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The multi-agent framework Swarms announced that its Launchpad has integrated the dynamic bonding curve (DBC) of the decentralized liquidity protocol Meteora for issuing tokenized agents and prompts, claiming that the issuance speed has increased by approximately 80%.Creators can now pair tokens with specified Solana tokens and earn creator fees from the paired tokens in the liquidity pool. The new issuance process also includes on-chain fee configuration, enhanced token security measures, and a simplified release process. Swarms refers to this update as Agent Capital Markets 2.0.

On October 13, chip company Qualcomm announced in San Diego that a jury found Arm in violation of the long-standing architecture license agreement (ALA) with Qualcomm, failing to fulfill related commitments and deliberately disrupting Qualcomm's business.Qualcomm stated that, combined with the previous court victory, this outcome further indicates Arm's intention to harm Qualcomm and its ecosystem. Qualcomm called this result a victory for innovation and competition and will continue to develop and deliver semiconductor products, including the Oryon CPU.

On October 13, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of two Americans in an operation targeting North Korean IT personnel who entered U.S. companies under false identities, and the seizure of approximately 187 computer devices. Michael James Bostelle from Pennsylvania and Juan Cecilio Pena Carrillo from Texas were arrested based on an indictment from the Northern District of Ohio Federal Court. Prosecutors allege that the scheme involved over 70 U.S. employers, generating approximately $3 million in revenue for overseas IT personnel. The two are charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit identity theft, with Pena additionally charged with aggravated identity theft.The device seizure operation is part of "Operation Lone Star," coordinated by federal law enforcement in the Northern District of Texas. From September 21 to 25, the FBI executed searches at over 40 suspected "laptop farm" residences in Texas, seizing devices including laptops and keyboards, video, and mouse equipment for remote access. According to the Ohio indictment, domestic accomplices received laptops issued by employers at home and then allowed overseas personnel to control them via remote access software or hardware, making it appear as if they were located in the U.S. and accessing company systems, while the accomplices received salaries and transferred funds overseas.The indictment mentions cryptocurrency as one of the means for transferring funds overseas. Trey Michael Nolte, a resident of Ohio, is listed as a co-conspirator but has not been charged in this case; the indictment states that in a conversation on July 8, 2024, he described managing transfers between bank accounts and virtual currencies using spreadsheets, subsequently transferring funds to the defendant Sun Sheng Ming;

Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong stated: The company has fine-tuned the open-source weight model Qwen3.5-9B using internal proprietary data, which performs better than cutting-edge models in the specific task of fraud prevention, while also being more cost-effective and faster.Armstrong mentioned: Cutting-edge models are excellent general models, but companies will increasingly use specialized models for narrower tasks, which can operate independently or collaborate with teams. He believes this pattern will become more prevalent within the company.He also noted that Coinbase is making it easier for employees to fine-tune models internally and providing relevant skills in internal tools, with example instructions for fine-tuning Qwen for payment risk audits. He anticipates that some backend services may be completely replaced by this new architecture.

A luxury villa near Pattaya, Thailand, was the scene of an armed robbery, where three armed individuals broke into a gated community, took control of a Chinese national with Turkish citizenship, and forced him to open a safe and hand over cash and three luxury watches. The attackers also threatened the victim at gunpoint to transfer $820,000 worth of cryptocurrency into one of their wallets, which was then immediately sold.After escaping, the victim reported the incident to the police, who have yet to confirm the nationalities of the three suspects. The police's second district has launched an investigation and identified the vehicle used in the crime through surveillance; the vehicle was later abandoned in a remote area. The police are tracking the sold digital assets to identify the related accounts and recover the funds. Chainalysis estimates that such violent robberies have stolen over $30 million in cryptocurrency in the first half of 2026.

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.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others for their warnings about AI existential risks in an interview with Axios, stating that merely sounding alarm bells without providing solutions is not leadership. She urged lab leaders to take safety responsibilities and to accelerate development safely.

Chief Investment Officer Greg Taylor of PenderFund Capital Management stated that the September non-farm report is favorable for the market and essentially rules out the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October.There may still be expectations for a rate hike in December, but it has already been priced in by the market and will not have a significant impact on the market.

After the non-farm payroll data was released, the yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond fell by 2.8 basis points to 5.575%. The 2-year yield dropped by 7.7 basis points to 4.71%. The 10-year yield ultimately decreased by 5.6 basis points to 5.18%.

According to Gate market data, after the non-farm payroll data was released, spot gold rose by about 40 dollars, reaching a high of 4,226 dollars per ounce; spot silver broke through 62 dollars per ounce, with an intraday increase of 1.67%.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revised the non-farm payroll employment for July from +21,000 to -10,000, and for August from 162,000 to 133,000.After the revisions, the total number of new jobs for July and August is 60,000 lower than before the revisions.

In September, the seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll employment in the United States increased by 29,000, with an expectation of 90,000, and the previous value was revised from 162,000 to 133,000.

The seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll employment and unemployment rate, as well as the month-on-month and year-on-year average hourly earnings in the United States for September will be announced in ten minutes.

At 20:30 Beijing time tonight, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the non-farm payroll report for September.Market consensus expects that 84,000 new jobs were added in September, the unemployment rate remains at 4.1%, and the average hourly wage year-on-year is 3.1%; the previous value for August was an increase of 162,000 jobs. The market is particularly focused on the extent of the decline in new jobs, wage growth, and whether the August data will be revised down.

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.

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