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According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on October 26, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by publicly listed companies worldwide (excluding mining companies) for the week was $510 million, an increase of 42.5% compared to two weeks ago.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) did not purchase Bitcoin last week.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week.In addition, three other companies announced their Bitcoin purchases or holdings last week. Asset management company Strive announced on October 26 that it spent approximately $510 million last week to purchase 6,182 Bitcoins at a price of $82,732, bringing its total holdings to approximately 43,000 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company announced on October 23 that it invested $1.65 million to purchase 20 Bitcoins at a price of $82,286, bringing its total holdings to 2,850 Bitcoins; French fabless semiconductor company Sequans Communications announced that as of October 23, it held a total of 1,018 Bitcoins, with specific total purchase amounts and average Bitcoin costs undisclosed.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the publicly listed companies included in the statistics (excluding mining companies) is 1,167,845 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.5% compared to two weeks ago, with a current market value of approximately $93.64 billion, accounting for 5.8% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the on-chain financial security standards provider OpenZeppelin. The transaction was first announced on September 17, and the financial terms were not disclosed, with no significant impact expected on S&P Global's financial performance.OpenZeppelin was founded in 2015 and has completed over 900 security service projects, identifying more than 10,000 vulnerabilities before product launches. Its open-source smart contract library, OpenZeppelin Contracts, supports a value transfer scale of over $38 trillion, covering various mainstream stablecoins and tokenized funds.This acquisition will expand S&P Global's risk assessment capabilities to the on-chain technology risk layer, with both parties planning to jointly develop a new generation of on-chain security assessments and benchmarks. After the acquisition, OpenZeppelin will continue to operate as an independent business unit under its original brand, with founder Demian Brener remaining as the head and reporting to S&P Global Ratings President Yann Le Pallec. OpenZeppelin Contracts will continue to be open-source, free, and publicly maintained.

Empery Digital (NASDAQ: EMPD) plans to invest $65 million to acquire a 25% stake in a private entity that is acquiring an AI data center property in the Midwest of the United States. The facility currently has approximately 150 MW of power capacity and its own substation, with the potential to expand to about 300 MW in the future.According to information previously disclosed by the company, the project is expected to adopt a 15-year triple net lease (NNN) model, with a potential total lease payment of approximately $1 billion. Based on prior plans, the lease income corresponding to the 25% stake held by Empery is expected to exceed $440 million during the lease term, with payments expected to begin in early 2027. However, the relevant lease arrangements are still subject to the final signed formal agreement.This investment reflects that Empery is expanding its business layout from Bitcoin treasury to the AI infrastructure sector. The company previously stated that its financial commitment to the project is limited to $65 million, and potential tenants will bear the costs of data center renovation, electricity, and operational expenses.

According to Token Terminal data, the market capitalization of Securitize's tokenized stock SECZ has fallen from a high of $430.4 million on September 28 to $208.6 million, shrinking by more than half in less than a month. During the same period, the market capitalization of the token tracking Circle's stock increased by about 20%, reaching $383.6 million, reclaiming the top position in the $3.3 billion tokenized stock market.The decline of the SECZ token coincided with the sell-off of its underlying stock on the New York Stock Exchange. On October 8, after Securitize launched its stock trading platform on Solana, the stock price briefly rose, but the gains were subsequently erased; Citigroup downgraded SECZ's rating from "Buy" to "Neutral" on October 13, citing concerns over revenue from the tokenized business. Last Friday, SECZ stock closed down 2.1% at $7.80 per share, corresponding to a market capitalization of $1.27 billion.Securitize is a platform that helps asset management institutions, including BlackRock, issue securities on the blockchain. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange on July 2 and tokenized its common stock, becoming the largest tokenized stock at that time. Although Circle's related tokens have a leading total market capitalization, spread across multiple issuers, SECZ remains the single largest tokenized stock; among them, the CRCLb issued by Binance on the BNB Chain leads with a scale of $154.1 million.

Asia Gulf Holdings (AGH), the parent company of Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB), announced the appointment of Martin Gilbert, Chairman of Revolut Group, and Maliki Osman, former Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, to the Global Advisory Council. The two will provide advice on global investment strategies and geopolitical affairs, respectively.Maliki Osman will also advise on government relations and regional cooperation, while Martin Gilbert will focus on global investment strategies, asset management, and investment opportunities in Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. The council is chaired by Amy Lee, with former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randal Quarles serving as vice chairman. This appointment was announced on October 26, and Maliki Osman will exit politics in May 2025.

According to official news from Bitget, the platform announced a collaboration with the structured product liquidity service provider VETA Finance to upgrade its stock dual-currency investment products. This upgrade expands the product pool on top of existing popular targets such as NVIDIA (rNVDA), Google (rGOOGL), and AMD (rAMD), enriching the investment duration options; relying on deeper liquidity support, it offers more competitive annualized returns while optimizing product structure and settlement mechanisms, bringing users a better trading experience and more diverse income opportunities.Currently, Bitget's stock dual-currency investment supports two strategies: "buy low" and "sell high." Users can use USDT or eligible U.S. stock tokens for subscription, and based on preset target prices and investment durations, complete corresponding asset conversions according to the settlement price at maturity and receive corresponding interest income.In addition, Bitget also plans to launch structured products such as accumulation purchase and accumulation sale options (AQ) with VETA Finance based on the rToken ecosystem, expanding the product layout from standardized wealth management to customized solutions, further enriching multi-asset wealth management options under the panoramic exchange (UEX) ecosystem.

According to a report by Top Chinese Science and Technology Community, one of the core leaders of ByteDance's Seed AI research and development, Zhou Chang, submitted his resignation last week. Sources reveal that he will start his own venture, possibly related to embodied intelligence, and he has already been in contact with well-known funds, major corporate investors, and leading large model unicorns. People close to Zhou Chang, however, deny his resignation.Public information shows that Zhou Chang holds a bachelor's degree from Fudan University and a doctorate from Peking University. He previously served as the head of Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen large model before joining ByteDance, where he was responsible for Seed multimodal interaction, world modeling, and Seed Robotics. Reports indicate that members of his original Alibaba team have also recently submitted their resignations, and the two may start a venture together.

According to BBX data, last weekend, publicly listed companies and brokerages worldwide disclosed the latest developments in digital asset treasury allocation and trading channel services, with the core information as follows:The Smarter Web Company increased its holdings by 20 bitcoins: The London-listed technology company The Smarter Web Company officially announced that it recently made another asset allocation, increasing its holdings by 20 bitcoins. After this purchase, the company's total bitcoin holdings on its balance sheet have steadily risen to 2,850 BTC.Marinade released Q3 financial report, SOL staking volume increased significantly by 21.2%: The well-known Solana staking ecosystem project Marinade released its third-quarter financial report. The data shows that its SOL staking volume achieved significant growth, increasing by 21.2% to 7.94 million SOL. The company generated approximately $1 million in revenue for the quarter, demonstrating a robust cash flow in the on-chain staking ecosystem.Futu Securities (Hong Kong) launched BNB deposit and withdrawal services for qualified professional investors: Futu Holdings' Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited officially announced the full launch of BNB deposit and withdrawal services for qualified professional investors (PI) in Hong Kong. Qualified investors can now use the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) network to deposit funds from self-custody wallets to Futu crypto accounts or withdraw to verified whitelist addresses. Previously, Futu's wholly-owned licensed virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong, PantherTrade, had already launched BNB trading pairs.

Lansi Technology stated that the AI server-related production capacity in the Songshan Lake Park of Dongguan has been expanded. The liquid cooling heat dissipation modules, high-end precision cabinets, and high-speed optical interconnection supporting components have been verified by leading North American computing power manufacturers and have received large-scale orders, entering the ramp-up phase of mass production.The company has also acquired capabilities in optical communication and precision metal processing to meet the demand for AI servers.

Elon Musk stated that due to the pressure from the debt market environment, over 200 new computing cloud companies will face industry consolidation, with only a few companies able to survive.

Apollo Global Management's Chief Economist Torsten Slok stated that despite companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence, AI has not yet brought tangible returns to U.S. businesses outside the technology sector. Slok pointed out that the per capita income of employees in 493 companies in the S&P 500 index remains flat, and corporate profit margins have not seen growth.

Solana Company announced that it has been recognized as a strategic enterprise by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) and has been included in the seventh batch of strategic enterprises. The company is the only blockchain infrastructure enterprise introduced by this office in 2026.Solana Company has established an office in Hong Kong, serving as the company's Asia-Pacific headquarters and regional operations base, with the management team overseeing Asia-Pacific business. The company plans to conduct validator node operations in Hong Kong through the Pacific Backbone initiative.

The parent company of Kraken, Payward, has received preliminary approval from the Kazakhstan AFSA and plans to offer digital asset trading, investment trading, and custody services through Payward Kazakhstan at the Astana International Financial Centre. After obtaining the final license, local users will also have access to Kraken's global order book and major market liquidity.

Elon Musk stated that SpaceX's contributions to defending Ukraine far exceed those of any other private company in the world.

Digital asset company Tether announced that 15 Bitcoin mining companies, ASIC manufacturers, and mining pools have committed to jointly build and maintain the integration of its open-source mining development kit, MDK. MDK aims to unify the access methods of different mining infrastructures, supporting developers in building applications and AI automation systems.Participants will develop and maintain the MDK Worker, converting their respective hardware, mining pools, or system interfaces into a universal interface; there is no need to replace existing technology, and they can also decide which functions to open. Existing applications can access different mining environments through MDK. Tether's QVAC mining proxy has accessed mining infrastructure through MDK. Version 0.11 of MDK will be released at the Lugano Plan ₿ Forum, with the first stable version 1 planned for launch by the end of 2026.

According to market news, the cryptocurrency payment service provider RedotPay announced in a recent official announcement that it has acquired the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BTCBOX, and will subsequently provide services compliant with Japanese regulations through BTCBOX. RedotPay does not have a license for cryptocurrency trading operators in Japan. The announcement acknowledged that its existing services aimed at Japanese residents do not meet local regulatory requirements and will be phased out and ultimately terminated.RedotPay has suspended new user registrations in Japan and has removed its app from the Japanese Apple and Google app stores. BTCBOX was established in 2014 and obtained its trading operator registration in September 2017. After a customer information leak occurred in January this year, BTCBOX suspended all services and began a phased recovery on August 3. RedotPay stated that it will provide funding and technical support for it.

Renowned trader Dr Profit posted on platform X, stating that whenever the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reaches the target range marked on his chart, it is an opportunity to further increase existing long positions.Dr Profit mentioned that he is currently adopting this strategy, believing that this price range should be viewed as a buying opportunity rather than a signal for panic selling.

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