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According to Financial Times on October 30, OpenAI reduced its latest fundraising target to $20 billion from the initially planned $30 billion, and lowered its valuation to $1.25 trillion from $1.4 trillion. The company had set Friday as the deadline for investor commitments.
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According to Kintsu, the project's domain registrar was compromised through DNS hijacking on October 31 at 00:00 UTC, redirecting users to a malicious website. Users who connected their wallets or signed transactions since that time are advised to immediately revoke all approvals and transfer

According to ZetaChain, Solana recently launched Alpenglow, an upgrade designed to improve transaction speeds through integrations with JupiterExchange and Collector_Crypt. The upgrade aims to streamline blockchain operations and provide users with faster transaction

According to Farside data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $643.2 million yesterday (October 30), ending a streak of four consecutive trading days of net inflows.

According to Ai 姨, an on-chain analyst monitoring the address, a trader closed a 25x leveraged ETH short position yesterday (October 30) at 18:33 UTC after five days, profiting $692K. The address had opened the short at an average price of $2,311.92 holding 9,700 ETH (approximately $22.46

According to Lookonchain data monitored by Foresight News, two addresses sold approximately 1.21 million HYPE tokens in recent hours, realizing combined profits exceeding $26.5 million. One address (0x2685) sold 912,383 HYPE tokens six hours ago, valued at approximately $82.09 million, after acquiring them one month prior for a gain exceeding $10 million. The other address (0x648F) sold 296,705 HYPE tokens eight hours ago, valued at approximately $26.72 million, following a purchase made 11 mont

According to Foresight News, privacy blockchain Iron Fish announced it will halt all remaining support for the Iron Fish network and close its code repositories following the discovery of a critical inflation vulnerability.
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According to BlockBeats, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an article today (October 31) titled "Digital Minimalism," proposing that users should consciously reduce reliance on social media, mobile internet, and web interfaces to reclaim control over their digital lives. Vitalik shared three practices: using Firefly to simultaneously manage X, Bluesky, Farcaster, and Lens instead of X directly to avoid algorithmic interference; keeping his phone in airplane mode for 100 consecutive d

According to Wall Street Journal on October 30, U.S. small-cap stocks are positioned for a turnaround as three factors converge: the traditional stock market season from November through April, the conclusion of midterm election uncertainty, and small-cap stocks' historical outperformance during cap

According to TechCrunch, on October 30, Salesforce agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, a U.S. defense-tech startup that develops AI software for military logistics, for $375 million in cash and stock. The acquisition deepens Salesforce's defense footprint through its Missionforce unit and adds Rune's software for planning, executing, and sustaining military operations. Founded in 2024, Rune has raised $30 million and secured a $4.1 million contract with the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division, plu

According to ChainCatcher, AI inference startup Baseten announced a $2 billion new funding round at a valuation of up to $300 billion, with existing investor Sands Capital expected to lead the round. Founded in 2019, Baseten provides AI model deployment and inference platforms for enterprises.

According to TechCrunch, Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant startup, announced yesterday (October 30) that it will shut down on November 6. Co-founder and CEO Bill Lennon said on X that competition from rivals including Muse and Instinct made it harder for Ollie to stand out, grow, and raise capital. The company had raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures in September. Customers will receive instructions on exporting their data and getting refunds.

According to CCTV, the 2026 World Top Scientists Forum opened today (October 31) at Shanghai Lingang Center. The forum convened 32 winners of international prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Wolf Prize, and Fields Medal, alongside 23 members of China's national academies, 140 senior scientists, and 78 young scientists.

According to Senator Cynthia Lummis, the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act would have provided better legal tools to address the Binance theft by designating Binance as a covered digital asset service provider. The act already passed the House, but failed a Senate procedural vote 49-50 on

According to CCTV News, protests near Poland's Constitutional Court turned violent on October 30 evening, with clashes between demonstrators and police leaving multiple people injured. Three protesters who entered the court premises were detained by authorities. President Nawrocki interrupted his st