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According to the Digital Currency Research Society, on October 27, Beijing Bank released a public tender announcement for the procurement project of firewall equipment for digital currency business in 2026 through the official centralized procurement management system. Along with the previously announced procurement projects for IPS, encryption machines, WAF, SSL, signature devices, etc., the bank has officially launched a centralized upgrade of the full-chain security infrastructure for digital renminbi business, covering core security nodes such as intrusion defense, encrypted transmission, web application protection, and identity signing.In April of this year, Beijing Bank became a newly added operational institution for digital renminbi business and connected to the central bank's digital renminbi system. In August, the central bank added 8 more operational institutions, expanding the total to 30. Previously, several newly added operational institutions, such as Huishang Bank, Hangzhou Bank, and Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank, had initiated tenders for core digital currency systems worth tens of millions. The report pointed out that Beijing Bank's inclusion of various security devices such as firewalls and encryption machines in centralized procurement is a proactive security layout to adapt to the new features of digital renminbi, such as high-concurrency transactions and programmable smart contracts.

Apple (AAPL.O) has released a new MacBook Pro equipped with a touchscreen.

Apple announced the launch of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with M6 on October 27 in Cupertino, aimed at students, business users, and creators. The M6 features a 12-core CPU, a 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators per core, and a dual 16-core Neural Engine, along with faster unified memory. The standard unified memory is 16GB, upgradeable to 32GB, with a memory bandwidth of up to 170GB/s.Apple stated that compared to M5, graphics performance is improved by about 30%, and edge AI workloads are enhanced by about 25%; compared to M1, graphics performance is up to 11 times better, and AI performance is up to 13 times better. Battery life is up to 24 hours, and with a higher power USB-C power adapter (such as 96W), it can charge to 50% in about 30 minutes. The new model supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, can connect to up to two external displays, and includes ports such as HDMI, MagSafe 3, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an SDXC card slot, and a headphone jack.The display is a Liquid Retina XDR, with a peak HDR brightness of up to 1600 nits, a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, and optional nano-texture glass, with a casing made of 100% recycled aluminum. The new model comes pre-installed with macOS 27 (Golden Gate) and supports Siri AI and Apple Intelligence. In the United States, it starts at $1999, with educational discounts starting at $1899; pre-orders will be open from October 28 in 35 countries and regions, including the United States, with availability and sales starting on November 6. Vice President of Hardware Engineering Shelly Goldberg stated: M6 enhances CPU, graphics, and edge AI performance.

Renowned technology journalist Mark Gurman stated that Apple is betting that consumers are willing to pay a higher price for a MacBook Pro equipped with a touchscreen.

According to official news, the WCTC × Gate event market "Macro Prophet" activity has started and will last until November 25 at 16:00 (UTC+8), with a total reward value of 70,000 USDT. Eligible users who complete the WCTC S9 main event and register for this activity will be able to participate in the distribution of a reward pool valued at 20,000 USDT, provided that the daily effective trading volume in designated sectors related to the U.S. midterm elections and macro data reaches 200 USDT for at least 3 cumulative days.A separate cumulative trading volume leaderboard has a reward pool valued at 50,000 USDT, where users meeting the corresponding conditions can receive event market experience vouchers worth up to 8,250 USDT in total. The Gate event market has also launched a macro market special page, which visually displays the event probabilities, trading volumes, and market expectations for topics such as Federal Reserve interest rates, inflation, and employment, providing users with a reference for observing macro trends.Meanwhile, as of October 27, the total prize pool for the 11th phase of the Gate event market points activity has reached 70,049 USD, with the points prize pool being 11,074 USD and the lucky prize pool being 58,974 USD. The top position on the points leaderboard is expected to receive 4,152.75 USD. In conjunction with the ongoing League of Legends World Championship, Gate's "Summit Prediction Competition" is simultaneously offering a total reward pool valued at 150,000 USDT, covering initial predictions, phased trading tasks, canyon power rankings, and championship predictions, combining event result judgments with multi-stage participation tasks.

According to the official announcement, the Gate event market has officially launched a macro market special page, focusing on core topics such as the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions, inflation, employment, economic growth, U.S. Treasury yields, and economic recession, displaying event probabilities, trading volumes, and market expectations through a visual dashboard. Users can experience related features by updating the Gate App to version v8.41 or above.In the special page, the Federal Reserve interest rate decision module provides a countdown to future interest rate events and displays the probability distribution of options such as rate hikes, rate cuts, and maintaining the current rate; core CPI, core PCE, non-farm employment, and unemployment rates are presented through indicator cards showing the latest forecast results. The GDP module displays the probabilities of different growth ranges, the U.S. Treasury module covers yields for 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year bonds, and the recession module presents market probabilities through a dashboard. The page supports dynamic updates of related event probabilities, and users can also enter event details to view key events and related news.As a centralized trading platform that is the first to layout the event market, Gate's upgrade further integrates macroeconomic information, enhancing the market expectation observation experience. In the future, the platform will continue to enrich the coverage of events, deepen the connection between market data, information, and event trading, and improve the one-stop event market service system.

The International Criminal Police Organization stated that Operation Serengeti III took place from June 29 to August 31, 2026, across 21 countries, resulting in the arrest of 1,462 suspects, the dismantling of 10,909 malicious networks, and the recovery of over 105 million dollars in illegal funds. The investigation also confirmed that 65,929 victims were attacked by cybercrime gangs, with related losses exceeding 385 million dollars.This operation focused on combating online fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, online scams, and digital extortion. In specific cases, the Ugandan police dismantled two transnational fraud gangs and arrested 365 foreign nationals; Angola seized two illegal cryptocurrency mining centers, arrested 9 individuals, and confiscated over 2,000 mining machines; in Nigeria, another case involved over 2.4 million dollars in suspected criminal proceeds, a significant portion of which was laundered through cryptocurrency transactions.

Research institution Tiger Research researcher Ryan Yoon released the final report of the prediction market series, discussing whether prediction markets have practical utility. The report states that participants bear the judgment results with funds, and prices are updated in real-time with new information, forming probability distributions comparable to traditional polls, expert surveys, and economic forecasts; prediction markets have expanded from sports and election predictions to macroeconomic and geopolitical data infrastructure.The report lists that Google Finance, CNBC, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal have displayed prediction market probabilities, and the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, along with the electronic bond trading platform Tradeweb, distributes relevant data to institutional clients. A working paper from the Federal Reserve Board describes the prediction market Kalshi as a high-frequency, continuously updated benchmark with rich information distribution. The paper states that Kalshi's median and mode predictions for the federal funds rate recorded perfectly the day before the FOMC meeting and significantly outperformed federal funds futures during that period; compared to Bloomberg consensus, it is more accurate for overall CPI and statistically similar for core CPI and unemployment rate.The report also cites research from the Iowa Electronic Markets: in five U.S. presidential elections from 1988 to 2004, and in a comparison of 964 polls, it was more accurate in 74% of cases; the average voting share error one week before the election was 1.5 percentage points, lower than Gallup's final poll of 2.1 percentage points. The report suggests that the platform needs to deepen liquidity to resist manipulation, communicate with regulatory agencies, and position itself as a monitoring tool while maintaining open transparency and data supported by independent research.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that due to the ongoing tensions in the Gulf region and Ukraine's increased attacks on Russian refineries, Brent crude oil prices remain above $100 per barrel. The rise in oil prices is transmitting through the global economy, pushing up production, service, and commodity costs, further permeating inflationary pressures into the economic system, and potentially increasing the risk of economic slowdown, thereby limiting market liquidity, especially for funds flowing into high-risk assets like Bitcoin.Darkfost pointed out that from a long-term trend perspective, when Brent crude oil remains above the annual average and enters a strong upward trend, BTC tends to show slower performance; conversely, when oil prices drop significantly, BTC is more likely to experience a recovery. However, he emphasized that this does not mean there is a simple direct causal relationship between oil prices and BTC; what truly affects risk assets is the macroeconomic environment accompanying high oil prices. In July of this year, oil prices briefly retreated, providing BTC with an opportunity to rise, but Brent crude has since rebounded significantly. Although funds may still rotate between different markets, driving BTC to continue its upward trend, the current macro environment is not conducive to sustained new liquidity flowing into the market.

The publicly listed esports company NIP Group, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Bitcoin mining equipment with a total hash rate of approximately 4.47 EH/s, increasing its total deployed hash rate to about 13.85 EH/s. The transaction is valued at up to $27.3 million, and the company will issue up to 247.1 million Class A common shares to the seller.NIP Group expects that once the related equipment is fully deployed, the monthly output of the mining site will reach approximately 195 Bitcoins, exceeding the previously set target of 160 Bitcoins, which is valued at around $16 million based on the then-current price. The equipment is currently operating in a hosting facility and can immediately increase Bitcoin output upon completion of the transaction. NIP Group launched its Bitcoin mining business in July 2025 and plans to gradually expand its hash rate to higher levels. The company stated that the additional hash rate will serve its digital infrastructure strategy and plans to expand into AI, high-performance computing, and gaming applications.

Apple announced that it will hold a new product launch event in Los Angeles on October 28 at 1 PM Eastern Time.According to technology journalist Gurman, Apple is expected to launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, a new Mac equipped with the M6 chip, and an iPad mini with an OLED screen.

Last week, U.S. tech stocks experienced a significant pullback, with the Nasdaq dropping over 4% for the week. The market is digesting stronger-than-expected inflation data while reassessing the narrative that "the economy cannot be crushed." The Federal Reserve has entered its quiet period ahead of the FOMC meeting on October 28, with officials absent from public statements. This week, more attention will be on the earnings reports of tech giants and economic data, with Meta and Tesla set to announce their results, and the semiconductor and storage sectors also entering their earnings disclosure window.On the geopolitical front, Trump has suspended the full sanctions and tariff enforcement against Russia and set a roughly 60-day assessment window. Disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and escalating risks in the Middle East continue to support oil price premiums. On the agenda, the Nvidia GTC Berlin conference opens on Tuesday and runs until the 22nd; on Wednesday, the U.S. will release API and EIA crude oil inventory data for the week ending October 16. In the evening, Beijing time, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote speech, followed by earnings reports from Meta, Tesla, IBM, and Lam Research after the market closes.On Thursday, the U.S. will announce initial jobless claims for the week ending October 17. Before the market opens, Nokia will release its earnings report, and after the market closes, Western Digital and MaxLinear will announce their earnings. On Friday, the U.S. will release the preliminary values for the October S&P Global Manufacturing and Services PMIs, as well as the final value of the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index and the final value of one-year inflation expectations. On the same day, Japan will also release its September CPI and preliminary values for the October composite, manufacturing, and services PMIs, allowing the market to observe the price situation ahead of the Bank of Japan's decision on October 30.

Bitcoin Magazine cites the views of Jurrien Timmer, the Global Macro Director at Fidelity, stating that Bitcoin may be entering a new bull market.Jurrien Timmer stated: Based on the power law model, a new four-year cycle bull market may have already begun. Currently, there does not seem to be a clear narrative, but bull markets rarely start with a clear narrative.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: BNK FEARX vs Team WE - Demacia Cup Global Invitational Playoffs," the "Over" option in the sub-market "Total Kills Over/Under 27.5 in Game 4" experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, plummeting from 72.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to CNBC, Apple (AAPL.O) has partnered with Meta Platforms (META.O) to enable the Muse AI model to run on Mac computers.

According to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a tug-of-war between bulls and bears, with analysts still leaning bullish, but the speculative market is shifting towards defense, putting pressure on risk appetite. Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 for the first time in nearly a month; affected by the sell-off in the U.S. stock market's AI sector, risk assets retreated, and the bullish sentiment that the cryptocurrency market was trying to rebuild was once again thwarted.Jeff Anderson, head of STS Digital in the U.S., stated that inflation data will "severely impact risk appetite," and the market is entering a quiet period before the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting, with interest rate expectations still uncertain. Nick Forster, founder of Derive.xyz, mentioned that in the past 24 hours, the market's pricing of Bitcoin's probability of rising to $100,000 before Christmas has decreased by 2.8 percentage points to 9.7%; long-term bullish bets have quickly retreated, short-term hedging demand has surged, and institutions are reassessing macro risk exposure as the interest rate outlook becomes unclear again.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: Team WE vs HANJIN BRION - Demacia Cup Global Invitation Playoffs", the "Is" option win rate for the sub-market "Any Player Pentakill" has experienced a sharp fluctuation, dropping from 50% an hour ago to the current 20% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.