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According to BBX data, the global capital markets revealed the latest developments in direct investment in Bitcoin and the performance of brokerage digital asset businesses yesterday. The core information is as follows:Japan Bitcoin Industry has completed a capital increase of 840 million yen, fully paid in physical Bitcoin: The Web3 infrastructure developer Japan Bitcoin Industry announced the implementation of a third-party share allocation capital increase, successfully issuing shares to two institutions, Fulgur LLC and ANAP Lightning Capital (ALC), raising a total of 840 million yen (approximately 5.07 million USD). Notably, this capital increase will be fully funded in physical Bitcoin, with on-chain delivery expected to be completed on November 2. At the same time, the company signed a basic agreement for cooperation in Lightning Network routing business with ALC, which will use the Bitcoin held by ALC as the underlying liquidity for the company's operational channels. The raised funds will be specifically used for the research and development of the infrastructure "aurora" (supporting enterprises to access Lightning payments via API), talent recruitment, and local routing network infrastructure.Robinhood (NASDAQ: $HOOD) Q3 crypto revenue plummets 55%, causing overall profits to fall short of expectations: American internet brokerage giant Robinhood released its third-quarter financial report. The data shows that due to a slowdown in cryptocurrency trading activity and increased operating expenses, overshadowing its strong performance in options and prediction markets, the quarterly profits fell below Wall Street expectations. In the third quarter, its cryptocurrency trading revenue decreased significantly by 55% year-on-year to 120 million USD. Although options trading revenue grew by 31% and event contract revenue surged more than sixfold, driving overall trading revenue up 19% year-on-year to 867 million USD, total operating expenses also increased by 16% year-on-year to 739 million USD. The company's earnings per share for the quarter were 0.51 USD, falling short of analysts' expectations of 0.55 USD, leading to a drop of over 7% in its stock price in after-hours trading.

GMO Internet was previously attacked, leading to suspected leakage of customer information data. The company refused to pay the ransom and stated plans to compensate customers for their losses.It is reported that GMO Internet operates the cryptocurrency exchange "Z.com EX," which has obtained licenses from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission and the Thai Ministry of Finance. The exchange has disclosed that it has been acquired, involving the acquisition of all shares of the target company held by shareholders such as GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries. It is currently unclear whether the customer information data is related to the cryptocurrency exchange.

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.

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.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced its third-quarter financial report for 2026 in the early hours of October 29, Beijing time. The quarterly revenue was $127.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%, achieving double-digit growth for the 13th consecutive quarter, with an annualized revenue run rate of $500 billion. Revenue slightly missed Wall Street expectations, and net profit declined year-on-year, overall falling short of market expectations.Google Cloud revenue grew 103% year-on-year to $30.7 billion, a record increase, mainly driven by demand for enterprise AI infrastructure, AI solutions, and TPU-related needs. Google Services revenue increased by 11% to $96.3 billion, with search and other advertising revenue growing by 12% year-on-year, and YouTube advertising revenue increasing by about 9% to $11.2 billion. The company stated that the year-on-year growth rate of search queries was the highest in nearly five years, with AI-related features contributing to increased usage.Net profit attributable to common shareholders was $26.2 billion, a year-on-year decrease of about 25%, with earnings per share of $2.12. The profit decline was mainly affected by losses from equity securities investments, with related losses for the quarter amounting to about $8.7 billion, whereas this item had contributed significantly to profits in the same period last year. Operating profit increased by 30% year-on-year to $40.6 billion, with an operating margin rising to 31.8%. The free cash flow for the quarter was negative, and the full-year capital expenditure guidance remained at $195 billion to $205 billion. After the financial report was released, Alphabet's stock price fell by 9.84% in after-hours trading.

Federal Reserve Chairman Waller stated that business investment may grow at a double-digit rate.

As the "leader" of the Prince Group of Cambodia, Chen Zhi has been apprehended, prompting various judicial jurisdictions to initiate the disposal of assets related to the Prince Group. Local courts have appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs) to investigate and preserve the corresponding assets surrounding the 30 British Virgin Islands (BVI) entities actually controlled by Chen Zhi. The bankruptcy proceedings in the British Virgin Islands are collective in nature, and the eligibility for creditor claims is not determined by nationality or jurisdiction; potential victims from any jurisdiction can file claims, which means that victims of online fraud and gambling from China can also submit claims at some point in the future.It is reported that the liquidation list includes 30 BVI companies, including Prince Global Group Ltd, most of which are actually controlled by Chen Zhi, while only 28 BVI companies are listed on the U.S. Treasury's sanctions list. Furthermore, "the scope of liquidation is not solely determined by sanctions," as two companies not sanctioned but included in the liquidation list, Amber Hill Ventures Limited ("AHV") and Lateral Bridge Global Limited ("LBG"), have been mentioned in U.S. judicial proceedings and are considered entities within the widely associated network of the Prince Group, accused of having no other practical use besides participating in money laundering. The prosecution claims that of the more than 120,000 bitcoins confiscated in the U.S., over 90,000 flowed through AHV, LBG, and another company registered in the Cayman Islands, Future Technology Investment; among them, the chairman and shareholder of AHV is Fan Yang, and the chairman and shareholder of LBG is Minyi Tang, who are referred to in the U.S. indictment as "Co-conspirator 6" and "Co-conspirator 7," respectively. Regarding the claims of victims of online fraud and gambling, a claims filing and distribution process has not yet been established. If a liquidation process is initiated in the future and there are sufficient funds to support distributions to creditors, the liquidators will establish a claims process, adjudicate claims, and make distributions in accordance with the British Virgin Islands bankruptcy law.

At the same time, the company signed a basic cooperation agreement for lightning network routing business with ALC, using the BTC held by ALC as the liquidity for the channels operated by the company, jointly building local routing infrastructure in Japan. The raised funds will be used to pay for infrastructure development, talent recruitment, routing business, and research and development, with a focus on promoting the lightning payment service "aurora" that can be accessed through the existing payment systems of merchants via API.

According to First Financial News, the Korea Communications Commission (KMCC) has determined that Google and Apple violated the Telecommunications Business Act by enforcing in-app payments, and has decided to impose a total fine of 63.7 billion Korean Won on the two companies. Among them, Google was fined 42.9 billion Korean Won, and Apple was fined 20.81 billion Korean Won.The regulatory agency also issued a corrective order, requiring both companies to modify their relevant business procedures. This penalty comes about three years after South Korea first announced its sanction plans in 2023.

Coinbase Business announced that it supports AI Agents to purchase domains on the domain platform Atom through the x402 payment protocol.The company stated that previously, most x402 payment processes were focused on data and API requests, and this time the application scenario has been expanded to domain purchases.

According to Caixin, as the "leader" of the Prince Group in Cambodia, Chen Zhi, has been captured, various judicial jurisdictions have successively initiated the disposal of assets related to the Prince Group.Regarding the 30 entities in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) actually controlled by Chen Zhi, local courts have appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs) to investigate and preserve the corresponding assets.

According to Gate data, the U.S. stock market closed on Tuesday (October 27), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.03%, the S&P 500 index up 0.60%, and the Nasdaq up 1.18%.Neocloud stocks rose across the board, with Nebius (NBIS) up 11.22%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) up 9.99%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) up 9.57%, Applied Digital (APLD) up 9.42%, CoreWeave (CRWV) up 7.94%, and IREN up 7.90%.Most optical communication concept stocks strengthened, with Credo (CRDO) up 10.77%, Astera Labs (ALAB) up 10.47%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) up 6.96%, Coherent (COHR) up 6.38%, and Lumentum (LITE) up 5.88%.Storage stocks rose across the board, with Western Digital (WDC) up 6.95%, SanDisk (SNDK) up 3.92%, Seagate Technology (STX) up 3.67%, Micron Technology (MU) up 2.77%, and SK Hynix (SKHY) up 1.92%. Semiconductor stocks also rose, with AMD up 5.45%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) up 4.19%, Broadcom (AVGO) up 4.00%, Intel (INTC) up 3.61%, and both TSMC (TSM) and ASML up 2.94%.

According to Bloomberg, Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has faced a cyber attack, and hackers claim to have released customer information due to the failure to receive a $50 million ransom. It is reported that its foreign exchange trading services have been suspended and are no longer accepting new subscriptions. In addition, all servers of its domain and cloud service Onamae have been compromised, which may affect users.It is reported that GMO Internet operates the cryptocurrency exchange "Z.com EX," which has been licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand and the Ministry of Finance of Thailand. Last week, the exchange disclosed that it had been acquired, with the acquisition involving all shares of the target company held by GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries and shareholders.

Onchain Lens reported that a Japanese Bitcoin whale has withdrawn 65 BTC, worth approximately 5.2 million dollars, marking the first significant activity for this address in nearly two years.In the past 20 days, this whale has withdrawn a total of 136.894 BTC from the Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges Coincheck and bitFlyer, valued at around 11.24 million dollars. The related address is bc1qhscz899tza7e3cmfx8dqfaarx0693uet07588znqw4yatjxdkc9sdt3mhj.

According to PR Newswire, City University of Hong Kong announced a survey on the social impact of artificial intelligence. The willingness of Hong Kong citizens to use AI increased from 67.4% in early 2025 to 77.5% in mid-2026, a cumulative increase of 10.1 percentage points; 53.7% of respondents are still quite concerned about their jobs being replaced by AI, a figure that remains roughly the same as the previous year.The survey was led by Professor Huang Yihui from the Department of Media and Communication at City University, conducting three rounds of longitudinal online surveys from February to April 2025, December 2025 to February 2026, and May to July 2026. The latest round surveyed 1,362 Hong Kong citizens aged 20 and above and analyzed a longitudinal sample of 398 participants who took part in all three rounds.The results show that among respondents aged 20 to 34, 61.3% are worried about job security, 60.6% of bachelor's degree holders are concerned about being replaced by AI, and 56.6% of middle-income citizens earning between 30,000 to 60,000 Hong Kong dollars expressed similar concerns. In terms of healthcare, most citizens accept AI assistance in personal health management, but clinical diagnostic decisions still tend to be led by doctors.

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.

According to Gate data, the "Seven Sisters" sector in the U.S. stock market is generally down before the market opens, with mixed performance in the storage sector.NVIDIA is down 0.53%, Apple is down 0.27%, Microsoft is down 0.59%, Google is up 0.16%, Amazon is down 0.10%, Meta is down 0.36%, and Tesla is down 0.21%.Micron is up 0.55%, SanDisk is up 0.65%, SK Hynix is up 1.67%, Western Digital is down 0.58%, and Seagate Technology is down 0.34%.

Gate platform data shows that on October 27, the stock market saw a significant rise in the AI, semiconductor, and data sectors, with several concept stocks leading the gains, becoming the focus of market attention.According to the latest market data from Gate, Data Section (3905) surged strongly, rising 14.50% in 24 hours; Yifei Electric (4062) jumped 11.14%; Rand (8918) increased by 11.11%; Advantest (6857) rose by 9.65%; QD Laser (6613) went up by 8.84%.As global AI infrastructure construction accelerates and semiconductor demand remains strong, market expectations for profitability in the technology and semiconductor supply chain are heating up again.

According to data from Qichacha, National Data Group Co., Ltd. has completed its business registration with a registered capital of 30 billion yuan. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council invested 6 billion yuan, holding 20%; China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom each invested 4.5 billion yuan, each holding 15%, totaling a 45% stake.Southern Power Grid and State Grid each invested 3.75 billion yuan, each holding 12.5%, totaling a 25% stake; China Xiong'an Group invested 3 billion yuan, holding 10%. The business scope includes big data services, data processing and storage support services, artificial intelligence application software development, blockchain technology-related software and services, cloud computing equipment technology services, and more.