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According to Fortune, the tokenized fund liquidity platform Fission announced the completion of a $10 million Series A financing round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Circle Ventures, Borderless Capital, and Ari Rubenstein. This round of financing was completed in September, and the company did not disclose its valuation.Fission aims to solve the problem of tokenized fund shares being difficult to quickly liquidate. The platform acts as a buyer, allowing investors to sell their shares without having to wait for the fund to process redemptions. Users connect their digital wallets and submit sale requests, while Fission handles the backend legal and transaction processes. CEO Jonathan Shaffer stated that for products that typically take about 200 days to sell, investors can pay a fee to sell immediately and complete settlement in 90 seconds or less.Fission was founded in 2024, and the founding team includes former employees of Point72 and Securitize. Currently, the clients are mainly institutional investors and organizations holding on-chain assets, including hedge funds holding tokenized private credit or equity assets, crypto institutions managing treasury, and stablecoin issuers allocating reserves to interest-bearing tokenized investment products.

Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset management company BlackRock, stated in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday that if the United States implements "some kind of pause" on data center construction, it will plunge the U.S. economy into recession. He said, "A large part of our economy is built on such capital expenditure expansion." Data centers are buildings that house a large number of computers and provide computing power for artificial intelligence. Fink's remarks were in response to calls to halt data center construction due to concerns about environmental impacts.Fink dismissed concerns about data centers, stating that most fears are based on "misinformation," and emphasized that "data centers are not the problem." He also pointed out their demand for labor in construction, energy infrastructure, and AI computing hardware. A survey by the Pew Research Center shows that at least 49% of Americans believe data centers negatively impact the environment and the quality of life for surrounding residents. Moody's estimates that U.S. capital expenditure on data centers will reach $700 billion this year, accumulating between $2.4 trillion and $2.48 trillion by 2030, with the global total reaching $7 trillion by the end of this decade.Fink also warned about the government debt issue, stating that the U.S. fiscal deficit is having a serious impact, with national debt rising from $8 trillion in 2000 to $40 trillion in 2026, "an increase of $32 trillion over 26 years," causing a huge shock to credit demand and leading to larger government bond auction sizes. He believes that private capital needs to be unleashed to drive the U.S. economy to achieve 3% growth. BlackRock saw a net inflow of $205 billion in the third quarter, with revenue growth of 19%, adjusted earnings per share increasing by 38% year-on-year, and operating profit margin rising to 47.8%.

X-Agent released the latest technical article "From Agent Payments to an Onchain Personal Assistant," revealing the important product direction for the next phase: moving from Agent Payments to an Onchain Personal Assistant that can understand user intent, obtain authorization, execute on-chain operations, and continuously track results.Unlike simply allowing the AI Agent to "have a wallet," X-Agent aims to solve a more critical issue: how to enable the Agent to safely complete an on-chain task on behalf of the user. For example, when a renewal bill arrives, the AI assistant can understand the bill, verify the payee and amount, generate a payment plan, and complete the transaction after user authorization; even if there are timeouts or interruptions during the process, it should resume the original task and check the payment status, rather than blindly repeating the payment. After the payment is completed, the Agent also needs to continue confirming whether the service purchased by the user has truly been delivered.To achieve this goal, X-Agent plans to further connect the three major modules: Agent ID, Agentic Email, and Agentic Wallet, which will respectively handle identity and responsibility attribution, task and communication entry, and controlled on-chain fund execution. Through mechanisms such as payment pre-calculation, one-time authorization, budget control, recovery, and reconciliation, clear security boundaries will be established for the Agent's autonomous execution. Its core logic can be summarized as: user intent → clear authorization → on-chain execution → result verification.X-Agent believes that a true on-chain AI assistant is not just "initiating a transaction on behalf of the user," but is capable of continuously completing tasks and being accountable for the final results under controlled permissions. This also means that X-Agent is exploring a persistent on-chain AI assistant aimed at individual users, moving beyond the infrastructure of Agent payments.

The Central Bank of Russia has included Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, in the registry of institutions authorized to trade digital currencies, allowing it to buy and sell cryptocurrencies in its own name and with its own funds. Six days ago, Sberbank was listed among digital custodians.Sberbank plans to launch its first cryptocurrency products on December 1 through SberBank Online, SberInvestments, and SberBusiness, initially supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT issued by Tether. The specific launch time depends on the decisions of the Central Bank of Russia and the preparation of supporting regulations. According to relevant laws, retail investors can trade up to 300,000 rubles per year through a single intermediary and must pass a knowledge test; using cryptocurrencies to pay for goods within Russia remains illegal.

GlobalFoundries plans to build two chip factories with up to $21 billion in funding support from the Japanese government. The U.S. government will acquire about 4% of the company's shares.The new factories will produce foundational chips, widely used in fields such as automotive, industrial equipment, and communication devices. This move aims to increase the production of foundational chips in the U.S. and reduce dependence on East Asian suppliers.

OPPO announced a collaboration with the AI Agent product Manus, integrating Manus's Agent capabilities directly into the mobile system assistant AI Mind Pilot. This marks Manus's first system-level collaboration with a mobile manufacturer.The related features will debut in ColorOS 17, which will be equipped on the Find X10 series. Users can handle multi-step tasks through the system assistant without needing to open Manus separately.

According to "Du Jia," Tencent is conducting a small-scale test of its personal investment analysis assistant "Rena Lan Cai," which has a PC version and a WeChat mini-program, supporting connection to WeChat. This product is positioned as an AI assistant for individual investors, helping users obtain and understand market and company information, and is currently in a small-scale testing phase.The web version breaks down the investment research workflow into visual modules, with core features including market quick reads, individual stock tracking, and AI Q&A. The market quick read summarizes global market dynamics, continuously updated in the morning, noon, closing, and evening, and associates market information with the user's watchlist; the left sidebar allows users to customize stocks of interest and displays real-time market data, while the right side features an intelligent Q&A panel linked to the day's quick read content, supporting follow-up questions about industry rankings, cash flow in financial reports, and more. In addition to the PC version, Rena Lan Cai is also launched as a WeChat mini-program, with basic functionality aligned across both platforms and conversation records shared. The product also appears in the WeChat chat list as a WeChat ClawBot intelligent entity, allowing users to directly access investment research capabilities in the chat window.The report states that Alibaba is also internally testing its AI investment research product Qovest, and Baidu's previously released Kuku AI is also focusing on investment research, as major companies collectively enter the personal investor AI investment research space. Rena Lan Cai essentially serves as an investment research assistance tool, not providing investment advice and avoiding direct trading compliance red lines.

Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that the Russian military's ballistic missile strikes specifically targeted energy infrastructure, which is exactly what the ceasefire agreement announced by the U.S. President covers.

According to BBX data, yesterday global US and Japanese stock-listed companies announced their latest financial updates regarding the increase in digital asset treasury holdings, capital tool operations, and optimization of collateralized lending. The core updates are as follows:Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST) increased its holdings by 3,311 BTC last week, bringing the total holdings to 32,773 BTC: The US-listed company Strive disclosed its latest treasury updates, revealing that it made a significant purchase of 3,311 Bitcoins in the open market last week. As of now, Strive's cumulative Bitcoin holdings have officially reached 32,773 BTC. During the same period, warrants valued at $208 million have been exercised, with approximately 15.3 million warrants set to expire on October 14 at 05:00.Metaplanet (TSE: 3350) plans to issue 52 billion yen zero-coupon convertible bonds to enhance the flexibility of pledged BTC for increased holdings: According to Metaplanet's CEO Simon Gerovich, the company announced it will issue zero-coupon yen convertible bonds worth 52 billion yen (approximately $328 million) maturing in 2031, while simultaneously advancing its share buyback plan.

Doubao Mobile Assistant stated that the 30-day public announcement period for its "Screen Automation Operation Declaration Agreement" (SAEP) ended on October 14, 2026, and it will gradually lift the screen automation operation permissions for third-party applications. Applications that have explicitly declared refusal of operation permissions will not be operated by the agent.After the public announcement period ends, developers can still declare refusal at any time, and Doubao Mobile Assistant will provide feedback within 3 working days. This agreement is aimed at cross-application operations of graphical interface agents, allowing developers to declare their interaction strategies with the agent.

According to Bloomberg, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan recently hinted at the possibility of launching a platform token, sparking speculation in the crypto community about potential token issuance and airdrop plans.Coplan previously stated at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore that the company is exploring an on-chain asset linked to the platform's economic system with practical programmable uses, but did not announce specific token issuance plans. Against the backdrop of an increasing number of crypto startups turning to equity financing, Polymarket's potential token issuance plan has drawn attention.

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.

On September 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released final rules adjusting the quorum requirement to only one commissioner in most cases to constitute a quorum, which took effect on October 2. The SEC stated that this move aims to enhance the flexibility and finality of institutional rule-making. Earlier this month, Commissioner Hester Peirce resigned, leaving only Chairman Paul Atkins and former Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda as the two remaining commissioners, while the agency's statutory seats are five.The leadership vacancy at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is even more pronounced, as Michael Selig has been the only Senate-confirmed chairman and commissioner since December 2025. Both agencies were originally set to have five commissioners. In terms of rule-making, the SEC proposed in August to provide a safe harbor for tokens not to be classified as "investment contracts," and the CFTC followed up in October, with Selig stating that he would utilize existing statutory authority to advance cryptocurrency regulation through proposed rules regarding exchanges; Atkins also mentioned on October 2 that more regulatory proposals would be forthcoming.On October 5, the Financial Times published a commentary by Robin Wigglesworth, pointing out that with only two commissioners, if one needs to recuse themselves or is unable to perform their duties, a single commissioner can pass formal rules applicable to a securities market worth trillions of dollars. Uyeda subsequently responded in the Financial Times, stating that the SEC's commitment to its mission has not changed, and the rule modification merely clarifies that when all but one commissioner must recuse themselves, the commission can still constitute a quorum.

According to The Block, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an early review of the online sports betting industry, focusing on allegations of false or misleading advertising by betting companies such as FanDuel and DraftKings. Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are expected to be outside the scope of the review.

The Hyperliquid Assistance Fund has accumulated over 48 million HYPE tokens, with a total expenditure of approximately 1.365 billion USD. Currently, the market value of these tokens has risen to about 3.953 billion USD.The Hyperliquid Assistance Fund primarily continues to repurchase HYPE from the open market through protocol trading fee income, serving as the core mechanism for returning value to token holders. Recently, Hyperliquid has also injected part of the USDC reserve earnings into the Assistance Fund through the AQAv2 framework to further expand the sources of repurchase funds, making the repurchase no longer completely reliant on trading fees.

The unresolved ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has led to a rebound in crude oil prices, and the market's bets on another interest rate hike before the end of the year are heating up, putting pressure on the gold and silver markets once again. According to CoinGlass data, gold (XAU) is currently priced at $4,183.22, with a 24-hour decline of 0.61%; silver (XAG) is currently priced at $60.25, with a 24-hour decline of 1.42%.During the market fluctuations, the trading volume of related contracts on Gate has continued to rise: the trading volume of Gate silver contracts reached $124 million in 24 hours, ranking second in the industry; the trading volume of Gate gold contracts reached $363 million in 24 hours, firmly holding third place in the industry; meanwhile, the open interest of Gate XAU gold contracts reached $411 million, ranking second in the industry.Gate has pioneered the trading sector for perpetual metal contracts and CFD contracts, covering mainstream metal trading targets such as gold, silver, and platinum, supporting 24/7 trading and USDT settlement. Relying on Gate's innovative unified account system, users can configure diverse assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities without cross-platform operations, helping users achieve a more flexible and efficient one-stop global asset strategy layout amid volatile markets.

A7 International, created by Bank PSB, will launch on October 13. This service is primarily aimed at foreign trade operators, but individuals can also use it, with a fixed fee of 0.3%.A7 International allows users to pay invoices in foreign currency to counterparties using USDT, and the funds are then transferred to the desired currency via standard SWIFT bank transfer. Petr Fradkov, Chairman of PJSC Bank PSB, and Ilan Shor, CEO of A7, will introduce the product on October 13 at 13:13.A7 states that the company focuses on international trade payments and settlements, established in 2024 with the participation of PSB Bank, and is building payment infrastructure in over 100 countries. Its products include international payments, digital financial assets, and promissory notes, serving 15,000 clients and processing about 2,000 transactions daily; by 2025, approximately 19% of Russian companies' cross-border trade settlements will be processed by A7, and in October of the same year, it received an AA(RU) credit rating with a stable outlook from ACRA.

With only 22 days left until the U.S. midterm elections, Fairshake, aligned with the stance of the U.S. cryptocurrency industry, and its affiliated Political Action Committee (PAC) have ramped up advertising to support their identified "crypto-friendly" candidates. According to documents disclosed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Saturday, the PACs Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress have collectively spent $2.7 million on media and direct mail production to support Democratic and Republican candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. Fairshake's funding primarily comes from donations from investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, and Ripple Labs.Specific expenditures include: over $76,000 for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, $73,000 for House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson, $512,000 for California Congressman Pete Aguilar, and $500,000 for New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer. A few days earlier, Fairshake announced it would additionally support 32 House candidates in 2026, with 6 of them each receiving $1 million in media support.

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.