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U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with technology shares strengthening, Dell surging, and oil prices stabilizing. U.S. Treasury yields approached 5%, and global stock markets may face a 5%-8% correction. Trump said the strikes on Iran would end soon and that the Strait of Hormuz would be renamed the Trump Strait. The former British prime minister warned that failure to control debt would force emergency spending cuts. The Beige Book said the U.S. economy grew moderately, with AI and data centers serving as key supports. Tron’s USDT supply surpassed Ethereum’s for the first time. Broadcom’s Q3 results exceeded expectations, and its AI revenue guidance was raised. Robinhood Chain generated $3.75 million in daily fees, exceeding the combined total of Solana, ETH, and Base.

ME News, October 22 (UTC+8): As JPMorgan launched its JPMD token on Ethereum, 13 counterfeit tokens with the same name appeared on the market. JPMorgan’s official documentation warns that tokens with the same name at other addresses are not affiliated with the bank. The bank’s genuine Ethereum token currently shows zero supply and zero holders. (Source: ChainCatcher)

The ABA and ICBA criticized the OCC’s implementation of the GENIUS Act final rule, saying its restrictions on stablecoin rewards are inadequate and could divert deposits, weakening community banks’ ability to lend. If stablecoins are widely adopted, community bank lending could fall by about $850 billion. The ABA also said the OCC removed proposed safeguards for indirect stablecoin yield arrangements, and that the final rule covers only standards for stablecoin reserves, redemptions, custody, and risk management. Source: ODAILY

On October 22 (UTC+8), Bitcoin News said on X that BTCPay Server had updated its optional WooCommerce/WordPress deployment via the Docker installer in response to a recently disclosed critical PHP vulnerability. Users running WooCommerce with BTCPay Server should update immediately by clicking Update directly within BTCPay Server. (Source: ODAILY)

The Cardano Foundation has urged the EU not to establish new, standalone regulatory rules for DeFi and staking. It advocates regulating based on the substance and risks of activities, distinguishing between staking in which users participate directly and services provided by intermediaries, and clearly delineating these rules from MiCA and existing financial laws to avoid uncertainty caused by overlap and inconsistent interpretation. It has also written to the U.S. SEC to push for digital commodities to be classified as non-securities.

The UK FCA has launched two consultations: one on guidance for DeFi businesses regarding anti-money laundering and financial crime rules, and another on regulatory arrangements for exemptions for certain cryptoassets. The FCA said the DeFi guidance clarifies existing rules rather than introducing new policies, and it is also seeking views on regulatory exemptions. The UK Cryptoasset Business Council said clear and proportionate regulatory boundaries should be established to promote responsible domestic innovation. From September 30, businesses that meet the requirements of the new regulatory regime can apply and must complete compliance by February 28, 2027. The regime covers stablecoin holdings and reserve assets and is expected to take effect from October 2027.

The FCA published CP26/36, “Guidance on the Regulatory Perimeter for Cryptoassets,” stating that the degree of decentralization does not determine whether authorization is required, and that automation is simply a means of execution, not a regulated activity. “True DeFi” is not a statutory concept, and decentralization exists on a spectrum. The FCA also issued GC26/7, guiding regulated firms to strengthen DeFi risk management, with a focus on operational resilience and financial crime. The consultation is open until 11/18, with final rules expected in January 2027. New cryptoasset activities are expected to come under regulation from 2027/10/25, and authorization applications must be completed by 2027/2/28.

ME News reports that on October 22 (UTC+8), the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed in principle to resume trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States around November 10, possibly in Abu Dhabi. Putin and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held a three-hour meeting in St. Petersburg to discuss proposals for ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Source: ChainCatcher)

Bank of England Governor Bailey said it was right to defend Fed Chair Powell against personal attacks by Trump, and that he would do so again. He and other central bank governors spoke out because the president was targeting Powell personally rather than his policies. Bailey called Powell a friend, said he was willing to support his independence, and expressed concern that attacks on central bank officials could have global repercussions.

U.S. stocks consolidate higher: Dow +0.22%, S&P 500 +0.43%, Nasdaq +1.00%. Among individual stocks, NVIDIA +1.71%, Apple +1.56%, SpaceX +9.97%, Tesla +3.49%, Meta +2.49%, Palantir +3.52%, Dell Technologies-C +4.41%. Source: ODAILY

ME News reports, October 21 (UTC+8): According to CoinMarketCap market data, ETH is currently trading at $2,514.8, up 3.0% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

Trump will deliver remarks on the White House’s efforts to combat cybercrime, focusing on overseas crypto scams and shutting down fraudulent investment websites. DHS, the FBI, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Justice will attend. In 2025, complaints about online scams exceeded one million, with crypto-related losses accounting for more than half of the total. Overall losses were about $1.1366 billion, including about $720 million from investment scams. Many scams originated from organized crime groups in Southeast Asia, and people over 60 suffered the greatest losses. Crypto ATM scams caused $38.9 million in losses, while follow-up scams caused $140 million in losses. The FBI notified 3,780 victims and expects to recover $225.8 million.

Tencent Cloud Security Center has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in PHP, CVE-2026-109618/109619, code-named php2shell. Attackers can trigger memory corruption with specially crafted multipart POST requests to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution and take complete control of a server. Affected users should immediately check their systems and update them with the fix to prevent external attacks.

ME News, October 21 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, ETH has broken above $2500 and is currently trading at $2506.49, up 2.7% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News reported on October 21 that Kalshi and BitGo had reached a tri-party collateral management arrangement, allowing Kalshi Prime customers to use digital assets held at BitGo Bank & Trust as collateral to borrow funds and margin futures positions on the Kalshi exchange. The loans are provided by Kalshi Katalyst, a subsidiary of Kalshi Prime. Eligible collateral includes BTC, ETH, and stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act, with more custodians to be added in the future. This year, Kalshi has launched perpetual contracts for gold, silver, and cryptocurrencies, and has also applied to launch perpetual products tied to oil and U.S. stocks.

The GMX governance forum proposal GMLabs-003 is scheduled to take effect on October 28, with two changes: first, after buying back GT on Solana, all remaining revenue will be used to buy back GMX, and the GMX purchased will be added to the staking rewards pool; second, a 180-day unstaking lockup will be introduced for new and existing GMX and esGMX stakes on Arbitrum and Avalanche. After submitting an unstaking request, users must wait 180 days before withdrawing. Time staked before the request will not count toward the lockup period, and pending requests can be canceled. The implementation date is subject to technical readiness.

Two severe vulnerabilities in widely used PHP forced government websites across Europe and many other regions offline, with some sites taken down as a precaution. The PHP team said it had fixed the flaws and released a new version, while hackers are attempting to exploit them to break into systems. PHP is the most widely used programming language, used by around 75% of websites, and around 43% of sites are powered by WordPress. The incident caused widespread outages across multiple European countries.

Galaxy Research Head of Research Alex Thorn noted that Bitcoin returns in the second half of October were driven mainly by the Asian trading session, while the European trading session weighed on overall performance. Since October 1, cumulative returns were 3.9% during the Asian session, 1.1% during the U.S. session, and -5.5% during the European session, while the buy-and-hold return for the full day was -0.7% (Source: ChainCatcher).

ME News reports that on October 21 (UTC+8), according to CoinMarketCap market data, BTC broke above $84,000 and is currently trading at $84,054, up 1.7% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News, October 21 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP is currently trading at $1.3624, up 3.0% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News reports that on October 21 (UTC+8), the Polkadot Community Foundation issued a security alert on the Polkadot forum, stating that browser extension versions 3.0.1, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, and 3.0.5 of the third-party wallet Fearless Wallet contain malicious code. When users unlock their wallets, their private keys are sent to a server controlled by attackers. The code was added to the extension’s public source code on February 19, 2025, as part of a major code change called “TON ecosystem.” It activated intermittently between February 2025 and October 10, 2026, and could be re-enabled at any time. The Chrome version has been confirmed as affected, and the delisted Firefox