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According to Qwen AI Platform, Qwen-Image-2.1Pro and Turbo API launched today on the platform. Developers can now integrate image generation and editing capabilities into applications via API without deploying models or managing inference environments. Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo model weights are also now open source.

According to Lookonchain monitoring data on October 11, six wallets are holding a total of 11.7 million LUMIA tokens with 3x leverage, worth approximately $1.9 million. The combined unrealized profit stands at around $949,000, with the highest return exceeding 160%.

According to the Australian government, on October 11 the country issued a travel advisory warning citizens to avoid King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The advisory also reminded travelers planning to visit the kingdom to remain alert to the local security situation.

According to Jiji Press and TBS, Japan's police arrested six people on suspicion of laundering approximately $580,000 in cryptocurrency for fraud rings during February and March 2024. The suspects processed around 91 million yen in fraudulent funds affecting roughly 30 victims by funneling money through company bank accounts into Bitcoin, converting to USDT via overseas channels, and redirecting proceeds to criminal networks.

On October 10, SpaceX's official account formerly known as SpaceXAI has been renamed to 'SpaceX Super Intelligence' (@SpaceXSI), according to a screenshot shared by Elon Musk on social media.

According to ChainCatcher, digital asset custody company Evernorth Holdings completed its merger with blank-check company Armada Acquisition Corp. II on October 11. Common stock is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under ticker XRPN on October 12, with the closing bell scheduled for October 14. The company holds approximately 473 million XRP tokens and raised approximately $300 million in gross cash proceeds before transaction fees. Investors include Arrington Capital, SBI Group, Ripple, Pante

Cerebras Systems priced its IPO at $185 per share on May 13, 2026, raising $5.55 billion and giving the company a $56.43 billion fully diluted valuation. The AI chip designer's stock opened on Nasdaq under ticker CBRS at $350, a 68% gain on its first trading day, but subsequently lost all first-day gains and more. By early October 2026, shares traded around $165, approximately $20 below the offer price. The decline coincided with the expiration of the company's lockup period on October 1, 2026,

According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, on October 10, 2026, he called for a new "trust architecture" for frontier AI systems centered on an "emergency brake" that would allow authorized personnel to pause or shut down AI models mid-operation. The framework includes three components: an emergency halt mechanism for agentic systems, tamper-proof human-readable logs of AI activities, and independent third-party audits of AI deployments. Microsoft President Brad Smith publicly backed the emergenc

According to reports, the U.S. government's Bitcoin holdings declined by $16 billion from their October 2025 peak of approximately $40.7 billion to around $26-28 billion as of early October 2026, despite the agency not selling any assets. The drawdown was driven entirely by Bitcoin's price decline from roughly $124,000 to $82,000-$83,000 over the period. White House crypto advisor David Sacks highlighted a separate opportunity cost: the government's past sales of seized Bitcoin generated approxi

According to The Defiant, Papertrade, a synthetic perpetuals exchange on HyperEVM, is facing an oracle manipulation allegation following its October 10, 2026 launch. The allegation remains unconfirmed. The platform launched with over $137M in pre-deposits across 11,000+ addresses and generated $14.4B in notional volume within the first 10 minutes of trading. Its core liquidity pool held approximately $3.15M shortly after launch. Papertrade uses Hyperliquid's BBO mid-price as its sole oracle sour

According to Crypto Briefing, US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded outflows of $542.1 million during the trading week ending October 9, 2026, marking the biggest weekly exodus in more than eight months. BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) accounted for approximately $477 million, or 88% of all redemptions, with Grayscale's ETHE recording $31.9 million in withdrawals. The outflows coincided with Ether slipping to $2,491 on October 10, down 7% over the prior week and falling below both its 50-day

According to Crypto Briefing, Filecoin's six-year token vesting schedule for Protocol Labs and Filecoin Foundation ends on October 15, 2026, reducing annual new FIL supply from approximately 89 million to 21 million tokens—a cut of roughly 75%. Protocol Labs received 300 million FIL and the Filecoin Foundation received 100 million FIL when the network launched in October 2020, with both allocations vesting in equal increments over six years. After the vesting period ends, all new supply will com

According to Foresight News, Franklin Templeton met with the SEC's cryptocurrency working group on October 9 to discuss how investors can swap on-chain fund shares for tokenized U.S. stocks on blockchain trading platforms, whether liquidity providers can charge fees, and how Investment Company Act pricing rules apply to tokenized assets. The discussion also covered tokenized ETFs and stocks as trading pairs with compliant stablecoins, and whether liquidity pools require investment company exempt

According to ChainCatcher, hardware wallet maker COLDCARD reported that its official X account was compromised and posted a fraudulent security notice directing users to a phishing website disguised as a wallet migration guide. The post has been deleted. The company stated that no unauthorized login, session, or access records were detected on its own systems, and credentials and offline two-factor authentication remain secure. This suggests the attacker may have obtained X platform-level or adm

According to BlockBeats, on October 11, funding rates across major cryptocurrency exchanges and decentralized trading platforms remained negative, indicating a bearish market sentiment amid ongoing Bitcoin price fluctuations. The data was sourced from Coinglass.

According to CNBC, on Friday (Oct 9), the semiconductor options market saw an unusual surge in put buying activity. The Semiconductor ETF (SMH) recorded 180,000 shares of put options sold versus only 50,000 call options, with total put premiums reaching $46 million. Nvidia saw the largest single trade: a $21 million purchase of 100,000 put options expiring January 15, 2027 with a $180 strike price, implying a bet on at least a 22% stock decline. Micron registered $270 million in put option premi

According to ChainCatcher, Nvidia-backed Australian AI data center operator Firmus withdrew its planned $5 billion IPO on October 11, citing market volatility and conditions. The company said the proposed pricing terms failed to adequately reflect its business strength and long-term growth prospects, and continuing with the offering would not serve shareholders' best interests. Firmus plans to shift focus to private market financing. The company had previously raised $2 billion in August 2026, b

According to Nikkei Asia, chip design software leader Synopsys is seeking cooperation with Chinese large language model developers to help Chinese companies develop chips faster using AI-enabled versions of its tools, operating within Washington's export control limits on AI and semiconductors. The company expects fiscal 2027 revenue of $11.15 billion, with partnerships with OpenAI and Amazon driving its AI business growth.

According to Smart Finance, JPMorgan Asset Management plans to double its European assets under management to $2 trillion within five years, the company announced on October 11. The division currently manages $1 trillion in European assets, having doubled its portfolio over the past nine years from $500 billion. The expansion strategy will focus on three pillars: active exchange-traded funds, alternative assets, and partnerships with leading wealth management firms, according to Patrick Thomson,

According to Saudi Energy Ministry, the 25th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) will begin in Riyadh on Sunday. The event is one of the world's largest and most influential oil and gas industry gatherings, bringing together energy leaders, policymakers, and industry experts from around the globe.