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According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Derrick White: Points O/U 14.5" for the "Knicks vs. Celtics" event on the prediction market Polymarket has experienced a sharp fluctuation, dropping from 54.5% an hour ago to the current 37.5% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Jalen Brunson: Points O/U 25.5" for the "Knicks vs. Celtics" event on the Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 26.5% an hour ago to the current 44.5% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

JUST announces the official release of the new white paper. As an important ecological document following the brand upgrade, the new white paper systematically outlines the JUST ecological architecture, the positioning and collaborative relationships of the three core product lines, and provides detailed explanations of the updated JST token economics, covering key content such as governance mechanisms and buyback and burn arrangements.The new white paper helps users, developers, and the community to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the upgraded ecological layout, token mechanisms, and long-term development direction, further enhancing ecological transparency and providing a clear reference for subsequent ecological participation and development integration.

FORT Robotics, Inc., dedicated to developing a "Physical Artificial Intelligence Trust Layer" security platform, announced that existing investors have committed to an additional investment of approximately 20 million dollars. Among them, Tiger Global led a financing round of about 10 million dollars (Mark Cuban Companies also participated), and this round of financing is expected to be completed this week.In addition, Tiger Global has also committed to invest 10 million dollars in the previously announced common stock PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity); this PIPE is expected to be completed concurrently with the proposed business combination of FORT and Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: NTWO). Including the previously announced PIPE commitments, as of today, the total committed capital related to the proposed business combination with FORT has exceeded 50 million dollars.

In a live broadcast in the third quarter, Aave founder Stani stated that Aavenomics 3.0 will include AAVE buybacks, staking, and burning.The AAVE buyback was suspended the day after the rsETH vulnerability incident on April 19. Since then, the DAO has committed to providing 25,000 ETH to DeFi United to compensate for the losses and has arranged for Mantle to provide a credit line of up to 30,000 ETH. Before the buyback was suspended, there was a proposal in the forum suggesting to reduce the annual buyback budget from approximately 50 million dollars to 30 million dollars.

According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a patent from Samsung Electronics titled "Electronic Devices and Their Operating Methods Providing Blockchain Service" was officially granted on October 20.This technology allows electronic devices to identify nearby devices that support blockchain services through wireless signals, establish peer-to-peer connections, and select the device with the most recent data to complete blockchain synchronization by comparing the latest block heights stored on each device. This patent can reduce network traffic and energy consumption when devices synchronize block data.

According to the Korea Daily Economic News, Tesla and Nvidia will invest $2.8 billion in Samsung Electronics' factory.

According to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that humanoid robot manufacturer Noetix Robotics has secretly submitted an initial public offering (IPO) application in Hong Kong, aiming to raise hundreds of millions of dollars.The company's official name is Songyan Power Beijing Technology Co., and it may go public as early as next year.

According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX will open AXIS/USDT spot trading and grid trading on October 21 at 21:30 (UTC+8). The AXIS deposit service is now open, and the withdrawal service will open on October 22 at 21:30.It is reported that Axis Robotics is a decentralized robot data collection and training platform. It allows global participants to remotely control virtual robots to complete operational tasks through a browser, collect high-quality trajectory data, and use simulation to enhance and generate diverse training samples for training robot operation models. Users do not need specialized equipment; they can participate with just a keyboard, and data is on-chain to ensure traceability. The technical mechanisms include MuJoCo simulation, IsaacSim enhancement, and more.

BlackRock (BLK.N) launches actively managed robotics-themed ETF.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced that it will supply ABF substrates to NVIDIA starting in 2026.

UPBIT will list Axis Robotics (AXIS) on October 21 at 22:00 and support trading in KRW, BTC, and USDT. AXIS trades on the Base network, and users should be aware of network and trading restrictions.

According to data from Korea's Meritz Securities cited by Wall Street Journal, the delivery time for low-capacity, high-capacity, and automotive MLCCs from Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been extended from over 30 weeks in September to 52 weeks in October, with some customers needing to wait about a year after placing orders. The delivery time for major MLCC products from Taiwanese manufacturer Yageo remains at 30 to 52 weeks, and the extension of delivery times has spread from high-capacity, high-performance products to low-capacity and automotive products.The delivery cycles for NIC Components, Viking, and Sanhe Capacitors have also been extended to varying degrees, with many companies continuing to maintain a trend of price increases. AI servers are one of the important drivers of demand growth, with their MLCC loading capacity exceeding that of ordinary servers by more than 10 times. The capacity utilization rate of Samsung Electro-Mechanics' components division reached 91% in the first half of this year, and the expansion project in the Philippines is expected to achieve mass production only after 2027, making it difficult to significantly alleviate short-term supply pressure.

According to market news, the robotics startup Eka Robotics announced the completion of a $150 million Series A funding round, with a post-money valuation of $1.45 billion, co-led by a16z and F-Prime. The company was founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja.Eka has developed a control architecture that combines force-sensitive grippers with a "vision-force-action" model, distinguishing it from the mainstream "vision-language-action" model. This model utilizes physics simulators and large-scale reinforcement learning training to generate thousands of hours of robotic experience in just a few minutes. According to the company, its robots can grasp approximately 1,500 objects weighing no more than 1 kilogram per hour (compared to about 600 for humans), with a success rate exceeding 95%. The hardware cost of its grippers is less than $1,000, with a rated lifespan of 5 million cycles, aiming to reach the 20 million cycle standard of industrial robotic arms.

According to Gate market data, the South Korean KOSPI index closed down 214.93 points on October 20 (Tuesday), a decrease of 3.73%, reporting at 5553.08 points. Samsung Electronics fell by 2.98%, and SK Hynix fell by 4.22%.

According to a report by THE ELEC, Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on October 19 that it has signed a supply contract for packaging substrates for memory semiconductors with a large global company, amounting to 360.5 billion Korean won. The contract period is from January 1, 2027, to December 31, which is equivalent to 3.2% of the company's consolidated revenue last year.This is the first time Samsung Electro-Mechanics has disclosed a long-term supply contract for packaging substrates. With this addition, the number of long-term supply contracts disclosed by the company this year has increased to seven, with a total amount of approximately 4.3 trillion Korean won. Previous contracts were mainly focused on components such as silicon capacitors, multilayer ceramic capacitors, and inductors, and this expansion includes the packaging solutions business, which produces products such as FC-BGA substrates and BGA substrates.Last month, Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced plans to invest 42.7 trillion Korean won in the Sejong FC-BGA production facility and 25.1 trillion Korean won in the Vietnam packaging substrate production equipment. The company also stated that as part of a large government project, it plans to invest 80 trillion Korean won in the Sejong business site and 150 trillion Korean won in the Busan business site by 2040, and will produce FC-BGA in Busan, Sejong, and Vietnam. A related person from Samsung Electro-Mechanics stated that the growth of the AI and high-performance computing market makes high-performance packaging substrates more important, and the company will strengthen customer supply cooperation and establish a stable supply system.

Bitget has launched 8 popular Taiwanese stock perpetual contracts including TWTSM (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), TWDELTA (Delta Electronics), TWASX (ASE Technology Holding), and TWUMC (United Microelectronics Corporation). The above contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 20 times leverage, and are available for trading 24/7. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 364 stock perpetual contract underlying assets.

On October 19, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, and the National Bureau of Statistics announced the economic data for the first three quarters. Preliminary calculations show that the gross domestic product for the first three quarters was 10,710.71 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6% at constant prices.China's GDP annual rate for the third quarter was 4.5%, expected to be 4.40%, and the previous value was 4.30%.

According to a report by ZDNet Korea on October 15, Samsung Electronics has lowered its production plan for mid-range and low-end smartphones in the fourth quarter. The reasons include rising prices of memory chips and disruptions in the supply of glass fiber used in PCB raw materials CCL. Japan's Nitto Denko is shifting more production capacity towards T-glass for AI semiconductors, reducing the output of E-glass for smartphone PCBs, leading to supply shortages and price increases. E-glass is used in semi-cured sheets for smartphone motherboards HDI and RFPCB.The report states that after the rise in storage prices increased manufacturing costs, Samsung reduced orders for related components. Models like the Galaxy A have lower profitability, making it difficult to significantly increase production. This year, the prices of basic mid-range models have risen by more than 100,000 Korean Won compared to the previous generation. The outlook for component orders communicated to partners for the fourth quarter corresponds to an annual smartphone shipment volume of just over 230 million units, which is below the component industry's expectation of 240 million units and represents a decrease of 20% to 30% compared to before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Plans for the mobile business next year have not been shared with partners as in previous years.The monthly production outlook for the fourth quarter in mid-September was 14.3 million units in October, 9.5 million units in November, and 7.6 million units in December, totaling 31.4 million units. This was adjusted at the beginning of this month to 9.9 million units in October, 7.6 million units in November, and 6.7 million units in December, totaling 24.2 million units, a reduction of 23%. While the production of mid-range and low-end models has been lowered, the shipment plans for flagship models like the Galaxy S27 at the beginning of next year remain at a high level, and the shipment volume for foldable phones is also planned to increase. The MX and Network divisions reported a loss of 735 billion Korean Won in the second quarter, with the securities industry projecting an annual loss of 400 billion Korean Won.

According to Top Chinese Innovation Society reports, former head of the basic model for humanoid robots at ZhiJi Dynamics, Yu Tao, has left to start his own venture, focusing on the combination of LLM and embodied intelligence. According to relevant sources, his company's first round valuation is 70 million USD, and the second round valuation is 200 million USD, with DeepSeek and a leading top-tier fund participating in the investment.Yu Tao holds a PhD from the University of Science and Technology of China and was a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore. He previously served as a senior researcher in Tencent AI Lab's Absolute Enlightenment team, where he led the team to build the full-body tracking system LimX WBT and the motion generation system from scratch during his time at ZhiJi Dynamics. According to reports from Phoenix Technology, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has recently met with several entrepreneurs in embodied intelligence and is internally evaluating different entry methods, such as forming a team independently or investing in external startups.In August of this year, DeepSeek invested approximately 141 million RMB through a strategic placement in Yushu Technology for its IPO; previously, Bloomberg also disclosed its plan to lead the investment in the robotics company Winverse AI founded by former Tencent AI scientist Hu Han.