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The trading application Fomo's early investor and advisor HDF (@PaikCapital) announced joining the Fomo team as the head of perpetual contract business.HDF stated that he has been engaged in trading for ten years. The goal of joining Fomo is not only to enable everyone to trade perpetual contracts but also to build a network that can elevate the level of all traders.

Tencent officially launched Buddy One, integrating WorkBuddy, Tencent Docs, Tencent Meeting, Tencent Cloud Drive, and ima into a unified AI office system. After linking accounts, users can directly let WorkBuddy search for information and consolidate data across applications without needing to repeatedly authorize or copy and paste. For example, it can generate new plans by combining meeting minutes from Tencent Meeting, old proposals from Tencent Docs, and the ima knowledge base, along with sources of information.The points system has been unified, and WorkBuddy points can be used interchangeably in Tencent Docs, ima, and Tencent Cloud Drive. Points purchased separately in each application will not be merged. The Buddy One VIP official website currently lists a price of 700 yuan/month, which includes 50,000 universal points per month, 1TB of shared space across products, as well as benefits such as the flagship version of WorkBuddy, the professional version of Tencent Meeting, and the super member Plus of Tencent Docs.At the same time, Tencent Cloud Drive is responsible for providing unified storage. Currently, it mainly implements account linking, cross-application retrieval, and point sharing, while cross-application memory sharing has not yet been launched. WorkBuddy PC version must be upgraded to 5.9.0 or above to use it; account linking is free, but unbinding is not currently supported.

According to Bloomberg, Sarah Court, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), stated at a parliamentary hearing that the agency has not received any applications submitted by prediction market operators. Prediction market platforms like Polymarket may face strict regulation in Australia, and any application for an operating license will also undergo rigorous scrutiny.Sarah Court pointed out that the trading mechanisms of prediction markets are similar to the binary options that have been banned in Australia, characterized by a win-or-lose outcome, and the trading subjects are often unrelated to investment or financial markets. Although Australian users can directly access relevant overseas platforms, they are not protected by local financial regulations, making it difficult to obtain dispute resolution and customer fund protection measures.

The Solana-based token issuance platform Pump.fun announced on X that it has partnered with the on-chain perpetual contract protocol Hyperliquid to launch perpetual contract features within the Pump.fun application.Pump.fun stated that users can directly use their USDC balance within the app to go long or short on cryptocurrencies, stocks, and commodities without the need for cross-chain bridging. This feature is powered by Hyperliquid's on-chain perpetual contract engine for trading.

Michael Saylor posted that he believes artificial intelligence (AI) can attack cryptocurrency applications, so there is no reason to hold Bitcoin, just as there is no reason to speak English because AI can attack communication applications.Saylor uses this to refute the viewpoint that directly links AI's ability to attack applications with the value of holding Bitcoin.

Pump.fun application now supports the TON chain. Users can directly purchase tokens on the TON chain using their USDC balance.The official statement claims that this application is the fastest cross-chain social application with the lowest fees, but no comparative data has been provided.

According to the official announcement from Genius, the Genius App has been launched and provides download links for the App Store and Google Play, integrating trading, social, and creation functions within the BNB Chain ecosystem into mobile.Users can trade via their phones, follow other traders, discover market-focused assets, and share trading insights. The app also includes a token issuance platform, allowing users to create tokens, choose trading pairs, and track new markets.

According to Bitcoin.com News, a cooperative project in Thailand has launched a digital wallet application called WORPT, allowing foreign tourists to exchange stablecoins such as USDT and USDC for Thai Baht and make payments to local merchants through Thailand's QR PromptPay network. The application was launched under the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission's tourist Digipay regulatory sandbox program, jointly developed by Waan Exchange and Wipay, with partners including Tether, The Mall Group, and Visa.According to the sandbox design, local merchants do not directly accept cryptocurrencies, and payments are settled in Thai Baht through standard payment systems. WORPT also plans to launch physical and virtual Visa prepaid cards, allowing users to share the same Thai Baht balance for QR code payments and card transactions. The project is scheduled to hold an official launch event in November 2026 and must comply with the sandbox requirements for identity verification, transaction monitoring, and anti-money laundering rules.

Anthropic has officially submitted its IPO application. According to its S-1 cash flow statement disclosed in the prospectus, the company has raised approximately $140 billion in cash through preferred stock, convertible bonds, and SAFE agreements from 2023 to the first half of 2026, of which $110 billion was raised in the first half of 2026, including $65.2 billion in Series H financing.As of June 30, 2026, Anthropic's remaining cash includes $112.4 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $19.3 billion in short-term investments, totaling approximately $132 billion, along with an additional $2.5 billion in restricted cash. Other financing channels include a $15 billion undrawn revolving credit facility expanded in September 2026, and up to $77 billion in partner note financing, of which $20 billion from Google, $15 billion from Amazon linked to computing milestones, and $42 billion from Broadcom solely for lease payments, with IPO proceeds to be added on top of this.Accordingly, Anthropic's cash holdings are higher than those of tech giants like Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, second only to Google's parent company Alphabet's $242 billion. Its projected expenditure report also shows that starting from December 2026, it has committed approximately $37 billion annually for computing power solely to SpaceXAI, with total computing power commitments estimated at around $780 billion to $810 billion.

According to Bloomberg, Hong Kong cryptocurrency payment card company Redotpay is preparing to submit a confidential IPO application to the U.S. SEC by the end of the year, with a target valuation of at least $5 billion.The report indicates that the company is still negotiating pre-IPO financing with a valuation between $4 billion and $5 billion. Public information shows that the company currently has over 9 million customers and an annual revenue of over $180 million. Redotpay also raised $194 million in 2025, with supporters including the venture capital arms of Coinbase and Circle.

Anthropic publicly submitted its Nasdaq IPO application, with the stock code "ANT".Anthropic's revenue for the first half of the year was $16.3 billion. Anthropic may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.As of June 30, 2026, Anthropic reported a net loss of $80.7 billion for the six-month period. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are leading Anthropic's IPO.Anthropic disclosed that the company expects to pay Google up to approximately $11.45 billion before 2033 and to pay approximately $161.2 billion in rent under its leasing arrangements with Broadcom during the lease term (excluding interest).Anthropic stated that computing and infrastructure costs are expected to continue to increase in absolute terms and will become the company's largest operating expense in the foreseeable future. The company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents are sufficient to meet operational funding and other needs for at least the next 12 months, but also warned that it may need to seek additional financing earlier than currently anticipated.In terms of safety, Anthropic mentioned that it has recently delayed the pre-training of its next-generation cutting-edge foundational model by more than a month to strengthen safety measures and prevent the leakage of model weights. The company also noted that as AI systems gradually automate AI research and development, associated risks will increase.

According to Fox Business Channel, Anthropic will release its S-1 filing for its initial public offering (IPO) at 9 AM Eastern Time (21:00 Beijing Time).The company expects its IPO size to be comparable to SpaceX's IPO, and it may even exceed the latter, with the IPO marketing activities set to begin as early as the week of November 9.

Market news reports that Meta Platforms (META.O) has submitted a mixed securities shelf registration statement, with specific details yet to be disclosed.

Pump.fun announced that its application now supports the purchase of Monad tokens. Users can complete transactions directly using their USDC balance without the need for manual cross-chain operations or switching wallets.

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.

On October 23, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Adapting to the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology to Support the Construction of Employment-Friendly Development Models" (Guo Ban Fa [2026] No. 29). The document proposes to adapt to the development of artificial intelligence technology, enhance the positive effects of job creation, empower traditional positions, and mitigate the impact of job replacement.The opinions point out that the role of artificial intelligence should be leveraged to improve the employment environment, enhance occupational safety levels, and improve work quality and efficiency, with priority given to promoting applications in positions with labor shortages and high-risk environments; it is essential to cautiously manage the scope, intensity, and pace of artificial intelligence applications in labor-intensive industries to minimize the impact on workers. The document also encourages enterprises to explore the establishment of an unemployment buffer period system, to inform affected workers in advance during the large-scale promotion of artificial intelligence applications, and to provide support for job transition and transformation.The opinions also outline deployments in areas such as strengthening job creation effects, constructing employment-friendly upgrade paths, enhancing workers' digital literacy and employment capabilities, promoting artificial intelligence-enabled employment policy services, improving workers' rights protection and social security, and perfecting employment monitoring, early warning, and risk response mechanisms. The document is dated October 16, 2026, and is marked for public release.

According to the Korea Herald, global investment bank Barclays plans to cut 5,000 jobs, about 5% of the company's total positions, while expanding the application of artificial intelligence. This includes 1,000 positions already cut in the first half of this year, with 60% of the layoffs coming from support departments such as developers. Barclays CEO Venkat Krishnamurthy stated in a conference call that the company will apply AI on a large scale, and said, "AI is not the cake, but the frosting on the cake."Previously, Barclays announced a cost-cutting plan in February, but some investors reacted negatively to the scale of costs shown in its semi-annual report. Among peers, HSBC is considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs over the next few years, while Standard Chartered plans to reduce support department positions by more than 15% by 2030.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) stated to Cointelegraph that several asset management companies have consulted with them regarding the launch of cryptocurrency ETFs, but no asset management company has submitted an application for the establishment of a crypto ETF. The SEC did not disclose the names of the relevant companies.The Thai SEC also mentioned that it is still too early to determine whether the first batch of products can be approved by the end of 2026; the timeline depends on the preparedness of the applying institutions, the progress of regulatory review, and investor protection requirements. The new regulations for crypto ETFs in Thailand took effect last Friday, allowing asset management companies to establish and list spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs locally.Previously, some companies provided Bitcoin exposure to Thai investors through products linked to overseas ETFs. ONE Asset Management became the first Thai asset management company approved for a Bitcoin ETF-linked fund in 2024, followed by MFC Asset Management, which launched a fund investing through BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).

According to official news, the parent company of the Web3 payment integrated application Gold House has signed an agreement to acquire the Canadian MSB company THREESTONES VENTURES LTD. This transaction is currently entering the subsequent phase of the acquisition process.It is reported that this proposed acquisition is a strategic move by Gold House to expand its digital asset business, fiat-to-cryptocurrency capabilities, and cross-border payment infrastructure, aiming to further strengthen its Web3 payment ecosystem and connect digital assets with traditional financial services.Upon completion of the acquisition, Gold House plans to leverage the regulatory registration and operational capabilities of the acquired entity (subject to applicable regulatory requirements) to explore new opportunities in digital asset payments, merchant services, and cross-border settlements. As a Web3 ecosystem that integrates social networking, digital asset management, and payments, Gold House is committed to connecting digital assets with real-world commerce and expanding access to seamless, diverse payment solutions.