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According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed Solana reserve company DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) announced that it will raise the annual dividend yield of its CHAD preferred stock from 13% to 14%, effective November 2. Based on a par value of $10 per CHAD share, the annual dividend will increase from $1.3 per share to $1.4 per share, paid once every business day, contingent upon the company's board declaring the dividend. The company stated that future funds raised from CHAD issuance will be used to expand its Solana reserves, which generate income through staking and validating node operations.CEO Joseph Onorati stated that raising the dividend yield to 14% will help expand investor participation and grow the scale of CHAD. He noted that the appeal of CHAD lies in providing double-digit dividend income through Nasdaq-listed preferred securities, with daily payouts, while the issuer holds income-generating SOL reserves. The company aims to position CHAD as a leading digital credit tool, enhancing the ability to accumulate SOL, adding value for common stock shareholders, while maintaining prudent capital management.DeFi Development increased its holdings by approximately 22,070 SOL and equivalent assets last week, raising its total holdings to about 2.59 million SOL; the company stated that CHAD reached a new trading price high that week and recently approved a buyback plan to repurchase up to all issued CHAD shares.

CK Hutchison Holdings issued a statement regarding market rumors of "Li Ka-shing's death." The statement said that on that day, some media outlets reprinted false claims from mainland self-media stating that Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" reported the death of CK Hutchison's senior advisor Li Ka-shing. "The Group hereby solemnly declares that 'this is absolutely untrue,'" and strongly condemns the self-media for fabricating false news.

According to the official status page of DeepSeek, the DeepSeek website and API services experienced partial interruptions starting from October 15 at 08:11, affecting three components: DeepSeek V4 Pro API, V4.1 Flash API, and the conversation service.As of 09:08, the official status update is "Identified," indicating that the cause has been determined and repairs are being implemented. Previously, from 08:11 to 08:14, the status was displayed as "Under Investigation." Currently, the service remains in a "Complete Outage" state, and the recovery time has not been announced.

According to CoinDesk, the blockchain and AI application development education platform EasyA has achieved an independent valuation of $1.1 billion and plans to go public through a direct listing in the first half of next year. The company has submitted registration documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but the current valuation does not represent the actual purchase price for investors once the stock begins trading.EasyA stated that its application user base has exceeded 1.3 million and is considering issuing tokenized stocks. At the same time, the company is expanding its tokenization projects and applications involving AI agents.

According to The Block, research institution K33 believes that although Strategy's financing through preferred stock STRC has helped it acquire nearly 100,000 bitcoins in the first half of 2026, the ongoing dividend costs may offset the gains. K33 estimates that STRC increases Strategy's annual dividend obligations by approximately $725 million, which is equivalent to about 8,740 BTC at a price of $83,000 per bitcoin.If we exclude the approximately $7.5 billion raised through STRC in the first half of the year and redirect the dollar reserves, STRC buybacks, and most dividend expenditures towards purchasing bitcoins, Strategy's holdings would only be about 4,947 BTC more than this hypothetical scenario; based on the aforementioned annualized costs, it would take about seven months to offset this difference. K33 believes that the preferred stock financing model "is a mistake" and prefers that it raises funds through common stock ATM and other methods.

Vice President Joe Burnett of Strive posted on platform X that investors can now participate in the SATS perpetual preferred stock IPO through Fidelity.

Bitcoin News posted on platform X that the Finance Committee of the French National Assembly has approved a proposal to impose a tax of up to 31.4% on the exchange of Bitcoin for stablecoins, applicable even if not exchanged for fiat currency; residents carrying over 800,000 euros in cryptocurrency assets abroad may face an exit tax on unrealized cryptocurrency gains.The related amendment was withdrawn after the committee rejected part of the budget revenue and still needs to be reintroduced during the full debate in the National Assembly. The proposal has not yet become law, and if approved, the new regulations will take effect on January 1, 2027.

John Williams, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, stated that the supply of AI devices may take more than two years to catch up with demand, which could increase inflationary pressures. He made these remarks during an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, noting that the construction of AI infrastructure is driving up the prices of chips and goods that use chips. When asked whether the supply and demand for AI would balance out in the next two years, Williams said, "I think it will take longer. Assuming the demand impulse continues as expected, and that is a big assumption."Williams also reiterated his view that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates once more this year to curb inflation. He stated, "I have not changed my view that we may need to raise rates again." However, regarding 2027, he said, "We need to observe," and added, "At this point, I see no reason to believe we need to do more." He also predicted that even with rising interest rates, AI investment will remain strong, as relevant investors are relatively insensitive to prices, believing that AI will bring significant productivity gains and economic transformation.The shortage of AI device supply may affect Bitcoin miners entering the field, as they need to compete for chips and power equipment. IREN signed a new $2.8 billion AI cloud contract in July, while Bitcoin miners face huge financing demands when advancing AI projects, and lenders are becoming increasingly picky.

Recently, the police in Binhai City, Shandong, China received a report from a citizen named Xie, stating that 1,300 USDC stablecoins and NFTs worth tens of thousands of yuan had mysteriously disappeared from his digital wallet. There were no obvious transfer alerts or signs of phishing links in the wallet. The police began an on-chain investigation into the virtual currency transfer records and actively sought cooperation with enterprises to analyze the suspect's account.After extensive work, a major suspect named Chen (30 years old, from Fengyang County, Chuzhou, Anhui) was identified. On October 9, technical police officers went to Fengyang County to arrest him. Upon arrival, Chen initially denied the allegations. However, the police utilized the immutable and traceable characteristics of blockchain evidence to gradually break down his psychological defenses. Chen ultimately confessed to the theft. Chen has now been criminally detained in accordance with the law, and his family has actively compensated the victim for the losses. This case marks the first instance of virtual currency theft in Binhai City.

According to Decrypt, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan on October 9. The suspect, 35 years old and of Saudi nationality, has been employed at OpenAI since July 2025 and is accused of using or attempting to use devices to intercept oral communications. He made his first appearance in federal court this Tuesday. OpenAI stated that it has referred the matter to the FBI and thanked the relevant agents and prosecutors for their swift action, while the FBI's investigation is ongoing.OpenAI released a statement on X, stating that the company discovered a sophisticated recording device hidden in the office and used its own model to analyze the device and its origin, ultimately identifying that an employee placed it there a few days prior. According to the criminal complaint, the device was discovered around September 30, plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, wrapped in paper towels, with its contents encrypted, and was installed around September 28. Surveillance footage showed that Alfozan was seen near the conference room multiple times before the device was discovered, but he had neither the authority to enter that room nor to attend the related meetings, which typically involved confidential technical and strategic information.The complaint states that before the device was installed, Alfozan used internal productivity tools to inquire about OpenAI's office building address, conference rooms, room capacities, schedules, and locations of meetings between executives and external partners. A chatbot account associated with his spouse asked between September 24 and 30 how to create a continuous recording device, add Wi-Fi connectivity, enhance real-time listening capabilities, and encrypt the device's SD card.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang met with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor stated that in light of recent supply chain security incidents, it has decided to reduce the number of distributors to more effectively review partners.Currently, there is no evidence that Trezor devices have been compromised. This adjustment is a precautionary measure taken out of caution.

According to official news, Payy announced the initiation of the compensation process for affected users regarding the cross-chain bridge contract theft incident on September 24, with a claim application window of 30 days. Compliant claims will be compensated in the form of USDC on the Ethereum network.At the same time, Payy Wallet is currently in a suspended state and will be completely shut down after the compensation window ends.

According to The Block, KB Kookmin Card has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's SBI Holdings to test AI agent-based identity verification and explore cross-border cryptocurrency payments.The two parties will study ways for Japanese tourists to pay Korean merchants using cryptocurrency assets, including stablecoins. KB Kookmin Card is a credit card company under KB Financial Group, and SBI Holdings is a Japanese financial holding group.

Web3 security platform Blockaid co-founder Ido Ben-Natan posted on the X platform that since the release of the first half report in August, the number of on-chain cybersecurity incidents has continued to reach historical highs month by month. Attackers, motivated by profit, find that attacking on-chain infrastructure offers the highest return for hackers, and this trend will become even more severe as the funds callable by AI agents increase.According to Fortune, Ben-Natan stated that the company is currently in its "busiest ever" state, one reason being the significant increase in hacker attacks. Additionally, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik predicted that by 2028, trading cryptocurrency assets through AI agents rather than manual interface clicks will become the norm.

AI Proem author Grace Shao stated on October 9 that China has long accumulated a large amount of data, but has yet to see large independent AI data companies similar to Surge AI, Scale AI, and Mercor in the United States. She wrote that the relevant background includes the formation of cutting-edge models and upstream data markets in the United States, while Chinese tech giants have long kept data within closed ecosystems, and the data of enterprises and traditional industries is scattered, with state-owned enterprises unwilling to easily hand over data to external suppliers.The article cites data from the National Bureau of Statistics, stating that by 2025, China will generate 52.26 ZB of data, with only 22.13% of the stored data classified as structured data. An interview with Lin Zhenya, CTO of Benyuan Zhishu, by Data Monkey mentions that there are about 2,000 to 3,000 labeling companies in China, with the top three accounting for about 20% to 30% of the market, while he estimates that the top three in the United States account for about 70% to 80%. The author notes that this is an industry estimate, not an independently calculated market share.The Information reported in September 2025 that Beijing-based company UniPat completed financing with a pre-investment valuation of $1 billion, while competitor Humanlaya's post-financing valuation is close to $1 billion. Both companies received investment from HSG and are reportedly serving Alibaba, ByteDance, The Dark Side of the Moon, and DeepSeek. A Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement from Qian Baidu shows that the company will acquire approximately 90.91% equity in Benyuan Zhishu for 300 million yuan in June 2026. Haitan Ruisheng's 2025 annual report shows a year-on-year revenue increase of 59% to 377 million yuan.

Co-founder Edison released an update regarding the recent data breach incident involving encrypted cards. Edison stated that the compliance and operations team is contacting affected users, has reported to relevant agencies such as the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), and has formally filed a police report. They are currently working closely with law enforcement, and the encrypted card business continues to operate normally.

According to "Du Jia," Tencent Yuanbao is developing a Personal Agent product called "Yuanbao Assistant," and plans to launch a standalone app to support long-term tasks, personal long-term memory, and other capabilities. As of the time of publication, Tencent has not responded to verification requests. The report states that multiple business departments within Tencent, including social media, are also developing related products or features.Recent developments listed in the report include: on September 30, Doubao is rumored to launch a personal assistant app called "Xiao Dou"; on October 10, Ant Group's Lingguang app is rumored to be testing "My Life"; Tencent Cloud launched LightVela; at the 2026 Yunqi Conference, Qianwen announced the Personal Agent plan. The report also mentions that several teams started research and development months before the overseas Muse release. Currently, cross-app calls are limited, long-term tasks are prone to interruption, and privacy boundaries are difficult to manage, with most products still in a gray area or internal testing.