Odaily: Ahead of the US market open, investors should focus on the following key market and financial news:

1. The three major US stock index futures edged higher. Dow Jones futures rose 0.24%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.64%.

2. Gains in international oil prices narrowed. WTI crude oil futures rose 0.29% to $98.103 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures rose 0.04% to $108.836 per barrel.

3. Spot gold and silver in international markets traded mixed. Spot gold rose 0.08% to $4,128.47 per ounce; spot silver fell 1.05% to $57.36 per ounce.

4. All three major European stock indices advanced. The UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.11%, France's CAC40 rose 0.69%, and Germany's DAX30 rose 0.96%.

5. Google Cloud and Nvidia announced the official commercial availability of Vera Rubin infrastructure. Google Cloud plans to expand infrastructure based on Nvidia Vera Rubin to multiple sites, deploying up to 960,000 Rubin GPUs.

6. Nvidia upgraded the Isaac general-purpose robotics development platform, launching a new humanoid robot reference framework, simulation workflows, and data tools aimed at accelerating general-purpose robotics development.

7. Nvidia announced expanded substrate capacity with supply chain partners including Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Unimicron, planning to increase substrate capacity for related products to 2.5 times the current level over the next three years.

8. Amazon plans to receive approximately $5 billion worth of Nvidia GB300 server racks ahead of schedule for deployment in US data centers, and will continue adding hardware purchases at a scale of $3 billion per month going forward.

9. Google's CEO said that even if customers want computing power for 2027 now, it is already extremely difficult for Google to meet demand, and he remains confident in long-term computing power demand.

10. OpenAI said that its frontier models such as GPT-6 Astra and the Codex coding agent will soon be available on Google Cloud.

11. Apple has imposed global purchase limits on its foldable phone iPhone Duo, with each customer allowed to buy only 2 units.

12. The latest data from Sensor Tower shows that since its launch in September, downloads of Meta's AI agent Muse have exceeded 10 million, with user retention outperforming AI competitors such as ChatGPT and Claude.

13. SK Hynix completed a 40 trillion won share buyback. The repurchased shares account for approximately 3.3% of the company's total issued shares, making it the largest share cancellation by a South Korean listed company.

14. JPMorgan doubled its SpaceX target price from $240 to $500, corresponding to a valuation of approximately $6.8 trillion.

Odaily reports: According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) briefly rebounded to $110/barrel, currently at $109.92/barrel, with a 24-hour decline of 2.0%.

According to market news: BlackRock (BLK.N) has launched an actively managed robotics-themed ETF.

Odaily reports: Crypto wallet backup company Vault12 submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, stating that the SEC's proposed token safe harbor framework fails to adequately address centralized exchanges' listing concerns, and trading platforms still worry they may face retroactive challenges from the SEC regarding the legal status of tokens in the future.

Vault12 raised $17.45 million from 38 investors in 2018 through a future token agreement. Its issued Vault Guardian Token (VGT) has not yet been listed on any centralized exchange. The project has fulfilled or formally abandoned all commitments in its white paper, but exchanges it previously approached still require confirmation that the SEC will not determine in the future that VGT remains subject to the original investment contract.

The SEC's "Regulation Crypto Assets" proposal introduced in August this year aims to provide exemptions for token fundraising and allow eligible projects to terminate the association between tokens and original investment contracts through a safe harbor mechanism. Vault12 recommends adding a 60-day objection period; if the SEC does not raise objections within the deadline, qualifying filings should have final effect on the agency, except in cases of fraud or material misrepresentation. (CoinDesk)

Odaily Report: In the coming weeks, OpenAI will offer its frontier AI models and Codex coding agent services through Google Cloud. The move deepens cooperation between the two competitors and highlights how major cloud service providers are becoming important distribution channels for top-tier AI models. According to a corporate blog announcement, the partnership will integrate OpenAI's latest models, including GPT-6 Astra, into Google Cloud's Model Garden model marketplace. Customers can purchase these models on the Google Cloud Marketplace and settle payments using their existing cloud service procurement budgets. This allows OpenAI to promote its models to a broader base of enterprise customers.

Odaily reports that Standard Chartered has signed a final agreement to acquire 100% equity of crypto asset custody institution Zodia Custody, with the transaction still pending regulatory approval. Under the arrangement, Zodia Custody's custody business will be integrated into Standard Chartered, while its software business will be transferred to a standalone company backed by SC Ventures, the venture capital arm of Standard Chartered. (The Block)

Odaily reports: With the support of the Dogecoin Foundation, Dogecoin Labs has officially been established, integrating the MyDoge wallet, the DogeOS application platform, and the Such App payment product into a single independent organization, with Jordan Jefferson serving as Chief Executive Officer. The organization will focus on expanding DOGE's applications in consumer-grade use cases, payments, commerce, DeFi, and gaming, among other areas, driving its use cases to extend from community culture and Meme-driven demand toward practical applications.

According to the announcement, MyDoge has over 500,000 users; DogeOS launched an EVM-compatible public testnet on September 30, aimed at connecting developers with DOGE holders; Such App provides merchant payment tools, including invoicing and in-person QR code payments. The Dogecoin Foundation will continue to be responsible for ecosystem governance and open-source development. (The Block)

Odaily reports that according to an official announcement, Bithumb has listed Afro (AT) on the KRW market.

Odaily: Milan prosecutors stated that Italian authorities are carrying out arrests of 30 individuals suspected of operating a mafia-linked underground banking network. The network is suspected of transferring approximately €68 million abroad and using cryptocurrency to launder illicit funds. The operation has extended to Spain, where local police are executing European arrest warrants, and Swiss authorities are also seeking to arrest another suspect.

Prosecutors said the network was based at a car rental company near Milan and used shell companies to issue fake service invoices, helping involved businesses in construction, logistics, and other industries reduce their taxable income. After the relevant companies paid via bank transfer, the network deducted commissions and returned the funds in cash. Funds in the shell companies' accounts were transferred to banks in Luxembourg, Lithuania, and Germany, and then moved through crypto exchanges into digital wallets suspected of being controlled by the organization. Investigators identified more than €110 million in fake invoices and found that the network also handled proceeds from drug trafficking and funds defrauded from victims of online crypto investment scams. (Bloomberg)

Odaily: IREN plans to build a 300 MW artificial intelligence data center campus in Spain, targeted to begin operations in 2028, in a move to advance its sovereign AI footprint in Europe. (TheEnergyMag)

Odaily: Bitcoin's 28-day volatility has fallen to 1.2%, close to its lowest level since 2026, reflecting subdued trading activity in the current market. K33 analysts expect Bitcoin market volatility to pick up as next week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision and the U.S. midterm elections on November 3 approach. (The Block)

According to an official announcement, Gate will launch AXIS futures trading, trading bots, and copy trading features on October 21 at 21:10 (UTC+8), supporting 1x to 20x long and short positions.

Odaily Report: Coinbase has announced that Axis Robotics (AXIS) is now available on Coinbase's official website and App. Users can buy, sell, convert, send, receive, and store the asset through the platform, with specific service availability varying by jurisdiction.

Odaily reports: AI cloud service provider CoreWeave has announced the launch of Physical AI Launchables, unveiled at the NVIDIA GTC Berlin event. The product offers physical AI workload templates built and tested by CoreWeave engineers, aimed at robotics, autonomous vehicle, and simulation teams, enabling task launch via a single command and reducing upfront preparation work such as environment configuration, storage setup, and task scheduling.

The first batch of templates covers five tools—NVIDIA Isaac Sim, CARLA, MuJoCo, NVIDIA AlpaSim, and NVIDIA Cosmos 3—supporting workflows such as data generation, model evaluation, and policy training, and integrating Cosmos Data Factory-related agent skills usable for video, image, and text data augmentation, auto-labeling, and data curation. The platform also provides specially optimized skills for coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex, supporting automatic task launch, run-status monitoring, and result retrieval.

CoreWeave is also collaborating with physical AI software vendors including Cadence, Encord, and Voxel51 to bring related products onto its cloud infrastructure.

Odaily reports: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Fasnara Capital (0x7fda...17d1) holds $222 million in open positions on Hyperliquid, with 86.3% of its exposure in short positions. The largest positions include: a $51.53 million Bitcoin short with a loss of $774,500; a $51.15 million Ethereum short with a profit of $1 million; a $26.33 million ZEC short with a loss of $1.39 million; and a $21.68 million SKHY long with a loss of $2.64 million. The address has $5.63 million in unrealized losses, $10.08 million in profits over the past 30 days, and $122 million in cumulative profits.

1. The Drift Protocol attacker who stole over $270 million has deposited another 24,885 ETH into Tornado Cash;

2. Nvidia launches the OpenShell reference architecture to strengthen AI Agent operational security and hardware-level controls;

3. BNB Standard will ring the Nasdaq opening bell on October 26;

4. The Starknet Foundation launches the Bramble wallet, supporting the STRK20 shielding feature;

5. ZachXBT: 973,000 MORPHO tokens were stolen, with one institution losing approximately $2.3 million;

6. SK Hynix completes a 40 trillion won share buyback;

7. A cumulative $4.05 billion worth of HYPE has been burned, with Hyperliquid repurchasing and burning 21,790 tokens in the past 24 hours;

8. Appeal granted: the dispute over property rights to more than 60,000 bitcoins belonging to Qian Zhimin returns to litigation;

9. Worth $25.3 million: a whale deposited 240,000 SOL into three exchanges within 24 hours;

10. Nvidia launches the DSX POD AI factory to accelerate infrastructure deployment in Europe.