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Odaily News — Singapore, October 16, 2026 — AI economic infrastructure project NeoSoul today announced the Believe Plan on the day of the DNA token TGE. Under the theme "I Have a Dream: Let DNA Live for 100 Years," the plan binds NeoSoul and DNA's long-term value across four areas: company operations, products, ecosystem, and team and shareholder interests. DNA launched today on Binance Alpha, OKX, and other exchanges.The Believe Plan states: "I have a foolish dream. In crypto, this will surely be laughed at. But after much deliberation, I've decided to say it anyway: I want NeoSoul to live for 100 years."Company OperationsNeoSoul's internal routine settlements, partial employee compensation, and external partnerships will prioritize DNA, and employees may voluntarily choose to receive more DNA as income. All related DNA will be purchased from the secondary market with no lock-up period.Products and ServicesNeoTrade will exclusively support DNA payments, and technology partners paying with DNA can enjoy discounts; in the future, holding or staking DNA will unlock higher-tier product access.Ecosystem IncentivesCommunity incentives will gradually shift toward DNA holders and sustained contributors, and NeoSoul will also launch an Agent Developer Program to incentivize developers and high-quality Agent Owners.Team and ShareholdersThe team token lock-up period remains unchanged, with linear unlocking replaced by KPI-linked vesting, and the community will be invited to participate in setting the KPIs. The original unlocking mechanism for shareholders remains unchanged, and shareholders who voluntarily extend their lock-up period will receive token rewards.
According to an official announcement from Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, in collaboration with Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Mizuho Bank, and TISI Co., Ltd., it completed a pilot experiment from July 17 to 23, 2026, regarding the joint issuance of Japanese yen stablecoins and the optimization of cross-border payments. Supported by the Financial Services Agency's "Fintech Pilot Hub・Payment Advancement Project," the experiment verified the feasibility of a multi-bank co-issuance model for stablecoins and explored the application potential of blockchain technology in international remittances and intercompany payments. The experimental results demonstrate that stablecoin issuance and circulation are operationally viable, providing significant reference for the future societal implementation of digital payment services and blockchain financial assets.
Sui posted on X stating that @LolaOye introduced AnyfloHQ at Sui Basecamp to simplify enterprise stablecoin payment processes. The solution supports instant settlement in fiat or stablecoins, with reconciliation completed in a single ledger.
Odaily News: NEAR Protocol has announced support for users to earn SOL yield through confidential accounts. After users deposit funds into the vault, the vault cannot know their address, and there is no lock-up requirement, allowing redemption or withdrawal at any time. The related vault was deployed by Gauntlet on Kamino.
Odaily News: Harvard University's annual financial report shows that its endowment grew 27.1% in fiscal year 2026, marking its strongest investment return performance in five years. The fund's total size is now close to $68 billion.Harvard's Chief Financial Officer Ritu Kalra and Treasurer Timothy Barakett wrote in the annual report: "This return will strengthen the endowment's ability to support the university's development over the long term. Strong investment returns will, through future fund distributions, gradually provide support for Harvard University's various endeavors." In its second-quarter 13F holdings report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Harvard University disclosed that it holds SpaceX shares worth $2.2 billion, its largest single holding by market value, followed by TSMC, with a holding value of slightly less than $350 million.According to previous reports, Harvard's endowment disclosed as early as 2018 that it had begun investing in cryptocurrencies.
According to the official announcement, Binance will support the consolidation of the Velodrome Finance (VELODROME) token into Aerodrome (AERO) and the AERO contract replacement. All VELODROME will be converted at a ratio of 1 VELODROME = 0.044 AERO, while old AERO will be swapped for new AERO at a 1:1 ratio.
Odaily reports: SlowMist has issued a warning that a fake "Ledger firmware update" campaign is exploiting the recent Ledger supply chain incident to conduct attacks. The phishing page is highly convincing, including a fake "Genuine check" page, a device selection interface, and an "Update Now" button. SlowMist reminds users never to update Ledger devices through website links and never to enter their Recovery Phrase anywhere.
Hong Kong police announced that over the past two weeks, they have received more than 150 reports of WhatsApp account hijacking scams, with total losses exceeding HK$15 million. Recently, an employee at a local company engaged in virtual currency exchange services fell victim to account hijacking. The scammers blocked the original work group chat, blacklisted its members, and created a fake group by copying the group's images, name, members, and profile pictures, impersonating a client representative to request an exchange. The victim, following usual practice, first transferred cryptocurrency to a wallet designated by the other party, and only realized it was a scam after discovering the client's account had insufficient balance and calling to verify. The company lost over HK$4 million.Police reminded the public that WhatsApp group chats can be faked, but members' phone numbers cannot be completely identical to those in a real group chat, nor can the timestamps of messages be replicated. They advised enabling two-factor authentication, verifying the other party by phone before transferring funds, and avoiding logging into accounts on public WiFi or public computers.
GasFree has announced that its user base has reached 500,871, cumulatively supporting over 500,000 transfers. Powered by GasFree, users can pay transaction fees directly with USDT without needing to hold TRX as gas; this capability has been extended to USDD, and Binance Web3 Wallet also supports GasFree-powered TRC-20 token transfers. No need to prepare extra TRX or worry about gas fees—GasFree is making on-chain transfers more streamlined and seamless.
The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration and the Shanghai Data Bureau have issued the Several Measures of Shanghai on Promoting High-Level Opening Up and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow. The measures propose improving infrastructure for cross-border data flow, advancing the construction of the National Blockchain Network (Shanghai Hub), and strengthening foundational capabilities such as distributed digital identities, privacy computing, and cross-chain services. Support will be provided for developing facilities for cross-border data flow services, and exploring service models based on the mutual recognition of rules. The measures also support the construction of international data centers to underpin the computing power service industry and related cross-border digital services.
Filecoin has announced three developments this month: the new reward mechanism Solstice will allocate more block rewards to services that bring paying customers to the network, while rewards used solely for consensus mining will be reduced accordingly, and the unearned portion will be burned; the genesis token release period is coming to an end, and the daily new FIL circulating supply is expected to drop by about 75%. In addition, Filecoin has launched new products for enterprises and AI Agents, including Filecoin-based storage cloud Integral Spacetime, S3-compatible object storage Fil One, and tools that support AI Agents in directly storing files, obtaining public links, and making on-chain payments.
Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has announced support for direct conversion services between USD and USDT and USDC. Users can complete two-way conversions between the US dollar and these stablecoins within their bank accounts, with support for deposits and withdrawals to self-custody or custodial wallets. The service provides 24-hour trading support from Monday to Friday.
Odaily reports: UniSat has announced a partnership with Utexo, planning to integrate USDT into UniSat Wallet and UniScan based on the RGB protocol. In the future, users will be able to manage and transfer USDT alongside BTC, Ordinals, Runes, and other assets within the Bitcoin ecosystem. After completing wallet and explorer support, UniSat plans to enable trading between Bitcoin native assets and USDT on UniHexa. As a direct partner of Tether for Bitcoin USDT infrastructure, Utexo will assist in verifying officially issued USDT assets and plans to roll out deployment in phases, starting with institutional liquidity and exchanges before expanding to retail users.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, Chainalysis' latest report indicates that the United States became a net inflow country for bitcoin in 2026, marking the first time since 2022. The report notes that US institutional investors have continuously purchased bitcoin this year, while retail investors as a whole have predominantly sold. Chainalysis stated that since the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in 2024, the US share of global bitcoin activity has consistently risen in each statistical period. Meanwhile, the scale of the US crypto economy is approximately $2.78 trillion, down 2.2% from prior levels. In the stablecoin sector, USD stablecoins continue to expand their usage in overseas payments, peer-to-peer transactions, and cross-border business activities.
The Solana Accelerate China Shanghai event was temporarily suspended today, reportedly with around 8 to 9 law enforcement officers on site. Attendees waited outside the venue for over an hour. Organizers subsequently sent a notice stating that the morning agenda has been postponed due to logistical arrangements by the venue. All registered guests will be notified directly once the new schedule is confirmed, and attendees are advised to monitor Luma notifications and email updates. The organizers have not disclosed additional details in the notice as of now.
According to official announcements from Visa, Visa Direct's stablecoin pre-funding capability has moved from the pilot phase to commercial deployment. Payment infrastructure provider Inyo Global has become the first provider to bring this capability into production, enabling support for eligible Visa Direct customers and partners.
Stacks Labs officially released the Q3 2026 Ecosystem Report. The report shows that the Bitcoin staking feature has launched on mainnet, introducing approximately 735 BTC into the Stacks ecosystem through the first two Bonding Periods. The PoX-5 hard fork was activated on July 30. The first institutional staking period (Genesis Bond), opened on September 10, filled its 230 BTC capacity, with 21Shares, HashKey Cloud, UTXO Management, and Sypher Capital becoming the first participating institutions. The second staking period, opened on October 8, further absorbed an additional 505 BTC.
JPMorgan notes that retail investors have lost confidence in tech ETFs, but their buying of individual semiconductor stocks runs counter to institutional positioning, with semiconductor crowding at the 96.1th percentile. Over the next seven days of earnings season, 62 S&P 500 companies will report results, accounting for 14% of market capitalization, concentrated in the financial and industrial sectors.
French-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B released its 2026 half-year report, reporting H1 revenue of €5.846 million, a 3.5% year-on-year increase; it recorded a net loss of approximately €69.5 million, compared to a loss of roughly €1.86 million in the same period last year. The current period's loss was primarily attributed to the drop in Bitcoin prices as of June 30, resulting in non-cash impairment charges of approximately €67.5 million.