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Aave Labs has proposed a new plan regarding the ownership of brands and intellectual property, intending to gradually hand it over to a DAO for oversight and management. According to the schedule for the first phase, the team will first promote the establishment of a legal entity located in the Cayman Islands and appoint independent senior management for that entity.However, the transfer of ownership for the trademark rights related to the Aave brand, domain names, and code repositories is not included in the action scope of the first phase. Instead, it will be subject to approval through multiple rounds of governance voting that will be initiated later.

According to The Block, the European Central Bank has proposed three models for introducing central bank digital currency on the blockchain, including direct issuance, establishing bridging mechanisms, and implementation through private intermediaries.These models can provide settlement support for transactions such as tokenized securities, bank deposits, and stablecoins on distributed ledger technology networks.

NEAR Protocol posted on platform X that Sal Ternullo, CEO of NEAR Treasury Company SVRN, has introduced a new proposal on the NEAR governance forum to reduce the maximum annual token issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% for a duration of 24 months, and to lower the staking yield from the current approximately 5.4% to about 3.5%.The proposal is currently seeking feedback from validators, House of Stake delegators, and NEAR community members, with a complete plan expected to be announced next week for voting.In response to the recent NEAR Intents security incident, NEAR Protocol further clarified that the blockchain network is operating normally, and the related incident was not caused by vulnerabilities in NEAR Protocol or the native token NEAR. The NEAR Protocol network continues to produce blocks and process transactions without any downtime.

The decentralized trading protocol Osmosis in the Cosmos ecosystem stated on X that two proposals aim to destroy approximately 17.4 million OSMO, which is equivalent to 65% of the total OSMO that has been destroyed so far.Osmosis indicated that the two proposals will withdraw liquidity from the community pool that is no longer functioning and destroy the recovered OSMO. The project also released proposal discussion links for the community to read and discuss.

On Thursday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new regulations aimed at clarifying the requirements for investment advisors and regulated funds regarding the holding and custody of client cryptocurrency assets, as well as standardizing record-keeping, federal disclosures, industry operations, and audit requirements. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated that the current custody rules primarily focus on traditional assets, and the new regulations will provide a regulatory framework for the custody of cryptocurrency assets.The proposal is open for public comment for 60 days and intends to allow self-custody of cryptocurrency assets and the use of state-chartered trust companies as custodians under certain conditions.

EIP-8363 co-sponsor Jérôme de Tychey announced the withdrawal of the application to include the proposal in the Hegotá hard fork, and the discussion on the related issuance policy will shift to an independent topic.

According to The Defiant, the Solana ecosystem liquid staking protocol Marinade stated that its governance committee consecutively rejected two proposals within six hours, thereby preventing an attempt to take over the DAO.Marinade stated that this incident did not result in any funds being transferred, and its staking services were not affected.

According to Cointelegraph, ESMA submitted a proposal to the European Commission to amend MiCA, aiming to establish a new category of regulated crypto services for companies providing access to DeFi protocols, while also strengthening regulatory requirements for staking, crypto lending, and non-compliant stablecoin-related services.

The DeFi protocol Sentora has initiated an ARFC proposal to operate an independently curated lending market on Aave V4.According to the proposal, Sentora will be responsible for market operations, including collateral assets and interest rates, while the Aave DAO will retain ownership and ultimate control of the smart contracts. The lending assets will be limited to RLUSD, PYUSD, and OUSD, while the collateral will include USDe, PRIME, mWIN, PST, and kBTC. The protocol revenue generated by the market is expected to be split equally between the Aave DAO and Sentora.

The decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra initiated a vote on Snapshot, proposing to liquidate the entire protocol, converting the remaining collateral assets into ETH, and proportionally compensating MIM stablecoin holders. The team estimates that the recoverable asset support is approximately 900,000 USD, while the scale of bad debts borne by the protocol reaches up to 21 million USD.According to the proposal, MIM holders are expected to recover only about 0.04 USD for every 1 USD of face value. If the vote passes, Abracadabra will officially enter the liquidation process, and the remaining collateral will be converted into ETH for compensation.

According to Bloomberg, Strategy's Executive Chairman Michael Saylor is seeking to adjust the dividend mechanism for the company's preferred shares, proposing to change the dividend payment from bi-monthly or quarterly to daily for billions of dollars in preferred stock. The annualized yield on the related securities can reach up to 12%, and Saylor stated that this move would help improve liquidity and market efficiency.Previously, Strategy primarily raised funds by selling common stock to purchase Bitcoin, but as the premium of common stock relative to its Bitcoin assets disappeared, the company shifted to issuing perpetual preferred shares that do not dilute the equity of common stock shareholders. Such securities have no fixed repayment date and can provide a new source of financing for Strategy. The company currently has over $14 billion in preferred shares outstanding. Although the company has repurchased over $1 billion of floating-rate preferred shares STRC, it has still been unable to issue new STRC since May.Analysts pointed out that increasing the frequency of dividend payments mainly reduces dividend-related volatility, cannot eliminate credit and Bitcoin price risks, and may not necessarily enhance market liquidity. The shareholder vote on the proposal will conclude on October 28. Given that Saylor is the main shareholder of Strategy, the proposal is expected to pass.

Cosmos ecosystem liquid staking protocol Stride announced today that it is proposing an orderly shutdown of the Stride chain. The team stated that stToken can still be redeemed normally on Stride before October 12; after that, redemptions will be suspended to allow the underlying assets to complete the unbinding.According to the plan, redemptions are expected to resume around November 20 on Osmosis. Stride also stated that the stToken held by users will not expire.

According to the Snapshot page, the proposal for the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) community to "Launch the WLFI Governance Participation Incentive Program" has concluded voting. Approximately 82.13% voted in favor, about 9.17% voted against, and around 8.70% abstained.A total of 2,306 addresses participated in the voting, with a total voting volume of approximately 2.114 billion WLFI, exceeding the statutory threshold of 1 billion. Holders of unlocked WLFI will lock their tokens for at least 180 days and participate directly in governance voting at least once every 90 days to receive dynamically calculated rewards; delegated votes do not count towards participation requirements.The program is scheduled to be launched before October 1 and will replace the original proposal passed on March 12, 2026.

According to a report by Reuters, the prospectus shows that Anthropic has proposed a development plan for transformative artificial intelligence technology aimed at IPO investors.The prospectus also indicates that Anthropic's revenue for the fiscal year 2025 is projected to be $4.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1,088%.

After U.S. President Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices in Asia rose, intensifying inflation concerns. U.S. Treasury bonds resumed selling, with the two-year Treasury yield rising 5 basis points to 4.9% and the ten-year yield rising 4 basis points to 5.2%.

The Ministry of State Security's WeChat public account published an article titled "Is Virtual Currency Crime Untraceable? Think Again!" stating that virtual currency has become an important tool for criminals engaging in illegal activities. The associated risks include being a "hotbed" for money laundering crimes, a "shelter" for cyber attacks, and an "accomplice" for espionage and theft. The article argues that the so-called "anonymity" of virtual currency is fundamentally a false proposition.The article states that blockchain is open and transparent, on-chain data is immutable, and complete transaction records are preserved, which can provide a basis for full-chain traceability. Address anonymity is merely a temporary separation of wallet addresses from real identities, and fiat currency exchanges leave traces such as device codes and network IPs. The article summarizes this as examining the ledger, checking the chain, and discussing the private key: the entire transaction leaves traces, making it difficult to hide real identities; if the private key is kept by the individual, it cannot be recovered if lost, while if it is entrusted to a platform, there is a risk of platform bankruptcy or disappearance.The article also mentions that in February 2026, the People's Bank of China and several departments reiterated that Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and others should not and cannot be used as circulating currency, and related activities are classified as illegal financial activities, which are strictly prohibited. The article warns to be cautious of high-paying part-time jobs that settle in virtual currency and states that reports can be made through 12339, www.12339.gov.cn, the Ministry of State Security's WeChat public account, or local national security agencies.

U.S. President Trump stated that he rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump claimed that the U.S. has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, and a large amount of oil is flowing out of the strait.

Michael Saylor published a long article titled "Prescriptions for Prosperity in the Digital Economy," stating that artificial intelligence will significantly enhance the productivity of individuals and businesses, thus necessitating a more free environment for creating, financing, owning, and trading assets. He suggests establishing a "Digital Bill of Rights" for digital assets, which centers on granting individuals and businesses the rights to create, issue, custody, transfer, and use digital assets, while providing fundamental protections in financial privacy, asset ownership, and market access.Saylor believes that digital intelligence will drive the birth of a large number of new enterprises, and financing costs, complexity, and time costs should be reduced, while improving capital formation efficiency through means such as digital tokens. He proposes a goal of enabling 10 million new enterprises to secure financing, while also establishing clear issuance rules and risk-matched disclosure requirements.Regarding the digital dollar, Saylor advocates for allowing banks, fintech companies, and technology platforms to compete more fully in the digital dollar product space and for issuers to compete around yields. He believes that the U.S. can further expand the global reach of the dollar by allowing companies to develop more competitive dollar digital products.For Bitcoin, Saylor defines it as "digital capital," advocating for allowing banks to custody Bitcoin under clear rules and use it as collateral for providing credit, while also establishing a viable path for insurance companies to incorporate digital capital into their balance sheets and product designs.He specifically mentions that the Basel Accord applies a 1250% risk weight to certain crypto asset exposures, arguing that regulators should reassess the relevant capital requirements based on the actual risks of digital assets and specific business activities.

According to Cointelegraph, the Federal Reserve recently solicited public comments on two regulatory proposals for the issuance of payment stablecoins under the "Genius Act."The new regulations aim to establish a framework for the issuance of regulated stablecoins through full reserve asset requirements and approval processes.

According to The Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Trump has rejected Iran's proposed seven-day ceasefire plan and is considering resuming bombings against Iran after the midterm elections in November.Trump is skeptical about whether Iran will meet its demands and has informed his aides that a new round of bombing operations may occur. The U.S. and Tehran are still negotiating through mediators, and Trump has no intention of lifting the maritime embargo.