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According to CoinDesk, Polymarket has launched five-minute cryptocurrency price prediction contracts on its regulated U.S. platform. The platform is operated by QCX LLC and is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Traders can predict whether assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP will close above or below the starting price within five minutes. A correct prediction pays $1 per share, while an incorrect one goes to zero, structured similarly to binary options.

Huobi HTX announced that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had previously initiated legal proceedings against the exchange in the UK. After a period of constructive communication between both parties, the matter has now been properly resolved.Huobi HTX has always sincerely cooperated with the FCA, actively collaborating and responding to its concerns regarding the UK market. During this period, Huobi HTX, based on its commitment to continuously adhere to compliance standards, has gradually strengthened restrictions related to the UK market and exit arrangements, and implemented supporting operational measures.These measures were already in place before this settlement was reached. The settlement further consolidates the aforementioned measures and does not constitute an admission of any legal liability, misconduct, or violations by Huobi HTX.The settlement eliminates relevant legal uncertainties and is consistent with the exchange's commitment to continuously enhance compliance levels. This is beneficial for Huobi HTX to focus on the most important matter, which is to provide high-value services to users and achieve long-term sustainable growth.Huobi HTX thanks all parties for their professional cooperation in properly concluding this matter and will continue to focus on responsibly serving users. Looking ahead, Huobi HTX is willing to constructively cooperate with all parties in the industry, including working hand in hand with regulators where appropriate, to jointly safeguard user interests and promote the healthy development of the digital asset ecosystem.

The preliminary annualized quarterly rate of final sales in the United States for the third quarter is 1.7%, lower than the expected 2%, and the previous value was 2.8%.

For the week ending October 24, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States was 194,000, expected to be 199,000, and the previous value was revised from 194,000 to 195,000.

The initial annualized quarterly rate of real GDP for the United States in the third quarter is 3.4%, higher than the expected 3.2%, and the previous value was 2.2%.

The initial jobless claims data from the United States last week, the preliminary quarter-on-quarter real personal consumption expenditures for the third quarter, the preliminary quarter-on-quarter real GDP and core PCE price index annualized quarter-on-quarter, the month-on-month personal spending for September, and the month-on-month and year-on-year core PCE price index will be announced in ten minutes.

OKX founder and CEO Star stated on social media that they will promote perpetual contracts into the regulated U.S. market. This project is jointly advanced by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange), the on-chain perpetual contract platform Trade.xyz, and OKX.According to public information, ICE has signed a final agreement with Trade.xyz to plan the establishment of an independent trading and clearing system in the U.S., supporting 24/7 perpetual contract trading for stocks, indices, commodities, foreign exchange, and crypto assets. Among them, ICE serves as the exclusive operator for the U.S. market, Trade.xyz is the exclusive partner for ICE to launch this business in the U.S., and distribution to retail users will be conducted through a joint venture between ICE and OKX.Star stated that this collaboration will combine ICE's institutional-grade market infrastructure, Trade.xyz's on-chain innovation capabilities, and OKX's distribution and trading technology, aiming to create a new generation of global, round-the-clock financial markets.

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.

Dominion Securities expects the U.S. GDP growth rate in the third quarter to accelerate from 2.2% to 2.5%, indicating that the economic fundamentals remain strong. Although net exports and inventories may weigh down, consumption and investment remain robust. The core PCE price index is expected to rise year-on-year from 3% to 3.1%.

At the 2026 Intelligent Innovation Day launch event, Peng Zhihui, co-founder, president, and CTO of Intelligent Robotics, announced that the revenue of Intelligent Robotics in the first half of 2026 approached 2 billion yuan. It was disclosed that the cumulative offline deployment of Intelligent General AI Robots reached 20,000 units.

According to TrendForce, Apple's first foldable phone, iPhone Duo, has been available for pre-order for less than a week, and some orders on the official website have already been delayed until January 2027. TrendForce estimates that global shipments of foldable phones will see a slight increase of 0.5% in 2026, with Apple’s first foldable iPhone expected to ship around 5 million units, capturing approximately 24.8% market share in its first year, and Apple's entry will accelerate the redistribution of brand market share.Initial user feedback shows that the split-screen operation and screen experience after unfolding have been positively received, while the black edges of apps, button configuration, and fingerprint unlocking have increased adaptation costs. Reports of screen damage and high repair quotes have shifted the focus to reliability and ownership costs. TrendForce states that the visibility of creases on the iPhone Duo is relatively low, which is related to multi-layer material stress control and nano-texture optical optimization; the droplet-shaped hinge bears dynamic control, and insufficient retreat of the central support can lead to additional contact and stress concentration.Apple has provided replacements for a small number of devices with abnormal inner screens, and subsequent engineering improvements are expected to focus on hinge travel, support height, fitting precision, and assembly tolerances. On the software side, some apps still have black edges and insufficient space utilization, and the large screen has also increased energy consumption management requirements. TrendForce believes that Apple's advantage lies in the integration of chips, systems, and developer ecosystems, with competition shifting from design innovation to multi-tasking efficiency.

According to Bitcoin News, the UAE company Standard Asset Company (abbreviated as SAC) has established its headquarters in Abu Dhabi and announced a $1.5 billion investment strategy in Bitcoin and real estate.The company plans to acquire income-generating real estate in the UAE while establishing a Bitcoin reserve exclusively managed by Coinbase Asset Management. This strategy aims to generate income through real estate and obtain additional returns from the managed Bitcoin holdings.

The target lower limit of the federal funds rate in the United States for October is 3.75%, expected to be 3.75%, previous value 3.75%

The target upper limit of the federal funds rate in the United States for October is 4%, expected to be 4%, previous value 4%.

The Cosmos ecosystem decentralized exchange Osmosis has restored the reserve support for Alloyed BTC asset allBTC through a governance proposal. Previously, the Nomic cross-chain bridge minted 40.650602 nBTC on June 25 without Bitcoin reserve backing, of which 39.839746 was counted as collateral for allBTC, causing the support rate of allBTC to drop to 63.97%. After Nomic suspended operations on September 7, Osmosis validators froze 22.650608 allBTC held by the attacker through an emergency upgrade.According to the passed proposal, Osmosis will transfer the frozen attacker assets to the liquidity sub-DAO and utilize 12.4838 allBTC held in the community pool, as well as approximately 4.7 BTC released from the canceled USDC liquidity deployment, to fill a gap of about 39.84 BTC. The subsequent v32 software upgrade will mark the contaminated nBTC as invalid, withdraw it from the allBTC alloy, and destroy it, allowing allBTC holders to restore full support.The proposal indicates that approximately 18 BTC has been transferred out of Osmosis and laundered through Tornado Cash, making it impossible to recover directly. Osmosis stated that it will continue to track the remaining funds and restore the deposit and withdrawal functions of allBTC after the allBTC balance reaches zero and nBTC is removed from the alloy.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated during the third quarter earnings call held this morning that the future plan is to build Robinhood Chain into the best place to hold and trade all tokenized assets, starting with stock tokens and perpetual contracts, and then expanding significantly.Regarding support for builders, Vlad said, "We are currently putting a lot of effort into researching how to further scale and how to better support community development. Many developers have provided feedback that we can do more in supporting the community. I believe everyone will see us increasing our investment because we want to make it the best developer ecosystem and the best on-chain community in the world. So, you will see us increasing investment because the development of emerging ecosystems like this is rare."He also confirmed, "Robinhood is working hard to do more for the community. We had to form a team, and I think in the near future, you will see us providing more support for developers."

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time October 27), the total net outflow of the NEAR spot ETF in the United States was $4.8391 million, while the total net inflow of the ZEC spot ETF was $3.4535 million.For NEAR, only the Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) recorded a net outflow of $4.8391 million on that day, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $84.8282 million. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the NEAR spot ETF was $77.91 million, with a net asset ratio of 1.29%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $84.8282 million.For ZEC, only the Zcash ETF (ZCSH) recorded a net inflow of $3.4535 million on that day, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $209 million. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the ZEC spot ETF was $755 million, with a net asset ratio of 3.42%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $209 million.

According to Crunchbase data, global venture capital investment in robotics startups reached $9.9 billion in the third quarter of 2026, more than doubling from $4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2025, with a year-on-year growth of approximately 185%. In the first three quarters of 2026, financing in the robotics sector grew by about 185% year-on-year, with several consecutive quarters approaching or exceeding $10 billion.This year's robotics financing is largely concentrated in China and the United States, with China receiving $13.2 billion and the United States $12.1 billion, while Germany ranks third with $1.7 billion. The largest financing in China includes $900 million for Guangzhou Xiaopeng Robotics and $736 million in Series C funding for Shenzhen AI² Robotics. In the United States, Travis Kalanick's Atoms and Pittsburgh's Skild AI both completed billion-dollar financing, with Skild AI raising $1.4 billion for its robotics foundation model Skild Brain. Germany's Neura Robotics raised $1.4 billion for cognitive robotics.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a roundtable discussion today at 20:00 on the theme "ETF and Corporate Coin Hoarding: Is Institutionalization the Coming of Age for Crypto or a Slow Poison?" At that time, Mei Yangyang and Bafang will dialogue with DaDa and Draco, discussing hot topics such as the capital flow of Bitcoin spot ETFs, the cryptocurrency asset reserve strategies of listed companies, and the entry of institutional capital. They will deeply analyze the impact of the institutionalization trend on the liquidity, price volatility, and market structure of the cryptocurrency market, and explore the long-term opportunities and potential risks of the Crypto market under institutional dominance.Reserve the live broadcast: https://www.htx.net.im/zh-cn/live/detail/h5?id=122646&invite_code=gui6e223&inviter_id=11351630

Anchorage Digital announced the expansion of its custody and listing arrangements with the Latin American cryptocurrency platform Bitso, extending its custody layer to cover both ends of the stablecoin corridor between the United States and Mexico. According to the agreement announced on Tuesday, the Mexican peso stablecoin MXNB issued by Bitso is now being custodied by this federally chartered crypto bank across six blockchains: Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Arc.Meanwhile, Bitso has launched the USD stablecoins USDPT and USAT, which are issued and custodied by Anchorage, with the former coming from Western Union and the latter from Tether. The financial terms were not disclosed by either party. This collaboration targets one of the largest cross-border payment flows in the world, the U.S.-Mexico remittance corridor, which transfers billions of dollars annually, with approximately 15% currently operating through Bitso's infrastructure.Nathan McCauley, CEO and co-founder of Anchorage, stated that the U.S.-Mexico corridor is where stablecoins transition from theory to large-scale real money flows, and the company has now become the institutional custody layer at both ends of that flow. Ben Reid, head of stablecoins at Bitso, mentioned that customers can now access the complete dollar-peso corridor through a fully on-chain method supported by a federally chartered bank. This move also continues the trend of Circle's recent expansion of Latin American stablecoins with the launch of a USDC settlement pilot in Colombia.