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Federal Reserve Chairman Waller refuted the view that the decision not to raise interest rates might affect the determination to combat inflation. He stated that the Federal Reserve would never adopt a "loose" inflation target and pointed out that the overall impact of inflation on consumers takes six years to manifest.Waller emphasized that consumers are feeling the pressure of rising fuel costs, short-term inflation expectations are increasing, but households and businesses have confidence in the Federal Reserve's ability to maintain price stability.

A network startup company called Optimum, led by Professor Muriel Médard from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced that its block propagation software mump2p has officially launched on the Ethereum mainnet. The Ethereum liquid staking protocol ether.fi has made mump2p a mandatory requirement for all 12 of its node operators, whereas previously the software was optional for its operators.Optimum stated that there are currently 16 node operators running mump2p in production environments, collectively managing approximately 22,000 validator keys and over 1.4 million staked ETH, accounting for more than 3% of the total staked amount on Ethereum. Partners include Blockdaemon, Everstake, P2P.org, Stakefish, and Bitcoin Suisse. The software operates in a sidecar gateway manner, not replacing Ethereum's default GossipSub, but rather overlaying it on top of libp2p and utilizing random linear network coding technology. Optimum claims that the block arrival speed is 2.42 times faster than GossipSub, with an approximately 7.88 times reduction in arrival time variance.Rok Kopp, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of ether.fi, stated that they will not require the entire validator set to adopt a new infrastructure unless they are confident that it can enhance the overall level of stakers and the network. Médard mentioned that traditional financial institutions invest billions of dollars to shorten execution times to the millisecond level because speed is money. Optimum launched its private testnet in June 2025, having previously completed a $11 million seed round financing led by 1kx, and plans to expand the protocol to other high-throughput blockchains after Ethereum.

On October 16, MSCI announced the formal adoption of the non-operating company index exclusion rules, which will be implemented in the index review in November 2026 and will take effect after the market closes on November 30.The new rules first assess whether a company has substantial operating assets; companies that do not pass the initial screening will undergo five financial ratio tests, and if at least four of these meet the exclusion criteria, they will not qualify for index inclusion.As a result, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy and Metaplanet face potential exclusion, with the final list to be announced on November 11. JPMorgan previously estimated that if Strategy is removed from the MSCI index, it would face approximately $2.8 billion in selling pressure.

Strategy indicates that its "Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index" rose to 34% in the third quarter of 2026, showing that major banks worldwide are increasingly adopting Bitcoin and digital asset-related services, although the overall situation remains in the early stages. Among them, Fidelity ranks first with 77%, followed by JPMorgan Chase at 47% and BNY at 46%.Strategy states that the increase in the index this quarter was mainly driven by several advancements, including the expansion of Bitcoin ETF/ETP product access, the increase in institutional custody services, and the development of lending services using BTC as collateral.At the same time, progress in the fields of stablecoins and asset tokenization has also impacted the index's increase. As traditional financial institutions gradually explore digital asset infrastructure, Bitcoin-related services are extending from investment products to custody, financing, and financial application scenarios.

Intel CEO Chen Liwu stated on October 12 in Singapore that the token costs of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models in China are lower, and the adoption speed is "very fast." At a seminar organized by DBS Bank, he mentioned that Chinese models like DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM perform "well enough."Chen Liwu said, "I firmly believe in open source; it is the best way to drive efficiency." He added that the market will determine which models are best suited for different use cases. He also mentioned that quantum computing could become mainstream in the next 3 to 5 years, and software will play a role in driving the efficient use of some necessary infrastructure.

According to the official public account of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the smart agent identification and identity network has officially launched its trial operation and is open for access to the public.This network relies on trusted interconnection centers for smart agents in Beijing, Xiamen, and other locations, providing services such as identity registration, identity verification, addressing resolution, and capability discovery. It adopts a "Blockchain + DID + Super Smart Agent" technical route, compatible with various DID methods, and adapts to mainstream interconnection protocols such as A2A and ANP.

OKX will launch the Doppler Finance (XDP) Flash Earn Lite event on October 9 at 15:00, where users can share a reward of 15,000,000 XDP by subscribing to BTC, XRP, OKB, or XDP.The event ends on October 14 at 15:00.

Digital Asset co-founder and CEO Yuval Rooz stated at the Token2049 conference in Singapore that the crypto industry should leverage the current regulatory environment to accelerate institutional adoption, believing that the widespread use of blockchain will make it harder for future governments to reverse industry progress. He compared this opportunity to Uber and Airbnb, stating that both companies had established themselves before policymakers effectively restricted them, saying, "By the time people react and decide to legislate against these companies, it will be too late."Rooz indicated that the industry should ensure blockchain is widely used so that no matter what happens in 2028, "there is no turning back." The next U.S. presidential election is scheduled for November 7, 2028, which may bring changes in government and regulatory priorities. This statement comes in the context of the CLARITY Act failing to advance in the Senate procedural vote in September, while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have been advancing crypto regulation based on existing authority.In the same Token2049 panel discussion, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng expressed hope that the CLARITY Act could still become law, believing that legislation could prevent regulatory backtracking and encourage institutional entry, calling the possibility of reversing current progress the industry's "greatest fear." Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson stated that legislation would provide greater certainty, but the industry should not rely on the passage of the CLARITY Act, as the SEC and CFTC are already working to provide regulatory clarity to sustain innovation and institutional adoption.

Mike Selig, the Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated in an interview with CNBC that there will be no "race to the bottom" on the leverage issue. The CFTC will apply the mature margin models and risk control measures that have long been used in the derivatives market to maintain market integrity in the cryptocurrency market.

Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO Jake Chervinsky stated at the Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia in Singapore that "every exchange," including CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), will adopt public chain infrastructure in the next decade to remain competitive. He emphasized that Hyperliquid is not an exchange but an infrastructure available for different participants, comparing it to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, arguing that there is no reason for public chains to register as exchanges.Chervinsky mentioned that Hyperliquid does not intend to compete with Kalshi, Coinbase, Robinhood, and CME, but rather exists on the next layer of the tech stack, which these institutions can use to improve their products. He anticipates that in ten years, whether it is crypto-native exchanges like Kraken and Coinbase or traditional exchanges like ICE and CME, they will need to integrate this technology to compete. He also pointed out that, aside from regulated perpetual contracts, on-chain markets need to come under U.S. regulatory oversight, which he expects to happen "in the near future."This statement comes in the context of Payward announcing in September plans to deploy a licensed perpetual contract market on Hyperliquid for U.S. customers, with Bitnomial, regulated by the CFTC, responsible for creation and clearing. Previously, Trump announced that the CFTC would compliantly introduce Hyperliquid to the U.S.

Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi stated during his speech at the TOKEN2049 summit today that the narrative from earlier this year that "agents will fully adopt cryptocurrency payments" has been debunked; the reality is that traditional channels like credit cards are already prepared.The real shift is that------agents do not need cryptocurrency; you do. Agents will make cryptocurrency reliable (like banks preventing your foolish actions), while in an era of panoramic prisons where AI significantly reduces monitoring costs and physical attacks surge, cryptocurrency and private AI become the last line of defense for individuals against state power and the reclamation of privacy.

According to The Block, Ripple announced a deepening of its cooperation with the global hedge fund Brevan Howard, which will adopt the multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing, and financing services provided by Ripple Prime, further expanding the use of Ripple's institutional-grade financial infrastructure and digital asset products.Brevan Howard currently manages approximately $35 billion in assets, and its Group Chief Operating Officer Alan McGroarty stated that as digital assets increasingly integrate with traditional financial markets, the demand for digital asset infrastructure from institutions continues to grow. Ripple's platform is expected to enhance the operational efficiency and capital utilization of investment teams.This cooperation is built on the existing investment relationship between the two parties. Brevan Howard had previously invested in Ripple and participated in its strategic financing round last year, which amounted to $500 million. Ripple Prime is the institutional-grade prime brokerage platform launched by Ripple after acquiring Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in 2025.

Founder of Strategy Michael Saylor posted on platform X, stating that since the company adopted the "Bitcoin Standard" in 2020, the annualized return rates for MSTR, representing digital equity, and BTC, representing digital capital, have reached 52% and 38%, respectively.Michael Saylor added that both have outperformed traditional assets such as stocks, gold, real estate, and bonds during the same period, and stated, "The future of capital belongs to digital."

Binance Wallet announced that Binance Alpha has launched Doppler Finance (XDP). Users holding at least 230 Binance Alpha points can claim 1666 XDP airdrops on the Alpha event page, on a first-come, first-served basis, until the airdrop pool is exhausted or the event ends.If the event has not ended, the point threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points, and users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, or it will be considered forfeited.

OKX will launch the XDP/USDT spot trading for Doppler Finance (XDP) on September 28 at 21:00. Users can start depositing at 11:00 on the same day and withdrawals will open at 23:00. The pre-order time is from 20:00 to 21:00.

According to The Block, the Solana Foundation announced the appointment of Rachel Conlan as Chief Strategy Officer and Jamal Raees as General Manager of Payment Business to expand institutional adoption and payment operations. Conlan previously worked at Binance for three years and held senior management positions at companies such as OKX; Raees comes from Polygon Labs and will be responsible for collaborating with payment companies, enterprises, and ecosystem partners to promote Solana as a global payment infrastructure.The Solana Foundation stated that this year, Solana's stablecoin trading volume has exceeded $50 trillion, the on-chain real-world assets (RWA) scale has surpassed $4.5 billion, and the supply of tokenized stocks has exceeded $620 million.

According to The Block, Visa released the report "Money Travels 2026," based on a survey of 2,192 American adults, showing that if stablecoins were equipped with bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance, consumer willingness to use them would increase from 36% to 56%; if offered through existing financial institutions, willingness could also rise to 45%.The survey also revealed that 56% of respondents had never heard of stablecoins, and 64% of respondents had more trust in payment providers than in the technology itself. Currently, the total supply of dollar-pegged stablecoins globally has exceeded $29.5 billion, with USDT at approximately $18.34 billion and USDC at about $7.6 billion; Visa's stablecoin settlement annualized scale has surpassed $20 billion, growing more than 15 times compared to a year ago.

Founder of Strategy Michael Saylor stated: The digital asset industry is better off with supportive rules from the SEC, CFTC, Treasury, and banking regulators than accepting the limitations in the final CLARITY compromise. The safest path is to create products that satisfy customers and deploy them widely, allowing people to have a stake in innovation. Ownership should be protected, honest disclosure required, and fraud punished, then let entrepreneurs compete and grow.Saylor mentioned that the September CLARITY compromise would have restricted covered providers to only paying customers for holding stablecoins while allowing qualified activity rewards, and directed the Treasury to limit certain rewards when a significant harmful deposit transfer to community banks was identified. The GENIUS Act has included restrictions on issuers paying interest and returns on stablecoins. The innovation sandbox of CLARITY would have limited participating companies to 25 employees, with each committee approving 20 projects per year. The SEC provided conditional relief for on-chain trading of certain tokenized stocks on September 17, and the CFTC chairman committed to using existing authority while the bill is stalled.He pointed out that useful products should be scaled by 2027 and 2028, transforming temporary relief into permanent rules. The goal is to have 50 million American voters using digital financial products that improve their lives. The best protection for digital innovation is the public that benefits from it.

American billionaire Kevin O'Leary stated that the adoption of blockchain by large stock exchanges will be a "watershed moment" for the industry.O'Leary mentioned that he is buying new cryptocurrency positions while observing which chains companies across various industries choose, as Ethereum has failed to achieve significant adoption in the past year.

According to Cointelegraph, CoinShares crypto researcher Luke Nolan stated on the Chain Reaction program that cryptocurrency adoption in Germany is making "very good progress" through family offices, wealth management institutions, and younger investors, while the UK is "still very behind," mainly due to regulatory lag. Nolan pointed out that the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) only lifted the ban on crypto exchange-traded products less than a year ago, and its digital asset market is still in the "nascent" stage.In terms of relevant data, Germany currently has 89 licensed crypto asset service providers, accounting for 25.5% of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) MiCA registered companies; in June this year, Germany also ranked first in the EU with 57 authorized crypto companies.Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank stated on Wednesday that it is awaiting regulatory approval to launch crypto custody services for institutional clients in Europe, expecting to obtain a license in October; Landesbank Baden-Württemberg is also set to provide crypto custody services in April 2024 through a partnership with Bitpanda.In contrast, the FCA released final guidance on Wednesday clarifying when crypto activities need to be authorized and plans to open license applications on September 30, with the new system set to take effect on October 25, 2027.Additionally, the FCA issued stop notices on Thursday to three London locations suspected of assisting illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading; the UK Parliament approved regulations in February to bring digital assets under FCA regulation and finalized a package of rules in June.