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U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty stated in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that the only solution for some members of Congress regarding the cryptocurrency industry is central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is "completely incompatible with freedom." He believes that the ambiguity of regulations allows former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler to take enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry, while the government's light-touch regulation helps foster innovation.The interview also covered the follow-up progress of the Clarity Act, the debate between Democrats regarding ethical clauses and stablecoin incentives, the regulatory division of labor between the SEC and CFTC in the absence of congressional legislation, and the impact of the GENIUS Act on payments and settlements. Hagerty also discussed the role of stablecoin demand in U.S. Treasury bonds and the dominance of the U.S. dollar.Regarding Bitcoin reserves, the interview discussed expanding the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserves and related topics concerning 200,000 Bitcoins; it also touched on the American public's concerns about cryptocurrency, Bitcoin mining and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) energy construction, Bitcoin businesses in Nashville, and the legislation that Congress could promote before the new session in January.

Japan Tax Free, a Japanese duty-free service provider, announced that it will officially launch the yen stablecoin JPYC tax refund service in collaboration with UPBOND on November 1, providing an on-chain tax refund channel for foreign tourists visiting Japan.According to the new duty-free system implemented in Japan on the same day, tourists must first purchase goods at tax-included prices and then receive the tax refund after customs confirmation upon departure. The new service will issue JPYC to tourists using the wallet infrastructure provided by UPBOND, utilizing the Avalanche C-Chain.

OpenAI documentation shows that eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscriptions can receive free API credits for building applications and agents within their own API organization. The credits are automatically issued based on the subscription, and any unused portion expires at the end of the billing cycle without carrying over; when there are valid free credits, there is no need to bind an API payment method. In terms of monthly credits, Pro's tiers of $100, $200, and $500 correspond to $100, $200, and $500 respectively; Business Standard provides $20 per paid seat, and Business Premium provides $100 per paid seat.The initial issuance is calculated proportionally based on the remaining time in the current subscription billing cycle and expires at the end of that cycle. Business API credits are shared within the workspace, with a monthly cap of $500; annual payment workspaces receive a one-time issuance of the annual credits, which expire at the end of the annual billing cycle. Users must log in to ChatGPT with an eligible subscription account, with Pro credits claimed in Settings under Billing, and Business credits claimed in the workspace billing settings or Admin Console, confirming the API organization receiving the credits.The credits cover the paid usage of associated organizations on the API Platform, including Responses API, Agents API, Decisions API, GPT-Live and Realtime API, Images API, as well as built-in tools and related costs such as web search, document search, and Code Interpreter. Using Codex via API key is not included in the benefits, and the credits will not increase the usage limits for ChatGPT or Codex that is already logged in. Free credits are prioritized over purchased credits; when exhausted and no remaining credits are available, requests will fail with HTTP 429 and error code credit_balance_exhausted.

The Solana ecosystem meme coin free mika (MIKA) dropped on October 28. Its genesis address transferred approximately 500.44 million tokens to another wallet, accounting for about half of the initial supply; about 7 seconds later, that wallet sold approximately 500.83 million MIKA on PumpSwap, with the selling price temporarily dropping about 99% compared to before the sale.There are claims that the wallet nonce prevented the key holder from transferring funds, but this transfer used a normal recent blockhash, and it is currently unclear whether this sale was due to an external attack or from existing holders.

Oracle expects its free cash flow for the fiscal year ending May 2029 to reach $30 billion, far exceeding market expectations.The company also anticipates that the total capacity of data centers will exceed 10 gigawatts by the end of fiscal year 2028, and it will gradually reduce capital expenditures starting in fiscal year 2029.Oracle's stock price rose more than 13% during intraday trading.

According to Bloomberg, Solana is trying to shift from a growth model reliant on meme coins and speculative trading to more mainstream financial applications such as stablecoins and tokenized assets, in order to attract adoption from Wall Street institutions. Currently, financial institutions such as JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Standard Chartered, as well as payment networks like Visa and Fiserv, have already started related businesses on this network.However, with the cryptocurrency market in a slump and competitors like Hyperliquid rising, Solana faces challenges in transforming its growth model. Data shows that SOL has dropped nearly 20% this year, and U.S.-listed spot and staking SOL ETFs have recorded outflows for two consecutive weeks this month, totaling about $50 million. Meanwhile, Solana's share of on-chain perpetual contract trading volume has decreased from 17% to 6%.

Galaxy Research report shows that the share of Meme coins in Solana's trading volume has dropped from over 50% at the end of 2024 to 15% to 20% in the second quarter of 2026. In addition, SOL has seen a decline of nearly 20% this year, and the U.S.-listed spot and staking SOL ETFs have recorded outflows for two consecutive weeks this month, totaling approximately $50 million.Meanwhile, Solana's share in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume has decreased from 17% to 6%. It is reported that the Solana Foundation has issued a statement indicating that Solana's transformation is underway, attempting to shift from a growth model reliant on Meme coins and speculative trading to more mainstream financial applications such as stablecoins and tokenized assets, in order to attract adoption from Wall Street institutions. However, with the cryptocurrency market in a downturn and competitors like Hyperliquid rising, Solana faces challenges in its growth model transformation. Market analysts point out that Solana's future key lies in its ability to attract stable assets, developers, and users, rather than relying solely on speculative trading to drive growth.

Tesla's financial report shows that net profit in the third quarter fell from 1.4 billion dollars in the same period last year to 787 million dollars, a decrease of about 44%. Revenue was 28 billion dollars, roughly flat compared to the same period last year. Tesla's free cash flow in the third quarter was a positive 1.53 billion dollars, while market expectations were a negative 4.921 billion dollars.

On-chain detective ZachXBT stated that in August 2026, a centralized money laundering service named FreedomXMR (FXMR) appeared on Hyperliquid Core (HL Core). Over 87% of its incoming funds are directly related to illegal activities.Through manual verification, it was found that among all historical inflows over $10,000 to FXMR, more than $20 million directly originated from ransomware attacks, exploits, malware, and social engineering attacks, including: the DCENT wallet exploit incident (September 2026), the Fetch.ai exploit incident (September 2026), the Axelar exploit incident (September 2026), a certain ransomware payment (September 2026, specific source undisclosed), and the Gamdom exploit incident (October 2026). The operators of this service obtained XMR liquidity from KuCoin (over 3,000 deposits), suspected of using a similar exchange model to Wagyu.The token name (ticker) FXMR was acquired by the operators at an HL auction on July 27, 2026, for 518.28 HYPE (approximately $28,000). Several such centralized money laundering services had previously appeared on HL Core, exploiting the chain's "permissionless" design features and its wide application for illegal money laundering activities. Relevant data tables have been shared with the Hyperliquid team.

On October 16, GasFree announced that its user base has reached 500,871, with over 500,000 transactions supported. With GasFree, users can directly use USDT to pay transaction fees without needing to hold TRX as Gas; currently, this experience has been extended to USDD, and Binance Web3 Wallet also supports TRC-20 token transfers powered by GasFree.No need to prepare additional TRX, and no need to be distracted by Gas fees, GasFree is making on-chain transfers easier and smoother.

OpenCode announces a limited-time free access to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Users can select DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Free from the model list, with no charges for input and output tokens. The free version has a context limit of 200,000 tokens, while the paid version has a limit of 1,000,000 tokens, which is an 80% reduction, making it easier to encounter context limits when processing large code repositories or running a Coding Agent for extended periods.DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was integrated into OpenCode on September 10. On October 12, OpenCode will increase the usage quota for V4.1 Flash in the $10 Go package to a value of $80, and subsequently add an independent free tier. The official documentation confirms that this free access has a time limit, but the end date has not yet been announced, and states that the free tier service provider adheres to a zero data retention policy and will not use user content for model training.

The governance organization of Ethereum Name Service ENS DAO published a new proposal on X, suggesting the activation of ENSv2.The proposal plans to freeze new v1 .eth registrations, allowing domains that have not yet migrated to continue renewing and retaining existing domains, and subsequently transitioning the domain registration and resolution functions to v2.

The founder of the hardware wallet brand OneKey, Yishi, stated that recently multiple users who purchased Ledger hardware wallets through CryptoBilis reported asset theft. Ledger has confirmed that affected devices were implanted with unauthorized hardware, and the cause and scope of the impact are still under investigation. Since CryptoBilis also sold hardware wallets from brands like OneKey, OneKey has terminated its authorized dealer qualifications and will stop adding new dealers effective immediately.OneKey will re-evaluate existing dealers, and those who cannot verify the operating entity or ultimate beneficiaries will have their authorization canceled. A complete list of authorized dealers will be published after the review is completed. From March 1, 2026, to the date of this announcement, users who purchased OneKey hardware wallets through CryptoBilis, regardless of model, activation status, or usage, can apply for a free replacement. If the original model is in stock, a brand new device of the same model will be provided; if out of stock, a free upgrade will be given, shipped directly from the official OneKey store without the need to return the old device. Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2026, and must be submitted through OneKey's official website customer service or help.onekey.so with proof of purchase, device model, and usage status.OneKey reminds users that unactivated devices should refrain from activation and apply for a replacement directly; users who have used the device and have assets should proactively treat the old mnemonic phrase as potentially compromised, and transfer assets to a wallet created with a brand new mnemonic phrase as soon as possible, and should not import the old mnemonic phrase into a new device.

The on-chain guarantee protocol Firelight stated that some deposit addresses failed the fund screening, and the related funds have been unstaked and returned to the original addresses, involving 87 addresses and a total of 117,500 FXRP. Firelight mentioned that the current mechanism screens blacklisted addresses or addresses sanctioned by OFAC during fund deployment and throughout the entire cycle. If an address is flagged during deployment or within the cycle, the funds will remain in the protocol until the cycle ends and will not generate rewards, but can still participate in the guarantee module for the remaining time of that cycle.After the cycle ends, the funds will be returned, and the related wallets will be prohibited from accessing again. Firelight stated that this practice is unsustainable and will roll back the blacklist process in the coming days and unfreeze the affected wallets; the time and steps for retrieving funds will be announced separately. Security, KYC, and institutional standards remain unchanged, and Firelight will develop a new plan that does not affect users in the coming weeks and will seek community input before any changes. Flare co-founder Hugo Philion stated that due to compliance policies, 84 Flare addresses have been unstaked by Firelight, and he personally will issue equivalent subsidies to those addresses that are not sanctioned and not widely blacklisted.

According to The Business Times, Hong Qi Yu, the former CEO and founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange, and his ex-wife Erin Koo, have had nearly SGD 53 million in assets frozen under a court asset freeze order. This amount corresponds to the total claims made by 249 former customers in the lawsuit.The injunction prohibits the two from selling, disposing of, transferring, mortgaging, pledging, or otherwise diminishing the value of the related assets. The couple, both 36 years old, failed to lift the injunction during a hearing presided over by Judge Mohamed Faizal at the Singapore High Court on September 28, and the injunction remains in effect. Hong Qi Yu denies being the sole decision-maker and driving force behind AmazingTech, the operating entity behind Tokenize.

OpenAI announced that GPT-6, equipped with "Smart UI," will be launched for Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users worldwide, and will be available to free and Go users starting from October 8.In ChatGPT, GPT-6: The Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise versions are powered by GPT-6 Sol; the free and Go versions are powered by GPT-6 Luna. This update applies to the "Chat" tab of ChatGPT.