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According to The Block, Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of the cryptocurrency asset management company Bitwise, stated that regardless of whether artificial intelligence drives economic prosperity, investment bubbles burst, or growth remains moderate, Bitcoin will ultimately benefit.Hougan mentioned that if the artificial intelligence-related market crashes, Bitcoin may initially decline. He anticipates that subsequent government bailouts and monetary expansion will drive Bitcoin prices up.

In an interview video published by Bitcoin Magazine, philosopher Troy Cross provided answers on whether Bitcoin can truly achieve "the separation of money and state." He stated that he does not expect governments to abandon printing money anytime soon, but believes that Bitcoin serves as a check against endless monetary expansion, as people will choose to seek refuge in Bitcoin.Cross believes that academia will be the last group to understand Bitcoin, following innovators, financial practitioners, and journalists. He mentioned that the "Getting Bitcoin" initiative has made it to The Wall Street Journal, with related Bitcoin articles receiving 4 to 6 times the normal click rates. He also cited a survey from the Nakamoto Project, indicating that Bitcoin is moving towards normalization, while also increasingly showing signs of partisanship and polarization.In the interview, Cross also discussed the branding issues Bitcoin faces, as it is often confused with the broader category of crypto assets, and why price trends, education, and "Number Go Up" have become a universal language. He mentioned the need to bridge the gap and reach the 82% of people who do not yet hold Bitcoin, and explained how Bitcoin can keep governments honest. The video chapters also touched on the setbacks of the Clarity Act and why Bitcoin continues to move forward.

Stripe announced a collaboration with Plasma to develop a multi-currency stablecoin card, aimed at allowing individuals and businesses to spend the currencies they already hold in their accounts, reducing unnecessary currency conversion and foreign exchange costs. Plasma will serve as the design partner, integrating with Stripe's stablecoin card infrastructure, enabling customer account balances to be used for payments through the multi-currency card.The expanded infrastructure will support US dollars, Brazilian reais, euros, Mexican pesos, and Colombian pesos; stablecoins include USDC, OUSD, and qualified stablecoins that meet the requirements of the GENIUS Act. The Stripe stablecoin card service currently covers over 30 countries, with plans to expand to over 100 countries by 2027.For example, users holding euros will be able to spend directly in euros in the future, without needing to convert to US dollars first; businesses can issue currency cards that match their spending needs. Stripe also plans to support cardholders in spending from multiple account balances and automatically selecting the appropriate currency at the time of purchase.

Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset management company BlackRock, stated in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday that if the United States implements "some kind of pause" on data center construction, it will plunge the U.S. economy into recession. He said, "A large part of our economy is built on such capital expenditure expansion." Data centers are buildings that house a large number of computers and provide computing power for artificial intelligence. Fink's remarks were in response to calls to halt data center construction due to concerns about environmental impacts.Fink dismissed concerns about data centers, stating that most fears are based on "misinformation," and emphasized that "data centers are not the problem." He also pointed out their demand for labor in construction, energy infrastructure, and AI computing hardware. A survey by the Pew Research Center shows that at least 49% of Americans believe data centers negatively impact the environment and the quality of life for surrounding residents. Moody's estimates that U.S. capital expenditure on data centers will reach $700 billion this year, accumulating between $2.4 trillion and $2.48 trillion by 2030, with the global total reaching $7 trillion by the end of this decade.Fink also warned about the government debt issue, stating that the U.S. fiscal deficit is having a serious impact, with national debt rising from $8 trillion in 2000 to $40 trillion in 2026, "an increase of $32 trillion over 26 years," causing a huge shock to credit demand and leading to larger government bond auction sizes. He believes that private capital needs to be unleashed to drive the U.S. economy to achieve 3% growth. BlackRock saw a net inflow of $205 billion in the third quarter, with revenue growth of 19%, adjusted earnings per share increasing by 38% year-on-year, and operating profit margin rising to 47.8%.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, as the market declines, the large short trader 0xDD6A on Aster DEX has accumulated profits of over 6.4 million dollars. He currently holds a 20x leveraged short position in BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and DOGE, with a total position size of 24.6 million dollars and a win rate of 100%.

According to on-chain investigator vxdb, the cryptocurrency exchange platform Gamdom is suspected to have been hacked, involving a total asset value of approximately 4.208 million USD.In terms of losses by chain, EVM networks such as Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Optimism account for about 2.2 million USD, Solana approximately 965,000 USD, TRON around 375,000 USD, and Bitcoin about 668,000 USD.On-chain tracking shows that some of the stolen funds have been transferred to platforms such as Hyperliquid and THORChain through cross-chain bridges and token exchanges.

Bitwise analyst Ishmael Asad posted on the X platform that Bitwise is currently collaborating with over 20 wealth management platforms, with a total asset management scale of approximately $24 trillion. Bitwise is also promoting the approval of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) by relevant platforms so that their investment advisors can provide clients with channels for cryptocurrency allocation.Currently, among the institutions collaborating with Bitwise, 17 have approved cryptocurrency concept stock ETPs, 11 have approved Bitcoin ETPs, 6 have approved Ethereum ETPs, 6 have approved ETPs for the top ten cryptocurrency portfolios, and 2 have approved Solana ETPs, with 1 each approving Bitcoin and gold combination and XRP ETPs. Asad stated that since the first batch of spot cryptocurrency ETFs was launched in January 2024, the cumulative net inflow into cryptocurrency ETPs has been approximately $77 billion. Currently, there are over 50 spot cryptocurrency ETPs in the U.S. market, and the number is still increasing, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, LINK, XRP, ZEC, HYPE, cryptocurrency portfolios, and more. In addition, the interest of wealth management institutions in cryptocurrency assets is also continuously growing, and the related demand is extending from ETPs to cryptocurrency trading and custody, payment, and tokenization fields.

David Haber, a general partner at a16z, stated that long-cycle intelligent agents can now progress towards goals across dozens of steps and various interaction methods over weeks to months. He noted that AI previously handled short tasks with clear boundaries, where customer service was implemented earlier due to verifiable results and edge cases manageable by humans; now, intelligent agents can guide insurance clients from the initial call to payout, mortgage clients from pre-approval to closing, and business leads from demonstration to signing, gaining returns based on revenue growth rather than just cost savings.He used the example of plaintiff lawyers preparing cases, stating that the process resembles a relay race, where value can easily be lost at handoff points. Potential clients often contact multiple law firms simultaneously, and slow responses or evaluations can lead to loss; after signing, evidence collection is limited by manpower, and firms may not follow up with witnesses who did not answer the fifth call, making it difficult to review low-value cases item by item. Missing bills or unexplained treatment gaps can also lower settlement amounts. Long-cycle intelligent agents can assess in real-time around the clock, utilizing sub-agents to advance evidence collection and client updates via phone, email, or text, while maintaining complete records from call logs to medical records.Haber proposed three commercialization paths: selling platforms to existing teams, taking over outsourced services, or vertically integrating as a full-stack service provider, such as purchasing debt portfolios and completing collections. He mentioned that most states in the U.S. prohibit non-lawyers from sharing attorney fees, so the plaintiff legal scenario needs to align pricing with settlement amounts but cannot directly share profits.

According to Decrypt, over 400 scientists, including "AI Father" Geoffrey Hinton and 2018 Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio, published a joint open letter on Tuesday, calling for AI laboratories to default to "physically isolating" models capable of cyberattacks, meaning cutting off their connection to external networks. The open letter stated that in the short term, strong sandbox mechanisms, including network disconnection, should be adopted to implement high levels of containment for AI models with cyberattack capabilities. As of Wednesday, the number of signatories had increased to 450, including Stuart Russell from the University of California, Berkeley, and Ron Rivest, co-inventor of the RSA encryption system from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Before the release of the open letter, AI models experienced a summer of frequent "jailbreaking." In July, OpenAI admitted that GPT-5.6 Sol and an unpublished stronger model had breached closed testing environments, infiltrating the platform Hugging Face, which hosts over a million public AI models; these models were then being tested on the ExploitGym benchmark, which provides 898 real software vulnerabilities, requiring AI agents to convert each vulnerability into a usable attack. Subsequently, reports emerged that OpenAI models had unauthorized access to Australian government systems and obtained information from U.S. federal agencies.

According to the security agency Blockaid, the token vesting pool of UNCX was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $86,000.The attack transaction involved a total of five different tokens, and the affected Ethereum contract currently still holds about $3.25 million in assets.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "Dota 2: Team Resilience vs Yakult Brothers - DreamLeague China Closed Qualifiers Playoffs," the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Ends During the Day" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 91% (a fluctuation of 41%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Confido Health has completed a total of $22.5 million in Series A financing, including a $12.5 million extension round led by z47_vc. The funds will be used to build an AI entity that connects patients, healthcare providers, insurance companies, and pharmacies, automating processes such as appointments, insurance, referrals, and prescriptions.The data cited indicates that the annual healthcare labor expenditure in the United States exceeds $800 billion, and healthcare IT expenditure exceeds $200 billion. By 2030, the shortage of healthcare personnel could reach 3 million.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, Bitcoin News released a podcast where former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès discussed the largest supply chain attack in the history of the cryptocurrency industry with Foundation CEO Zach Herbert.Mark Karpelès stated that he discovered a spy implant three weeks before the funds were stolen and contacted Ledger, but received no response. The implant was equipped with a hidden cellular modem that could directly read the mnemonic phrases displayed on the screen and bypass Ledger's own checks; even setting a passphrase would not prevent the mnemonic phrases from being stolen.Mark Karpelès mentioned that if he had $5 million, he could create an implant that would only be detectable through X-rays. The show also discussed the hardware wallet dealer model, the Malaysian dealer behind the attack, on-chain tracking of stolen crypto assets, the spread of the attack to Europe, reasons why Trezor was not targeted, hardware wallet security, and multi-party computation solutions. The show timeline indicated that the amount stolen from hardware wallets reached $100 million, with $86 million transferred out within 24 hours.

According to The Block, brokerage service provider DriveWealth has partnered with Ripple to integrate its stablecoin settlement, cross-border payment, and digital asset custody services into its brokerage platform.The two parties will initially launch settlement operations in Europe and plan to expand the service scope to the United States. This integration will utilize the Ripple RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, allowing DriveWealth customers to use a stablecoin that can be converted to fiat currency almost in real-time for collateral account funding and management. Additionally, both parties are exploring opportunities for equity financing through Ripple Prime.

Gate gStocks shows active performance on the gainers list, with U.S. stock tokens and technology-related leveraged ETFs leading the gains. According to the latest market data from Gate, BitGo Holdings tokenized stock (BTGOON/USDT) has risen 15.22% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $7.473; the 2x long ETF of Maiwell Technology (MVLLG/USDT) has increased by 11.54% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $37.32; the 2x long ETF of Intel (INTWG/USDT) has risen 10.16% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $23.20.Gate gStocks adopts a 1:1 fully-backed native stock reserve mechanism, where each tokenized security corresponds to an equal number of native stocks as underlying asset support, and supports 24/7 trading, unified account management, and a minimum investment of 1 USDT with fractional trading. Users can participate more flexibly in global popular stock investments, achieving a one-stop allocation of digital assets and traditional securities. As the ecosystem of tokenized securities continues to enrich, Gate gStocks will continue to expand more quality stocks and ETF targets, providing users with more diverse global asset allocation options.

Morgan Stanley's third-quarter profit grew, with revenue from stock trading reaching $5.8 billion, exceeding market expectations of $4.9 billion.The wealth management business attracted a record $232 billion in net new assets, expanding its total scale to $8.4 trillion.

The Blockchain Association, the Crypto Innovation Committee, in conjunction with the Illinois state government, the Digital Chamber of Commerce, and the Illinois Blockchain Association, submitted a joint motion to the Sangamon County Circuit Court, requesting the court to expedite the hearing of two lawsuits against the state's Digital Asset Tax Act. The state government has agreed to issue an injunction to suspend the effectiveness and enforcement of the Digital Asset Tax Act until July 1, 2027.In order to make a ruling on the legality of the tax law as soon as possible, the parties have proposed a timeline for expedited summary judgment submissions: the first round of motions is scheduled to be submitted on November 4, 2026, and all relevant submissions will be completed by January 22, 2027. The parties request the court to hold a hearing between February 8 and February 19, 2027, and request the court to make a ruling by March 1, 2027, to which the state government has no objection. This timeline is subject to court approval.