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A survey released by OKX shows that among major economies in Europe, 19% of surveyed investors view crypto assets as a tool for creating long-term wealth, compared to 8% who prefer traditional retirement plans. The survey was conducted by Pollfish from October 14 to 18 in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland, with a total of 1,932 adults aged 18 to 88 who have invested in crypto assets. Real estate remains the most favored long-term wealth vehicle among all respondents, accounting for 34%.In terms of holding intentions, 47% of European investors expect to increase their holdings in crypto assets, with 13% planning to significantly increase their positions; across all age groups, 51% of respondents expect to raise their allocation to crypto assets. The baby boomer generation is an exception, as 55% of European baby boomer respondents believe that crypto assets are not important for intergenerational wealth transfer. American respondents are generally more optimistic about the role of crypto assets in their portfolios, with 55% expecting to increase their allocation over the next five years, and 22% planning to significantly increase their holdings; however, 65% of American baby boomer respondents believe that crypto assets are completely unimportant for intergenerational wealth accumulation, compared to 44% in Europe.Erald Ghoo, CEO of OKX Europe, stated that when investors under 45 on both sides of the Atlantic incorporate crypto assets into their long-term wealth planning, it indicates that crypto assets have become part of how people view personal finance; as these investors age and accumulate wealth, the role of crypto assets in wealth planning will become increasingly important. The survey also shows that American investors remain more cautious about allocating crypto assets in retirement accounts, with 21% choosing traditional retirement plans and 12% opting for crypto assets.

Market news reports that Microsoft (MSFT.O) plans to raise at least $25 billion through the issuance of U.S. bonds.

Google has launched a Multi-Party Computation (MPC) custody platform aimed at banks and financial institutions to protect cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets. The platform disperses shares of private keys across different environments, preventing any single participant from having complete control over the private key; before transaction signing, it can also verify spending limits, approved addresses, and multi-party authorization requirements according to institutional rules.This service is currently in a private preview phase and is planned to be commercially available in early 2027. Google stated that several large financial institutions are participating in the testing; Alphabet has used this technology to protect its digital assets on Solana and Ethereum, but has not disclosed the list of held assets or testing institutions.

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 Reuters, the London Metal Exchange (LME), a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is exploring the tokenization of metal inventories stored in Hong Kong warehouses, making them digital assets that can be used for loan collateral and other financing activities, in line with Hong Kong's strategy to develop an international commodity trading center. LME confirmed that it is currently in the early stages of exploring the tokenization of metal inventories that have not been issued warehouse receipts.Unlike warehouse metal that already has standardized financing mechanisms, this type of inventory currently lacks mature financing channels. Insiders revealed that LME plans to hold a closed-door industry roundtable meeting in early November to discuss the plan. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is also testing carbon credit tokenization to achieve near real-time trade settlement.

According to RBC, Russia has established testing standards for cryptocurrency investors, planning to require investors to pass a knowledge test before buying and trading cryptocurrencies on regulated platforms. Ekaterina Andreeva, the First Vice President of the National Association of Securities Market Participants of Russia (NAUFOR), stated that the draft of the relevant standards has been submitted to the Central Bank of Russia's Basic Standards Committee.Brokerages expect to start offering tests to clients as early as the end of November, with scores recognized across different regulated platforms. According to the cryptocurrency regulatory law that Russia began implementing in phases starting this September, non-qualified investors can only trade high liquidity crypto assets on the whitelist after passing the test.

Recently, in response to user information leaks and supply chain security risks in the hardware wallet industry, KeyPal, a hardware wallet brand under TokenPocket, announced further enhancements to user privacy protection and data security management mechanisms.KeyPal stated that it has not found any security breaches in its system or customer data leaks; this adjustment is a proactive preventive measure based on changes in industry risks.According to the latest plan, KeyPal aims to delete or anonymize unnecessary customer personal information within 15 days after order completion for orders that have confirmed receipt, completed fulfillment, and have no after-sales disputes or other legitimate retention requirements. The security of hardware wallets not only involves private key protection and transaction signing but also includes the protection of personal information generated during the purchase, delivery, and after-sales service processes.

Samsung Electronics stated that the investment plan for the chip division will be used to build new fabs and other infrastructure to meet strong demand for AI and HPC, while ensuring readiness in the medium to long term.

According to CoinDesk, APX Lending, a lending institution in Toronto, Canada, announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch Bitcoin-backed mortgages in the first quarter of 2027, allowing homebuyers to raise down payments or full home payments without selling their Bitcoin.The company has opened a waiting list and claims it will become Canada's first regulated Bitcoin mortgage provider, but has not yet disclosed mortgage rates, repayment terms, loan-to-value ratio limits, or the trigger conditions for additional collateral or liquidation.

According to CoinDesk, XRP Ledger developers are testing a new feature that aims to allow the creation of blockchain accounts with an initial balance of zero, with existing accounts bearing the reserve required for new accounts, thereby lowering the financial threshold for payment applications and automated software to create wallets on a large scale. This proposal was submitted on October 15 in the form of a SponsoredAccountCreate transaction proposal.According to current XRP Ledger rules, each account must reserve at least 1 XRP as a reserve, meaning that creating 100,000 independent accounts would require locking up 100,000 XRP. The new proposal intends for sponsored accounts to bear this reserve requirement, and a broader fee sponsorship mechanism in the future could also allow applications to pay transaction fees on behalf of users, but the overall reserve requirement for the network will not be eliminated. This feature is expected to lower the usage threshold for scenarios such as embedded wallets, RLUSD stablecoin payments, and AI agent automated payments.However, the related code is still under review, and the sponsorship mechanism it relies on has not yet gone live on the mainnet. As of October 19, the mechanism has only received 11 votes out of the 35 required validator votes, still falling short of the 29 votes needed for approval.

Bitget, in collaboration with Reality and Keyring, has released a research report exploring the synergy mechanisms of tokenized stocks, perpetual contracts, and decentralized lending, and evaluating the potential returns and risks of related strategies through simulation calculations. The report points out that the application of tokenized stocks is extending from traditional stock trading to more scenarios such as collateralized lending, asset management, and systematic investment strategies.The research is based on Reality's rToken, combined with stock perpetual contract hedging and on-chain lending mechanisms, to explore stock basis yield strategies. Historical simulation data shows that from December 15, 2025, to October 19, 2026, the annualized net return of the strategy index is approximately 7% and 4% for in-sample and out-of-sample, respectively, with a gross funding cost rate premium of about 11% to 14%. The report also notes that financing costs, transaction execution fees, market liquidity, and risk management are key factors affecting the actual returns of the strategy.It is reported that Bitget and Keyring plan to jointly develop a stock basis index and build an on-chain lending market based on Reality's rToken. Among them, Reality provides exposure to tokenized stock assets, while Keyring is responsible for developing the index methodology and constructing the related lending market. The index aims to capture funding rate and basis yield opportunities by combining rToken holdings with corresponding stock perpetual contract hedging positions, providing new strategic pathways for the application of tokenized stocks in on-chain financial scenarios.

The Hang Seng Index Company announced that the Hang Seng Hong Kong American Technology Index will add Anthropic, PBC (stock code: ANT.O) to the list of designated U.S. listed constituent stocks, provided that Anthropic confirms its listing. The weight of the 9 U.S. listed constituent stocks will be recalculated to equal weight after the close of trading on the 7th trading day following Anthropic's listing, with the new constituents and new weights taking effect on the 11th trading day.The index will also update the stock selection criteria, constituent stock selection methods, rapid inclusion mechanisms, and replacement rules for temporarily removing constituent stocks, and will introduce new liquidity requirements. The new methods will be adopted starting from the index review ending on September 30, 2026, with the relevant constituent stock changes taking effect on December 14, and the index name and code will remain unchanged.

According to BBX data, the global capital markets disclosed the latest developments in digital asset treasury allocations and equity investments in crypto companies yesterday. The core information is as follows:Asset management giant Vanguard's ETF has made its first purchase of Metaplanet stock: The small-cap ETF (VSS) under the global leading asset management company Vanguard has shown in its latest disclosed holdings that it has made its first purchase of a total of 4.5 million shares of the Japanese Bitcoin treasury listed company Metaplanet (TSE: 3350), with a total holding value of approximately 7.5 million USD. This development indicates that traditional broad-based index funds are passively increasing their risk exposure to digital assets by holding stocks of companies with Bitcoin reserve strategies.Ark Invest spent approximately 5.23 million USD to increase its holdings in Circle stock: Led by Cathie Wood, Ark Invest continued to increase its investment in fiat-compliant digital infrastructure in the secondary market yesterday, adding 65,615 shares of the stablecoin USDC issuer Circle. Based on the valuation during the trading period, this increase cost approximately 5.23 million USD.DeFi Development increased its holdings by 5,346 SOL, total holdings approaching 2.6 million: Solana treasury company DeFi Development disclosed its latest balance sheet changes, revealing that the company has recently increased its holdings by 5,346 SOL in the open market. After this increase, its total holdings of SOL have steadily grown to approximately 2.595 million, continuously consolidating its treasury size and node layout within the Solana ecosystem.

According to official news, Sequoia China and the robotics company Yushu Technology announced the establishment of the "ShanYu·Innovation Plan," focusing on discovering and investing in embodied intelligence, robotic applications, and their upstream and downstream key technologies, as well as early-stage entrepreneurial projects in other cutting-edge hard technology fields.It is reported that the core strategy of this plan is "understanding technology and industry, discovering early, making quick decisions, valuing people, and not adding chaos," which will provide industrial and financial resources for promising early-stage entrepreneurs in the fields of embodied intelligence, robotics, and other cutting-edge hard technologies.

The Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily reporter Huang Xinyi exclusively learned that Baidu plans to disclose the research and development progress and results of its world model in the coming days. The world model is one of the popular directions in the current AI field, focusing on modeling and predicting physical environments. It is reported that if this model is used for autonomous driving, it could enhance prediction and decision-making capabilities in complex scenarios, providing support for the large-scale implementation of driverless cars.In the past year or two, Baidu's autonomous driving service, Luobo Kuaipao, has covered 28 cities worldwide and has accumulated a certain scale of real road data. In recent years, Baidu has also been continuously making strategic layouts in the field of embodied intelligence, serving more than 50 key enterprises in the industrial chain, including the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Zhiyuan, Xinghaitu, and Yushu. As for the specific applications of this model and its relationship with Luobo Kuaipao, it is currently unclear, and Baidu has not commented as of the time of publication.

The storage chip manufacturer SK Hynix (SKHY.O) announced that its quarterly profit increased more than sevenfold year-on-year and announced an additional shareholder return plan worth 100 trillion won (approximately 75 billion USD) to be implemented in 2026. The company reported that its operating profit for the quarter ending in September reached 83.3 trillion won, exceeding the expected 76.7 trillion won; revenue rose to 104.6 trillion won, surpassing the expected 98.3 trillion won, with both metrics hitting historical highs for a single quarter.Driven by supply constraints, the company's operating profit margin remains at historically high levels. The company stated on Wednesday that it expects the shortage of storage chips to continue until 2030. The company's analysis suggests that the increasing technical difficulty of advanced processes and the long time required to build new semiconductor factories are limiting supply expansion. The company anticipates that in the short term, the application of artificial intelligence by businesses and consumers will drive storage demand, while in the medium to long term, physical artificial intelligence applications such as autonomous driving and robotics will become the driving force for demand growth.

According to The Information, OpenAI plans to purchase Google's artificial intelligence chips.

Renowned trader Killa posted that he still holds long positions in Bitcoin established around $76,400, and there are no changes to the current trading plan. To capture significant market movements, one must patiently endure prolonged periods of consolidation and dull price trends. The difference between profitable and losing traders often lies in patience and the ability to stick to a predetermined plan when market sentiment shifts.He will not move the stop-loss level up to the opening price but will continue to hold the position until the target price is reached or the stop-loss is triggered. Traders frequently changing their positions is precisely the reason many fail in trading; the key is whether the market structure has changed and whether the trading plan needs adjustment. Currently, neither of these points has changed, so he will not panic, repeatedly question, or waver, but will continue to execute the original strategy.

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.