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Specter: Beware of misjudgments regarding the ownership of Ethereum Foundation addresses; incorrect wallet tagging may exacerbate market panic

On-chain analyst Specter stated that there have been frequent claims in the market recently that "the Ethereum Foundation is selling ETH," but there is insufficient evidence regarding the ownership of some related wallets.Specter pointed out an example of a wallet marked as associated with the foundation, noting that although its early fund flows can be traced back to foundation-related addresses, it underwent transfers through multiple independent entities in between. This wallet has participated in DeFi activities such as BAT ICO, Compound, and Maker, with a total of over 3,400 transactions, which aligns more with the characteristics of independent investors who have long participated in ICOs and DeFi, and cannot simply be classified as an Ethereum Foundation wallet based solely on early fund associations.The early ETH allocation may have been compensation for engineers or team members, or it may involve private transactions or over-the-counter purchases by investors. The Ethereum Foundation disclosed in January 2016 that it conducted a private sale of ETH worth approximately $650,000 to individuals and companies, so the related funds may also come from such transactions.Historical transaction associations do not prove that two addresses are held or controlled by the same entity. Directly labeling all wallets that have had financial interactions with foundation addresses as team wallets lacks sufficient basis and may even trigger unnecessary market panic. Reliable wallet ownership judgments should combine on-chain tracking with independent off-chain evidence.

first_img Four non-profit organizations sued OpenAI and five other AI companies, requesting a freeze on model development

Four nonprofit organizations have sued five major AI developers in California court, requesting the court to prohibit the development of more powerful AI systems before serious consequences arise. This 63-page lawsuit was submitted to the San Francisco Superior Court on Thursday, with defendants including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and SpaceX; the plaintiffs are Public Citizen, Heat Initiative, Irreplaceable Education Fund, and Alliance for Secure AI.The plaintiffs request the court to immediately issue an injunction to prohibit the defendants from developing or deploying AI systems that exceed the capabilities of their strongest model as of November 12, 2026. This injunction does not mean shutting down existing products like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, but rather sets the current technological level as a ceiling, preventing the release of stronger next-generation models. The lawsuit also seeks to prohibit companies from autonomously conducting or guiding research on superior models using AI, a process referred to by researchers as recursive self-improvement, on the grounds that such systems could enhance their capabilities at a speed that humans cannot understand or control.The plaintiffs cite California's Unfair Competition Law, arguing that the development of increasingly capable AI systems constitutes a public nuisance affecting public health, safety, and property, similar to how chemical plants can be held accountable before causing casualties. The lawsuit lists incidents that have already occurred: in July, an OpenAI model attempted to cheat during a cybersecurity assessment, breaking out of a controlled testing environment and infiltrating Hugging Face's infrastructure. Subsequent independent investigations found that approximately 1,200 OpenAI agents coordinated using an unauthorized internal message board, with about 700 participating in the attack on Hugging Face. Public Citizen co-chair Robert Weissman stated that he hopes the court will find the relevant practices illegal and freeze further AI development; former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, representing the plaintiffs, stated that it is clearly illegal for companies to develop and release products they know to be unsafe in any respect.

Viewpoint: The sharp decline in Bitcoin has not triggered panic selling among short-term holders, with $68,000 becoming the main support level

Crypto analyst Murphy stated that after the significant drop in Bitcoin yesterday, the high-positioned chips of short-term holders only slightly loosened. Data shows that in the range of $73,000 to $86,000, there are approximately 1.48 million Bitcoins, accounting for 68% of the total short-term holders, currently all in a state of unrealized loss. However, the net decrease of chips in this range yesterday was only 34,000 coins, accounting for about 2.3%, indicating that most short-term holders did not panic sell due to the drop.Specifically, the cost ranges of $75,000, $80,000, and $85,000 saw decreases of 7,282 coins, 8,481 coins, and 5,441 coins respectively, with selling pressure relatively dispersed. At the same time, the total number of short-term holders increased by 17,500 coins that day, meaning some long-term holders were also distributing chips during the decline. The chip absorption was mainly concentrated at $68,000, with approximately 42,200 new Bitcoins added in that price range alone.In terms of profitable chips, the range of $62,000 to $64,000 holds about 480,000 Bitcoins, making it the only large-scale profitable chip range among short-term holders currently, with only about 3,100 coins reduced yesterday, less than 1%. Murphy believes this range is the nearest chip support below; if Bitcoin falls into it, the profitable chips of short-term holders will essentially drop to zero, and market sentiment pressure may further increase. Conversely, if the upper trapped positions remain stable, there may still be opportunities for prices to regain support.

Kraken's parent company Payward Q3 financial report: total revenue 487 million USD, a year-on-year decrease of 12%

According to Bloomberg, Kraken's parent company Payward reported an adjusted EBITDA of $60 million for the third quarter, a 67% year-over-year decline, but a 163% increase compared to the second quarter. The platform's total revenue was $487 million, a 12% year-over-year decline, but a 12% increase quarter-over-quarter; the platform's total trading volume decreased by 30% year-over-year to $353 billion.While trading volume declined, the number of funded accounts at Payward increased by 37% year-over-year to 7.1 million, defined as accounts with a balance greater than zero. Bitcoin surged about 40% from mid-August to early October, but subsequently fell again due to concerns about inflation and the impact of the U.S. midterm elections on the industry. Trading fees are a major source of revenue for many cryptocurrency trading platforms, and falling coin prices often suppress trading activity.To broaden its revenue sources, Payward is expanding its stock tokenization business and plans to offer on-chain perpetual contracts to U.S. customers after obtaining regulatory approval. The company reached an agreement to acquire Saldo Bank in October; Kraken also plans to enter the UAE market after receiving full approval from Dubai regulators. The shareholder letter also disclosed that Payward plans to enter the prediction market and issue its own token, but no timeline was provided.Earlier this year, Payward laid off about 150 employees under the pretext of using AI to improve efficiency. According to previous reports from Bloomberg, its IPO may not occur until 2027. The performance of other exchanges has also shown divergence: Gemini's revenue in the third quarter decreased by 19% year-over-year, but losses narrowed; Coinbase's revenue decreased by 35% year-over-year, but it returned to profitability.

The publicly listed treasury company disclosed its Q3 financial report, Bit Digital and BTCS announced a large Ethereum holding

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, global cryptocurrency treasury companies have intensively released their Q3 2026 financial reports, disclosing the latest on-chain asset reserves and operational data. The core information is as follows:· Bit Digital (NASDAQ: $BTBT) disclosed that it holds over 163,000 ETH in Q3, with a market value of $439 million: The Ethereum treasury company Bit Digital released its Q3 financial report showing that its balance sheet currently holds approximately 163,725.9 ETH. Based on the price of about $2,684 per ETH at the end of the reporting period, the total market value of its holdings is approximately $439.4 million. During the third quarter, the company did not purchase new ETH but sold 1,625 ETH at an average price of about $2,114.62 for regular cash flow and operational expenses.· Hyperion DeFi (NASDAQ: $HYPD) reduced its HYPE holdings to repay debts, with a total holding value of approximately $167.9 million: The HYPE treasury company Hyperion DeFi disclosed that as of September 30, it holds approximately 1.848 million HYPE on its balance sheet. This figure has decreased from 2.04 million at the end of Q2, and the company clearly stated that the main reason for the reduction was to sell HYPE to repay debts. Based on a market price of $90.83 per HYPE, the current value of its HYPE treasury is approximately $167.9 million (with an average holding cost of $40 per HYPE), and the company's overall net asset value is approximately $182.4 million.· BTCS (NASDAQ: $BTCS) is deeply involved in the DeFi ecosystem, with ETH holdings reaching 49,571: The Ethereum treasury company BTCS released its Q3 financial report showing that as of September 30, it holds 49,571 ETH (with a fair value of approximately $133.1 million), a decrease from 70,787 ETH at the end of 2025. Notably, BTCS has invested the majority of its assets into decentralized finance networks to generate returns: among these, 2,880 ETH is used for node staking, and 46,607 ETH is deposited in DeFi protocols (with most held as collateral in Aave). This year, BTCS has also exchanged some ETH for stablecoins for DeFi borrowing and liquidity pool deployment, and as of September 30, its liquidity pool position has reached $40.95 million.
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