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According to Jinshi Data, OpenAI announced three breakthroughs in its AI models in the fields of mathematics, computer science, and physics, demonstrating the ability of AI to independently discover and prove complex scientific theories, rather than just answering questions or assisting research.In mathematics, the AI proved the local smoothness conjecture applicable to all dimensions, thereby resolving the Kakeya conjecture and the Stein restriction conjecture. In computer science, the AI overturned the long-accepted exponential time hypothesis, suggesting that faster algorithms may be found in the future. In physics, the AI proposed a rigorous mathematical existence proof for quantum chromodynamics and Yang-Mills theory, which involves one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems.OpenAI stated that the achievements in mathematics and computer science have been formally verified using the Lean mathematical verification tool, and the proof materials have been made public; the achievements in physics are currently under review by experts, including Nobel Prize winners in Physics. Related results still require further independent confirmation from the academic community.

According to a report by The New York Times on the evening of the 26th Beijing time, as there are widespread concerns that the United States may soon launch a new round of attacks on Iran, senior representatives from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan held talks with Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday. This visit is the latest initiative in the recent intensive diplomatic efforts by regional mediators.Officials in the Gulf region stated that the talks on Monday aimed to support the efforts of the mediators from Qatar and Pakistan, with the goal of urging Iran to show sufficient flexibility to reach a diplomatic solution with the United States. Two diplomats indicated that the Qatari mediators have been pushing for an agreement between the U.S. and Iran, whereby both sides would make a series of concessions within five days.According to a proposed part of the concession arrangement, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to allow commercial vessels to pass, while the United States would lift the maritime blockade on Iranian ports. The main obstacle to reaching an agreement lies in determining when each side would make its concessions. They added that the mediators have been pushing for Iran to make concessions regarding its nuclear program early in the implementation of the agreement.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Mavericks vs. Heat" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Pelle Larsson: Assists O/U 3.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 22% an hour ago to the current 39.5% (a fluctuation of 17.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken's parent company Payward announced its intention to become the first CFTC-regulated deployer on the HIP-3* market of the on-chain perpetual contract infrastructure Hyperliquid. Payward will deploy a perpetual futures market for U.S. customers based on Hyperliquid as the infrastructure layer.Upon obtaining regulatory approval, Payward's designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization Bitnomial, which is regulated by the CFTC, will act as the HIP-3* deployer, responsible for creating, holding, and managing the relevant market, as well as completing contract clearing and settlement. If approved, Payward's CFTC-registered futures commission merchant NinjaTrader Clearing will take over customer accounts.Hyperliquid stated that HIP-3 will support optional deployer configurations for licensed markets in future network upgrades, with the new features collectively referred to as HIP-3*. At its core is an on-chain whitelist managed by the deployer or its sub-deployers, which is an incremental option for HIP-3, with the decision to enable it made by the deployer, while existing markets remain unchanged. The initial version has been launched on the test network, and the specifications are still preliminary and may be adjusted based on feedback. Hyperliquid stated that HIP-3* deployers are independently operated entities that use their on-chain infrastructure to operate their own markets and retain control and responsibility over the deployment.

The French Ministry of Finance, the Financial Markets Authority (AMF), the French Central Bank, and the Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) jointly suggested to the European Commission to allow third parties, such as crypto platforms, to offer rewards to stablecoin holders under specific conditions. The four institutions believe that such rewards should be regulated rather than outright prohibited.The four institutions proposed that platforms should disclose reward information to holders, must not promise guaranteed returns, and should not promote rewards as savings products; regulators should also monitor the impact of rewards on bank deposits. The French side still supports banning stablecoin issuers from paying interest but opposes extending the ban to staking and lending activities. The European Central Bank and the central banks of EU countries advocate maintaining the ban on interest for stablecoins and including indirect benefits such as rewards and fee waivers, as well as lending and staking activities within the scope of restrictions.The European Commission must submit a review report on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to the EU legislative bodies by June 30, 2027, and may propose amendments.

The decentralized exchange Osmosis based on Cosmos has terminated the issuance of OSMO tokens and shifted the source of staking rewards from newly issued tokens to protocol revenue.This adjustment eliminates approximately two percentage points of the staking annual yield supported by the issuance, while freezing about 51.9 million previously minted developer tokens.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "CJ McCollum: Rebounds O/U 2.5" for the "Hawks vs. Rockets" event on the Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 25.5% an hour ago to the current 44.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Blink Wallet, a Bitcoin wallet, announced a monthly idle fee of $1 for custodial accounts that have not logged into the app for 12 consecutive months. This adjustment was initiated at the beginning of September through a change in the terms of service and push notifications were sent to inactive users, with the first deduction completed in mid-October. According to a blog post released by the company, users who log back in within 12 months will have the deducted fees refunded.This fee applies only to custodial accounts and aims to alleviate the burden that inactive accounts place on the startup. The announcement stated that these accounts incur ongoing costs related to ledger and infrastructure maintenance, record verification retention, compliance monitoring and reporting, as well as support for claims, which were previously shared by active users through regular in-app transaction fees. Sources told Bitcoin Magazine that approximately 100,000 accounts met the criteria for inactivity at the time of the first deduction, with a total balance exceeding $800,000. The first deduction collected about $45,000, primarily from accounts that had been idle for over a year with small Bitcoin balances. Blink Wallet originated from the Bitcoin adoption wave in El Salvador, initially named Bitcoin Beach Wallet, and was an early custodial Lightning Network wallet that introduced the Stable Sats feature to hedge value against the US dollar. The wallet was spun off from the founding company Galoy in October 2024, operated by Lukas Duczko and a new board, with Duczko holding a controlling stake, while Galoy continues as a service provider and minority shareholder, also establishing the Bitcoin Beach Fund.In recent years, custodial wallets have faced overall pressure, with Wallet of Satoshi, Alby, and Blue Wallet successively halting custodial wallet services and shifting to self-custody infrastructures like Spark. The EU MiCA regulations regarding licensing and KYC compliance requirements are an important backdrop. Blink launched a self-custody wallet supported by Spark in June 2026, and its user base is still adapting to this transition. On September 19, hackers withdrew 6.61 Bitcoins from custodial wallet users through compromised management tools, and the company's investors subsequently announced that they would fully compensate affected users.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a memorandum of understanding with the NBA to jointly maintain the integrity of professional basketball events in prediction markets. According to the agreement, both parties will share information, maintain regular communication on integrity matters, and collaborate to ensure that relevant markets are fair and transparent. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that the NBA, along with MLB and NHL, has taken a responsible step to protect sports integrity and market participants from abuses such as insider trading and fraud, and thanked NBA President Adam Silver for prioritizing the integrity of professional basketball and the U.S. financial markets.The agreement reflects that betting on sports event outcomes is rapidly migrating to CFTC-regulated platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, where users can trade event contracts based on real-world outcomes. Such memorandums of understanding with regulatory agencies aim to establish channels for marking suspicious activities. Previously, the NHL became the first major league to authorize trademarks for prediction markets, while MLB signed an integrity agreement after collaborating with Polymarket. The NBA's involvement is particularly noteworthy, as the league is still affected by one of the largest betting scandals in recent years: in October 2025, an FBI operation arrested Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and a coach, accusing them of participating in a gambling scheme to manipulate game outcomes to influence betting.This collaboration comes amid a jurisdictional dispute over prediction markets. The CFTC recently defined event contracts as swaps within its jurisdiction and excluded casino-style gambling; the lawsuit between the NFL and Kalshi has drawn the attention of the Supreme Court, with the NFL to date refusing to sign related agreements, contrasting with its cooperation with the NBA. Bernstein analysts expect that by the end of this decade, prediction markets could generate billions of dollars in revenue, with new participants continuously entering, and Blockchain.com is one of the latest seeking CFTC approval to offer event contracts.

According to the official announcement from Akash Network, the decentralized cloud computing network Akash has initiated Governance Proposal No. 346, which plans to migrate the network from its Cosmos sovereign chain akashnet-2 to the Solana mainnet. Voting will start at 23:02 Beijing time on October 26 and will end at 23:02 on November 2, with approximately 98.29% of votes in favor.According to the proposal, if it passes and the token and migration portal audits are completed (expected to take 2 to 3 weeks), AKT will launch on Solana as an SPL token, migrating at a 1:1 ratio while retaining the token symbol. The one-way migration portal will be open for 2 years, and staked AKT must be unstaked (21 days) before migration. The proposal does not set a switch date; market migration will require a separate switch proposal. Akash stated that the choice of Solana is mainly based on factors such as operating costs under load, the absence of a single operator, and the aggregation of the DePIN ecosystem.

Bank of America, Blackstone Group, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley announced a partnership with Broadcom (AVGO.O) to establish a landmark $63 billion financing structure to support artificial intelligence computing capacity.

Seoul police arrested 7 suspects accused of using generative AI to launch hacking attacks. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency stated that about 90 organizations were involved, collectively stealing 8.2 million records, marking the first large-scale arrest of suspects in AI-assisted hacking attacks in South Korea. The targeted victims included hospitals, universities, private tutoring centers, golf courses, and subsidiaries of large corporate groups, all of which held a significant amount of personal information, including names, contact details, and records of ordinary citizens. One funeral service company lost 1.22 million records, and reports indicated that the tutoring center's data also contained information on minors.According to local media reports, the main suspect, 32 years old, studied arts and sports and has no IT background. He told investigators that he self-taught hacking techniques through YouTube and online blogs, while police pointed out that he had worked in a security company conducting simulated attacks from 2019 to 2022. He initially used website vulnerability scanning tools and later introduced AI coding proxies and an automated penetration testing system called Artex at the end of August. Police stated that he hacked into 60 companies over a span of 44 days from August 31 to October 13.The entire attack operation lasted about 13 months, from September 2025 to this October, and the case was filed in June after a victim reported it. Police indicated that such a large-scale attack previously required a hacker group to accomplish, but AI now allows one person to achieve this in a short time. The suspect sent emails to 38 victims, collectively extorting 360 million Korean won, approximately 272,000 US dollars, but the only confirmed payment was 300,000 won, about 210 dollars. The main suspect was detained and transferred to prosecutors last Friday, facing charges of violating South Korea's Information and Communication Network Act, as well as extortion and attempted extortion. Police will continue to investigate the other 6 accomplices and confirm more victims, with 15 institutions already reporting damages.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the "Suns vs. Thunder" event on the Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Dillon Brooks: Points O/U 15.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 27% an hour ago to the current 45% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: Karmine Corp vs. Bilibili Gaming - World Championship Group Stage," the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Any Player Pentakill" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation, soaring from 0.5% an hour ago to the current 47.45% (a fluctuation of 46.95%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, there is a prediction of significant capital movement in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $75,270.94 in the event "2026 Golden Globe Award Winner" for "Harry Kane." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 73.99%.

Whale Alert posted on the X platform that USDC Treasury has newly minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network, worth approximately 250 million USD.

Hyperliquid posted on platform X that HIP-3 will support optional configurations for licensed markets in future network upgrades, with related additional features collectively referred to as HIP-3*. The core feature is an on-chain allowlist managed by the deployer or its sub-deployers. This feature is an optional addition to HIP-3, and whether to enable it is decided by the deployer; existing markets are not affected. The first version has been launched on the testnet, and the related specifications are still in preliminary version.Hyperliquid also stated that Kraken's parent company Payward plans to become the first deployer of HIP-3* markets regulated by the CFTC, utilizing Hyperliquid to deploy perpetual contract markets for U.S. customers. Upon regulatory approval, Payward's CFTC-regulated Bitnomial will serve as the deployer, responsible for creating and managing the market and clearing settlement contracts, while NinjaTrader Clearing will handle customer accounts.

Elon Musk stated that the construction of the Starlink mobile network is expected to take 2 to 3 years.

Bitcoin News posted on platform X that ETF analyst Nate Geraci stated that two Bitcoin dividend reinvestment ETFs, FBEQ and FIBT, under Franklin Templeton are expected to launch soon. The effective registration date listed in the SEC filing is October 27, which may not necessarily be the date trading begins.Both funds target approximately 95% exposure to U.S. equities and 5% exposure to Bitcoin, automatically reinvesting U.S. stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure rather than distributing them to investors. FBEQ tracks a U.S. large-cap stock index covering about 500 companies, with an annual management fee of 0.09%; FIBT tracks an innovation-themed index composed of 100 U.S. companies, with an annual management fee of 0.19%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Anthony Davis: Rebounds O/U 1.5" for the event "Wizards vs. Hornets" on the prediction market Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 66% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.