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According to official news from Bitget, the platform announced the acquisition of the digital asset exchange and brokerage GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) Co., Ltd., headquartered in Bangkok. This acquisition involves the complete shares of the target company held by GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries.GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) holds licenses for digital asset exchange and brokerage business in Thailand. This acquisition will leverage its existing compliance foundation and local market experience to strengthen Bitget's localized operational capabilities in Thailand and further improve the strategic layout in the Southeast Asian market.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that Thailand is an important digital asset market in Southeast Asia, and this acquisition will help Bitget establish a localized operational system, gradually expanding its global trading service capabilities in the Thai market while complying with local regulatory requirements.

According to Bloomberg citing sources, Japan's Daiwa Securities Group and Mizuho Financial Group have been notified that they can conduct wholly-owned securities business in mainland China. The relevant approvals were advanced after Vice Premier He Lifeng of the State Council received a senior Japanese trade delegation in March this year and discussed expanding bilateral trade and cross-border investment.A spokesperson for Mizuho Securities confirmed the news, stating that preparations for opening are ongoing, while a spokesperson for Daiwa Securities declined to comment. Daiwa Securities was approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission in 2021 to establish a joint venture securities company with a 51% stake. In April this year, it spent about $100 million to acquire the remaining equity from its Chinese partner and received approval last week to complete the equity change, achieving full ownership.Mizuho Securities was approved to establish a wholly-owned securities company in October 2025, and after completing on-site inspections and operational reviews by regulatory authorities, it was issued a securities business license last week.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 6.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 53.5% an hour ago to the current 37.5% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) instructed U.S. civil agencies on Monday to remove products from the Chinese AI company DeepSeek from government IT systems, as well as any third-party services built on that model, and to prohibit new procurements. The notice stated that using DeepSeek could lead to the transfer of sensitive data to China and could generate intelligence targeting U.S. individuals and institutions. DHS indicated that these models constitute "multiple threat vectors."The ban targets not only DeepSeek's own applications but also covers third-party services based on its development. A DHS memorandum from July was made public on Monday, which had previously requested agencies to monitor the risks related to DeepSeek in the traffic in and out of government websites. The U.S. Department of Commerce, the Navy, and the states of New York, Tennessee, and Virginia had previously restricted DeepSeek. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on October 29 to decide whether to ban all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic products used in the U.S.DeepSeek is a startup based in Hangzhou, and its open-source model attracted widespread attention on January 27, 2025, with development costs of less than $5 million, leading to a 16% drop in Nvidia's stock price that day, evaporating about $600 billion in market value. In April 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives' Special Committee on China Issues stated that DeepSeek might secretly send U.S. user data to the Chinese government and may have used about 60,000 Nvidia chips, of which 20,000 were subject to U.S. export controls. The V4-Pro model preview released by DeepSeek in April this year was priced about 98% lower than OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Pro and was made available for free download and modification under the MIT license; this week it also released an updated version of the V4.1-Flash model focused on efficiency optimization.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians," the option "Tampa Bay Rays" in the sub-market "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 56.5% an hour ago to the current 88.5% (a fluctuation of 32%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians" on Polymarket, the option "Tampa Bay Rays" in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 36.5% an hour ago to the current 58.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to the news released by the Avon and Somerset Police, Terroll Paul (31 years old), Mohamed Samagassi (37 years old), and Pierre Madzou (30 years old) broke into a man's residence in Bristol in the early hours of May 15, assaulted the victim, and demanded a large amount of cryptocurrency, but were unsuccessful.On October 15, the three were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court for aggravated burglary, with Paul receiving a 6-year sentence, Madzou receiving 5 and a half years, and Samagassi receiving 5 years. The victim suffered severe head injuries and required hospitalization, while his underage sister successfully called the police. The three suspects were subsequently arrested at the scene and pleaded guilty during their court appearance in August.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians" on Polymarket, the "Tampa Bay Rays" option in the sub-market "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 44.5% an hour ago to the current 59.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

During a live AMA interview hosted by CoinMarketCap, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han discussed the development direction of digital finance, the product positioning of Gate Money, and the accelerated integration of digital assets with traditional finance.Dr. Han stated, "The future of digital finance lies not only in providing more asset choices but also in connecting assets, funds, and payments, allowing users to manage assets, transfer funds, and meet daily payment needs more conveniently within one ecosystem." Upholding the core concept of "One Gate, Everything Money," Gate Money integrates services such as digital assets, fiat currency, stocks, ETFs, gold, bank accounts, payments, and asset management into a single account, covering scenarios like asset holding, receiving payments, transferring, exchanging, paying, and earning. Users in eligible regions can also open an e-banking account with the same name and use the Gate Card for online and offline consumption with fiat or digital assets, further bridging asset allocation and daily payment scenarios.Regarding the accelerated integration of digital assets and traditional finance, Dr. Han also explored the roles of stablecoins and asset tokenization in cross-border capital flow, on-chain settlement, and financial service innovation. As user demands extend from single transactions to investment management, fund transfers, and daily consumption scenarios, Gate will continue to expand the asset categories, payment methods, and service capabilities of Gate Money, enriching the application of digital assets in diverse financial scenarios and providing users with a more integrated financial service experience.

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has completed the rule-making for Bitcoin ETFs, and the new regulations will take effect on October 16. Bitcoin has been included as a qualified asset in the first phase.According to the rules, the average net exposure of the relevant funds for each accounting year must reach at least 80% of the net asset value. The custodian must be licensed by the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission, and fund shares can only be traded on the Thailand Stock Exchange. Securities companies are not allowed to provide margin financing. Thai mutual funds and private funds will be permitted to invest in locally listed cryptocurrency ETFs, but initially, the issuance and provision of depositary receipts related to overseas cryptocurrency ETFs are prohibited.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 6.5" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 52.5% an hour ago to the current 24.5% (a fluctuation of 28%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

SpaceX plans to significantly increase the number of Starship rocket launches and landings at its Starbase facility in southern Texas, expanding the annual flight scale to hundreds of times. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prepare an environmental impact report for this plan and hold public hearings. SpaceX plans to conduct up to 456 launches and 912 landings annually at the Texas base.

According to Bloomberg, Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, stated during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meeting that the UK is currently not in a hurry to launch a central bank digital currency for the public, namely the digital pound Britcoin. Whether to advance the digital pound project depends on whether other innovative payment solutions, such as commercial stablecoins and bank tokenized deposits, can achieve the benefits brought by tokenization.She also emphasized the hope that UK businesses can develop successful pound stablecoins, avoiding the situation where UK residents and businesses can only use innovative payment services through dollar stablecoins.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays," the option "Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 in the first five innings" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, rising from 34.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: LOS vs KaBuM! Ilha das Lendas (BO5) - CBLOL Promotion Playoffs," the "Game 4 Winner" sub-market's "LOS" option has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 58% an hour ago to the current 93% (a fluctuation of 35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bloomberg, Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, stated at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meeting in Bangkok that given the many innovative developments currently underway in the digital payment sector, the UK has no urgent plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to the public.Breeden pointed out that whether to advance a retail CBDC (i.e., "Britcoin") will depend on whether equivalent benefits of tokenization and financial innovation can be achieved through other means.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians," the sub-market "Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians" option "Chicago White Sox" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 43.5% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 24%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

A luxury villa near Pattaya, Thailand, was the scene of an armed robbery, where three armed individuals broke into a gated community, took control of a Chinese national with Turkish citizenship, and forced him to open a safe and hand over cash and three luxury watches. The attackers also threatened the victim at gunpoint to transfer $820,000 worth of cryptocurrency into one of their wallets, which was then immediately sold.After escaping, the victim reported the incident to the police, who have yet to confirm the nationalities of the three suspects. The police's second district has launched an investigation and identified the vehicle used in the crime through surveillance; the vehicle was later abandoned in a remote area. The police are tracking the sold digital assets to identify the related accounts and recover the funds. Chainalysis estimates that such violent robberies have stolen over $30 million in cryptocurrency in the first half of 2026.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has completed the formulation of relevant rules, allowing cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be listed and traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, initially limited to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The rules will take effect on October 16, 2026.Initially, products such as depositary receipts linked to overseas cryptocurrency ETFs are not allowed, and Thai brokers are still prohibited from assisting retail investors in investing in overseas cryptocurrency ETFs; institutional investors and ultra-high-net-worth individuals are not subject to this restriction. Mutual funds and private equity funds can invest in cryptocurrency ETFs established in Thailand. The relevant ETFs must adopt a passive investment approach, tracking the prices of the invested crypto assets, and ensure that the average net exposure of a single cryptocurrency reaches at least 80% of the net asset value within each accounting year. Brokers are not allowed to provide margin financing, and fund assets must be custodied by a digital asset custodian regulated by the SEC.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox" on Polymarket, the option "Cleveland Guardians" in the sub-market "Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 31%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.