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Zhao Changpeng issued a reminder for Ledger hardware wallet users to remain vigilant, especially those who have purchased devices recently. According to the information currently available, this incident appears to be limited to the supply chain, involving a supplier, and a few users may have purchased counterfeit or tampered Ledger devices.Zhao Changpeng stated that Ledger is a well-established and relatively secure hardware wallet brand in the industry, but such incidents can still occur. He anticipates and calls for the BNB ecosystem and the entire cryptocurrency industry to assist in tracking the stolen funds and promoting recovery.Previously, Ledger confirmed that it is investigating an asset theft incident involving Southeast Asian users, who had purchased devices through the distributor CryptoBilis. Ledger has requested CryptoBilis to suspend sales and shipments and advised users who purchased devices through this distributor in the past 90 days not to initialize their devices; if they have already completed the setup, they should create a new Ledger signing device using a new mnemonic phrase and transfer their assets to the new wallet.On-chain investigator Specter estimates that this incident has led to the theft of hundreds of wallets on the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON networks, with losses exceeding 86 million dollars. Security researcher tanuki42 previously estimated the losses to be over 72 million dollars and stated that the amount is still increasing. Currently, the specific cause of the incident and whether the involved devices have security vulnerabilities are still under investigation.

Decentralized exchange THORChain announced that native Zcash swaps are now live, allowing users to exchange ZEC with assets on other supported blockchains without relying on wrapped tokens or centralized exchanges. This launch follows the protocol's 3.20 update, which introduced support for Zcash and Monero. At that time, the liquidity in the Zcash pool exceeded $50,000, and the network has begun processing real ZEC swaps.The pool is currently in a soft launch phase, with performance being monitored. If vulnerabilities or other issues arise, trading may be temporarily paused. The current pool size can easily support five-figure trades, while larger trades will experience higher slippage and slower settlement until liquidity increases. When the fee-to-depth ratio is sufficiently high, the protocol's own liquidity will automatically join the Zcash pool. This mechanism was introduced with the 3.20 upgrade, allowing the protocol to deploy a portion of liquidity fees (initially set at 20%) to supported liquidity pools.After integration, ZEC holders can swap their native assets with supported assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins without needing to deposit Zcash with a centralized custodian or convert it into wrapped assets on other networks. Zcash brings the total number of native blockchains in THORChain's cross-chain liquidity network to 14, with swaps settled in native assets on their respective chains, rather than transferring assets through cross-chain bridges or requiring users to relinquish custody.

Analyst Axel Adler posted on platform X that short-term holders (STH) of Bitcoin are still selling profitable Bitcoin through exchanges. In the past 7 days, the number of relevant Bitcoins transferred to exchanges by short-term holders was approximately 11,000, a decrease of about 66% from the previous peak of 32,000, indicating that selling pressure has eased.

According to NADA NEWS, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan has requested financial institutions, including cryptocurrency exchanges, to promptly stop using images of documents such as driver's licenses for identity verification (KYC) and to switch to a new verification method that reads integrated circuit (IC) chip information through smart devices.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has completed the formulation of relevant rules, allowing cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be listed and traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, initially limited to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The rules will take effect on October 16, 2026.Initially, products such as depositary receipts linked to overseas cryptocurrency ETFs are not allowed, and Thai brokers are still prohibited from assisting retail investors in investing in overseas cryptocurrency ETFs; institutional investors and ultra-high-net-worth individuals are not subject to this restriction. Mutual funds and private equity funds can invest in cryptocurrency ETFs established in Thailand. The relevant ETFs must adopt a passive investment approach, tracking the prices of the invested crypto assets, and ensure that the average net exposure of a single cryptocurrency reaches at least 80% of the net asset value within each accounting year. Brokers are not allowed to provide margin financing, and fund assets must be custodied by a digital asset custodian regulated by the SEC.

Tokenization company Securitize announced today that it will bring 12 U.S. stocks, including Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, and Microsoft, to the Solana blockchain, launching a new product called "Securitize Stocks." The first batch of covered companies includes Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Netflix, Circle, Strategy, and Palantir.Each stock token is backed 1:1 by actual shares, structurally retaining applicable shareholder rights such as dividends and voting rights, but representing securities interests rather than direct ownership on the company’s shareholder register; once tokenization is adopted by the issuer, it may provide a conversion channel. Initially, the product will be traded on Securitize's existing Solana platform, with liquidity provided by Jump Trading, settled in USDC stablecoin, and is expected to also launch on the NYSE's planned 24/7 digital trading platform and the upcoming OKXICE tokenized securities venue, which is a joint venture between the NYSE's parent company Intercontinental Exchange and OKX, both of which must meet listing and regulatory requirements.

A community user posted that after connecting to the free Wi-Fi at Singapore Airport, a "small wallet" that had not been traded for a long time had 3.7 BNB transferred away, and reminded users not to casually connect to public Wi-Fi. The user stated that the wallet had no transaction records for the previous few months, but the assets were transferred after connecting to the airport's free network.In response, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated, "I have always advised everyone not to connect to Wi-Fi, especially public Wi-Fi. But just connecting to Wi-Fi shouldn't lead to a wallet being stolen, was there some other operation in between?"

According to TASS, the Moscow Exchange plans to offer cryptocurrency trading services under the new regulatory framework starting from December 1.Boris Blokhin, Senior Managing Director of the Moscow Exchange, stated that the exchange will continue relevant testing work before the official launch.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, there is a prediction of significant capital movement in the Polymarket market. A large whale has made a single purchase of $76,431.73 in response to the "Federal Reserve's October Decision" event, targeting the "No Change" option. Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this asset is 85%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the Polymarket. A large whale invested $56,279.88 in the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Mariano Navone vs. Pablo Carreno Busta." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 46%.

According to the latest stock spot exchange ranking released by RootData, Binance, Gate, and MEXC are in the top three.Binance ranks first, with a 24h public order book transaction volume of approximately 181 million USD and a market share of 39.82%. Gate ranks second, with a 24h transaction volume of approximately 61.568 million USD and a market share of 13.50%. MEXC ranks third, with a 24h transaction volume of approximately 38.5754 million USD and a market share of 8.46%.

According to the market intelligence platform Liquid247.xyz, the current price of ETH is approximately $2,566.47. Binance's perpetual near-end buy orders are about $60.93 million, and sell orders are about $58.87 million, with a net buy of approximately $2.05 million; Binance's spot buy orders are about $24.75 million, and sell orders are about $6.32 million, with a net buy of approximately $18.43 million; Coinbase's spot buy orders are about $12.22 million, and sell orders are about $8.44 million.OKX's perpetual buy orders are about $21.33 million, and sell orders are about $21.11 million, while Hyperliquid's perpetual buy orders are about $11.43 million, and sell orders are about $8.53 million. The thickness of buy orders on Binance's perpetual and spot markets is significantly higher than other venues, especially the spot buy orders on Binance are notably thicker compared to sell orders. If large market orders occur, slippage on thinner exchanges like Hyperliquid may be greater.

According to The Business Times, Hong Qi Yu, the former CEO and founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange, and his ex-wife Erin Koo, have had nearly SGD 53 million in assets frozen under a court asset freeze order. This amount corresponds to the total claims made by 249 former customers in the lawsuit.The injunction prohibits the two from selling, disposing of, transferring, mortgaging, pledging, or otherwise diminishing the value of the related assets. The couple, both 36 years old, failed to lift the injunction during a hearing presided over by Judge Mohamed Faizal at the Singapore High Court on September 28, and the injunction remains in effect. Hong Qi Yu denies being the sole decision-maker and driving force behind AmazingTech, the operating entity behind Tokenize.

According to the market intelligence platform Liquid247.xyz, the current price of BTC is approximately $82,643. The Binance perpetual near-end sell orders amount to about $43.795 million, and buy orders are about $43.4685 million, with a net sell order surplus of approximately $326,500; Coinbase's spot sell orders are about $22.2235 million, and buy orders are about $16.7834 million; OKX's perpetual sell orders are about $19.5759 million, and buy orders are about $13.6366 million.Hyperliquid's perpetual buy orders are about $9.5485 million, and sell orders are about $2.8662 million, with a net buy order surplus of approximately $6.6823 million. Binance's spot sell orders are about $14.4525 million, and buy orders are about $10.7293 million. Overall, Binance's perpetual sell orders are relatively more concentrated compared to buy orders, while Hyperliquid shows a dominance of buy orders.

Edward Lee, who previously worked at Coinbase and Circle, announced that he has joined the prediction market platform Polymarket as the Head of Product, Exchange, responsible for the development of Polymarket US and international on-chain exchange-related products.Edward Lee stated that over the past decade, he has been involved in building the infrastructure of the cryptocurrency industry, and he will now focus on developing products that operate on top of this infrastructure. He believes that every idea should have a price, and every outcome should have a corresponding market, with prediction markets being the starting point in this direction. He also thanked Shayne Coplan and the team for their trust and expressed a welcome to regulated market and DeFi builders, traders, and partners to connect and communicate.

According to Bits media, the government of Kyrgyzstan has decided to terminate the operation of the national stablecoin Gold Dollar (USDKG) and has requested the Ministry of Finance to liquidate its issuer EVA and the country's first state-owned cryptocurrency exchange Coin Nomad Exchange.This stablecoin was launched by the authorities in November 2025, initially positioned as the world's first state-issued stablecoin backed by physical gold and pegged 1:1 to the US dollar. The issuer was the state-owned company "Virtual Asset Issuer," fully owned by the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan (later renamed "EVA"), with a registered issuance volume slightly exceeding 50 million tokens. The token operates on the Tron blockchain. The authorities had positioned it as a cross-border settlement tool and planned to operate it at least until 2034. This closure aims to optimize the management of state assets, and USDKG holders can exchange their tokens for fiat currency or USDT.

According to PRNewswire, the publicly traded company Universal Safety Products (UUU) announced that it will be renamed DeFi Capital Markets on October 19 and will trade under the new ticker "DCM." In the future, it will gradually cease its original product business and focus on asset tokenization, digital assets, market making, as well as quantitative trading and blockchain financial markets.

Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, stated in a live interview at the Digital Asset Summit 2026 held in Singapore that as near.com continues to expand its on-chain services, users no longer need centralized exchanges for "a large amount" of crypto activities. He mentioned that near.com is "almost ready" and has a "large roadmap for continuously adding features," including bank withdrawals, transaction records for tax purposes, and selective disclosure for confidential transactions. He also shared his experience using centralized exchanges, stating that despite knowing the company's CEO, one of his accounts was still deleted.near.com integrates cross-chain spot trading, tokenized stocks, wealth management products, and perpetual contracts into a single interface. Polosukhin indicated that most of the infrastructure for NEAR Intents has been migrated to confidential sharding, keeping transaction activities private, and users can disclose individual transactions when needed. He mentioned that near.com has a lot of fiat-related features coming soon and referenced the collaboration between NEAR and Monerium, allowing users to convert euros in their bank accounts to EURe via IBAN. The ultimate goal of NEAR Intents is to handle "any asset to any asset," such as USD to EUR, SGD to HKD.Regarding tokenized stocks, near.com completed integration with Ondo Finance in September, allowing users to convert euros into tokenized NVIDIA stocks, with NEAR planning to add more stocks from global markets.

Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO Jake Chervinsky stated at the Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia in Singapore that "every exchange," including CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), will adopt public chain infrastructure in the next decade to remain competitive. He emphasized that Hyperliquid is not an exchange but an infrastructure available for different participants, comparing it to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, arguing that there is no reason for public chains to register as exchanges.Chervinsky mentioned that Hyperliquid does not intend to compete with Kalshi, Coinbase, Robinhood, and CME, but rather exists on the next layer of the tech stack, which these institutions can use to improve their products. He anticipates that in ten years, whether it is crypto-native exchanges like Kraken and Coinbase or traditional exchanges like ICE and CME, they will need to integrate this technology to compete. He also pointed out that, aside from regulated perpetual contracts, on-chain markets need to come under U.S. regulatory oversight, which he expects to happen "in the near future."This statement comes in the context of Payward announcing in September plans to deploy a licensed perpetual contract market on Hyperliquid for U.S. customers, with Bitnomial, regulated by the CFTC, responsible for creation and clearing. Previously, Trump announced that the CFTC would compliantly introduce Hyperliquid to the U.S.

Russia has registered the first batch of cryptocurrency exchange operators and digital asset custodians based on the new regulations that took effect on September 1. The Bank of Russia announced the list of the first authorized operators, which includes 4 exchange operators and 5 custodians.Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, has been included in the list of custodians, alongside Atomyze, Voltari, and Cloud Infrastructure. Sberbank stated that it has applied for the qualification of a digital asset custodian and plans to launch its first cryptocurrency products on December 1 through the SberBank Online, SberInvestments, and SberBusiness platforms, initially supporting Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and USDt (USDT).T-Invest Lab, Zefir, and Sistema-Crypto have been included in the list of exchange operators, with VTB Bank appearing on both lists. The relevant registration is based on the cryptocurrency bill signed by President Vladimir Putin in August, which brings exchanges, custodians, brokers, and investors under the supervision of the Bank of Russia and maintains the prohibition on using cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services.