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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.

NVIDIA launched the DSX POD artificial intelligence factory to accelerate infrastructure deployment in Europe. The DSX Pod module can reduce deployment time to as fast as 14 days.

The blockchain data acceleration network Optimum has launched the data propagation tool mump2p on the Ethereum mainnet. This tool reduces redundant data transmission through random linear network coding, helping validators receive and propagate block and proof messages more quickly.According to official information from Optimum, mump2p can run in parallel with existing Ethereum clients without the need to modify consensus rules or change hardware. Optimum claims that its mainnet block propagation speed can reach 2 to 4 times the GossipSub benchmark.

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.

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.

Goldman Sachs stated that the speed at which hedge funds are selling off technology stocks is the fastest in ten years.

OpenAI is intensifying its efforts to secure funding commitments from investors, hoping to complete the financing before its competitor Anthropic is expected to go public in mid-November. This round of financing could value OpenAI at over $1.4 trillion.SoftBank Group, MGX, and other existing investors are in negotiations to participate in this round of approximately $30 billion financing.

According to the Binance Research weekly report, the U.S. CPI rose to 3.7% in September, with energy contributing more than one-third, and the PPI increased year-on-year to 6.3%. Based on the EIA oil price path, the overall CPI may peak at around 3.9% in October and fall back to about 2.6% by March 2027.In terms of AI, Anthropic's revenue grew by 45% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, significantly lower than the previous growth rate of more than double; its Binance Pre-IPO contracts fell by 8.8% over two trading days, while the yield on CoreWeave bonds maturing in 2032 rose to about 16%. Binance Research believes that the cooling demand for AI and rising financing costs are simultaneously affecting AI infrastructure transactions.

According to Jinshi news, the Ministry of Commerce and 8 other departments have released opinions on accelerating the promotion of technology-driven commerce. The opinions propose to promote the iterative upgrading of commodity supply, deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" special action, accelerate the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology with product research and development, design, manufacturing, and marketing, enrich the supply of smart products such as smartphones, computers, home appliances, wearable devices, and robots, and encourage the research and application of smart products based on secure and reliable open-source operating systems.The opinions also propose to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of historical classic industries, develop classic high-quality products, build a lineup of Chinese consumer brands, and explore consumer brands that are independently innovative and of high quality. Vigorously develop technology-driven agriculture, promote the quality and efficiency of high-quality specialty agricultural products, encourage time-honored brands to innovate while maintaining their essence, and support time-honored enterprises in using modern production technologies for product innovation.

Cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe stated that the price fluctuation range of Bitcoin is gradually narrowing, and volatility is decreasing, indicating that a significant market change may be coming. However, before that, there may be a "false move." He pointed out that this "false move" could bring the Bitcoin price down to below $80,000, into the "blue box" area marked on his chart.This area has been touched once before, and if it is retested, he would not be surprised and believes it would be an ideal entry point. Regarding the conditions for an upward movement, he stated that if Bitcoin breaks through the key resistance level of $82,000, the upward momentum will begin to accelerate and is likely to move towards $90,000.

The Solana Accelerate China team stated that due to an oversubscription of participants, in order to comply with local event regulations, the Hangzhou event originally scheduled for October 18 and the Shenzhen event originally scheduled for October 20 will both be postponed, with specific dates to be announced later. The information of registered guests will be retained, and the team will notify everyone as soon as the new dates are confirmed.

According to Xinhua News Agency, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia on the 16th that it is necessary to coordinate high-quality development and high-level protection, and to unswervingly follow the path of ecological priority and green development. Xi Jinping learned about the "East Data West Calculation" hub node and the green computing power industry in the Chahar High-tech Zone, and required that completed projects operate efficiently and subsequent construction be completed on schedule.He stated that the computing power network is one of the "six networks" planned and constructed by the country, and the computing power industry is in a stage of accelerated development, emphasizing the importance of "computing power and electricity coordination" and "computing power and water coordination." Xi Jinping also inspected the Huangqi Sea Nature Reserve and required the comprehensive implementation of the Wetland Protection Law.

Google DeepMind released the first comprehensive empirical assessment of automation in machine learning research and development in the Gemini 4 Argon security report. The conclusion is that AI has not accelerated the R&D of AI itself, despite the fact that AI has written most of the code delivered by the lab's engineers. Researcher Haydn Belfield, who participated in the assessment, stated on X that there is currently no significant end-to-end ML R&D acceleration, so the risks of AI-driven ML R&D are currently low.The team built an internal index, GCI v1, which synthesizes the scores of 123 AI models across 92 benchmarks into a single value. The cutting-edge Gemini capabilities are improving at a stable rate of about 0.1 GCI points per month, with Gemini 1.5 Pro approaching 0.5 points by the end of 2024, Gemini 3.8 Flash slightly above 2.9 points by September 2026, and Argon about 3.3 points above the trend line. However, Belfield noted that this is due to increased computing power and organizational investment, rather than AI-driven acceleration.Over 75% of the code produced by DeepMind is written by AI, and the proportion of fully delegated code merge requests increased from 7.5% to 11.9% between April and September, but about 88% of requests still require multiple rounds of human guidance or manual writing. A survey of 12 senior researchers showed that automation is highest in clearly defined, verifiable execution tasks and lowest in areas such as open science concepts, new experimental designs, and unstable diagnostic training.

Market news reports that the European Union is preparing to accelerate the advancement of satellite projects to compete with SpaceX.

Adobe and NVIDIA expand cooperation to accelerate intelligent creation.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) launched the cuPotential CUDA-X library, accelerating GPU workflows by 2 to 3 times in the early access phase.

Intel announces the acceleration of the open infrastructure aimed at the AI era for intelligent agents.

a16z crypto invited Stanford University professor Dan Boneh, a16z crypto partner Eddy Lazzarin, and other experts to discuss the threats AI poses to cryptography. The experts pointed out that recent advancements in AI in the field of mathematics have not included cryptographic results and have not proven any specific cryptographic assumptions to be less secure.The experts stated that modern cryptography relies on the assumption that certain mathematical problems do not have efficient algorithms; if this assumption holds, no matter how powerful AI becomes, it cannot find algorithms that do not exist. This assumption is related to the unsolved P vs NP problem in computer science, and current AI advancements have not yet touched upon this issue.The experts believe that AI can significantly reduce the time required for cryptographic reviews. Hypotheses that previously took ten years to validate can now allow models to run for a month to attempt to break them. At the same time, the migration work driven by quantum threats has prepared for some of the risks posed by AI, and cryptographic agility can help systems switch methods when weaknesses are discovered. For developers, the most direct opportunity is to use AI to discover more vulnerabilities before software deployment.

Bitcoin collateralized lending is gradually expanding from a cryptocurrency financial scene focused on trading and investment to real credit needs such as tuition fees, living expenses, business operating funds, and real estate, showing a significant change in market usage. Institutions like SALT Lending and Ledn indicate that more and more borrowers are choosing to collateralize BTC for liquidity instead of selling their holdings.Since its establishment in 2018, Ledn has issued loans totaling over $11 billion and expects this scale to grow to $1 trillion in the coming years. Its clients include entrepreneurs and institutional investors seeking operating funds, as well as individuals borrowing to pay for children's education, real estate investments, and short-term living expenses. This trend indicates that the financial attributes of BTC are extending from "tradable assets" further to "collateralizable assets." Borrowers hope to unlock its value without selling BTC while still retaining potential upside exposure.At the same time, institutions like SALT are promoting fixed-rate, long-term products, bringing crypto collateralized loans closer to traditional credit models like home mortgages. Coinbase has also recently launched fixed-rate BTC collateralized loans through Morpho. Ledn further anticipates that similar models may expand from BTC to traditional hard assets like gold, and the boundaries of the collateralized asset lending market are widening.