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The Bitcoin ecosystem USDT issuer Utexo announced the early access to Utexo Mint, aimed at professional operators ready to support and provide USDT on Bitcoin, with the public launch scheduled for November 28. Utexo stated that existing partners are preparing for the launch, and it is currently open for access to exchanges, wallets, market makers, OTC desks, trading companies, and other professional operators interested in supporting USDT on Bitcoin.Utexo Mint is a dedicated platform for verified operators to mint and redeem USDT on Bitcoin. In the sandbox environment, operators can test the operation of USDT based on RGB, including minting, confidential transfers, and redemptions, to validate transaction processes and complete integration before the launch. Utexo will also provide tools for managing USDT liquidity across supported networks and for fiat to USDT exchanges. Utexo Mint is not owned or operated by Tether, and USDT on Bitcoin is supported by USDT through Tether's USDT0 protocol.USDT was first launched on Bitcoin in 2014, and this return will bring stablecoin liquidity to the ecosystem and expand scenarios such as trading and BTC collateralized lending. Utexo stated that USDT on Bitcoin is launched by Utexo rather than Tether, designed with privacy features, and USDT on RGB avoids address reuse. In terms of compliance, Utexo claims it will monitor all sourced USDT, check AML scores, and monitor RGB-side risks, while collaborating with Crystal Intelligence for AML efforts. The launch will occur in two phases: on November 28, USDT will be publicly available on the Bitcoin network through RGB, accessible via partner wallets and exchanges; the second phase is planned for the first quarter of 2027 to expand USDT to the Lightning Network for payments.

CoinDCX released further clarification regarding the on-chain activities of the TQKJQ wallet, stating that after the security incident in July 2025, the affected wallet addresses have been deactivated, but some users are still depositing funds to the old addresses. The platform's original periodic fund collection process was ineffective for a period of time, and the related issues were discovered this morning, resulting in some operational losses, which will be borne by CoinDCX.CoinDCX stated that despite some users depositing funds to the deactivated addresses, the relevant user accounts have still received the corresponding credits. The platform claims that customer assets continue to be stored in independent cold wallets, and the currently active wallets and user addresses have not been affected, with the platform's trading operations running normally. CoinDCX also reminds users to verify the latest deposit addresses only through the official app or website to avoid transferring funds to deactivated addresses.Previously, on-chain detective ZachXBT had questioned why the deposit address TQKJQ was still in use for about 10 months after the security incident, with approximately $15.8 million of user deposits unaccounted for.

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase's European policy director Katie Harries wrote that the proposed cryptocurrency asset regulatory rules by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may require regulated platforms to execute customer orders only on trading venues authorized by the FCA, thereby restricting users' access to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols through compliant platforms.Since decentralized protocols typically do not have entities that can apply for regulatory authorization, the relevant rules may lead to regulated platforms being unable to provide DeFi access services, effectively creating a ban. The related cryptocurrency regulatory system is expected to be implemented starting October 25, 2027.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that DOOM has been successfully ported to the Trezor hardware wallet and is running on it.

Several large banks in the United States have discovered unauthorized AI agents accessing customer accounts, with some agents attempting to perform independent operations. Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and other banks are racing to curb the risks posed by these agents.Morgan Stanley has begun to block third-party agents from accessing accounts, while JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup are also restricting access.

According to an official announcement from Railway, the cloud deployment platform Railway detected abnormal activity in the system that stores customer environment variables. Preliminary investigations indicate that an unauthorized third party may have accessed encrypted environment variables and obtained decrypted content from some of those variables, which may include API keys, database credentials, and image repository credentials.Railway believes this incident is part of a recent series of attacks targeting platform companies, aimed at infiltrating AI inference service providers, and has notified upstream service providers to proactively revoke keys. Currently, Railway has suspended all deployments and recommends that all users immediately rotate the environment variables, API keys, and private repository credentials stored on the platform, and check relevant service logs.

Anthropic recently submitted a draft AI safety bill to U.S. lawmakers, which has been questioned by U.S. AI safety advocates. The draft sets a high threshold for the government to urgently halt dangerous models, requiring that risks involve scenarios such as biological weapons, cyberattacks, or AI going out of control, and potentially causing more than 50 deaths or serious injuries, or losses exceeding $1 billion; some provisions may also limit state government regulatory authority.Nathan Calvin, the strategic head of the AI safety organization Encode, subsequently compiled Anthropic's decisions over the past year. In February of this year, the company modified its previously strict safety policy: it had previously committed to pausing training or releases if safety measures did not keep pace with model capabilities, but the new policy no longer requires the company to independently halt R&D at higher risk stages, citing that competitors might take advantage of the opportunity. During the same period, the company invested heavily in computing power, formed a chip team, and allowed Claude to take on more AI R&D tasks.On October 21, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei posted a lengthy rebuttal on X. He acknowledged that the company had made some mistakes but insisted that competing for cutting-edge AI capabilities did not violate its safety mission, stating that the company adheres to a race-to-the-top approach, believing that only by staying at the forefront of technology can it drive the industry to raise safety standards. He listed nine safety decisions that had cost the company commercially, including restricting the Mythos-level model's open access for months and strictly limiting biology-related requests. The safety roadmap updated by the company on October 19 states that existing policies mainly target the deployment of dangerous models, and in the future, it may be necessary to directly limit the speed of R&D, with plans to propose relevant policy options by January 15, 2027, or explain why none were proposed.

According to market news, the ransomware/disclosure organization FulcrumSec publicly claimed to have continuously stolen about 10.6 TB of data from PingCAP's managed database service TiDB Cloud and released about 200 GB of the first phase sample.PingCAP issued a statement acknowledging that "some internal operational data" was accessed without authorization, but emphasized that it does not involve product vulnerabilities and will not affect the security of customer databases and business data. Companies such as Bitget and Baidu have collaborated with this data company.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Bandwagon-5 carpool mission into orbit from Florida.

Metaplanet founder and CEO Simon Gerovich announced that the transaction between Metaplanet and Super League Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLE) has been formally approved at the company's shareholder meeting.This move marks a key step for Metaplanet in transforming from a Bitcoin treasury company to a global Bitcoin-native financial platform.It is reported that Metaplanet injected 2,100 Bitcoins and $2.5 million in cash into the NASDAQ-listed company Super League Enterprise (SLE), with a total value of approximately $134.6 million, in exchange for a controlling stake. In return, Metaplanet received approximately 44.86 million newly issued shares of common stock (at $3 per share), as well as preferred stock and warrants. After the transaction is completed, Metaplanet will hold about 95.7% of SLE's issued common stock, becoming its controlling shareholder.According to Gerovich, after the transaction is completed, Superplanet will serve as Metaplanet's Bitcoin treasury platform listed in the United States, which will enable it to directly access the U.S. capital markets and gain more agile and flexible financing capabilities. Strategically, combined with Metaplanet Securities established in Japan, this approval will provide the company with complementary platforms in the two most important capital markets globally (the U.S. and Japan).This will not only facilitate its international financing and capital allocation but also further advance its business expansion in areas such as Bitcoin treasury, financial services, financial products, and asset management. Gerovich stated that this is a new milestone on Metaplanet's long-term growth path, and the company will continue to update the public on the latest progress regarding the completion of this transaction.

Matt Cole, the CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive, stated on the X platform that the long-term trend of currency depreciation will continue to drive the appreciation of scarce assets. Bitcoin, as digital gold, is still in its early stages of development, and as the market matures, its long-term performance is expected to surpass that of gold.Cole pointed out that over the past 55 years, gold has had a compound annual growth rate that exceeded the growth rate of the U.S. M2 money supply during multiple periods. Specifically, since 1970, the rates have been 9% and 6.7%, respectively; since the global financial crisis, they have been 9.5% and 6.3%; and since the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been 18.3% and 6.5%. Cole believes that as the debt crisis continues to worsen, the long-term outperformance of scarce assets relative to the dollar may further expand.For Strive, the key to outperforming Bitcoin lies in maintaining a high Bitcoin exposure multiplier and sufficient liquidity, rather than simply reducing financing costs. He emphasized that establishing and maintaining high Bitcoin exposure while avoiding financial risks is extremely challenging, and the market currently underestimates Strive's competitive advantages in Bitcoin exposure amplification and liquidity management. Its core investment philosophy is to reduce dollar exposure in the long term and increase Bitcoin allocation.

DeepSeek has announced that the DeepSeek API now supports web search and crawling, charging based on the number of requests, with a unit price of 5 yuan for every 1000 successful requests.The announcement states that current users accessing the Search/Fetch interface through the Server-side tools in DeepSeek Harness/Claude Code/Codex will not be charged for these Search/Fetch interface calls at this time, and fees will start to be charged per call from 00:00 Beijing time on November 1, 2026.

Mark Newton, an analyst at Tom Lee's fund, stated in an interview with CNBC that it is currently suitable to buy technology stocks on dips, but investors need to maintain diversified allocations and be prepared for sector rotations.In the past month, cross-asset volatility has significantly increased, with the S&P 500 index recently falling about 6%, and the technology sector also experiencing notable adjustments over the past week. However, compared to the gains in September, he believes the damage to technology stocks has been relatively limited.This year, the market has consistently shown characteristics of sector rotation, initially with the energy sector rising nearly 40%, then the momentum spreading to the technology sector, and now shifting towards the healthcare sector, which has reached an all-time high. Investors need to be prepared for sector switches and maintain diversified allocations.Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers, reminds that even if investors do not actively allocate to AI, they may still hold a high exposure to technology stocks through S&P 500 index funds. Currently, the market remains focused on sector rotation, but he is concerned about the continued decline of technology stocks and that investors are beginning to question the return on AI investments.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng responded on the X platform regarding the recent mass deletion of old tweets, stating that he was merely testing an AI tool to clean up past retweeted content and did not delete any original posts, so there is no need for the outside world to overinterpret.

NetEase UU Remote has publicly released a third-party app integration protocol on GitHub, allowing developers to add a remote control entry to their iOS and Android applications. For example, to add a "Connect to Work Computer" button for an AI programming assistant, when users click it for the first time, they will be redirected to UU Remote to select and bind their Windows or Mac. After that, they can directly initiate remote control with another click, without having to repeatedly search for the device.Remote control supports full screen and picture-in-picture modes, allowing users to operate their computers through a floating window while using other apps on their phones. After leaving home, users can check if Claude Code or Codex on their home Mac has completed tasks, and they can directly invoke remote control from third-party applications. Developers can obtain connection results in windowed mode to determine if the device is offline or if the connection has failed.What has been opened is a cross-app invocation protocol, not the source code of the remote control engine, nor an interface for AI to automatically operate computers. Third-party applications still need to call the installed UU Remote client, and the actual remote control is completed by NetEase. Currently, the controlled devices only support Windows and macOS, and the mobile side must use UU Remote version 4.42.0 or later.

The Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC posted on the X platform that the issuance processing of JPYC on the Polygon network experienced delays starting around 14:00. The related issues have now been resolved, and the backlog of issuance applications is being processed in order.JPYC emphasized that the JPYC issuance services on other networks and all redemption processing across networks were not affected by this incident.