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In September, the actual personal consumption expenditure month-on-month rate in the United States was 0%, with the previous value revised from 0.6% to 0.5%.

Bithumb stated that its internal mobile collaboration system DaouOffice was accessed without authorization by external parties, resulting in the theft of some personal information of customers and employees. This incident involves 6,444 customers, of which the data of 5,600 people is in an encrypted state and cannot be read, while 844 customers have confirmed that their personal information has been leaked. Additionally, the information of 715 employees and partners has also been affected.

Hacker News discussion thread shows that the number of new questions on the programming Q&A site Stack Overflow has fallen below 1,000 per month. The post was submitted by user babelfish and points to a public query chart from Stack Exchange Data Explorer, which has about 247 points and 223 comments.In the comments, some users indicated that the decline in the number of questions began before ChatGPT was publicly launched in November 2022, and that AI tools have accelerated the decline. Other users mentioned that the threshold for asking questions is high, the review process is strict, the community is not friendly enough to questioners, and that existing Q&A has already covered a large number of common issues.Some comments referenced logarithmic scale statistics across Stack Exchange sites, suggesting that the decline has become more pronounced since the launch of ChatGPT, and provided corresponding queries and charts as evidence.

On October 29, Sony Group announced the launch of the global Sony Onchain Entertainment Incubation Program, aimed at global creators and startups, supporting the development of entertainment-related products and services based on Sony's blockchain Soneium, and exploring new forms of interaction, community building, and value creation between creators and fans.Selected projects will receive support from Soneium's technological infrastructure, opportunities for collaboration with Sony Group companies, as well as support for business expansion, marketing, community operations, and financing. Sony stated that since 2024, the company has selected and supported 43 projects from around the world through the previous two rounds of incubation programs, and the new plan will further focus on on-chain entertainment, promoting projects from technical validation to commercial application.The application period is from October to December 2026, with project selection expected to continue until March 2027. Applicants must have launched or plan to launch on Soneium, and evaluation criteria include the originality of the entertainment experience, intellectual property applications, community building, business expansion capabilities, and market competition conditions, among others.

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.

According to CBC, a federal judge in Miami, USA, sentenced 20-year-old Canadian man Trenton Johnston to 25 months in prison. Previously, he admitted to participating in a money laundering conspiracy and surrendered approximately 3.8 million dollars worth of stolen cryptocurrency.Johnston began his crimes in January 2024, impersonating Google technical support and representatives from cryptocurrency companies to trick victims into providing wallet access codes. In one case, he and an accomplice defrauded a victim in California of 185 bitcoins (worth about 13 million dollars at the time). He then used the stolen funds to purchase luxury items such as a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, two BMWs, jewelry, and private jet rentals. Johnston has agreed to be deported back to Canada and is still facing drug possession charges in Florida.

According to TNW, Anthropic announced the acquisition of Mithril Medicine in a blog post on Tuesday.This company has only one employee and is developing therapies for two rare muscular dystrophies. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and founder Cody Tranbarger has joined Anthropic.

According to Scam Sniffer monitoring, a user suffered an address poisoning attack, resulting in a loss of approximately 50,000 USD in assets.

According to The Block, a man in Missouri, USA, has pleaded guilty to participating in a robbery and kidnapping scheme aimed at stealing Bitcoin.Prosecutors stated that the man and his associates had tracked the target and his parents, planning to carry out the crime, but the man fled the scene before the plan was executed due to concerns about being captured by security cameras. The man could face up to 20 years in prison.

Bitcoin security expert Jameson Lopp stated that cyber attacks are growing along an "exponential" path. He pointed out that the number of vulnerabilities discovered in the past two and a half months has increased exponentially, with attackers being the first to adopt unreviewed AI models, and security researchers "failing to get adequate rest."Lopp explained that Bitcoin Core has adjusted its security policies because AI can discover vulnerabilities through simple prompts; security measures need to shift from annual audits to real-time defenses and be embedded in the development process. He also analyzed a PHP remote code execution vulnerability, believing the actual impact to be less than expected.Additionally, Lopp mentioned that Google's estimate of 500,000 quantum bits involves the difference between physical quantum bits and logical quantum bits; if the quantum threat time window is less than ten years, the industry will be at a disadvantage. Currently, there are only a few hundred available quantum bits, and quantum upgrades will take years due to Taproot, consensus rules, and untested cryptography. About 30% of addresses have exposed public keys, and attackers will prioritize targeting these addresses; unpatchable hardware issues and "wrench attacks" have exceeded 700 cases.

According to a report by unfolded, Janus Henderson has launched the tokenized fund JQQQ, which is the first tokenized fund authorized by the Nasdaq-100 Index. JQQQ is issued on the Stellar chain based on Centrifuge technology and is only available to qualified non-U.S. professional investors, with a minimum investment of $100,000.The Nasdaq expanded the scope of index authorization earlier in 2026. Currently, JQQQ has not disclosed its assets under management and trading volume.

The hardware wallet OneKey co-founder Yishi stated that in light of recent data breaches and supply chain attacks in the hardware wallet industry, OneKey will further strengthen user privacy protection.OneKey has confirmed through the Shopify API that relevant historical order records and personal information such as names, emails, and shipping addresses have been deleted, and is further investigating other systems and third-party integration services. In the future, it will ensure that personal information related to orders within its control is permanently deleted within 30 days, and plans to gradually migrate its e-commerce business to self-controlled infrastructure to reduce reliance on third-party platforms like Shopify.Yishi also stated that the data retention policies of logistics service providers such as FedEx and UPS are not controlled by OneKey, and it cannot guarantee that all third parties adhere to the same 30-day timeframe.

According to The New York Times, the market generally expects the Federal Reserve to maintain interest rates at the FOMC meeting this week (October 27 to 28). Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh needs to explain why he is not raising interest rates while inflationary pressures remain high, while also indicating that the determination to combat inflation has not weakened and keeping the possibility of another rate hike this year.The report states that the Federal Reserve raised rates once in September, and the market had once priced in another rate hike in October. New York Fed President John Williams, Vice President Jefferson, and Governor Waller expressed at the end of September to early October that they could wait a bit longer, causing the probability of an October rate hike to drop from over 70% to less than 30%. High oil prices and the demand for materials and electricity driven by AI infrastructure increased price pressures in September. The Nasdaq 100 index has fallen more than 7% since its historical high on October 6, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond had previously stood above 5% for several consecutive weeks.Stephen Stanley, Chief Economist at Santander U.S. Capital Markets, stated that he expects interest rates to remain unchanged this week but believes there may still be another rate hike in December. Walsh needs to explain why he is not taking action in October while also clarifying why December is still under consideration. Since taking office in May, Walsh has provided little forward guidance on the interest rate path. The press conference after the decision to hold rates steady in July caused market volatility due to overly brief wording, and subsequent hawkish remarks in August, along with the rate hike in September and signals of another hike this year, somewhat repaired communication. This week's decision is approaching the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, and Trump had previously criticized the rate hike in September.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a ceasefire has taken effect in Oleshki, and Russia has suspended its strikes on Kherson, Ukraine.

According to the official announcement from Foundation, regarding the recent phishing email incident, the team’s investigation found that their email system recorded over 23,000 phishing email sending attempts, of which 19,057 were sent via Mailgun, and another 1,503 were sent via Google Workspace.Due to some email accounts receiving multiple emails, and some sending attempts being unsuccessful or intercepted, it is currently not possible to confirm the actual number of affected individuals.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Mavericks vs. Heat" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Pelle Larsson: Assists O/U 3.5" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 22% an hour ago to the current 39.5% (a fluctuation of 17.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Jaylon Tyson: Points O/U 9.5" for the event "Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers" on the prediction market Polymarket has experienced a sharp fluctuation, dropping from 43% an hour ago to the current 23% (a fluctuation of 20%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Sony-supported Ethereum Layer 2 network Soneium plans to issue its native token $SONEIUM to connect entertainment creators, intellectual property holders, builders, fans, and investors. The plan was announced on October 26, 2026, with the core focus on tokenizing intellectual property, covering products such as royalty-backed assets, entertainment investments, and automated revenue sharing. The network is developed by Sony's blockchain division, Sony Block Solutions Labs.Soneium states that tokenizing intellectual property is used to represent the future economic value of creative works on-chain, allowing creators to raise funds from fans and investors and share commercial profits through automated revenue sharing. The related tokens can represent creators, studios, or individual works, taking the form of collectibles for fan activities or fungible tokens circulating within the intellectual property economy.The Soneium Portal is positioned as an entry point for the discovery, issuance, and investment of intellectual property, with royalties automatically paid through smart contracts. IP Vault aims to support royalty-backed assets and provide indirect participation in opportunities such as music catalog funds; IP Bonds will be supported by the entertainment business.The first projects focus on Asian pop culture, with partners including Super State Holdings and DayOneDream's WAVIST platform. The former starts with the character Moriusa, while the latter targets concert business royalties through WAVIST, involving artists such as BTOB and Lee Chae-yeon.The Soneium mainnet will go live on January 14, 2025, based on Optimism's OP Stack, with transaction fees paid in ETH, and the stablecoin USDSC has been used for settlement. It hosts over 250 applications, with approximately $9.38 million locked in the applications. Sony invested $13 million in early 2025 to infrastructure partner Startale Labs.

According to a report by Top Chinese Science and Technology Community, one of the core leaders of ByteDance's Seed AI research and development, Zhou Chang, submitted his resignation last week. Sources reveal that he will start his own venture, possibly related to embodied intelligence, and he has already been in contact with well-known funds, major corporate investors, and leading large model unicorns. People close to Zhou Chang, however, deny his resignation.Public information shows that Zhou Chang holds a bachelor's degree from Fudan University and a doctorate from Peking University. He previously served as the head of Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen large model before joining ByteDance, where he was responsible for Seed multimodal interaction, world modeling, and Seed Robotics. Reports indicate that members of his original Alibaba team have also recently submitted their resignations, and the two may start a venture together.