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According to the announcement from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the FCA has reached a settlement with HTX (formerly Huobi) and obtained a commitment from the High Court of England, requiring it not to knowingly and directly or indirectly promote cryptocurrency asset services illegally to UK consumers. HTX had previously taken steps to exit the UK market after the lawsuit was initiated, and currently, UK users are unable to continue recharging, and new users cannot register.The FCA filed a lawsuit against HTX in October 2025, accusing it of violating financial promotion regulations. This settlement between HTX and the UK regulatory authority does not imply that HTX admits to any wrongdoing or illegal conduct.

According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, insiders at Axis Robotics (AXIS) obtained over 76 million AXIS tokens (worth over 12 million USD) from a multi-signature wallet, then sold them off via DEX and transferred some tokens to Bitget exchange. As a result, the AXIS price plummeted by 40% in the past 24 hours.One of the insiders sold 42 million AXIS tokens and currently holds over 5.04 million USDC across their 8 wallet addresses.

A survey released by OKX shows that among major economies in Europe, 19% of surveyed investors view crypto assets as a tool for creating long-term wealth, compared to 8% who prefer traditional retirement plans. The survey was conducted by Pollfish from October 14 to 18 in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland, with a total of 1,932 adults aged 18 to 88 who have invested in crypto assets. Real estate remains the most favored long-term wealth vehicle among all respondents, accounting for 34%.In terms of holding intentions, 47% of European investors expect to increase their holdings in crypto assets, with 13% planning to significantly increase their positions; across all age groups, 51% of respondents expect to raise their allocation to crypto assets. The baby boomer generation is an exception, as 55% of European baby boomer respondents believe that crypto assets are not important for intergenerational wealth transfer. American respondents are generally more optimistic about the role of crypto assets in their portfolios, with 55% expecting to increase their allocation over the next five years, and 22% planning to significantly increase their holdings; however, 65% of American baby boomer respondents believe that crypto assets are completely unimportant for intergenerational wealth accumulation, compared to 44% in Europe.Erald Ghoo, CEO of OKX Europe, stated that when investors under 45 on both sides of the Atlantic incorporate crypto assets into their long-term wealth planning, it indicates that crypto assets have become part of how people view personal finance; as these investors age and accumulate wealth, the role of crypto assets in wealth planning will become increasingly important. The survey also shows that American investors remain more cautious about allocating crypto assets in retirement accounts, with 21% choosing traditional retirement plans and 12% opting for crypto assets.

Mastercard (MA.N) rose 1.8% in pre-market trading, with third-quarter results exceeding market expectations.

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour stated that Kalshi has completed a $1 billion Series G funding round, led by Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management.Other investors participating in this round include Baillie Gifford, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Coatue Management, and Andreessen Horowitz, with a valuation of $40 billion.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Vitality vs Natus Vincere (BO3) - PGL Masters Bucharest Playoffs," the "Vitality" option in the sub-market "Map 2 Round Spread: Vitality (-3.5) vs Natus Vincere (+3.5)" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win probability, soaring from 27.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Google has launched a Multi-Party Computation (MPC) custody platform aimed at banks and financial institutions to protect cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets. The platform disperses shares of private keys across different environments, preventing any single participant from having complete control over the private key; before transaction signing, it can also verify spending limits, approved addresses, and multi-party authorization requirements according to institutional rules.This service is currently in a private preview phase and is planned to be commercially available in early 2027. Google stated that several large financial institutions are participating in the testing; Alphabet has used this technology to protect its digital assets on Solana and Ethereum, but has not disclosed the list of held assets or testing institutions.

Due to the detection of increased attempts of network attacks, the Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax has temporarily suspended user deposits and withdrawals to conduct security assessments and risk mitigation work.The platform stated that currently, user asset security is intact, and no unauthorized withdrawals or data breaches have been detected. The deposit and withdrawal services will resume once the system security is confirmed, and further updates will be released through official channels.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, at 19:38 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.

The bank-oriented blockchain project Rayls announced that investors and the team have extended the vesting arrangement for the RLS token. The relevant tokens will be unlocked monthly over four years starting from May 2027, replacing the original unlocking plan scheduled for December 2026.Rayls stated that combined with the lock-up extension announced by the core developer Parfin in August this year, the two arrangements will reduce the circulating RLS by approximately 1.2 billion by 2027, about 25% less than the original plan. At the same time, over 500 million RLS will still be locked as of December 2026. Rayls claimed that the adjusted unlocking pace is slower and smoother. The project is positioned as on-chain infrastructure serving banks, with investors including ParaFi Capital, Framework, Valor Capital, and Alexia Ventures.

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.

The environmental data network Nubila Network posted on X, announcing the token NB unlocking arrangement. The project stated that NB was launched about a year ago and currently has over 20,000 weather stations covering more than 120 countries. The one-year lock-up for investors and advisors will end this week, and the project will not adopt a monthly unlocking schedule over several years, but will release its allocation amount in one go at 01:00 (UTC) on October 31, amounting to 16.25% of the total supply, after which there will be no further unlocking for investors or advisors.The official statement also mentioned that the core team's originally scheduled unlocking shares for this month will be locked for another year, and the core team tokens will not be unlocked before October 31, 2027. The total supply remains at 1 billion NB, and no new tokens will be issued, with mining rewards continuing as usual. After the release is completed, the project will update the circulating supply on CoinMarketCap. The official reminded holders that no action is required on their part and stated that they will not proactively contact users through private messages.

The aggregation Rollup infrastructure zkLink announced that it has confirmed ongoing attacks on its aggregation Layer 3 network zkLink Nova's Arbitrator contracts on Ethereum and Optimism. zkLink stated that the technical team is urgently controlling the situation to prevent further losses, and will update the community on progress later.zkLink calls on relevant parties to stop further exploitation of zkLink Nova's contracts across various chains and to return the affected funds. The project team stated that if the other party cooperates in returning the funds, they are prepared to offer a 20% white hat bounty, and no further action will be pursued after the funds are returned.The security agency Blockaid previously monitored that the attackers injected forged batch roots into Ethereum through public relays, and subsequently completed ETH and ERC-20 withdrawals from zkLink Nova's L1 custody contract. At that time, the total loss from L1 ETH custody and ERC-20 bridge was approximately $786,000, and the attack is still ongoing.

According to Gate market data, DoorDash's pre-market stock price rose nearly 10% after the company acquired competitor Instacart for $17 billion.

According to official news, ListaDAO announced that its smart lending market and StableSwap v3 liquidity pools are fully online, covering 8 liquidity pools and 18 markets on the BNB Chain and Ethereum.Lista DAO stated that concentrated liquidity allows deposits of the same scale to earn more trading fees, and liquidity providers (LP) can borrow while earning fees, with a maximum supported liquidation loan-to-value ratio (LLTV) of 96.5%.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is collaborating with the Hyperliquid-based perpetual contract market Trade.xyz to introduce perpetual contract products into the regulated market in the United States.It is reported that the market will have independent clearing, customer verification, and anti-money laundering systems. The market will be built on the Hyperliquid platform and will use Trade.xyz to link products to the prices of stocks, stock indices, commodities, and currencies, and is currently awaiting regulatory approval.

According to TheEnergyMag, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in New York, providing fiduciary investment consulting and digital asset services.This move aims to integrate the company's business under the federal regulatory framework.

According to CoinDesk, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest purchased approximately $9.1 million worth of Robinhood (HOOD) shares on Wednesday, increasing its holdings by 99,418 shares, distributed among the ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF ETFs.This is ARK's largest purchase of Robinhood shares since April 29, and it is the first increase since September 8.

New York Governor Hochul officially signed a new bill on Wednesday, prohibiting minors from using artificial intelligence chatbots with virtual companion attributes. This is one of the most comprehensive regulatory measures in the United States regarding consumer-grade AI models to date. The bill requires relevant operators, including ChatGPT under OpenAI, to implement reasonable age verification measures, prohibiting the provision of high-risk chatbot features listed in the bill to users under 18 or those whose adulthood has not yet been confirmed.According to the bill, the relevant chatbots are not allowed to output content that may mislead minors into believing they possess life, human attributes, or real emotions. They must not induce adolescents to have the illusion of a mutual emotional, professional consulting, or authoritative guidance relationship, nor can they package generated content as personal opinions. The system is also prohibited from retaining sensitive privacy data related to the mental and physical health of minors. Hochul stated at the signing ceremony that the core goal of the legislation is to sever the emotional binding chain of AI impersonating minors' "friends" or "lovers," protecting the mental and physical health of young people.The children's media advocacy organization Common Sense Media expressed support for the bill, calling it the strictest children's AI safety law in the United States. The tech industry has strongly pushed back, criticizing the overly broad definitions of the provisions and emphasizing that minors should not be deprived of access to cutting-edge learning tools. As of now, companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic have not publicly responded to this.