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According to the official service account of Visa on October 13, Visa has officially received approval from the People's Bank of China to prepare for a bank card clearing institution within China. Visa will continue to complete subsequent work and carry out bank card clearing business in China.Visa CEO Al Kelly stated that the approval of this preparation application is another important milestone in Visa's long-term commitment to serving the Chinese market. The company looks forward to actively carrying out subsequent work in accordance with the relevant regulatory provisions of the People's Bank of China, in order to strive for early business development in the domestic market.

According to cryptocurrency investor @rrealist's post on X, his residence in the UK was broken into, he was bound, and threatened with a knife to be killed, with approximately $800,000 in assets stolen. Among them, $40,000 came from his main wallet, $720,000 from one of the hardware wallets, Ledger, and a Rolex watch was also stolen, while his phone was smashed on the spot.The poster claims he was not seriously injured, only suffering minor bruises, and the police have intervened, with the residence listed as a crime scene. The Solana wallet address involved (B3pMs3...arCR) has a balance of approximately 346.12 SOL.

Binance will launch RWUSD at 16:00 on October 13 and open the RWUSD/USDT spot trading pair. At the same time, Binance is introducing a zero-fee promotion for RWUSD spot and leveraged trading pairs, which will be valid until further notice. In addition, RWUSD will be used as collateral for the full-margin leveraged account and will support the RWUSD/USDT leveraged trading pair.

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 token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Kaito (KAITO) will unlock approximately 12.11 million tokens at 12:00 PM Beijing time on October 20, with a value of about 3.68 million USD.

According to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on October 20, worth about 53.73 million USD.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Sapien (SAPIEN) will unlock approximately 19.58 million tokens at 0:00 Beijing time on October 20, worth about 1.32 million US dollars.

According to Bloomberg, Tencent Holdings has begun marketing dollar and offshore renminbi bonds, with an issuance scale of approximately 5 billion dollars, and the funds will be used to support its artificial intelligence investments.According to informed sources, the preliminary price guidance for the proposed 10-year and 20-year dollar bonds is approximately 115 basis points and 140 basis points above comparable U.S. Treasury yields, respectively. The guidance for the concurrently marketed 10-year and 30-year offshore renminbi notes is approximately 2.9% and 3.5%, respectively.

The A-share banking sector rose against the trend today, with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of China collectively setting new historical records for their stock prices. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China reached a peak of 8.51 yuan during trading, with its market value briefly surpassing 3 trillion yuan, while China Construction Bank and Bank of China also hit new highs since their listings.So far, 21 A-share listed banks have disclosed their mid-term dividend plans for 2026, with a total proposed dividend exceeding 260 billion yuan. The six major banks have unified their dividend payout ratio, increasing from last year's 30% to 31%, with a total proposed dividend of approximately 221 billion yuan. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China leads with 53.853 billion yuan, followed by China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and Bank of China with proposed dividends of 52.582 billion yuan, 45.393 billion yuan, and 38.343 billion yuan, respectively. Fifteen banks have increased their dividend ratios compared to last year, with Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank leading at 34.07%. Currently, seven banks, including Ruifeng Bank, Minsheng Bank, and Chengdu Bank, have completed their dividend payouts, totaling approximately 18.9 billion yuan.Market analysis suggests that high dividends and expectations for mid-term dividends are important driving forces behind this round of increases. Based on the latest stock prices, among the 42 A-share banks, 27 have dividend yields above 3%, with Bank of Communications and Postal Savings Bank at 4.32% and 4.22%, respectively, significantly higher than current deposit rates and the average annualized returns of wealth management products.

According to Bitcoin News, the Bitcoin Lightning Network development kit LDK has fixed multiple security vulnerabilities, including a channel reconnection vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious counterparties, leading to the theft of funds. The LDK official released versions 0.1.13, 0.2.7, and 0.3-rc3 on October 3, recommending operators interacting with untrusted channel counterparties in production environments to upgrade. Currently, the related disclosures have not confirmed any actual losses caused by these vulnerabilities.

According to Lookonchain data, the trader AguilaTrades, who had previously accumulated losses of 38 million dollars, established a short position in BTC worth 10.14 million dollars (a total of 124.24 BTC) with 40x leverage 4 hours ago. Currently, the unrealized profit of this position is 165,000 dollars.The liquidation price of the position is 83,432.22 dollars.

Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML is expected to announce its Q3 financial report on October 14. Driven by demand for AI chips, the market anticipates significant growth in revenue and profits compared to the same period in 2025. Wall Street analysts estimate Q3 revenue at 11.73 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 55%; earnings per share are projected to be 10.76 euros, nearly doubling from 5.49 euros in Q3 2025.ASML's Q2 revenue was 9.3 billion euros, higher than 7.7 billion euros in the same period of 2025, with net profit increasing from 2.3 billion euros to 2.9 billion euros. The company estimates Q3 revenue to be between 11 billion and 12 billion euros, with a gross margin of 55% to 57%, and has raised its full-year revenue outlook to between 43 billion and 45 billion euros.ASML is the only manufacturer in the world that commercializes extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment. Foundries such as TSMC, Intel, and Samsung rely on its equipment to manufacture advanced AI processors, and the company is also developing the next generation of High-NA EUV. Intel has processed over 1 million wafers using this equipment in research, testing, and manufacturing, while Samsung plans to introduce it into advanced DRAM mass production by 2028. The market expects ASML to increase the capacity of its existing EUV systems by about 30% by 2027.

Solana rating card hosting and card drawing platform Collector Crypt released its Q3 2026 report: revenue of $433.5 million and gross profit of $25.4 million, both setting records, with increases of 8% and 12% compared to Q2, respectively. Card pack revenue was $433.1 million, almost constituting all revenue; buyback and redemption expenses were $408.1 million, accounting for 94.1% of revenue, with a quarterly gross margin of 5.9%.Sales reached $212.2 million in June but declined month by month, with July, August, and September at $157.3 million, $141.7 million, and $134.5 million, respectively, while the gross margin in September rose to 6.7%. Sales of card packs priced at $2,500 and above amounted to $169.6 million, accounting for 39% of card pack sales; the $1,000 tier dropped from $132.1 million to $53.4 million. After Jupiter began selling card packs on July 13, the number of active wallets increased from 7,051 to 9,127 over 30 days, while daily revenue per wallet decreased from $9,100 to $5,600.As of September 30, tokenized inventory was $55.1 million; market transactions totaled $8.6 million, accounting for about 2% of the business, with two initial edition Charizard cards sold in September for $600,000 and $825,000, respectively. Cumulative revenue surpassed $1 billion on August 13, and the token CARDS fell 14% to $0.195 in the quarter. Courtyard's Q3 revenue was $7.6 million, approximately 3.3 times that of Collector Crypt;

According to the market intelligence platform Liquid247.xyz, Coinbase spot BTC has approximately 64.53 sell orders at the price level of $82,071, with a nominal value of about $5.3 million, which is about 0.40% above the mid-price of approximately $81,741 at that time. The total near-term sell orders amount to about $25.1354 million, while the buy orders are approximately $18.7532 million.Currently, the net sell orders on Coinbase spot are about $6.3822 million, accounting for 14.54% of the total depth. This sell order level is the most prominent resistance in the near term.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: LOS vs KaBuM! Ilha das Lendas (BO5) - CBLOL Promotion Playoffs," the "Game 4 Winner" sub-market's "LOS" option has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 58% an hour ago to the current 93% (a fluctuation of 35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The governance organization of Ethereum Name Service ENS DAO published a new proposal on X, suggesting the activation of ENSv2.The proposal plans to freeze new v1 .eth registrations, allowing domains that have not yet migrated to continue renewing and retaining existing domains, and subsequently transitioning the domain registration and resolution functions to v2.

On-chain derivatives protocol Derive has released a new proposal in its governance forum, aiming to expand its business into the regulated derivatives market in the United States. Community members can review the proposal and participate in the discussion.Derive is an on-chain derivatives protocol aimed at professional traders, offering trading products such as options and perpetual contracts, and employs an off-chain matching and on-chain settlement architecture. The proposal is currently in the community discussion phase, and the specific regulatory path, partners, and timeline will be based on the content of the forum proposal.

Google collaborates with Planet to launch the "Project Suncatcher" prototype satellite through SpaceX Transporter-18.

With only 22 days left until the U.S. midterm elections, Fairshake, aligned with the stance of the U.S. cryptocurrency industry, and its affiliated Political Action Committee (PAC) have ramped up advertising to support their identified "crypto-friendly" candidates. According to documents disclosed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Saturday, the PACs Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress have collectively spent $2.7 million on media and direct mail production to support Democratic and Republican candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. Fairshake's funding primarily comes from donations from investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, and Ripple Labs.Specific expenditures include: over $76,000 for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, $73,000 for House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson, $512,000 for California Congressman Pete Aguilar, and $500,000 for New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer. A few days earlier, Fairshake announced it would additionally support 32 House candidates in 2026, with 6 of them each receiving $1 million in media support.