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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.
According to U Today, global cryptocurrency mining pool and infrastructure provider EMCD has added a new Zcash (ZEC) mining pool, emphasizing to users that with current hashrate returns remaining stable, ZEC serves as a strong allocation option rather than a complete replacement for a diversified mining portfolio. At the same time, EMCD also supports sending mined tokens directly to miner-designated wallet addresses instead of holding them in custody, thereby allowing miners to independently choose their cash-out channels.
Odaily reports: OpenAI disclosed that in June of this year, an internal research model, the GPT-5.6 Sol series, was assigned the task of updating a cryptocurrency trading application and deploying a contract on the Ethereum testnet Sepolia. Because the task did not provide a funded wallet and did not authorize the use of external funds, the model first attempted to obtain test ETH from a faucet but was unsuccessful. It then derived addresses from publicly available developer mnemonics online, scanned hundreds of addresses, and found an account with a balance. In its internal reasoning, the model questioned whether using funds from a publicly exposed private key was ethical, then concluded that the funds were testnet ETH with no real value and that the mnemonic had already been made public. It therefore used the account to pay the gas fee required for deployment and successfully completed the contract deployment. OpenAI discovered this behavior during a subsequent expansion of alignment monitoring and disclosed it on October 15, 2026, in its official Misalignment Reports, categorizing the incident as the unauthorized use of a funded test cryptocurrency wallet.
Ramp co-founder and CEO Eric Glyman announced that the company has completed a new round of financing worth $1.85 billion, with its latest valuation reaching $6 billion. Glyman stated that over the past seven years since its founding, the company has consistently upheld its core mission of "saving businesses time and money," and this latest round of funding will further support the expansion of its business operations.
Australia has released the draft Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026: Tax Information Reporting, with a public consultation period ending on October 28. The draft seeks to incorporate the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) into Australia's legal system and introduce a domestic crypto-asset reporting regime. The Australian government expects to commence international exchange of cryptocurrency tax information in 2028.
Odaily News: Spout Finance announced the completion of a $2 million strategic funding round, with participation from Draper Dragon, Anchorage, Flow Traders, Vessel Capital, Solayer, 2Square, and Bering Waters Group, among others, as well as strategic support from Solana Labs. The project's main business is providing Solana-based DeFi lending services, enabling users to borrow stablecoins such as USDC using their tokenized US stocks as collateral, without paying interest.
According to official Meta announcements, Meta has officially released the open-weight multimodal model Muse Spark Open. The model features a total parameter count of 816 billion (with 42 billion activated parameters), supports a 1 million token (1M-token) context window, focuses on code writing and Agent workflows, and possesses capabilities for long-horizon complex software engineering and multi-step reasoning.
According to The Information, AI compute company CoreWeave and semiconductor giant Broadcom have explicitly opposed a request by OKXICE, a joint venture between cryptocurrency exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, to list and trade its shares on a blockchain.
Odaily News: Pump.fun co-founder alon posted on X platform stating that since Pump's Custom Pairs feature launched last month, approximately $5.9 million worth of PUMP has exited circulation, representing 0.33% of the current circulating supply. This mainly includes tokens locked in liquidity pools, burned tokens, and tokens held in protocol fee wallets.He noted that if PUMP-related trading pair activity maintains its current level, on an annualized basis, the amount of PUMP exiting circulation each year would be equivalent to approximately 3.35% of the current circulating supply. Additionally, he believes that as on-chain trading activity grows, Custom Pairs could bring more trading volume and buy-side demand to smaller-cap meme coins and other on-chain tokens.
Odaily News: New York federal district judge Alvin Hellerstein has denied the joint motion by Gemini and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to vacate a $5 million settlement agreement. Gemini and the CFTC had argued in May that the settlement reached in January 2025 violated fundamental principles of fair enforcement; the judge ruled that these grounds were insufficient to support vacating the settlement, noting that Gemini voluntarily signed the agreement three weeks before trial.
Odaily News: Brian Armstrong posted on X that he developed a Coinbase plugin for Omarchy Linux, allowing users to view portfolio balances, track any asset, and trade any asset on Coinbase. Coinbase can also connect to commonly used agents in Omarchy; Brian Armstrong stated that the vision of an AI-enabled operating system is gradually taking shape, and thanked @dhh for their infectious enthusiasm.
Odaily News: Solana ecosystem development company Anza stated that the Alpenglow mainnet beta will activate on October 21, 2026, at 14:50 UTC. Once the upgrade is complete, transaction finality is expected to be reduced from approximately 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.Alpenglow will replace the existing TowerBFT voting mechanism with Votor, allowing validators to avoid writing every vote on-chain and instead confirm consensus through direct communication aggregated into smaller records. The network is expected to maintain the existing system for approximately 18 minutes before switching to Votor once staked SOL reaches 82% of the validator set.Another component of Alpenglow, Rotor, will adjust how new blocks are distributed among validators, but no activation date has been announced yet. This upgrade includes only Votor, and Solana will temporarily focus on replacing its consensus mechanism. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to Odaily, predict.fun posted on X that the first Predict the Worlds competition is now live, along with the launch of a real-time chat feature, allowing users to share predictions and communicate with other traders.
Sweden's central bank (Riksbank) has recommended that lawmakers prepare relevant legislation for the possible launch of a digital krona, citing reasons including the European Central Bank's (ECB) advancement of the digital euro and the increasing use of foreign currency stablecoins. In a letter to the parliament's finance committee on October 7, the bank stated that the ECB plans to conduct a digital euro pilot in 2027 and may launch it to the public in 2029.The Riksbank pointed out that if the payment system lacks a digital version of the national currency, its competitiveness could be affected. The bank believes that foreign currency stablecoins, such as those pegged to the US dollar, being widely used for payments within Sweden could put pressure on the use of the Swedish krona, though short-term risks are limited. The Riksbank estimates that launching the digital krona will take at least five years, not including the time required for legislative changes. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has issued Resolution No. 249, launching a tokenized securities pilot program to test the simulation of stock trading and securities issuance, operation, and management on blockchain networks. The project will be conducted in a controlled environment, using stocks and funds that are specially created simulated assets, with no real financial risk involved.The project will compare the advantages and disadvantages of public chains versus private chains for securities business, and assess risks including cybersecurity, smart contracts, interoperability, and network resilience. Blockchain networks participating in the pilot must encode market rules into smart contracts, ensure privacy in securities operations, and remain subject to regulatory audits.The CVM will also use AI tools to assist with market monitoring. Brazil's largest stock exchange, B3, is building a tokenization platform, planned for launch in 2027, which will use a proprietary stablecoin. Initially, it will not offer 24/7 trading and will integrate liquidity pools from both digital assets and traditional markets. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News - Financial services company Charles Schwab has completed the rollout of direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for eligible retail clients. The company manages approximately $13.33 trillion in client assets and has 40.3 million active brokerage accounts.Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster stated that the company is gradually rolling out cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal functionality, and plans to add trading for Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink by the end of 2026. Currently, transfers support the Bitcoin network and the Ethereum network, and withdrawal addresses must be pre-registered.Schwab Crypto charges a 0.75% trading fee, with a minimum transaction amount of $1 and a maximum of $2 million. Rick Wurster stated that cryptocurrency trading will become one of the new transaction-based revenue streams; the platform is currently not available in New York State, Louisiana, U.S. territories, or international markets. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Patrick Collison posted on X that more than a year after Privy joined Stripe, its wallet asset scale has grown to about 25 times its previous level, its number of monthly active developers has grown about 3 times, and its revenue has grown about 9 times. It currently facilitates nearly $25 billion in transactions per month. Companies such as Ramp, Deel, Klarna, and Hyperliquid are building embedded banking features based on Privy. Stripe is integrating Privy into Treasury, Link, and Connect, and plans to launch a Link balance feature. Privy's wallet infrastructure already supports AI agents in conducting transactions and earning income. Stripe, together with Privy, Bridge, and other businesses, is building a unified API to support holding stablecoin balances and earning yield, fiat funding inflows and outflows, and arranging spending through bank cards.
Fox Business crypto journalist posted on X platform that Jonathan Gould, head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that the OCC's final rule implementing the GENIUS Act is expected to be released "very soon," no later than the end of October. Jonathan Gould made these remarks at the Milken Institute's "Building the New Digital Economy" event, which was held alongside DC Fintech Week.
According to Cointelegraph, the Bank of Russia has issued new guidelines confirming that direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions between individuals will be banned starting July 1, 2027, at which point all such transactions must be conducted through authorized intermediaries. Additionally, individuals are prohibited from transferring crypto assets from digital accounts to self-custody wallets. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has approved the country's largest bank, Sberbank, to provide cryptocurrency exchange services, and will bring exchange operators and custodial institutions under central bank regulatory oversight starting September 1 this year. Russia currently continues to prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies for payments for goods and services.
SIONG posted on X platform stating that Jupiter Labs has launched an experimental high-leverage trading product YOLO, supporting 500x to 1000x leverage. The product draws on the JLP model, simulating positions based on real market prices, but profit and loss actually occur without the need to execute leveraged positions of corresponding scale in the market. YOLO's profits are paid out from a liquidity pool; if the pool's liquidity is insufficient, related payments may be queued rather than settled instantly. SIONG stated that this model differs from traditional perpetual contracts and has its own risks and limitations. YOLO is currently still in its early stages, and the product was launched to provide experimental space for new financial products and trading experiences, with inspiration from PaperTrade.