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According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the Polymarket. A large whale invested $86,680.99 in the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections," betting on "Democratic Victory." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 67%.

Recently, Sun Yuchen discussed his personal communication and life strategy role models in a conversation with Jin Ming, stating that he does not simply imitate one person, but is a "hybrid mix" of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Warren Buffett.Sun Yuchen mentioned an interesting coincidence that all three are alumni of his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. As he integrates the strategies of these three individuals, the outside world has begun to jokingly refer to the emergence of a "fourth giant," namely Sun Yuchen himself. In terms of specific strategy breakdown, he stated that his investment and risk control fully absorb the value investment philosophy that Buffett and Munger emphasize on fundamentals, bringing an old-school playbook into the crypto space, which instead creates a dimensional advantage.In terms of business growth and communication, Sun Yuchen pointed out that Musk compensates for Buffett's shortcomings in technology narratives and expectation-driven approaches, forming a dual drive of fundamentals and high-tech high growth. Regarding personal branding and communication, he mainly draws inspiration from Trump, even admitting that he initially learned spoken English by following Trump's show "The Apprentice."Sun Yuchen also shared an interesting anecdote, stating that there is actually a "mutual disdain law" among these three. For example, when he once suggested to Buffett during dinner that he acquire Tesla during its low point, Buffett declined, as he believed that if a company is too disruptive and full of "surprises," it does not align with his investment style.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $92,933.74 in a single buy for the "Federal Reserve October Decision" event, targeting "No Change." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this subject is 92%.

According to a post by Ki Young Ju, founder and CEO of CryptoQuant, on the X platform, the continuous recovery of Bitcoin's hash rate is an "indirect bullish signal" from institutional investors. He pointed out that a higher hash rate means stronger security and better value storage fundamentals, and most publicly listed mining companies are supported by traditional financial institutions (TradFi). Therefore, the rise in hash rate can be seen as institutional recognition of Bitcoin's security and long-term value. Hash rate is an indicator of the computational power of a blockchain network, representing the number of hash calculations that can be completed per second.CryptoQuant data shows that Bitcoin's hash rate has rebounded by about 45% from its summer low, rising from approximately 726 EH/s in July to about 1,050 EH/s on Wednesday. However, the global hash rate is still below the peak of 1,305 EH/s set in October 2025, when Bitcoin's price was above $111,000. On Thursday, when the U.S. stock market opened, Bitcoin's price was approximately $81,843.Publicly listed mining companies are still expanding their production capacity. Nasdaq-listed NIP Group (NIPG) announced a third batch of asset purchase agreements, which will acquire approximately 4.47 EH/s of deployed Bitcoin mining machines. After the transaction is completed, the total hash rate from the three batches is expected to reach 13.85 EH/s. The company currently ranks 16th among publicly listed mining companies with an operational hash rate of 3.11 EH/s, while Bitdeer leads with 79.9 EH/s. On Wednesday, NIPG's stock price fell 6.8% to $6.1, down 86% over the past year; affected by higher-than-expected inflation data, U.S. stocks experienced the most severe sell-off since July, with TeraWulf, Core Scientific, Cipher Mining, and IREN all seeing stock prices drop by about 12%.

According to PR Newswire, the blockchain asset management firm CMCC Global announced the tokenization of its Crest Fund (Crest) and Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund (LBAF), calling them the first tokenized master fund products issued under El Salvador's digital asset legal framework.The two funds will be issued using Tether's Hadron tokenization platform and will raise funds from qualified investors through the regulated Bitfinex Securities platform, with the subscription period ending on October 30, 2026. Both funds are multi-manager quantitative hedge funds that invest in market-neutral strategies in the digital asset market, including funding rates, cross-exchange and volatility arbitrage, market making, and DeFi strategies. Among them, Crest is denominated in USD, targeting returns above U.S. Treasury yields; LBAF is denominated in Bitcoin, targeting a net annualized return of 8% to 12%.BTCS S.A., a digital asset treasury company listed in Poland and Frankfurt, has agreed to act as a cornerstone investor and plans to allocate a three-digit number of Bitcoins to LBAF, with the specific amount not yet disclosed. The token issuance price is set at $10 per CREST and 0.0001 BTC per LBAF, with a minimum subscription of one token; eligible holders can also trade on the secondary market through Bitfinex Securities around the clock.

According to French media reports, three masked individuals broke into the home of a couple in their sixties in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France, threatening the two to hand over their cryptocurrency. The 63-year-old husband sustained a head injury, and the assailants subsequently took a laptop and a mobile phone.After the two victims managed to escape, they called the police and were sent to the hospital for examination. Preliminary police investigations suggest that the case may be related to the couple's son, who works in the cryptocurrency industry. Following the incident, their son has been placed under police protection. Currently, the three suspects are still at large, and the case is being investigated by the Bayonne judicial police.

According to The Block, holders of Starknet (STRK) supported a research proposal with over 93.5% of the voting power, which aims to explore the transformation of Starknet from an Ethereum Layer 2 network to an independent Layer 1 network with quantum resistance.StarkWare plans to release a draft white paper in November to further investigate the relevant technological pathways. It is important to note that this vote only supports the initiation of transformation research and does not mean that the transformation plan has been officially approved. Further governance approval will still be required to advance the related transformation.

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.

Phoenix Technology reported on October 22 that the latest "Refused Operation Application List" from ByteDance's Doubao Mobile Assistant has increased from 151 to 166 applications, with 22 new applications added.The newly added applications cover categories such as travel and business travel, recruitment and workplace, tools and health, and entertainment, including Didi, Didi Enterprise Edition, Air China, Huazhu Club, Lantu Automobile, related apps from Autohome, 58 City, Zhilian Recruitment, Zhiwukong, Keep, Roborock, Tides, Hikvision, Hupu, Mango TV, WiFi Universal Key, Scan All-in-One, Himalaya, and WorkBuddy within the Tencent ecosystem.This adjustment merges financial-related applications under a unified name and will no longer list them separately. Unlike before, where third-party application authorization was required, Doubao Mobile Assistant has changed to directly restrict operations for financial applications, covering areas such as banking, trust services, payments, internet finance, and credit. When this list was first published last week, it included a total of 151 apps.

According to Ramp's tracking of payment data from over 70,000 U.S. companies, approximately 80% of Anthropic and OpenAI's enterprise revenue comes from the top 1% of clients. In August and September, enterprise Token spending saw nearly zero growth for two consecutive months; although it reached a historical high at the beginning of October, it was only 1.5% higher than the peak in August.According to Ornn data, the actual Token price index for Anthropic fell from over $1.70 in mid-September to $0.83, a decline of more than 50%, while OpenAI's corresponding index was $0.45. According to YipitData, the top 1% of Anthropic's clients contributed 46% of revenue in August, up from 25% a year ago. Ramp data shows that the paid adoption rate for enterprise AI in September only increased by 0.62 percentage points to 55.9%. Ramp's chief economist Ara Kharazian believes that growth is shifting from expanding the paid user base to enhancing the depth of use among existing users.Goldman Sachs warns that the growth rate of Token demand must exceed the decline in prices to support sustained investment in computing power. Apollo's chief economist Torsten Slok pointed out that companies are highly sensitive to computing power prices, and price reductions may not necessarily lead to sufficient new demand. Goldman Sachs data also shows that the realized return on invested capital for Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle has dropped from 40% to 25%, the lowest since 2016.

On October 21, Intel announced that construction workers have installed the first major structural truss at the new chip factory in New Albany, Ohio, marking the start of the next phase of construction. Naga Chandrasekaran, head of Intel's foundry, stated on the company's website that this is another step towards expanding advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the United States.The factory was originally scheduled to begin chip production in 2025, but Intel has now postponed the completion target to 2030. The second Ohio wafer fab at the same site is planned to be completed by 2031, located northeast of Columbus. The delay is related to a recalibration of the foundry business under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. After taking over in 2025, Tan adopted a more cautious strategy, preferring to advance large-scale factory construction only after customer demand is clear. The project was initially driven by former CEO Pat Gelsinger, aimed at providing foundry services for external customers.As of the end of 2025, Intel has been mass-producing the most advanced 18A chips at its Arizona wafer fab, primarily for its own processors, and has not yet secured large external customers. Chandrasekaran also announced on the same day that operations for the next wafer fab in Arizona are expected to begin by the end of 2028, with construction and equipment installation currently underway. In September 2025, reports indicated that SK Hynix might be in talks with Intel to lease part of the foundry space at the Ohio plant for producing memory chips, but neither party has confirmed any plans.

On October 21, Stripe and Anthropic announced in San Francisco and Dublin that Anthropic has integrated Link's agent wallet and Stripe MCP into Claude Duet. Claude Duet is a new application launched in research preview form, aimed at small business owners and professionals for tracking to-do items and completing tasks delegated by users.Business owners can have Claude Duet use Link to purchase items online such as digital ads, business cards, team lunches, or whiteboard markers. Each purchase must be approved by the user before Claude completes the transaction using a virtual card. Through Stripe MCP, users can also send invoices and payment links, manage products and pricing, analyze revenue, and process refunds without leaving the application.Kevin Miller, Head of Payments at Stripe, stated that business owners want agents to handle tasks such as ordering supplies or invoicing clients, and Link's agent wallet along with Stripe MCP allows Claude Duet to take on more daily tasks while keeping control with the business owners. Rahul Patil, Chief Technology Officer of Anthropic, mentioned that when agents start handling actual work for people, trust in financial transactions becomes even more crucial. The purchases made by Claude Duet are built on Link, allowing users to maintain control over every dollar. Link has provided payment capabilities for over 200 individual agents, including Meta's Muse, SpaceXAI's Grok Bot, and Instinct.

Anthropic opened the research preview of Claude Duet on October 21. This is a standalone application where Claude acts as a proactive agent, prompting users about important matters, completing tasks assigned by users, and continuing to work after the user leaves; it will seek confirmation before taking action on behalf of the user. The product is aimed at professionals and small business owners, providing iOS, Android applications, and claude.ai. The research preview is included in the Pro and Max plans, sharing usage limits with other Claude features. Users need to join a waitlist, starting with Pro and Max users in the United States.Claude Duet is designed around Claude Opus 5.5. It sends a brief summary across connected applications every morning, monitors these applications throughout the day, and only sends messages when attention is needed. It can handle tasks such as scheduling meetings, building dashboards, financial or sales forecasting, prototyping, and web applications. The application utilizes the memory, skills, and connected applications from the Claude account, supports typing or voice communication in the same continuous thread, and is equipped with a virtual machine with a browser, not relying on the user's device to stay powered on. It can use over 6,000 connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace, with examples including Gmail, Slack, Intuit QuickBooks, Stripe, Gusto, LinkedIn, Docusign, HubSpot, Canva, and Shopify. Business purchases can use Stripe's Link digital wallet or Shopify's Shop Pay, and it will soon support logging into websites using saved login information from 1Password with user permission.In terms of security, the product follows a trusted agent framework, where hosted agents do not directly see passwords or login tokens, and it has an automatic mode classifier and prompt injection protection; Anthropic has conducted red team and external penetration testing and included it in a public vulnerability bounty program. Before sending messages, making payments, signing documents, or deleting content, it will display the intended action and wait for approval. Securities trading or transfers between accounts are prohibited even if approved. Early versions may misinterpret conversations or misjudge urgency, with core functions focused on work, while personal tasks like booking tickets are weaker. It currently cannot show users its browser and is separate from the main Claude application, with background checks counted towards plan usage.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $50,000 in the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections" for the outcome "Republican Victory." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 8.82%.

Vantage Bank and Rio Bank completed principal and interest payments for loan participants using the loan service platform Participate, utilizing tokenized deposits from Hazel Network. Participate stated that after Vantage submitted the payment, the platform completed the distribution of principal and interest, with tokenized deposits reaching the recipient's digital wallet in less than 3 minutes. The loan balance and payment notifications were automatically updated in sync, connecting the traditional processes that relied on wire transfers, spreadsheets, and email notifications. This payment was announced on October 19.This payment marks the first implementation of the collaboration between the two banks that began in April this year. Custodia CEO Caitlin Long confirmed that the transaction occurred on the Ethereum mainnet. Hazel was jointly developed by Vantage and Custodia: Participate (a subsidiary of BankLabs) provides loan workflows and payment instructions, Vantage offers banking services and reserves, and Custodia is responsible for wallets, blockchain operations, compliance, and reconciliation monitoring.According to the Hazel white paper, this settlement model includes both on-chain and traditional bank ledger records, with transactions permitted only for authorized participants, while customer identities and account information are kept off-chain. Participate plans to offer tokenized deposits and Fedwire payment automation services to 750 banks for loan participation and syndicate payments.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $100,000 in a single bet on "FC Bayern München vs. Arsenal FC," specifically targeting "FC Bayern München." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this bet is 60%.

Elon Musk stated during SpaceX's third-quarter earnings call that SpaceX and Tesla's boards have established a special independent committee to evaluate the possibility of merging the two companies. According to Tesla's latest quarterly filings and the S-1 documents submitted prior to SpaceX's IPO, the two companies hold 11,509 and 18,712 bitcoins respectively, totaling 30,221 bitcoins. At a bitcoin price of approximately $83,000, this is valued at about $2.5 billion, with the combined cost basis for the two companies' bitcoin holdings being around $1 billion, averaging a purchase price of about $35,000 per bitcoin.If the merger is completed, these bitcoins will be included on the same company's balance sheet, making the merged entity one of the publicly traded companies with the largest bitcoin holdings in the world. However, currently, neither company has disclosed plans to increase or sell their bitcoin holdings, and the merger is still in the preliminary evaluation stage.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Becerra stated that the "GENIUS Act" is a watershed moment in the U.S. financial sector, further solidifying the United States' position as a global cryptocurrency hub.He pointed out that just as President Lincoln's National Currency Act of 1863 established a national framework for banks to issue currency, the "GENIUS Act" establishes a federal framework for payment stablecoins in the digital age.Becerra noted that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) final rule advances the implementation of this landmark legislation, providing a clear and pragmatic foundation for private sector innovation, competition, and the United States' leadership in the digital asset space.