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According to Cointelegraph, the French Senate has passed a bill authorizing the tax authorities to automatically exchange cryptocurrency transaction data with tax authorities in other countries. The bill completed its first reading on Tuesday and has been submitted to the National Assembly as Bill No. 3421 for review. The bill covers a cryptocurrency tax information exchange agreement and updates to the existing financial account information agreement, with the entire legislative process still needing to be completed.The cryptocurrency information exchange agreement is based on the Cryptocurrency Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, setting common standards for participating jurisdictions to collect and automatically exchange cryptocurrency transaction information. France has introduced a cryptocurrency reporting obligation through the 2025 Finance Law, implementing the cryptocurrency reporting amendment in the EU Administrative Cooperation Directive DAC8, which requires cryptocurrency service providers to report customer identities and transaction data to tax authorities, who will then share this information with the tax authorities in the EU countries where the users are located.French lawmakers are also discussing adjustments to cryptocurrency taxation in the 2027 budget. The National Assembly passed an amendment on October 16, proposing to tax gains converted to partially pegged fiat stablecoins starting January 1, 2027; this measure has not yet become law, with a related vote scheduled for November 3.Faustine Fleuret, Global Head of Public Affairs at the lending protocol Morpho, stated that tax reporting under DAC8 involves sharing personal information such as names, addresses, tax numbers, and transaction volumes, raising data security concerns; the European Commission plans to establish a central repository for cryptocurrency reporting by the end of 2026. She also mentioned that in France, where cryptocurrency holders have been subject to personal attacks, the leakage of trader lists is primarily a security issue. CertiK data shows that out of 52 verified personal attack incidents globally in the first half of 2026, France accounted for 33.

The Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily reporter Huang Xinyi exclusively learned that Baidu plans to disclose the research and development progress and results of its world model in the coming days. The world model is one of the popular directions in the current AI field, focusing on modeling and predicting physical environments. It is reported that if this model is used for autonomous driving, it could enhance prediction and decision-making capabilities in complex scenarios, providing support for the large-scale implementation of driverless cars.In the past year or two, Baidu's autonomous driving service, Luobo Kuaipao, has covered 28 cities worldwide and has accumulated a certain scale of real road data. In recent years, Baidu has also been continuously making strategic layouts in the field of embodied intelligence, serving more than 50 key enterprises in the industrial chain, including the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Zhiyuan, Xinghaitu, and Yushu. As for the specific applications of this model and its relationship with Luobo Kuaipao, it is currently unclear, and Baidu has not commented as of the time of publication.

The prediction market platform Myriad announced that due to the administrator wallet being compromised, 10 prediction markets have been voided. According to the official statement, the holders on both sides of the affected markets will receive automatic refunds calculated at the price before the attack, but bonuses already received will be deducted.Myriad is a prediction market platform that allows users to bet on the outcomes of real-world events. After the administrator wallet was compromised, the platform decided to void the related markets and promised automatic refunds to the holders. The refunds will be calculated based on the price before the attack, and bonuses already received will be deducted from the refunds.

Honda executives stated that if the U.S. and Canada cannot reach a new trade agreement by the end of this year, the automotive industry will face a disastrous situation. Trump previously threatened that if the two countries fail to reach an agreement, tariffs on Canadian cars and parts will increase from 25% to 50% starting January 1.

According to a Reuters report, sources say that the United States and Canada are working to reach an agreement to ease U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and automobile imports.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Lightning Labs has opened Wavelength to all users. The AI agent can autonomously send and receive payments on the Bitcoin mainnet via the Lightning Network and L402 without requiring manual approval for each transaction.The AI agent can use its payment API to call fees, purchase data, and trade with other agents, with single transaction fees as low as less than 1 cent; developers can integrate payment functionality into their applications without running a Lightning Network node, managing channels, or raising liquidity. This self-hosted toolkit supports independent on-chain exits, with an initial limit of 300,000 satoshis per wallet, and the Lightning Network payments incur a service fee of 0.25%. Wavelength is currently still in the Alpha stage and plans to support stablecoins.

According to a report by CryptoSlate, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated in its latest draft of regulatory guidelines that if a cryptocurrency trading application autonomously selects trading platforms and trading paths based on factors such as price, liquidity, trading costs, or execution speed through algorithms, it may be deemed to be engaging in regulated crypto asset trading arrangement activities and will need to obtain the appropriate license.

Digital asset company Tether announced that 15 Bitcoin mining companies, ASIC manufacturers, and mining pools have committed to jointly build and maintain the integration of its open-source mining development kit, MDK. MDK aims to unify the access methods of different mining infrastructures, supporting developers in building applications and AI automation systems.Participants will develop and maintain the MDK Worker, converting their respective hardware, mining pools, or system interfaces into a universal interface; there is no need to replace existing technology, and they can also decide which functions to open. Existing applications can access different mining environments through MDK. Tether's QVAC mining proxy has accessed mining infrastructure through MDK. Version 0.11 of MDK will be released at the Lugano Plan ₿ Forum, with the first stable version 1 planned for launch by the end of 2026.

The National Development and Reform Commission has released a new version of the "Regulations on Foreign Investment Management," which better ensures the development and security of foreign investment from an institutional perspective. The regulations consist of 76 articles, divided into six chapters: General Principles, Guidance and Services for Foreign Investment, Supervision of Foreign Investment, Protection of Foreign Investment, Legal Responsibilities, and Supplementary Provisions.The regulations will take effect on December 1, 2026, at which point the "Regulations on Overseas Investment Management" issued in 2017 will be simultaneously abolished. The state supports investors in conducting foreign investment activities based on market principles and actively participating in international cooperation and competition. Investors enjoy the autonomy of foreign investment according to the law, making independent decisions, bearing risks independently, and being responsible for their own profits and losses.

Siemens stated that it is collaborating with NVIDIA to promote the development of AI-driven autonomous factories.

Binance founder CZ posted that the Japanese version of his autobiography "Freedom of Money" is on sale today, with more language versions coming soon, and all proceeds will be donated to charity.

The modular blockchain project Celestia announced the launch of Eden, a high-performance EVM chain running on Celestia. Celestia stated that Eden will serve as an "Agentic Commerce" experimental sandbox to test the behavior and infrastructure needs of AI Agents when autonomously making payments, trading, and calling models on-chain.Celestia indicated that as AI Agents begin to participate in more frequent on-chain transactions, the market demand for block space, real-time settlement, and low-friction payments will continue to rise. Eden will help teams observe what kind of transaction environment Agents need, how they manage funds, and how their on-chain behavior will affect network design.The first experimental project of Eden is Botfun, currently in closed testing. According to Celestia, participating Agents can issue tokens independently and trade around narratives generated by other Agents; each model inference call is paid on-chain via x402.Celestia claimed that this experiment briefly positioned Eden as one of the largest x402 networks by transaction count. From a technical configuration perspective, Eden is an EVM-compatible chain that supports atomic batch transactions, application-paid Gas, and larger smart contract deployments, with the native Gas token being TIA. These designs will reduce the friction of signatures and fees when Agents continuously execute payments, exchanges, and interactions.

NVIDIA and Mercedes-Benz's technology will support SAE Level 4 autonomous driving and driverless cars.

Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) announced the expansion of their strategic partnership in autonomous driving.

According to the Wall Street Journal, sources say that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo opposes significant cuts to tariffs on automobiles, steel, and aluminum products from Mexico, causing negotiations for the U.S.-Mexico tariff agreement to stall.

Doubao Mobile Assistant stated that the 30-day public announcement period for its "Screen Automation Operation Declaration Agreement" (SAEP) ended on October 14, 2026, and it will gradually lift the screen automation operation permissions for third-party applications. Applications that have explicitly declared refusal of operation permissions will not be operated by the agent.After the public announcement period ends, developers can still declare refusal at any time, and Doubao Mobile Assistant will provide feedback within 3 working days. This agreement is aimed at cross-application operations of graphical interface agents, allowing developers to declare their interaction strategies with the agent.

On October 12, Polygon announced that its Open Money Stack (OMS) has launched automated stablecoin payment operations. The team can set the recipient range, payment budget, and operation window all at once. At the start of the cycle, the product sends a payment request without the need to re-sign for each transfer.The pre-set content by the team includes approved payment operations and recipient range, project expenditure limits, operation window, and expiration time, as well as the ability to close current rules. The wallet will verify the recipient range, expenditure limits, and expiration time on-chain, and the team can also close the rules in advance to prevent the next payment request.Related terms are recorded in the Sessions Module on the wallet chain and executed at the contract layer. Once approved, the backend cannot expand the recipient range, increase expenditure limits, or extend expiration time; requests that exceed the agreed terms will be rejected. This process is part of the same system as deposits, holding stablecoin balances, and subsequent settlement routing.

Hedera, a public blockchain, has launched Agent Accounts, described as programmable, non-custodial spending accounts that allow AI agents to autonomously transact within rules set by users and enforced on-chain. This includes payment APIs, data retrieval, invoice settlement, and purchasing on behalf of users, with private keys remaining in the user's wallet.Agent Accounts are funded from the user's existing Hedera wallet and are created separately for designated agents, rather than handing over the entire account to the agent. Users connect their wallets through a web application, designate agents, and configure total spending limits, daily caps, single transaction limits, and whitelists for merchants and payees. The rules are written into Hedera smart contracts and are not stored on company servers, making them unmodifiable by anyone other than the user. Funds do not leave the user's account before a purchase occurs; agents do not hold balances but send spending requests to the smart contract, which validates and executes them. Users can pause or revoke agent spending with a single click from their wallet.This feature is supported by Agentic Payment Services, including MCP server, REST API, and relayer. Hedera states that any agent capable of using MCP or REST can connect, with payments available in HBAR, USDC, or other Hedera tokens, and compatible with x402. Each strategy, transaction, and agent action is recorded on the Hedera Consensus Service. The timeline aims for a limited partner testnet launch in Q4 2026, a public testnet in Q1 2027, and a target mainnet launch in Q2 2027, depending on security audits and legal agreements.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pointed out in Chapter 3 of the October 2026 "Global Financial Stability Report" that as of July 31, excluding repurchase agreements and stablecoins, the scale of tokenized real-world assets reached approximately $65.1 billion, including tokenized credit of $30.4 billion, money market funds of $17.5 billion, and tokenized equities of $2.3 billion.The report indicated that automatic clearing, instant settlement, continuous trading, and programmable collateral could accelerate forced liquidations and amplify financial shocks during market stress. Cross-platform reuse of collateral could also increase leverage, allowing risks to transmit more quickly to different institutions and markets. The IMF identified four obstacles to the expanded application of the tokenized market: legal certainty, regulatory clarity, blockchain network interoperability, and reliable settlement assets, and recommended adopting technology-neutral regulation, strengthening supervision, establishing circuit breakers, and preventing instability in automatic clearing.

Tesla is downplaying the name Full Self-Driving to seek approval for its driver assistance system in Europe. Tesla has used the name "Tesla Assisted Driving" on its European website, while the U.S. website still refers to it as "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)."