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Google's parent company Alphabet's stock price has plummeted significantly, and the cost of its debt default insurance has risen. The disappointing earnings report has intensified market concerns about its large-scale investments in artificial intelligence through debt.The price of five-year credit default swaps (CDS) rose by 5.3 basis points, reaching 84 basis points per year, the highest since September 21.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stated that the Governing Council debated whether it was appropriate to raise interest rates. The outcome of this meeting is to keep the interest rates unchanged.

According to TASS, the First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, Vladimir Chistyukhin, stated that the restrictions on the use of non-custodial wallets in the proposed cryptocurrency legislation do not apply to international settlements, and such scenarios still allow the use of non-custodial wallets.

According to on-chain researcher Spreek, the DeFi protocol Hifi Finance has encountered a DAO governance takeover. The attacker gained control through four last-minute votes funded by Tornado Cash, subsequently minting 25 million governance tokens and transferring users' staked assets, with a total value of approximately 1 million dollars, most of which were RWA tokens.

According to on-chain researcher Spreek, the DeFi lending protocol Hifi Finance is suspected of experiencing a DAO governance attack. An address funded by Tornado Cash cast 4 votes just before the governance vote was about to end, taking control of the protocol's governance.This address subsequently minted 25 million HIFI tokens and transferred all user collateral assets within the protocol, valued at approximately 1 million dollars, most of which were RWA tokens.

According to an exclusive report from "Du Jia," Douyin is currently testing exclusive interactive props for short drama scenes. Viewers can spend platform diamonds to send these props, which will trigger corresponding interactive effects in the short drama, allowing viewers to transition from simply "watching the drama" to paying for participation in the storyline.The report indicates that some short dramas will display entrances for props like "Iron Sand Palm · 1 Diamond" at key conflict points in the plot, with 1 diamond approximately equal to 0.1 yuan. This model opens up an interactive tipping monetization channel beyond traditional full episode unlock payments, advertisements, and short drama cards. In terms of industry background, current short drama revenue is highly concentrated among a few hit titles, putting significant pressure on small to medium projects to recoup costs, while one-time full episode payments filter out users who are only willing to make small payments. Prop payments will connect live tipping capabilities to short drama content, aiming to tap into the fragmented consumption potential of existing users.The report also warns that low-threshold props may provoke controversies related to deliberately creating conflicts and inducing consumption, requiring the platform to maintain ongoing regulation.

According to a report by Reuters citing informed sources, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) has signed agreements with Bloomberg, quantitative trading and market-making giant Hainar International, and Jump Trading to obtain posts released by Trump more quickly.

Alphabet (GOOG.O) executives stated that they are expanding AI-based advertising to international markets.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the new AI model Carbon is being tested with the U.S. government.

Deutsche Bank strategists stated that the U.S. Treasury has asked primary dealers to provide insights on changes in investor demand and the scale of future Treasury auctions, indicating a weakening demand for long-term U.S. Treasury bonds. As the Treasury faces greater financing needs, it may shorten the maturity structure of new bond issuances in the future.

According to Chao Xiang Research, Bernstein's report on October 26, 2026, lowered COIN's revenue forecast for 2026 by 32%. HOOD's third-quarter revenue is expected to be $1.5 billion, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 13%; CRCL's third-quarter revenue is expected to be $770 million, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 10%; FIGR's third-quarter loan volume reached $5.1 billion, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 20%.Bernstein pointed out that the native cryptocurrency spot trading volume is weak, and the valuations of the four digital asset platforms have shifted towards new products such as prediction markets, perpetual futures, tokenization, and lending platforms. All four maintain an outperform rating, with target prices of $160 for HOOD, $250 for COIN, $145 for CRCL, and $70 for FIGR. The report also predicts that the revenue share of new products for HOOD will increase from 3% in 2025 to 25% in 2028, while COIN will rise from 2% to 19%, and the speed of new product realization will determine valuation differentiation.

According to BeInCrypto, the U.S. government sold 4.45 million shares of Anthropic, cashing in $627 million to repay FTX creditors.According to Anthropic's S-1 filing, these shares were resold to 9 buyers. Based on the valuation before Anthropic is set to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, this batch of shares is currently valued at approximately $3.94 billion.

Muneeb Ali, co-founder of the Bitcoin Layer2 network Stacks, stated in Cointelegraph's Chain Reaction podcast that concerns surrounding quantum computing are suppressing institutional funds from entering Bitcoin, and the network needs a credible security upgrade roadmap to restore investor confidence. He mentioned, "Quantum concerns have set a ceiling on Bitcoin's growth," believing that this uncertainty may lead risk-averse institutional investors to delay large purchases until developers provide a clear path to quantum resistance. Stacks is a Bitcoin Layer2 network aimed at introducing smart contracts and decentralized applications to Bitcoin, and Ali is a co-founder of the project.Ali warned that if developers fail to make substantial progress in quantum resistance by 2028, Bitcoin could enter a riskier phase. He pointed out that upgrades typically take years to implement, and users will need additional time to migrate their assets to new addresses. Citing guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), he views 2030 as a target node for transitioning to quantum resistance and believes advancements in artificial intelligence could accelerate the development of quantum computers, potentially moving this timeline up to 2029.Ali acknowledged that some Bitcoin supporters believe the quantum threat is distant and that concerns are exaggerated, but he thinks that the very disagreement over the urgency of the threat, in the absence of a credible upgrade roadmap, will undermine investor confidence. He also stated that sufficiently powerful quantum computers are more likely to emerge from large research laboratories rather than unknown attackers, and companies like Google and Microsoft lack the motivation to steal Bitcoin, but the quantum security threat will impact the entire crypto industry, "If Bitcoin is hit, all downstream projects will be affected." Currently, developers are exploring protective solutions, with StarkWare stating in September that researchers reduced the computational cost of preparing an experimental quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction by 79% after a week of optimization challenges. This solution does not require modifications to Bitcoin's consensus rules, but the cost reduction has only been validated in benchmark tests.

According to Bloomberg, Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has faced a cyber attack, and hackers claim to have released customer information due to the failure to receive a $50 million ransom. It is reported that its foreign exchange trading services have been suspended and are no longer accepting new subscriptions. In addition, all servers of its domain and cloud service Onamae have been compromised, which may affect users.It is reported that GMO Internet operates the cryptocurrency exchange "Z.com EX," which has been licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand and the Ministry of Finance of Thailand. Last week, the exchange disclosed that it had been acquired, with the acquisition involving all shares of the target company held by GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries and shareholders.

The shortage caused by the AI boom has extended from GPUs and memory to circuit boards. When planning their supply chains for 2027, HP and Dell found that even previously inconspicuous printed circuit boards could face shortages. In September this year, Amazon invested approximately 1.59 billion New Taiwan Dollars in Taiwanese circuit board manufacturer Gold Circuit Electronics, transitioning from customer to shareholder.AI servers require circuit boards with more layers and lower signal loss, and chip packaging substrates are becoming larger, driving up the demand for key materials such as specialty fiberglass cloth and copper-clad laminates. Suppliers prioritize fulfilling more profitable AI orders, squeezing ordinary servers, with some ordinary server circuit board delivery times approaching one year.It is difficult for the production capacity of key materials to keep up with demand in the short term. TrendForce estimates that Japan's Nitto Denko controls about 90% of the global T-glass specialty fiberglass cloth market, with new production capacity not expected to come online until mid-2027 at the earliest. The chairman of Taiwanese substrate manufacturer Unimicron Technology warned on October 20 that some key materials could be short by about 20% by 2027, with delivery times for some chip substrate production equipment extending to as long as 30 months.

Anthropic stated in the S-1 filing that computing power is a key issue the company faces. If it cannot obtain sufficient computing power or fails to allocate it effectively, the company may not be able to train models that remain competitive with its rivals.Anthropic is paying fees to obtain computing capacity from companies like SpaceX, but it expects that demand will continue to exceed supply in the short term.

According to Cointelegraph, Bernstein analysts expect that the prediction market will become a new profit growth point for the trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD), potentially bringing in about $1.7 billion in revenue by 2028, surpassing the estimated $1.6 billion from its cryptocurrency business during the same period.Analysts predict that Robinhood's prediction market revenue will grow from about $650 million this year to $1.7 billion by 2028, accounting for approximately 18% of its total revenue of $9.4 billion in 2028.This forecast was released the day before Robinhood's Q3 2026 earnings report. Bernstein expects Robinhood's Q3 revenue to increase by 13% quarter-over-quarter to about $1.5 billion, mainly driven by growth in stock nominal trading volume, options trading volume, event contract trading volume, and a rebound in cryptocurrency trading volume. Bernstein raised its revenue expectations for Robinhood by 3% for 2026, 4% for 2027, and 3% for 2028, while maintaining a target price of $160, citing improved assumptions for stock and cryptocurrency revenue.Robinhood is listed on NASDAQ, and its stock price fell to $93.6 in pre-market trading on Monday, having dropped over 29% in the past 12 months.

According to CoinDesk, XRP treasury company Evernorth plans to raise approximately $80.7 million through a committed equity financing arrangement with a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, with funds intended for general corporate purposes, including the purchase of XRP. The company currently holds approximately 473 million XRP.Evernorth's SEC filing submitted on October 23 shows that the company has the right to sell up to approximately 5.219 million shares of newly issued common stock in batches to CF Principal Investments after meeting certain conditions. Based on the closing price of $15.46 per share on October 22, this corresponds to approximately $80.7 million; the actual financing amount depends on the number of shares sold and the transaction price, and does not represent completed financing or coin purchases.

Bernstein raised the target price for SpaceX (SPCX.O) from $248 to $268.

According to Israeli media TheMarker on October 25, the AI mining project Pearl (PRL) has raised a total of $130 million from the Israeli research laboratory Pearl Research Labs, of which $55 million is equity financing and $75 million is for a GPU infrastructure fund. Investors include Lightspeed, Ribbit, and Square Peg.The report pointed out that the token has increased by approximately 520% within three months since its launch at the end of April, with its circulating market value once rising to $710 million, and its "AI version of Bitcoin" narrative has attracted market attention. However, the report also raised concerns that the company has not fully disclosed the details of the financing and the operational structure of the GPU infrastructure fund, leading to questions about transparency.