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OKX will launch the xWDC/USDC spot trading pair on October 22 at 18:00, with the pre-listing order time from October 22 at 17:00 to 18:00.

According to TechCrunch, the AI laboratory Flapping Airplanes, established for about a year, announced the completion of a $1 billion Series A funding round, co-led by Index Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital, GV, and others, increasing its valuation to $45 billion, three times higher than the $15 billion valuation nine months ago.The company is dedicated to improving the data efficiency of AI model training and developing a GPU framework that can simultaneously perform tasks such as training and inference to reduce the costs of AI development and operation.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Lee Won-ik, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, stated during a comprehensive inspection at the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee regarding the taxation of virtual assets to be implemented next year, "Various circumstances need to be fully considered." On the same day, People Power Party member Song Yeon-sik questioned whether to abolish or postpone the taxation, stating that the nature of digital assets and policy direction have not yet been determined, and that the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" should be prioritized. Lee Won-ik responded that the relevant legislation on digital assets is in the final negotiation stage and discussions will be promoted as soon as possible; regarding taxation, opinions from various parties are diverse, and collection of opinions is still ongoing.The taxation of virtual assets in South Korea was introduced in 2020 through amendments to the Income Tax Act, having been postponed three times previously. The government is currently advancing administrative procedures according to the timeline for implementation in January next year, but some in the industry and even within the ruling party believe that due to unclear standards and insufficient infrastructure, the timing for implementation is not yet mature.

Tencent Cloud Security Center has detected that PHP has been disclosed to have remote code execution vulnerabilities, with vulnerability IDs CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, codenamed "php2shell". This can allow unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and ultimately achieve remote code execution by sending specially crafted multipart POST requests, thereby completely controlling the server and causing other harms.Tencent Cloud Security recommends conducting timely security self-checks. If you are within the affected range, please update and patch promptly to avoid being invaded by external attackers.

According to the official announcement, Bithumb will launch the AT/KRW trading pair.

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes posted that the Flop Labs testnet and airdrop are expected to launch in the coming weeks. He specifically reminded that there is currently no FLOP token, and anyone claiming that the FLOP token already exists is a scammer.

Binance will launch bStocks tokenized securities on October 21 at 20:00, including trading pairs for RoboStrategy Inc (BOTB), Berkshire Hathaway (BRKBB), KraneShares STAR Market 50 ETF (KSTRB), Direxion Daily 20 Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF (TMFB), and Vistra Corp (VSTB). Users can enjoy fee-free exchanges to BTC, USDT, or other tokens within one hour after the launch, with zero order fees during the event until November 1 at 07:59.

The asset management company Bitwise Asset Management and the Hyperliquid Policy Center submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), requesting modifications to the proposed cryptocurrency rules to clarify token classification, airdrops, and secondary market trading rules. The SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets would establish exemptions for eligible cryptocurrency financing and provide a conditional safe harbor for tokens related to investment contracts.Bitwise requested clarification on the standards for investment managers to determine whether tokens are subject to securities laws. The Hyperliquid Policy Center called for an expansion of the safe harbor scope and clarification of the rules for airdrops and token buybacks that reward network participants. The organization also requested that the SEC clarify whether unregistered intermediaries can facilitate token trading and whether tokens can be freely traded through on-chain protocols. Former SEC enforcement official John Reed Stark and Duke University finance scholar Lee Reiners called for the proposal to be withdrawn, arguing that it exceeds the SEC's statutory authority and undermines investor protection. The SEC will decide to amend, adopt, or withdraw the rules after the public comment period ends, and the final rules must be voted on by the commission before taking effect.

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.

Binance will delist the BONK/FDUSD, JUP/FDUSD, LDO/FDUSD, and WAL/BNB trading pairs at 11:00 on October 23. Users need to disable related trading bot services before this time to avoid potential losses.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning, hosted a regular press conference. A reporter from AFP asked whether the U.S. government has requested federal agencies to stop using Chinese artificial intelligence products like DeepSeek, citing concerns about the potential transfer of sensitive data, and inquired about China's comments.Mao Ning stated that China has always opposed the generalization of the concept of national security and the politicization of technological and economic issues, and will firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. Previously, the U.S. government prohibited civilian agencies from using DeepSeek products.

OKX announced the launch of tokenized stock xNFLX/USDC in the spot trading market. Users can place limit orders in advance from 18:00 to 19:00 on October 20, and spot trading will open at 19:00.

The Hyperliquid Policy Center issued a statement urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exclude airdrops from the definition of securities. The center advocates that the position proposed by the SEC in March 2026 should be written into the rules, stating that free airdrops do not constitute "monetary investment" and therefore do not fall under investment contracts.The center also argues for the extension of the above rules to include announced airdrops, including periodic or regular distributions. Applicable prerequisites include that the network is operational, eligibility is based on usage or contribution, such as trading, validating, providing liquidity, and governance, and that airdrops are not a means of financing.The center believes that investment requires tangible and identifiable consideration, and airdrops are rewards rather than investments. Processes for claiming, such as connecting wallets, signing, paying gas fees, completing KYC/AML, or accepting terms of service, should not be considered as consideration. Furthermore, the rule should be retroactively applicable to past airdrops or cover Hyperliquid's native airdrops.

According to the official announcement, Gate Doge (Trenches) will hold the 67th Hot Coin Competition from October 19, 16:00 to October 22, 16:00 (UTC+8). After registering, users can trade all Robinhood chain tokens in the Doge area to earn chances for a blind box lottery based on their cumulative trading volume, sharing a total airdrop reward of 30,000 USDT.Users who did not register with an invitation code can earn 1 regular blind box lottery chance for every cumulative trade of 200 USDT, while users who registered with an invitation code can earn 1 premium blind box lottery chance for every cumulative trade of 500 USDT. Both types of users can earn a maximum of 12 lottery chances during the event, with a winning rate of 100%.At the same time, the Gate Doge SOL chain peak trading competition will be held from October 19, 18:00 to November 2, 16:00 (UTC+8). Users who register and trade SOL chain tokens in the Doge area can unlock an airdrop prize pool worth up to 50,000 USDT. Once the effective cumulative trading volume of all registered users reaches a certain threshold, the corresponding tier prize pool will be unlocked, based on the highest tier reached at the end of the event.In addition, users with an effective cumulative trading volume of 40,000 USDT can participate in the trading ranking, with the top 100 qualifying users receiving rewards, and the champion can win an airdrop worth up to 10,000 USDT.

According to Cointelegraph, Protect Progress, an affiliated organization of the Fairshake super PAC closely related to the cryptocurrency industry, has submitted documents to the Federal Election Commission revealing that it has spent $362,000 on advertising to support Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Aisha Wahab in California's 14th congressional district, whose opponent is fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez.Notably, Wahab defeated Hernandez with over 53% of the vote in the special election on August 18, aimed at filling the vacancy left by Eric Swalwell's resignation, which ends in January 2027. Swalwell resigned in April this year due to sexual assault allegations. Both Wahab and Hernandez were previously rated as "strongly supportive of crypto" in a questionnaire from the digital asset organization Stand With Crypto.Fairshake was established in 2023, primarily funded by Coinbase, Ripple Labs, and Andreessen Horowitz. Since the 2024 U.S. elections, the super PAC has invested tens of millions of dollars to support candidates it identifies as "pro-crypto." Its affiliated organization, Defend American Jobs, has also spent over $6.7 million opposing independent candidate Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate election and invested $8 million supporting incumbent Republican Jon Husted in Ohio, with total spending in that election exceeding $46 million.

According to reports from South Korean media, on October 19, during the National Assembly's inspection of state affairs in South Korea, when asked whether the launch of single-stock leveraged ETFs affected the volatility of the South Korean stock market, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service, Lee Chan-jin, stated that he believes it has had an impact to some extent. He expressed deep regret over criticisms for not actively preventing the listing of related products.On the same day, during the National Assembly's Administrative Committee's inspection of the Financial Supervisory Service, a member of the People Power Party stated that searching for news related to the listing of single-stock leveraged ETFs would reveal that there were occurrences from "Black Monday" to "Black Friday," turning an entire week into a black one, and asked Lee Chan-jin whether he believed the listing of this product had an impact on this. Lee Chan-jin responded that he believes it has had an impact to some extent. When asked about other reasons for stock market volatility, Lee Chan-jin added that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have experienced severe volatility.

The Financial Supervisory Service of Korea stated that it will conduct a rapid investigation into unfair trading associated with virtual asset issuance foundations in order to address behaviors that harm market order.Related content was presented in the report on the current status of supervision by the National Assembly's Political Committee, with a plan named "Strengthening User Protection for Digital Assets and Establishing a Sound Trading Order."

According to the official announcement, the 156th Gate contract points airdrop will be open for collection from October 19, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). This period sets up two points redemption reward pools, with limited rewards available on a first-come, first-served basis.Reward Pool One requires a Gate contract points balance of 120--90 points (decreasing). Users can spend 15 Gate contract points to redeem 0.015 QQQG; Reward Pool Two requires a points balance of no less than 40 points, and spending 20 Gate contract points can redeem a 100 USDT position experience voucher. Rewards are expected to be credited approximately 1 hour after successful collection.