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According to Lookonchain monitoring, Huang Licheng has won 10 PUMP trades continuously over the past 5 days, with a total profit of 1.34 million dollars.Currently holding 33,950 ETH long positions, valued at 92.56 million dollars; 409 BTC long positions, valued at 35.22 million dollars; 180,000 HYPE long positions, valued at 16.16 million dollars.

According to CoinDesk, Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has completed her term today. She served in the agency for over 8 years and voted against the committee's decisions to take enforcement actions instead of creating industry-compliant rules multiple times, and she was an early proponent of the token safe harbor proposal.Hester Peirce previously led the Crypto Task Force and stated that the SEC's duty to protect investors includes using regulatory authority to provide regulatory boundaries for the rapidly expanding digital asset industry.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Matador Technologies announced that it has issued a total principal amount of $10.5 million in senior secured convertible bonds and currently holds approximately 168 bitcoins. The company funds its bitcoin treasury through common stock and secured convertible bonds.This issuance is part of its $100 million secured convertible bond program, with a remaining $89.5 million available for withdrawal in batches upon meeting regulatory approvals and other conditions. The company's average monthly cash operating expenses are currently about CAD 125,000, and it plans to further reduce this to approximately CAD 100,000. The company's shareholders will vote on the establishment of a new class of preferred stock on October 14.

BitBT Ventures posted on platform X that it has provided $5 million in early financing to the social finance platform KIVO. KIVO is building a social finance ecosystem that connects social, trading, payment, digital assets, and emerging financial products through a single consumer-grade application.BitBT Ventures stated that it supports KIVO in building a social layer and a full-stack SocialFi infrastructure for the next generation of users. The related content was published by its social media account and mentioned KIVO account KivoSocialLayer.

According to Gate market data, the altcoin sector has seen a widespread increase.SAND is currently priced at 0.06998 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 62.52%; ENJ is currently priced at 0.03729 USD, with an increase of 27.88%; GTC is currently priced at 0.12388 USD, with an increase of 22.10%; MANA is currently priced at 0.1054 USD, with an increase of 19.10%.SKY is currently priced at 0.09402 USD, with an increase of 18.94%; GALA is currently priced at 0.002655 USD, with an increase of 17.53%; MAGIC is currently priced at 0.0605 USD, with an increase of 15.02%; SUPER is currently priced at 0.2275 USD, with an increase of 14.96%.

According to Decrypt, the European Union's law enforcement agency reported that Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian suspect in Alicante, suspected of being an administrator and main operator of the ransomware group KillSec.Two other suspects in their twenties were arrested in the UK and Romania, respectively; another developer who just turned 18 in August this year has been identified but has not been arrested due to some crimes occurring during their minor years.This operation, codenamed Operation KillSwitch, was led by the Hamburg State Criminal Police and the city's prosecution office, focusing on approximately 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide, with about 500 confirmed as successful intrusions.Law enforcement searched eight locations in Spain, Greece, Romania, and the UK, seized five central servers, and redirected related domain names to seizure announcement pages, while also confiscating at least 110 TB of stolen data.KillSec has been active since around 2024, exploiting software vulnerabilities and poorly secured cloud storage entry points to infiltrate corporate systems, copying internal data and naming victim organizations on dark web leak sites, threatening to publicly release documents to demand cryptocurrency ransoms, and if the target refuses to pay, they release the data for free.The Swiss Federal Police noted that the group also employed double extortion tactics, first encrypting servers and then applying pressure. U.S. prosecutors' charges indicate that a Dutch national residing in the UK, Fouad Eltibrizi (nicknamed Archduke), was indicted by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico on September 16, subsequently arrested, and awaiting extradition, facing up to 10 years in prison. The European Cybercrime Centre, under the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, is assisting in tracing cryptocurrency funds and conducting digital forensics.

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.

According to The Defiant, SMBC Nikko Securities announced on October 2 that it has signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform called "DeFi Gateway" aimed at Japanese investors.Participants include blockchain development company Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, the general incorporated association Nyx Foundation, and Coinbase Technologies, which operates the Ethereum Layer 2 network Base. The project will develop a liquidity provision protocol and proprietary liquidity pool, complying with Japanese laws and regulations, with plans to complete development by mid-2027.The cooperation mainly focuses on three areas of development: first, creating a "proxy vault" with verifiable and reproducible AI and an intuitive user interface; second, utilizing Uniswap v4's Hooks feature to build a compliant liquidity pool public framework that incorporates anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and investor protection mechanisms; third, developing asset management strategies covering digital assets such as stablecoins and real-world assets (RWA).The project is jointly led by SMBC Nikko Securities and Nethermind. SMBC Nikko Securities leads communication with regulatory agencies and provides compliance, risk modeling, and portfolio management expertise; Nethermind is responsible for technical design and development, including AI strategy and integration, smart contract security, as well as automated market making and Uniswap v4 Hooks strategies.

The Financial Services Commission of South Korea has proposed regulatory guidelines for the issuance and trading of security tokens, intending to allow stocks, bonds, funds, and certain fractional investment securities to be issued and circulated in token form. The relevant regulatory framework is scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2027.According to the proposal, securities token issuance companies that directly manage client accounts must have a paid-in capital of at least 4 billion Korean Won and be equipped with dedicated compliance and technical personnel. The revision of capital market regulations will also introduce an over-the-counter trading license for bonds and limit individual investors' annual net purchases at each over-the-counter exchange to within 100 million Korean Won.The proposal will be open for public consultation from Friday until November 11, after which it will enter the approval process. South Korea previously announced a roadmap to advance the transition of securities issuance and trading to distributed ledger infrastructure in three phases.

The SEC recently made public the comments submitted by Stove Finance regarding the exemption for tokenized stocks.The comments focus on the infrastructure issues after tokenized stocks enter the on-chain market, including asset conversion between traditional securities systems and on-chain ledgers, inventory replenishment, reconciliation, and how corporate actions such as dividends and stock splits maintain consistency across different systems.Stove suggested in the comments that registered broker-dealers be allowed to further participate in the construction of on-chain securities record, reconciliation, and delivery infrastructure, and that a unified standard for asset conversion, settlement status, and corporate actions be established collaboratively by broker-dealers, custodians, transfer agents, and on-chain trading venues.As tokenized stocks gradually enter DeFi scenarios such as AMM and liquidity pools, settlement, asset services, and cross-system interoperability beyond trading are becoming the next issues that the industry needs to address.

According to The Block, Robinhood's Senior Vice President of Cryptocurrency, Johann Kerbrat, stated during the 2026 Korea Blockchain Week that the company is still advancing work related to the "innovation exemption" with the U.S. SEC to support its tokenized stock business.Kerbrat mentioned that as the scale of stock token trading grows, its trading volume may reach the relevant limits set by the SEC.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform that the Bitwise Chainlink ETF has received inflows for three consecutive days, with assets under management exceeding 68 million dollars.

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 Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has included FNXAI token and 1FNXAI token in the list of suspicious investment products related to digital tokens.The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the related products claim that investors can automate trading of U.S. stocks and a range of financial instruments through an AI-driven trading platform to generate stable returns, and involve staking arrangements related to virtual assets.

According to Cointelegraph, the Ministry of State Security of China issued a statement accusing cryptocurrencies of being used by foreign forces for espionage and money laundering, emphasizing their non-anonymity.Data from the same period shows that Singapore's crypto economy grew against the trend by 55.4% to $284 billion, maintaining its position as the regional leader.

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.

The California Attorney General stated that their office is seeking further inquiries from OpenAI regarding cybersecurity incidents and risks involving the company and its AI models.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Germany vs. Serbia - More Markets" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "Second Half O/U 1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 61% an hour ago to the current 76.5% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Ethena disclosed in the official September review that the USDe supply increased by over 700 million dollars in September, making it the second largest collateral asset on the Morpho platform and the largest dollar-denominated collateral asset, supporting two of the three major markets of the protocol.

MetaMask has released a follow-up statement regarding the previously disclosed infrastructure security incidents, stating that the team is continuously conducting investigations and addressing the issues.MetaMask stated that to ensure user safety, it has collaborated with relevant partners to take preventive measures and is currently withdrawing the affected validator nodes from its non-custodial staking business. According to the investigation results so far, there is no indication that MetaMask wallets or customer funds have been affected.This morning, part of the infrastructure of MetaMask's non-custodial staking business encountered a security incident. As a precaution, the validators operating on Lido have begun to withdraw.