Binance 10. listopadu 2026 ukončí provoz těžebního poolu pro Bitcoin i služeb Cloud Mining, Pool Savings a Transaction Accelerator. Těžaři musí před tímto termínem přejít k jinému těžebnímu poolu.
Binance will discontinue its Bitcoin mining pool and related services on November 10, 2026, the exchange said in an official announcement published October 13. The shutdown covers Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and the Transaction Accelerator, and it requires miners to move their hardware to another pool before the cutoff.
Binance described the decision as part of an ongoing review of its products and services and did not cite a specific reason for the exit.
What Binance Is Shutting Down
The discontinuation covers the core mining pool alongside a cluster of adjacent products, including Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and the Transaction Accelerator. Telegram hashrate alerts, email notifications, and the mining pool API services will also be retired.
At 07:00 UTC on November 10, Binance will disconnect mining connections and disable its Stratum URLs and mining endpoints. Hashrate submissions and mining shares received after that time will no longer be accepted, processed, or credited.
Binance Pool is expected to keep operating under normal conditions until the cutoff, and eligible mining shares submitted before 07:00 UTC will be included in the final reward calculation. On November 10, Binance will also remove all links to Binance Pool from its homepage.
What Miners Must Do Before the Cutoff
Binance is directing users to disconnect from the pool and reconfigure their miners to a different pool before November 10 to avoid interruptions. Anyone holding active Pool Savings positions should redeem them before the service ends, and miners should complete any required identity verification by 23:59 UTC on November 10 to help ensure eligible rewards are processed.
Outstanding rewards, balances, and settlements will be processed after the cutoff, subject to product rules, account status, and compliance checks. Binance Pool pages will remain viewable for 14 days, until November 24, for historical data and payout records.
An Exchange Steps Back From Mining
The retreat reverses years of mining expansion by the exchange, which had built out cloud mining products and added new coins to its pool. It also lands amid turbulence in the mining sector, where once-leading pool Poolin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
For affected miners, the practical consequence is a forced migration: those who do not switch pools before the cutoff will see their hardware stop earning until it is reconnected elsewhere.
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Getty Images získá v rámci restrukturalizace až 533 milionů USD nového kapitálu a odepíše 270 milionů USD nezajištěných dluhopisů. Po jejím dokončení se společnost stane soukromou.
Getty Images Secures Support of All Major Financial Stakeholder Groups on
Comprehensive Restructuring Transactions to Strengthen Balance Sheet and Drive Growth
Restructuring Support Agreement Provides for Implementation of Transactions Through Expedited Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization Process
Process to Address Non-Operating Legal Liabilities While Maintaining Operational Strength
No Impact on Company Operations, Employees, Contributors, Partners, Customers or Vendors; Payments Expected to Continue in the Ordinary Course
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK: GETY) (“Getty Images” or the “Company”), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced that it has reached agreement with all of its major financial stakeholder groups on the terms of a comprehensive restructuring that includes a series of transactions to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet and support its future growth.
Under the Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”), members of the Getty Family, through certain of their affiliated entities, and affiliates of Koch Equity Development (“KED”) (together, the “Equity Investors”) have committed to invest up to $533 million of new equity, noteholders representing 83.5% of the Company’s unsecured bonds have agreed to significantly reduce outstanding debt through the retirement of $270 million of outstanding senior unsecured notes, and holders representing approximately 89% of the Company’s secured bonds and term loans, and 100% of revolving credit facility lenders have agreed to reduce interest obligations and extend debt maturities on the Company’s secured debt. The RSA is the successful culmination of collaborative discussions with key stakeholders across the Company’s capital structure. Upon completion of the restructuring, Getty Images will become a privately held company, with the Equity Investors owning 100% of the reorganized Company upon emergence.
“Getty Images is uniquely trusted around the world as the unparalleled leader in premium visual content,” said Mark Getty, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board. “This transformational transaction is underpinned by the strength of the business and the significant growth potential we see ahead. I am pleased to continue our strong partnership with Koch Equity Development and the lender groups to provide capital structure improvements that will enable us to build on our solid foundation and seize new growth opportunities.”
“Getty Images is a unique and critical source of authentic imagery for its customers,” said Mike Harris, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head, Koch Equity Development. “We remain confident in the company’s future and fully support this transaction alongside the Getty family. This equity investment will provide Getty Images with a firm financial foundation and greater flexibility to continue investing in its employees, customers, contributors, and future growth.”
“Over more than 30 years, Getty Images has operated an extremely successful and highly differentiated business,” said Craig Peters, Chief Executive Officer of Getty Images. “Core pillars of our success are the longstanding commitment of our customers and partners, the deep expertise and creativity of our team and content contributors, and the uniqueness of our archive. This transaction speaks to another pillar: the steadfast support of the Getty family, Koch Equity Development, and our lenders. Their commitment to achieving this transaction and an enhanced balance sheet will enable us to accelerate investment into the business and better position Getty Images for long-term success.”
To implement the transactions provided for in the RSA, the Company plans to solicit approval of the agreed-upon plan of reorganization (the “Plan”), which implements its terms, in the coming days and subsequently commence a prepackaged Chapter 11 filing process in the coming weeks. The requisite majority of creditors have committed to vote in favor of the Plan. The filing will be limited to certain of the Company’s U.S. entities. Getty Images intends to move through the process, which will address the Company’s non-operating legal liabilities while maintaining its operational strength, on an expedited basis. The restructuring is expected to be completed by year end.
Through the process, Getty Images will continue to operate in the normal course, supported by financing from KED of up to $143 million to fund the restructuring, as well as cash generated from ongoing operations. Under the Plan, vendors will be unaffected and paid in full in the ordinary course of business. There is no anticipated impact on content contributors, partners, customers, or employees across the Company’s worldwide network.
The RSA and related disclosure materials are available here. Additional details regarding the RSA will be provided in the Company’s Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Advisors
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cole Schotz P.C. are serving as counsel, Guggenheim Securities, LLC is serving as investment banker, Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC is serving as financial advisor, and Kekst CNC is serving as strategic communications advisor to the Company. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is serving as legal counsel and Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is serving as investment banker to the ad hoc group of secured creditors. Jones Day is serving as legal advisor, and Rothschild & Co is serving as financial advisor to KED. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP is serving as legal advisor, and Moelis & Company LLC is serving as financial advisor to members of the Getty Family, through certain of their affiliated entities.
About Getty Images
Getty Images (OTCPK:GETY) is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace that offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer around the globe, no matter their size. Through its Getty Images, iStock and Unsplash brands, websites and APIs, Getty Images serves customers in almost every country in the world and is the first-place people turn to discover, purchase and share powerful visual content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. Getty Images works with over 600,000 content creators and over 360 content partners to deliver this powerful and comprehensive content. Each year Getty Images covers more than 160,000 news, sport and entertainment events providing depth and breadth of coverage that is unmatched. Getty Images maintains one of the largest and best privately-owned photographic archives in the world with millions of images dating back to the beginning of photography.
Through its best-in-class creative library and Custom Content solutions, Getty Images helps customers elevate their creativity and entire end-to-end creative process to find the right visual for any need. With the adoption and distribution of generative AI technologies and tools trained on permissioned content that include indemnification and perpetual, worldwide usage rights, Getty Images and iStock customers can use text to image generation to ideate and create commercially safe compelling visuals, further expanding Getty Images capabilities to deliver exactly what customers are looking for.
For company news and announcements, visit our Newsroom.
About Koch Equity Development
Koch Equity Development is the principal investment and acquisition arm of Koch, Inc. ("Koch"), one of the largest privately held businesses in America. Since 2012, KED has deployed more than $40 billion in equity investments and acquisitions. With revenues that have exceeded $125 billion, Koch companies employ about 130,000 people worldwide, with nearly half of those in the United States.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” “target” or similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the RSA, the Restructuring Transactions, the Plan, the anticipated commencement and timing of chapter 11 cases, the Financing, the New Equity Investment, the Exit Facilities and the expected treatment of claims and interests. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified herein, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the Company’s control.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: the Company’s ability to consummate the restructuring transactions on the terms set forth in the RSA or at all; the ability of the company to satisfy the conditions under the RSA and the other restructuring transactions and the risk that the restructuring transactions are terminated; the Company’s ability to obtain the requisite acceptances of the Plan and to obtain bankruptcy court approval of the financing, the Plan and other motions and requests filed in any chapter 11 cases; risks attendant to the chapter 11 process, including the effects of any chapter 11 cases on the Company’s liquidity, results of operations and business, and on its relationships with customers, content contributors, suppliers, employees and other third parties; objections to the restructuring transactions, the financing or other pleadings that could protract any chapter 11 cases; the length of time the Company will operate under chapter 11 protection; increased legal and other professional costs; the receipt of required regulatory approvals; the treatment of existing equity interests under the Plan, which would result in holders of the Common Stock not receiving or retaining any property on account of such interests; the outcome of the warrant litigation and related matters; the delisting of the Common Stock from the New York Stock Exchange and the limited trading market for the Common Stock on the OTC Pink Limited Market; the risk that the Company may lose the right to use “Getty Images” trademarks; the risks associated with the Company’s expression of substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern; the Company’s ability to continue to license third-party content and offer relevant quality and diversity of content to satisfy customer needs; the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers and key personnel; the risk that the Company operates in a highly competitive market; the legal, social and ethical issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence; the risks of technological interruptions or cybersecurity vulnerabilities; changes in applicable laws or regulations; and other risks and uncertainties identified in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 16, 2026, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 27, 2026 (the “2025 Form 10-K”), and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements.
The risks described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2025 Form 10-K and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC are not exhaustive. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact of all such risk factors on its business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
No Solicitation or Offer
Any new securities to be issued pursuant to the restructuring transactions may not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws but may be issued pursuant to an exemption from such registration provided in the U.S. bankruptcy code and/or another exemption under the Securities Act and any state securities laws. Such new securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or buy, nor the solicitation of an offer to sell or buy, any securities referred to herein, nor is this press release a solicitation of consents to or votes to accept any chapter 11 plan. Any solicitation or offer will only be made pursuant to a confidential offering memorandum and/or disclosure statement and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
GBP/USD se držel kolem 1,3230 bez jasného směru, zatímco očekávání zvýšení úrokových sazeb BoE vyvažovala obavy z rozpočtové mezery Spojeného království ve výši 35 mld. liber.
The Pound-Dollar rate could stay volatile as mixed BoE signals and Federal Reserve commentary compete with shifting global risk sentiment. The Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate struggled to find a clear direction on Monday amid Bank of England (BoE) interest rate hike bets and worries ahead of the UK's Autumn Budget.
At the time of writing, GBP/USD was trading at $1.3230, having wavered through the day.
Latest-Exchange Rates:
Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD): 1.323082 (-0.02%)
Euro to Dollar (EUR/USD): 1.117718 (-0.22%)
Dollar to Yen (USD/JPY): 158.60856 (+0.18%)
DAILY RECAP:
The Pound (GBP) found some support on Monday as mounting inflationary pressures in the UK fuelled expectations of a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.
A report from accountancy and advisory firm BDO found that businesses were experiencing their sharpest inflationary pressures since June 2023, driven by higher energy and raw material prices.
However, Sterling's upside remained limited after the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned that rising inflation had contributed to a £35bn funding gap ahead of the Autumn Budget.
Meanwhile, the US Dollar (USD) initially softened at the start of Monday's session amid a risk-on market mood, before the 'Greenback' was able to find some support.
Risk sentiment faded amid reports that Russia had struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Sunday evening, despite US President Donald Trump claiming on Sunday morning that both sides had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire'.
Near-Term GBP/USD Forecast: Central Bank Speakers in Focus Looking ahead, Bank of England policymakers Megan Greene and Swati Dhingra are both due to speak on Tuesday. As Greene tends to favour a more hawkish approach to monetary policy while Dhingra is more dovish, contrasting signals could leave the Pound on uncertain footing.
Likewise, some Federal Reserve policymakers are due to deliver speeches. If their remarks boost bets on a December rate hike from the Fed, the US Dollar could attract support.
Elsewhere, market risk dynamics will likely continue to drive the safe-haven 'Greenback'. Any shifts in sentiment could see the Pound US Dollar exchange rate waver.
Exchange Rates UK Research Our currency coverage draws on live market data, official economic releases and published bank research.
Please see below information about transactions made under the third tranche of the 2026 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).
Date on which the buy-back tranche was announced: 22 July 2026.
The duration of the buy-back tranche: 23 July to no later than 26 October 2026.
Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 22 July 2026, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/678529
From 5 October to 9 October 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 708,444 own shares at an average price of NOK 408.3895 per share.
Overview of transactions:
DateTrading venueAggregated daily volume (number of shares)Daily weighted average share price (NOK)Total daily transaction value (NOK) 5 OctoberOSE145,000405.788758,839,361.50 CEUX TQEX 6 OctoberOSE143,000405.902458,044,043.20 CEUX TQEX 7 OctoberOSE141,944406.977157,767,957.48 CEUX TQEX 8 OctoberOSE139,500410.622057,281,769.00 CEUX TQEX 9 OctoberOSE139,000412.862957,387,943.10 CEUX TQEX Total for the periodOSE708,444408.3895289,321,074.28 CEUX TQEX Previously disclosed buy-backs under the tranche OSE6,989,388395.32142,763,054,786.45CEUX TQEX Total6,989,388395.32142,763,054,786.45 Total buy-backs under the tranche (accumulated)OSE7,697,832396.52413,052,375,860.73CEUX TQEX Total7,697,832396.52413,052,375,860.73
Following completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 22,332,567 own shares, corresponding to 0.93% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 11,232,807 own shares, corresponding to 0.47% of the share capital).
This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Appendix: An overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
Unichain přejde 29. října na OP Enterprise, přičemž Optimism převezme provoz produkční sítě. Chain ID, zůstatky, kontrakty i aplikace zůstanou beze změny.
Uniswap’s Layer 2 network Unichain is moving to Optimism’s OP Enterprise stack, handing production operations to Optimism while leaving the chain’s user-facing state intact. The testnet migrates on October 13 and the mainnet follows on October 29, according to the Uniswap announcement.
For anyone using the network, the switch is designed to be invisible. Unichain’s chain ID, deployed contracts, balances, and applications all stay the same, and the Uniswap v2, v3, and v4 deployments continue to run without interruption. The migration adds to a busy stretch of Uniswap protocol work, which recently included a StablePair hook for stablecoin pairs.
Why Unichain Is Moving to OP Enterprise
The upgrade prepares Unichain for native interoperability across the OP Stack, the modular framework developed by Optimism. Once interoperability is live, assets can move between Unichain and other OP Stack chains without a bridge, starting with ETH. Moving onto OP Enterprise also gives Unichain first access to native interoperability and OP Stack releases as Optimism ships them.
On the operations side, Optimism will run the production stack: sequencers on mainnet and testnet, RPC access, monitoring, and incident response. Unichain remains a Stage 1 rollup with permissionless fault proofs, and contract upgrades stay under Optimism Governance and the Security Council, as they do today.
What Stays the Same for Users
Uniswap is explicit that “for Unichain users, nothing changes.” Wallets keep addressing the same chain ID, so no reconfiguration is needed, and existing balances, contracts, and applications remain in place.
What shifts is the infrastructure behind the chain. The sequencer, which orders transactions into blocks, is the most consequential operational lever on a Layer 2, and it now sits with Optimism alongside RPC and incident response. The main user-facing benefit, bridge-free asset movement, arrives only after interoperability ships and applies to ETH first.
What Happens Next
The October 13 testnet migration gives developers roughly two weeks to validate tooling and contracts before the mainnet moves on October 29. Unichain users should expect no downtime or required action, and the first visible change will come later as native interoperability begins to roll out. For developers, the testnet window is the moment to confirm that wallets, indexers, and tooling resolve correctly against the new foundation before real value moves across it.
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CSG rozšiřuje své působení do dalšího strategického odvětví. Česká obranná a průmyslová skupina získala významný podíl ve společnosti MDA Space, výrobci satelitů a dalších vesmírných systémů, a vytvořila specializovaný tým zaměřený na rozvoj aktivit v rychle rostoucí vesmírné ekonomice.
Zbrojařská a strojírenská skupina Czechoslovak Group (CSG) podnikatele Michala Strnada získala 9,5procentní podíl v kanadském výrobci vesmírných technologií MDA Space, a stala se tak jejím největším akcionářem. ČTK to dnes sdělil holding CSG, hodnotu transakce neuvedl. Akcie MDA Space jsou podle CSG obchodovány na burzách v New Yorku a Torontu. Akcie MDA Space vlastní CSG prostřednictvím své dceřiné společnosti, která vznikla za tímto účelem.
Zároveň CSG sestavila tým odborníků, který bude zajišťovat dlouhodobý rozvoj jejích aktivit v kosmickém průmyslu. Toto odvětví je podle skupiny úzce spjato s obranným průmyslem. Odhaduje, že globální vesmírná ekonomika se do roku 2035 ztrojnásobí a její hodnota dosáhne 1,8 bilionu dolarů (39,2 bilionu korun).
"Vesmír se stal nedílnou součástí bezpečnosti. Komunikace, zpravodajské činnosti a rozhodování na něm stále více závisí a v průběhu času se do něj přesune stále více obranných aplikací. Pokud chceme být globální obrannou a technologickou skupinou, musíme být přítomni ve vesmíru," uvedl na síti LinkedIn majitel a generální ředitel CSG Strnad. Vesmírný průmysl se stane podle něho nejrychleji rostoucím odvětvím obrany a očekává proto, že v budoucnu právě tento segment bude skupině přinášet významnou část tržeb.
MDA Space vyrábí například komunikační satelity nebo přístroje zajišťující satelitní pozorování. Uvádí o sobě, že mezi zákazníky firmy patří kromě podniků také organizace a státy. Podle Strnada znamenají investice do MDA Space možný společný rozvoj obou podniků. Týkat by se mohl například investic do výrobních kapacit v Evropě, spolupráce při strategických akvizicích nebo využití obchodních kontaktů CSG k podpoře mezinárodní expanze MDA Space.
CSG si už v minulosti prostřednictvím fondu rizikového kapitálu Tech Horizons zajistila menšinové podíly v britské společnosti SatVu, která poskytuje data o Zemi pozorováním z vesmíru, a německé společnosti Atmos Space Cargo, jež zajišťuje vesmírnou logistiku a technologie pro návrat nákladu z misí na nízké oběžné dráze Země.
CSG je přední evropská obranná průmyslová skupina, její vedení sídlí v Praze. Výrobní závody má ve Spojených státech, v Británii, ve Španělsku, v Itálii, Německu, Česku, na Slovensku, v?Srbsku a Indii. Zaměstnává více než 14.000 lidí, loni vykázala tržby 6,7 miliardy eur (162 miliard Kč). S akciemi CSG se od ledna obchoduje na amsterodamské a pražské burze.
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Zuckerberg said that in late 2025, Meta weighed a $200 billion AI bet before seeing its new models. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg was ready to bet as much as $200 billion on AI, and Meta’s finance chief wanted the person building it to understand what failure would mean.
On the Cheeky Pint podcast released on Monday, Meta CEO and Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer, recounted conversations from late last year about enormous investments before Meta’s new models had proven themselves.
“At the end of last year, we're like, all right, we are quite excited about the progress. We haven't seen the models yet,” Zuckerberg told show host John Collison.
“I'm going to, like, you know, we're going to write this check for, like, I don't know, like $100 billion, $200 billion. I'm like, 'Alex, are you sure this is going to work?'” Zuckerberg said of Wang.
Zuckerberg did not specify the timeframe or exact scope of that contemplated commitment.
What are the real-life consequences of AI?
Wang said he had encouraging research updates at that point, but success was far from certain. At an executive gathering in Hawaii, Wang said that CFO Susan Li repeatedly pulled him aside.
“Susan pulled me aside many times and was like, 'You know, I just want to tell you, if this doesn't work, like, you know, this is going to be really, really bad. It's going to be very, very bad in financial terms.'” Wang said of Li.
Meta's capex over the past few quarters has been substantial, raising eyebrows among investors. Meta’s latest guidance puts 2026 capital expenditures, including finance lease principal payments, at $130 billion to $145 billion. In forecasts previously seen by Business Insider, Cantor Fitzgerald analysts expect the spending to reach $200 billion in 2027.
Investors have shown limits. Meta shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading following April’s earnings report, despite strong results, after the company raised its annual spending forecast to $125 billion to $145 billion.
Inside Meta, the leadership is well aware of the stakes. In Wang's words, "this is a fuck ton of risk.”
"So I think that in order for it not to work out, it's not just that we have to fail, AI overall has to fail," Zuckerberg said. "And then even if that happens, we still have all these other uses to productively use compute."
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Visa získala od čínské centrální banky souhlas se zřízením společnosti pro zpracování karetních transakcí, což jí otevírá cestu na domácí čínský platební trh.
BEIJING — U.S. credit card giant Visa announced Tuesday it had received approval from the People's Bank of China for setting up a bank card clearing business in the country.
The news comes as the U.S. and Chinese presidents plan for their third meeting this year.
"This marks an important milestone toward the company serving China's domestic payments market," Visa said in a statement.
"For more than 40 years, Visa has been an active contributor to China's dynamic payments landscape," Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said. "We look forward to taking the necessary steps in the process, pursuant to the PBOC's regulations, to begin operating domestically in China."
McInerney joined U.S. President Donald Trump's business delegation to Beijing in May and subsequently became chair of the U.S.-China Business Council in June. The Visa CEO also led a trip to Beijing in early September.
"The timing is notable," said George Chen, partner and chair of digital practice, The Asia Group.
"Beijing chose to approve visa's license just ahead of the APEC Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen next month, where Xi [Jinping] and Trump are expected to meet again," he said. "The move suggests that Beijing is keen to demonstrate tangible progress for American businesses before Trump's next visit to China."
Trump told Fox News after his Beijing trip in May that he brought up Visa's request to gain China market access. After the summit in September, China said it would approve applications from all foreign financial institutions to operate in the country.
Entering a closed marketMainland China has kept a tight grip on its financial sector, favoring domestic players and restricting cross-border capital flows.
Visa previously said it had applied with the PBOC in May 2020 to operate a bank card clearing institution.
The company has worked with Chinese banks for dual-branded cards, for which China's UnionPay processes transactions domestically and Visa processes overseas payments. In January, Visa said the mainland China-issued cards could be linked to Apple Pay for use overseas.
Rival Mastercard's joint venture in China said it started processing payments in 2024 after getting the PBOC's approval to begin bank card clearing preparations in February 2020.
American Express was the first, receiving its processing license in June 2020 after getting the PBOC nod back in 2018.
Mobile pay dominates daily consumer transactions in China, primarily facilitated by Tencent's WeChat and Alibaba-affiliate Ant's Alipay.
Altria Group (MO) podle analýzy čelí slabému růstu zisku; její férová hodnota 63,80 USD je přibližně o 11 % nižší než současná cena. Dividendu však podporuje silný volný peněžní tok.
SummaryAltria Group is rated a sell with a fair value of $63.80, about 11% below current price, due to weak underlying profit growth.Recent EPS growth is driven by tax refunds and discount brands, not core Marlboro performance; headline EPS beats may mask underlying weakness.The dividend remains secure, supported by strong free cash flow and a conservative balance sheet, but total return prospects are unattractive at the current valuation.Key metrics to watch are smokeable OCI growth excluding refunds, Marlboro share trends, and management’s guidance or buyback updates post-Q3. SolStock/E+ via Getty Images
Altria Group (MO) is one of the more unexpected winners of 2026, and in less than three weeks, we'll see if the business can keep up with the stock. The Marlboro manufacturer is scheduled to report its
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Lucemburský soud zablokoval podíly ČEZ ve společnostech, jejichž prostřednictvím ČEZ vlastní GasNet, kvůli nároku společnosti Diag Human vůči Česku ve výši přibližně 17 miliard Kč. ČEZ podá opravné prostředky.
ČEZ se stal nepřímým terčem vymáhání miliardového nároku společnosti Diag Human vůči České republice. Lucemburské úřady zablokovaly podíly ve firmách navázaných na GasNet, energetická skupina však krok odmítá a připravuje žaloby.
Lucemburský soud zablokoval kvůli kauze Diag Human podíly české polostátní energetické firmy ČEZ v tamních firmách, přes které ČEZ vlastní distributora plynu GasNet. Firma ČEZ to dnes oznámila na svém webu. Na informaci upozornil server Ekonomický deník. Společnost ČEZ označila krok lucemburských úřadů za nezákonný a šikanózní, protože se zmíněnou kauzou neměla nic společného. Podá proti rozhodnutí žaloby. Česko-švýcarský podnikatel Josef Šťáva se v kauze Diag Human domáhá od státu odškodnění asi 17 miliard korun. Zjišťujeme vyjádření zástupců české vlády.
Společnost ČEZ uvedla, že obdržela oznámení lucemburské soudní vykonavatelky o vydání dvou rozhodnutí týkajících se společnosti Czech Gas Networks S.a r.l. (CGN), v níž má ČEZ podíl zhruba 55 procent, a společnosti Czech Gas Networks Investments S.a r.l. (CGNI), kterou stoprocentně vlastní CGN. CGNI je vlastníkem české firmy Czech Grid Holding, vlastnící firmy GasNet a GasNet Služby. Většinovým vlastníkem ČEZ je stát s podílem asi 70 procent.
Rozhodnutí navazují podle ČEZ na kroky, které v Lucembursku činí společnost Diag Human v souvislosti s odškodným, jež požaduje po českém státu. "Podle oznámení mají tato rozhodnutí za následek omezení společností CGN a CGNI v nakládání s majetkovými hodnotami náležejícími České republice a ČEZ, které mají tyto společnosti v držení," sdělila firma ČEZ.
"Společnost ČEZ považuje obě rozhodnutí za nezákonná a představující šikanózní výkon práv vůči společnosti ČEZ. Společnost Diag Human SE nemá ani nikdy neměla vůči společnosti ČEZ ani vůči žádné jiné společnosti ze Skupiny ČEZ žádný právní nárok ani jiný právní titul, na jehož základě by se mohla vůči těmto společnostem domáhat jakéhokoli plnění nebo vůči nim činit právní kroky," oznámila firma. "Jakékoli jí tvrzené nároky, pokud by existovaly, mohou směřovat výhradně vůči České republice, a nikoliv vůči společnosti ČEZ, která není v rozhodčím nálezu vůbec uvedena, nebyla účastníkem rozhodčího řízení a neměla s ním nic společného," doplnila.
ČEZ se bude proti rozhodnutím lucemburských úřadů bránit právně. "Společnost ČEZ je přesvědčena o nezákonnosti uvedených rozhodnutí a očekává jejich zrušení soudní cestou, přičemž žaloby budou podány v nejbližších dnech. Na základě právních analýz společnost ČEZ v současné době předpokládá, že k jejich zrušení dojde v řádu měsíců," sdělila firma.
Kauza Diag Human začala v roce 1991, kdy ministerstvo zdravotnictví vyhlásilo soutěž na zpracování krevní plazmy. Předběžně se dohodlo se společnostmi Novo Nordisk a Conneco, ze které se později stala firma Diag Human. V roce 1992 tehdejší ministr Martin Bojar společnosti Novo Nordisk sdělil, že výběrové řízení nevyhrála a v dopise od ministerstva zdravotnictví pro firmu Novo Nordisk zazněly pochybnosti o solidnosti Conneca. Šťáva se od té doby s Českem soudí. Verdikt londýnského soudu loni potvrdil nárok Šťávy. Server HlídacíPes.org pak letos v lednu uvedl, že firma Diag Human zahájila právní kroky pro vymáhání odškodného a zaměřila se na dvě firmy, v nichž má podíl ČEZ. Společnost ČEZ tehdy sdělila ČTK, že fungování firmy GasNet se to nedotklo.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Sinch AB (publ) announces that Rich Communication Services (RCS) is now available as part of its native integration with SAP Engagement Cloud, expanding Sinch's existing SAP partnership with a new messaging channel. The integration also creates new opportunities for AI-driven, conversational customer experiences, combining RCS with the broader omnichannel capabilities of SAP Engagement Cloud.
RCS is the next generation of mobile messaging, enabling businesses to create richer and more interactive experiences than traditional SMS, with features such as branded and verified senders, rich media and interactive buttons, all within the customer's native messaging app on their mobile phone.
The addition of RCS helps businesses using SAP Engagement Cloud create and send RCS messages to customers globally, where supported, directly from the platform. RCS joins SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, LINE, Viber and KakaoTalk as messaging channels already available through the native Sinch integration.
By adding RCS as part of the integration with SAP Engagement Cloud, businesses can deliver more engaging customer experiences directly from their existing marketing environment while benefiting from Sinch's proven messaging delivery capabilities.
"Businesses want to create more engaging and personalized customer experiences without adding complexity," said Jonathan Bean, EVP EMEA & AI Partnerships at Sinch. "Adding RCS to our native integration with SAP Engagement Cloud is a natural next step in our partnership with SAP. It gives businesses another way to reach their customers with rich, branded experiences while managing their communications from the platform they already use and ultimately, delivering better outcomes such as revenue growth, customer lifetime value, and competitive differentiation."
RCS helps businesses create richer, branded and interactive experiences. The advanced integrations turn basic automated chats into dynamic AI-powered conversations. Across marketing, sales and service use cases, businesses can turn customer interactions into completed sales, or seamlessly hand off to human service agents in SAP Service Cloud, all directly in customers' native messaging apps, with SMS fallback for added reach and reliability.
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Brings guarantee scheme through the EBRD from €110 to €150 million to provide reinsurance capacity for international reinsurers and Ukrainian insurance companies to cover war related risks in Ukraine
UNIVERSALNA and USG join three previously announced Ukrainian insurance companies in the program
, /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced the expansion of the highly innovative Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Guarantee Facility (URGF) which has strengthened the war risk insurance market in Ukraine through the provision of reinsurance capacity to private sector insurers.
The expansion of the URGF – which has led to more than €500 million of reinsurance coverage for goods and vehicles across nearly 10,000 policies to date – from €110 to €150 million arrives as Ukraine contends with intensifying Russian attacks on energy, transport, logistics and civilian infrastructure, as well as the renewed blockade of Black Sea ports. The attacks have significantly strained Ukrainian businesses and the economy, and adequate war risk insurance is essential for businesses to manage their risks and ensure that their business activity can continue.
Through the URGF, which is managed by Aon, the EBRD is providing global reinsurer MS Amlin with a guarantee covering losses on war-related risks underwritten by the local Ukrainian insurers participating in the facility. This enables the Ukrainian insurers to benefit from reinsurance coverage and expand their war insurance offering. Premiums generated by these policies have exceeded claims reported to date, and MS Amlin has not called on the EBRD guarantee – a sign that the insurance market for war risk in Ukraine is functioning well.
With the expansion of the facility, Ukrainian insurance companies UNIVERSALNA (Fairfax Financial Group, Canada) and USG (Vienna Insurance Group) join previously announced local market participants INGO, Colonnade and UNIQA in driving the expansion of the product in the Ukrainian market.
The scope of the facility also expanded with transportation and storage of gas related assets now covered and it opens a new line of business to protect inventory goods in temporary storage in warehouse in addition to inland cargo, motor vehicle damage and railway rolling stock already covered under the scheme.
The facility is backed by France, the United Kingdom, Norway and TaiwanBusiness–EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund and Switzerland. The additional capacity is supported by donor coverage from the European Union under its Ukraine Investment Framework (UIF).
Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the EBRD, said: "The URGF is a critical tool that helps businesses in Ukraine to manage their risk and continue operating in a war environment. We're pleased to work with our partners to expand the scheme and offer additional support to more companies amidst challenging operating conditions."
Greg Case, President and CEO of Aon, said: "With the war continuing to imperil the Ukrainian economy, war risk insurance is central to sustaining investment and building resilience in Ukraine. We are proud to welcome UNIVERSALNA and USG to the expanded facility, which has already led to more than €500 million of reinsurance coverage for goods and vehicles across nearly 10,000 policies and will now protect more businesses, while preparing the country for recovery and reconstruction."
Martin Burke, Chief Underwriting Officer, MS Amlin, said: "Ukrainian businesses continue to trade and invest despite the conflict, driving strong demand for war-risk insurance. Expanding the facility will allow local insurers to meet more of that demand and provide cover across a broader range of commercial risks. This expansion is an important step towards building a broader, more sustainable market. Bringing in more reinsurers and additional capacity will be vital to supporting Ukraine's economic resilience and longer-term recovery."
Oleksiy Muzychko, CEO of UNIVERSALNA, said: "We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the EBRD and Aon for their continued support. This initiative is especially important for Ukrainian businesses today, and for the agricultural sector in particular. By joining this reinsurance program, we will increase our capacity to provide war risk coverage, enabling more businesses across Ukraine to access the protection they need to sustain operations and contribute to the country's economic resilience."
Pavlo Nelga, CEO of USG, said: "At USG, we strongly believe in the continued resilient development of Ukrainian business, and joining the expanded facility helps us better address current needs in Ukraine. We are grateful to our international partners for their continued support and for upgrading the facility for the Ukrainian insurance market. We look forward to remaining a strong partner in rebuilding the country after the war."
This latest announcement builds on Aon's continued work to assist Ukraine – coordinating more than $500 million in public and private capital to reinforce Ukraine's economy, enable foreign investment during the war and prepare for reconstruction. Over the last three years, Aon announced a $350M, first-of-its kind insurance program with the DFC to build insurance capacity and accelerate new capital investment and economic recovery in Ukraine, called on the (re)insurance industry to remove blanket exclusions for risks originating in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and organized a €110M ($115M) insurance facility in collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and launched a Ukraine Early Careers Program to hire displaced Ukrainians in Aon offices.
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Futures na kukuřici na CME Group dosáhly 9. října rekordního denního objemu 1 206 376 kontraktů po nečekané zprávě USDA o vyšších zásobách, výnosech a produkci.
, /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Corn futures reached a new daily volume record of 1,206,376 contracts on October 9, surpassing the previous record of 1,128,597 contracts traded on March 29, 2019.
"Following last week's surprise USDA report, market participants turned to our Corn futures to quickly adjust positions and manage price risk," said John Ricci, Global Head of Agricultural Products. "The market had priced in lower yields after a challenging summer, yet the report showed ending stocks, yields and production all above expectations. The changing conditions are another example of why we remain focused on equipping clients to manage their risk in any market environment."
CME Group's agriculture business reached an average daily volume of 2,022,488 contracts in the third quarter, up 18.1% year over year. In September, average daily volume reached 1,936,761 contracts, up 28.8% year over year.
In addition, Corn futures reached an average daily volume of 502,004 in the third quarter, up 35.2% year over year, and Corn options reached an average daily volume of 179,674, up 31.4% year over year.
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Aptos spustil na mainnetu volitelný Encrypted Mempool, který šifruje čekající transakce až do potvrzení jejich pořadí v síti a omezuje frontrunning i sandwichové útoky.
Layer-1 blockchain Aptos has launched an optional new feature that could help shield traders from attacks involving maximal extractable value (MEV), including frontrunning and sandwich attacks.
On Monday, Aptos said its Encrypted Mempool feature is now live on its mainnet, allowing users to opt in to keep pending transactions encrypted until their block ordering is finalized. Aptos said the feature was built for institutions submitting large transactions to the chain, traders wanting to avoid MEV risk, AI agents and builders.
“When you send a transaction on any major chain today, anyone watching the network can see the details before it executes, the function you’re calling, the assets and amounts involved, and the contracts you’re interacting with,” Aptos said. “Bots use that visibility to trade against you or copy your strategy.”
Sandwich attacks, one form of MEV attack, cost Ethereum traders about $60 million over the 12 months through October 2025, according to Cointelegraph’s analysis of EigenPhi data. On Solana, sandwich attacks generated $29.7 million for bots over an 11-month period examined by Bitquery, which identified nearly 6.9 million attacks affecting about 2.2 million wallets.
How Encrypted Mempool works When a user opts in, a compatible wallet or app encrypts the transaction’s contents on their device before sending it to Aptos. Details such as the assets and amounts involved stay hidden, while the sender’s address and gas fee remain visible.
The encrypted transaction enters the mempool, which is where pending transactions wait to be included in a block. Validators agree on the order of the transactions while being blind to their contents.
Once the ordering is finalized, validators collectively decrypt the transactions, which are then executed and recorded onchain. No single validator can decrypt a pending transaction on its own.
Keeping transaction details hidden until their ordering is fixed can prevent bots from reading pending orders and inserting trades ahead or around them to profit at users’ expense.
The protection comes with added costs and a small delay. Encrypted transactions carry a minimum gas price at twice the network’s base minimum, according to Aptos’ developer documentation. Aptos also said the system adds around 20 milliseconds per block in tests involving 50 nodes, compared to the existing consensus implementation.
Aptos joins other networks offering protection against harmful MEV. Gnosis Chain launched an encrypted mempool using Shutter in July 2024, while Ethereum’s Flashbots Protect routes transactions privately to block builders. Aptos said its distinction is that its existing validators handle both transaction ordering and decryption, rather than relying on a separate decryption committee or trusted builders.
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DXC Technology navázala partnerství s LangChain s cílem nasadit řízené AI agenty v kritických IT provozech. Platforma OASIS zkrátila dobu řešení ve více než 500 případech v průměru o 95 %.
Partnership brings together DXC's decades of experience operating mission-critical enterprise systems with LangChain's technology for safely and securely managing AI agent harnesses
DXC OASIS, built on LangChain's open-source LangGraph runtime, is scaling toward 125 customer environments across regulated industries and multiple geographies
Across 500 measured use cases, OASIS has reduced resolution time by 95% on average, with diagnostic accuracy of 92% or better
, /PRNewswire/ -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, today announced a partnership with LangChain, the company behind the open-source LangGraph agent framework and LangSmith agent engineering platform, to advance governed agentic AI across mission-critical enterprise IT environments.
The partnership builds on DXC's use of LangGraph within DXC OASIS, its intelligent orchestration platform and operating model for mission-critical IT operations. DXC is also licensing LangSmith to support the development, evaluation, and observability of OASIS agents. OASIS is already in production and scaling toward 125 customer environments across regulated industries and multiple geographies. Together, these capabilities help DXC build, orchestrate, evaluate, and continuously improve AI agents while applying the enterprise context, governance, human oversight, and continuous assurance required for critical technology environments.
Bringing Agentic AI Into Mission-Critical Operations
Through the partnership, DXC is using LangGraph and LangSmith to advance how OASIS agents are built, orchestrated, evaluated, and continuously improved. LangGraph provides the open-source framework for agent orchestration, including capabilities such as delegation, state management, and human-in-the-loop workflows, while LangSmith provides tooling for agent development, evaluation, and observability.
OASIS integrates these capabilities to enterprise IT operations, enabling agents to respond to operational events, investigate issues in parallel, draw on specialized capabilities across technology domains, and bring people into the process when judgment or approval is required. This allows human experts to focus on higher-value decisions while agents provide the capacity and speed to address operational issues at scale. Across specific production use cases, filesystem incidents that previously took 53-90 minutes can be resolved in 3-6 minutes, while database performance incidents have moved from 2-3 hours to 5-12 minutes. Complex problem management that previously required 2-6 days has been reduced to 8-10 minutes.
"Agentic AI has the potential to fundamentally change how enterprises operate their most critical technology, but models alone are not enough," said Dan Gray, President, Global Infrastructure Services, DXC Technology. "Across more than 500 measured use cases, OASIS has reduced resolution time by 95% on average, with diagnostic accuracy of 92% or better when validated against senior engineer judgment. Through our work with LangChain, we're bringing together advanced agent technology, operational expertise, and governance to put AI agents to work safely at enterprise scale."
Scaling Agentic AI with Governance and Human Oversight
A core focus of the partnership is helping enterprises expand the use of AI agents while maintaining appropriate governance and human oversight. Using LangChain technology, OASIS now enables agents to operate within defined authority while maintaining the controls required for mission-critical environments. Actions are assessed based on factors including reversibility, impact, verifiability, and an agent's track record. Sensitive actions can be paused for human approval before execution, while agent decisions, tool calls, and outcomes are traced to provide visibility into how agents operate.
OASIS also grounds agents in the specific enterprise environments in which they operate. Agents can draw from system-specific and customer-specific information, DXC operational expertise, and vendor documentation, helping them reason using the context and requirements of each customer environment rather than relying solely on general model knowledge. By combining this enterprise context with defined governance policies and human oversight, OASIS enables organizations to expand the role of AI agents in production while maintaining accountability and control.
"Agents are transforming the application layer for every business, and the enterprises pulling ahead are taking ownership of their agent stack," said Julia Schottenstein, Chief Operating Officer, LangChain. "That means adapting the harness to their business, grounding agents in proprietary context, and building the governance and continuous improvement loops that make agents reliable in production. We're proud to bring that model into mission-critical enterprise operations through our partnership with DXC."
An Open Approach to Enterprise Agentic AI
The partnership also supports an open approach to agentic AI designed to give enterprises flexibility and control as AI technologies evolve. OASIS is model agnostic and supports interoperability with third-party and customer-owned systems, enabling organizations to select different models for different workloads based on requirements including quality, cost, latency, and privacy. OASIS is also designed to continuously improve as it operates, using insights from agent executions to improve performance and incorporate lessons from individual scenarios into the broader system over time.
Deployments can span public cloud, private cloud, dedicated, and sovereign environments without requiring a redesign of the underlying architecture. Customers retain control of their data, workflows, and the operational capabilities they build on top of the platform, while preserving flexibility across models, infrastructure, and deployment environments.
DXC and LangChain detail their approach in a new technical white paper, DXC OASIS: The Harness for Mission-Critical IT Operations, which explores how organizations can operationalize AI agents while maintaining governance, accountability, and human oversight across mission-critical environments.
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DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner delivering software, services, and solutions to global enterprises and public sector organizations — helping them harness AI to drive outcomes at a time of exponential change with speed. With deep expertise in Managed Infrastructure Services, Application Modernization, and Industry-Specific Software Solutions, DXC modernizes, secures, and operates some of the world's most complex technology estates. Learn more on dxc.com.
Blur 12. listopadu 2026 ukončí svůj frontend a Blend přestane zprostředkovávat nové půjčky. Protokol tržiště zůstane onchain; dlužníci na Blend musí půjčky splatit, nebo je nechat zbankrotovat.
At 19:59 UTC on October 12, 2026, Blur said it will deprecate the Blur frontend on November 12, 2026. The marketplace protocol will remain operational onchain, and $BLUR holders will retain control of its fee switch.
The same deadline applies to Blend’s loan-matching service. Blur said Blend will stop matching new loans on November 12. Borrowers have until then to repay their loans or allow them to default. After the cutoff, Blur plans to provide a frontend tool that helps users withdraw assets from Blend.
The announcement separates the interfaces from the contracts. Blur is retiring the website used to reach its marketplace, while the marketplace protocol itself stays live. Blend’s change is narrower in wording but more direct for borrowers: new loan matching stops, existing borrowers face a repay-or-default decision, and asset withdrawal moves to a tool that Blur has not yet released.
What the Blend cutoff changes
Blend was designed as a peer-to-peer perpetual lending protocol for arbitrary collateral, including NFTs. Its published design has no oracle dependency and no fixed expiry. A borrowing position can remain open until liquidation, while lenders set loan terms through market offers rather than a protocol price feed.
The lack of an oracle changes where risk decisions sit. Blend does not ask a shared price feed to decide when an NFT position should be liquidated or what rate a borrower should pay. Each lender chooses the interest rate and loan-to-value ratio it will accept. The protocol then tests whether another lender will refinance the debt when the current lender wants to leave.
The design also avoids scheduled maturity dates. Blend says a position rolls automatically for as long as some lender remains willing to finance the amount against the collateral. Users need an onchain transaction when a rate changes or when either side exits. This cuts routine rollover transactions, but continued financing still depends on lender availability.
In the normal flow, a lender signs an offchain offer specifying the principal, interest rate and collateral collection. A borrower accepts a compatible offer onchain, places the NFT in a vault with a lien, and receives the principal. Blend matches each loan individually instead of pooling lenders’ funds.
The perpetual structure does not guarantee that a borrower can keep a position forever. Loans continue only while a lender is willing to finance the debt against the collateral. Interest accrues continuously, and the contract calculates repayment when an interaction requires it. Borrowers can repay at any time. They can also replace a loan atomically by taking a new loan against the same collateral and using the new principal to close the old debt.
Lenders have two exit paths in the design. A lender can submit a compatible offer from another lender and transfer the position without an auction. Otherwise, the lender can trigger a refinancing auction in which the offered interest rate rises until a new lender accepts. The replacement lender pays the old lender the full repayment amount and takes over the loan at the auction’s rate.
If no lender accepts before the auction reaches its defined maximum rate, the protocol treats the position as non-viable and liquidates the borrower. The existing lender can then claim the collateral. Blend therefore uses the availability of refinancing, rather than an oracle’s estimate of the NFT’s value, to determine whether debt can continue.
Stopping new matching removes the path Blur currently provides for originating loans after November 12. The announcement does not explain whether any refinancing functionality will remain available through other interfaces or direct contract calls. It tells current borrowers to repay or allow default before the deadline, which makes the status of each open loan the immediate operational question for users.
What remains onchain
Blur said the marketplace protocol will continue running after the frontend disappears. Traders or developers may still be able to interact with those contracts through other software, but Blur did not name a replacement marketplace interface in the announcement. The team also said $BLUR will continue to control the protocol’s fee switch.
That governance role is consistent with the original Blend design. The paper says Blur’s implementation gives $BLUR governance control over selected protocol parameters after a 180-day waiting period. Those parameters include borrower and lender fees, the maximum interest rate reached before liquidation, and the formula used to raise the offered rate during a refinancing auction. The protocol does not ask governance to value collateral or set loan-to-value ratios.
The announced withdrawal tool is different from keeping the full Blend loan interface open. Blur described it only as a way to help users withdraw assets after the deadline. No separate release date accompanied that promise. It did not provide the tool’s URL, contract scope, release time or instructions for borrowers whose loans enter refinancing near the cutoff.
For marketplace users, the key distinction is that contract availability does not preserve Blur’s own web access. For Blend users, the practical deadline concerns debt rather than the token fee switch. Borrowers need to review open positions before November 12 and choose between repayment and the default path described by Blur. Lenders need to account for the end of new matching through the official interface and for the absence of published details about post-cutoff refinancing.
The next dated milestone is November 12, 2026. Blur still needs to specify when its withdrawal tool will appear and whether users will have any supported route for refinancing or managing active Blend loans after matching stops.
Wendy's ve 2. čtvrtletí 2026 zaznamenala v USA 7% pokles srovnatelných tržeb restaurací a 12,5% propad návštěvnosti; v prvním pololetí uzavřela 289 amerických restaurací.
On Oct. 12, 2026, one share of Wendy's (WEN +1.28%) costs $6.31. That's less than an $8 Baconator, and I mean just the sandwich, not the meal. If your local drive-through accepted payment by stock certificates, you would still have to add some change if you wanted a $7.30 Dave's Double.
That doesn't mean it's time to double down on Wendy's stock. A low share price doesn't necessarily mean anything, and this burger chain looks affordable for a reason.
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Someone edited the recipe card Wendy's stock has lost 65.6% over the last three years. Around early 2024, the share price began to fall while the dividend yield began to rise. That combination looks tasty on a stock screener, but a yield inflated by a falling price often signals financial trouble and a rough road ahead.
At this point, Wendy's stock trades at just 9.6 times trailing earnings and 4.6 times free cash flow. The low P/E ratio comes with some fine print. Wendy's has a $1.2 billion market cap but a $4.8 billion enterprise value, thanks to a hefty debt load. Buyers of the stock get a small bun of robust free cash flow wrapped around a very large patty of debt.
New CEO Bob Wright is well aware of the company's troubles. He started at Wendy's 28 years ago, worked alongside founder Dave Thomas, and later rebuilt Potbelly's menu while growing sales by more than 40% in five years.
But this won't be an easy turnaround. On his first earnings call, Wright said cost-cutting decisions had weakened the quality that once defined the brand. That's a striking admission from a chain whose longtime slogan was "Quality Is Our Recipe."
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Customers noticed Wendy's cut its quarterly dividend from $0.25 to $0.14 in May 2025, then cut it again to $0.07 in August 2026. Many data sources still show a trailing yield near 7.8%, but the new payout works out to a forward yield of about 4.4%.
The dividend cuts reflect real operational problems. In the second quarter of 2026, U.S. same-restaurant sales fell 7% and customer traffic dropped 12.5%.
On the earnings call, CFO Steve Cirulis said that July traffic was no better. Wendy's closed 289 U.S. restaurants in the first half of 2026, and more closures seem likely. The company is in full turnaround mode, led by proven crisis-fixer Wright. If you lost count, that's Wendy's fourth CEO since February 2024.
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So until this recovery project shows results, Wendy's stock looks cheap for a reason. The single-digit stock price is a red flag, not a buying window. Wright gets a chance to change my mind when Wendy's reports Q3 earnings on Nov. 5. I'll pay close attention to his second earnings call.
Kaspa snižuje těžařskou odměnu každý měsíc přibližně o 5,6 %, takže se za 12 měsíců sníží na polovinu, na rozdíl od přibližně čtyřletého cyklu snižování odměny u Bitcoinu.
Kaspa ($KAS) trims its mining reward about 5.6% each month, producing one full halving a year, while Bitcoin halves roughly every four years. Here is how the schedule works.
Kaspa ($KAS) reduces its mining reward every month, rather than in a single step every four years as Bitcoin ($BTC) does. The result is a smoother issuance curve, but one that pushes miners toward fee income much sooner, according to a post from @BSCNews.
How Kaspa's monthly reduction worksBitcoin's protocol cuts the miner reward in half every 210,000 blocks, roughly every four years. The most recent halving, in April 2024, took the reward from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC per block, per Blockstream.
Kaspa uses what it calls a chromatic emission schedule. The reward is reduced every month by a factor of (1/2)^(1/12), or about 5.6%. After 12 such cuts, the reward has fallen by half, so Kaspa effectively halves once a year without a single cliff event.
The reward began at 440 KAS per second. According to the original post, it now sits near 20.6 KAS per second, or about 2.06 KAS per block. Schedule data from Tokenradar shows the per-second reward at roughly 21.8 for the period from September to October 2026, which is consistent with a further monthly cut to around 20.6.
Kaspa sets its reward per second, not per block. That means the move to 10 blocks per second splits the same payout across more blocks, which is why the per-block figure is far smaller than the per-second figure.
What it means for miners and supplyBecause Kaspa's reward halves four times as often as Bitcoin's, transaction fees will have to make up a larger share of miner income much sooner. Bitcoin's halving affects only the subsidy, not fees, which depend on demand for block space. The same logic applies to Kaspa.
Most of the supply has already been issued. The original post puts about 27.75 billion KAS in circulation out of a total supply of roughly 28.7 billion. Spark Money reports that over 27.5 billion KAS had been mined by mid-2026, around 96% of the cap.
The front-loaded issuance has been a point of debate. One analysis noted that some investors worry miners create constant sell pressure when large amounts of a coin reach the market quickly. How fee revenue develops as the reward keeps shrinking will be a key test for Kaspa's long-term security model.
SourcesSpark Money: Bitcoin vs Kaspa mining and emission compared
Blockstream Help Center: What is the Bitcoin halving?
Tokenradar: Kaspa (KAS) tokenomics and emission schedule
Sui's native stablecoin $USDsui has passed $80M in supply just months after its March 2026 launch, according to CryptoNews. Here is what is behind the growth.
@SuiNetwork's native stablecoin, $USDsui, has reached a record supply of more than $80 million, only months after its launch in March 2026. According to CryptoNews, the asset's supply has grown 20.5% over the last three months. Credit goes to the @Mysten_Labs team, which develops the Sui protocol.
How $USDsui got hereThe Sui Foundation announced the $USDsui mainnet launch on March 4.
The stablecoin was first unveiled in November 2025. At the time, That design differs from stablecoins where the issuer keeps the reserve income. CoinGecko's Sui page also lists a news item on the Sui Foundation repurchasing SUI tokens using USDsui yield.
Zero-fee transfers may also help adoption.
Context: a smaller slice of Sui's stablecoin marketThe $80 million milestone is a record for $USDsui itself, but it is still small against Sui's wider stablecoin market.
Supply figures also vary by source and date. while Readers should check live data before relying on any single number.
Overall, the growth shows early traction for a stablecoin that Sui controls, rather than relying only on third-party issuers. Whether $USDsui can keep expanding will depend on how much of Sui's stablecoin activity moves to it from existing assets.
SourcesSui Blog: Sui Unveils USDsui, a Native Stablecoin
Bridge: Sui Dollar (USDsui) reserve and supply data
DefiLlama: Sui stablecoin market cap and supply
Gold continues to move back and forth in a narrow range below $4,200 in Asia on Tuesday, consolidating its recovery from two-month troughs.
Gold struggles below $4,200Despite a broad-based US Dollar (USD) retreat from an 18-month peak, Gold keeps facing headwinds from geopolitical risks in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine.
These keep expectations for high inflation alive, even as Oil prices and US Treasury bond yields are off their recent multi-month highs.
According to The Guardian, “Saudi Arabia has been forced to suspend all flights to and from its main international airport in Riyadh until next Saturday after a further round of Houthi missile attacks caused more damage and left one person dead.”
More missiles were fired at Saudi Arabian cities by the Houthis on Monday, a Saudi Arabian military spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday accused Russia of continued missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. This came after US President Donald Trump claimed that Moscow had agreed to an "energy ceasefire" aimed at sparing energy-related infrastructure in Russia and Ukraine.
However, the downside in the non-yielding bullion appears capped by the sharp sell-off in Asian stocks, hit by tumbling artificial intelligence (AI) stocks and profit-taking as the third-quarter earnings season begins.
Additionally, increased bets that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will hold interest rates this month continue to support Gold. Traders now look forward to Wednesday’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data release for fresh insights on the Fed’s interest rate outlook for the rest of this year.
The inflation report is one of the last major economic releases before the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy meeting due later this month.
US CPI seen as key driver for near-term Fed expectationsAnalysts at Societe Generale highlight that, beyond geopolitics, “the week's main non-geopolitical event comes on Wednesday with the release of US CPI.” They argue that if “we see a pickup in core inflation to 2.5% (the market consensus), there will be little chance of any shift in market expectations: no rate hike this month, but a very strong chance of one in December and another in Q1.”
In the meantime, geopolitical developments worldwide will keep influencing the Gold price action.
Gold price technical analysis: Daily chart
In the daily chart, XAU/USD trades at $4,184.28. The metal remains under a clear bearish bias as it holds below the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) at $4,339.65, the 100-day SMA at $4,252.86 and the 200-day SMA at $4,527.18, keeping the broader downtrend in place despite a modest rebound from recent lows. The 14-day Relative Strength Index at 45.10 is mid-range and slightly recovering, which hints at easing bearish momentum rather than a decisive shift in trend.
On the topside, initial resistance is located at the 100-day SMA near $4,252.86, with a subsequent barrier at the 50-day SMA around $4,339.65; a sustained break above these clustered averages would be needed to soften the prevailing negative tone, while the 200-day SMA at $4,527.18 marks a more distant cap and a key medium-term hurdle. On the downside, the next notable support sits at the upward trendline break level around $4,001.82, where buyers may attempt to defend the broader bullish structure from earlier in the year.
(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)
Gold FAQs Gold has played a key role in human’s history as it has been widely used as a store of value and medium of exchange. Currently, apart from its shine and usage for jewelry, the precious metal is widely seen as a safe-haven asset, meaning that it is considered a good investment during turbulent times. Gold is also widely seen as a hedge against inflation and against depreciating currencies as it doesn’t rely on any specific issuer or government.
Central banks are the biggest Gold holders. In their aim to support their currencies in turbulent times, central banks tend to diversify their reserves and buy Gold to improve the perceived strength of the economy and the currency. High Gold reserves can be a source of trust for a country’s solvency. Central banks added 1,136 tonnes of Gold worth around $70 billion to their reserves in 2022, according to data from the World Gold Council. This is the highest yearly purchase since records began. Central banks from emerging economies such as China, India and Turkey are quickly increasing their Gold reserves.
Gold has an inverse correlation with the US Dollar and US Treasuries, which are both major reserve and safe-haven assets. When the Dollar depreciates, Gold tends to rise, enabling investors and central banks to diversify their assets in turbulent times. Gold is also inversely correlated with risk assets. A rally in the stock market tends to weaken Gold price, while sell-offs in riskier markets tend to favor the precious metal.
The price can move due to a wide range of factors. Geopolitical instability or fears of a deep recession can quickly make Gold price escalate due to its safe-haven status. As a yield-less asset, Gold tends to rise with lower interest rates, while higher cost of money usually weighs down on the yellow metal. Still, most moves depend on how the US Dollar (USD) behaves as the asset is priced in dollars (XAU/USD). A strong Dollar tends to keep the price of Gold controlled, whereas a weaker Dollar is likely to push Gold prices up.
Žaloba akcionářů proti Sprout Social (SPT) ustála návrh na zamítnutí, takže řízení bude pokračovat. Společnost dříve snížila výhled tržeb na rok 2024 o 20 milionů USD.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder rights law firm Robbins LLP reminds investors that on October 6, 2026, the plaintiffs in the class action against Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT) beat defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint. Accordingly, the stay of the case was lifted and the parties are to submit a proposed schedule for the completion of fact and expert discovery.
The class action was initially filed on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Sprout Social securities between November 2, 2023 and May 2, 2024, inclusive (the "Class Period").
Why Was Sprout Social Sued?
According to the class action complaint, during the Class Period, defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) the Company's sales and revenue growth were not indicative of the Company's growth as it transitioned to an enterprise sales cycle; (2) that the Company faced integration challenges with its acquisition of Tagger; (3) as a result, the Company was "self inducing sales headwinds;" and (4) as a result, the Company would revise fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance.
On May 2, 2024, Sprout Social announced the Company's operating results for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, disclosing that the Company had missed its revenue guidance for the quarter, and revising its full year 2024 revenue guidance downward $20 million. The Company's Chief Financial Officer Joe Del Preto stated the Company had "underestimated the magnitude of enterprise seasonality" and that the Company had also been "self-inducing sales execution headwinds." On this news, Sprout Social's stock price fell $19.33, or 40.1%, to close at $28.82 per share on May 3, 2024.
What Can Sprout Social Shareholders Do Now?
Investors who purchased Sprout Social shares prior to the Class Period have rights.
For additional information about the Sprout Social matter, contact Robbins LLP by submitting an inquiry, emailing attorney Aaron Dumas, Jr., or calling (800) 350-6003.
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Doximity prodloužila 13leté partnerství s U.S. News & World Report; její data budou dál pohánět vyhledávání lékařů a sjednávání zdravotní péče pro více než 65 milionů uživatelů ročně.
Doximity helps to power U.S. News' Doctor Finder, Patient Connect appointment booking tools used by over 65 million Americans annually to find and schedule care
, /PRNewswire/ -- Doximity (NYSE: DOCS), the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, today announced it has extended its 13-year partnership with U.S. News & World Report, the nation's most trusted source of independent healthcare information, rankings and guidance to help patients identify the best care for their needs.
The extension reinforces Doximity's position as a trusted data provider for U.S. News' physician- and hospital-facing products. For more than three decades, U.S. News has helped patients and families make some of their most critical healthcare decisions — from identifying leading hospitals and specialty programs to researching physicians and finding appropriate care. The extended partnership combines U.S. News' trusted healthcare brand, independent rankings and consumer-facing healthcare platform with Doximity's extensive physician network, data and technology.
Doximity contributes data that is included in the U.S. News' Best Hospitals rankings and the tools that help patients find the right doctors and book appointments:
Expert Opinion Survey: Doximity will continue as U.S. News' exclusive third-party provider of the Expert Opinion physician survey, a measure used in the Best Hospitals and Best Children's Hospitals rankings — the nation's longest-running and most widely referenced hospital quality assessment, evaluating thousands of U.S. hospitals each year since 1990. Doctor Finder: Doximity will continue supplying the physician profile data that powers U.S. News' Doctor Finder, helping patients book appointments with U.S. News hospital partners directly from the site. Doctor Finder has grown into one of the largest physician directories patients turn to when searching for care, drawing on Doximity's network of profiles spanning every specialty. Patient Connect: Doximity will continue enabling patient appointment booking for U.S. News hospital partners through its Patient Connect product, connecting patients — who have relied on U.S. News' rankings for over three decades as an independent benchmark of hospital quality — directly to the care they're seeking. "Doximity is proud to help so many Americans compare and connect with the right medical professionals for their healthcare needs," said Jared Wilkinson, group senior vice president of Hospital Partnerships at Doximity. "Our unique data is based on our network of more than 3 million members spanning every specialty and treatment, and we're excited to continue this important and strategic relationship with U.S. News & World Report."
"Trust in our Best Hospitals rankings starts with rigorous data, and ends with patients getting the best care," said Sumita Singh, executive vice president and general manager of Health at U.S. News. "This extension keeps Doximity's physician data behind Doctor Finder and Patient Connect, connecting more than 65 million people who use our site each year to the hospitals and doctors they need, often in the same visit."
About Doximity
Founded in 2010, Doximity is the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals. The company's network members include more than 85% of U.S. physicians. With AI-powered clinical reference and search capabilities, Doximity helps doctors access trusted, peer-reviewed information and medical literature. Doximity's mission is to help doctors be more productive so they can provide better care for their patients.
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader for journalism that empowers consumers, citizens, business leaders and policy officials to make confident decisions in all aspects of their lives and communities. A multifaceted media company, U.S. News provides unbiased rankings, independent reporting and analysis, and consumer advice to millions of people on USNews.com each month. A pillar in Washington for more than 90 years, U.S. News is the trusted home for in-depth and exclusive insights on education, health, politics, the economy, insurance, personal finance, travel, automobiles, real estate, careers and consumer products and services.
AUD/USD zůstává pod 0,7000, přestože zápis ze zasedání RBA ponechal ve hře další zvýšení sazeb. Důvěra firem NAB klesla třetí měsíc a nezaměstnanost vzrostla na 4,6 %.
AUD/USD continues to struggle below 70c despite hawkish RBA minutes keeping another rate hike in play. NAB business confidence fell for a third month, while unemployment rose to 4.6%, giving the RBA room to wait. With Australian jobs data and US CPI looming, the 0.7000 resistance area could prove pivotal for the Aussie this week.
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Business Confidence Weakens as Forward Orders Lag
The RBA minutes retained a hawkish tone overall, although time appears to be on their side for the next hike - assuming one arrives at all. While policymakers remain alert to inflation pressures beyond the obvious impact of higher energy prices, they also need to weigh softer business and consumer sentiment.
Business confidence deteriorated for a third consecutive month in September, marking its 10th straight month in pessimistic territory according to the latest NAB survey. Inflation concerns, higher interest rates and global uncertainty remain the usual suspects, with NAB noting that “confidence remains negative in all industries except mining” in trend terms. Business conditions were unchanged at -1, leaving them around seven points below their long-run average.
However, while businesses are still increasing capex, suggesting they remain willing to invest in future capacity, forward orders remain negative. That points to a demand pipeline that is not improving at the same pace as investment - a potentially uncomfortable combination if it persists.
Source: NAB, LSEG
RBA Minutes Keep Another Hike in Play
Against that softer backdrop, the minutes showed policymakers remain more concerned about persistent inflation than near-term weakness in activity. The Board judged that domestic capacity pressures may be stronger than previously thought, while weak productivity, elevated business inflation expectations and the risk of higher energy costs and AI-related investment were all cited as potential sources of further pressure. Falling house prices were also seen as having only a modest effect on consumption.
Even so, the minutes suggest the RBA still has scope to move cautiously. The Board considered holding rates and acknowledged softer activity risks, leaving another hike firmly in play without implying any urgency. The timing will depend on whether incoming inflation and labour-market data confirm that current policy is still not restrictive enough.
Ultimately, the RBA appears to have time on its side. It can keep the threat of another hike firmly on the table without necessarily having to deliver one, particularly while softer activity and sentiment provide scope to assess how previous tightening feeds through.
Australian Jobs Report Could Shape the RBA’s Next Move
Attention now shifts to Thursday’s labour force report after unemployment rose to 4.6% last month despite a solid headline jobs gain, with full-time employment falling and participation increasing thanks to a rise in part-time work. Another soft composition or further rise in unemployment would strengthen the case for the RBA to wait, while a firmer report could keep another hike firmly in play.
AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Australian Dollar vs US Dollar
The Aussie is holding up well despite the US dollar index rising to an 18-month high on Monday, supported by elevated Treasury yields, geopolitical risks and euro weakness. Hawkish comments from the Fed’s Hammack provided an additional tailwind.
While the Aussie remains in a clear downtrend on the daily chart, it is still within a corrective phase – potentially forming an ABC retracement. With the 200-day EMA and 70c handle providing resistance, bears may seek to fade rallies into these levels, especially if US CPI heats up as expected.
However, with the US dollar index already well bid ahead of US CPI and Kevin Warsh’s remarks, there is room for disappointment and a weaker dollar if hawkish expectations are not met. Either way, the 70c area looks set to be an important pivot zone for AUD/USD traders this week.
Podle Lorenza Valenteho z ARK Invest se přibližně 70 % dotazů poradců týká kvantového rizika. Očekává, že Bitcoin před dnem Q přejde na nové kryptografické podpisy.
On Unchained, ARK Invest's Lorenzo Valente said wealth managers mostly ask about quantum risk, not token metrics, and that he is more confident than a year ago that Bitcoin will move to new signatures in time.
ARK's Lorenzo Valente says most adviser questions are about quantum risk
Posted October 12, 2026 at 10:57 pm ET.
Professional money managers who ask ARK Invest about crypto mostly want to know about quantum computing, not token economics, according to Lorenzo Valente, ARK’s director of research for digital assets.
Valente estimated on Unchained, in a livestream recorded Oct. 12, that “probably 70%” of the questions ARK fields from registered investment advisers and wealth-management platforms concern quantum risk. They ask whether the signatures securing blockchains will have to be replaced and which networks have the better plan, he said. Metrics insiders assume such clients track, like token inflation or protocol revenue, are largely unknown to them, he added.
Host Laura Shin said on the show that she found it “impressive that they’re that sophisticated.” Valente suggested a reason: quantum “is more of a general technology that they’ve heard also like in other fields.”
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A Long Forecast, Shortened by AI
Valente was clear that quantum is not his own research area. “I’m not the one specifically that, that has done the work on that,” he said on the show, adding that ARK’s internal view places the threat roughly 10 to 20 years out. He also noted, “I’m not a cryptographer.”
The discussion came days after researcher Justin Drake wrote on Oct. 7 that ECDSA, the elliptic-curve signature scheme behind Bitcoin and Ethereum keys, could break “in the worst case in months not years,” citing AI’s rapid progress in math. Unchained covered the debate that followed. The speed of AI advances has made it much harder to set timelines for investment theses, Valente said, calling the situation “definitely scary.”
More Optimistic on Bitcoin
Asked how Bitcoin can handle the threat, Valente said ARK has been in talks with large industry players and with core developers, and that it is in a “consortium with MicroStrategy and some of the other companies that are thinking about this.”
That group is the Bitcoin Security Consortium, which Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, announced in July with ARK, BlackRock, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets and others among its founding members.
Valente said he now expects Bitcoin to find a solution before Q-Day, the point at which a quantum computer could break today’s cryptography, and make the transition. “I was much more worried a year ago,” he said. “I think people are aware of this, and they’re working on it.”
Valente said ETF issuers, exchanges, developers and miners all now have a stake, and that “there are just more companies that are depending on Bitcoin right now than, like, two or three years ago.”
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AI-assisted content: This article was produced with the assistance of AI tools and was reviewed, edited, and fact-checked by a member of the Unchained editorial team before publication.
Akcie společnosti Six Flags po nehodě na horské dráze v Georgii, při níž zemřel jeden člověk, v pondělním obchodování po skončení hlavní obchodní seance klesly o více než 10 %.
Shares of Six Flags Entertainment plunged more than 10% in after-hours trading Monday following reports of a deadly roller coaster incident at one of its amusement parks in Georgia, marking a sharp reversal from gains during the regular session.
The stock had closed 4.5% higher during regular trading before the after-hours sell-off.
One person died and several others were injured in an incident involving the park's 200-foot-tall Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Cobb County shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, according to the report, citing local police.
Police did not provide additional details about the incident, the report showed.
Witnesses told a local news station they saw a man fall from the roller coaster and strike the ride several times. Riders were later seen being evacuated from the roller coaster after it stopped near the top of the ride, the report said.
Six Flags said its park staff and local authorities responded immediately to the incident, adding that it was cooperating fully with the investigation, had temporarily closed similar attractions across its parks and would not release further details out of respect for the family's privacy, according to the report.
The company's shares have fallen 22% year to date.
Stříbro XAG/USD druhý den klesá a obchoduje se kolem 60 USD za trojskou unci pod tlakem silného dolaru a očekávání dalšího zpřísňování měnové politiky Fedu.
Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its losses for the second consecutive day, trading around $60.00 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Tuesday. Silver is struggling as rising oil prices fuel inflation concerns, bolstering expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes. Higher interest rates typically weigh on precious metals like Silver, as they increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets.
Geopolitical tensions also remain at the forefront for investors. Markets are closely monitoring reports that the US is considering joining Saudi Arabia in its campaign against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen. Meanwhile, sentiment remains fragile following news that the recently announced Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" has already been violated.
Adding to the pressure, the US Dollar Index (DXY) trades near 18-month highs ahead of critical economic releases. Investors are awaiting key inflation reports, including Wednesday’s US Consumer Price Index and Thursday’s Producer Price Index, to gauge the Fed's policy path. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, markets are pricing in roughly an 80% chance of the Fed keeping rates unchanged this month, alongside an 88% probability of a rate hike in December.
Fed Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack underscored a stronger-than-usual bias toward tighter policy. The emphasis on the need for higher interest rates, a restrictive stance to re-anchor inflation at 2%, and concern that an inflationary mindset is becoming ingrained—amid neutral financial conditions and AI-driven demand pressures—signals a preference for swift, smaller rate tweaks to keep policy tight and responsive. Hammack’s focus on broad-based inflation, firm pricing power, and the duty to clarify the reaction function reinforces a message that the Fed should not assume inflation expectations are safely anchored and that the economy can withstand more tightening.
Fed expectations seen steady as US CPI loomsAnalysts at Societe Generale highlight Wednesday’s US CPI release as the key event for markets, arguing that a move in core inflation to “2.5% (the market consensus)” is unlikely to alter the prevailing policy outlook. In their view, such a print would leave “little chance of any shift in market expectations: no rate hike this month, but a very strong chance of one in December and another in Q1.”
Silver FAQs Silver is a precious metal highly traded among investors. It has been historically used as a store of value and a medium of exchange. Although less popular than Gold, traders may turn to Silver to diversify their investment portfolio, for its intrinsic value or as a potential hedge during high-inflation periods. Investors can buy physical Silver, in coins or in bars, or trade it through vehicles such as Exchange Traded Funds, which track its price on international markets.
Silver prices can move due to a wide range of factors. Geopolitical instability or fears of a deep recession can make Silver price escalate due to its safe-haven status, although to a lesser extent than Gold's. As a yieldless asset, Silver tends to rise with lower interest rates. Its moves also depend on how the US Dollar (USD) behaves as the asset is priced in dollars (XAG/USD). A strong Dollar tends to keep the price of Silver at bay, whereas a weaker Dollar is likely to propel prices up. Other factors such as investment demand, mining supply – Silver is much more abundant than Gold – and recycling rates can also affect prices.
Silver is widely used in industry, particularly in sectors such as electronics or solar energy, as it has one of the highest electric conductivity of all metals – more than Copper and Gold. A surge in demand can increase prices, while a decline tends to lower them. Dynamics in the US, Chinese and Indian economies can also contribute to price swings: for the US and particularly China, their big industrial sectors use Silver in various processes; in India, consumers’ demand for the precious metal for jewellery also plays a key role in setting prices.
Silver prices tend to follow Gold's moves. When Gold prices rise, Silver typically follows suit, as their status as safe-haven assets is similar. The Gold/Silver ratio, which shows the number of ounces of Silver needed to equal the value of one ounce of Gold, may help to determine the relative valuation between both metals. Some investors may consider a high ratio as an indicator that Silver is undervalued, or Gold is overvalued. On the contrary, a low ratio might suggest that Gold is undervalued relative to Silver.
Elon Musk takes a dig at Waymo's pet collision history and says Tesla Robotaxi has a solution
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Elon Musk took a dig at his robotaxi rival, Waymo, calling the vehicles "pet destroyers," and said Tesla Robotaxi has solved the issue of avoiding stray pets.
During a livestreamed interview at an event hosted by Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley on Saturday, Musk called out Waymo for its reported collisions with animals.
"What a lot of people don't know is that Waymos are like pet destroyers," Musk said, laughing. "Well, maybe Waymo's made some improvements on that front, but they do run over a lot of pets, and we don't want to run over pets."
Waymo has gotten flak over animal collisions before, most notably after its run-in with a beloved bodega cat in a San Francisco neighborhood back in October 2025. The feline, named KitKat, died after it was run over by Waymo's rear right tire, video obtained by The New York Times showed.
That is not Waymo's first collision with an animal.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Standing General Order requires autonomous vehicle companies like Waymo to report qualifying crashes. NHTSA data showed that between July 2025 and July 2026, Waymo reported at least 9 crashes involving animals, 6 of which Waymo described as domestic animals.
A Waymo spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Tesla's robotaxi service also reported a collision involving an animal during the same time period, but the incident involved a supervised robotaxi. Tesla also operated a smaller fleet, and most of its unsupervised operations were concentrated in one city: Austin.
Musk said during the virtual interview that Tesla Robotaxi will be able to detect roaming pets at night.
"We have these challenges of literally like: gray kittens on a gray tarmac with tar seams at night in low visibility. And it's like, 'Can we not run over the kittens,' type of thing," he said.
Musk added that Tesla will deploy the update, though he did not specify when.
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Zacks Thematic Screens lets you dive into over 30 dynamic investment themes shaping the future. Whether you're interested in cutting-edge technology, renewable energy, or healthcare innovations, our themes help you invest in ideas that matter to you.
Let’s take a closer look at the ‘Cloud Computing’ theme and analyze a stock within, namely Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) .
Cloud Computing Overview
Cloud computing refers to the on-demand seamless access of computing resources such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence over the Internet (the cloud) on a pay-per-use pricing model.
It marks a paradigm shift from traditional on-premises infrastructure storage to remote cloud-based storage facilities and relies heavily on virtualization and automation technologies. Instead of buying, owning, and maintaining physical data centers and servers, organizations access a virtual pool of shared resources from a cloud service provider on an as-needed basis.
This lowers operating costs, increases productivity with greater agility and flexibility, and improves scalability with higher economies of scale.
Microsoft Reassures Cloud Concerns
Microsoft posted strong results in its latest release, with sales up 18% YoY and earnings up 23% YoY. It delivered strong Cloud results, a key benchmark that has been watched closely amid the billions it’s been investing in AI infrastructure.
Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud results include Azure, its cloud computing platform that provides AI computing power to businesses. Intelligent Cloud revenue came in at $39.3 billion, beating our consensus estimate handily and growing at an accelerated rate of 32% YoY.
Bottom Line
Thematic investing has emerged as a powerful way for investors to sync their portfolios with emerging trends. A mix of long-term and short-term themes is increasingly dictating which companies lead as economies expand and markets shift.
While stocks in each theme aren't direct recommendations, they offer a solid starting point. Leverage the Zacks Rank and other metrics to identify the best stocks for your strategy. Each featured stock comes with a Zacks report, giving you the tools to analyze performance and potential.
The Cloud Computing thematic list, which currently includes Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) , focuses on technology companies that provide the related hardware and software to enable cloud computing services, the communication service providers that offer the network facilities and the various firms that utilize the services across diverse sectors like financial, consumer discretionary and industrials.
Odhady předpokládají, že tržby AMD ze serverových CPU mohou v roce 2027 překročit 50 miliard USD, tažené silnou poptávkou po prémiových serverových procesorech.
SummaryAdvanced Micro Devices is experiencing explosive growth in both AI GPU and premium server CPU markets, now leading in high-end server CPUs. Recent forecasts project AMD's CPU server sales could exceed $50 billion in 2027, with consensus revenue and EPS estimates rising sharply. AMD's AI data center revenues are accelerating, driven by major deals with OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic, supporting a path to $30+ EPS by at least 2028. With gross margin expansion to 60%, AMD could achieve $40+ EPS and a $1,200 stock price based on 2029 numbers, making shares attractive at current levels. This idea was discussed in more depth with members of my private investing community, Out Fox The Street. Learn More » Getty Images
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) already had a booming AI GPU business, but the CPU server demand continues to skyrocket. While AMD trails Nvidia (NVDA) in the AI GPU space, the company is
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Akcie společnosti Shopify během pondělní seance vzrostly téměř o 5 % poté, co analytici Cantor Fitzgerald zvýšili cílovou cenu ze 145 USD na 158 USD a ponechali neutrální doporučení.
One of the best and most immediate boosts for a stock is a meaty price target increase by an analyst. That was the case with Shopify (SHOP +4.90%) on Monday, as such a lift helped improve investor sentiment on the online commerce facilitator. Its share rose by almost 5% that trading session as a result.
A 9% bump The researcher responsible for that increase was Cantor Fitzgerald, which now believes Shopify can reach $158 per share. Previously, its fair value assessment was $145. Cantor Fitzgerald didn't become notably more bullish because of this, however, as it maintained its neutral recommendation on the stock.
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The firm updated its take on Shopify in advance of the company's third-quarter earnings release, slated for Tuesday, Nov. 3. According to reports, it expects the company to notch convincing beats on gross merchandise volume (GMV) and revenue, with the latter's growth coming in at the low 30% range.
That optimistic outlook is tempered by concerns about Shopify's artificial intelligence (AI) inference costs, which might be considerable and squeeze the company's margins. Cantor Fitzgerald also cautioned about Shopify's tilt toward merchant solutions, which are less profitable as a whole than the company's subscription solutions.
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Is it really good to be the king? To me (and many investors), Shopify is the undisputed king of online e-commerce facilitation. Its top line continues to expand impressively in a world where digital retailing isn't just a good idea, it's a necessity.
But there are downsides to the stock, and I feel that market players are right to be concerned. Profitability has been choppy, and valuations are very high for such bottom-line inconsistency. While the company surely has a prosperous future ahead, the stock looks pricey -- particularly after its recent surge.
Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Shopify. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Akcie Cloudflare (NET) uzavřely na 350,87 USD po denním poklesu o 2,79 %. Trh očekává čtvrtletní EPS ve výši 0,35 USD a tržby ve výši 733,3 milionu USD.
Cloudflare (NET - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $350.87, moving -2.79% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.06% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.38%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.44%.
Heading into today, shares of the web security and content delivery company had gained 17.75% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.85% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.36%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Cloudflare in its upcoming release. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $0.35, reflecting a 29.63% increase from the same quarter last year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $733.3 million, reflecting a 30.47% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $1.26 per share and a revenue of $2.87 billion, demonstrating changes of +35.48% and +32.54%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Cloudflare. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. At present, Cloudflare boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Cloudflare is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 285.51. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 20.96 for its industry.
Meanwhile, NET's PEG ratio is currently 7.64. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The average PEG ratio for the Internet - Software industry stood at 1.21 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 94, putting it in the top 39% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
Akcie společnosti Harmony Biosciences v pondělí klesly o více než 5 % poté, co firma oznámila, že Peter Anastasiou od 1. ledna 2027 nahradí Jeffreyho Dayna ve funkci generálního ředitele.
Harmony Biosciences (HRMY -5.09%) is getting a new leader, but investors aren't happy about it. On news of a major C-Suite change, they eagerly sold shares in the pharmaceutical company to leave it with more than a 5% loss on Monday.
New boss incoming
That morning, Harmony announced that its current COO and member of its board, Peter Anastasiou, is to become CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2027. In a planned succession, he will replace the healthcare company's current chief, Jeffrey Dayno, who will stay with Harmony in an advisory role throughout that year.
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In the press release announcing the move, Harmony signaled a "steady as she goes" approach. The company stated that it will stick with its current strategic priorities, including further development of its molecule, pitolisant (approved by the Food and Drug Administration under the brand name Wakix for certain sleep disorders), and advancement of its pipeline.
In addition to detailing the CEO change, Harmony also reiterated its full-year net revenue guidance for Wakix. The drug should maintain its blockbuster status, with net revenue of $1 billion to $1.04 billion. The company added that its assumptions for hitting key commercial and pipeline milestones remain unchanged.
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Personally, I'm not seeing much in that press release to be gloomy about.
That said, change can be hard for investors, particularly when an outgoing CEO has led a company to success -- as in the case of Dayno, who deserves significant credit in the development of Wakix (he was chief medical officer at the time). I'd probably take this opportunity to load up on the still high-potential Harmony at a discount.
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In the latest trading session, SentinelOne (S - Free Report) closed at $25.66, marking a -2.32% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.06%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.38%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.44%.
Shares of the cybersecurity provider witnessed a gain of 33.01% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its gain of 4.85%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2.36%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of SentinelOne in its upcoming release. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.09, signifying a 28.57% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $310.03 million, indicating a 19.74% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $0.32 per share and a revenue of $1.2 billion, demonstrating changes of +60% and +20.32%, respectively, from the preceding year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for SentinelOne. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.88% lower within the past month. Currently, SentinelOne is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, SentinelOne is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 83.02. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 59.11 of its industry.
One should further note that S currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.8. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The average PEG ratio for the Security industry stood at 3.27 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, positioning it in the top 42% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow S in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
Summary: Activate optimistic governance for ZIPs by deploying the council, veto, and supermajority contracts created by Scopelift, and set parameters outlined in the Specification section.
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Activate Optimistic Governance for ZIPs
Proposal Type
ZIP
One Sentence Summary
This ZIP activates Optimistic Governance for ZIPs which allows Security Council members to propose protocol upgrades and for the Token Assembly to veto any ZIP prior to execution.
Proposal Author
ZKsync Association
Proposal Sponsor
[TBC]
Date Submitted
[TBC]
Version
1
Summary of Action
Activate optimistic governance for ZIPs by deploying the council, veto, and supermajority contracts created by Scopelift, and set parameters outlined in the Specification section.
Abstract
This proposal activates Optimistic Governance for ZIPs. Security Council members will propose protocol upgrades and the Token Assembly will have the opportunity to veto any ZIP before it can proceed to execution. This removes the requirement for the Token Assembly to affirmatively approve every ZIP and focus voting on Token Program Proposals and Governance Advisory Proposals, while preserving its ability to veto a proposal.
Motivation
ZIPs are technical proposals that can upgrade the ZKsync protocol, its core contracts, and the governance system. The Security Council currently has responsibility for reviewing and approving protocol upgrades before they are executed. Allowing Security Council members to propose ZIPs places responsibility for driving upgrades with the governance body best positioned to assess them.
Under the current process, every ZIP must receive at least 630 million ZK in affirmative votes and a simple majority of votes cast. This means a proposal can fail because it does not reach quorum, even where there is no material opposition. It also requires the Token Assembly to approve technical changes before the Security Council completes its review.
Optimistic Governance shifts the Token Assembly’s role from approving every ZIP to having the ability to veto any ZIP, as well as increasing their focus on token programs, mechanics, and governance advisory. Once adopted, optimistic governace means protocol upgrade proposals can proceed without an affirmative Token Assembly vote, but 630 million ZK can stop it. A veto can only be overridden if at least 1.26 billion ZK votes For and there are more For votes than Against votes. This allows technical experts to drive protocol upgrades while keeping the Token Assembly as a check on whether they proceed.
This ZIP only changes the Protocol Upgrade path. The Token Governor (TPPs) and GovOps Governor (GAPs) are unchanged.
Specification
This proposal deploys a council token, a Council Governor, a Veto Governor, a Supermajority Governor, and a dedicated supermajority timelock on ZKsync Era. It reuses the existing Protocol Timelock so that successful proposals continue to reach the existing ProtocolUpgradeHandler on Ethereum.
Changes Proposed
1. Security Council proposal process
Each of the eight Security Council member entities will receive one non-transferable and non-delegable seat through CouncilERC20. Each seat will be held by that member entity’s SAFE multisig on ZKsync Era.
A seated member of the Security Council may submit a proposal through BasicCouncilGovernor. Any Security Council member entity can submit a protocol upgrade onchain. This submission equates to that entity sponsoring the ZIP. It is expected that the sponsor of the ZIP then casts a vote ‘FOR’ the proposal. One Security Council member entity voting FOR is sufficient to forward the proposal to the Token Assembly veto stage. The Security Council voting delay will be one day, enabling proposals to be cancelled and resubmitted if there is an error in the initial submission. The council voting period will be a maximum of three days. A one-seat super-quorum allows a proposal to advance as soon as the first valid FOR vote is cast.
The ZKsync deployment will use council vote-counting logic under which a valid FOR vote from one seat satisfies sponsorship regardless of Against votes. This preserves the intended one-member sponsorship model and prevents the council stage from becoming a separate majority-approval gate.
A successful council proposal is forwarded to the Veto Governor. It cannot be queued directly for execution through the Council Governor.
2. Token Assembly veto process
Every proposal forwarded by the Council Governor will enter a Token Assembly veto process through BasicCouncilVetoGovernor. Delegated ZK voting power may cast veto votes during the configured veto period.
A proposal succeeds by default unless veto votes reach 630 million ZK. If the threshold is reached, the proposal is defeated unless the Token Assembly subsequently approves an override through the process described below.
The veto threshold will be set at a fixed threshold of 630 million ZK.
The veto vote will remain open for seven days. Once the veto votes reach 315 million ZK—50% of the veto threshold—the voting period will be extended by two days.
3. Token Assembly Supermajority Vote
A veto may be overridden by a Token Assembly supermajority:
at least 1.26 billion ZK voting For, equal to twice the 630 million ZK veto threshold; and
more For votes than Against votes.
The Supermajority Governor [ZKsync Supermajority Governor] will use the existing ZK token and the same fractional-counting model as the current Protocol Governor. It will have a proposal threshold of 21 million ZK, a one-day voting delay, a seven-day voting period, and a three-day late-quorum extension.
Successful supermajority proposals will execute through a dedicated self-administered TimelockController with a one-day minimum delay. That timelock will hold the Veto Governor’s vetoOverrideRole. No externally owned account, Security Council Safe, Foundation Safe, or general governance administrator will hold the supermajority role.
The supermajority vote must execute within 14 days after the veto deadline. This window accommodates the override vote, possible late-quorum extension, and supermajority-timelock delay.
Under the proposed implementation, the supermajority may apply to any proposal in the Defeated state, including a proposal stopped through the Foundation’s safety veto. This prevents the Foundation from becoming a unilateral denial-of-service point, but means its veto acts as a delay rather than an absolute stop when at least 1.26 billion ZK supports a proposal proceeding.
Following a successful supermajority vote, anyone may queue the proposal on the Veto Governor and, after the applicable timelock conditions are satisfied, execute it through the Council Governor. The existing L1 approval process still applies.
4. Foundation safety veto
The ZKsync Foundation will retain veto power in the Veto Governor’s vetoGuardian role via its L2 multisig, 0xF197677d63BF6E2841F5108b8dFd2FD6eCEff74B.
The Foundation may stop a proposal while it is Pending or Active by calling vetoByGuardian() on ZKsync Era. The Foundation cannot use this role to originate, affirmatively approve, queue, or execute a proposal.
A Foundation-vetoed proposal may be restored through the 1.26 billion ZK Token Assembly override described above.
5. Standard ZIP process
The standard process will be:
One Security Council member submits a ZIP through the Council Governor.
The proposing Security Council member, or any other council member, casts one FOR vote to advance the proposal to the Token Assembly veto stage.
The proposal enters the Token Assembly veto process.
The Foundation may exercise its safety veto while the proposal is Pending or Active.
If no veto occurs, the proposal succeeds at the end of the veto period.
If a veto occurs, the proposal proceeds only if the Token Assembly approves an override with at least 1.26 billion ZK voting For and more For votes than Against votes.
The Veto Governor queues and executes the proposal through the existing Protocol Timelock.
The Protocol Timelock sends the L2-to-L1 message to the ProtocolUpgradeHandler.
The upgrade proceeds through the existing L1 approval, delay, and execution stages.
Every standard ZIP is subject to the Token Assembly veto process. Only a higher-threshold Token Assembly vote may reverse a veto on L2.
10. Existing Protocol Timelock migration
This design requires no changes to the existing ProtocolUpgradeHandler and continues to use the existing Protocol Timelock at 0x085b8B6407f150D62adB1EF926F7f304600ec714.
The migration will:
grant PROPOSER_ROLE, EXECUTOR_ROLE, and CANCELLER_ROLE on the Protocol Timelock to the new Veto Governor; and
revoke those roles from the current ZkProtocolGovernor at 0x76705327e682f2d96943280d99464ab61219e34f.
The Veto Governor requires EXECUTOR_ROLE because it calls executeBatch() itself. The Protocol Timelock is self-administered and currently has a minimum delay of zero. This ZIP does not change that delay.
11. Administration and council membership
The governorAdmin roles for the Council Governor and Veto Governor, as well as the CouncilERC20 admin role, will be assigned to the L2 alias of the ProtocolUpgradeHandler, 0xf41eca3047b37dc7d88849de4a4dc07937ad6bc4.
As a result, parameter changes and council seat changes must pass through the full ZIP process, including the L1 approval and delay stages, before the ProtocolUpgradeHandler sends the corresponding L1-to-L2 call.
The L1 Security Council membership and the L2 council-seat list are separate. A change to one does not automatically update the other. Any membership change must update both systems where applicable.
12. Prerequisite Guardian-dissolution ZIP
This proposal assumes that a separate ZIP has already:
assigned the ZKsync Foundation Safe to the ProtocolUpgradeHandler Guardian role;
deployed and activated an Emergency Upgrade Board that is composed of the Security Council plus Foundation, requiring both bodies; and
retired the prior three-body Emergency Upgrade Board.
That prerequisite ZIP must execute before this optimistic-governance migration. Any corresponding changes to Guardian roles in the Token Governor and GovOps Governor must be handled separately through the applicable TPP and GAP processes.
13. Scope
This proposal applies only to the Protocol Upgrade Governor and its timelock. It does not change:
the Token Governor or the affirmative Token Assembly vote required for TPPs;
the GovOps Governor or the affirmative Token Assembly vote required for GAPs;
the L1 ProtocolUpgradeHandler approval thresholds established by the prerequisite ZIP;
the Security Council’s existing freeze powers; or
the Emergency Upgrade Board established by the prerequisite ZIP.
Execution Impact
Security Council
Each Security Council member entity will receive one seat held through its Safe on ZKsync Era. Any one member may sponsor a proposal and forward it to the Token Assembly veto stage. The Security Council will continue to act collectively during the L1 approval stage.
L2 seat custody is operationally separate from the existing L1 Security Council membership. The signer sets and membership records must be kept aligned.
Token Assembly
The Token Assembly will no longer need to reach affirmative quorum for every ZIP. Instead, every standard ZIP will enter a public veto period.
Delegates may stop a proposal with 630 million ZK in veto votes. A disputed veto may be reversed only through a separate Token Assembly vote with at least 1.26 billion ZK voting For and more For votes than Against votes.
This proposal does not change Token Assembly approval rights for TPPs or GAPs.
ZKsync Foundation
The Foundation may veto Pending or Active proposals through an L1-to-L2 transaction. Under the proposed implementation, the Token Assembly may reverse that veto through the same 1.26 billion ZK override process.
The Foundation retains the L1 fallback approval and legal-veto-extension functions established by the prerequisite Guardian-dissolution ZIP.
Governance interfaces and monitoring
The governance interface must support council proposal, council sponsorship, Token Assembly veto, veto extension, override proposal, override execution, Protocol Timelock, and L1 approval states.
All council proposals and vetoes should trigger public notifications to delegates, Security Council members, the Foundation, and the wider community. Interfaces should display the 630 million ZK veto threshold, the 315 million ZK extension threshold, the 1.26 billion ZK override requirement, and the applicable deadlines.
Governance Procedures
The ZKsync Governance Procedures must be amended to reflect Security Council proposal rights, the Token Assembly veto and override processes, the Foundation safety veto, and the revised role of the current Protocol Timelock and Protocol Governor.
Backwards Compatibility
This proposal changes the governance process for future ZIPs and is therefore not procedurally backwards compatible with the current affirmative-vote model.
After activation:
ZIPs must be originated through the Council Governor;
delegated ZK voting power will ordinarily be used to veto rather than affirmatively approve ZIPs;
a separate higher-threshold Token Assembly process will govern veto overrides;
the new Veto Governor will replace the current Protocol Governor as proposer, executor, and canceller on the existing Protocol Timelock; and
governance interfaces and indexing services must support the council-to-veto and override lifecycles.
The proposal does not change application-facing transaction formats, smart contract interfaces, or validity rules for ordinary ZKsync transactions. The Token Governor and GovOps Governor proposal processes remain unchanged.
Any ZIP pending in the current Protocol Governor at the activation boundary must be handled under a published transition plan. No proposal should remain dependent on roles that are revoked during migration.
Security Considerations
The optimistic model allows a proposal to advance without affirmative Token Assembly participation. This improves liveness but makes public notice, monitoring, accessible technical materials, and a meaningful veto period essential. The seven-day veto period, late-veto extension, Foundation veto, Token Assembly override process, collective Security Council L1 approval, and existing L1 delays provide defense in depth.
The 1.26 billion ZK override protects against veto griefing and a unilateral Foundation denial of service, but it also means that a veto is not absolute. The override remains a Token Assembly decision: neither the Security Council, the Foundation, nor the administrator can invoke it without the required token vote. The feasibility of reaching 1.26 billion ZK in For votes should be assessed against historical participation before deployment.
As proposed, the override can reverse both a token-holder veto and a Foundation safety veto because both place the proposal in the Defeated state. Restricting the override to token-holder vetoes would require additional state tracking and a further modification to the audited code. The final implementation and documentation must make the selected behavior explicit.
If the Security Council cannot satisfy the L1 approval threshold, the Foundation may use the fallback approval path established by the prerequisite ZIP. If both bodies refuse or are unavailable, the upgrade will not execute. This is the intended two-body blocking property of the design.
The governorAdmin and council-token admin may change parameters and membership. Assigning these roles to the aliased ProtocolUpgradeHandler subjects their use to the full ZIP and L1 approval path, but also makes correct L1-to-L2 aliasing and cross-domain execution critical. All aliases and administrative calls must be tested on a fork.
The existing Protocol Timelock is retained because the ProtocolUpgradeHandler accepts messages only from that address. Incorrectly revoking the current governor’s roles before the Veto Governor is fully configured could make protocol governance inoperable. The role migration must be atomic where possible and verified against the final execution manifest.
The generic council-governance contracts were reviewed by Certora in December 2025 at commit 6680eb4, according to the supporting technical materials. The ZKsync-specific council counting, fixed veto-supply base, deployment parameters, override-governor integration, L1-to-L2 administration, and complete role migration require their own review before submission.
Platforma Forge od Allora spustila Topic 90 pro AI předpovědi tříminutových logaritmických výnosů perpetual futures na Hyperliquid, přičemž modely dynamicky vybírají trhy.
Allora’s Forge platform has opened a new prediction topic built around Hyperliquid, and it comes with an unusual twist: there is no fixed list of assets.
The Hyperliquid Log Return topic, designated topic 90, went live on October 8, 2026. It asks AI and machine learning models to forecast three-minute log returns across Hyperliquid’s perpetual futures markets, with the set of markets rebuilt every round.
How topic 90 actually works Topic 90 works differently from static prediction setups. The market set for each round is assembled dynamically, based on what models choose to submit.
Each submission is capped at 100 keys. A key, in this context, is essentially a market the model wants to weigh in on.
Zeros are treated as the default and dropped from the registry. So a model that has no opinion on a given market simply leaves it out, rather than padding its entry with empty guesses.
The target itself is a three-minute base-10 log return. A log return measures how much a price moved over a window, expressed as a logarithm of the ending price divided by the starting price.
To settle who was right, Allora pulls ground truth from Hyperliquid’s one-minute candle data through its Atlas platform.
The scoring system punishes fence-sitting Allora’s answer to zero-padding is the CZAR loss function, short for Composite Zero-Agnostic Return. It is designed to reward forecasts that actually take a directional stance and to penalize predictions that hedge toward nothing.
Models are assessed on several criteria, including directional accuracy and correlation with realized returns.
The bar for graduating is also explicit. To move to mainnet, a model must pass seven statistical tests per topic and worker.
One of those tests requires the lower confidence bound on directional accuracy to sit above 50%. That means a model has to show, with statistical confidence, that it beats a coin flip at calling direction.
Forge, Hyperliquid and the bigger picture Forge functions as a competitive arena where models build reputations through testing. According to the research findings, more than 2,000 models are already active on the platform.
Those models are spread across 18 topics. The Hyperliquid Log Return topic joins others focused on price, volatility and commodity forecasts.
Hyperliquid is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain optimized for perpetual futures and spot trading. Its HyperCore infrastructure handles order matching and liquidations.
Notably, the launch does not introduce a new token or any new trading mechanism. It is a model-performance play: a new arena with new rules, aimed at the people building predictive systems rather than the people trading on Hyperliquid directly.
What this means for model builders and traders The dynamic market set is the most interesting design choice here. By letting models pick their own markets, up to 100 at a time, Forge shifts some of the strategy from “how good is your forecast” to “where are you confident enough to forecast at all.”
The CZAR loss function and the seven-test mainnet gate address a credibility problem common in AI prediction projects. Requiring a directional accuracy lower bound above 50% forces models to demonstrate an edge, not just low error.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Diego Almada Lopez. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
INFINIT na Hyperliquid spustil spravované obchodní vaulty; prvním z nich je APEX Multi-Strategy od Apex Quantitative Capital. Vaulty mohou obchodovat pouze na trzích s open interestem alespoň 100 milionů USD.
At 12:02 UTC on October 12, 2026, INFINIT introduced its managed trading-vault framework, with APEX Multi-Strategy as the first named vault. The framework restricts vaults to eligible Hyperliquid markets with at least $100 million in open interest.
Depositors enter with $USDC during a defined window and receive a receipt token representing their share. A strategy manager trades for a fixed term. At the end, holders can redeem the receipt token for their share of the vault’s $USDC value after fees. Each manager sets the fees, lock period, deposit window, risk limits and strategy before deposits open.
This structure gives the manager trading authority without giving it withdrawal access. INFINIT says deposits sit behind a 3-of-4 multisig, with keys divided between INFINIT and the operating team. Trading credentials can open and close positions but cannot withdraw depositor funds. The company also publishes a shared trading wallet and provides weekly performance reports to depositors.
How the controls work
INFINIT calls the common infrastructure INFINIT OS. It covers strategy research and testing, vault setup, accounting for depositor shares, controlled execution, risk monitoring and investor reporting. The company says it also supports legal structuring, regulated fund licensing and fund administration for strategy managers.
Managers must pass what INFINIT calls the INFINIT Standard before they can take deposits. The manager and its beneficial owners must complete identity checks and screening. The manager must contribute first-loss capital alongside depositors and show a live trading record rather than relying only on a backtest. It must also declare market, leverage, exposure and drawdown limits.
The trade gateway enforces those restrictions at order entry. It blocks orders outside the approved market list and any order that violates the vault’s declared restrictions. Monitoring agents separately compare trading activity with the manager’s published mandate and risk limits. INFINIT’s risk team reviews suspected breaches. The manager must correct a confirmed breach, while an unresolved breach causes INFINIT to pause trading access.
The custody design separates several powers, but depositors still depend on INFINIT’s controls and the operating team’s key arrangement. A strategy can produce trading losses within its permitted mandate. Receipt-token redemption also occurs at the end of a fixed term, rather than as an on-demand withdrawal described in the announcement. Fees differ by manager and must be read in the terms for the specific vault.
The manager-screening process adds another layer before a vault can collect deposits. INFINIT requires identity checks for the manager and its beneficial owners. It also requires a live trading record and first-loss capital from the manager. That capital puts manager funds in the same strategy, but the announcement does not state the amount or the loss-allocation sequence. Those details belong in the vault terms that prospective depositors receive before a window opens.
Declared risk limits cover markets, leverage, exposure and drawdown. They are separate from the manager’s investment thesis. A permitted losing position can comply with all four limits. Conversely, an order can fit the thesis and still be rejected if it falls outside an approved market or another declared restriction. Depositors need both parts of the disclosure to understand what the manager intends to trade and what the gateway will allow.
The $100 million open-interest threshold narrows the Hyperliquid market set available to each vault. INFINIT says the gateway automatically blocks orders outside that eligible list. The announcement does not say how often open interest is measured or what happens when an already-open market falls below the threshold. That is a practical rule to check in each vault’s disclosed risk controls.
INFINIT says receipt tokens represent depositor shares and that integrations with other DeFi protocols are planned. That makes the current receipt an accounting and redemption claim under the vault terms. The announcement does not identify a live lending, collateral or secondary-market integration for it.
The first vault trades a neutral book
APEX Multi-Strategy is the first vault under the framework. Apex Quantitative Capital operates it. INFINIT says the team’s members have close to 50 years of combined experience across banks, buy-side institutions, crypto trading firms and exchanges.
The strategy is a systematic CTA momentum model. Its AI-led engine ranks markets by relative strength, goes long the strongest and shorts the weakest across stocks, commodities and crypto. INFINIT says the book stays dollar-neutral so returns come from market selection. Equity and commodity exposure comes through perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid, and all APEX returns come from trading profit and loss.
For depositors, the distinction between transparent positions and enforceable limits matters. The shared wallet lets them inspect activity, while weekly reports cover performance, exposure and trading. Neither replaces the disclosed mandate. The gateway determines which orders are allowed, and INFINIT’s monitoring process determines how a suspected breach is escalated.
The open question is how consistently those controls will constrain a live manager during fast markets. INFINIT’s announcement describes automatic order blocking, agent monitoring and a human risk review, but it does not publish latency, intervention thresholds or a completed audit in the announcement. Prospective depositors will need the vault-specific risk controls, audit details, fees and lock-up period that managers must disclose before accepting funds.
The next deposit window
INFINIT says onchain lending-vault deposits grew from $1.5 billion in September 2024 to $10 billion in September 2026. It presents trading vaults as a separate extension of managed onchain products. The comparison is context supplied by INFINIT, not a measure of deposits already committed to its trading vaults.
The next operational dates concern APEX. Vault 1 becomes redeemable on October 28, 2026. INFINIT says Vault 2 is separate, so existing holders must redeem from Vault 1 before depositing into Vault 2. The next APEX Multi-Strategy deposit window is planned for October 28 through November 11, 2026, with participation details still to be announced.
Perpetuální kontrakt na zlato na Aster DEX, vypořádávaný ve stablecoinu USD1, zaznamenal za poslední měsíc objem obchodů zhruba 6,7 miliardy USD a byl třetím nejobchodovanějším trhem na burze.
Gold perpetuals on Aster DEX, settled in World Liberty Financial's USD1, are reportedly the exchange's third most traded market behind $BTC and $ETH.
Gold perpetual futures on @Aster_DEX, settled in @worldlibertyfi's $USD1 stablecoin, have become the third most traded asset on the exchange, according to a post from BSC News. The post cites data from @MSBIntel showing the contract traded roughly $6.7 billion over the past month, placing it behind only $BTC and $ETH.
The figures come from the social media post and the cited analytics account. We have not independently verified them.
How USD1 became the settlement assetThe gold market is part of a broader tie-up between Aster and World Liberty Financial.
The structure differs from most rivals. According to CryptoAdventure,
The relationship has since deepened. According to CryptoRank,
What it means for Aster and WLFIIf the reported volume holds, tokenized gold is now a core product on Aster rather than a side listing. It also gives $USD1 a concrete use case as a trading settlement asset.
Aster remains one of the larger venues in the sector. One October 2026 ranking put Measured against that monthly total, a $6.7 billion gold contract would represent a meaningful share of activity, though the two figures come from different sources and may use different methodologies.
Aster is also entering a crowded field. CryptoRank noted that Leveraged commodity products also carry high risk, and traders should check contract terms and liquidity before taking positions.
SourcesAster DEX Makes USD1 Sole Settlement for Commodity Perps (OurCryptoTalk)
Aster Launches USD1 Perp Markets for Stocks, Oil, and Gold Trading (CryptoRank)
Aster DEX Replaces Tether With USD1 for Gold, Silver, Oil Perps (Stocktwits)
The U.K. High Court has ruled in a multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin clawback legal battle regarding the 61,000 BTC seized during one of the largest crypto money laundering cases in history.
The recent October 12 ruling could prove to have massive financial ramifications for around 16,000 Chinese fraud victims looking to claw back their money.
Instead of being able to recoup some of Bitcoin's mind-blowing price gains, investors may only be able to collect their initial investment plus interest.
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As per the official ruling, Mr. Justice Turner ruled that the law in China must be applied to decide whether the investors have the right to ownership of the seized cryptocurrency. Importantly, though, the court still has not ruled on whether they actually have these rights or not. Hence, the fate of this Bitcoin fortune is still up in the air.
Bitcoin scam breakdownThe saga begins back in 2014, when Chinese citizen Qian Zhimin (aka Yadi Zhang) formed Tianjin Lantian Gerui Electronic Technology. It was through this entity that Qian would create a web of fraudulent investment schemes.
Between 2014 and 2017, the firm lured in investors with promises of profitable returns on investments in the digital currencies space, senior care services, and more.
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Per court filings, they managed to get investors to sign up to 128,409 investment agreements that brought in a total of around 40.23 billion yuan ($5.9 billion, per current approx. exchange rates). Of that total, some investors received payouts of 34.1 billion yuan as per the structure of a Ponzi scheme.
Qian then took some of the money and used it to buy Bitcoin. It was determined that from June 2014 to June 2017, over 100,000 BTC was purchased using an account on the crypto exchange Huobi.
Fast forward to October–November 2018, when British police raided properties connected to Qian and her co-conspirator Jian Wen. They seized electronic devices and private keys related to the crypto. This investigation led to the seizure of over 61,000 BTC.
The significance of the new rulingThe new ruling comes as British prosecutors and Chinese investors spar over who is entitled to claim ownership of the massive stash of Bitcoin.
The Chinese investors were hoping to use English property law to their advantage. This would give them the right to follow the trail of their money through to the new Bitcoin purchased by Qian.
This would potentially enable the victims to assert their rights over the crypto itself, beyond just trying to get their initial investment money back.
However, Turner sided with the prosecutors, arguing that the vast majority of the fraudulent statements, investment agreements, payments, and initial Bitcoin purchases had a Chinese connection.
On Sunday, the 11th of October, Bitcoin [BTC] bounced 1.68% to reach a local high of $84,199. The $84.5k local resistance was not tested.
Across the crypto market, the past 24 hours saw $208.64 million in liquidations, $148.79 million of them positioned short.
Short squeeze and opportunistic buy wall behind Sunday’s move Bitcoin faced $50.86 million in liquidations, and $42.69 million (83.9%) worth of short positions taken out. The price pushed up toward the cluster of short liquidations around $84k before receding.
Source: Maartunn on X Crypto analyst Maartunn observed in a post on X that the bid/ask ratio briefly jumped to 0.3 to show strong buying pressure during the price move into the short liquidations overhead.
Source: Darkfost on X At $83k, 53% of the wealth invested in Bitcoin was above the market price. Hence, buying BTC at this level would leave one better off than just over half the BTC investors, wrote crypto analyst Darkfost.
There were two key clusters to watch out for. The $84k-$85k zone is the largest distribution zone, and investors are expected to react to this zone. A break of this level could be a sign that the trend favored the buyers once again.
Meanwhile, the $77k-$79k and also the $64k-$65k areas to the south were key support zones to watch.
The Bitcoin bull run is only getting started Source: Axel Adler Jr. The Bitcoin Young Supply Index has risen from 1.4 to 13.2 since June, as prices rose from $59k to $84k. Higher readings on the metric point to a stronger shift toward younger supply, a sign of new money entering the ecosystem.
The index’s reading was still relatively low, but comparable to the 2015 and 2019 early-stage market recoveries.
Source: Joao Wedson on X Analyst Joao Wedson used the Realized Cap Impulse scores to highlight that the market was still in an accumulation-to-neutral zone, rather than a bull run underway. There was space for a more sustainable bullish trend to emerge.
Investors need not worry about being late to the bull run – it appears the run is yet to start.
Final Summary The Bitcoin price surge above $84k on Sunday was driven by a sudden uptick in buying pressure targeted at taking out a cluster of overhead short liquidations. Short-term caution is still the play, but in the long term, the bull run has yet to get going properly.
Bitfinex Securities otevřela tokenizovanou nabídku kapitálu pro Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund, který cílí na čistý roční výnos 8–12 % v BTC. Neočekává se, že vznikne sekundární trh.
13 October 2026 | 00:14 An 8%-12% annual target in Bitcoin can sound like a return earned by holding BTC. The Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund pursues it through active trading strategies run by external managers.
The product in one view
Target
8%-12% a year in BTC terms
Return source
Quantitative trading strategies
Investor receives
An economic interest in a fund
Important limit
No secondary market is expected
How Liberty seeks a Bitcoin-denominated return Bitfinex Securities has opened tokenized capital raises for two CMCC Global products: the dollar-denominated Crest Fund and the Bitcoin-denominated Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund, or LBAF. Its listing information describes LBAF as a Cayman Islands segregated-portfolio fund of hedge funds, with tokens representing economic ownership under the relevant fund documents.
Liberty targets a net annualised return of 8%-12% in Bitcoin terms. The figure is an investment objective. Its materials describe the investment as speculative, warn that principal can be lost and state that the fund may fail to meet its objectives.
To pursue that target, the fund allocates across 10-20 quantitative, market-neutral managers and trading pods. Its stated methods include market making, funding-rate and basis arbitrage, volatility strategies and cross-venue trading.
How the strategy is meant to work
1. Find a market difference
A manager may identify a gap between spot and futures prices, funding rates, volatility levels or trading venues. 2. Build and manage a hedge
The trade is designed to limit exposure to Bitcoin’s direction while seeking to capture that pricing or financing difference. 3. Measure the result in Bitcoin
The investor’s target is expressed in BTC, even though performance may be affected by trading costs, losses and fund expenses. These strategies seek to make the return less dependent on Bitcoin rising or falling. Their outcome still depends on manager skill, reliable execution, liquid markets and counterparties that can meet their obligations during periods of stress.
A poor hedge, a venue outage, a counterparty failure or a pricing gap that closes early can produce losses. Market-neutral trading reduces directional exposure; it does not remove the operational and trading risks involved in pursuing the target.
What sits behind the token balance An LBAF holder does not direct the fund’s basis trades, market-making books or volatility positions. CMCC Global and the underlying managers make allocation and trading decisions, while the token represents the investor’s economic interest in the structure.
That relationship shapes the practical rights attached to the investment. Fees, performance calculations, reporting and redemption procedures come from the offering memorandum and subscription documents, which remain more important than the fact that the interest is recorded through digital-asset infrastructure.
Read the legal claim, not only the token label
The token gives an investor a digital record of an interest in the fund. The fund documents define the economic rights attached to that interest, including how capital is valued and returned.
The same issue appears whenever an onchain instrument represents a conventional financial product. A tokenized stock can provide a legal entitlement instead of direct shareholder registration. A tokenized fund interest also needs to be read alongside the legal claim it represents.
Liquidity has three separate layers Liberty’s website says no secondary market for interests in the fund exists or is expected to develop. That disclosure limits what “tokenized” means for an investor seeking a quick exit: the technology can record a fund interest, while the fund’s liquidity terms still control access to capital.
Layer Question for the investor Fund redemption When can capital be requested, and which notice periods, gates or withdrawal limits apply? Secondary transfer Is there an eligible buyer able and permitted to receive the interest? Strategy liquidity Can underlying managers close positions and return capital when the fund needs to meet redemptions? Investor classification, KYC and anti-money-laundering requirements can narrow the potential pool of buyers. Meanwhile, a fund’s ability to meet a redemption request can depend on the liquidity of its strategies, exchanges and counterparties.
Crest and Liberty use different measuring sticks Crest and Liberty use a similar fund-of-funds approach, though they frame success in different currencies. Crest is dollar-denominated and seeks to outperform a multiple of U.S. Treasury bills. Liberty measures its objective in Bitcoin.
Liberty could generate a positive return in BTC while the dollar value of the investment falls during a steep Bitcoin decline. Crest could achieve its dollar objective during a period in which Bitcoin rises far more quickly. The more relevant benchmark depends on whether an investor is managing dollar spending, a BTC treasury or a broader portfolio.
Tokenization changes administration, not the investment itself Tokenization can provide a digital framework for issuance, investor records, eligibility checks and administration. Those features may help issuers and eligible investors manage a private-market fund interest through regulated digital-asset infrastructure.
The investment case still depends on the managers, their strategies and the terms governing capital. Before treating “Bitcoin yield” as a simple product category, investors need to understand how the target is pursued, where losses can emerge and how they can exit the fund.
This article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal or tax advice. Fund targets are not guaranteed returns. Investors should read the relevant offering memorandum, subscription documents and risk disclosures before investing.
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Prodejní opce tvořily tento týden 53,5 % objemu bitcoinových opcí. Poměr put/call u opcí s expirací 16. října dosáhl hodnoty 1,43, což ukazuje na zvýšené zajišťování proti poklesu.
Bitcoin traders spent the week shopping for insurance. Bearish options accounted for 53.5% of Bitcoin’s options volume this week, according to data shared on X. The post framed the shift as a sign of institutional demand for downside protection.
A selloff, then a scramble for hedges
Bitcoin fell roughly 7.3% from a peak of $86,728 to a low of $80,394 on October 8. As of October 12, Bitcoin had stabilized in the $83,500 to $83,750 range.
That bounce did not calm the options market. For the October 16 expiry, the put-to-call ratio hit 1.43, which means puts outnumbered calls by 43%.
A put option gives the holder the right to sell at a set price, so it pays off when prices fall. A call does the opposite and profits when prices rise.
Around $451 million in notional value for those near-term puts sits at strike prices between $76,000 and $80,000.
The bigger picture still leans bullish
Total Bitcoin options open interest across platforms sits somewhere between $37 billion and $37.45 billion. Calls make up about 60% of that total. Open interest put-to-call ratios have hovered between 0.66 and 0.71, which is firmly call-leaning.
Much of that call positioning targets longer-dated strikes, such as $95,000.
Volatility and the macro backdrop
The 30-day at-the-money implied volatility ranged from 34% to 35.7% during the period. Realized volatility, which measures how much prices actually moved, came in at about 37% to 38%.
When realized volatility runs above implied, options are pricing in calmer conditions than traders have recently lived through, which can make protection look relatively cheap compared with recent price action.
Overall sentiment in the options market shifted from a calls-richer stance to a puts-bid posture. Traders have also been positioning ahead of releases like the FOMC minutes, which can move risk assets as investors parse the Federal Reserve’s thinking on rates.
What this means for traders and investors
The research points to institutional participants protecting against bearish moves rather than abandoning their longer-term view on Bitcoin.
The concentration of puts at $76,000 to $80,000 deserves attention. Large clusters of open contracts at specific strikes can become reference points that traders watch closely as expiry approaches. The October 16 expiry is the near-term date to monitor, with a put-to-call ratio of 1.43 tied to that date.
With open interest in the tens of billions, derivatives positioning is no longer a side show to spot trading. If realized swings stay elevated and implied volatility catches up, protection gets more expensive, and late hedgers pay the premium.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Vivian Nguyen. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Bitcoin při intradenním poklesu 12. října klesl pod 82 000 USD, což během 15 minut vedlo k likvidaci dlouhých kryptoměnových pozic v hodnotě zhruba 120 milionů USD.
Bitcoin slipped below $82,000, and leveraged bulls paid for it almost immediately. Roughly $120 million in long positions across crypto were liquidated in the span of 15 minutes.
What happened in those 15 minutes
The drop pushed Bitcoin under the $82,000 mark during intraday trading on October 12. As the price fell, exchanges began forcibly closing leveraged long positions, which are bets that the price would keep rising.
That forced selling is called a liquidation. It also tends to feed on itself, because every automatic sell order adds more downward pressure on the price.
Data from platforms including CoinGlass and Hyperliquid pointed to heavy long exposure among traders heading into the move.
CoinGlass reported that long positions made up the bulk of the liquidations in recent events. Shorts, the traders betting on declines, had a considerably better afternoon.
By the latest readings, Bitcoin was changing hands in the low $82,000 range. Traders were watching a support zone between $81,300 and $82,000, a band where buyers have previously stepped in.
Not the first wobble this month
On October 8, Bitcoin dropped below $81,000, touching intraday lows of approximately $80,400 to $80,500. That earlier slide triggered over $1 billion in liquidations within 24 hours, mostly on the long side. A further $696 million in related liquidations came alongside it.
Compared with that, Sunday’s $120 million flush looks almost restrained. The speed, though, is the notable part: the October 8 figure accumulated over a full day, while the latest one landed in a quarter of an hour.
Both declines followed a run that took Bitcoin to highs in the $85,000 to $87,000 range earlier in October. Profit-taking near the $87,000 peak helped kick off the retreat.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs reportedly saw outflows of $487 million in a single day, which removes a meaningful source of steady buying.
No significant regulatory actions or protocol changes were reported around this stretch of price action. The swings appear tied more to traders unwinding leverage than to any single fundamental headline.
The bounce pattern
After earlier sharp drops, Bitcoin has rebounded fast, at one point climbing back above $83,000.
What this means for traders and investors
The $81,300 to $82,000 support band is the near-term level to watch. A clean break below it could trigger another round of forced selling if traders remain heavily leveraged.
A single $487 million outflow day doesn’t define a trend, but continued redemptions would mean less institutional demand absorbing the selling when leveraged traders get flushed.
The October 8 low near $80,400 also serves as a reference point. Revisiting that level would put the market back where the $1 billion-plus liquidation day bottomed out.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Vivian Nguyen. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Autonomous artificial intelligence systems are now driving the bulk of settlement activity on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), signaling a shift away from traditional retail transactions. According to on-chain data from t54.ai, machine-driven transaction flow has become central to XRPL’s commercial usage, with AI agents handling increasingly complex microtransactions.
AI agents reshape XRPL commercial landscapeTransaction activity on XRPL has surged, with daily settlements surpassing 600,000 and occasionally touching 700,000 at the turn of September and October. This uptick aligns with the growing presence of AI-infused agents and services on the network.
The infrastructure supporting automated operations has expanded rapidly, with 169 different merchants now active. The total transaction volume across these entities has exceeded 13.94 million, as developers pivot to using XRP tokens and the RLUSD stablecoin for real-time, high-frequency microtransactions, which traditional banking channels are ill-suited to handle.
Data from the t54 on-chain dashboard places the distributed inference network Heurist Inference Router at the top, having processed 9,973,942 transactions. Other major contributors include the AI search engine AskSurf (863,012 transactions), computing network Heurist Mesh (512,623), operating system LucyOS (400,663), and fintech platform ClawBank (137,836).
PlatformTransactionsHeurist Inference Router9,973,942AskSurf863,012Heurist Mesh512,623LucyOS400,663ClawBank137,836AI developers have increasingly adopted these settlement options, reflecting the network’s ability to meet requirements for automated, rapid, and small-value payments.
Mini dictionary: RLUSD, a stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, is designed to facilitate fast, cost-effective, and programmable settlements between AI agents and human users, allowing efficient microtransaction processing on-chain.
Institutional investment and the trust challengeThe widespread adoption of autonomous AI-driven software remains tied to overcoming a lack of corporate trust. Developers attribute this skepticism as a primary obstacle to scaling automated transactions. In response, the startup has introduced a “Trust Layer” leveraging the X402 standard. This system verifies digital mandates and transaction limits for AI agents in real time before settlement, and it extends Claw Credit credit lines based on established on-chain reputations.
Recently, the deployment of machine-based payment rails has attracted institutional attention. t54 Labs completed a $5 million seed funding round, counting Ripple and leading asset manager Franklin Templeton among its direct investors.
Additionally, the company has joined the Mastercard Start Path accelerator program. This initiative aims to integrate autonomous AI agents into Mastercard’s global payment infrastructure, facilitating cross-network settlements involving both digital and fiat assets.
AI agents are now generating the XRP Ledger’s main transaction flow, overtaking human-originated retail transfers and establishing themselves as the network’s dominant commercial force.
AI agents transition from expense to transaction driversOn-chain activity now shows a fundamental transformation: AI-powered agents have shifted from being categorized as operational overhead to serving as key initiators of settlement traffic. Their ability to conduct rapid, multi-party transactions is outpacing traditional human activity on the XRPL network.
The momentum created by AI-driven commerce is seen as a harbinger of broader adoption of autonomous transaction systems, particularly as institutional capital continues to enter the sector.
Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation.
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U.S. spot XRP ETFs drew $11.31 million in net inflows between October 5 and October 9, even as XRP fell from about $1.52 to $1.40 and briefly touched a $1.32 price low. The gap keeps the key question in focus: can concentrated fund demand defend the $1.32-$1.38 support zone, or must XRP reclaim $1.50-$1.56 before its short-term trend improves?
Bitwise supplied $10.55 million of the weekly total, nearly carrying the market-wide result by itself. Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ added $4.10 million, while Canary Capital’s XRPC recorded a $3.34 million outflow; three of the five sessions had no net flow.
Excluding Bitwise, the other funds combined added only about $760,000 net. That is the material qualification to the 12-week streak: inflows have persisted, but last week’s figures do not show evenly distributed demand across issuers. Upcoming weekly totals will test whether buying broadens or the streak remains dependent on one large fund.
ETF net assets are at about $1.57 billion, against roughly $1.8 billion in cumulative inflows since launch. The resulting gap of around $230 million is a rough mark-to-market indicator.
The contrast with other crypto funds is notable. U.S. bitcoin funds shed $681 million over the same week, while XRP was the only one of the cited bitcoin, ether, solana, and XRP fund groups to finish with net inflows. That relative resilience is real, but the single-week comparison does not establish that ETF demand can absorb continued selling in the spot market.
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Can Buyers Defend XRP $1.32-$1.38 Price Support Zone?XRP opened the week near $1.52, ended Friday around $1.40, and touched $1.32 on October 8. The close-to-close decline is at 7.3%, as the price action erased a meaningful part of the preceding level.
The $1.32-$1.38 area is the immediate support test. Holding it while ETF flows stay positive would be consistent with dip buying, but one bounce would not confirm a durable floor; a break below the zone would show that inflows have not prevented further technical deterioration.
On the upside, the primary-source levels place resistance at $1.50-$1.56. A sustained reclaim of that band, rather than a brief intraday move into it, would provide stronger evidence that the short-term trend is improving. Until then, ETF inflows are a supportive flow signal, not confirmation of a price reversal.
A separate XRP support-level assessment also examines downside scenarios around the current price area.
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Evernorth Adds Another XRP VehicleEvernorth’s XRPN began trading on Nasdaq on Monday, October 12, adding another listed route to XRP exposure. The primary report says the vehicle holds about 473 million XRP, but its immediate effect on spot demand or price is not established.
The Nasdaq building in New York City. – Photo: John A. Montgomery / CC BY-SA 2.0That distinction matters for the XRP price outlook. If the token holds support and ETF flows remain positive across more issuers, the case for accumulation on weakness strengthens; if support fails or flows narrow further, the 12-week streak will offer little proof of a reliable floor.
A sustained move back through $1.50-$1.56 remains the clearest stated threshold for short-term trend improvement, while Evernorth’s XRP exposure is a potential demand factor whose market impact still needs to be demonstrated.
At 13:35 UTC on October 12, 2026, SynFutures told users on Blast to withdraw their funds to Ethereum mainnet before October 26. The protocol said anyone with a valid SynFutures balance should act before that date following Blast’s shutdown announcement.
The notice applies directly to balances held through SynFutures on Blast. Users with a $USDB balance will see a withdrawal prompt in the SynFutures portfolio interface. SynFutures directed them to open the portfolio page, choose the withdrawal control and confirm the pop-up for their Blast balance. The protocol asked users who encounter problems to contact its team by direct message.
The normal withdrawal route has an end date
Blast announced its wind-down on October 2. The L2 said its operating costs exceed the revenue the network produces and that it sees no credible route to economic sustainability. Blast asked users to move assets to Ethereum mainnet, including balances in the Blast progressive web app.
The October 26 date separates two withdrawal methods. Until then, Blast says users can withdraw through its normal interface. Assets will remain recoverable after the deadline, but holders will have to interact directly with Blast bridge contracts on Ethereum L1. Blast said it would publish instructions for that contract route before the interface deadline.
SynFutures has adopted the earlier date as its own user-facing cutoff. Its notice does not say that a balance disappears on October 26. It says users should withdraw before Blast shuts down and repeats the deadline for anyone still holding funds on SynFutures. The practical change after that date is the route available to the holder. The standard Blast interface will no longer be the withdrawal path described by Blast.
Blast also said it would reduce its withdrawal delay to 24 hours. That shorter delay is part of the shutdown process rather than an assurance that withdrawals are continuously available. The network first plans to withdraw its Lido assets, a process it expects to take approximately one week. Blast said withdrawals would be temporarily unavailable during that work even after the delay was reduced. Withdrawals are supposed to resume with the new 24-hour delay once the Lido process finishes.
This sequence gives SynFutures users two timing constraints. They need the withdrawal service to be available, and they need enough time for the reduced delay to run before the normal-interface deadline. SynFutures did not state a final initiation time that guarantees completion before October 26. A user waiting until the last day could therefore face timing or availability risk that the two official notices do not resolve.
The notices also separate protocol access from chain access. SynFutures controls the portfolio prompt described to its users. Blast controls the normal network withdrawal interface and is managing the Lido asset process that can pause withdrawals. Ethereum L1 is the settlement destination and becomes the location for direct bridge-contract interaction after the deadline. A successful prompt inside SynFutures is therefore only the start of the route described by the teams. Users still need the Blast withdrawal path to be available and the resulting transfer to complete.
Blast did not give a precise start or finish time for the temporary pause in its shutdown post. It provided an expected duration for the Lido work and said service would resume afterward. SynFutures did not say whether its prompt remains visible during that pause. That gap makes early initiation more practical than treating October 26 as the first day to act.
What SynFutures users need to check
The SynFutures flow begins inside the protocol rather than at the Blast bridge. The instructions for $USDB holders say the portfolio page will display a prompt when the account has a balance eligible for withdrawal. The user then selects the withdrawal button and receives a pop-up for the Blast balance.
The wording matters for accounts with several positions or asset types. SynFutures refers to a valid balance in its first notice and specifically names $USDB in the step-by-step post. It does not list every supported asset, describe how open positions are treated or say whether a user must close positions before the prompt appears. Holders should verify what the portfolio page recognizes rather than assuming every Blast asset follows the $USDB flow.
Users should also distinguish the SynFutures prompt from the later bridge-contract procedure. SynFutures describes a portfolio withdrawal before the deadline. Blast describes direct interaction with Ethereum L1 bridge contracts after the deadline. Neither statement says that SynFutures will provide a separate interface for the post-deadline contract route.
The destination is Ethereum mainnet. SynFutures tells users to withdraw there, and Blast makes the same request for assets across its network and progressive web app. The official notices do not describe transfers to another L2 or an exchange as part of the shutdown process. They also do not promise reimbursement for an incorrect destination or an uncompleted transaction.
Operationally, a holder should confirm that the account shown in the SynFutures portfolio is the account holding the Blast balance, read the amount in the withdrawal prompt and retain the resulting transaction record. Those checks do not change the protocol flow, but they establish whether the withdrawal was initiated before the interface changes. Any unexpected prompt, destination or request for credentials should be treated cautiously. Blast separately warned users about impersonation accounts and identified @BLAST as its official X account.
What remains unresolved
SynFutures has not published a contract address, transaction-level guide or fallback procedure for balances that remain in the protocol after October 26. Its final reminder directs users with problems to contact the team and again asks them to withdraw before the shutdown date.
Blast’s promised instructions for direct contract withdrawals are therefore the next operational document to watch. Those instructions need to identify the Ethereum contracts, the transaction sequence and the way users prove or select balances after the normal interface closes. Until Blast publishes them, the official path with the clearest steps is the SynFutures portfolio withdrawal before October 26.
Ethereum‘s liquidity on Binance has deteriorated significantly, with its Liquidity Shock Z-Score falling to -1.00, the lowest point recorded in nearly seven months.
Multi-month volatility leads to sharp dropCryptoQuant data shows that the Z-Score, which reflects liquidity conditions for Ethereum on Binance, has experienced several months of fluctuation throughout 2026. The indicator posted high positive readings early in the year before tumbling sharply in February and remaining unstable over the subsequent months.
After a partial recovery and increased readings over the summer, the Z-Score experienced a sudden reversal in October. This has now resulted in liquidity levels significantly below the historical average for Ethereum on Binance.
Market analysts emphasized that a sharp decline in liquidity does not necessarily signal traders closing their positions or a wave of selling by Ethereum investors. Instead, the indicator generally highlights changing liquidity conditions and does not point to a specific future price direction.
Rather than reflecting mass selling, the current low Z-Score indicates altered liquidity dynamics on Binance, with no clear implication for the immediate direction of Ethereum’s price.
Analysts further pointed out that unusual liquidity conditions often warrant close monitoring for rapid changes, especially given Ethereum’s historical volatility.
Investors transfer ETH to private walletsThe sudden drop in the Z-Score follows observations that Ethereum’s supply on centralized exchanges has shrunk notably. This pattern suggests holders are moving tokens away from trading platforms and into personal wallets, a trend that may foster stronger upward price momentum if coins become less readily available for trading.
Ethereum’s movement from exchanges to private wallets could indicate growing confidence among long-term holders, reducing immediate sell pressure and possibly setting the stage for renewed demand.
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Cardano zaznamenalo 157 velkých transakcí v hodnotě nad 100 000 USD, nejvíce od června. K potvrzení obratu musí ADA uzavřít týden nad úrovní 0,323 USD.
Cardano is drawing renewed attention, driven by a surge in large-holder activity and rising price volatility across the crypto market. ADA is trading near $0.25, with technical analysts highlighting a decisive price region between $0.31 and $0.32 as critical for confirming a sustained recovery. For now, buyers are focusing on defending support levels in the $0.22 to $0.25 range to keep upside targets intact.
Technical hurdles define next ADA trendADA has rebounded sharply from lows around $0.14-$0.15 and has re-entered a trend channel that acted as resistance until November 2024. However, Cardano does not yet show clear bullish dominance. According to Trend Rider, a weekly close above $0.323 is necessary for ADA to exit the bearish trend channel and confirm momentum has shifted in favor of the bulls. Until that technical level is reached, the price remains exposed to possible rejection at resistance.
On the downside, losing support near $0.22 would weaken the recovery and could shift focus to $0.18, with a larger $0.14 region as the next major test if selling accelerates. For traders, $0.323 marks the key upside trigger, while $0.22 is the first critical risk zone for the current structure.
Cardano price is at a crossroads, facing strong resistance at $0.31-$0.32 while sustained support above $0.22 remains critical for maintaining its recovery outlook.
Resistance levels, trendlines, and market structureADA’s technical setup has improved after breaking above a descending trendline and reclaiming the bull market support band. With these moves, ADA is no longer just rebounding from former lows, but also attempting to build support around $0.25. The bull market support band currently clusters in the low $0.22 region, overlapping both horizontal and trendline support, forming an important short-term base for buyers.
To the upside, initial resistance appears at $0.3136, with further targets at $0.3825 and $0.4488 contingent on a breakout. For the long term, ADA must first convert $0.31-$0.32 into clear support to lend credibility to higher price targets, including $0.70 and beyond, as various analysts note.
Whale activity and wallet concentration on the riseOn-chain activity shows that 157 Cardano whale transactions, each exceeding $100,000, have taken place in recent days, marking the highest count since June. Social dominance for ADA also climbed to a high of 1.16% in 2026, according to Santiment, highlighting rising interest alongside this increase in whale trades.
Meanwhile, data from konnektr points to an accumulation trend among major holders, as wallets with over 1 million ADA continue to grow their collective balances while the total number of such wallets declines. This suggests greater coin concentration in fewer hands. In contrast, smaller wallets holding under 100 ADA are increasing in number but have seen their combined holdings decrease, creating a widening gap between large and small market participants.
If ADA can hold above $0.25-$0.27, this on-chain dynamic may set a constructive backdrop ahead of the next breakout attempt. Increased whale flows and growing concentration among larger wallets indicate building momentum, which could be key for a move beyond $0.32.
Altcoin market volatility shapes ADA’s pathwayThe opening weeks of October have seen heightened volatility in both Bitcoin and Ethereum, yet neither asset has committed to a clear new trend. This broader uncertainty is putting pressure on altcoins such as Cardano, where breakouts remain tied to the performance of overall crypto leaders. If Bitcoin and Ethereum begin trending more decisively, ADA could receive the tailwind needed for a breakout above its key resistance range.
Technical structure is also being closely watched, as ADA’s recovery from the $0.20-$0.25 area mirrors portions of its 2020 bull market cycle. Analyst Jesse Peralta has drawn parallels with historic cycles, focusing on $0.70 as the next major milestone if current supports hold. Beyond that, $1.90 remains a distant target, predicated on buyers successfully defending subsequent retracement levels around $0.55 after a breakout.
History may not repeat exactly, but ADA’s current buildup and whale accumulation call back to earlier cycles, with $0.70 and $1.90 representing significant future objectives once resistance at $0.31-$0.32 is cleared.
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Key risks and next steps for ADACardano’s next substantial move depends on its ability to hold the $0.22-$0.25 support and achieve a confirmed breakout above $0.31-$0.32. Whale activity and wallet concentration are giving the recovery some momentum, but confirmation from price action is still required for a broader bullish shift.
Looking ahead, traders remain focused on volatility in Bitcoin and Ethereum, as these bellwether assets continue to shape the trajectory of altcoins. For Cardano, technical, on-chain, and macro factors will all play a role as the market approaches its next decision points.
Tether froze $10 million in USDT following reports of a large theft affecting Ledger hardware wallets distributed by CryptoBilis, a third-party vendor active in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Investigators have traced the total assets stolen to as much as $93 million, mainly targeting TRON and USDT holdings, as officials work to track the movement of the stolen cryptocurrencies.
Ledger links incident to third-party resellerLedger, a leading French cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer, stated that the affected wallets originated from devices sold by CryptoBilis. According to the company, there is no indication that its internal systems, services, or direct sales channels have been compromised.
A further investigation revealed a physical compromise on some devices. On October 10, Ledger identified an unauthorized hardware implant inside at least one compromised wallet, marking the first known evidence of a physical attack in this incident.
Ledger urged customers who purchased a CryptoBilis-supplied wallet in the past 90 days and have not yet configured it to leave the device unused. Existing users were advised to transfer assets to a new device and create a new recovery phrase.
Different estimates for funds stolenIndependent on-chain analysts have attempted to quantify the full extent of the losses. Bitquery, a blockchain analytics firm, attributed the attack to a theft of $93.2 million across 315 wallets spread over six blockchains. Another platform, YFarmX, placed the figure higher, estimating $94.5 million lost from 521 wallets on seven chains. Both relied on data from public blockchains.
SourceTotal StolenNumber of WalletsNumber of BlockchainsBitquery$93.2 million3156YFarmX$94.5 million5217Bitquery reported that approximately $70.5 million in TRON, $16.8 million in Bitcoin, and $3.7 million in Ethereum were stolen. Smaller amounts disappeared from BNB Chain, Polygon, and Solana. The addresses linked to the scheme were created on September 25, and numerous test transactions were observed before the main attack in early October.
On October 9, the attackers reportedly modified permissions for 30 TRON wallets ahead of transferring 203.8 BTC from 111 Bitcoin wallets in a single block. Such transfers require the private keys, suggesting an advanced operation involving premeditated access.
The ability to freeze assets makes stablecoin issuers like Tether central to investigations in such cases. Bitquery verified that about $81 million in traceable assets remained on-chain as of October 11, though some funds attempted to evade tracking via crypto mixing tools like Tornado Cash and Zcash.
Mini dictionary: Tornado Cash is a privacy protocol on Ethereum that enables users to obfuscate the source and destination of funds by mixing transactions, complicating efforts to trace cryptocurrencies involved in illicit activity.
Community response and ownership questionsThe classification of the incident as a CryptoBilis-specific case prompted criticism from the crypto community. CryptoBilis had been authorized as an official Ledger reseller, which led some users to call for greater accountability from Ledger. Some critics insisted that the incident should be recognized as a broader Ledger issue due to the vendor’s official reseller status.
Arravind Prabu, a co-founder of CryptoBilis, said the company was acquired in March 2026, and all access credentials were transferred at that time. Only one new investor was registered in China, and no evidence has surfaced connecting the ownership transition with the thefts. Investigators have not found tampering linked to the new investors.
In response to the ongoing investigation, CryptoBilis suspended all hardware wallet sales and closed its retail locations across Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Ledger continues to coordinate with affected users and relevant authorities during the investigation.
Hardware implant discoveredA significant discovery concerning the nature of the compromised devices came from Mark Karpelès, founder of Mt. Gox. After dismantling a Ledger Nano X device purchased in Malaysia, Karpelès identified covert hardware components: a cellular modem, an eSIM, and a small chip capable of intercepting what the screen displayed.
During device setup, recovery phrases appear on the wallet’s display. A component intercepting this data could transmit the recovery words over a mobile network, enabling remote wallet recreation and subsequent theft. It remains unclear whether all compromised devices contained such a module.
This case is unrelated to another theft from March, where phishing using the Ledger Live app on Apple’s App Store led to additional losses estimated at a minimum of $9.5 million.
TRON ve 3. čtvrtletí 2026 zpracoval stablecoinové transakce v objemu 2,21 bilionu USD, přičemž průměrný denní objem mezikvartálně vzrostl o 3,9 % na 24,05 miliardy USD.
Geneva, Switzerland, October 12, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today highlighted key findings from its State of TRON Q3 2026 ecosystem report. The report examines network activity, stablecoin settlement, liquidity, tokenomics, developer activity, decentralization, and protocol governance during the third quarter of 2026.
TRON surpassed $30 trillion in cumulative transaction volume in Q3 2026, marking another milestone for a network used as infrastructure for stablecoin settlement and digital-asset transfers. At the same time, stablecoin supply and total value locked continued to expand, while the network’s active-address base grew and transaction activity remained broadly steady.
Key insightsIn Q3, TRON surpassed $30 trillion in cumulative transaction volume. Stablecoin settlement reached $2.21 trillion in the Q3 reporting period, with average daily volume rising 3.9% from Q2 to $24.05 billion.Canary Capital launched the Canary Staked TRX ETF (TRXS) on September 9, 2026. TRXS gives investors exposure to the spot price of TRX—the native utility and governance token of the TRON blockchain network—alongside passive net staking rewards reflected directly in the fund’s daily net asset value. TRON DAO’s team rang the Cboe Closing Bell in Chicago on September 29 to celebrate its launch.TRON expanded its ecosystem collaborations in Q3 2026, adding institutional custody and staking, new trading venues, and digital dollar products through Anchorage Digital, Bitnomial, Backpack, Ethena, and Ducat. Payment, wallet, cross-chain, and developer integrations also broadened access and strengthened the infrastructure for payment, treasury, and DeFi applications. Stablecoin supply and Total Value Locked continued to expand. USDT and USDD supply reached $93.88 billion, up 5.5% from Q2, while TVL including staking hit $28.21 billion and TVL excluding staking (DeFi TVL) hit $13.05 billionThe active-address base widened while transaction frequency held steady. Average rolling monthly active addresses increased 9.8% to 18 million. Network fee generation moderated. Fees totaled $701.4 million during Q3, averaging $7.62 million per day, down 4.0% from Q2. The average daily transaction fee fell from $0.668 to $0.643. TRON’s ecosystem continued to broaden in Q3, with new integrations spanning institutional services, trading, stablecoins, payments, wallets, and developer infrastructure. Anchorage Digital added TRX staking and TRC-20 custody, while Bitnomial and Backpack expanded access to TRX markets. Ethena brought USDe and sUSDe to TRON, and Ducat connected its Bitcoin-backed financial infrastructure to the network’s stablecoin ecosystem.
The quarter also brought new capabilities for users and developers. MoonPay introduced gasless transactions through Trust Wallet, removing the need to hold TRX for network fees, while Bitcoin.com Wallet added native support for TRX and USDT-TRC20. MetaMask connectivity expanded across B.AI, SUN.io, JustLend DAO, and BitTorrent, while Fireblocks Flow added support for payments from TRON wallets. Eco and STON.fi expanded cross-chain stablecoin connectivity, and KiiChain linked TRON assets with its 24/7 foreign-exchange and payment infrastructure. For developers, Privy expanded wallet, transaction, and policy-management capabilities, while OpenZeppelin brought its smart contract libraries and security tooling to the network. Together, these integrations strengthened the infrastructure available for payments, treasury management, and DeFi applications on TRON.
TRON’s third-quarter developments underscore continued growth in stablecoin settlement, liquidity, network activity, and ecosystem infrastructure, reflecting sustained demand for its financial infrastructure. With these trends strengthening, TRON enters Q4 with an increasingly established role in global stablecoin settlement and digital asset activity.
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Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of October 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 408 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $28 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”
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Ledger uvedl, že všechny potvrzené případy odcizení kryptoměn z peněženek zaznamenané 9. října souvisejí se zařízeními zakoupenými u prodejce CryptoBilis; přímý prodej společnosti Ledger nebyl zasažen.
Onchain trackers put the theft between $93.2 million and $103.4 million, and Bitquery says the thief moved USDC out of five wallets before any freeze.
Ledger says confirmed drains trace back to reseller CryptoBilis
Posted October 12, 2026 at 12:23 pm ET.
Ledger said on Oct. 11 that “the volume of impacted devices is limited,” and that every confirmed case in the Oct. 9 wallet drains traces back to one seller. “To date, all confirmed cases related to the disclosed draining incident of Oct 9th, 2026, involve devices sold through the Southeast Asia reseller CryptoBilis,” the hardware wallet maker wrote, adding, “Our systems and direct sales channels remain unaffected.”
The 72-hour update did not include a loss figure, a count of affected devices, or an explanation of how the devices were tampered with.
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What Ledger Told Buyers A day earlier, the Ledger Support account said in a post on X that “one of the impacted users’ devices contained an unauthorized hardware implant.” It added that CryptoBilis had stopped selling hardware wallets until the investigation ends.
Ledger told CryptoBilis customers not to set up unused devices and, if they already had, to move to a new recovery phrase on a device from Ledger. It said it is working with authorities, reviewing controls on its authorized resellers, and reminding them “never to restock returned products.”
How Much Was Taken Without a number from Ledger, the totals come from onchain trackers, and they do not agree. Blockchain data firm Bitquery tallies $93.2 million across six blockchains, pulled from 315 wallets and mostly held as USDT on TRON. Security research site YFarmX puts the figure at $103.4 million from 530 addresses on seven blockchains, after adding nine more drained TRON wallets in an Oct. 12 update. Unchained first reported the drains on Oct. 9, when early tallies were built from a handful of public addresses.
Where the Money Went Per Bitquery, Tether blocked 37 addresses linked to the theft, leaving $10 million in USDT frozen across 20 of them. The blockchain data firm said it traced 2,990 ETH that the thief pushed through Tornado Cash and then Zcash to seven wallets, five of which held 5.35 million USDC on Oct. 11 and were emptied, ahead of any freeze. Bitquery put the amount it could still follow onchain at about $86 million on Oct. 11.
“The record points to one actor who held the keys to every one of those wallets,” Bitquery wrote in its investigation, while noting that “the chain cannot show where the keys leaked from.”
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