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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that the losses associated with the scam center have reached 1.7 billion dollars. During the same period, law enforcement actions conducted in West Africa resulted in the arrest of 28 individuals.The Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that during a week-long coordinated law enforcement operation, law enforcement agencies removed over 3.7 million online accounts, pages, and groups, and identified over 11 million dollars in funds that could potentially be frozen.

The institutional crypto trading platform FalconX and the synthetic dollar protocol Ethena are operating a collateralized lending arrangement with a scale of 1 billion dollars, funded by the reserve assets of the stablecoin USDe. The related loans are over-collateralized, with Ethena holding the first priority collateral rights.FalconX's cumulative trading volume has exceeded 25 trillion dollars. This arrangement was disclosed by the market intelligence account msbintel and mentioned the official account of Ethena.

According to K33 Research, the U.S. government transferred approximately 17,733 BTC to Coinbase Prime this week, including 12,267 BTC related to the Bitfinex hacking incident. After the transfer, the government's marked holdings decreased from 324,527 BTC to 306,795 BTC. If we include unmarked suspected government wallets, the total amount of BTC transferred to Coinbase Prime is about 21,500 BTC.Analysis suggests that this transfer is likely a custody operation rather than a sale—Coinbase Prime has been the custodian for the U.S. Marshals Service since 2024. The cryptocurrencies related to Bitfinex are still in the claims process, and the Department of Justice has requested that victims be compensated in BTC; the ban on the strategic Bitcoin reserve only covers cryptocurrencies that have been fully confiscated. Additionally, about 1,200 BTC from FTX and HashFlare were transferred simultaneously, which may be paid to victims in cash through compensation channels.It is noteworthy that approximately 15,000 BTC related to Bitfinex claims were transferred within two days, which may indicate that the distribution plan or related rulings are progressing.

On October 12, Polygon announced that its Open Money Stack (OMS) has launched automated stablecoin payment operations. The team can set the recipient range, payment budget, and operation window all at once. At the start of the cycle, the product sends a payment request without the need to re-sign for each transfer.The pre-set content by the team includes approved payment operations and recipient range, project expenditure limits, operation window, and expiration time, as well as the ability to close current rules. The wallet will verify the recipient range, expenditure limits, and expiration time on-chain, and the team can also close the rules in advance to prevent the next payment request.Related terms are recorded in the Sessions Module on the wallet chain and executed at the contract layer. Once approved, the backend cannot expand the recipient range, increase expenditure limits, or extend expiration time; requests that exceed the agreed terms will be rejected. This process is part of the same system as deposits, holding stablecoin balances, and subsequent settlement routing.

Rome Protocol announced the launch of its native token ROME, which will be used as Gas for the Rome proprietary chain, and can be used for transactions on the chain from the first day of its launch. The protocol connects EVM applications with Solana, allowing Solidity contracts and users to interact with Solana programs and assets, and settle atomically on Solana; the protocol is already running on the mainnet, with more components in the development and testing networks.Rome EVM runs as a single program on the Solana mainnet, supporting multiple EVM chains and various Gas tokens, with EVM contracts sharing state with Solana programs. The mainnet program has been audited by Halborn, and the deployed binaries can be reproduced from public repositories. Solana zkEVM operates on the development network, using Solana for settlement, data availability, and verification; Canton zkEVM operates on the testing network. The mainnet has provided asset bridges such as USDC, oracle gateways, block explorers, and applications, allowing users to sign on the original EVM chain, self-custody their assets, and access the Solana lending market.Rome charges a small fee for each transaction on every chain it supports, half of which is retained in ROME, or purchased on the open market and added to a non-sale reserve. The project states that this is not a token sale, and it will not disclose valuation, dates, or market listings; supply and schedule will be announced after determining the trading venue.

According to South Korean media etoday, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Financial Services Commission of South Korea stated that the Korea Communications Commission has decided to implement domestic access blocking or termination measures against 27 virtual asset operators' websites, including KuCoin, MEXC, BingX, Phemex, XT.com, Bitrue, CoinW, Poloniex, BTCC, and BitMart, which have not reported in accordance with the law.This initiative expands the scope of restrictions on unreported operators from mobile application markets to internet web pages.

On October 12, 2026, the financial technology company Yirendai released a statement through its public account, stating that it had noted the public security report released by "Ping An Beijing Chaoyang" on that day, and that the relevant situation should be based on the official announcement.Yirendai stated that the company operates independently as a publicly listed entity, focusing on financial technology and AI technology innovation. The company mentioned that no direct relationship with Yirendai's business has been found regarding the reasons involved in this incident, and that operations remain normal, with all business activities progressing in an orderly manner.The company also stated that it will strictly adhere to regulatory requirements, maintain compliant and stable operations, protect the legal rights and interests of partners and users, and express gratitude for the attention from all sectors.

AI computing power operator KONST has completed a $30 million Series B financing round, led by ADATA Technology, with strategic investments from M Mobility and other venture capital firms.The new funds will be used to expand the construction of its AI data centers and accelerate the Token factory strategy.

Ontology announced that the investigation into the security incident of the ecological project has concluded, and its mainnet has resumed block production and returned to normal operation. The core infrastructure of the Ontology network remains secure, and there has been no loss of funds on the network itself.The previous suspension of block production was a precautionary measure taken in collaboration with consensus nodes, aimed at facilitating the investigation and reducing potential risks.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain address's old wallet has been safely running for 8 years. After being dormant for more than 4 years, it transferred to a new wallet one month ago, and then CryptoBillis Ledger Drainer stole all 59 ETH from that wallet, worth $146,800.

Australian AI data center operator Firmus, supported by NVIDIA, stated via email to CNBC that the company has withdrawn its planned large IPO due to market volatility and conditions. The board believes that the proposed issuance terms do not adequately reflect the business's strength and long-term growth prospects, and continuing with the issuance is not in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. The company stated it will turn to private market financing and consider other public and private market options.Reportedly, Firmus originally planned to raise $5 billion through the IPO, pricing shares at AUD 11. If successful, it would have become the second-largest IPO in Australian history, with a valuation of approximately $30.6 billion. In August 2026, the company announced the completion of $2 billion in financing, with investors including NVIDIA, Coatue Management, Blackstone, and Jane Street; the previous year, it raised over $3 billion in equity financing, with a valuation exceeding $10.5 billion. Last month, Firmus announced an agreement with Meta to provide GPU computing power for AI research, model development, and training based on NVIDIA's DSX platform in Southeast Asia.

According to Nikkei Asia, chip design software leader Synopsys is seeking to collaborate with Chinese large language model developers, planning to use the AI version of its tools to help Chinese companies develop chips faster, and stated that it will carry out related work within the scope of tightening artificial intelligence and semiconductor export controls in Washington.The report states that Synopsys expects a revenue of $11.15 billion for the fiscal year 2027, with collaborations with OpenAI and Amazon driving its artificial intelligence business. Synopsys is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and is a global leader in chip design software.

Hardware wallet dealer CryptoBilis announced that, due to Ledger investigating a case involving fund losses for Southeast Asian users, the company has suspended all sales and shipments of Ledger devices and is cooperating with Ledger's investigation. Ledger previously stated that it is investigating reports of fund losses from Southeast Asian users who purchased products from this dealer, and as a precaution, has requested CryptoBilis to suspend the sales and shipments of related devices, advising users who purchased devices in the past 90 days not to set them up if they have not completed initialization.CryptoBilis reminds users who have completed setup to follow Ledger's advice and transfer their assets to a new Ledger signing device generated with a new mnemonic phrase. It emphasizes that the mnemonic phrase must be generated by the device during initialization and handwritten by the user; if the device comes with a pre-printed or written mnemonic card or paper, or if the mnemonic has been seen by others, the wallet should be considered unsafe, and users should not disclose their mnemonic phrase or PIN to anyone. The notice also warns to be cautious of third parties claiming to assist in recovering lost funds, as such proposals are often scams.For users who have already experienced fund losses, CryptoBilis recommends contacting their official customer service channels and providing the order number, purchase time and location, device serial number, affected wallet address, and transaction ID, while keeping the device and packaging, not resetting or discarding them, and suggests reporting to the police. The company stated that it will not send users links requesting them to connect wallets, input mnemonic phrases, or install software.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, the attacker of the 79AU operational hot wallet 79thVault has returned 15,000 BNB, worth approximately 11 million USD, to the wallet address designated by the project team. Additionally, the attacker previously deposited 30 BNB into KuCoin. The current status of the remaining funds is still unclear.Previously, 79thVault on BNB Chain lost approximately 12.5 million USD, possibly due to a private key leak. The team typically operates the hot wallet for small transfers to the reward pool. However, recently this address transferred a total of 2.01 million 79AU to external addresses in 7 transactions, with amounts of 10,000, 100,000, 100,000, 300,000, 500,000, 500,000, and 500,000 coins respectively.

According to the official public account of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the smart agent identification and identity network has officially launched its trial operation and is open for access to the public.This network relies on trusted interconnection centers for smart agents in Beijing, Xiamen, and other locations, providing services such as identity registration, identity verification, addressing resolution, and capability discovery. It adopts a "Blockchain + DID + Super Smart Agent" technical route, compatible with various DID methods, and adapts to mainstream interconnection protocols such as A2A and ANP.

According to U.S. officials, despite Trump's fluctuating attitude towards restarting the war against Iran, the U.S. military is preparing plans to resume large-scale military operations against Iran.The U.S. Department of Defense has developed a new three-day strike plan against Iran, with three aircraft carriers set to be deployed in the Middle East.

According to Defimon Alerts monitoring, 79thVault on the BNB Chain may have lost approximately 12.5 million dollars due to a private key leak. The team usually operates hot wallets for small transfers to the reward pool, but recently this address transferred 2.01 million 79AU to external addresses in 7 transactions, with amounts of 10,000, 100,000, 100,000, 300,000, 500,000, 500,000, and 500,000 coins respectively.The attacker exchanged back to the same trading pair in about 95 transactions, causing the USDT reserves in the pool to drop from 15.2 million dollars to 3.9 million dollars, and cashed out 16,249 BNB, approximately 12.5 million dollars. Additionally, the operational key transferred 3.79 BNB to the same external address, and another 500,000 79AU was transferred to other addresses.

The cryptocurrency and fintech investment company Deus X Capital has ceased operations and will officially liquidate on January 31, 2027. The investors behind it will shift to their respective independent investment strategies. The company was led by former Galaxy Digital executive Tim Grant, and Chief Investment Officer Stuart Connolly will remain to oversee the transition. Some of the invested enterprises will continue to operate with the participation of existing shareholders.The Morton family investors behind Deus X Capital are splitting their investment activities. Shane Morton is establishing Darius, which focuses on artificial intelligence, while Owen and Jason Morton have founded 95, which focuses on markets and fintech. Grant will serve as CEO of TensorX, the AI business owned by Darius under Shane Morton. Grant stated that he hopes to become a significant player in the European AI sector.Deus X Capital was established in October 2023, supported by a family office, with $1 billion in existing investments and deployable capital at its inception. Its strategy covers private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund allocations in the fields of digital assets, blockchain, fintech, and institutional capital markets. Its early investments include stakes in Galaxy Digital and asset management company Hilbert Group, with operations in Malta, London, and the UAE.