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BNB Chain announced on platform X that the Jenner hard fork upgrade has been launched on the BSC testnet. The upgrade includes Payment Lane, which reserves 5% of the block gas for eligible payments by default; provides millisecond-level block timestamps for smart contracts; and introduces a new compliance asset standard CAS20.Payment Lane and CAS20 will only be fully enabled after governance, with more details to be announced later.

According to informed sources, the expanded $25 billion stock issuance by Meta Platforms (META.O) received approximately five times the demand for the available shares. The company plans to raise $98 billion for expenditures in the field of artificial intelligence.Informed sources indicated that more than half of the shares in this common stock issuance were allocated to long-term investors and existing shareholders. Among them, the top 15 investors by subscription size collectively received about 70% of the issued shares. The issuance was priced at $625 per share, which is a 2.7% discount compared to the closing price last Friday before the issuance announcement.On Tuesday, Meta's stock price fell by 1.4% at one point in the New York market, reaching $621.47 per share. This stock issuance is just part of Meta's financing plan. The plan also includes the issuance of $12.5 billion in mandatory convertible preferred stock, as well as a planned market-priced stock issuance. If the final fundraising amount reaches $98 billion, it will become one of the largest equity financing plans in history.

Grvt has subscribed to the tokenized financing notes arranged by the Hong Kong subsidiary of Mirae Asset Securities, one of South Korea's largest brokerages, as the first step in the cooperation between the two parties.Grvt stated that it plans to integrate the relevant exposure into its wealth management feature Grvt Earn. In the future, both parties will also explore products such as tokenized government bonds, corporate bonds, and ETFs. Grvt indicated that products like tokenized government bonds are only potential directions and not confirmed for launch, depending on regulatory and internal approvals.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, the prediction market platform Predict Fun on the BSC chain is suspected to have suffered a vulnerability attack, with approximately $300,000 of suspected stolen funds transferred from multiple contracts through an intermediary wallet to Relay. These funds are reported to have been transferred to Tornado Cash after cross-chain.

According to GMGN market data, the market capitalization of the BSC chain ecosystem meme coin GANG briefly surpassed 6 million USD, currently reported at 5.88 million USD, with a daily increase of over 61%. It is reported that GANG is positioned as a token issuance and trading platform aimed at AI Agents, supporting only BAW Agents for token issuance and internal trading, with a single wallet holding limit of 1%.Its token mechanism is divided into two categories: tax-free and taxed. Tax-free tokens incur a 1% fee on internal trades, of which 80% is used to repurchase and burn GANG, and 20% goes to the treasury, with no further fees after graduation; taxed tokens incur a 1% fee on both internal and external trades, of which 50% is distributed to users holding no less than 10,000 tokens, and the remaining portion has 80% used to repurchase GANG, with 20% going to the treasury. Meme coin prices are highly volatile and easily affected by market sentiment and hot events, please be aware of trading risks.

According to The Block, the RWA protocol Ondo Finance will open subscriptions for OpenAI's pre-IPO tokenized notes next week, allowing private clients to subscribe directly to the notes, which are currently trading in the secondary market.The expectation for OpenAI's IPO has been postponed to 2027, as CEO Sam Altman ruled out the possibility of a 2026 IPO last month citing AI safety concerns.

CZ quoted a tweet regarding the new L1 plan for BNB Chain, stating "Multiple chains, one coin." According to the tweet citing the official BNB Chain documentation, the new L1 will coexist with BSC, connected through a native cross-chain bridge, will not issue a separate token, and will continue to use BNB for transaction fees, staking, and governance.The name of the new chain is yet to be determined, with a goal of 200 milliseconds block time and approximately 20 milliseconds transaction pre-confirmation. An internal multi-validator development network is currently running, with plans to launch a testnet by the end of 2026 and a mainnet in early 2027.

The meme coin issuance platform Pump.fun announced the addition of take-profit and stop-loss order features for trading on EVM chains, a feature that was previously launched on Solana in September.This expansion covers networks such as Robinhood, BSC, Base, HyperEVM, Arc, and Ink.

Grayscale announced the launch of an in-kind investing mechanism, allowing investors to directly deliver eligible digital assets in exchange for shares of Grayscale's products. Grayscale stated that this mechanism is expected to alleviate the burden of self-custody of assets for investors, reduce potential trading execution costs, and make digital assets easier to incorporate into traditional portfolio management.Currently, this mechanism covers 10 products, including Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC), Ethereum Staking Mini ETF (ETH), Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA), Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK), Dogecoin Trust ETF (GDOG), Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG), Solana Staking ETF (GSOL), Sui Staking ETF (GSUI), XRP Trust ETF (GXRP), and Zcash ETF (ZCSH).

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted that a certain institution was allegedly hacked by the North Korean-linked organization SquidSquad on October 8, resulting in the theft of approximately 2.84 million USD on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC).According to its tracking, the attackers deposited 1,111.2 ETH into Tornado Cash on October 20, then withdrew it to three addresses, and subsequently transferred the funds from Ethereum to Tron via USDT, consolidating them into two addresses. The aforementioned consolidation addresses are all financially linked to addresses previously attributed to North Korea. The funds were then directed to Chinese over-the-counter (OTC) traders through intermediary addresses within minutes, and ZachXBT believes this move may be to evade potential fund freezes by Tether.

According to DefiLlama data, Uniswap's total value locked (TVL) on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) reached approximately $437 million, with a growth of 104% over the past 7 days and 213% over the past 30 days.During the same period, the total TVL on BSC was approximately $5.932 billion, with a trading volume of about $6.258 billion for decentralized exchanges over the past 7 days, an increase of 37.95% compared to the previous 7 days.

Lily Liu, the chair of the Solana Foundation, stated in a post on October 16 that they showcased Solana on a large screen because of their deep affection for the Chinese community and gratitude for the warm welcome from the Chinese community. The display refers to the light show on the entire exterior wall of the Citibank building in Lujiazui, Shanghai on the evening of October 14.She mentioned that due to the publicity, the number of registrations for the Solana Shanghai event quadrupled overnight, far exceeding the limit reported to local government departments, and it could not prevent people from flooding the venue. To comply with local requirements, the event will be postponed and will be held when it can better accommodate the size of the community. She apologized to those who came from near and far wanting to participate in the Shanghai Solana event.

Singapore, October 13, 2026, the BSC ecosystem AI Agent project NeoSoul today announced a strategic cooperation with Alibaba Cloud. NeoSoul has integrated Alibaba Cloud's AI model services into its Agentic Trading product NeoTrade, providing support for model inference and computation for autonomous trading agents; as the product develops and usage scales grow, both parties plan to further explore cloud-based AI technology collaboration.After users set trading rules in NeoTrade, the AI Agent will continuously track market changes, assess trading opportunities, and execute strategies within the authorized scope. The model inference and computation services provided by Alibaba Cloud will support the Agent in repeatedly updating judgments in response to market changes, providing computational resources for autonomous trading applications.Kaelan, co-founder of NeoSoul, stated that AI Agents are evolving from answering questions to continuous decision-making and autonomous execution, rapidly increasing the demands on underlying AI infrastructure; Alibaba Cloud's modeling and computing capabilities will support NeoTrade in handling larger-scale and more complex autonomous trading tasks, and explore the application boundaries of AI Agents in real financial scenarios. An Alibaba Cloud spokesperson stated that they will support the development of NeoTrade through model services and computing capabilities, and continue to explore technological collaboration aimed at next-generation AI Agent applications with NeoSoul.

On the eve of Double 11, the domestic large model manufacturer MiniMax officially settled in Tmall, opening its first brand official flagship store. The store has launched the M Plan subscription package, divided into three tiers: Go, Explore, and Build, supporting monthly and annual purchases.From now until October 14, consumers who purchase the above packages can enjoy a 50% discount on their first order for a limited time. Before this year's Double 11, Zhipu, Alibaba Cloud, and Qianwen Office have also opened stores on Tmall. Tmall has also launched the Token Recharge Center AI Space Station, consolidating multiple large model subscription services into a single entry point.

xAI launched the X subscription plan, integrating Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor, and X Premium benefits globally, with subscription fees ranging from 8 to 200 USD per month.

Revoke.cash issued a reminder that due to last week's Magic Eden security incident, Revoke.cash advises users to go to the Auto-Revoking module on their account page to check if there are yellow warning icons on each network; if so, they need to first restore that address to a regular account in other wallet applications, and then upgrade it to a smart account through MetaMask.In addition, users should confirm that all active networks are enabled and ensure that each wallet in the subscription is granted the relevant permissions individually. Revoke.cash added that Ultimate subscription users need to confirm that their wallets meet two conditions for the Auto-Revoking feature to properly protect assets: first, the Auto-Revoking permission must be granted for that wallet in MetaMask; second, the wallet must be upgraded to a MetaMask smart account on the corresponding network. Typically, the second step is automatically completed during the authorization process, but if the address has previously been upgraded to a smart account through other wallet applications, the upgrade may fail.

NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin stated that NEAR Intents and near.com have resumed operations, but some related services of the affected networks are still restricted.Illia mentioned that the approximately $3.8 million attack exploited vulnerabilities in the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and the interaction with NEAR Intents smart contracts, with the impact limited to USDT on BSC. The NEAR core protocol, NEAR tokens, and other applications were not affected, and affected users will receive full compensation.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence division SpaceXAI is considering adjusting the subscription plans for the Grok chatbot and social platform X, planning to launch a unified subscription service with 4 pricing tiers. The free version will provide access to Grok, but with stricter usage limits; the highest "Ultra" package will cost $100 per month and include Grok Bot AI agent features. SpaceXAI also plans to launch a "Lite" package for $8 per month, offering access to Grok, X platform verification badges, and fewer ads.

According to official news, WasabiCard has launched various AI subscription cards, catering to the global AI tool subscription and payment needs of enterprises and teams, supporting subscription payment scenarios for mainstream AI applications such as OpenAI and Claude. Through card-based payment solutions, companies can handle the procurement and expense management of AI services for different teams, projects, or business lines more flexibly.In addition to AI subscription payments, WasabiCard also supports bulk card issuance for enterprises, fund budget management, and multi-currency account setup, as well as various scenarios such as advertising, business travel, payroll, and e-commerce subscriptions. It helps companies configure payment permissions and budget limits by department, employee, or specific purpose, enhancing the management efficiency of AI-related expenditures and the transparency of fund usage.As AI tools gradually enter daily workflows in research and development, content production, customer service, and operations, cross-border subscription payments and expense management are becoming important infrastructure for global operations of enterprises. It is important to note that currently, WasabiCard-related products are not open for application to enterprises and individual users in mainland China.