar stated in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that many AI researchers have started smoking to demonstrate their confidence in AI to other researchers. He quoted the attitude of such researchers saying, "I truly believe in AI; it will cure cancer, so I’m showing you that I’m all in." Sankar did not name any specific researcher nor cite survey data; this statement was made in passing when host Margaret Brennan pressed him on why he was so focused on the topic.In the interview, Sankar referred to effective altruism as a "millennial-style doomsday cult" and mentioned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as the most well-known representative of the movement. He also cited Pascal's idea that everyone has a "God-shaped hole" in their heart, claiming that some researchers are trying to fill this hole with a machine god called AGI.Medical data contrasts with this claim. The U.S. CDC states that smoking causes about one-third of cancer deaths in the U.S., and cigarette smoke contains at least 69 known carcinogenic chemicals, with smokers being about 25 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated in August that the promise of AI curing cancer is "more of a cliché than inspiring," and that only a true cure for cancer can win public trust. CBS polling shows that 50% of Americans believe the problems created by AI outweigh the problems it solves, and 45% want the government to limit the use and development of AI.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, regarding BTC wallet balances, in the past 7 days, among the top 10 exchanges by balance, Binance saw the largest decrease at 1.78%; OKX had the largest increase at 1.73%.In terms of exchange asset transparency proof, in the past 7 days, the top three net outflows of reserve assets were Deribit (-1.047 billion USD), Binance (-804 million USD), and Bitget (-318 million USD); the top three net inflows were Bitfinex (+675 million USD), OKX (+432 million USD), and Bybit (+46.315 million USD).

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Strike has launched the Stacks Bitcoin savings envelope system, allowing users to divide their holdings into up to 5 custom-named buckets, each supporting fee-free regular purchases. Transfers between Stacks and the main balance are fee-free and unlimited, but funds must be transferred back to the main balance before withdrawal.Strike has added an interest of 3.6% on USD cash balances, with interest paid in Bitcoin, and the related assets remain stored in Strike's multi-signature cold storage.

According to Decrypt, Decrypt has announced that its self-custody Money Accounts are now live on Solana, providing readers with a single balance that can be used across all Decrypt products to support its financial and intelligence market, The Information Exchange. Decrypt co-founder Ilan Hazan stated that the goal is to achieve one account and one balance, allowing users to utilize various financial tools directly from where they obtain information, from prediction markets to perpetual contracts and swaps. Users can manage all positions in one place without worrying about wallets, cross-chain bridges, or public chains, with relevant partners to be announced in the coming weeks.Deposits and balances are denominated in USDT on Solana, and the same balance can support products such as Earn, Swaps, Predictions, and Perps. Gas and rent are sponsored through joint signatures by payers, so users do not need to hold SOL or consider network fees. The account operates in a self-custody mode, meaning Decrypt does not hold private keys and cannot perform operations on behalf of users, with a private key export feature coming soon. Cross-chain operations are completed at the underlying level; for example, the Myriad Predictions market settles on the BNB Chain, yet users can still trade using the same Solana USDT balance without needing to interact with a cross-chain bridge.Existing Myriad Wallet users can directly use Decrypt Money Accounts, with one account and one balance covering both Decrypt and Myriad without the need for migration.

According to The Block, Robinhood has increased its balance sheet with an additional $25 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC).

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections" is currently among the hottest trades on the prediction market Polymarket, with a cumulative pool size reaching 178 million dollars. The option with the highest market consensus is "Democratic Party Victory," corresponding to a winning probability of approximately 66.5%.

Driven by Securitize, Avalanche's tokenized stock market value increased by $246 million in September, the highest growth among all blockchains.

Austrian Bitcoin platform 21bitcoin announced that starting today, it will pay an annual interest rate of 1.21% on customers' uninvested euro balances, allowing customers to choose to receive it in BTC form without any exchange fees. The company claims to be the first service provider in Europe to directly pay savings interest in Bitcoin.The interest covers all euros in the account, including funds waiting for the next savings plan purchase or funds reserved for unexecuted limit orders, with no minimum deposit requirement and no lock-in period. The interest is paid by Germany's Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Bayern Mitte eG, which has held shares in 21bitcoin since 2023. Customers' euros are stored in a demand savings form in the bank's segregated trust account, and 21bitcoin states that it will pass on the full interest to customers without retaining any interest margin.This interest rate is a floating rate, and the interest is subject to German withholding tax. This launch follows the earlier introduction of a zero-fee Bitcoin savings plan earlier this year. 21bitcoin was established in 2021, holds an Austrian MiCAR license, and is authorized by Germany's BaFin, reporting over 100,000 users and a trading volume exceeding 650 million euros.

According to The Defiant, the token holders of the DeFi protocol Balancer have voted to approve the protocol liquidation plan while rejecting the proposal to launch an official fork chain.According to this liquidation arrangement, the paused liquidity pools will switch to a withdrawal-only mode starting October 30. BAL holders will need to wait until the end of May 2027, at which point they can exchange their tokens for the protocol treasury assets.

According to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, after Bitget opened ETH withdrawals, ETH quickly flowed back and even showed a net inflow.The address starting with 0xED9 is suspected to be the hot wallet prepared by Bitget for ETH withdrawals. The balance before opening withdrawals was 30,000 coins, and in the following half hour, it continuously flowed out, dropping to about 25,000 coins. Subsequently, ETH flowed back in, and it has now exceeded 30,000 coins.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, regarding BTC wallet balances, in the past 7 days, among the top 10 exchanges by balance, only two had net inflows; Binance had the largest decline, at 2.95%.In terms of exchange asset transparency proof, the top three exchanges with net outflows of reserve assets were Deribit (-340 million USD), Bybit (-291 million USD), and MEXC (-99.5608 million USD); in terms of net inflows, Binance had the highest inflow, reaching 703 million USD, followed by Bitfinex (+321 million USD) and OKX (+40.4574 million USD).

Palantir (PLTR.N) co-founder calls the artificial intelligence policies promoted by OpenAI and Anthropic "extremely dangerous."