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Blockaid stated that it has detected that the Tranche Vault related to Valinor Digital on Avalanche is currently under attack. The attacker is using a flash loan to mint an inflated number of tiered shares, and then redeeming the remaining USDC from the vault.As of the time of posting, the attacker has transferred approximately $1.01 million from the vault through about 2 transactions.

According to CoinDesk, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at the Ripple Swell conference that digital assets can help reinforce the global dominance of the U.S. dollar. Bessent noted that historically, the strength of the world's reserve currency came from military power, but it is increasingly shifting towards technological leadership. The U.S. will maintain its military umbrella, but the technological umbrella is becoming more important. He believes that the U.S. will win in the digital asset technology stack, which will continue to solidify the dollar's position.Bessent stated that over 90% of stablecoins are backed by the U.S. dollar, and issuers often hold U.S. Treasury bonds as reserves. As adoption grows, the demand for such assets may rise, becoming a new source of financing for the federal government. He believes that stablecoins will open up new global markets rather than merely replacing existing dollars. Regarding the failure of the Clarity Act, Bessent expressed disappointment, but noted that the Treasury can work with the SEC and CFTC to advance regulation through institutional action. He also mentioned that regulatory best practices and safeguards can prevent crypto companies from being de-banked.

According to Cointelegraph, Luxor Technology, which provides full-stack computing power services, has completed a $16 million strategic financing round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead, and several angel investors.Luxor plans to use the funds to expand its intelligent cloud platform, AI hardware business, and computing power derivatives trading capabilities, as well as to grow its team. The company originally served Bitcoin mining enterprises and is now expanding its GPU and AI server procurement business, aiming to seize opportunities arising from the integration of Bitcoin mining and AI computing power markets.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a notice disclosing that it has received a large number of public inquiries regarding fraudulent activities involving counterfeit digital Hong Kong dollar projects. The related scam agreements claim to convert loans into digital Hong Kong dollar assets, deceiving the public into signing agreements. The Monetary Authority sternly clarifies that the related fraudulent agreements and lending projects have absolutely no connection with the Monetary Authority and emphasizes that it will not contact citizens regarding personal financial matters or conduct fund transfers.All institutions participating in the "Digital Hong Kong Dollar" pilot program and other sandbox programs under the Monetary Authority will not raise funds from the public or provide financial management and investment products in the name of the related programs. The Monetary Authority has reported the incident to the Hong Kong Police and reminds the public to verify relevant information through the Monetary Authority's official website. If personal information has been provided to suspicious websites or applications, or if there is a suspicion of being deceived, one should immediately contact the police or the Information Center of the Criminal Headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Galaxy Digital released its Q3 2026 financial report, with a net profit of $323 million, turning around from a loss of $85 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA reached $455 million, total assets increased by 51% quarter-on-quarter to $16.4 billion, and cash, stablecoins, and U.S. Treasury bonds totaled $4.9 billion, nearly doubling quarter-on-quarter.In terms of digital asset business, trading volume increased by 12% quarter-on-quarter, outperforming the overall spot market. The combined scale of asset management and staking grew by 46% quarter-on-quarter to $10.4 billion, and a multi-year cooperation was established with BNY Mellon to provide staking support for its digital asset custody platform.The data center business saw adjusted EBITDA increase nearly fivefold quarter-on-quarter to $69 million, mainly from the first full operational quarter after the delivery of 133 MW computing power from Helios Phase 1 to CoreWeave. Phase 2 has been fully financed and commenced, with the company completing a $3.5 billion senior secured bond issuance, expanding the overall power pipeline to over 5.7 GW, and the data center is expected to start delivering in Q2 2027.In terms of capital operations, the $200 million repurchase plan initiated by the company in February was completed on October 15, with approximately 9.8 million shares repurchased. The board approved a new $200 million repurchase limit on October 26.

ARK Invest's Director of Digital Asset Research, Lorenzo Valente, stated that the number of addresses holding stablecoins has surpassed 300 million for the first time. The Ethereum ecosystem currently accounts for 37% of all stablecoin holding addresses, up from 29% two years ago, with approximately three-quarters coming from L2. He believes that the strategy of expanding adoption through L2 is proving effective and expects tokenized stocks to develop along the same path.Valente also mentioned that if one were to illustrate the dominance of EVM, EVM-compatible chains hold about 94% of stablecoin addresses. It took 8 years for the number of stablecoin holding addresses to reach 300 million, and he anticipates that it could reach 1 billion wallets within 18 months, faster than the existing trend.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finally approved the application related to Ripple National Trust Bank. This approval will provide Ripple with a business platform under a federal regulatory framework to support its dollar stablecoin RLUSD and offer digital asset custody services to enterprise clients.Garlinghouse noted that this move reflects the integration of the cryptocurrency industry with the traditional banking system, emphasizing the importance of innovation, accountability mechanisms, and federal regulation.

According to a report by the Southern Daily cited by the Financial Associated Press, several universities recently issued notices stating that the salaries of on-duty and officially employed personnel will be distributed through digital RMB wallets. The Finance Office of Yangzhou University announced on October 20 that, according to a pre-notice from the Provincial Department of Finance, starting from November 2026, the salaries of on-duty and officially employed personnel (including personnel on agency contracts) will be distributed through digital RMB wallets. Relevant personnel must complete the opening and upgrading of their digital wallets based on their current salary card situation by October 23.The Finance Office of Nantong University issued a notice stating that, according to the Provincial Department of Finance, starting from November 2026, the salaries of all officially employed personnel and personnel on agency contracts will be distributed through digital wallets. Relevant personnel must complete the opening and upgrading of their digital wallets by October 30. Salaries and performance will be distributed on two separate cards, both of which need to be opened. The Finance Office of Jiangsu Normal University also issued a notice stating that to implement the national deployment of the digital RMB pilot program and according to the unified deployment of higher authorities, the university will steadily promote the distribution of salaries in digital RMB for on-duty personnel.

China Asset Management (Hong Kong) and Futu's licensed virtual asset trading platform Cheetah Trading announced the launch of a digital public fund approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, offering 24/7 secondary market trading services. Retail investors can buy and sell tokenized shares of China Asset Management's Hong Kong dollar and US dollar digital currency market funds year-round, with the first phase trading related Class F shares in Hong Kong dollars and US dollars.This service features real-time indicative net asset value (iNAV) display, price deviation alerts, and a 5-minute cooling-off period. 24/7 trading is only applicable to the secondary market, while subscriptions and redemptions in the primary market must still comply with the fund's sales documents and same-day net asset value calculation arrangements.

According to Crowdfund Insider, Lyn I. Javier, the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines and head of the financial regulatory department, revealed that the UK fintech company Revolut is actively negotiating with the bank to obtain a digital banking license in the Philippines.She pointed out that Revolut must go through the assessment process of the Central Bank of the Philippines, including meeting the relevant requirements for establishing a foreign bank institution in the Philippines. As for the specific approval timeline, it depends on the company's progress in compliance preparations.Revolut currently holds banking licenses in the UK, Australia, Colombia, and France, and has received conditional approval to establish a bank in the United States. Additionally, the company applied for a banking license in Switzerland in September.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Arthur Hayes (0x6cd...7e21) received 49.24 million USDC after recently selling tokens, of which Galaxy Digital recently transferred 23.07 million dollars to him, bringing the total amount of USDC received from the trading department and exchanges to 49.24 million dollars.

According to Cointelegraph, Piero Cipollone, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, stated that the digital euro is expected to help the European Union establish a self-controlled payment infrastructure and reduce reliance on non-European third-party payment service providers. Europe has already recognized the risks of excessive dependence on external forces in critical areas such as energy and defense, and the same applies to the payment sector. However, payment sovereignty does not mean excluding third parties, but rather allowing Europe to have autonomous choices in key services.The European Central Bank plans to launch a digital euro pilot next year and will test it using real transactions. It is currently collaborating with 36 market operators to prepare, while also inviting e-commerce and mobile commerce operators to participate.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Arthur Hayes transferred approximately 8,000 ETH, worth about 18.69 million USD, and subsequently received around 11.73 million USDC from Galaxy Digital and Flowdesk, with approximately 6.96 million USD remaining to be processed.

According to CoinDesk, the Swedish central bank is pushing lawmakers to reconsider the necessity of issuing an electronic krona (e-krona), believing that with the development of foreign stablecoins and the digital euro, the use of the Swedish krona in the payment system may face long-term pressure.Per Jansson, the Deputy Governor of the Swedish central bank, stated that if cash becomes further digitized and the Swedish krona lacks a convenient digital form, the local currency may struggle to compete with digital payment tools that can be used across borders. Although the central bank has not yet decided whether to officially issue an electronic krona, it hopes to initiate preparations at the legislative level as soon as possible, as the related institutional and technical work is expected to take at least 5 years.

The technology division of South Korea's LG Group, LG CNS, has reached a strategic partnership with Chainlink, aiming to promote the development of South Korea's $68 billion digital asset market. LG CNS will leverage Chainlink's cross-chain, data, and orchestration infrastructure to enhance its digital asset platform solutions.LG CNS will also rely on Chainlink's full suite of platform capabilities to develop digital asset solutions for various institutions in South Korea. LG Group is one of the largest business groups in South Korea, with 63 subsidiaries and total assets of approximately 186 trillion won. LG CNS is the main contractor for South Korea's central bank digital currency project, the "Han River Project."

The Blockchain Association stated that it has sent a letter to the leadership of both the House and Senate, urging Congress to advance prudent, bipartisan digital asset tax legislation, and launched TaxClarityforAmerica.com for the public to understand the principles, view congressional progress, and contact legislators.The association noted that approximately 67 million Americans hold and use digital assets, but the current tax system is outdated, leading to uncertainty for taxpayers, excessive compliance burdens, and forcing innovation to move overseas.Its "Digital Asset Tax Principles" include: a meaningful small exemption; taxation of mining and staking rewards as newly created property upon disposal; reporting arrangements that protect taxpayer privacy; tax compliance based on economic substance rather than technical form; and wash sale rules that do not penalize everyday activities while preventing abuse.The association also stated that the House Ways and Means Committee had previously advanced legislation related to digital asset taxation, and Senator Steve Daines has also introduced a Senate version. Congress is in recess until after the elections on November 3, and there remains a legislative window during the short session.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Lee Won-ik, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, stated during a comprehensive inspection at the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee regarding the taxation of virtual assets to be implemented next year, "Various circumstances need to be fully considered." On the same day, People Power Party member Song Yeon-sik questioned whether to abolish or postpone the taxation, stating that the nature of digital assets and policy direction have not yet been determined, and that the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" should be prioritized. Lee Won-ik responded that the relevant legislation on digital assets is in the final negotiation stage and discussions will be promoted as soon as possible; regarding taxation, opinions from various parties are diverse, and collection of opinions is still ongoing.The taxation of virtual assets in South Korea was introduced in 2020 through amendments to the Income Tax Act, having been postponed three times previously. The government is currently advancing administrative procedures according to the timeline for implementation in January next year, but some in the industry and even within the ruling party believe that due to unclear standards and insufficient infrastructure, the timing for implementation is not yet mature.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office has reached a $500,000 settlement agreement with Fidelity Digital Assets, National Association (the successor entity of Fidelity Digital Asset Services), regarding the company's previous practice of restricting California retail customers from transferring cryptocurrency to external wallets.Regulators believe that this practice may violate the California Commodity Act of 1990; this law restricts certain speculative commodity contracts unless the buyer obtains physical delivery within a specified time, and the California government views the ability to withdraw cryptocurrency as a functional equivalent of delivery. From November 2022 to April 2025, California customers could buy and sell cryptocurrency on the Fidelity platform but were unable to send assets directly to external wallets. Fidelity stated that this restriction stemmed from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) not approving the relevant functionality at that time; the license was approved in April 2025, and the transfer feature will be extended to all California retail customers in June 2025.

The Digital Currency Renminbi Operation Management Center interprets the recently released core results of the central bank's digital renminbi system DCEPS and the digital renminbi smart contract ecological service framework e-CNY SMART Contract. DCEPS is a comprehensive payment and settlement platform that integrates issuance management, retail, wholesale, blockchain payment, and smart contract services, providing a technical foundation to support digital currency.e-CNY SMART Contract is designed to meet the needs of digital economic development, constructing a smart contract service system that involves multiple participants and open collaboration, which has already been implemented in scenarios such as prepaid fund management, supply chain finance, fiscal subsidies, consumer red envelopes, and wage distribution for migrant workers. The digital renminbi has been upgraded from cash-type 1.0 to deposit currency-type 2.0 as of January 1, 2026, with DCEPS and the digital currency cross-border settlement comprehensive service platform being built and operated by the Digital Currency Renminbi Operation Management Center and the International Operation Center, respectively.