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According to an official announcement from Alpaca, its Southeast Asia headquarters, Alpaca Securities Pte. Ltd., has received in-principle approval for a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).Once the relevant conditions are met and the formal license is obtained, the company plans to offer brokerage and custody services in Singapore, targeting financial institutions and fintech companies in Southeast Asia. Alpaca emphasizes that in-principle approval does not equate to a formal license, and related services cannot be launched based on this approval at this time.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced it will release up to 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

European ETF and ETC platform HANetf has launched the Arrow Bitcoin EUR Hedged ETC (EBTC), which, according to HANetf, is the world's first Bitcoin ETC that offers euro exchange rate hedging.The product aims to provide euro-denominated investors with exposure to Bitcoin prices while reducing the impact of euro to dollar exchange rate fluctuations on investment returns, with the related currency hedging provided by HSBC.

According to informed sources, OpenAI's enterprise sales have more than doubled since July, with an annualized revenue run rate increasing by over 70% since the beginning of the third quarter, and is currently approaching $70 billion.Its business revenue aimed at enterprise clients has grown by over 100%.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the giant whale MK4 holds a long position of 5.84 million NEAR, currently with an unrealized profit of 15.47 million USD, and the position value is 29.21 million USD.

Former White House economic advisor and founder of Geopolitica Institute Pippa Malmgren stated in an interview published by Bitcoin Magazine that the core of the security agreement between the United States and Greenland is not the ice sheet or minerals, but the space race. She pointed out that missile tracking and satellite ground stations give the Arctic region critical strategic value and believes that Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands will be the next focal points.Malmgren then linked geopolitics to the market, discussing U.S. debt, China's selling of U.S. Treasury bonds, and the future of Bitcoin. She mentioned that the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio has reached 100% and analyzed the government's plan to escape debt through growth, as well as the reasons behind China's reduction of U.S. Treasury holdings.She also discussed the nationalization of cutting-edge AI laboratories and AI security, the evolution of currency from fiat to digital currency, the application of stablecoins and Bitcoin in AI agent scenarios, and topics such as Austin becoming the "new Shenzhen."

Aave posted on platform X stating: Multiple user experience optimizations have been made for Aave App, Aave Pro, and Aave V3, and they thank the community for their feedback.Aave also launched the Ghost Pass benefit, allowing users to publish their high scores and receive a Ghost Pass.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a newly created address has withdrawn 14,800 ETH from Binance and OKX in the past 9 hours, worth 39.73 million USD.

According to Cointelegraph, the European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the launch of a new round of applications for the digital euro innovation platform, inviting fintech companies, payment institutions, and other organizations to explore AI agents participating in digital euro payments.The project will be divided into two parts: practical testing and future application seminars. The practical testing will take place from January to June 2027, where participants will develop prototypes for electronic receipts, multi-party transactions, conditional payments, and more.The seminars will explore AI payments, micropayments, machine-to-machine transactions, and the application of the digital euro in public services. In addition, the ECB has selected 36 banks and payment institutions, including Revolut, Stripe, and Deutsche Bank, to participate in another 12-month digital euro pilot, which is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027. The final issuance of the digital euro still requires EU legislation and subsequent decisions from the ECB.

K33 Research Research Director Vetle Lunde analyzed that in the past 7 days, the total open interest of CME and perpetual contract BTC decreased by 49,000 contracts, marking the largest weekly decline since October 2025, during which market volatility was low and funding rates continued to decline.Unlike previous significant reductions in positions that were accompanied by forced liquidations, this round of deleveraging is more akin to proactive profit-taking, with overall market sentiment trending towards rationality.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, about 25 minutes ago, HyperCore transferred 447,824 HYPE to the liquid staking protocol Kinetiq, worth approximately 39.56 million USD.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), Kanye West withdrew 1,445 ETH from Aave 1 hour ago and subsequently deposited it into Binance, worth approximately 3.91 million dollars.This is the first deposit operation in 11 months since the peak of the last bull market in October 2025. Currently, he still holds on-chain crypto assets worth approximately 26.7 million dollars.

During an interview with The Block at the Ondo event held in Seoul, South Korea, Ondo Perps CEO David Wells stated that offering perpetual contracts in the United States is a "huge opportunity," and that it is "reasonable" for Ondo to explore such expansion. He mentioned that everyone is paying attention to the U.S. because there are now more opportunities opening up that were previously impossible. However, he also noted that U.S. perpetual contract products will differ from existing products, with structures that vary from non-U.S. markets.Wells' remarks come as U.S. regulators are testing how perpetual contracts can enter the U.S. market with several companies. In August, Trump stated that the CFTC is "bringing Hyperliquid to the U.S. in a fully compliant and legal manner." Kraken's parent company, Payward, has announced plans to launch Hyperliquid's HIP-3 perpetual market for eligible U.S. customers through the CFTC-regulated Bitnomial Exchange and NinjaTrader Clearing. Coinbase has also applied to launch single-stock perpetual contracts in the U.S. Earlier this month, Ondo Finance submitted a letter to the SEC and CFTC arguing that U.S. stock perpetual contracts fall under the securities futures category as defined by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.Wells indicated that while the U.S. version of perpetual contracts and its market structure may be similar, settlement and clearing would need to change to comply with U.S. regulations. He did not confirm any plans to enter the U.S. market, stating that the team has not "gone too far" in exploring the U.S. market.

On September 22, the House of Representatives of Jamaica began reviewing the "Virtual Assets Service Providers Act," which aims to establish a licensing and regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges and other virtual asset service providers, and to ensure compliance with international standards such as anti-money laundering.The bill stipulates that businesses providing virtual asset services to Jamaican consumers, regardless of their headquarters location, must obtain a license from the Financial Services Commission (FSC); operating without a license will constitute a criminal offense. Licensed entities must also fulfill obligations such as customer identity verification, transaction monitoring, and reporting suspicious activities.Jamaica's Minister of Finance Fayval Williams stated that FSC licensing only regulates business operations and does not constitute official recognition or guarantee of the digital assets being traded. The Jamaican dollar remains the only legal tender in the country, and the FSC will be authorized to license, supervise, and shut down non-compliant virtual asset businesses.

SpaceX's new generation spacecraft "Starship" experienced an engine failure during its 14th unmanned test flight, which may impact NASA's timeline for crewed lunar landing missions. Starship is one of the two spacecraft selected by NASA for its bid, with plans to carry out crewed lunar missions in 2028.Although multiple objectives were achieved during the test mission launched in Texas, a propulsion system failure led to an early termination of the mission.

According to on-chain data, a certain address 0xcf4c...be09 spent approximately 148 USD to purchase about 23,957,700 ZC on September 28 at 02:06, and then spent approximately 99 USD to buy about 11,042,800 ZC again at 02:13, with a total investment of about 247 USD.Currently, this address still holds approximately 20,797,900 ZC, valued at about 316,000 USD, accounting for about 2.08% of the total supply of ZC, making it the fifth largest holding address currently.

User @neillee99 posted that the approximately 50 BTC held in Solv Protocol cannot be redeemed normally. The user stated that on July 8, 2026, they withdrew about 50 BTC from Binance, which was converted into SolvBTC and BTC+, aiming to earn about 3% annual yield by holding BTC+, without engaging in complex transactions.The user claimed that after the deposit, the minting and redemption functions of BTC+ suddenly paused. On July 13, a security incident occurred with BTC+, and they inquired in the official community on July 18 and July 20, but received no effective response. On July 22, Solv Protocol publicly disclosed the incident and stated that user assets were not harmed. On July 31, the project team announced the restoration of related functions, and staff informed that redemption could be initiated, but their address remained restricted, and the approximately 50 BTC corresponding assets could not be redeemed.The user stated that since July 31, they have continuously communicated through the official Discord, Telegram, and email, submitting materials such as proof of funds, transaction records, and wallet control. There have been about 60 emails exchanged between both parties, with about 50 sent by them. After contacting relevant personnel in September, they still did not receive an effective response. Their request is to lift the restrictions and restore normal redemption, while also stating that they initially came into contact with BTC+ through the BTC earnings-related page of Binance Web3 Wallet, and calling on Solv Protocol, Venus Protocol, and relevant investors and ecosystem parties to pay attention to the progress of the handling.

Tibo from the OpenAI Codex team posted on X that the team will reopen the $200 Pro subscription to new users tomorrow and adjust the usage calculation method for the plan. According to his calculations, the adjusted subscription's corresponding API expenditure will be equivalent to half of the old $200 Pro plan.Tibo stated that the team does not wish to compromise in other ways and promised not to restore the 5-hour usage limit, allowing users to use their weekly quota as needed. He also mentioned that subscriptions should allow users to accomplish more work and achieve higher quality with the same expenditure as model efficiency improves and API prices decrease. This week, the team has reduced the prices of GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna to 50% of their previous prices and intends to continue lowering prices and enhancing capabilities, rather than raising API prices and then offering discounts.Tibo also revealed that tomorrow, several content items that do not consume usage quotas will be added to the subscription, but specific items have not yet been disclosed. He stated that this advance notice of the adjustment in the calculation method is to inform users of this change before subsequent announcements related to the subscription.

The Smarter Web Company, a Bitcoin treasury company in the UK, has received shareholder approval to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock MORE. Additionally, the company expects to raise between $20 million and $33 million through an IPO to acquire more Bitcoin and cash-generating operational businesses.

Tesla (TSLA.O) announced that its FSD supervised mode has now been approved in Croatia.