raf

According to Bitcoin.com, the Colombian Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday that, in coordination with U.S. intelligence agencies, it has arrested 8 individuals suspected of using cryptocurrency to launder money for drug trafficking organizations. Police and military conducted simultaneous operations in four locations: Cúcuta, Maicao, Barranquilla, and Bogotá.Among those arrested were 7 individuals, including the gang leader Guillermo Carpio Cárdenas (nicknamed "Gallo"). The U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has charged that the gang used deposit networks, cryptocurrency tokens, and small transaction splitting (smurfing) to conceal the source of drug money and evade monitoring by financial intelligence agencies.Another suspect, Nassim Orfale Vasquez, was arrested in Barranquilla and has been indicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. According to the IRS, he has handled over $42 million in suspicious cryptocurrency transactions since 2018, and authorities are investigating whether there are larger money laundering organizations in Colombia's coastal regions.

According to CoinDesk, Ben Edgington, the coordinator of the Ethereum rapid finality research direction, along with several researchers, submitted a draft proposing to reduce the transaction finality waiting time from about 16 minutes to about 4 minutes, improving it by approximately four times.The current goal is to push this draft into the formal upgrade proposal process. The core idea of the draft is to separate the original "block selection" and "finality confirmation" mechanisms of validators, allowing finality to progress at a faster pace and facilitating future adoption of quantum-resistant signatures.Faster finality is expected to reduce the costs incurred by cross-chain transfer services due to capital occupation. The Ethereum Foundation's research provides an example: if a service advances about 1 million dollars per hour, under a 16-minute delay, approximately 267,000 dollars would be pending recovery, which could be reduced to about 67,000 dollars after shortening to 4 minutes.

The artificial intelligence company Anthropic is about to sprint towards its IPO. The draft prospectus shows that revenue in the first half of 2026 is expected to increase from $1.1 billion in the same period last year to $16.3 billion, while net losses are projected to widen from $13 billion to $80.7 billion. Of this, $72 billion comes from the accounting revaluation of financing instruments such as convertible notes; the increase in valuation makes the conversion rights more valuable, and the fair value increase of related financing liabilities needs to be recognized as a loss in the income statement, which does not represent an equivalent cash expenditure for the current period, but future conversions may dilute existing shareholders.The net loss for the entire last year was $42 billion, of which about $34 billion came from similar accounting adjustments. In the first half of the year, investments in computing power and infrastructure approached $9 billion, compared to $2.3 billion in the same period last year. The draft prospectus lists over $600 billion in future cloud services and chip-related contracts, with some commitments being irrevocable; if agreements still under negotiation are included, the potential total could reach $750 billion.

According to information from GitHub, a core protocol draft named "Decoupled Consensus" has appeared in the Ethereum EIP repository. It proposes to separate the beacon chain's head voting from the finality proof voting to enhance fork choice security, shorten finality time, and lay the groundwork for a subsequent transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQ).The proposal is co-authored by Francesco D'Amato, Roberto Saltini, Yann Vonlanthen, Mikhail Kalinin, and Ben Edgington, and is currently still in the early draft stage, with multiple details yet to be determined. The submitters primarily hope to obtain an EIP number at this stage. The proposal is pending further review and has not yet been merged.

On October 21, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper 26/36 titled "Guidance on the Regulatory Scope of Cryptoassets," which explains how to determine whether related activities require authorization when the business model involves a certain degree of decentralization.The FCA pointed out that the use of software, smart contracts, distributed ledger technology, distributed governance mechanisms, or other technological arrangements does not, by itself, determine whether there are regulated activities that require authorization. Automation merely describes the manner in which functions are executed and does not determine whether that function constitutes part of a regulated activity. The so-called "true DeFi" is not a statutory concept in the "Regulated Activities Order" or the "Cryptoasset Regulations"; the degree of decentralization is a continuum and does not constitute an independent or separate regulatory framework.At the same time, the FCA also published Guidance Consultation Paper 26/7, which explains how regulated firms should manage DeFi risks, focusing on operational resilience and financial crime risks, and provides examples of measures that firms may consider taking. Both consultation papers will close for comments on November 18, and the FCA plans to publish the final guidance in January 2027. Starting from October 25, 2027, the new regulations will bring new cryptoasset activities under regulatory oversight, and firms wishing to continue related business must submit authorization applications by February 28, 2027.

Elon Musk revealed that ASML and other semiconductor equipment suppliers are accelerating the delivery of equipment for Tesla and SpaceX's Terafab chip project. Musk stated during SpaceX's third-quarter earnings call that he appreciates the suppliers for speeding up equipment delivery to help achieve the goals.The Terafab project aims to meet the demand for AI processors and other chips from Tesla and SpaceX, with plans to achieve large-scale chip production by 2028.

Elon Musk stated that the goal of the Terafab project at Gibbons Creek is to achieve mass production of chips around the third quarter of 2028, with the first test chip expected to operate normally in May or June 2027.

Elon Musk stated that SpaceX will attempt to recover both the booster and the spacecraft simultaneously during the 15th test flight of Starship.

The United States is deploying the aircraft carrier strike group "Theodore Roosevelt" and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, expected to arrive by the end of November, increasing the number of Navy and Marine personnel by about 10,000. The "Roosevelt" carrier strike group has approximately 6,000 Navy personnel, while the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the "Makin Island" Amphibious Ready Group typically consist of about 4,200 personnel.

According to South Korean media THE ELEC, Tesla and SpaceX, under Elon Musk, are in contact with South Korean materials, components, and equipment companies for the semiconductor manufacturing project Terafab. Some companies have signed non-disclosure agreements and are discussing supply categories. From October 13 to 15, relevant personnel visited about 10 South Korean company booths at Semicon West 2026 in San Francisco to confirm products and capacities and propose follow-up discussions, many of which have been ongoing for several months.ENF Technology, Asflow, and G&G Intech are involved in this initial contact, focusing on process materials, piping parts and valves, and wastewater reuse equipment, respectively. Mico's cleaning subsidiary Komico signed a tripartite non-disclosure agreement with Tesla and SpaceX about a month ago to discuss cleaning services for the Texas R&D test line. Unisem signed a non-disclosure agreement regarding environmental protection equipment such as exhaust gas treatment, while Dongjin Semichem is discussing materials such as diluents and phosphoric acid related to the Texas plant. Hanmi Semiconductor is discussing thermal compression bonding equipment, HPSP will supply a high-pressure hydrogen annealing device to the R&D line, and testing socket company ISC is exchanging samples and design information.Terafab is located in Texas and was announced to be jointly promoted by Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI in March of this year. The independent legal entity and equity structure have not yet been disclosed. The goal is to reach a monthly production of 1 million wafers within 10 years, with an initial investment of $16.8 billion and the hiring of over 3,000 people. SpaceX signed a tax reduction contract with Texas earlier this month and has begun construction. The industry expects the initial facility, which will produce 100,000 wafers per month, to be completed before 2030. Initial uses include Tesla's autonomous driving and robotics chips, as well as SpaceX's satellite and space data center chips.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Rafael Jodar," the option "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina" in the sub-market "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Rafael Jodar" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 22.5% an hour ago to the current 87.5% (a fluctuation of 65%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Michael Saylor posted on the X platform, stating that this week at ParaFi Investor Day, he introduced digital capital, credit, and equity, and had a fireside chat with Jeff Park discussing digital assets, digital intelligence, and the future of finance.The speech covered topics such as Bitcoin as digital capital, CLARITY regulation, the adoption of Bitcoin banking, reshaping gold-backed credit with STRC, STRC returning to par value, Bitcoin earnings per share, the Strategy triple flywheel, shifting from quarterly dividends to daily dividends, Bitcoin-backed stablecoins, the adoption of digital credit institutions, as well as digital currencies, derivatives, exchanges, regulation, and product development in the AI era.

OKX Global Managing Partner and Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique announced that after nearly seven years at OKX, he will step down and take a temporary break to focus on family and personal matters.According to insiders, Haider plans to leave before the end of 2026. He joined OKX in March 2020, where he led the brand upgrade and was involved in facilitating the Intercontinental Exchange's strategic investment of $200 million in OKX this March.

The CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM.N) stated that TSMC has discussed capacity cooperation with Terafab, a company under Elon Musk.

Elon Musk stated that although he currently "doesn't know how to manufacture microchips," he believes his company may find better manufacturing methods. He pointed out that during visits to competitors' facilities, he did not see much custom equipment, while his company has extensive experience in manufacturing custom equipment and is capable of improving the manufacturing process.

According to informed sources, the crypto media company Cointelegraph is seeking to sell, but the amount it is looking for has not been disclosed. The source requested anonymity due to the private nature of the matter. The long-term sluggish and sideways movement of crypto prices has shifted user attention away from crypto news, adversely affecting several digital asset news organizations.Cointelegraph's traffic has been severely impacted by Google. After Google issued a manual penalty in October 2025, the crypto news website's organic traffic dropped by about 80%, and the site disappeared from Google search results. Previously, in June 2025, its website also suffered a front-end vulnerability attack. Data from Similarweb shows that the site had over 12 million monthly visits in December 2024, while as of September 1, the monthly visits were just slightly above 700,000.Cointelegraph was founded in 2013, and its LinkedIn page shows that it has over 200 employees. The company's MENA business was acquired by Luna Media Corporation in July 2022 to support its global and regional expansion. Cointelegraph did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

SpaceX (SPCX.O) spacecraft departs from the space station, and the crew begins their journey back to Earth.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, stated that his companies will be responsible for the construction and operation of the Terafab artificial intelligence chip complex, with TSMC only leasing a portion of it at most.Terafab is a project promoted by Tesla and SpaceX in Texas, aimed at building a giant chip factory. Musk emphasized that TSMC will not own or operate the factory.

Elon Musk stated that if TSMC is willing, they might be able to sublease part of the TeraFab area, but only limited to this.