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Dragonfly partner Haseeb Qureshi published a response to DFINITY founder Dominic Williams regarding the accusation of unauthorized use of threshold ECDSA signature technology by NEAR Intents. He shared screenshots of the relevant patent application, showing that the patent was not approved until the end of July this year and had been in "patent application" status prior to that. NEAR Intents modified the relevant algorithm in September this year. Haseeb Qureshi added that if what Dominic Williams claims is true, the so-called patent infringement may only involve about a month of time, and the relevant algorithm was originally published in an academic paper licensed under CC BY, which NEAR also cited in its implementation.

According to on-chain data monitoring, due to the sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market last night, Brother Ma Ji Huang Li Cheng's 25x Ethereum long position was completely liquidated this morning, resulting in a net loss of over 180,000 USD. However, Brother Ma Ji subsequently re-entered the market to open a long position and made a small additional investment. Currently, he holds only 115 ETH, with a position value of approximately 269,000 USD, and the current liquidation price is 2,316 USD.

According to the token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Audiera (BEAT) will unlock approximately 17.64 million tokens at 9:00 AM Beijing time on November 1, with a value of about 1.19 million USD.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, EigenCloud (EIGEN) will unlock approximately 38.35 million tokens at 5:00 AM Beijing time on November 1, with a value of about 7.72 million USD.

According to the token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, ZetaChain (ZETA) will unlock approximately 44.43 million tokens at 0:00 Beijing time on November 1, worth about 1.79 million US dollars.

According to Sveriges Radio, the Swedish government office announced that starting from October 26 (Monday), ChatGPT and Claude will be banned on employee computers, with Microsoft Copilot approved as the only AI tool that has passed security review, and civil servants are required to switch to using Copilot.Mikael Wettercrantz, the agency's Director of Digitalization, stated in a post on the employee intranet that using AI services without a formal contract could "have consequences for our information security." He noted that multiple cases of improper use of open AI services have been identified, involving the sensitivity of the information inputted and the handling of AI-generated content. Due to the lack of formal agreements, consumer-grade AI tools send user queries to external company servers, and U.S. law allows authorities to request these companies to hand over data as required.Copilot is allowed to remain because the government office enhanced its security settings after review, while ChatGPT and Claude did not receive the same treatment. Some employees can still access these two banned tools through the AI platform built internally by the agency. Previously, the Swedish Tax Agency and the National Board of Health and Welfare had implemented similar bans, and the enforcement agency is also about to make a decision; an internal audit by the Transport Agency found about 10 AI services being "widely and at high risk" used.

Lido has launched 0x02 CSM, allowing permissionless operation for validators with a maximum effective balance of 2048 ETH. Operators do not need to self-fund the staking deposit; they only need to provide a bond. The first key requires 32 ETH, and subsequent keys require 30 ETH, with staking allocated by the protocol.This module adopts an initial deposit queue and an additional staking queue with a limit of 32 seats; the initial share cap upon launch is 0.01% of Lido Core TVL, and the first batch of approximately 32 keys will receive seed deposits.

The innovation exemption for tokenized securities trading venues launched by the U.S. SEC in September is sparking controversy within the industry regarding blockchain qualification standards. This exemption allows eligible companies to trade tokenized U.S. stocks without registering as traditional securities exchanges, but requires their smart contracts to be auditable, public, and deployed on a public, permissionless blockchain.Currently, three companies have submitted operational intent notices to the SEC. TSV LLC plans to use the privacy-focused Canton Network; OKXICE and Kephas Corp. intend to utilize their respective enterprise group's developed Ethereum Layer 2 networks.In a letter submitted on Thursday, the Solana Policy Institute requested the SEC to tighten the definition of "permissionless," focusing on who actually controls the blockchain, including who can validate or block transactions and modify network rules. Hedera advocates for an expansion of the exemption's scope, arguing that only authorized entities should participate in validation, which should not disqualify their network.The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) also called for clarification on which blockchains are eligible and questioned whether stock tokenization should require explicit prior consent from the issuing company, rather than requiring companies to opt out. The financial regulatory advocacy group Better Markets urged the SEC to withdraw the exemption and instead engage in formal rulemaking.An SEC official stated that companies can begin operations 30 days after submitting a notice, provided they meet the exemption criteria, without waiting for SEC approval, which does not imply SEC endorsement of their chosen blockchain. The official noted that the regulatory agency intends to maintain a broad definition to allow space for companies to experiment; further frequently asked questions may be released, but substantive adjustments would require action from the commission.Meanwhile, more companies are opposing the tokenization of their stocks. As of Friday, among the 62 companies initially listed by OKXICE, 22 have raised objections, exceeding one-third. New objectors include Wells Fargo, Arm, and Intuit.

According to the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily," the artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has introduced multiple industrial and financial investors in its new round of financing, including Legend Holdings' investment platform Junlian Capital, semiconductor-focused Stone Creek Capital, and Geely, among others.At the same time, DeepSeek has hired CITIC Securities to provide advisory services for its IPO and has introduced a new Chief Financial Officer in September this year. Junlian Capital and Lenovo Group are both part of the Legend Holdings system, with Lenovo Group being the core industrial company under Legend Holdings, and Junlian Capital serving as its important investment platform. Junlian Capital's participation in DeepSeek's financing also signifies that capital from the Lenovo system has officially entered DeepSeek's shareholder camp.

The technology division of South Korea's LG Group, LG CNS, has reached a strategic partnership with Chainlink, aiming to promote the development of South Korea's $68 billion digital asset market. LG CNS will leverage Chainlink's cross-chain, data, and orchestration infrastructure to enhance its digital asset platform solutions.LG CNS will also rely on Chainlink's full suite of platform capabilities to develop digital asset solutions for various institutions in South Korea. LG Group is one of the largest business groups in South Korea, with 63 subsidiaries and total assets of approximately 186 trillion won. LG CNS is the main contractor for South Korea's central bank digital currency project, the "Han River Project."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Chainlink Reserve bought and received 88,400 LINK on October 22, worth 1.06 million dollars.In the past 30 days, a total of 422,900 LINK has been accumulated, worth 5.37 million dollars; a total of 6.38 million LINK has been obtained, worth 71.83 million dollars; currently holding 6.38 million LINK, worth 76.14 million dollars.

Morgan Stanley raised the target price for Tesla Inc. from $400 to $410.

According to token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 9.92 million tokens at 7:00 AM Beijing time on October 29, with a value of about 785 million USD.

Galaxy Research Research Director Alex Thorn stated that since the second half of October, Bitcoin returns have been primarily driven by the Asian trading session, while the European trading session has dragged down overall performance.The chart he shared shows that as of October 20, calculated from October 1, the cumulative return of Bitcoin during the Asian trading session was 3.9%, 1.1% during the U.S. trading session, and -5.5% during the European trading session; the return for buying and holding all day during the same period was -0.7%.

Bitget Launchpool project Axis Robotics (AXIS) is now open for investment, with a total prize pool of 1,333,333 AXIS. The locking channel will close on October 28 at 21:00 (UTC+8). This round of Launchpool has opened 2 locking pools, including:BGB Locking Pool:Total airdrop amount: 1,133,333 AXISVIP user locking limit: 100,000 BGBRegular user locking limit: 10,000 BGBAXIS Locking Pool:Total airdrop amount: 200,000 AXISIndividual locking limit: 3,333,333 AXIS

The tokenized Pre-IPO platform OpenStocks has launched on the BNB Chain, offering tokenized economic exposure products for four private companies, including Anthropic (oANTHROPIC), Figure AI (oFIGUREAI), Neuralink (oNEURALINK), and Anduril (oANDURIL). These products are BEP-20 tokens on the BNB Chain mainnet, supporting 24/7 trading with no minimum amount restrictions. Transactions settle on-chain within seconds, using a self-custody model where users trade by connecting their own BNB Chain wallets, and OpenStocks does not act as a custodian.The platform clearly states that these tokens provide only economic exposure to the private stock prices of the companies and do not represent equity, granting holders no ownership, voting rights, dividend rights, or information rights, and OpenStocks has no affiliation with the aforementioned companies. The token prices are set by the on-chain DEX liquidity pools, with PancakeSwap Infinity as the primary trading venue. Tokens are traded against USDT, and the price users pay depends on the quotes in the pool at the time of transaction. The trading page simultaneously displays the latest on-chain token price and the reference price of the underlying company, as well as the implied company valuation based on that price.The platform is not open to individuals within the United States, U.S. citizens, and other ineligible persons, with Singapore being a prohibited jurisdiction. OpenStocks states that it is not a broker-dealer, investment advisor, exchange, transfer agent, or custodian, does not provide investment advice, and has no affiliation with the companies involved.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Moonbirds (BIRB) will unlock approximately 27.08 million tokens at 1 PM Beijing time on October 28, with a value of about 1.72 million USD.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Plasma (XPL) will unlock approximately 29.722 million tokens at 12:00 PM Beijing time on October 28, with a value of about 23.74 million USD.

Bitget Launchpool is about to launch Axis Robotics (AXIS), with a total prize pool of 1,333,333 AXIS. The lock-up channel will be open from October 21 at 21:00 to October 28 at 21:00 (UTC+8). This round of Launchpool will open 2 lock-up pools.The total airdrop amount for the BGB lock-up pool is 1,133,333 AXIS, with a lock-up limit of 50,000 BGB for VIP users and a lock-up limit of 5,000 BGB for regular users. The total airdrop amount for the AXIS lock-up pool is 200,000 AXIS, with a personal lock-up limit of 3,333,333 AXIS.

Solana's largest network upgrade since 2020, Alpenglow, officially launched on Wednesday. This upgrade moves validator voting from on-chain to off-chain, packaging votes into certificates that can lock transactions within one to two rounds, aiming to reduce the final confirmation time for transactions from about 6 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds, speeding it up by about 40 times. If this goal is achieved on the mainnet, Solana's transaction settlement speed will be faster than the blink of an eye, bringing it closer to the trading and payment experience of centralized exchanges.Currently, a 6-second confirmation time means that prices may change before the transaction is locked, causing exchanges and payment applications to wait before considering deposits as complete. In comparison, Ethereum takes about 13 minutes to achieve full final confirmation. At the same time, validator costs are expected to decrease by about 60%: currently, validators spend about 2 SOL daily on voting fees, which doubled after Solana recently reduced block time to about 200 milliseconds; Alpenglow eliminates voting fees, replacing them with a fixed validator entry fee of 0.8 SOL per epoch (approximately 24 hours).The upgrade launch process was not smooth. The testnet has been cleared and restarted from scratch six times since its launch in early May, with one migration failing across the entire network and having to be rolled back. According to an article published by Galaxy Digital, one of about 100 validator operators on the testnet, a subsequent migration was successfully completed, clearing the way for Wednesday's launch. Since these events occurred on a network built specifically for testing, there was no risk to real funds. The upgrade was scheduled to switch at the start of epoch 1064 on Wednesday, with actual changes occurring at slot 459,653,000 after a transition of 5,000 slots.