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Flap posted on the X platform that the Flap official website has now resumed normal access, and the backup domain remains open. Users can currently access Flap through two domains.Flap thanks the community for their patience and support during this incident and states that it will continue to monitor the platform's operation.

Stonk posted that the StonkFun official website has resumed access. Previously, the team took the website offline due to a domain attack and migrated it to new infrastructure.Stonk stated that the on-chain functions have returned to normal, and no user impact has been detected so far. However, since some network synchronization DNS changes may take up to an hour, the team recommends that users wait an hour before connecting their wallets through the official website.

OKX's social media director, Haiteng, stated that some accounts are spreading the claim of "OKX being hacked," based on an on-chain transaction transferring funds from OKX to an "unknown wallet." He indicated that "unknown wallet" simply means that the on-chain monitoring platform has not yet identified the ownership of that address and does not imply that assets have been stolen; this transfer of 172 million USDT was an internal fund transfer conducted by OKX.Haiteng mentioned that OKX had previously issued a clarification through the same media channel, but there are still accounts interpreting normal on-chain transfers as hacker theft. He stated that when the industry faces security challenges, it is more important to collectively maintain trust rather than amplify panic with unverified claims.Haiteng also invited the on-chain monitoring platform Whale Alert to contact OKX, stating that the platform is willing to provide relevant address information to assist in improving labeling and reducing misunderstandings caused by unclear address ownership.

The founder of StonkBrokers, SimpleFarmer, posted on platform X stating that the security alert released by Blockaid regarding StonkBroker experiencing a domain attack was a false alarm, and the related malicious domain is not the official website. The official domain of StonkBroker is StonkBrokers.io.Blockaid has removed StonkBroker from the affected list and deleted the previously released related warning tweets. The team has also taken the malicious domain offline.

Kintsu officially announced that its website is experiencing DNS hijacking due to issues with its domain registrar, and currently accessing the official website may lead to malicious sites.Kintsu reminds users not to visit the official website, connect wallets, or sign any transactions. If users have connected wallets or signed transactions since October 31 at 00:00 (UTC), they should immediately revoke the relevant authorizations through the Revoke platform and transfer their assets.The official statement indicates that a further notice will be issued once the website's security is confirmed to be restored.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin today published an article titled "Digital Minimalism," suggesting that in the age of AI, people should consciously reduce their reliance on social media, mobile internet, and website interfaces, regaining control over their digital lives.Vitalik shared three practices: first, reducing direct use of X and instead managing X, Bluesky, Farcaster, and Lens simultaneously through Firefly to avoid information interference caused by algorithmic recommendations; second, he kept his phone in airplane mode by default for 100 consecutive days, connecting only via Wi-Fi to reduce location data leakage and cultivate offline living habits; third, he reduced reliance on websites and web applications, opting for command-line tools to handle some on-chain operations and leveraging AI to lower the usage threshold.Vitalik believes that websites and web applications pose privacy and security risks, while the development of local AI, offline applications, and modular tools enables users to operate computers using natural language, reducing dependence on complex platform interfaces. He refers to this trend as digital minimalism and believes that AI can not only enhance people's efficiency in using the internet but may also allow people to no longer need the internet in more scenarios.

Flap posted on platform X that its official website is currently experiencing DNS hijacking and is being redirected to an unauthorized website.The team reminds users not to visit the official website, connect wallets, or sign any transactions, and stated that they are addressing the issue. An update will be released once the website's safety is confirmed.

The enforcement director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stated that the agency is reviewing the information disclosure of artificial intelligence companies.

According to official news, Tether released its financial report for the third quarter of 2026, showing a net operating profit of 1.5 billion USD, which is basically flat compared to the previous quarter. The cumulative net operating profit for the first three quarters is 4.5 billion USD, with the main source of income still being U.S. short-term government bonds and reverse repurchase agreements.As of September 30, Tether's excess reserves increased to approximately 7.95 billion USD, nearly doubling from 4.1 billion USD at the end of the second quarter, an increase of about 3.8 billion USD. The total reserve assets at the end of the quarter amounted to approximately 191.5 billion USD, with a total of 132.4 billion USD held directly and indirectly in U.S. short-term government bonds, most of the reserves allocated to highly liquid, short-term instruments.Tether stated that the issuance scale of USDT remained relatively stable at 184 billion USD in the first three quarters of 2026. CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that the company's reserve strategy aims to ensure liquidity to meet redemption demands even when the market and financial system are under pressure, and to enhance financial strength through excess reserves.

The founder and CEO of trading company DRW, Don Wilson, published an article raising several questions about the New York Stock Exchange's parent company's push to introduce the decentralized perpetual contract platform Hyperliquid to the U.S. market. He also expressed gratitude to CFTC Chairman Selig and the Trump administration for making such experiments possible and stated that only the market can determine whether an arrangement is useful.Don Wilson: What are the benefits of trading perpetual contracts on a regulated exchange in an on-chain manner? He believes the main advantage of on-chain trading is the reduction of friction in a trustless, identity-verification-free environment, or receiving the purchased assets in real-time through atomic transactions; however, perpetual contracts themselves are not assets, so the latter benefit does not apply.He also specifically mentioned Stan Druckenmiller, asking whether he is aware that positions and transactions on Hyperliquid can be tracked in real-time and whether he sees this as an advantage. Additionally, he noted that Hyperliquid's priority fee mechanism allows participants to pay to see information earlier or to move their orders ahead in the queue, and he inquired whether this aligns with CFTC core principles.Don Wilson further asked whether the liquidity of offshore order books can be merged with onshore order books; if not, whether listing perpetual contracts on regulated exchanges using traditional centralized order books is preferable to bearing the inefficiencies brought by on-chain matching.Previously, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and trade[XYZ] announced plans to deploy a perpetual contract market covering crypto assets, stocks, commodities, foreign exchange, and other physical assets for U.S. traders based on Hyperliquid infrastructure, pending regulatory approval, with ICE operating the regulated market and clearing framework.

Bitcoin Treasuries posted on platform X that Mirae Asset Financial Group, with a scale of 1 trillion USD, has increased its holdings in Bitcoin reserve company Strategy (MSTR) by 24%, bringing the total number of shares to 168,634, valued at 21.8 million USD.Mirae Asset Financial Group is the largest asset management company in South Korea, and this time it has increased its Bitcoin exposure through the Bitcoin reserve company.

On October 30, 2026, Zhu Hexin, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, presided over a Party Leadership Group meeting to convey and study General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party and the spirit of the plenary session, and to research and deploy the implementation work. Members of the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange attended the meeting.The meeting required resolute implementation of the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. It emphasized the serious implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" requirements, improving a more convenient, open, secure, and intelligent foreign exchange management system and mechanism, promoting deep-level reforms and high-level openness in the foreign exchange field, effectively managing the "five major tasks" of finance, maintaining the stability of the foreign exchange market and the national economic and financial security, severely cracking down on illegal cross-border financial activities, strengthening the capacity building for foreign exchange reserve management, and effectively following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) released a commissioned research report on overseas financial regulatory systems, totaling 609 pages, authored by the Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai. The report covers eight countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, China, and Hong Kong, aiming to provide references for Japan's financial system planning and legislation.The report focuses on outlining the regulatory systems for cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoins, and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) in various regions, including the U.S. "GENIUS Act," the EU MiCA regulations, the UK's stablecoin regulatory framework, and China's regulations on virtual currencies and RWAs to be released in February 2026.The report points out that, according to current Chinese regulations, the issuance, trading, and related services of RWA tokenization within the country are generally prohibited, except for businesses that have obtained approval from the competent authorities and rely on specific financial infrastructures. Additionally, the report discusses Hong Kong's expansion of the scope of tokenized securities trading and related market regulatory arrangements.

IT Home reported on October 30 that developers discovered application entry points and interface logic related to the Cyber cybersecurity model in the front-end code of the DeepSeek official website. The application page route points to /usage/model-application and has a feature gate switch set; accounts without permission will be redirected back to the usage page when accessed. The code also includes interfaces related to Cyber Key creation and quota management.The models in the code are identified as cyber-personal-v3 and cyber-enterprise-v4. The personal version is aimed at individual security practitioners, requiring the submission of ID information and completion of facial verification; the enterprise version is aimed at corporate entities, requiring not only real-name materials but also a business license and authorization letter. Common thresholds for both channels include that the account has completed real-name verification and is in normal status, registered in mainland China and bound to a mainland mobile number, and has no violation records in the past 90 days.The application process involves filling out an application form and submitting it for review. After passing the review, a Cyber Key is created. Currently, this entry point does not appear in the public menu of DeepSeek and is in a gray testing state. Some users have reported that only accounts covered by the gray test can see the relevant sections on the usage page, and when permissions are granted, the "DeepSeek Flash Cyber Cybersecurity Dedicated API" area will be displayed. As of the time of reporting, DeepSeek has not yet released an official announcement regarding this model; the information comes from observations of the official website's JavaScript code and feedback from gray test users.

The stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace officially announced its ecological cooperation with the AI Agent platform X-Agent. The two parties will explore cooperation around AI Agents, stablecoin payments, and Web3 financial applications, promoting the deep integration of payment infrastructure and AI Agent application scenarios.As the first landing scenario of the cooperation, Interlace will participate in the Halloween-themed event "The Great Treat Hunt 2026" initiated by X-Agent, and collaborate with multiple ecological partners to explore innovative applications of AI Agents and Agentic Payment through community interaction and online AMAs. The event will be held from October 30 to November 6.X-Agent is committed to connecting Web3 social networks with autonomous AI Agents, supporting users in creating and deploying agents through natural language, with over 1 million certified users globally. Interlace focuses on issuing card infrastructure, helping exchanges, wallets, fintech platforms, and financial institutions quickly launch their own branded card projects through API and white-label solutions, with a cumulative issuance of over 10 million cards.In the future, both parties will continue to explore the collaborative scenarios of AI Agents and stablecoin payments, promoting the innovative development of autonomous interaction, automated settlement, and the Agent Economy.

According to an analysis by the blockchain security agency GoPlus, on October 29, attackers extracted 22.43 ETH and 11 types of ERC-20 tokens from the Ethereum L1 custody contract of the aggregated Layer2 network zkLink Nova through a single transaction. The total value calculated at the time of the attack was approximately $797,000.The vulnerability originated from the claimMessage function of the Arbitrator contract, which did not clear the temporarily stored message hash, allowing verified messages to be reused. The attackers exploited the publicly callable authorization relayer SyncL2TxHashRelayer to forge the L2 batch root and execute false withdrawals. The zkLink team has confirmed the attack, suspended block production on the Nova network, urgently patched the affected contracts, and temporarily closed the withdrawal channel, with a comprehensive security check to follow.

During a speech at the 47th Financial Innovation Forum of the Hong Kong Securities Professionals Association, Chan Ho Lam from the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau stated that in the face of the wave of cutting-edge technologies such as AI and blockchain, we must not only actively embrace this transformation but also harness the power of technology to jointly write a new chapter for Hong Kong's financial market.Chan Ho Lam mentioned that the Chief Executive of Hong Kong clearly pointed out in last month's "Five-Year Plan" that finance is the foundation and greatest advantage of Hong Kong. In terms of the development of financial technology, Hong Kong is fully promoting the comprehensive application of artificial intelligence in various financial sectors.

According to monitoring by Yuxian, the founder of Slow Fog Technology, the funds of the Binance hacker are linked to the wallet addresses associated with the hacking incident of the cryptocurrency trading platform Phemex in early 2025. Yuxian stated that it was discovered at that time that the incident involved North Korean hackers.

According to monitoring by Ai Yi, the address associated with Kanye West began selling ETH in batches about 6 hours after the news of the theft incident on Binance was disclosed, selling 1,390 ETH worth $3.163 million at an average price of $2,275.6, resulting in a loss of approximately $317,000.Currently, the address still holds 19,506.17 ETH as collateral and has borrowed $27.67 million in stablecoins, with an account health ratio of 1.31. When the price of ETH drops to $1,689.59, this address will face liquidation risk.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, in response to claims that a Nasdaq representative attempted to dissuade listed companies from tokenizing stocks through OKXICE's TSV program, a Nasdaq spokesperson declined to comment.Nasdaq reiterated that it does not plan to participate in a trading platform operating under the SEC's innovation exemption, believing that this is not the best path to achieve tokenization. It will continue to promote a Nasdaq equity token model centered around issuers, achieving tokenization within the existing market framework.