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According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is negotiating to acquire AI startup Decart for approximately $7 billion on October 12. Decart develops software that enables developers to switch AI workloads across different chips. The company raised $300 million in May, valuing it at around $4 billion. Negotiations remain ongoing with no final agreement reached yet. Anthropic previously explored a roughly $6 billion acquisition of Decart but abandoned the deal.

During a recent call with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that pursuing military action rather than seeking diplomatic solutions would further complicate the situation. Iran expressed willingness to help facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Houthi forces to achieve a political resolution.

According to Solana Compass data published on October 10, Solana activated 200-millisecond slots on mainnet-beta at epoch 1053 on October 9, halving the network's original 400ms target. The first completed epoch averaged 218.3ms per slot, exceeding the target by 18.3ms. Anza confirmed the activation at 14:42 UTC on October 9, ahead of its 15:00 UTC estimate. The upgrade concludes a four-stage reduction that began in August and was specified in SIMD-0525. The faster slot cadence reduces blockhash

According to Token Terminal, BNB Chain captured the largest share in seven of the ten most-traded tokenized stocks in Q3, with a total market cap of $933.3 million. This marks a significant rise from four stocks in July, demonstrating rapid growth in the tokenized asset space. The chain's market cap increased by $127 million during the quarter, notably outpacing Solana across major assets including MSTR, NVDA, and GOOGL.

According to @SolanaFloor, Solana captured 65% of tokenized equities trading volume yesterday (Oct 10). This represents an 85% increase compared to the combined share of all other chains.

According to Goldman Sachs' latest macro podcast, chief U.S. equity strategist Ben Schneider and TMT analyst Pete Callahan highlight a significant shift in AI investment focus. As capital expenditure momentum for 2027 becomes consensus, investors are questioning sustainability beyond that year, prompting a reallocation from semiconductor stocks toward inference economy and enterprise deployment tools including cybersecurity and data infrastructure. Callahan emphasized this is not a binary choice

According to Bitcoin News, the first Ledger Stax hardware wallet containing unauthorized hardware implants has been discovered. The modified device includes a Nordic nRF9151 4G/LTE cellular modem capable of transmitting stolen user seed phrases to attackers—a component that does not exist in legitimate Ledger devices. The modem is connected to a hidden antenna via cables routed across the battery inside the device's rear cover.

According to Token Terminal, BNB Chain surpassed Ethereum in tokenized stock market cap by September 30, holding a $280.1 million lead with a 30% market share in the category. The milestone was reached on July 21.

According to Axios, U.S. Middle East envoys Steve Witkovksky and Jared Kushner have postponed their planned trip to Moscow on October 12, pending clarification on whether Ukraine and European partners are prepared to reach consensus on a new unified proposal regarding Putin. During negotiations in Miami, a Ukrainian official claimed the envoys threatened to halt U.S. intelligence sharing if Ukraine continues to disregard Trump's demands. A U.S. official denied this account, stating the envoys re

According to Axios, on October 12, the White House confirmed that Trump's announcement of a Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" refers to a potential agreement. The White House official stated that if both sides cease attacking refineries, the next step could involve halting attacks on power plants and energy grids. A Ukrainian official noted that Ukraine has only one refinery, which has been repeatedly attacked by Russia and cannot fully operate, while Russia maintains a large refining network. T

According to Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia's energy minister signed three energy cooperation memoranda with Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt. The agreements cover collaboration in the energy sector among the four nations.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a call with U.S. President Donald Trump today, October 11, to discuss an immediate restart of energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, according to Starmer's statement.

According to XRP Ledger's official disclosure, the network fixed a critical bug on September 25 that existed since 2015 and could have allowed attackers to create spendable XRP outside the 100 billion token supply limit. The vulnerability, reported September 22 by researcher Cayden Liao and Veria AI, involved an integer overflow in the payment engine that could result in newly created XRP being distributed across multiple accounts. The fix was released in xrpld version 3.4.1, with over 80% of va

According to ChainCatcher, the European Union is reviewing MiCA regulations, with consultations involving proposed requirements for non-custodial Bitcoin wallet developers to obtain certification before providing software to the public. The European Securities and Markets Authority stated that open-source development, self-custody, automated smart contracts, and permissionless infrastructure should not be automatically classified as regulated intermediaries. The EU Commission will evaluate feedb

According to Fox News, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on October 11 that the U.S. expects no military engagement against Iran before the midterm elections on November 3. Bessent projected that if economic sanctions continue for 2-4 months, Iran will eventually capitulate. He added that the U.S. has destroyed 85-90% of Iran's missile and drone production capacity, and that Iran currently has no oil reserves at sea with negative cash flow.

According to ChainCatcher, Moscow Exchange, Russia's largest securities exchange, plans to launch regulated cryptocurrency trading on December 1. The exchange's securities market managing director Boris Blokhin stated that pilot testing with professional participants began one week ago. The exchange's existing license already covers cryptocurrency trading services, requiring no additional permits. Unqualified investors face trading restrictions; permitted assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and US

According to Route2FI, token launches in the crypto market have dramatically declined from 3-5 major projects weekly to virtually none in recent years. The observation was shared via their official social media account. This shift in market dynamics may redirect trader focus toward established tokens with proven utility over speculative new launches.

According to Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Reza'i, the United States' response to Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was insufficient on October 11. Reza'i stated that Iran had presented seven conditions to the U.S., and would not open the strait or engage in negotiations until these conditions were met. He added that while the U.S. had accepted some conditions, it remained unclear on others.

According to Iran's deputy foreign minister, Iran is currently in a state of war and all commercial vessels must coordinate with Iranian authorities before transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian government is working to register an agreement with Oman on transit routes through the strait with the International Maritime Organization. Even if the agreement is registered with the IMO, opening the strait depends on the United States fulfilling its prior commitments.

According to Ledger, on October 11, the company confirmed that one device sold through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained an unauthorized hardware implant, escalating the investigation beyond previously suspected tampering. Researchers estimate crypto losses linked to the compromised devices at $72 million to $90 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron. Ledger advised customers who purchased from CryptoBilis within the past 90 days to either avoid initializing unused devices or mig