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According to the latest Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves (PoR) data from Huobi HTX, as of October 1, 2026 (UTC+8), the reserve ratios of various mainstream assets on the platform remain above 100%, continuously ensuring the safety of user assets with sufficient reserves and committing to 100% redemption, ensuring that users can trade and withdraw at any time. As one of the earlier platforms in the industry to continuously disclose Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves, Huobi HTX has publicly disclosed PoR data to the market for 48 consecutive months, enhancing platform transparency in a long-term and verifiable manner.The specific updated reserve ratios are as follows: BTC (104%), ETH (102%), TRX (108%), USDs (104%), HTX (103%), XRP (105%), DOGE (102%), SOL (109%). Users can visit the "Assets - Proof of Reserves Report" page on the Huobi HTX official website to view this information.Since April of this year, to further enhance the visual presentation of US dollar asset reserve data, Huobi HTX has unified the display of USDT, USDC, and other US dollar stablecoins as "USDs." The asset data of each currency remains independently recorded and verified to ensure that the reserve information is authentic, clear, and traceable.

Apple plans to launch Apple Smart through the iOS 27.3 system update in December, with the first batch of AI features released two years ago in the United States, covering iPhone, iPad, and Mac.Alibaba provides AI model capabilities, while Baidu is responsible for Siri and visual intelligence features.

Recently, the Aster team provided feedback to RootData regarding some adjustments needed in the previously released token unlock data. After receiving the feedback, RootData verified the information against Aster's official documentation and several similar token unlock data platforms, finding no significant discrepancies between the previously recorded information and the publicly available documents at that time.Subsequently, RootData communicated further with the Aster official team and updated the on-site Aster token unlock data based on the latest confirmed information from the project team. Currently, some third-party token unlock data platforms have not yet synchronized this official document adjustment, making RootData one of the earlier platforms to complete the relevant data updates.This adjustment mainly involves two categories: Airdrop and Ecosystem & Community, with the specific changes as follows:1. Airdrop Category Adjustment: Split into "Founder's Airdrop" and "Governance Airdrop"Based on the latest confirmed information from Aster, RootData has re-split the original airdrop category into "Founder's Airdrop" and "Governance Airdrop."The previous official document indicated that after the Aster TGE, eligible participants would immediately receive 8.8% of the total allocation, with the remaining tokens in this category gradually released over the next 80 months, with specific release times potentially adjusted based on protocol governance.The latest official document adjustment states that the remaining ASTER tokens in this category will be reserved for airdrops, but the protocol governance body may adjust the relevant arrangements in the future.Therefore, RootData will no longer track the unlock data for the governance airdrop portion according to a fixed release cycle, and will instead dynamically update based on Aster's official announcements and governance decisions.2. Ecosystem & Community Category Adjustment: Split into Ecosystem & Community 1 and Ecosystem & Community 2Previously, the Aster Ecosystem & Community category (excluding the APX to ASTER conversion part) adopted a linear release model, planning to gradually unlock over 20 months. This model has been executed for 4 months (from October 2025 to January 2026), after which it will be adjusted to a reward distribution model based on staking mechanisms.According to Aster's current staking mechanism, the longer the user locks their tokens, the higher the loyalty reward APY they can receive. Since this allocation mechanism has shifted from a fixed linear release to a staking incentive model, RootData will no longer track the fixed unlock cycle for Ecosystem & Community 2 as originally planned, and will adjust based on the latest official announcements.It is reported that Aster completed its token TGE on September 17, 2025. Since its launch, Aster has made multiple adjustments to its token economic model, including extending the team token lock-up period by 12 months, adjusting the release method for ecosystem and community tokens, and redefining the governance arrangements for the remaining airdrop tokens.RootData stated that adjustments to the token economic model as the project develops and governance needs arise are common in the industry; the key is whether the project team can disclose relevant changes in a timely and transparent manner. RootData also encourages project teams to proactively submit token unlock plans and change information to help the community and users better understand token supply and release situations.

According to a report by The Paper, the case of Qian Zhimin, involving over 40 billion yuan in illegal fundraising and more than 60,000 bitcoins, has seen new developments in domestic judicial procedures. The Tianjin Second Intermediate People's Court announced that it has accepted the Tianjin People's Procuratorate Second Branch's application to confiscate the illegal gains of the suspect Qian Zhimin as of September 28.According to the property confiscation list published by the Tianjin Second Intermediate Court, in addition to bitcoins, the involved virtual currencies also include 72,745.79502 bitcoins cash, 72,745.78555 bitcoins gold, 72,745.7845 bitcoins Satoshi Vision, 3,605,989.9995 ripples, and 70,081,208.62553222 dogecoins (which have been converted and deposited into an interest-bearing account by British judicial authorities). Additionally, the confiscated assets also include cash in US dollars, euros, and British pounds, jewelry, as well as bank balances and investment portfolios.The Tianjin People's Procuratorate Second Branch believes that Qian Zhimin is suspected of fundraising fraud, and after fleeing, he has been wanted for a year without appearing in court. There is evidence proving that over 61,800 bitcoins and other assets seized in the UK belong to illegal gains and their proceeds, and should be recovered along with the transformed and converted properties and proceeds, except for those legally returned to the harmed fundraising participants, which should be confiscated.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, the Lightning Development Kit (LDK) has released a security update that fixes vulnerabilities that could allow malicious nodes to steal funds. The most serious vulnerability involves Lightning channel reconnections. According to Bitcoin Optech, malicious nodes may falsely claim that they did not receive previously confirmed channel updates.The vulnerable LDK software could subsequently sign conflicting commitment transactions without properly recording the related transactions, allowing attackers to regain Bitcoin after forwarding the payment is completed. Versions LDK 0.2.7 and 0.1.13 have fixed this vulnerability. As of the reviewed disclosure information, no confirmed losses caused by these specific vulnerabilities have been found.

The State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania has updated the user reporting program for cryptocurrency service providers, clarifying the reporting scope and operational standards through Order VA-63, aligning national regulations with the EU DAC8 and the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The new regulations require regulated cryptocurrency service providers and local crypto operators to enhance customer due diligence, collect user identity, transaction records, and tax residency information, and record customer identification numbers, transaction logs, and account balances. Entities that have completed registration and reporting obligations in other EU member states are exempt from re-reporting in Lithuania.The comprehensive operational reporting across the EU will commence on January 1, 2026, with data collected by the platform in 2027 to be automatically exchanged by member state tax authorities starting mid-2027. The new regulations do not change Lithuania's capital gains tax rate on virtual assets, but relevant institutions must update customer access processes and backend systems. Starting from March 2, certain transactions involving electronic money tokens (EMT) must additionally obtain payment service authorization, including transferring EMT on behalf of customers and operating custodial wallets for third-party transfers; exchanges between EMT and exchanges between EMT and fiat currency do not automatically fall under payment services.

On October 8, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic updated its usage policy, adding prohibitions against election interference, weapon software, and surveillance. TechCrunch reported that the most notable change is the explicit prohibition against users subjecting the model to prolonged verbal abuse.Since the update in August, Claude has been trained to end conversations during ongoing harmful or abusive user interactions, and the new policy explicitly prohibits users from continuing such conversations. The policy states that this update applies only to extreme cases where users repeatedly treat the model cruelly without identifiable purpose, and does not apply to common user dissatisfaction, rebuttals, dark creative themes, or model testing and research.The usage policy also prohibits widespread deceptive activities, such as operating fake accounts or fabricating news organizations with Claude, and in the "Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes" section, it prohibits deceiving voters or disrupting elections. Reports indicate that this change occurred after Anthropic sought collaboration with well-known religious scholars, as the company attempted to persuade them that Claude might be conscious or have a soul in certain cases.

According to official website data, Binance updated the October reserve proof, with a BTC reserve ratio of 100.35%, a USDT reserve ratio of 103.88%, an ETH reserve ratio of 100%, and a BNB reserve ratio of 100.47%.Compared to the September reserve report, on the Binance trading platform, the amount of BTC held by users increased by 6,217.116 coins from September, approximately equivalent to 536.7 million USD. The amount of ETH held by users decreased by 183,602.205 coins from September, approximately equivalent to 498.6 million USD.

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum developers released version 7.2.1 of the Prysm client on Monday evening, embedding a 200 million Gas limit to complete deployment ahead of the Sepolia testnet testing for the Glamsterdam upgrade on Tuesday.Glamsterdam is the next major upgrade for Ethereum, which will first be activated on the Sepolia testnet, where developers rehearse changes using tokens with no actual value. Part of Tuesday's testing involves raising the Gas limit on Sepolia from approximately 60 million to 200 million.Gas is the unit that measures how much computational workload a single block can accommodate on Ethereum. A higher limit means the network can handle more transactions and more complex activities simultaneously, but it also places higher demands on the computers running Ethereum. Prysm is the client software used by Ethereum validators, and its previous version had completed before this setting was added to the Sepolia configuration. Therefore, validators running the old version will still produce blocks with a 60 million Gas limit unless they manually modify the parameters, which undermines the effectiveness of this capacity test.Validators running the latest version will automatically start proposing blocks with a 200 million Gas limit when Glamsterdam activates on Sepolia at 13:53:36 UTC on October 6. Ethereum has been gradually increasing block capacity to test how far it can go before running validators becomes too demanding or expensive. The 200 million setting is only applicable to Sepolia, and Glamsterdam has not yet been activated on the Ethereum mainnet.

The liquidity pledge protocol Lido announced an update to the EarnUSD fee model, which will reduce fixed fees and make fees more directly linked to the performance of the treasury. Previously, the EarnUSD fees were more platform-oriented, consisting of a 1% management fee plus a 10% performance fee.According to the announcement, the new model caps the management fee at 0.5% plus a 20% performance fee, with the initial rate set at a 0.2% management fee plus a 15% performance fee. Lido stated that after the management fee is reduced from 1% to 0.2%, the costs of holding EarnUSD will be lower when returns are low, and the higher performance fee will make the charges more aligned with actual returns. Relevant fees will be displayed on the EarnUSD treasury interface.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a significant update to the transfer agent rules on September 1, the first since the 1970s. Chairman Paul Atkins explicitly stated that the rules should cover the application of blockchain technology in securities issuance and equity transfer.Joris Delanoue, co-founder of Fairmint, pointed out that if ownership data is scattered among token wrapping layers, SPVs, broker-dealer internal ledgers, and off-chain databases, it will replay the historical "paperwork crisis" of the late 1960s. He emphasized that the tokens themselves should serve as the official ledger required by Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act, rather than as off-chain securities wrapping substitutes. The article calls for the industry to integrate ownership data around unified open standards and suggests that the SEC distinguish between native on-chain registration and third-party wrapping models in Form TA-2, allow the use of cryptographic credentials and other modern identifiers, and incorporate pre-trade restrictions on smart contracts into compliance enforcement mechanisms.

The privacy public chain Zano team stated that a hotfix has been deployed in response to the inflation vulnerability that occurred last Friday, and the network is currently running stably on the updated chain. The chain previously rolled back the block height to 3,833,000, erasing the confirmed transaction records from the past 30 days.The Zano team indicated that third-party wallets, exchanges, and payment service providers must first update their nodes to the updated chain in order to safely resume transfers of ZANO and Zano issued assets. Service providers will announce recovery progress through official channels, and the recovery process for affected users is being prepared. The native asset ZANO saw a price drop of 32% this week and a decline of 40.6% since 2026. The official Zano X account stated that users can update their iOS, Android, and desktop wallets, and the team will soon announce more details on the recovery process.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently updated the relevant content regarding token buybacks in the frequently asked questions (FAQ) section related to cryptocurrencies. The new regulations clearly state that if there is no centralized entity behind the token buyback, then the buyback arrangement typically does not constitute an Investment Contract.

Sei Network posted on platform X that REX Shares and Osprey Funds have updated their SEI staking ETF application documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting October 23 as the effective date.The document states that this revision is solely to designate a new effective date for previously submitted post-effective amendments. The funds involved include REX-Osprey SEI + Staking ETF, SUI + Staking ETF, HYPE + Staking ETF, NEAR + Staking ETF, AAVE ETF, ADA + Staking ETF, ATOM + Staking ETF, AVAX + Staking ETF.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance updated its frequently asked questions document on cryptocurrency assets on Friday, clarifying that token buybacks, network upgrades, and marketing promotions do not automatically make cryptocurrency assets securities. The division stated that announcing a buyback plan for an already functioning cryptocurrency network does not, by itself, make the associated tokens constitute an investment contract; however, for networks that are not yet operational, if the issuer promotes the buyback as a source of returns for holders, this conclusion may not necessarily apply.Regarding the ongoing development issues of cryptocurrency projects after their launch, the document pointed out that once a cryptocurrency system is operational, services used to protect, maintain, improve, or enhance that system and its functions, or to promote network effects, do not fall under the managerial efforts referred to in the Howey test. The existing uses of marketing networks generally do not create profit expectations, and statements regarding future functionalities are similarly true, provided that profit potential is not promoted. The document reiterated that specific judgments still heavily depend on the actual circumstances of each case.This document is based on the interpretive guidance issued by the SEC in March of this year regarding the application of securities laws to cryptocurrency assets, released just weeks after the Clarity Act failed to advance in the Senate, with regulators continuing to operate under existing laws. Additionally, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission updated its cryptocurrency FAQs on Thursday, stating that futures companies and clearinghouses may invest customer funds in tokenized versions of previously permitted assets, provided that investment and custody requirements are met; regulated companies may use blockchain for record-keeping but must be able to provide relevant records when the blockchain or its block explorer is not operational.

Bitget TradFi Chief Growth Officer Xie Jiayin issued an update on the platform's security incident, stating that the withdrawal time will be announced before noon tomorrow. The security team has identified the hacker's attack path and methods, and has grasped the details of how the attacker bypassed security measures, coming very close to tracing the source of the attack. The incident investigation by third-party security teams Mandiant and SlowMist is still ongoing, with a detailed report pending from the security team.On-chain tracking confirms that approximately $387.5 million has been transferred to the hacker's address, previously estimated at $351.6 million. This revision includes ZEC and TRX, and no other unauthorized transfers have been found. Xie Jiayin stated that the stolen funds at the platform level will be fully covered by the Bitget User Protection Fund, ensuring that user assets are not subject to any losses.Bitget has officially launched a fund recovery bounty program, offering a 5% bounty for voluntarily freezing the attacker’s funds and a 5% bounty for voluntarily recovering funds. The bounty also applies to assistance already provided. The platform has published the attacker's address, a real-time tracking dashboard, and a submission portal, with relevant information also available for submission through Bybit's Lazarus bounty platform.

KelpDAO stated on platform X that it has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and its co-founder Bryan Pellegrino, seeking accountability for the rsETH cross-chain bridge attack incident that occurred earlier this year. The lawsuit claims that LayerZero failed to adequately disclose its inherent technical weaknesses and risks; failed to prevent its security infrastructure from being compromised; and that LayerZero had previously reviewed and approved Kelp's deployment and configuration in writing.Officials stated that LayerZero has publicly attributed responsibility to itself in recent months. Since the occurrence of the attack, the team has taken action to ensure the safety of user assets, including migrating the rsETH cross-chain bridge to a more secure cross-chain standard.LayerZero co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino tweeted that KelpDAO's related claims lack basis and that he will respond and defend in Vancouver.Previously, LayerZero released an incident report indicating that on April 18, 2026, the KelpDAO rsETH cross-chain bridge built on LayerZero was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately 116,500 rsETH, valued at around $292 million.

Starting from September 25 at 15:00 (SGT), B.AI's popular model rights will welcome a new round of upgrades: the brand new MiMo-V2.6-Flash will take over the 90% discount, and the flagship MiMo-V2.6-Pro will enjoy a 50% launch discount.Currently, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, GLM-5.3-Flash, Qwen3.8-Flash, Hy3, and MiMo-V2.5 are enjoying the final 90% discount. Developers are urged to take advantage of the last window period to recharge and call in advance to ensure a smooth workflow transition.

According to Fintech Global, Chicago-based AI startup Go.AI has completed a $85 million Series A funding round, led by Updata Partners, with participation from existing investors GFT Ventures and LAUNCH. To date, its total funding has risen to $90 million.Go.AI primarily provides locally deployed, auditable AI infrastructure for regulated entities such as banks. The new funds will be used to expand the engineering team and enhance marketing efforts, driving the company to expand from its core regulated industries to a broader range of compliance-oriented institutions.