Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Russia will require individuals to conduct P2P digital asset transactions through licensed brokers or registered exchanges starting July 1, 2027, and will restrict transfers from regulated digital asset accounts to personal non-custodial wallets. Non-qualified investors must pass a knowledge test, and their annual digital asset purchases through each intermediary must not exceed 300,000 rubles. The use of Bitcoin and other digital assets to pay for goods and services within Russia remains prohibited.

Odaily reports: According to MSX.COM data, at the U.S. stock market open, the Dow rose 0.15%, the S&P 500 rose 0.26%, the Nasdaq rose 0.61%, and the VIX fear index fell 1.96%. AI concept stocks rose broadly, with Super Micro Computer up 11.5%, Dell up 8.2%, Arista Networks up 3.89%, Marvell up 3.68%, and Astera Labs up 3.63%.

It is reported that MSX is a leading RWA trading platform and has cumulatively listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering popular U.S. stocks and ETF token underlying assets such as NVIDIA, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.

Odaily reports: According to the latest Gate data, the price of gold has risen to $4,136.48 per ounce, up 0.26% intraday. The price of silver has risen to $57.621 per ounce, up 0.36% intraday.

In forex, the U.S. dollar fell 0% against the offshore Chinese yuan (USD/CNH) intraday, with the current exchange rate at 6.67416. The U.S. dollar fell 0.12% against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) intraday, with the current exchange rate at 157.977.

In global stock indices, the Europe 50 Index (EUSTX50) rose 1.03% intraday to 6,207.06 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index (UK100) rose 0.28% intraday to 10,764.9 points; the German DAX40 Index (GER40) rose 0.97% intraday to 25,659.3 points.

In commodities, WTI crude oil fell 0.96% intraday to $98.4 per barrel. Brent crude oil fell 0.88% intraday to $109.69 per barrel.

Gate supports users in directly trading traditional financial market products within the platform, offering one-stop coverage of multiple asset classes including precious metals, forex, global stock contracts for difference (CFDs), major indices, and commodities, achieving deep integration of crypto assets and traditional financial assets. Gate TradFi-related features have been fully integrated into the Gate App and Web端, allowing users to conveniently participate in global asset price trading without switching platforms, unlock more strategies and opportunities beyond the crypto market, and continuously enhance the diversified asset allocation experience.

Odaily: Bastion Trading, a major shareholder holding approximately 9.99% of SkyAI (Nasdaq: SKYA), has issued a statement demanding that Executive Chairman Paul K. Danner III and several directors publicly explain the decision-making process behind the liquidation of the company's entire SOL reserve and the approval of the cash tender offer, and calling for a higher offer price and stronger disclosure of conflicts of interest. Bastion Trading noted that SkyAI launched its tender offer on October 16, 2026, but failed to adequately address its previously raised corporate governance concerns; just one month earlier, the company had still stated that it held more than 2 million SOL and reaffirmed its Solana digital asset treasury (DAT) strategy.

Bastion Trading demands that the tender offer price be raised from $3 per share to at least $3.5 per share, and that the maximum acquisition ratio of pre-funded warrants be increased from 95% to 100%; it also requires that strategic advisor warrants be excluded from the scope of the offer, that the securities and potential gains held by directors, officers, and related parties be disclosed, and that information including the SOL sale transactions, the company's balance sheet, and the basis for the tender offer pricing be published. The firm also stated that if directors cannot demonstrate that they fulfilled their independent oversight duties, they should resign voluntarily; otherwise, a special shareholders' meeting should be convened to let shareholders decide the composition of the board. The above content represents demands unilaterally raised by Bastion Trading, and the relevant response from SkyAI's board has not been reflected in the provided materials. (Globenewswire)

Odaily reports: The latest release trailer for the game Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) briefly featured "Dacity Coin." Previously leaked gameplay footage showed that the character Lucia may need to perform stunts to attract investors to purchase the token.

Meme coin traders subsequently created an unofficial token of the same name on Solana, whose market cap briefly reached $15 million. The token has no official affiliation with GTA 6 or Rockstar, and traders are speculating on the specific use of Dacity Coin within the game.

Some traders believe Dacity Coin may only appear in side missions, while others think it will become a tradable in-game asset. Dacity Coin also appeared alongside the in-game brand AudaCity in both the leaked footage and the trailer. (Decrypt)

Odaily reports: As Bitcoin climbs back above $83,000, altcoins are broadly rising. DOOD is up 197.11% in 24 hours, currently trading at $0.00457; IOST is up 97.49%, currently trading at $0.0016232; ARIA is up 41.80%, currently trading at $0.06574; PARTI is up 30.34%, currently trading at $0.03815; CVX is up 25.74%, currently trading at $2.667; BMT is up 21.70%, currently trading at $0.02378; MEW is up 20.86%, currently trading at $0.0004965.

Odaily reports: Grayscale has announced the launch of an in-kind investing mechanism, allowing investors to directly deliver eligible digital assets in exchange for shares in Grayscale products. Grayscale stated that this mechanism is expected to reduce the burden on investors of self-custodying assets, lower potential trade execution costs, and make digital assets easier to incorporate into traditional portfolio management. Currently, the mechanism covers 10 products, including Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC), Ethereum Staking Mini ETF (ETH), Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA), Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK), Dogecoin Trust ETF (GDOG), Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG), Solana Staking ETF (GSOL), Sui Staking ETF (GSUI), XRP Trust ETF (GXRP), and Zcash ETF (ZCSH).

Odaily: Arbitrum posted on X that the Fhenix mainnet has launched, bringing FHE-powered privacy features to Arbitrum. Users can now switch transactions from public mode to private mode via Fhenix Dual Mode.

Odaily reports: Robinhood's venture capital fund Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI) has announced that it has spent $30 million to purchase preferred shares of Erebor Bank, National Association, a U.S. bank. Erebor is a U.S. nationally chartered bank focused on the innovation economy, serving sectors including defense, robotics, artificial intelligence, and hard tech. The bank obtained a national bank charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and federal deposit insurance in February 2026, and its deposits have now exceeded $7 billion.

Erebor was founded in 2025, co-founded by Palmer Luckey and others, and is backed by institutions including Valor Equity Partners, Lux Capital, and 8VC. RVI is the first fund under Robinhood Ventures and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2026, primarily providing investors with exposure to private company equity by investing in private companies. (fxnewsgroup)

Odaily reports that Peso has announced the completion of its Pre-Seed funding round, led by Tether. Peso is a Bolivian fintech company that offers a USDT account integrating savings, spending, investing, and cross-border transfers. It connects to the Bolivian banking system through QR codes and the ACH payment network, supporting exchanges between stablecoins and local fiat currency. Peso has integrated USDT payments into the digital services platform Yango, allowing users to pay for food delivery orders directly within the app. The funds from this round will be used to expand Peso's local fiat on-ramp and off-ramp channels in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina, as well as to build a merchant-facing POS payment network and virtual account infrastructure.

Odaily reports that Bitget Launchpool project Axis Robotics (AXIS) is now open for participation, with a total prize pool of 1,333,333 AXIS. The staking window will close on October 28 at 21:00 (UTC+8). This round of Launchpool offers 2 staking pools, including:

BGB Staking Pool:

Total Airdrop: 1,133,333 AXIS

VIP User Staking Cap: 100,000 BGB

Regular User Staking Cap: 10,000 BGB

AXIS Staking Pool:

Total Airdrop: 200,000 AXIS

Individual Staking Cap: 3,333,333 AXIS

According to Gate data, the Euro Stoxx 50 (EUSTX50) has risen above 6,200 points, currently at 6,201.06 points, with a 24-hour gain of 1.9%.

Odaily: Former New York Fed President Bill Dudley believes the market may currently be underestimating this "up-then-down" interest rate seesaw. He expects that the AI boom could push rates higher in the short term more strongly than investors anticipate, but if the Federal Reserve tightens further as a result, the subsequent rate-cutting cycle could also be more dramatic than what current forward markets are pricing in.

The artificial intelligence investment boom is creating an interest rate path for the Federal Reserve that differs from traditional economic cycles: in the short term, data centers and computing power capital expenditure are continuously competing for capital, driving up growth and asset prices, potentially forcing interest rates to continue rising; but once the investment peak passes or the financing chain weakens, the same force could quickly drag down the economy, prompting the Federal Reserve to pivot toward aggressive rate cuts.

Odaily reports that Securitize has announced its integration of a stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, enabling institutional clients to conduct tokenized trading on its platform. Anchorage Digital Bank will handle the minting and redemption of the stablecoin and provide custody and settlement services, ensuring that the USD leg and the securities leg of transactions are subject to corresponding counterparty and custody standards. Securitize stated that, as of August 31, 2026, approximately 99% of the reserve assets of USDtb—the stablecoin issued through a partnership between Anchorage Digital Bank and Ethena, totaling about $530 million—is held in the BlackRock BUIDL fund tokenized by Securitize.

According to Gate data, Germany's DAX 40 (GER40) has risen above 25,600 points and is now trading at 25,600.82 points, up 1.9% in 24 hours.

Odaily: Coinbase Institutional posted that chip stocks have fallen by double digits over the past two weeks, marking the second significant decline since June, but Bitcoin has shown stronger resilience both times. According to the institution, the market no longer views Bitcoin as a high-leverage proxy for tech stocks, and the correlation between Bitcoin and tech stocks may be changing.