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The United States Secret Service stated that investigators collaborated with industry partners within minutes after the incident to identify and freeze a large amount of stolen cryptocurrency, and the related investigation is still ongoing.

According to market news, the United States Secret Service stated that investigators are collaborating with private sector partners, including Circle, to identify, freeze, track, and recover funds stolen from Binance.

According to a report by Reuters citing informed sources, Binance is cooperating with law enforcement agencies around the world, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret Service (USSS), to investigate the theft of approximately $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency.The U.S. Embassy in London stated that it would not comment on the matter, and the United States Secret Service has not yet responded to requests for comment.

The POW cryptocurrency information platform bitgou.org operator Alch-crypto stated that PRL has been exploited by malicious actors. It claimed that someone poisoned the model hosting platform Hugging Face, disguising 31 repositories as Qwen2 small models. Once users load them using trust_remote_code, the PRL miner program will be installed, which also disguises itself as a system process. Some versions come with backdoors that allow remote control of the machines.Alch-crypto mentioned that after the first batch of related repositories was deleted, the attackers changed accounts and re-listed them, with downloads exceeding 32,000 times. The attackers' first batch of wallets has received about 2,276 PRL, which is approximately equivalent to $5,000 based on the price at the time of the post, and they are still receiving payments even after the repositories were deleted.Alch-crypto also reminded local model users: do not enable trust_remote_code for models from unknown sources; if GPU usage spikes abnormally, check the processes first and separate mining devices from machines running AI.

According to TechCrunch, a hacker claiming to be from the "Department of Peace" has reportedly obtained a large amount of employee data from the Okta single sign-on system used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was publicly released on Wednesday by the data transparency organization Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) as the "Icepick" dataset. The leaked records exceed 40,000, accounting for about one-fifth of DHS's approximately 220,000 employees, involving names, positions, work emails, phone numbers, and office locations, along with information related to internal system permissions. Among these, approximately 21,000 records belong to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, while about 10,000 records involve the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with nearly 1,000 related to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).TechCrunch stated that it has verified the authenticity of some of the data, with timestamps indicating that the data was exported around mid-August. The hacker also provided the data to journalist and hacker maia arson crimew, who then forwarded it to DDoSecrets. Okta responded that its systems and data were not breached; a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security has not yet responded to requests for comment. The report indicates that this is the third incident of data leakage from the U.S. government that has drawn attention in the past month, following the theft of Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel files and Pentagon personnel data.

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 Bloomberg, Hong Kong cryptocurrency payment card company Redotpay is preparing to submit a confidential IPO application to the U.S. SEC by the end of the year, with a target valuation of at least $5 billion.The report indicates that the company is still negotiating pre-IPO financing with a valuation between $4 billion and $5 billion. Public information shows that the company currently has over 9 million customers and an annual revenue of over $180 million. Redotpay also raised $194 million in 2025, with supporters including the venture capital arms of Coinbase and Circle.

According to attendees, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday that there are no systemic issues in the artificial intelligence industry, and it cannot be compared to the internet bubble at the turn of the century. Bessent expressed an optimistic attitude towards this cutting-edge technology, believing that technological advancements will benefit the United States, but also acknowledged that data centers and AI companies have not done enough to explain the benefits of this technology to the average American.The closed-door meeting attracted over a hundred executives and investors from the financial industry, with ticket prices starting at $7,500 and top sponsorship packages costing up to $100,000. Proceeds from the meeting are used for charity. This year marks the 14th edition, having raised nearly $72 million in total. Bessent has publicly predicted multiple times that the development of artificial intelligence will significantly increase productivity and greatly boost U.S. economic growth. Currently, there is growing concern in American society regarding investments in artificial intelligence and data centers, leading to a sell-off of AI stocks.Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen pointed out that she always confirms the presence of the media and issues public reports when she gives speeches. Bessent's office responded that his views expressed at the closed-door meeting had been publicly stated before and do not involve issues of transparency; in addition to artificial intelligence, he also discussed his views on the U.S. economy. More and more regions are beginning to oppose the construction of data centers, which is affecting the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, leading to a decline in support for U.S. President Trump and the Republican Party.

According to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that humanoid robot manufacturer Noetix Robotics has secretly submitted an initial public offering (IPO) application in Hong Kong, aiming to raise hundreds of millions of dollars.The company's official name is Songyan Power Beijing Technology Co., and it may go public as early as next year.

According to GlobeNewswire, SkyAI (Nasdaq: SKYA) major shareholder Bastion Trading (holding approximately 9.99%) publicly questioned the company's cash tender offer plan.Bastion Trading pointed out that SkyAI quietly sold about 70% of its SOL treasury reserves (from over 2 million to about 600,000) in less than a month, without timely disclosure to shareholders, suspected of violating information disclosure regulations.Meanwhile, the company's board faced overwhelming opposition votes at the 2026 shareholder meeting, raising questions about its legitimacy. Bastion Trading demanded the company fully disclose the details of the SOL sell-off, restructure the board, and improve the acquisition terms (raising the acquisition price from $3 to at least $3.5), otherwise, it would not participate in this tender offer and reserves the right to take legal action.

According to a report by The Block citing The Wall Street Journal, the prediction market platform Kalshi is investigating several trades that correctly bet on Trump appointing Katie Zacharia as White House Press Secretary before the announcement was made. Trump confirmed the appointment in a post on Truth Social on Friday afternoon, with Zacharia replacing Karoline Leavitt.At least three bets totaling approximately $173 were placed before the media reported on the candidate, with the market expected to pay out about $9,600 in total after settlement. One bet of about $19 was placed around 10:42 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, with an expected payout of $1,896; two other bets of approximately $74 and $80 were placed around 1:41 PM on Friday, with expected payouts of $3,689 and $4,023, respectively.The report stated that a few days before the news broke, Kalshi traders assigned a probability of about 1% to Zacharia. This investigation comes after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached a settlement in August with a former White House teleprompter operator who had traded on markets related to Trump’s speeches on Kalshi.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated that U.S. President Trump is not expected to engage in any military conflict before the midterm elections. The diesel trade with Russia is beneficial for Americans, and we will utilize all legal authorities to conduct diesel transactions with Russia.

According to a report by Mobile Payment Network, regarding some payment platforms that are registered only as financial technology companies without obtaining any financial category licenses, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Christopher Hui, stated that appropriate enforcement actions will be taken as necessary under the relevant statutory regulatory framework to maintain financial stability and protect the rights and interests of customers and the public.According to the Hong Kong Payment Systems and Stored Value Payment Instruments Ordinance, unless a statutory exemption is obtained, anyone who issues or operates stored value payment instruments in Hong Kong without a license is committing an offense. If cases of suspected unlicensed operation or violations of the Payment Ordinance are discovered, the Monetary Authority will intervene directly and will collaborate with other relevant regulatory agencies depending on the nature of the case, and will refer the case to law enforcement agencies if necessary.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the prediction market platform Kalshi is investigating betting activity related to "Trump's press secretary candidate" on its platform. Three bets, amounting to approximately $19, $74, and $80, appeared before the reports of Katie Zacharia being selected were published.The report states that the contract ultimately settled at "yes," but it remains unclear whether the related accounts are subject to withdrawal restrictions.

AMD CEO Lisa Su has been intensively meeting with major companies such as Foxconn, Quanta, ASUS, and Acer, and has held secret meetings with TSMC. Lisa Su confirmed that AMD's plan to invest $10 billion in Taiwan will be increased due to a surge in market demand, and the company will continue to expand its supply chain investments in Taiwan.AMD is working with TSMC and suppliers to accelerate capacity enhancement to meet market demand that exceeds supply.

According to a press release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, attended a policy briefing by the Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Committee. He stated that a bill to establish a licensing system for virtual asset trading, custody, advisory, and management services will be submitted within this year as part of Hong Kong's first five-year plan concerning financial services and the Treasury.In addition, the Hong Kong Central Clearing and Settlement System for gold will officially launch in the first quarter of next year, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will announce details of a new gold futures contract priced in Renminbi and settled in physical gold within this year.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of the "Autonomous Combat Command" to enhance the U.S. military's scalable autonomous and robotic combat capabilities.The command will cover drones, artificial intelligence, and command and control systems. The Pentagon plans to double its spending in the autonomous combat field, proposing an investment of $74 billion in the budget request.