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The free and open-source tool REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) saw its star count on GitHub rise from less than 10,000 on October 6 to over 100,000 by October 12, with more than 30,000 added in a single day on October 11. This tool integrates AI programming assistants like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex with professional reverse engineering suites like Ghidra, bridging the model context protocol MCP launched by Anthropic. Since its creation in April of this year, REA had long gone unnoticed; its readme file states that the tool does not claim to restore original source code or automatically clone applications, nor does it come with a decompiler.REA has been used for various reverse engineering attempts on software and games: players have made Spider-Man swing through Gotham City in "Batman: Arkham City," someone stuffed about 1,600 items from "Minecraft" into "Elden Ring" to battle Boss Malenia, and mod authors have brought firearms and menus from "Escape from Tarkov" into "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim." Old console exclusives are also breaking free from their platforms; in September, enthusiasts used open-source AI models and recompilation tools to bring "Fable 2," which had never been released on PC, to Windows, with AI completing the startup in about an hour, followed by a long manual fix; another developer has made "GTA 5" run natively and smoothly on iOS.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pointed out in Chapter 3 of the October 2026 "Global Financial Stability Report" that as of July 31, excluding repurchase agreements and stablecoins, the scale of tokenized real-world assets reached approximately $65.1 billion, including tokenized credit of $30.4 billion, money market funds of $17.5 billion, and tokenized equities of $2.3 billion.The report indicated that automatic clearing, instant settlement, continuous trading, and programmable collateral could accelerate forced liquidations and amplify financial shocks during market stress. Cross-platform reuse of collateral could also increase leverage, allowing risks to transmit more quickly to different institutions and markets. The IMF identified four obstacles to the expanded application of the tokenized market: legal certainty, regulatory clarity, blockchain network interoperability, and reliable settlement assets, and recommended adopting technology-neutral regulation, strengthening supervision, establishing circuit breakers, and preventing instability in automatic clearing.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through 2,636 USD, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach 878 million USD. Conversely, if ETH falls below 2,401 USD, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach 553 million USD.

Investment bank StoneX has raised the target price for the tokenization platform Securitize from $12 to $18, an increase of 50%, while maintaining the buy rating given by analyst Mark Palmer. This adjustment comes on the first trading day after the launch of Securitize Stocks, which saw the stock drop by as much as 10% in early trading on Monday, with the new target price still about 45% higher than the stock price at that time. Palmer noted that although SECZ's stock price rose last week due to the news of the platform's launch, the market still views it as a tokenization service provider, while the company has actually evolved into a market operator.StoneX pointed out that in the second quarter, Securitize's trading volume of $5.3 billion generated most of its tokenization revenue from integration fees, with the trading volume itself being almost unmonetized. The launch of Securitize Stocks is expected to change this situation, allowing the company to start charging fees from trading and services, and potentially earning collateral-related income in the future. Last week, the platform introduced stocks such as Apple, NVIDIA, and Tesla to Solana, with transactions settled in USDC, and the tokens backed one-to-one by the underlying stocks, allowing holders to enjoy dividends and shareholder rights.StoneX expects Securitize's revenue to approach $120 million in 2027, growing to about $198.5 million in 2028, with an annual growth rate of approximately 65%. Based on Palmer's target price of $18, the corresponding enterprise value to revenue multiple for the 2028 forecast is about 14.5 times. The firm believes that as the scale of tokenized stock trading fees expands, the company's revenue structure will shift from one-time integration fees to ongoing trading and service charges.

According to the Financial Times, Mark Zuckerberg stated that Meta Platforms (META.O) has reached the "cutting edge" of artificial intelligence and rejected calls to slow down development.

According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours reached 345 million USD, with long positions liquidating 193 million USD and short positions liquidating 153 million USD, affecting a total of 89,449 people.The largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours occurred on the BTC-USD trading pair of Hyperliquid, valued at 4.8883 million USD.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on October 12, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $22.5 million, a decrease of 90.6% compared to two weeks ago.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 250 Bitcoins last week at a price of $86,194, spending approximately $22 million, bringing its total holdings to 848,250 Bitcoins.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week.In addition, two other companies announced their Bitcoin purchases or holdings last week. Bitcoin reserve and cutting-edge artificial intelligence investment company Bitcoin Japan announced on October 7 that it purchased 5.8847 Bitcoins at a price of $84,706.34, bringing its total holdings to 17.8035 Bitcoins; Ethereum asset company Bitmine announced after 8 AM Eastern Time on October 5 that it purchased 1 Bitcoin, without disclosing the specific purchase amount, bringing its total holdings to 214 Bitcoins.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) is 1,163,359 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.3% compared to two weeks ago, with a current market value of approximately $9.657 billion, accounting for 5.8% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to the latest weekly report from Binance Research, since August 31, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury has risen by 47 basis points, of which 43 basis points came from an increase in real yields, while the inflation breakeven rate only rose by 4 basis points. The 10-year real yield once reached 2.95%, the highest since 2008.The weekly report also pointed out that since the interest rate hike in September, BTC has risen by 9.3%, ETH by 2.7%, and Layer 2, RWA, and AI tokens have increased by approximately 32%, 29%, and 29%, respectively, while meme and payment tokens have performed relatively poorly.Binance Research stated that the current high real interest rates still exert a suppressive effect on a wide range of risk assets, and future attention should focus on CPI, long-term U.S. Treasury yields, and BTC ETF fund flows.

According to The Defiant, the OSL brand stablecoin USDGO has integrated with Jupiter Lend and Fluid on the Solana network to increase its trading liquidity support.USDGO is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, with a current circulation of approximately $1.29 billion. Reports indicate that the lending market for USDGO is planned to be launched next.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan recently stated in an interview that Bitcoin's market capitalization could rise to $30 trillion in the next decade, with a path similar to the long-term expansion following the launch of gold ETFs.He compared two time points: in 2004, when gold ETFs were introduced, the gold market was approximately $2.5 trillion; by 2024, when Bitcoin spot ETFs are expected to launch, Bitcoin's market capitalization is around $2 trillion.Hougan believes that the long-term upside potential for Bitcoin remains significant, and the real risk does not lie at the protocol level or in quantum computing, but rather in whether investors can navigate multiple bull and bear cycles and maintain their holdings.

According to PRNewswire, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed an increase of 12,532 ETH last week. Currently, the company's cryptocurrency holdings include 6,028,946 ETH, 214 BTC, equity in Eightco Holdings worth 85 million yuan, and shares in Beast Industries valued at 180 million dollars.Currently, Bitmine has staked 5,067,309 ETH (worth approximately 12.9 billion dollars).

According to official news, the total circulation of the decentralized stablecoin USDD and the protocol's TVL have both set historical records. Among them, the circulation of USDD has exceeded 1.81 billion, and the protocol's TVL has surpassed 2.51 billion USD, just 4 days since the last milestone was achieved.It is reported that this growth of USDD shows a synchronized effort across the entire chain, with the TRON network continuing to maintain a strong growth trend, with a circulation exceeding 1.3 billion; the circulation on Ethereum has surpassed 450 million; and the BNB Chain ecosystem continues to expand, exceeding 21 million.With the continuous prosperity of the ecosystem and the ongoing expansion of application scenarios, the growth momentum of USDD across the entire chain is further evident.

According to GlobeNewswire, the Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company DeFi Development (DFDV) disclosed that it increased its holdings by approximately 22,070 SOL last week, bringing its total holdings to about 2.5862 million, valued at approximately $302 million.The company stated that since the announcement of its second-quarter financial report on August 12, its SOL and equivalent asset reserves have grown by about 12%. Additionally, the recently established $300 million over-the-counter issuance plan (CHAD ATM) will provide an additional source of funding for the continued expansion of SOL reserves in the future.

Cryptocurrency market analyst Darkfost stated that despite Ethereum recently falling from $2775 to around $2500, a decline of nearly 10%, the nominal value of Binance's ETH futures open interest decreased by about $600 million during the same period. However, when measured by the number of ETH, the open interest size has still rebounded to the level at the end of September, approximately 2.46 million ETH.Between October 8 and 9, the market liquidated about $345 million in ETH long positions within 24 hours. However, Binance's share of open interest in ETH futures on major centralized trading platforms actually rose to nearly 49%, reaching a new high since 2023.Darkfost pointed out that this means that despite the pullback in ETH prices and some leveraged positions being liquidated, the amount of ETH that traders are putting into the Binance futures market has not significantly decreased, further increasing Binance's dominance in the ETH derivatives market.

Michael Saylor posted on the X platform that Strategy increased its holdings by 250 bitcoins last week and repurchased $192 million in STRC preferred stock.As of October 11, 2026, Strategy has accumulated a total of 848,250 bitcoins, with a cash reserve balance of $5.5 billion.

The blockchain data platform Arkham stated on platform X that it has tagged the wallet addresses of Justin Sun across 10 blockchains, with on-chain assets totaling approximately $2.25 billion.Arkham added that in a ranking released in September, the platform's research team listed Justin Sun as the individual holder with on-chain holdings second only to Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto.

According to The Block, Morgan Stanley's Digital Assets Strategy Chief Amy Oldenburg stated that by 2030, the market size for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) will reach between $3 trillion and $10 trillion, a prediction that is "undoubtedly" accurate.She pointed out that the growth momentum within the industry is mutually reinforcing, with current institutional investors' attention and enthusiasm for participation in related fields continuing to rise, leading to a noticeable FOMO (fear of missing out) sentiment in the institutional market.Previously, Morgan Stanley anticipated that it would begin supporting tokenized stock trading on its Alternative Trading System (ATS) in the first quarter of 2027, which is a delay from the previously announced plan for the second half of 2026.

According to CoinDesk, the market started cautiously this week due to the strengthening of the US dollar and rising US Treasury yields. Bitcoin is trading above $83,000, while gold hovers around $4,180 per ounce, with both down about 0.5%. Tech stock futures are slightly lower, WTI crude oil has risen above $92 per barrel, and the US dollar index (DXY) remains above 102.4.The US inflation data to be released this Wednesday will become the focus of the market. The market expects the year-on-year growth rate of the core CPI in the US to be 2.5%, and the overall CPI year-on-year growth rate to be 3.7%. If these expectations are met, it will accelerate compared to last month and may further influence the market's judgment on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.In addition, according to market news, IREN, which has shifted from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure business, has reached a multi-year cloud service agreement with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. Following the announcement, IREN's US stock rose about 4% in pre-market trading.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $79,598, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.499 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $87,602, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.412 billion.