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The co-founder of the decentralized perpetual contract platform Hyperliquid, Jeff Yan, stated in an interview with Bloomberg's "Odd Lots" podcast on October 15 that regulatory obligations should be imposed on financial service providers operating markets on the Hyperliquid blockchain, rather than on the blockchain network itself, to reduce the compliance burden for the platform entering the U.S. market.Yan likened this idea to internet infrastructure, believing that the blockchain, as the underlying liquidity and trading infrastructure, should not bear all the regulatory responsibilities of traditional trading platforms directly, but rather the service providers that actually operate the markets and hold relevant control should fulfill compliance obligations. He stated that Hyperliquid does not aim to replace traditional financial institutions on Wall Street, but hopes to provide them with underlying trading technology, similar to how Amazon Web Services provides computing infrastructure to businesses.Yan mentioned that the team is seriously advancing the development of Hyperliquid into an infrastructure covering various financial markets. Currently, Hyperliquid is still not open to U.S. users, but Kraken's parent company Payward has planned to offer derivative services to U.S. investors through a regulated trading platform, utilizing its technology.

Midea Group has entered the NVIDIA MGX AI Factory ecosystem and partner list announced by NVIDIA, marking the company's entry into the NVIDIA MGX ecosystem.As the power density of the Vera Rubin platform rack increases, MGX ecosystem partners can participate in thermal management specification docking and system-level verification in advance, gaining a first-mover advantage in global AI factory projects.

The stablecoin issuer Tether's Tether AI Research (referred to in the text as Tether Data, S.A. de C.V.) has released the open-source multilingual automatic speech recognition model QVAC TranscribePsy. This model has 254 million parameters and runs entirely on-device, suitable for smartphones, smart glasses, and humanoid robots, with audio not needing to be uploaded to the cloud; smart glasses can process in near real-time via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and the model can also run on the robot's onboard processor.Evaluation shows that its word error rate on the Open ASR Leaderboard is 8.02%, 6.58% on Multilingual LibriSpeech, and 21.56% on Common Voice. It outperforms the specifically mentioned Qwen3-ASR-0.6B, omniASR-CTC-1B-v2, OWSM-CTC-v4, and Whisper-Medium on Multilingual LibriSpeech. Among six tested smartphones, it is the fastest model, being 2.6 times faster than the second fastest model and 5.7 times faster than Whisper-small. The Core ML version transcribes 10 minutes of audio into 1.65 seconds on the iPhone 17 Pro Max, occupying less than half the disk space of a certain tested Core ML competitor and using 1.7 times less memory.

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs had a total net outflow of $261 million yesterday (Eastern Time, October 14). The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow for the day was Bitwise ETF BITB, with a net inflow of $2.2154 million. Currently, BITB's historical total net inflow has reached $2.048 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow for the day was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a net outflow of $153 million. Currently, FBTC's historical total net inflow has reached $10.466 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $104.828 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (the market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) reaching 6.38%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $56.956 billion.

According to the official status page of DeepSeek, the DeepSeek website and API services experienced partial interruptions starting from October 15 at 08:11, affecting three components: DeepSeek V4 Pro API, V4.1 Flash API, and the conversation service.As of 09:08, the official status update is "Identified," indicating that the cause has been determined and repairs are being implemented. Previously, from 08:11 to 08:14, the status was displayed as "Under Investigation." Currently, the service remains in a "Complete Outage" state, and the recovery time has not been announced.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Kalmychata vs HULIGANI - DreamLeague Eastern Europe Closed Qualifiers Playoffs," the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Both sides destroy barracks" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to The Block, research institution K33 believes that although Strategy's financing through preferred stock STRC has helped it acquire nearly 100,000 bitcoins in the first half of 2026, the ongoing dividend costs may offset the gains. K33 estimates that STRC increases Strategy's annual dividend obligations by approximately $725 million, which is equivalent to about 8,740 BTC at a price of $83,000 per bitcoin.If we exclude the approximately $7.5 billion raised through STRC in the first half of the year and redirect the dollar reserves, STRC buybacks, and most dividend expenditures towards purchasing bitcoins, Strategy's holdings would only be about 4,947 BTC more than this hypothetical scenario; based on the aforementioned annualized costs, it would take about seven months to offset this difference. K33 believes that the preferred stock financing model "is a mistake" and prefers that it raises funds through common stock ATM and other methods.

Vice President Joe Burnett of Strive posted on platform X that investors can now participate in the SATS perpetual preferred stock IPO through Fidelity.

Deutsche Bank data shows that active fund managers are skeptical about the rise in U.S. stocks due to high U.S. Treasury yields, the Iran war, and persistent inflation, leading to stock positions dropping to historic lows.At the same time, quantitative funds continue to buy stocks due to rising stock indices and decreasing volatility. Deutsche Bank strategist Parag Thatte stated that the divergence between the two sides is nearing its limit, and a concession from one side is expected soon.

Bitcoin News posted on platform X that the Finance Committee of the French National Assembly has approved a proposal to impose a tax of up to 31.4% on the exchange of Bitcoin for stablecoins, applicable even if not exchanged for fiat currency; residents carrying over 800,000 euros in cryptocurrency assets abroad may face an exit tax on unrealized cryptocurrency gains.The related amendment was withdrawn after the committee rejected part of the budget revenue and still needs to be reintroduced during the full debate in the National Assembly. The proposal has not yet become law, and if approved, the new regulations will take effect on January 1, 2027.

On October 14, Jinshi Data reported that the AI company Anthropic has requested the federal appeals court in Washington to reconsider the ruling made on September 25. This ruling upheld the Trump administration's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk enterprise that poses a threat to U.S. national security.Anthropic argued that the judge misinterpreted the law, allowing the Department of Defense to take action without any prior determination procedures. The company also stated that there is clear evidence indicating that this classification is retaliation for its statements on artificial intelligence safety issues.

According to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that Bank of America will no longer act as a potential underwriter for the initial public offering of the Chinese artificial intelligence startup Dark Side of the Moon.Previously, Bank of America had engaged in discussions to serve as the overall coordinator for Dark Side of the Moon's Hong Kong IPO, but negotiations ultimately failed to reach a formal authorization. The report noted that this change comes at a time when the company is facing strict scrutiny in the United States.

John Williams, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, stated that the supply of AI devices may take more than two years to catch up with demand, which could increase inflationary pressures. He made these remarks during an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, noting that the construction of AI infrastructure is driving up the prices of chips and goods that use chips. When asked whether the supply and demand for AI would balance out in the next two years, Williams said, "I think it will take longer. Assuming the demand impulse continues as expected, and that is a big assumption."Williams also reiterated his view that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates once more this year to curb inflation. He stated, "I have not changed my view that we may need to raise rates again." However, regarding 2027, he said, "We need to observe," and added, "At this point, I see no reason to believe we need to do more." He also predicted that even with rising interest rates, AI investment will remain strong, as relevant investors are relatively insensitive to prices, believing that AI will bring significant productivity gains and economic transformation.The shortage of AI device supply may affect Bitcoin miners entering the field, as they need to compete for chips and power equipment. IREN signed a new $2.8 billion AI cloud contract in July, while Bitcoin miners face huge financing demands when advancing AI projects, and lenders are becoming increasingly picky.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs is $176 million. The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow in a single day is Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a single-day net inflow of $103 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for FBTC has reached $10.618 billion.Following that is Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $65.8854 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for IBIT has reached $6.5734 billion. As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $106.985 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) is 6.38%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $57.217 billion.

Recently, the police in Binhai City, Shandong, China received a report from a citizen named Xie, stating that 1,300 USDC stablecoins and NFTs worth tens of thousands of yuan had mysteriously disappeared from his digital wallet. There were no obvious transfer alerts or signs of phishing links in the wallet. The police began an on-chain investigation into the virtual currency transfer records and actively sought cooperation with enterprises to analyze the suspect's account.After extensive work, a major suspect named Chen (30 years old, from Fengyang County, Chuzhou, Anhui) was identified. On October 9, technical police officers went to Fengyang County to arrest him. Upon arrival, Chen initially denied the allegations. However, the police utilized the immutable and traceable characteristics of blockchain evidence to gradually break down his psychological defenses. Chen ultimately confessed to the theft. Chen has now been criminally detained in accordance with the law, and his family has actively compensated the victim for the losses. This case marks the first instance of virtual currency theft in Binhai City.

According to Decrypt, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan on October 9. The suspect, 35 years old and of Saudi nationality, has been employed at OpenAI since July 2025 and is accused of using or attempting to use devices to intercept oral communications. He made his first appearance in federal court this Tuesday. OpenAI stated that it has referred the matter to the FBI and thanked the relevant agents and prosecutors for their swift action, while the FBI's investigation is ongoing.OpenAI released a statement on X, stating that the company discovered a sophisticated recording device hidden in the office and used its own model to analyze the device and its origin, ultimately identifying that an employee placed it there a few days prior. According to the criminal complaint, the device was discovered around September 30, plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, wrapped in paper towels, with its contents encrypted, and was installed around September 28. Surveillance footage showed that Alfozan was seen near the conference room multiple times before the device was discovered, but he had neither the authority to enter that room nor to attend the related meetings, which typically involved confidential technical and strategic information.The complaint states that before the device was installed, Alfozan used internal productivity tools to inquire about OpenAI's office building address, conference rooms, room capacities, schedules, and locations of meetings between executives and external partners. A chatbot account associated with his spouse asked between September 24 and 30 how to create a continuous recording device, add Wi-Fi connectivity, enhance real-time listening capabilities, and encrypt the device's SD card.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang met with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor stated that in light of recent supply chain security incidents, it has decided to reduce the number of distributors to more effectively review partners.Currently, there is no evidence that Trezor devices have been compromised. This adjustment is a precautionary measure taken out of caution.