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According to a report by Jinshi Data, Steven Whiting, co-founder of CIO Group, stated that if the Federal Reserve waits until December to raise interest rates again, it will only "prolong our pain." He believes that inflation is still too high, and raising interest rates "might be better" than continuing to wait.The report cites CME FedWatch data, indicating that the market's pricing probability for a 25 basis point rate hike at this meeting is only 7%. Whiting emphasized that he is not predicting a rate hike by the Federal Reserve at this meeting, but he believes the probability of unexpected action is higher than 7%.

Due to the ChainSecurity report revealing compatibility and security issues with EIP-8037 and certain smart contracts, core developers decided last week to postpone the Hoodi testnet upgrade to Glamsterdam. The issues identified so far include: the remaining Gas during transaction execution may increase, leading to underflow in some Gas counting logic and triggering rollbacks, or causing code paths that should not be executed to be triggered, making the transaction appear successful. Additionally, some contracts may underestimate usage due to the inability to correctly calculate Gas consumption during calls.ChainSecurity previously stated that 13 real cases have been identified and they are responsibly disclosing this information to the affected projects. Toni Wahrstätter mentioned that this week they will further investigate the relevant contracts and assess subsequent solutions, which may require collaboration among application developers, core developers, auditors, and node operators. In the worst-case scenario, adjustments to the protocol specifications may be necessary. He reminded application developers and auditors to check the compatibility of contracts with EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 and to report issues in a timely manner.

According to the Korea Economic Daily, the South Korean presidential office, the Blue House, is inclined to postpone the implementation of the cryptocurrency asset income tax originally scheduled for January 1, 2027. If ultimately approved, this will be the fourth delay of this tax system. However, the Blue House emphasized that discussions are still ongoing and no final decision has been made.Under the current arrangement, South Korea will tax income from the transfer or lending of cryptocurrency assets, with an annual income deduction of 2.5 million Korean won as a basic tax exemption, taxed at a comprehensive rate of 22%. Reasons for the Blue House's consideration of a delay include difficulties in obtaining overseas trading information and a high participation rate among young investors. The South Korean government is concerned that the United States plans to participate in the Cryptocurrency Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) in 2029, and if South Korea imposes taxes in advance, it may be difficult to fully grasp the relevant income of South Korean residents on U.S. exchanges.

According to a report by the Financial Associated Press, Microsoft has withdrawn from a large artificial intelligence data center project developed by the UK data center company Nscale in Essex, with reports indicating that the withdrawal is related to concerns over power supply. Officials from the UK National Grid had informed Nscale that the power supply for the data center is not expected to be in place until the 2030s. Nscale is exploring whether it can generate power on-site and whether it can expedite the grid connection process.The project was previously referred to by the UK government as the largest data center in the UK, originally scheduled to open next year. As of the report, the site still appears to be just a scaffolding yard. Microsoft had originally planned to fund the construction of a supercomputer, but the collaboration has now been terminated. Following the termination of the related computing power transaction, Nscale lost its only publicly announced client for the data center in Essex. Nscale stated that its relationship with Microsoft remains strong and long-lasting, and the two parties will continue to collaborate on other overseas projects, with Microsoft still participating in another project in Norway.The Starmer government highlighted this project when announcing the UK's 2025 artificial intelligence strategy, calling it the largest autonomous artificial intelligence data center in the UK. Nscale has received support from several tech companies, including Nvidia, and plans to go public in the US this year, with a valuation potentially reaching $35 billion.

Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, saw its shipping time delayed to December or even later just minutes after pre-orders opened. Strong demand and supply constraints made it difficult to purchase the device priced at $1,999 when it officially launched on October 23. The Apple online store shows that the shipping time for all versions of the iPhone Duo has been postponed.

The Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC posted on the X platform that the issuance processing of JPYC on the Polygon network experienced delays starting around 14:00. The related issues have now been resolved, and the backlog of issuance applications is being processed in order.JPYC emphasized that the JPYC issuance services on other networks and all redemption processing across networks were not affected by this incident.

The Kraken status page shows that the exchange is investigating the issue causing delays in ETH and ERC20 token withdrawals.

The decentralized lending protocol Compound is currently conducting a governance vote on Proposal 612. This proposal aims to extend the delay time for treasury operations from 2 days to 10 days and grants the governance mechanism the power to cancel treasury operations.According to The Defiant, a wallet associated with Humpy has cast 1.75 million COMP tokens in support of this proposal.

Due to the disruption of capacity expansion plans in the Middle East caused by the war between the U.S. and Iran, OPEC+ has postponed the oil capacity assessment work. This assessment aims to determine the oil production quotas for 2027, which was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2026, and is now expected to be completed by mid-November.

According to a report by Reuters, Anthropic is considering launching a new artificial intelligence model before its IPO, which may be delayed until after the U.S. midterm elections.

Zuckerberg stated that every lab has the responsibility and incentive to train models safely at the required speed and has the capability to take action independently. People will not use agents that are not aligned with them or do not act as required, so labs have a strong natural incentive to enhance model alignment. Trust and alignment are rapidly becoming the most important capabilities that distinguish agents from models, and any lab that does not focus on alignment will fall behind.Zuckerberg indicated that labs will face significant liability if their models cause harm, thus there is a strong incentive to prevent this. Meta has postponed the release of Muse by several months to focus on safety and security, and has not asked other labs to follow suit, but rather considers it part of their daily work. Hiring independent evaluators and consultants is an industry best practice, and MSL has been doing this in multiple areas. Allocating most computing power to serve people rather than competing for recursive self-improvement is one of the best ways to ensure the safe development of this technology, and Meta has made this commitment.

South Korean investors are once again pushing to delay the cryptocurrency capital gains tax scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2027, but regulators insist on proceeding as planned. According to the South Korean National Assembly's electronic petition system, a petition requesting a two-year delay of the crypto tax plan has garnered 50,000 valid signatures, reaching the legislative review threshold, and will be automatically submitted for consideration by the relevant standing committee.South Korea plans to impose a 22% tax (including a 20% basic tax rate and a 2% local tax) on the portion of annual income from digital assets exceeding 2.5 million Korean won (approximately $1,856), covering income from the sale, transfer, and lending of cryptocurrency assets. This tax has been postponed three times since it was first discussed in 2022. Petitioners argue that the majority of crypto investors are suffering significant losses, with major South Korean crypto companies experiencing a decline in operating profits of up to 90%. Implementing the tax at this time would kick young people's wealth ladder away and could push investors toward offshore platforms.In May of this year, a petition calling for the abolition of the crypto tax reached the 50,000 signature threshold within eight days of submission but did not advance further. Meanwhile, the government's stance remains firm, with the nominee for the Minister of Economy and Finance, Lee Heung-ik (phonetic), stating last weekend that the crypto tax plan is proceeding as scheduled, and the National Tax Service will announce detailed tax standards later this year.

According to South Korean media MK, Min Byeong-deok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, revealed that the South Korean "Basic Law on Digital Assets" will be promoted for formulation within the year, with a public hearing planned for this month, and the formal advancement of the bill review will begin in November after the national government audit concludes. However, considering that the National Assembly will also conduct national government audits and budget reviews, the legislative timeline may be postponed until the first half of next year.In addition, the South Korean Financial Services Commission has announced a phased implementation roadmap for Security Token Offerings (STO), and financial institutions are also advancing tokenization system testing and global infrastructure cooperation. South Korea's digital asset regulation is gradually shifting from institutional discussions to the preparation phase for implementation.

According to CoinDesk, London challenger bank Monument Bank has postponed its £250 million (approximately $330 million) project to tokenize UK retail bank deposits for several months, as the bank has been unable to find a local crypto custodian that meets the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) standards and can handle zero-knowledge privacy proofs.Mintoo Bhandari, founder of Monument Bank, stated that the bank originally planned to tokenize customer deposits on the privacy public chain Midnight, hoping to launch the world's first tokenized deposits two months ago, but it is now expected to take another two months, with a retail customer launch in November. To meet regulatory requirements, the bank expanded its search for custodial partners to overseas, ultimately finding a Canadian custodian approved by the FCA.Midnight is a privacy-first Layer 1 blockchain project funded by Charles Hoskinson, which keeps customer information within the Monument system through zero-knowledge proofs while allowing the bank to prove compliance on-chain and provide audit records to regulators. Monument Bank announced the project in March this year, planning to offer tokenized private equity, structured products, and automated Lombard loans to "mass affluent" customers with investable assets ranging from £50,000 to £5 million.Bhandari stated that customer deposits will continue to earn interest, fully backed by Monument, and can be exchanged at a 1:1 ratio for pounds, protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), with a limit of £120,000 per person or company.

U.S. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has once again criticized the Democrats for delaying the much-anticipated Clarity Act. Lummis stated in response to a Semafor report on the X platform that if the bill fails, the responsibility lies with the Democrats for failing to join Republicans in supporting this bipartisan legislation. She pointed out that the Democrats' continued demands for amendments could lead future regulatory agencies to "stifle the crypto industry." Lummis added that if the differences can be bridged, she believes the Clarity Act could pass, but this requires further compromise from the Democrats, rather than concessions from the White House. Lummis had previously stated that if the bill fails, it will be due to the Democrats. The U.S. Senate is set to hold a procedural vote on the bill next week, and Lummis warned that if it does not pass next week, there will be no realistic opportunity within this decade. The Clarity Act aims to formally delineate the responsibilities of regulatory agencies and distinguish whether digital assets are classified as securities, commodities, or stablecoins. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives last July but was shelved due to conflicts between banking lobbyists and crypto companies over customer stablecoin yield issues. A new draft circulating in July prohibits government officials from promoting or profiting from crypto, with Democrats criticizing the Trump family for venturing into this area, yet still deeming the bill insufficient and calling for amendments.

According to on-chain detective ZachXBT's monitoring, multiple verified WOO X users have recently reported that their withdrawals have remained in "pending" or "processing" status for the past three days. WOO X is incubated by Kronos Research and was acquired by FusionX Digital in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is reportedly associated with BitMart founder Sheldon Xia.Previously, BitMart announced the cessation of operations and restructuring on July 26, 2026, with some user funds still unable to be withdrawn, leading to an increase in related complaints on the X platform. Sheldon Xia has stated that user asset security is a priority, but this claim has not yet been independently verified. As of now, WooX has not issued a public statement regarding the withdrawal delay issue.