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Google's advertising policy announcement indicates that starting from October 21, 2026, advertisers targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and software wallets in the UAE must obtain permission from one of the designated local regulatory authorities and be certified by Google.Acceptable licensing authorities include the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), and the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Advertisers must also comply with other local legal requirements, and this policy applies to all accounts globally that target the aforementioned advertisements in the UAE.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated in its latest court filing that CME only claims increased competition without reasonably explaining the existence of imminent financial harm, which is insufficient to qualify for a lawsuit challenging its perpetual contract policy. The CFTC pointed out that after the policy adjustment, CME's cryptocurrency futures trading volume has actually increased.In May of this year, the CFTC approved Kalshi's first Bitcoin perpetual contract and stated that it would regulate such products on a case-by-case basis under futures regulations. CME, on the other hand, believes that perpetual contracts do not have an expiration date and should be classified as swaps rather than futures, subject to a different regulatory framework. Last month, the CFTC requested a federal judge to dismiss the case, and this filing further elaborated on its rebuttal to CME's standing in the lawsuit.The CFTC also noted that CME had previously informed investors that it had not heard customer demand for perpetual contracts, and that such products could not replace its existing futures, and that it should not take different positions in court and during earnings calls. TD Cowen policy analyst Jaret Seiberg believes that CME may still have the upper hand regarding its standing in the lawsuit and the argument that the products should be classified as swaps. However, he is concerned that if the perpetual contract market continues to grow during the litigation, it may become more complicated to dismantle this market if CME wins.

The American Blockchain Association stated that it has submitted comments on the proposed implementation rules for Section 3 of the GENIUS Act by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The association recommends clarifying the scope of "digital asset service providers" to exclude self-custody software, validators, and businesses that only trade their own assets; regarding criminal liability for participating in the illegal issuance of stablecoins, it should be based on actual knowledge and substantial assistance coordinated with the issuer.The association also suggested that trading platforms could determine the compliance of foreign stablecoins based on the official issuer list and trading bans, and adjust the criteria for determining user locations in unlicensed agreements.

The German Savings Bank Group Sparkassen has opened Bitcoin trading through DekaBank's banking application. DekaBank currently lists five savings banks participating in this service, and over 230 savings banks have expressed their intention to participate.According to information disclosed by DekaBank, each Bitcoin transaction incurs a fee of €0.99 plus a spread, and withdrawals are limited to custodians approved by them. DekaBank is a securities service and asset management institution under the German Savings Bank Financial Group, and this time it directly connects Bitcoin trading to the existing banking applications of the savings banks.

Fortune Protocol officially announces a collaboration with the AI Agent platform X-Agent. The two parties will jointly explore the combination of prediction markets and proactive Personal Agents, promoting the extension of prediction markets from information inquiry tools to personalized, proactive information service scenarios.In this collaboration, Fortune Protocol will provide prediction market scenarios and related market data capabilities, while X-Agent will leverage its advantages in Personal Agent technology and application design to jointly explore how AI Agents can continuously track events of interest to users, identify changes in market probabilities, provide contextual interpretations, and take further actions with user authorization.The two parties will first advance the design of application scenarios and the development of conceptual prototypes, exploring the application potential of prediction markets in the next generation of personal AI Agents and the Agent Economy.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 60, up 6 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 57, and the average over the past 30 days is 66.

Apple Inc. announced the expansion of App Store review rules to include the regulation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate images. The platform had previously banned pornographic content, and the new rules require developers to proactively prevent and remove AI-generated deepfake content. If effective action is not taken, applications containing such violations will be forcibly removed from the store.The updated Clause 1.2 specifically mentions applications that create AI content and names controversial products such as Grok. Previously, users complained that Grok, a product of xAI, was used to create nude and sexually suggestive deepfake images. Earlier this year, Apple warned xAI that if such content continued to spread, Grok would be removed from the App Store; subsequently, xAI implemented safety measures, and the updated version was approved.The newly added Clause 2.5.19 targets so-called "bait-and-switch" tactics, stating that if developers hide new features or modules outside of the submitted review version, especially harmful features like "de-clothing" that are activated only after approval, they may be removed from both the App Store and the Apple Developer Program. Updates to Section 5 will also extend the ban on applications promoting human trafficking or child exploitation to alternative application distribution channels. Apple stated that when developers violate these guidelines, the related applications will be removed, and the developer's eligibility will be terminated.

According to Bloomberg, Hyperliquid Labs co-founder Jeff Yan is seeking the United States to establish rules that can protect its blockchain. He believes that Hyperliquid's regulatory responsibilities should fall on the financial institutions operating markets based on that blockchain, namely the application layer, rather than the blockchain network itself. This regulatory division allows Hyperliquid to enter Wall Street without bearing the full compliance burden of traditional exchanges.Jeff Yan also stated that Hyperliquid is currently not open to U.S. customers, and Hyperliquid prefers to be the underlying trading technology used by traditional financial institutions, rather than replacing existing market participants, positioning itself similarly to how Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides computing infrastructure for businesses.

Mark Newton, an analyst at Tom Lee's fund, stated in an interview with CNBC that it is currently suitable to buy technology stocks on dips, but investors need to maintain diversified allocations and be prepared for sector rotations.In the past month, cross-asset volatility has significantly increased, with the S&P 500 index recently falling about 6%, and the technology sector also experiencing notable adjustments over the past week. However, compared to the gains in September, he believes the damage to technology stocks has been relatively limited.This year, the market has consistently shown characteristics of sector rotation, initially with the energy sector rising nearly 40%, then the momentum spreading to the technology sector, and now shifting towards the healthcare sector, which has reached an all-time high. Investors need to be prepared for sector switches and maintain diversified allocations.Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers, reminds that even if investors do not actively allocate to AI, they may still hold a high exposure to technology stocks through S&P 500 index funds. Currently, the market remains focused on sector rotation, but he is concerned about the continued decline of technology stocks and that investors are beginning to question the return on AI investments.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 54, up 0 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 58, and the average over the past 30 days is 67.

According to Philippine crypto media BitPinas, in response to CoinDesk's previous report regarding Coinsph facing the risk of license revocation due to alleged involvement in offshore betting transactions, the Philippine crypto trading platform Coinsph stated that its virtual asset service provider (VASP) license under Betur Inc. and the electronic money issuance (EMI) license of DCPay Philippines are currently both valid, and it denies providing services to non-compliant offshore betting operators.Coinsph stated that the restrictions imposed by the Philippine central bank only involve fiat currency top-ups to DCPay through InstaPay and PESONet, while cryptocurrency trading, withdrawals, and other payment services are still operating normally. The company also acknowledged that the central bank has requested it to improve its internal control measures and is currently cooperating with regulatory requirements. The Philippine central bank declined to comment on specific regulatory matters.

According to Blockworks data, Solana's core financial metrics fully rebounded in the third quarter. Application revenue increased by 48% quarter-over-quarter to $299.1 million, reaching a new high since the third quarter of 2025; the quarterly trading volume of tokenized stocks reached a record $7.1 billion, with September alone hitting a historical peak of $4.4 billion.The spot DEX trading volume was $197.2 billion, accounting for 36% of cross-chain spot trading volume, maintaining above 30% for the ninth consecutive quarter. This quarter, the on-chain transaction volume reached a record of 14.2 billion transactions, approximately 1,790 transactions per second.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 54, down 10 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 59, and the average over the past 30 days is 67.

Recently, TRON founder Justin Sun shared his views on personal assets outside of TRON during a 3.5-hour offline discussion with Jin Ming. The core configuration points are as follows:BTC: As a base asset, there has been no reduction in holdings over the past year. Although concerned about the impact of quantum computing and AI algorithms, believing the market has not fully priced in the related risks, he still insists on holding and has adopted a cold wallet sheltering mode for isolation.ETH: Reduced holdings by about 80%-90% in the $3600-$4000 range last year, currently retaining only about 20% of the base asset for observation, and has not repurchased. Most of the funds from the reduction have been transferred to U.S. stocks.NVIDIA: Main position in U.S. stocks, positioned as a base asset in the AI field, heavily invested and not reduced.NASDAQ 100: Heavily held. Slightly bearish in the medium term (due to capital clustering, high interest rates, etc.), but no short positions taken, and the position is retained.A-shares: No holdings. Overall bearish on traditional assets, more inclined towards AI applications and Web3 directions.In the interview, Justin Sun emphasized that ETH is an aggressive asset, BTC is a base asset, and he is optimistic about applications in AI health management, while being bearish on certain hardware sectors. The above is a summary of the interview points, not a complete balance sheet.

The cross-chain exchange protocol NEAR Intents released a post-mortem report attributing a $3.8 million vulnerability to a flaw in the deposit notification feature. The protocol deploys a public settlement contract on NEAR that maintains an internal ledger of deposited tokens, while withdrawals transfer tokens out via a cross-chain bridge. The report was published by NEAR Intents General Manager Alex Shevchenko on October 16, stating that the attacker withdrew $3.8 million before the protocol was shut down on October 1 and returned all funds within 36 hours of detection, with all affected users fully compensated.The report indicates that the feature notifies third-party contracts when tokens are deposited. The attacker created a contract that intentionally caused the notification to fail, allowing the token contract to refund the deposit while NEAR Intents retained the corresponding ledger credit. Through 23 failed deposit transactions, the attacker accumulated $3.8 million in unsupported balance, referred to in the report as ghost funds, and subsequently withdrew real tokens based on this and transferred them to other chains via the Omni infrastructure. Shevchenko stated that this was a vulnerability in the NEAR Intents contract, not in the Omni infrastructure.Withdrawals occurred between September 29 and October 1. The settlement contract was paused and reopened on October 1, with affected routes gradually restored, and contract-side deposits resumed on October 2. The report noted that the vulnerability went undetected because monitoring only compared the original chain assets with the total balance of NEAR side tokens, without comparing the total internal user balances with the actual tokens held by the contract; the team has since added this check and will automatically pause the contract when there is a balance inconsistency. The fix for the October vulnerability was deployed on October 2, but another serious vulnerability report regarding the same feature prompted its complete removal on October 7, with the relevant researcher receiving a $300,000 reward.

According to Bitcoin.com, asset management company Vaneck has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw the registration documents for the Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. The document is dated October 14, 2026, the registration statement never became effective, and the fund has not sold any shares.The product was originally planned to hold liquid staking tokens stETH issued by the Lido protocol, rather than staking Ethereum directly through designated validators. The total locked value of Lido is currently about $23.6 billion, down from $33.3 billion a year ago.BlackRock launched ETHB, which stakes Ethereum directly through validators, in March 2026, with a net asset value of $409.8 million as of March 31.

Xiechuang Data stated that its subsidiary has obtained the NVIDIA NCP Advanced Cloud Partner certification, granting it priority access to computing resource allocation.The company has established stable partnerships with several leading domestic server suppliers to ensure smooth procurement channels for computing equipment.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 64, up 12 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 60, and the average over the past 30 days is 67.

Ant International and Huaxia Fund (Hong Kong) jointly announced that Ant International has recently completed the allocation of the Huaxia Renminbi Digital Currency Fund (3461.HK / 83461.HK) and has incorporated it into its treasury allocation.The related fund transfer was initiated by Ant International at the Shanghai Pudong Branch of China Construction Bank, with digital renminbi assets being transferred in real-time from Shanghai to Hong Kong, ultimately deposited into the relevant account at Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), and the fund allocation completed in offshore renminbi, achieving a full-link connection for cross-border allocation of digital renminbi and investment in offshore renminbi assets.The announcement stated that this practice opens up the channel for offshore asset management of digital renminbi and corporate treasury applications, and verifies the feasibility of digital renminbi in the cross-border fund allocation scenario between Shanghai and Hong Kong. The above news was reported by Huang Xinyi from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily.