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According to official news, the PancakeSwap core team (The Kitchen) has released a tokenomics proposal titled "The Flip." This proposal suggests increasing the trading fee sharing ratio for PancakeSwap v3 and Infinity liquidity providers (LP) to 88% across all 11 supported chains, with the remaining 12% allocated as protocol fees to the treasury, while v2 remains unchanged.

CoreWeave, an AI cloud service provider supported by NVIDIA, is seeking to attract funding from insurance companies to reduce the financing costs of purchasing AI chips and building infrastructure. Co-founder Branning McBee stated that the company plans to raise funds through methods such as chip-backed loans, with financing exceeding $35 billion this year.

Pluto Security, an enterprise artificial intelligence security startup, announced the completion of a total of $42 million in financing.This round of financing includes an $8.5 million seed round led by TLV Partners, with participation from the founder of cybersecurity company Armis, as well as a $34 million Series A round led by Jump Capital, with participation from Skinos and Ansa Capital. The new funds will be used for product research and development, expanding security research operations, and increasing market presence in the United States.

San Francisco-based cybersecurity company Reach Security announced on October 13, 2026, the completion of over $50 million in Series B financing, led by Top Tier Capital Partners, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Microsoft's venture fund M12, and existing investors. The funds will be used for product innovation, expanding integration partnerships, international expansion, and growth in the U.S. enterprise and federal markets.At the same time, Reach Everywhere was launched, integrating security control insights into exposure management, security operations centers, incident response, compliance platforms, and AI security environments through the Reach API, MCP servers, and technology partners. The company claims its AI reads the real-time configurations of existing security products in enterprises, determines whether exploitation paths are blocked, and points out the specific rules that dictate that outcome, allowing for immediate remediation when protection is bypassed.According to VulnCheck, less than 1.3% of vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild in the first half of 2026; citing CrowdStrike, AI-enabled adversary actions increased by 89%, with the shortest time for attackers to breach being as little as 27 seconds. The number of customers has doubled in the past 12 months, including Autodesk, Insurity, MPS, and Ensemble Health Partners. Independent analysis by TAG Infosphere states that organizations using Reach save over 160 hours weekly on control reviews, situational assessments, and incident investigations, with a return on investment of 156%.

According to Decrypt, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan on October 9. The suspect, 35 years old and of Saudi nationality, has been employed at OpenAI since July 2025 and is accused of using or attempting to use devices to intercept oral communications. He made his first appearance in federal court this Tuesday. OpenAI stated that it has referred the matter to the FBI and thanked the relevant agents and prosecutors for their swift action, while the FBI's investigation is ongoing.OpenAI released a statement on X, stating that the company discovered a sophisticated recording device hidden in the office and used its own model to analyze the device and its origin, ultimately identifying that an employee placed it there a few days prior. According to the criminal complaint, the device was discovered around September 30, plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, wrapped in paper towels, with its contents encrypted, and was installed around September 28. Surveillance footage showed that Alfozan was seen near the conference room multiple times before the device was discovered, but he had neither the authority to enter that room nor to attend the related meetings, which typically involved confidential technical and strategic information.The complaint states that before the device was installed, Alfozan used internal productivity tools to inquire about OpenAI's office building address, conference rooms, room capacities, schedules, and locations of meetings between executives and external partners. A chatbot account associated with his spouse asked between September 24 and 30 how to create a continuous recording device, add Wi-Fi connectivity, enhance real-time listening capabilities, and encrypt the device's SD card.

According to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency exchange MNX, developed by the prediction market platform Manifold Markets, officially launched on Tuesday, offering futures contracts linked to the valuations of private AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and Moonshot. The platform is built on the MegaETH blockchain and completed a $6.4 million funding round in June, led by Village Global.Compared to existing products from OKX and Bitget, MNX's contracts expire at the end of 2027 and do not charge periodic funding rates; the perpetual contracts offered by Bitget and OKX have no expiration date. Max Killberg from Village Global stated that AI is driving one of the largest investment cycles in history, but the financial infrastructure surrounding it remains quite underdeveloped. The organization hopes to build financial markets around AI rather than just betting on another prediction market.Stephen Gruggett, co-founder of Manifold Markets, indicated that MNX's model is better suited for private companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which have infrequent equity trades and are difficult to price. Traders can use up to three times leverage, with prices determined by trading activity on the MNX platform rather than external price sources.If the company is still not publicly listed when the contracts expire, the exchange will use public valuations from funding rounds, investment funds, or secondary markets; MNX currently does not serve U.S. customers but plans to obtain the necessary licenses and intends to launch markets covering a broader range of the AI economy, including company revenue, employment, housing, AI supply chains, and computing power.

Strategy indicates that its "Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index" rose to 34% in the third quarter of 2026, showing that major banks worldwide are increasingly adopting Bitcoin and digital asset-related services, although the overall situation remains in the early stages. Among them, Fidelity ranks first with 77%, followed by JPMorgan Chase at 47% and BNY at 46%.Strategy states that the increase in the index this quarter was mainly driven by several advancements, including the expansion of Bitcoin ETF/ETP product access, the increase in institutional custody services, and the development of lending services using BTC as collateral.At the same time, progress in the fields of stablecoins and asset tokenization has also impacted the index's increase. As traditional financial institutions gradually explore digital asset infrastructure, Bitcoin-related services are extending from investment products to custody, financing, and financial application scenarios.

According to official news, the stablecoin issuer Tether announced an investment in the Latin American financial infrastructure company EFY Finance's seed round financing to promote the application of USD₮ and USA₮ in the institutional sector.Tether stated that this investment aims to strengthen the connection between stablecoins and the traditional financial system, supporting EFY Finance in developing cross-border payment, account services, and digital asset custody infrastructure based on stablecoins.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that many regions in Latin America are facing inflation and capital control pressures, and dollar stablecoins are becoming a tool for accessing dollar liquidity, while compliant infrastructure and banking connections are key to expanding applications.EFY Finance currently offers deposit/withdrawal services for USD₮ and USA₮, over-the-counter trading (OTC), wallet, and payment card services, covering local settlement channels for more than 12 currencies and 17 countries. The company has obtained a digital asset service provider license in El Salvador and serves over 25,000 individual and corporate accounts.

According to the announcement from HashKey Exchange, the Solana spot ETF under Pandu officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 13, with the stock code 2831.HK. The fund directly holds SOL, with an annual management fee of 0.6%.HashKey cited the closing data from SoSoValue, stating that, based on assets under management, this fund has become the largest product among the listed and regulated Solana spot ETFs in Asia. HashKey Exchange serves as the digital asset trading platform for this fund, while HashKey Custody Services provides secondary custody services for SOL, supporting the custody, trading, and redemption settlement of the underlying assets.

According to a report by a financial magazine, the company Zhiyuan Innovation has recently launched a new round of financing, with an amount of approximately 1 billion to 1.5 billion yuan. This round of financing is nearing completion, with the latest valuation at around 50 billion yuan. Regarding the new financing, valuation, and IPO progress, a relevant person in charge at Zhiyuan stated that there is no response at this time.In July 2026, Zhiyuan announced the initiation of preparations for its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At that time, some investors indicated that Zhiyuan is expected to list as early as August, with a target valuation of 40 billion to 50 billion Hong Kong dollars. According to relevant requirements from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, if a company applying for listing completes new financing after submitting its application and before listing, it must wait 120 days after the financing is completed to be listed for trading, unless a special exemption is obtained. The aforementioned investors stated that this new round of financing means that Zhiyuan will not be able to complete its IPO within this year.

Multiple venture capital firms in Silicon Valley are competing to secure GPU computing power to provide exclusive resources for their AI startups. a16z established a computing power pool of about 20,000 GPUs as early as 2024 and is negotiating expansion with data center companies Switch and Volta. General Catalyst plans to build a data center for its portfolio companies and has brought in the former head of NVIDIA DGX Cloud in May this year to oversee AI infrastructure operations.Even if AI startups complete their financing, they may not be able to rent GPUs in a timely manner. In April this year, major cloud providers like Microsoft were reported to prioritize allocating computing power to internal teams and large clients, leaving some startups facing months of waiting. a16z previously disclosed that during times of computing power shortages, prices that could originally be secured with a six-month contract might require a three-year commitment. Model training requires a large amount of GPU usage in a short period, while inference demand is difficult to predict, making it easy to waste funds by locking in computing power for several years in advance.a16z is concentrating on purchasing and leasing computing power through the Oxygen project, redistributing it to its portfolio companies, allowing them to access prices and contract terms typically reserved for large clients. In August this year, a16z co-led a $300 million financing round for Volta, which is valued at $2.4 billion, with investments covering both AI startups and data center companies providing computing power. The small venture capital firm Crucible Capital has built a cluster with 576 NVIDIA B300 GPUs for its portfolio companies to test, while also selling some computing power to a cutting-edge AI laboratory. This model allows venture capital firms to take on investments that were previously mainly borne by cloud providers and data center operators.

Goldman Sachs Chief China Equity Strategist Liu Jinjun and his team released a report stating that since the "DeepSeek Moment" at the beginning of 2025, Chinese AI-related listed companies have created a market value of nearly $5 trillion through stock price increases and IPOs. Currently, AI stocks account for 42% of the total market capitalization in the A-shares and Hong Kong stock markets, and 57% of the total trading volume.The report also mentioned that China has always been a key exporter in the global AI supply chain, holding about 50% of the global market share in certain AI power and infrastructure sectors. With the advancement of domestic AI technology, China has gradually established an internal circulation AI value chain that encompasses advanced semiconductors, open-weight large language models, and application layers.

The Japanese Bitcoin financial company Metaplanet announced that the company's board of directors has decided to implement a share buyback through the Tokyo Stock Exchange ToSTNeT-3 off-market trading mechanism. According to the announcement, Metaplanet plans to use the closing price of 261 yen per share on October 13, 2026, as the buyback price, and will execute buy orders through ToSTNeT-3 at 8:45 AM on October 14. The number of common shares intended for repurchase is 96,934,800 shares, accounting for approximately 7.1% of the total issued common shares after deducting treasury shares as of September 30, 2026, with an expected total buyback amount of approximately 25.2999828 billion yen.The company stated that the number of shares to be repurchased will not be adjusted, and the final transaction results will be announced after the trading ends at 8:45 AM on October 14. In addition, Metaplanet had previously approved a larger-scale share buyback plan, intending to repurchase up to 200 million shares through market trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange from October 14, 2026, to October 13, 2027, accounting for approximately 14.7% of the issued shares, with a total buyback amount cap of 60 billion yen.

According to The Block, KB Kookmin Card has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's SBI Holdings to test AI agent-based identity verification and explore cross-border cryptocurrency payments.The two parties will study ways for Japanese tourists to pay Korean merchants using cryptocurrency assets, including stablecoins. KB Kookmin Card is a credit card company under KB Financial Group, and SBI Holdings is a Japanese financial holding group.

AI Proem author Grace Shao stated on October 9 that China has long accumulated a large amount of data, but has yet to see large independent AI data companies similar to Surge AI, Scale AI, and Mercor in the United States. She wrote that the relevant background includes the formation of cutting-edge models and upstream data markets in the United States, while Chinese tech giants have long kept data within closed ecosystems, and the data of enterprises and traditional industries is scattered, with state-owned enterprises unwilling to easily hand over data to external suppliers.The article cites data from the National Bureau of Statistics, stating that by 2025, China will generate 52.26 ZB of data, with only 22.13% of the stored data classified as structured data. An interview with Lin Zhenya, CTO of Benyuan Zhishu, by Data Monkey mentions that there are about 2,000 to 3,000 labeling companies in China, with the top three accounting for about 20% to 30% of the market, while he estimates that the top three in the United States account for about 70% to 80%. The author notes that this is an industry estimate, not an independently calculated market share.The Information reported in September 2025 that Beijing-based company UniPat completed financing with a pre-investment valuation of $1 billion, while competitor Humanlaya's post-financing valuation is close to $1 billion. Both companies received investment from HSG and are reportedly serving Alibaba, ByteDance, The Dark Side of the Moon, and DeepSeek. A Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement from Qian Baidu shows that the company will acquire approximately 90.91% equity in Benyuan Zhishu for 300 million yuan in June 2026. Haitan Ruisheng's 2025 annual report shows a year-on-year revenue increase of 59% to 377 million yuan.

The Bitcoin financial services platform River released a report stating that enterprises will be the largest buyers of Bitcoin in 2026, having net increased their holdings by 193,000 this year, bringing their total holdings to 1.64 million, accounting for approximately 7.8% of the supply. During the same period, the total amount spent by enterprises was $15.7 billion, a decrease of about two-thirds compared to the same period in 2025.The report states that Strategy and Strive together increased their holdings by 197,000, exceeding the total net purchases by enterprises; as of October, Strategy alone holds 848,000. Other Bitcoin treasury companies collectively purchased only 8,000, and the number of related companies decreased this year after growing sixfold in 2025. Large miners sold 32,800 this year, primarily for building artificial intelligence infrastructure. The number of publicly traded companies holding Bitcoin increased by 10% over the past year, with Robinhood and SpaceX going public in June and disclosing over $1.5 billion in Bitcoin holdings.River stated that its more than 4,000 corporate clients, in a survey conducted in September 2026, on average allocated 20% of their net profits to purchasing Bitcoin, with Bitcoin accounting for 39% of their treasury holdings. In terms of payments, approximately 1 million businesses in the United States can accept Bitcoin, with nearly 30,000 having completed payments, an increase of 36% this year. Block had launched native Bitcoin payments on the Square point-of-sale network in November 2025.

On October 12, 2026, Bulgarian bank Fibank (First Investment Bank) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Austrian licensed cryptocurrency service provider Bitpanda GmbH. The cooperation will allow Fibank customers to directly access cryptocurrency asset service technology provided by Bitpanda through the My Fibank mobile application. The article states that Fibank thus becomes the first bank in Bulgaria to offer integrated cryptocurrency trading access to its customers.Customers can apply and, once approved, use the related services through the embedded Bitpanda interface in My Fibank around the clock, with a minimum investment threshold of 1 euro. The cryptocurrency asset services are provided by Bitpanda, and access depends on Bitpanda's acceptance of potential customers and its applicable terms and standards. The article explains that these digital products are different from traditional deposits and financial instruments, and do not come with guarantees or compensation plans.Fibank CEO Nikola Bakalov stated that the cooperation with Bitpanda is the next step for My Fibank to expand financial services as a digital platform, emphasizing collaboration with European technology partners and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Bitpanda Enterprise's global head Nadeem Ladki stated that the two parties will bring cryptocurrency services to over 1 million customers in Bulgaria. Fibank claims to be the largest bank in Bulgaria by capital holdings, with core operations in Bulgaria and branches in Cyprus and a subsidiary in Albania.

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.

SWI Group announced the raising of approximately 900 million dollars in funding to expand its AI and data center business. The company has taken control of the cryptocurrency mining company Genesis Digital Assets, which originally belonged to FTX, and will continue to advance its transformation.