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According to TechCrunch, a hacker claiming to be from the "Department of Peace" has reportedly obtained a large amount of employee data from the Okta single sign-on system used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was publicly released on Wednesday by the data transparency organization Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) as the "Icepick" dataset. The leaked records exceed 40,000, accounting for about one-fifth of DHS's approximately 220,000 employees, involving names, positions, work emails, phone numbers, and office locations, along with information related to internal system permissions. Among these, approximately 21,000 records belong to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, while about 10,000 records involve the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with nearly 1,000 related to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).TechCrunch stated that it has verified the authenticity of some of the data, with timestamps indicating that the data was exported around mid-August. The hacker also provided the data to journalist and hacker maia arson crimew, who then forwarded it to DDoSecrets. Okta responded that its systems and data were not breached; a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security has not yet responded to requests for comment. The report indicates that this is the third incident of data leakage from the U.S. government that has drawn attention in the past month, following the theft of Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel files and Pentagon personnel data.

According to Thai media Thaiger, the Supreme Court of Thailand ruled in judgment No. 4929/2569 that Bitcoin existing in electronic systems is considered "property" under criminal law. In this case, the victim exchanged $50,000 (approximately 1.878 million Thai Baht) for Bitcoin and then transferred it to a fraud gang.The court held that Bitcoin has market value, can be exchanged for cash, and can be held by the general public. The value lost by the victim did not disappear due to the change in form, thus meeting the elements of property crime. The judgment also cited a letter from the Bank of Thailand stating that although cryptocurrencies are not legal tender for debt settlement, they have market trading value.The court emphasized that the key issue is whether it has a price and can be possessed, which is a different question from whether it is a legal means of payment.

The Hang Seng Index Company announced that the Hang Seng Hong Kong American Technology Index will add Anthropic, PBC (stock code: ANT.O) to the list of designated U.S. listed constituent stocks, provided that Anthropic confirms its listing. The weight of the 9 U.S. listed constituent stocks will be recalculated to equal weight after the close of trading on the 7th trading day following Anthropic's listing, with the new constituents and new weights taking effect on the 11th trading day.The index will also update the stock selection criteria, constituent stock selection methods, rapid inclusion mechanisms, and replacement rules for temporarily removing constituent stocks, and will introduce new liquidity requirements. The new methods will be adopted starting from the index review ending on September 30, 2026, with the relevant constituent stock changes taking effect on December 14, and the index name and code will remain unchanged.

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Central Bank of Ireland announced on October 22 that it has imposed a fine of €3,252,618 on Coinbase Ireland Limited for violating customer funds protection and outsourcing requirements in the Irish Electronic Money Regulations 2011. Coinbase admitted to the violations.The regulator stated that the violations occurred between November 1, 2020, and August 19, 2025, with a settlement reached on October 21. The case involves Coinbase Ireland's role as an electronic money institution, including the fiat and electronic money used by customers to purchase crypto assets, and should not be described as a MiCA custodial enforcement action.

According to Bitcoin.com News, a cooperative project in Thailand has launched a digital wallet application called WORPT, allowing foreign tourists to exchange stablecoins such as USDT and USDC for Thai Baht and make payments to local merchants through Thailand's QR PromptPay network. The application was launched under the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission's tourist Digipay regulatory sandbox program, jointly developed by Waan Exchange and Wipay, with partners including Tether, The Mall Group, and Visa.According to the sandbox design, local merchants do not directly accept cryptocurrencies, and payments are settled in Thai Baht through standard payment systems. WORPT also plans to launch physical and virtual Visa prepaid cards, allowing users to share the same Thai Baht balance for QR code payments and card transactions. The project is scheduled to hold an official launch event in November 2026 and must comply with the sandbox requirements for identity verification, transaction monitoring, and anti-money laundering rules.

According to Bloomberg, the Dutch government plans to promote reforms aimed at improving efficiency through measures such as artificial intelligence, reducing approximately 25,000 civil service positions over the next few years. The Dutch cabinet is expected to announce specific plans for utilizing AI to enhance work efficiency early next year.The government's goal is to save 900 million euros annually by 2027 and to increase the annual savings target to 3.5 billion euros (approximately 3.9 billion dollars) starting in 2035. The number of civil servants in the Dutch government is expected to reach about 160,000 by the end of 2025, an increase of 41% compared to 2018.

On-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring shows that Arthur Hayes transferred 14 million ENA to Cumberland, worth approximately 2.73 million USD.Since yesterday, he has transferred various tokens worth approximately 28.81 million USD to different trading platforms and has gradually withdrawn 14.15 million USDC.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Iraq and Pakistan are cutting off some important land routes in and out of Iran. Previously, U.S. naval blockades and airline sanctions had already severed most of Iran's maritime and air transport routes.Iraq has closed the Shib border crossing, and Pakistan is intercepting Iranian trucks at Gabd and Taftan, further exacerbating the economic pressure on Iran.

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream announced the launch of consulting services for financial institutions and established an office in Lugano, Switzerland. This business enables banks, asset management institutions, and others to directly connect with Blockstream's engineering team and Bitcoin infrastructure. Blockstream Consulting Services will assist institutions in assessing, designing, and implementing Bitcoin-based financial infrastructure, as well as developing related solutions such as tokenized asset issuance and confidential settlements, covering areas such as technology strategy, system architecture, integration, and implementation.Blockstream stated that the Lugano office will serve Swiss clients, including those in Zurich, Geneva, and Zug, and will act as its European business hub, supporting client relationships, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with local financial and technology communities. The company's Chief Marketing Officer Peter Bain stated that Switzerland has a long-standing banking tradition and a regulatory framework supporting digital assets, making it an important market for Blockstream; the company aims to provide local expertise in markets where it sees demand for Bitcoin infrastructure, and the consulting business along with the Lugano office will bring customized Bitcoin solutions to European financial institutions.Founded in 2014, Blockstream's business covers Bitcoin custody, settlement, payments, asset issuance, and self-custody, with products including the sidechain Liquid Network, Elements, Simplicity, Core Lightning, Jade hardware wallet, and Blockstream App. The company has launched Simplicity smart contracts on the Liquid network and added Lightning Network support for the Jade hardware wallet. Co-founder and CEO Adam Back stated that the next phase of Bitcoin adoption is to integrate into the existing financial system, and the company's experience in Bitcoin cryptography, protocol development, and engineering can address the related complexities. This announcement did not disclose the pricing of the consulting services, the size of the Lugano office's staff, or the names of clients.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Cumberland (0x83B...Fc2e4) transferred 10.31 million USD1 to BitGo, worth approximately 10.3 million USD, possibly for over-the-counter trading.

The Central Bank of Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand joined the Singapore-led BLOOM initiative on Friday as members of the policymakers. BLOOM stands for Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency, and is a public-private partnership initiative aimed at helping financial institutions utilize stablecoins and tokenized deposits for cross-border payments. According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the initiative aims to reduce costs and help institutions bring services to market faster by decreasing the need for financial institutions to establish arrangements with each counterparty or market individually.The Monetary Authority of Singapore launched BLOOM in October 2025, building on Project Orchid, which was initiated in 2021 to explore the application of a digital Singapore dollar. BLOOM's work also covers corporate cash management, trade financing, and payments executed by AI agents within preset limits, with participants including Airwallex, Mastercard, Ripple, Visa, and the World Bank Group. Additionally, the Central Bank of Malaysia announced in February that three initiatives would test the ringgit stablecoin and tokenized deposits for domestic and cross-border wholesale payments in 2026.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) stated to Cointelegraph that several asset management companies have consulted with them regarding the launch of cryptocurrency ETFs, but no asset management company has submitted an application for the establishment of a crypto ETF. The SEC did not disclose the names of the relevant companies.The Thai SEC also mentioned that it is still too early to determine whether the first batch of products can be approved by the end of 2026; the timeline depends on the preparedness of the applying institutions, the progress of regulatory review, and investor protection requirements. The new regulations for crypto ETFs in Thailand took effect last Friday, allowing asset management companies to establish and list spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs locally.Previously, some companies provided Bitcoin exposure to Thai investors through products linked to overseas ETFs. ONE Asset Management became the first Thai asset management company approved for a Bitcoin ETF-linked fund in 2024, followed by MFC Asset Management, which launched a fund investing through BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).

OpenAI is bringing its artificial intelligence models and Codex programming tools to Google Cloud, expanding its reach to serve customers of the three major cloud service providers in the United States. Google Cloud customers will purchase OpenAI's cutting-edge models through the "Model Garden and Marketplace," with related features expected to be fully launched in the coming weeks.

According to Caixin, just four days after the High Court of England ruled that the property rights dispute over more than 60,000 bitcoins in the Qian Zhimin case is subject to Chinese law, approximately 16,000 Chinese victims participating in the UK recovery have been given the opportunity to continue challenging this ruling.The High Court of England has held another hearing, and the judge has approved the Chinese victims to appeal the legal applicability ruling made on October 12. Lawyers from both sides also discussed issues related to the litigation costs of the previous legal applicability dispute, whether the approximately 16,000 individual applicants would continue to pursue recovery, and how to withdraw, among other matters.

According to CoinPost, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Toshiaki Inoue, stated in the House of Representatives' Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee that he will study the introduction of stablecoins into the consumption tax exemption system for foreign tourists visiting Japan, and mentioned a "refund method" for tax refunds after departure confirmation, stating that he will promote responses from the user's perspective.According to the Japan Tourism Agency, the country's tax exemption system will change to a refund method starting from purchases made on November 1: Tourists will purchase goods at tax-included prices, and within 90 days from the date of purchase, upon departure confirmation by customs, they can then receive the consumption tax refund, which will be handled by the duty-free shop or an entrusted refund agency.

The Swiss financial regulator FINMA has approved the country's first spot Bitcoin ETF aimed at retail investors, allowing the fund to invest directly in Bitcoin under Swiss investment fund regulations. FINMA stated on Tuesday that this ETF falls under the category of "other alternative investment funds" with specific risks under Swiss law.FINMA noted that Bitcoin has a longer trading history and trading volume far exceeding most other cryptocurrencies, thus allowing for exceptions to the rules requiring fund diversification, and listed safeguards regarding custody, operational risks, and investor disclosures. FINMA had previously approved a crypto fund for qualified investors in 2021, while existing Swiss Bitcoin ETPs are classified as debt securities and not investment funds.

According to official news from Bitget, the platform announced the acquisition of the digital asset exchange and brokerage GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) Co., Ltd., headquartered in Bangkok. This acquisition involves the complete shares of the target company held by GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries.GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) holds licenses for digital asset exchange and brokerage business in Thailand. This acquisition will leverage its existing compliance foundation and local market experience to strengthen Bitget's localized operational capabilities in Thailand and further improve the strategic layout in the Southeast Asian market.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that Thailand is an important digital asset market in Southeast Asia, and this acquisition will help Bitget establish a localized operational system, gradually expanding its global trading service capabilities in the Thai market while complying with local regulatory requirements.

According to Bloomberg citing sources, Japan's Daiwa Securities Group and Mizuho Financial Group have been notified that they can conduct wholly-owned securities business in mainland China. The relevant approvals were advanced after Vice Premier He Lifeng of the State Council received a senior Japanese trade delegation in March this year and discussed expanding bilateral trade and cross-border investment.A spokesperson for Mizuho Securities confirmed the news, stating that preparations for opening are ongoing, while a spokesperson for Daiwa Securities declined to comment. Daiwa Securities was approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission in 2021 to establish a joint venture securities company with a 51% stake. In April this year, it spent about $100 million to acquire the remaining equity from its Chinese partner and received approval last week to complete the equity change, achieving full ownership.Mizuho Securities was approved to establish a wholly-owned securities company in October 2025, and after completing on-site inspections and operational reviews by regulatory authorities, it was issued a securities business license last week.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 6.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 53.5% an hour ago to the current 37.5% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.