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Federal Reserve Chairman Waller stated that the balance sheet working group recommends submitting to the Federal Open Market Committee in early next year's first quarter.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is working to increase the frequency of the highly anticipated Commitments of Traders (COT) report to twice a week by the end of this year. The report is currently released every Friday and provides a detailed overview of buying and selling in the commodity markets, distinguishing between hedge funds and other asset management firms and commercial trading participants.Producers rely on this report to assist in making hedging decisions, while speculative traders observe market position changes through the data and whether related bets have become overly concentrated. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated last week at the agricultural commodity futures conference in Kansas that the plan to increase the report's release frequency stems from demand in the agricultural sector.

According to reports from the Science and Technology Daily, China Information Communication Technologies Group's Optical Communication Technology and Network National Key Laboratory, in collaboration with Pengcheng Laboratory and FiberHome Technologies Group Co., Ltd., has completed a real-time bidirectional transmission test of 3.2 Pb/s multi-core optical fiber, setting a world record for the bidirectional real-time optical transmission capacity of a single fiber. This speed surpasses the 2.5 Pb/s record set by the same team earlier this year, representing an increase of nearly 30%.This speed is equivalent to downloading over 20,000 4K movies in one second or providing gigabit broadband for 3.2 million households simultaneously. The test used a 10.3-kilometer-long 24-core multi-core optical fiber, combined with S+C+L three-band multiplexing and spatial division multiplexing technology. The capacity limit of traditional C+L band commercial single-core G.652 optical fiber is about 100 Tb/s, and the total capacity of this system's single fiber is 32 times that, with the results submitted to the Journal of Lightwave Technology.

SpaceX plans to launch the USSF-432 mission using the Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, November 1, local time.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has approved the world's first tokenized funds for public offering to be traded on licensed virtual asset trading platforms in the secondary market. Two existing tokenized money market funds have begun offering round-the-clock trading. The Securities and Futures Commission will closely monitor trading activities and consider expanding the range of products.

According to Slow Fog monitoring, Yapeswap suffered an attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $21,900. The root of the incident lies in the WorkersUnion governance mechanism, where the quorum requirement is zero, allowing a proposal that received only about 0.000055% voting support to transfer the feeToSetter authority of YapeFactory to the attacker.The attacker subsequently deployed a malicious Registry contract, causing latestVault() to return a forged vault address, while vaults() still listed the real vault. YapePair accounted for the deposits to be transferred as farm assets, but did not receive redeemable shares, ultimately leading to a loss of funds. This incident involves contracts such as YapeFactory, YapePair, and YapeWrapper.

Lido has launched 0x02 CSM, allowing permissionless operation for validators with a maximum effective balance of 2048 ETH. Operators do not need to self-fund the staking deposit; they only need to provide a bond. The first key requires 32 ETH, and subsequent keys require 30 ETH, with staking allocated by the protocol.This module adopts an initial deposit queue and an additional staking queue with a limit of 32 seats; the initial share cap upon launch is 0.01% of Lido Core TVL, and the first batch of approximately 32 keys will receive seed deposits.

The innovation exemption for tokenized securities trading venues launched by the U.S. SEC in September is sparking controversy within the industry regarding blockchain qualification standards. This exemption allows eligible companies to trade tokenized U.S. stocks without registering as traditional securities exchanges, but requires their smart contracts to be auditable, public, and deployed on a public, permissionless blockchain.Currently, three companies have submitted operational intent notices to the SEC. TSV LLC plans to use the privacy-focused Canton Network; OKXICE and Kephas Corp. intend to utilize their respective enterprise group's developed Ethereum Layer 2 networks.In a letter submitted on Thursday, the Solana Policy Institute requested the SEC to tighten the definition of "permissionless," focusing on who actually controls the blockchain, including who can validate or block transactions and modify network rules. Hedera advocates for an expansion of the exemption's scope, arguing that only authorized entities should participate in validation, which should not disqualify their network.The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) also called for clarification on which blockchains are eligible and questioned whether stock tokenization should require explicit prior consent from the issuing company, rather than requiring companies to opt out. The financial regulatory advocacy group Better Markets urged the SEC to withdraw the exemption and instead engage in formal rulemaking.An SEC official stated that companies can begin operations 30 days after submitting a notice, provided they meet the exemption criteria, without waiting for SEC approval, which does not imply SEC endorsement of their chosen blockchain. The official noted that the regulatory agency intends to maintain a broad definition to allow space for companies to experiment; further frequently asked questions may be released, but substantive adjustments would require action from the commission.Meanwhile, more companies are opposing the tokenization of their stocks. As of Friday, among the 62 companies initially listed by OKXICE, 22 have raised objections, exceeding one-third. New objectors include Wells Fargo, Arm, and Intuit.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission approved the establishment of Citigroup Securities (China) Co., Ltd. The company is registered in Shanghai, with a registered capital of 1.2 billion RMB. Its business scope includes securities brokerage, securities investment consulting, securities underwriting and sponsorship, and securities proprietary trading. The shareholder Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. holds a 100% investment ratio.

According to Digital Asset, the Bank of Korea will require virtual asset transfer service providers to report monthly to the foreign exchange information system the end-of-month holdings of users who have conducted cross-border cryptocurrency asset transfers to overseas exchanges, personal wallets, etc., since July 19, 2024, starting from December 2. Even if there are no cross-border transactions in that month, reports must still be submitted.The report covers the number of coins held, the converted balance in Korean won, and the total amount of cross-border inflows and outflows for the month. Dormant accounts, delisted assets, and staked assets are also included in the scope and must be submitted by the 10th of the following month at 17:30. It has not yet been determined whether there will be a requirement to retrospectively submit records of cross-border transfer transactions conducted before the implementation of the reporting system.

According to market news, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea stated that it will study a plan to allow cryptocurrency exchanges to participate in the Security Token Offering (STO) market, including issues such as market environment, investor protection, integration of licensing systems, and dual operating licenses.The Chairman of the Financial Services Commission of South Korea, Lee Ik-hyeon, expressed support for the proposal to utilize existing exchange technology and trading infrastructure to develop the STO market, emphasizing the need to integrate the technology and trading infrastructure of existing exchanges into the token securities market.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has listed BTCC as a suspicious virtual asset trading platform. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the relevant entity is a virtual asset trading platform operated by a Polish company, BTCC Poland Limited (which only has an English name), and it is not licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and is suspected of engaging in unlicensed activities in Hong Kong.

The National Development and Reform Commission has released a new version of the "Regulations on Foreign Investment Management," which better ensures the development and security of foreign investment from an institutional perspective. The regulations consist of 76 articles, divided into six chapters: General Principles, Guidance and Services for Foreign Investment, Supervision of Foreign Investment, Protection of Foreign Investment, Legal Responsibilities, and Supplementary Provisions.The regulations will take effect on December 1, 2026, at which point the "Regulations on Overseas Investment Management" issued in 2017 will be simultaneously abolished. The state supports investors in conducting foreign investment activities based on market principles and actively participating in international cooperation and competition. Investors enjoy the autonomy of foreign investment according to the law, making independent decisions, bearing risks independently, and being responsible for their own profits and losses.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Lee Won-ik, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, stated during a comprehensive inspection at the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee regarding the taxation of virtual assets to be implemented next year, "Various circumstances need to be fully considered." On the same day, People Power Party member Song Yeon-sik questioned whether to abolish or postpone the taxation, stating that the nature of digital assets and policy direction have not yet been determined, and that the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" should be prioritized. Lee Won-ik responded that the relevant legislation on digital assets is in the final negotiation stage and discussions will be promoted as soon as possible; regarding taxation, opinions from various parties are diverse, and collection of opinions is still ongoing.The taxation of virtual assets in South Korea was introduced in 2020 through amendments to the Income Tax Act, having been postponed three times previously. The government is currently advancing administrative procedures according to the timeline for implementation in January next year, but some in the industry and even within the ruling party believe that due to unclear standards and insufficient infrastructure, the timing for implementation is not yet mature.

The European Commission stated that SpaceX must urgently restore all services in Ukraine.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Bandwagon-5 carpool mission into orbit from Florida.

A network startup company called Optimum, led by Professor Muriel Médard from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced that its block propagation software mump2p has officially launched on the Ethereum mainnet. The Ethereum liquid staking protocol ether.fi has made mump2p a mandatory requirement for all 12 of its node operators, whereas previously the software was optional for its operators.Optimum stated that there are currently 16 node operators running mump2p in production environments, collectively managing approximately 22,000 validator keys and over 1.4 million staked ETH, accounting for more than 3% of the total staked amount on Ethereum. Partners include Blockdaemon, Everstake, P2P.org, Stakefish, and Bitcoin Suisse. The software operates in a sidecar gateway manner, not replacing Ethereum's default GossipSub, but rather overlaying it on top of libp2p and utilizing random linear network coding technology. Optimum claims that the block arrival speed is 2.42 times faster than GossipSub, with an approximately 7.88 times reduction in arrival time variance.Rok Kopp, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of ether.fi, stated that they will not require the entire validator set to adopt a new infrastructure unless they are confident that it can enhance the overall level of stakers and the network. Médard mentioned that traditional financial institutions invest billions of dollars to shorten execution times to the millisecond level because speed is money. Optimum launched its private testnet in June 2025, having previously completed a $11 million seed round financing led by 1kx, and plans to expand the protocol to other high-throughput blockchains after Ethereum.

SpaceX announced that Falcon 9 Bandwagon-5 will conduct a rideshare launch mission from Launch Complex 40 in Florida, with a target launch time of 7:04 AM Eastern Time, and a favorable weather probability of 95%.

On October 19, Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, stated at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Financial Street Forum Annual Conference that they will adhere to a steady approach, fully maintain the safety and stability of the capital market, closely monitor domestic and international market dynamics, and strengthen risk assessment and policy tool reserves.Wu Qing also stated that they will consolidate and improve the mechanisms for stabilizing the market, focus on strengthening the prevention of risks in new types of businesses, remain highly vigilant against new risk points such as leveraged products linked to A-shares from abroad, and continuously build a solid risk defense wall for the capital market.

On October 15, the American aerospace company SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying out a classified mission for the United States Space Force.The payload and specific objectives of the mission were not disclosed to the public.