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The Pi Network core team announced through its official X account on October 18 that it will hold the first Pi Ecosystem Summit from November 17 to 19. The three-day online event will focus on developer platform updates, tool demonstrations, application showcases, and direct discussions between developers and the core team. Details of a new upcoming hackathon will also be announced during the event, while the prize amount and competition rules have not yet been disclosed. Five Key Agenda Items f

The Qubic blockchain announced on October 18 that it had frozen the mainnet. Attackers exploited a vulnerability in JavaScript’s Math.random() function, which uses ordinary pseudorandom numbers rather than a cryptographically secure random source when generating wallet seeds, stealing approximately $1.4 million from more than 1,400 accounts. Of the stolen funds, 87.1% remains frozen on-chain, while the remaining 12.9% was transferred to an exchange and frozen within approximately one hour. Root

According to Reuters, Anthropic posted a loss of $42 billion in 2025, while its operating loss grew from slightly under $3 billion in 2024 to slightly over $8 billion in 2025. Anthropic plans to go public at an expected valuation of $2 trillion, possibly as early as November, and plans to release updated financial data to institutional investors next week. Anthropic’s S-1 Leaked: $42 Billion Loss in 2025, Operating Loss Grows to $8 Billion According to Reuters, Anthropic’s IPO prospectus (S-1) w

Independent AI safety research organization Swarmchasers released a report stating that between September 28 and October 8, it monitored more than 2,600 instances in which AI agents running on Tencent Cloud infrastructure attempted to obtain information from Amap, which is owned by Alibaba. Tencent stated through the “Tencent Hunyuan” X account that the activity occurred during the evaluation of third-party AI models and was not caused by the Hunyuan model. Swarmchasers Research Report: More Tha

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claimed on the 17th (local time) that a supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of crude oil collided with a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire, and stated that another supertanker carrying a similar cargo hit a mine in the

Commerzbank forecasts that international crude oil prices will decline to $85 per barrel by year-end despite Middle East crude exports recovering to pre-war levels. Dr. Vincent Stamer, researcher at Commerzbank Research, stated in a report released on the 16th (local time) that while tanker

PancakeSwap is experiencing a surge in trading activity for tokenized stocks, with notable increases in pairs including TSLAB-USDT and NVDAB-USDT. The decentralized exchange platform highlighted this uptick in a recent tweet, noting growing community engagement in tokenized stock trading. PancakeSwa

Security researcher Tayvano pointed out that the $250,000 bounty paid by the XRP Ledger for the infinite-minting vulnerability disclosed this month was the same as the compensation for a remote code execution vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser, sparking discussion over whether XRPL’s bug bounty standards are sufficient. The proposed XRPL lending-related amendments currently have only 19 to 21 votes each, all below the 29-vote threshold, and none has an activation date. Tayvano Points Out

Moderna and Merck will present Phase 3 melanoma findings on Saturday for their personalized cancer treatment combined with Keytruda, as biotech companies deliver clinical updates across kidney cancer, neurological diseases, and Huntington's disease during a busy week of medical conferences. Arcus

Choi Ji-wook, Director at State Street Markets, predicted the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee will freeze the benchmark interest rate at its October 22 meeting. In an interview on October 19, Choi stated the central bank is likely to assess the impact of the cumulative 50 basis point rate

Ledger officially stated that some devices sold by its authorized Southeast Asian distributor, CryptoBilis, were maliciously implanted with microcontrollers during the distribution process. Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès posted on X that the incident reinforced his long-standing core argument: the principle of “don’t trust, verify” should not be limited to open-source software and cryptography, but must also extend to physical devices that custody Private Keys. CryptoBilis Device Implant Attac

Hangzhou-based industrial automation and AI company SUPCON Technology signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba on Oct. 16 to deploy the enterprise AI agent product QwenWork across the full marketing chain, covering the entire process from market lead collection to final payment collection. After deployment, the time required to generate SUPCON’s sales solution proposals was shortened from more than 5 days to approximately 1 day, representing an efficiency increase of approximately 5

A newly created Ethereum wallet opened a $33.5 million short position on 13,826 ETH 10 hours ago, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. The wallet used 25x leverage and faced partial liquidation as Ethereum's price rebounded. The wallet now holds a short position on 8,849 ETH

TRON founder Justin Sun revealed in a recent interview that he reduced approximately 80% to 90% of his ETH holdings when Ether was trading at around $3,600 to $4,000, with some of the funds redirected to U.S. stocks. Sun also said that his view of Bitcoin has become more bearish than in the past. Regarding AI-related stocks, he believes that hardware companies such as chip and memory manufacturers receiving valuations similar to those of software companies face risks, and his short- to medium-te

Wall Street analysts maintain optimism about the AI industry's long-term growth prospects despite recent sharp declines in AI-related stocks triggered by funding concerns. Last week, AI infrastructure companies CoreWeave and Nebius saw their stocks plunge over 25%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq

Emerging market bond yields have remained relatively stable as US Treasury yields surge, narrowing the spread between the two in a pattern that diverges from past financial crises. On Oct 16, the spread between Indonesia's 10-year government bond yield (7.1690%) and the US 10-year Treasury yield (5.

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), testified on October 19 at a National Assembly Policy Committee audit that single-stock leveraged products on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix partially contributed to increased stock market volatility. Lee made the

Bank of America stated that high utilization rates of artificial intelligence infrastructure support the resilience of AI-related stock trading, despite concerns over debt burdens at neocloud companies like CoreWeave. The bank cited nearly 100% utilization rates for deployed AI infrastructure and

Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly showcased the flying Tesla Roadster on October 16 at SpaceX’s test facility in McGregor, Texas. During the demonstration, a fan-based suction system flipped the car upside down, and SpaceX thrusters completed the maneuver before landing. Musk said the demonstration proves that flying cars will indeed exist in the future. However, he also acknowledged doubts about whether the vehicle is legal in every jurisdiction. Flying Sports Car Technical Details: 250 kg of Air Ta