Odaily reports that cloud application deployment platform Railway has issued a security notice stating that on October 21 it detected abnormal activity in the system that stores customer environment variables. A preliminary investigation shows that unauthorized third parties may have accessed some encrypted environment variables and obtained the decrypted contents of some of them, involving sensitive information such as API keys, database credentials, and private image registry credentials.
Railway stated that the incident may be related to a recent series of attacks targeting platform companies, with the attackers suspected of attempting to breach an AI inference service provider. The platform has notified relevant upstream service providers to proactively revoke keys.
At present, preliminary analysis indicates that the scope of impact may be limited to some users, but Railway still recommends that all users immediately rotate the environment variables, API keys, and private image registry credentials stored on the platform, and check relevant service logs for abnormal activity.
Railway has suspended all deployments, and new version releases are temporarily unavailable. The platform said it will directly notify affected customers by email after confirming the affected accounts and will continue to disclose investigation progress.
Odaily: According to market sources, SpaceX and Tesla are seeking to advance a merger transaction, aiming to complete it in the first half of 2027. The plan is intended to finalize the integration before the end of U.S. President Trump's term.
Odaily reports: According to CME "FedWatch" data, the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in October is 83.9%, and the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point rate hike is 16.1%.
Regarding interest rate expectations for December, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 9.9%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point rate hike is 76.0%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point rate hike is 14.2%.
Odaily: Aerodrome and Velodrome have announced a merger to launch onchain spot exchange Aero. Aero is live on Ethereum mainnet, Base, Robinhood Chain, Ink, OP Mainnet, Arc, and Arbitrum, with the seven networks covered collectively handling approximately $120 billion in monthly DEX trading volume. Following the merger, the AERO and VELO tokens will migrate to a new AERO token, while veAERO and veVELO will be converted to sAERO. Aero is developed by Dromos Labs, and its founder and CEO Alex Cutler stated that 100% of platform revenue will be distributed to AERO stakers.
Odaily: US President Trump has stated that the United States will not bomb Iran before the midterm elections, but the US side is withdrawing some non-emergency personnel from Saudi Arabia, reducing forces at some Middle East bases, and deploying additional aircraft carriers and amphibious forces. The Israeli military reportedly sent dozens of fighter jets close to the Iranian border earlier this week before turning back, and its target list is also being updated. The US State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees and family members in Saudi Arabia only, citing attacks on Saudi civilian targets by Iran-backed Houthi forces. Separately, reports said the US military has quietly reduced its forces in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait and other locations in recent days. The Wall Street Journal reported that the US is deploying another aircraft carrier to the Middle East, with a third carrier strike group heading over from the Pacific direction, along with an amphibious assault ship carrying Marines. If the additional forces arrive and existing ships are not rotated out, the total number of US warships in the region is expected to exceed 24 (currently about 20). Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly continues to advocate resuming large-scale strikes on Iran. Israel's Channel 12, citing US sources, reported that earlier this week dozens of Israeli fighter jets and refueling aircraft flew over Syria and Iraq toward the Iranian border, with flight routes highly similar to those used for attacks on Iran, before turning back before entering Iranian airspace; Israel described the flights as exercises and deterrence. Meanwhile, Pakistan, Qatar and others are stepping up mediation, but the US side demands talks on the nuclear program while Iran wants to first discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and the negotiations still have no breakthrough.
Odaily reports: A senior OpenAI official stated in a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom that the company supports requiring AI companies to implement shutdown mechanisms for their models, undergo mandatory annual independent audits, and adopt stricter cybersecurity measures. The letter, dated Tuesday, was signed by Chan Park, OpenAI's head of policy and partnerships for the United States and Canada. The letter states that OpenAI "recommends strengthening SB53," the existing AI transparency law passed by California in 2025, which currently requires frontier AI companies to publish safety frameworks and transparency reports and to report major safety incidents. Additionally, OpenAI supports regulations requiring companies' "safety frameworks to explicitly cover the capability of frontier models to autonomously conduct AI research and development." (The Information)
Odaily: According to an investor call, decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Lighter plans to apply for relevant US regulatory licenses in November and stated that once approved, it will integrate into the services Robinhood provides to US users.
Odaily reports: From 06:09 to 06:11 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted a total of 750 million USDC on the Solana network across 3 transactions, each for 250 million, with a value of approximately $750 million.
Odaily reports that Yuga Labs has announced the launch of Mudwater trading card NFTs on the Solana network. According to the official rules, each Bored Ape holder is eligible to receive 10 card packs, and each Mutant Ape holder is eligible to receive 2 card packs. Mudwater card pack trading volume has reached 78.3 ETH.
Odaily reports: Vantage Bank and Rio Bank, through the Participate loan servicing platform, used Hazel Network tokenized deposits to complete principal and interest payments for loan participants. Participate stated that after Vantage submitted the payment, the platform completed the allocation of principal and interest, and the tokenized deposits reached the receiving institution's digital wallet in less than 3 minutes. Loan balances and payment notifications were automatically updated in sync, connecting with the traditional process that relies on wire transfers, spreadsheets, and email notifications. The payment, announced on October 19, is the first implementation following the two banks' collaboration in April of this year. Custodia CEO Caitlin Long confirmed that the transaction occurred on the Ethereum mainnet. Hazel was jointly developed by Vantage Bank and Custodia: Participate is a company under BankLabs, providing loan workflows and payment instructions; Vantage provides banking services and reserves; Custodia handles wallets, blockchain operations, compliance, and reconciliation monitoring. According to the Hazel whitepaper, the settlement model includes both on-chain records and traditional bank ledger records, only approved participants can transact, and customer identity and account information remain off-chain. Participate plans to offer tokenized deposits and Fedwire payment automation services to 750 banks for loan participations and syndicated payments.
Odaily Report: As JPMorgan launched its token JPMD on Ethereum, 13 counterfeit tokens with the same name appeared on the market. JPMorgan's official documentation warns that same-name tokens at other addresses are unrelated to the bank. JPMorgan's genuine Ethereum token currently shows zero supply and zero holders.
Odaily reports: Decentralized trading and lending platform Dolomite has announced that, through Concrete's BTCcx infrastructure, it has integrated $100 million in Bitcoin-backed collateral into its on-chain lending market and has enabled borrowing functionality based on this collateral. BTCcx is an on-chain token issued and managed by Concrete, representing underlying Bitcoin held in qualified custody by BitGo, deployed on the Ethereum network. Concrete is responsible for the issuance and full lifecycle management of BTCcx and provides it as collateral to Dolomite's actively managed borrowing positions, allowing borrowing to be completed without the need to sell or move the underlying Bitcoin out of custody in advance. Following WLFIcx, this deployment expands the collaboration between Concrete and Dolomite from WLFI to Bitcoin and brings Bitcoin assets into Dolomite's lending market through the AssetCX architecture.
Odaily report: On October 21, the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) criticized the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its final rules implementing the GENIUS Act, arguing that restrictions on stablecoin rewards are insufficient and could divert traditional bank deposits and weaken community lending capacity.
The ICBA stated that its economic analysis shows that if payment stablecoins become widely adopted, community bank lending could shrink by at least $850 billion in the future. This figure is a scenario projection put forward by the association, not an realized outcome.
The ABA said the OCC removed proposed safeguards for indirect yield arrangements involving stablecoins, which involve affiliates, exchanges, and other distribution partners. The OCC's final rules cover stablecoin reserves, redemption, custody, and risk management standards. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports that Coinbase announced on X that it has launched perpetual futures trading functionality for AI agents, calling it "AiFi²".
Odaily: Coinbase posted on X platform that its Midterm Election Dashboard is now live, available only within the Coinbase app in the United States, excluding Michigan and Nevada. The related futures and swaps products are offered by Coinbase Financial Markets, a member of the CFTC and NFA; trading may result in total loss, the related content does not constitute investment advice, and payouts depend on the specific event.
Odaily: Bitcoin News posted on X that BTCPay Server has updated its optional WooCommerce/WordPress deployment through its Docker installer in response to a recently disclosed severe PHP vulnerability. Users running WooCommerce through BTCPay Server should update immediately by simply clicking "Update" within BTCPay Server.
