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For the week ending October 10, the number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.728 million, higher than the expected 1.72 million, and the previous value was 1.71 million.

According to Microsoft's 10-K filing for fiscal year 2026, as of June 30, 2026, the company had approximately 223,000 full-time employees, down from 228,000 the previous year, a decrease of about 5,000, marking the first decline in ten years.Among them, there are 121,000 employees in the United States and 102,000 employees overseas; approximately 77,000 employees are in research and development, a decrease of about 4,000 from the peak in 2024. During the same period, Microsoft's revenue for fiscal year 2026 increased by 18% year-on-year, reaching $331.8 billion.The above employee statistics do not include the new round of approximately 4,800 job cuts in July 2026. Microsoft previously stated that the eliminated positions would not be directly replaced by AI.

According to CoinGlass data, a total of 103,612 people were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with a total liquidation amount of approximately 359 million USD. Among them, long positions accounted for about 281 million USD, and short positions accounted for approximately 78.1151 million USD, with long positions making up 78.3%.The largest single liquidation occurred in Binance's SOXSUSDT, valued at approximately 7.2713 million USD.

According to Hong Kong media HK01, Hong Kong BBB Group (Chinese name: Hao Hao Hao Group) claims to invest in the agarwood industry in Malaysia and sell over-the-counter stocks and digital assets, suspected to be a scam. The company states that it will convert OTC stocks into "digital asset" cryptocurrency by February 2027 or earlier.It is reported that the Hong Kong police have received reports from 21 individuals, involving an investment project amounting to 14 million Hong Kong dollars. The Commercial Crime Bureau is investigating for "conspiracy to defraud," and so far, four people have been arrested. Additionally, according to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's official website, "Malaysia Agarwood Plantation Investment, Agarwood Tree Program, Agarwood Potted Trees, APT4" have been listed as suspicious investment products.

According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours reached 924 million USD, with long positions liquidating 802 million USD and short positions liquidating 122 million USD, affecting a total of 175,806 people.The largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours occurred on Binance's BTCUSDT, valued at 12.0347 million USD, in the direction of long positions, with a transaction price of 80,208.96 USD.

According to Coinglass data, the total liquidation across the network in the past 24 hours was 930 million dollars, with long positions liquidated at 853 million dollars and short positions liquidated at 76.67 million dollars.In the last 24 hours, 174,915 people were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - BTCUSDT, valued at 12.0347 million dollars.

According to CTV News, the Toronto police announced the arrest of 7 people in a violent kidnapping case targeting cryptocurrency holders and the subsequent investigation, including 3 members of the Canadian Armed Forces, with a total of 82 criminal charges filed.The police stated that the victim was kidnapped on July 25, handcuffed, and beaten, as the suspects attempted to obtain access to their cryptocurrency assets and corporate security systems, after which they were released. The investigation also seized firearms, drugs, and approximately 2,500 stolen military ammunition, and the case is still under investigation.

The CEO of the stock and cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood, Vlad Tenev, stated in a recent interview that a significant portion of retail trading is expected to be initiated by AI in the future. The Agent can monitor the market around the clock and handle trades in various assets such as stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies, but most funds may still be held long-term.In May of this year, Robinhood allowed users to trade through third-party AI Agents via MCP, and at the end of September, it announced the direct integration of Agents into the App, with over 150,000 customers having opened dedicated trading accounts at that time. Currently, funds are still restricted through independent accounts; the Agent can view users' other account information but can only place orders within the dedicated account, and funds must be actively transferred by the user. Tenev stated that technically, it is not difficult to directly access the main account, but the company has chosen to gradually loosen permissions.In terms of approval settings, the built-in Agent requires users to approve each transaction by default, but this setting can be manually turned off; external Agents accessed through MCP do not require per-transaction approval by default, and users must enable approval themselves. Tenev also envisions allowing retail investors to deploy trading strategies on servers close to exchanges to reduce order delays, and hopes that ordinary investors can use such infrastructure without needing to understand data centers and network engineering. Robinhood has not yet provided this service and has not announced a timeline for its launch.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that the losses associated with the scam center have reached 1.7 billion dollars. During the same period, law enforcement actions conducted in West Africa resulted in the arrest of 28 individuals.The Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that during a week-long coordinated law enforcement operation, law enforcement agencies removed over 3.7 million online accounts, pages, and groups, and identified over 11 million dollars in funds that could potentially be frozen.

On October 13, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of two Americans in an operation targeting North Korean IT personnel who entered U.S. companies under false identities, and the seizure of approximately 187 computer devices. Michael James Bostelle from Pennsylvania and Juan Cecilio Pena Carrillo from Texas were arrested based on an indictment from the Northern District of Ohio Federal Court. Prosecutors allege that the scheme involved over 70 U.S. employers, generating approximately $3 million in revenue for overseas IT personnel. The two are charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit identity theft, with Pena additionally charged with aggravated identity theft.The device seizure operation is part of "Operation Lone Star," coordinated by federal law enforcement in the Northern District of Texas. From September 21 to 25, the FBI executed searches at over 40 suspected "laptop farm" residences in Texas, seizing devices including laptops and keyboards, video, and mouse equipment for remote access. According to the Ohio indictment, domestic accomplices received laptops issued by employers at home and then allowed overseas personnel to control them via remote access software or hardware, making it appear as if they were located in the U.S. and accessing company systems, while the accomplices received salaries and transferred funds overseas.The indictment mentions cryptocurrency as one of the means for transferring funds overseas. Trey Michael Nolte, a resident of Ohio, is listed as a co-conspirator but has not been charged in this case; the indictment states that in a conversation on July 8, 2024, he described managing transfers between bank accounts and virtual currencies using spreadsheets, subsequently transferring funds to the defendant Sun Sheng Ming;

The WeChat public account "Zeping Macro," managed by Chinese macroeconomist Ren Zeping, published an article titled "11 People Earn 900 Million Dollars a Year, Hyperliquid Changes Wall Street," focusing on the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid and its Chinese co-founder Jeff Yan.The article states that Hyperliquid's core team consists of only 11 people, with a net profit exceeding 900 million dollars in 2025, and an average profit surpassing that of Apple, Nvidia, and OpenAI.Zeping Macro indicates that Hyperliquid is challenging the traditional financial model that relies on centralized intermediaries through self-developed blockchain, on-chain transparent trading, automatic execution of smart contracts, and a round-the-clock trading mechanism. Additionally, it is expanding the trading scope to traditional financial assets such as crude oil and stock indices with the help of HIP-3.The article claims that its core breakthrough lies in replacing some of the credit of traditional financial intermediaries with code and publicly verifiable rules.

On the evening of October 12, Beijing police reported on the handling of multiple online rumors. Among them, two individuals, Guo and Chang, fabricated the rumor that "multiple people from a certain technology company were taken away" to gain traffic and published it online. The related information spread widely and disturbed social order, and the two have now been subjected to criminal coercive measures in accordance with the law.According to reporters from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, this case is related to the rumor incident previously encountered by Dark Moon. Dark Moon had issued a statement on September 12, refuting that the information circulating about the founder and employees was purely fictional and maliciously fabricated, and had reported this to the public security authorities.

For the week ending September 26, the number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.716 million, higher than the expected 1.708 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.701 million to 1.699 million.

According to the official website of the People's Bank of China, the central bank released the "Policy Position on the Renminbi Exchange Rate," clarifying that China implements a managed floating exchange rate system based on market supply and demand, referencing a basket of currencies, and has exited from normalized foreign exchange interventions since 2017.The central bank stated that China has no intention of gaining trade competitive advantages through devaluation, never engages in competitive currency devaluation, and only uses macro-prudential tools to prevent short-term overshooting under significant external shocks such as the pandemic and the tariff war in April 2025. Since the exchange rate reform in 2005, the Renminbi has appreciated by a cumulative 23% against the US dollar, and the nominal effective exchange rate has appreciated by over 50%; since 2025, it has appreciated by about 9% against the US dollar.The central bank also pointed out that using the International Monetary Fund's external balance assessment conclusions as the official basis for the undervaluation of the Renminbi is a misinterpretation and misuse, and that alleviating global imbalances requires joint action from deficit and surplus countries.

Bitget held an offline event today to celebrate its eighth anniversary. The head of the Greater China region, Xie Jiayin, reflected on the platform's eight-year development journey, stating that Bitget has gradually expanded from a single cryptocurrency trading platform to a panoramic exchange (UEX) covering diverse scenarios such as stocks, commodities, and AI trading. As of the second quarter, the trading volume of non-cryptocurrency assets accounted for 40%, with approximately 1 in every 4 new users starting their Bitget journey through rToken.Looking towards the next phase, Xie Jiayin stated that Bitget will continue to advance the UEX strategy, expand more diverse assets and trading scenarios, and improve institutional-grade custody and over-the-counter settlement infrastructure to meet the differentiated needs of various types of institutions through diversified custody and settlement models. Institutional services will also continue to be an important strategic direction for Bitget in the next phase.At the event, Bitget simultaneously disclosed the progress of the third batch of rewards for the "Peer Program": a total of $3,495,658 in rewards has been distributed, benefiting 2,277,318 participants. Xie Jiayin expressed that the platform hopes to implement "user first" into concrete actions through product development, service upgrades, and user feedback.

The weekly change in ADP employment in the United States for the week ending September 19 was an increase of 23,750 people, compared to the previous value of 20,000 people.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revised the non-farm payroll employment for July from +21,000 to -10,000, and for August from 162,000 to 133,000.After the revisions, the total number of new jobs for July and August is 60,000 lower than before the revisions.

For the week ending September 19, the number of continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.701 million, lower than the expected 1.725 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.719 million to 1.712 million.

In September, the ADP employment number in the United States was 90,000, higher than the expected 70,000, and the previous value was 38,000.

According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours was $504 million, including $358 million in long liquidations and $146 million in short liquidations, with a total of 120,713 people liquidated.The largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours occurred in Binance's ETHUSDT, valued at $10.0409 million.