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On October 29, Financial News Overseas cited a Reuters report that Amazon cut about 250 positions in its devices and services division. An informed source stated that the affected positions were mainly software development roles.The report mentioned that in the previous weeks, Amazon launched several new products, including a new Kindle e-reader and tablets.

According to the official website of DTCC, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation in the United States announced that its tokenization service (DTCC Tokenization Service) has been launched, with the first batch of 34 tokenizable securities. The tokens are backed 1:1 by securities held in DTC custody, and holders enjoy the same legal rights and economic interests as the underlying securities.The traditional market and on-chain use the same CUSIP code, allowing for 24/7 peer-to-peer transfers between DTC registered wallets. This service includes built-in compliance controls and can track ownership in near real-time. The first batch of wallet and application partners includes BitGo, Blockdaemon, Fireblocks, HashKey, Kaleido, Prometheum, Talos, Temple, and Tradeweb. The scale of DTC custodial assets is approximately $30 trillion.

According to Solid Intel, Brazil's largest bank Itaú Unibanco has become the first bank to officially engage in cryptocurrency trading and custody services under the new regulations set by the Central Bank of Brazil. The bank has reported the relevant business to the Central Bank of Brazil on Tuesday, ahead of the deadline of October 30.

On October 28, stablecoin payment infrastructure service provider WasabiCard announced that it will participate in the Dubai FinTech Summit 2026 from November 2 to 3, showcasing its compliant white-label card issuance solutions and global remittance services.According to the introduction, WasabiCard supports enterprises in customizing the issuance of virtual and physical cards, and facilitates cross-border payments in over 30 fiat currencies supported by stablecoin funds, with some channels enabling real-time or T+0 settlement. Currently, the platform has issued over 700,000 cards and has a cumulative transaction volume exceeding 1 billion USD.During the summit, WasabiCard will engage in communication and collaboration with financial institutions, fintech platforms, and corporate clients at the MultiBank Group Arena exhibition area, booth J2.

According to SolanaFloor, Solflare stated that its staking service provider experienced a security incident that affected the keys held for its validators, which are no longer generating staking rewards. Solflare claimed that user funds were not affected, and the delegated SOL remains in the users' own staking accounts, controlled by their keys.Solflare will guide users to migrate to new validators through an app update, and rewards will resume once staking is activated, with plans to compensate migrating users.

According to CoinDesk, CF Benchmarks, an index provider under Kraken's parent company Payward, has launched CFB Oracle, which will introduce pricing benchmarks for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF and CME Group's cryptocurrency futures into blockchain applications.The service provides benchmark data for markets including cryptocurrencies, stocks, bonds, commodities, and foreign exchange, supporting developers in building on-chain index funds, tokenized portfolios, and derivatives products.CF Benchmarks stated that its indices currently serve products representing over $120 billion in assets. CFB Oracle now supports Ethereum, HyperEVM, and Robinhood Chain, with plans to expand to other compatible networks in the future.Payward also plans to use this service for its upcoming U.S. perpetual contract products, providing pricing data for these products, which are still awaiting regulatory approval. The service will compete with oracle providers such as Chainlink and Pyth.

Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Coinbase Institutional Co-CEO Brett Tejpaul stated that large banks in the United States are increasingly relying on Coinbase to provide digital asset service infrastructure.PNC private banking clients can directly buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin through its platform; JPMorgan is integrating Chase accounts, debit cards, and rewards with Coinbase, but will not offer Bitcoin trading within the banking app; Citibank is collaborating with Coinbase to provide stablecoin payment services for businesses.

According to Cointelegraph, Luxor Technology, which provides full-stack computing power services, has completed a $16 million strategic financing round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead, and several angel investors.Luxor plans to use the funds to expand its intelligent cloud platform, AI hardware business, and computing power derivatives trading capabilities, as well as to grow its team. The company originally served Bitcoin mining enterprises and is now expanding its GPU and AI server procurement business, aiming to seize opportunities arising from the integration of Bitcoin mining and AI computing power markets.

According to Slow Fog's disclosure, its security personnel discovered that the script udeskApi.2026-10-16.cached.js related to the Udesk customer service system was implanted with a malicious loader during routine threat intelligence checks. This loader hides the address through hexadecimal encoding and asynchronously loads the remote script deeps.js (sourced from udeskqlobal[.]com, note that the domain name starts with the letter q). This script reads accessible Cookies, localStorage, and sessionStorage on the page, intercepts form and login/authentication requests, and sends data to udeskqlobal[.]com/c.php. Attackers may use this to impersonate sessions or take over accounts. This data collection behavior is not restricted by the target site's rules, and unmatched pages may also be affected.According to Slow Fog's analysis, this script also targets three types of sites: mgbx[.]com, bikingex[.], and bitxex[.]io, scanning the recharge page every 200 milliseconds and replacing identified recharge addresses with preset BTC, EVM, TRON, Solana, LTC, and DOGE addresses. At the same time, the script manipulates the clipboard API, replaces copy buttons, and intercepts copy events, making users see and copy tampered addresses. If users transfer funds to this address, the money will flow into the attacker's address.

Apple Inc. announced that the Siri artificial intelligence service is expanding to more users worldwide and will support French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Elon Musk stated that SpaceX will not acquire any new cloud service providers.

The parent company of Kraken, Payward, has received preliminary approval from the Kazakhstan AFSA and plans to offer digital asset trading, investment trading, and custody services through Payward Kazakhstan at the Astana International Financial Centre. After obtaining the final license, local users will also have access to Kraken's global order book and major market liquidity.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated that due to the growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, Amazon Web Services' cloud computing capacity is essentially sold out before the end of 2027, with a large number of orders pushed to 2028.

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream announced the launch of consulting services for financial institutions and established an office in Lugano, Switzerland. This business enables banks, asset management institutions, and others to directly connect with Blockstream's engineering team and Bitcoin infrastructure. Blockstream Consulting Services will assist institutions in assessing, designing, and implementing Bitcoin-based financial infrastructure, as well as developing related solutions such as tokenized asset issuance and confidential settlements, covering areas such as technology strategy, system architecture, integration, and implementation.Blockstream stated that the Lugano office will serve Swiss clients, including those in Zurich, Geneva, and Zug, and will act as its European business hub, supporting client relationships, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with local financial and technology communities. The company's Chief Marketing Officer Peter Bain stated that Switzerland has a long-standing banking tradition and a regulatory framework supporting digital assets, making it an important market for Blockstream; the company aims to provide local expertise in markets where it sees demand for Bitcoin infrastructure, and the consulting business along with the Lugano office will bring customized Bitcoin solutions to European financial institutions.Founded in 2014, Blockstream's business covers Bitcoin custody, settlement, payments, asset issuance, and self-custody, with products including the sidechain Liquid Network, Elements, Simplicity, Core Lightning, Jade hardware wallet, and Blockstream App. The company has launched Simplicity smart contracts on the Liquid network and added Lightning Network support for the Jade hardware wallet. Co-founder and CEO Adam Back stated that the next phase of Bitcoin adoption is to integrate into the existing financial system, and the company's experience in Bitcoin cryptography, protocol development, and engineering can address the related complexities. This announcement did not disclose the pricing of the consulting services, the size of the Lugano office's staff, or the names of clients.

According to a report by Forbes on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to reform its voluntary disclosure program, planning to reduce penalties and expedite the processing of tax violation cases, including those involving cryptocurrency.Jarod Koopman, head of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, stated that the agency aims to launch the revised program before December and to close cases within 120 days after taxpayers complete the required submission process. He noted that the new plan will not establish a separate disclosure channel for digital assets but will apply the same voluntary disclosure procedures to other forms of tax noncompliance. Koopman also mentioned that the penalties under the revised program will be significantly lower than current levels, although he did not provide specific amounts. The IRS is considering allowing taxpayers to settle debts through installment payments or settlement offers.According to Forbes, the current program often takes a year or longer to complete and primarily targets taxpayers who intentionally fail to comply with tax laws and may face criminal prosecution, rather than those who make reporting errors due to negligence. Meanwhile, legislative efforts are advancing another voluntary disclosure program aimed at cryptocurrency taxpayers. Section 502 of the Digital Asset Taxation Certainty Act will establish a correction process with clear penalty standards for past violations, and the bill was passed by the House Ways and Means Committee in September.

Meta Platforms Chief AI Officer Alexander Wang stated that the company plans to launch paid enterprise services and will charge sellers a commission on purchases made by users through AI agents. Additionally, there will be no advertisements placed internally within Muse, and there are currently no related plans.

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 New York State Department of Financial Services in the United States has issued an alert regarding two critical PHP vulnerabilities, urging regulated entities to quickly identify and remediate known exploited vulnerabilities.

QuickSwap announced that its deployment interface on the Soneium network will cease operations on December 31, 2026, and advised liquidity providers and other users to withdraw assets and liquidity positions through the interface before this date.QuickSwap stated that after the interface stops service, users can still retrieve their assets through the official Soneium block explorer. The project team also released a list of usernames holding Soneium liquidity positions for relevant users to check.

According to official news, the parent company of the Web3 payment integrated application Gold House has signed an agreement to acquire the Canadian MSB company THREESTONES VENTURES LTD. This transaction is currently entering the subsequent phase of the acquisition process.It is reported that this proposed acquisition is a strategic move by Gold House to expand its digital asset business, fiat-to-cryptocurrency capabilities, and cross-border payment infrastructure, aiming to further strengthen its Web3 payment ecosystem and connect digital assets with traditional financial services.Upon completion of the acquisition, Gold House plans to leverage the regulatory registration and operational capabilities of the acquired entity (subject to applicable regulatory requirements) to explore new opportunities in digital asset payments, merchant services, and cross-border settlements. As a Web3 ecosystem that integrates social networking, digital asset management, and payments, Gold House is committed to connecting digital assets with real-world commerce and expanding access to seamless, diverse payment solutions.