Odaily reports that Uniswap Labs has announced the launch of Aggregator Hooks, bringing aggregation capabilities to Uniswap v4. The mechanism uses Hooks to wrap external liquidity sources as v4 pools and is now live on the Uniswap web app and API, covering Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Robinhood Chain. On the first day, it supports 7 external sources including Curve, Fluid, and PancakeSwap, with more networks to be added gradually. Per-block routing will fetch the latest quotes from integrated sources, build the optimal path between Uniswap pools and external sources, and settle within a single transaction without requiring new approvals; the related swaps will incur a protocol fee, which will be used for UNI burning.

Odaily reports: "On-chain detective" ZachXBT issued a warning to users, stating that if they value the security of their assets, they should withdraw all funds from Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX. He accused CoinDCX's co-founders of previously denying that a theft had occurred in both public and private communications, only to later disclose an incident involving approximately $16 million in stolen assets, arguing that the exchange failed to transparently disclose the situation to the public in a timely manner.

ZachXBT also stated that CoinDCX's co-founders are a bunch of clowns who run the exchange like a circus. This is not the first time CoinDCX has encountered such problems, and he included other Indian centralized exchanges such as WazirX and BitBNS in his criticism as well.

Odaily reports: In response to earlier reports that Visa was in late-stage talks to acquire crypto custody firm Fireblocks for approximately $2.5 billion, Fireblocks said the news came as a surprise to the company and is not accurate at this time. Visa, in turn, responded that it does not comment on rumors or speculation. (The Block)

Odaily reports: DFINITY founder Dom posted on X stating that further investigation revealed that a key component used by NEAR Intents involves DFINITY's proprietary technology, and accused NEAR of unauthorized use of technology results licensed exclusively for the Internet Computer. Dom stated that the technology in question involves the threshold ECDSA algorithm used for cross-chain asset custody and transaction signing, which can increase signing speed to approximately 3 times that of other solutions; he also alleged that NEAR deployed the technology on 8 servers, failing to achieve the decentralization and security it advertises.

Dom also stated that GitHub records show NEAR has recently been attempting to downgrade the algorithm to a solution approximately 3 times slower, and believes this move may be related to its concerns about the use of the technology. He stated that the matter involves potential legal liability, believes that DFINITY and the ICP community have been harmed as a result, and hopes both parties can resolve the dispute. The above content currently constitutes unilateral accusations by the DFINITY founder, and whether the use of the technology constitutes infringement, as well as whether NEAR has the security and decentralization issues alleged, remains to be further verified.

Odaily: Onchain Lens posted on X questioning CoinDCX's so-called hack incident, stating that CoinDCX may have undisclosed fund anomalies—user deposits had flowed into a wallet that was not included in the relevant fund accounting, after which nearly equivalent funds were transferred out; some funds were also moved through less common cross-chain bridge entry points and services, indicating abnormal pathways.

Onchain Lens further pointed out that some funds suspected to be related to CoinDCX hot wallets flowed through over-the-counter (OTC) services and mixing platforms, and questioned that the CoinDCX team still denied the occurrence of a security incident even after multiple researchers and on-chain investigators presented relevant evidence.

Odaily reports: According to MSX.COM data, US star tech stocks fell across the board. SpaceX (SPCX.O) dropped 4%, Tesla (TSLA.O) fell 2.87%, Meta Platforms (META.O) declined 4%, IBM (IBM.N) fell 2.5%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) dropped 2.1%, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) fell 4.5%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) declined 4.8%, and Micron Technology (MU.O) fell 3.8%.

Odaily: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand stated that multiple asset management companies have made inquiries about launching spot cryptocurrency ETFs, but no asset management company has yet submitted an approval application to establish a crypto ETF. The SEC did not disclose the names of the companies involved.

The SEC noted that it is currently unable to determine whether the first batch of products can be approved before the end of 2026, with the specific timeline depending on the preparedness of applicants, regulatory review, and investor protection requirements. Thailand's new crypto ETF rules took effect on Friday, allowing asset managers to establish locally listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily reports: According to MSX.COM data, at the US stock market open, the Dow fell 0.39%, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.86%, the Nasdaq fell 1.46%, and the VIX fear index rose 8.45%. AI concept stocks broadly declined, with Teradyne down 7.73%, Astera Labs down 5.75%, KLA down 5.63%, Marvell down 5.21%, and Dell down 5.18%.

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

According to the latest data from Gate, the price of gold fell to $4,078.16 per ounce, a daily decline of 1.54%. The price of silver fell to $55.634 per ounce, a daily decline of 2.9%.

In forex, the USD/CNH fell 0.02% intraday, with the current exchange rate at 6.67305. The USD/JPY fell 0.55% intraday, with the current exchange rate at 157.263.

In global stock indices, the Europe 50 Index (EUSTX50) fell 0.28% intraday to 6,129.61 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index (UK100) rose 0.79% intraday to 10,738.8 points; the Germany DAX40 Index (GER40) fell 0.13% intraday to 25,521.8 points.

In commodities, WTI crude oil rose 2.2% intraday to $100.97 per barrel. Brent crude oil rose 2.18% intraday to $113.65 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, unlocking more strategies and opportunities beyond the crypto market and continuously enhancing the multi-asset allocation experience.

Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that users running Eclair Lightning nodes should upgrade to v0.14.5. ACINQ released two versions within 5 days: v0.14.4 on October 15 fixed a vulnerability where malicious websites exploited browser-cached API login credentials to trigger payment and channel operations; v0.14.5 on October 20 fixed vulnerabilities in the node's peer layer, which developers said could allow channel partners to steal funds or interfere with payments. No fund losses have been reported so far. After the update, the browser dashboard will no longer be able to communicate directly with the node API.

Odaily: BNB Chain has announced that the Jenner hard fork upgrade will go live on the BNB Smart Chain testnet on October 28. This upgrade will introduce the Payment Lane feature, which reserves 5% of block Gas capacity by default for eligible payment transactions; support for millisecond-level block timestamps in smart contracts; and functional support for the new compliant asset standard CAS20, with specific arrangements for the rollout of related features to be announced separately.

BNB Chain reminds validators, node operators, block builders, and application developers to prepare for the upgrade in advance. Testnet node operators must switch to a compatible client before the upgrade is activated, while developers should check the impact of these changes on applications and development tools.

Odaily reports: Israeli cybersecurity startup Mave has announced the completion of a $34 million funding round, including $28 million from a Series A led by Red Dot Capital Partners with participation from Lumir Growth Partners, following a previous $6 million seed round. Mave primarily develops AI agents for cybersecurity operations.

Mave's AI agents can integrate information from enterprises' existing security systems, investigate alerts, filter out false positives, and execute actions approved by human teams. The company states that its agents record every step across thousands of workflows, providing security personnel with visibility into the agents' reasoning and actions.

Mave was co-founded by Raziel Oren and Guy Eshel in 2025 and currently has 30 employees. The company plans to use the new funding to double its team size, with new positions mainly focused on market expansion and AI research. The company charges a fixed fee based on client size and requirements. (Business Insider)

Odaily: The U.S. Department of Commerce will allocate up to $389 million to support chip research and development. Vertical Semiconductor will receive up to $73 million in R&D funding. Helion will receive up to $175 million for power semiconductor R&D. Sibelco will receive up to $56 million for ultra-high-purity quartz R&D.

Odaily: In a research report released on Thursday, DWF Labs pointed out that daily fund flows of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs are poor predictors of Bitcoin's subsequent price movements, as investors tend to buy after prices rise and withdraw funds when prices fall. The study covered 694 trading days since the launch of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024: in the 8 instances where Bitcoin's price dropped by 15%, net ETF outflows occurred 7 times; while in all 9 instances where prices rose by 15%, net inflows occurred. DWF Labs concluded that ETF fund flows are more of a confirmation of market trends rather than a leading indicator.

Data shows that the correlation coefficient between same-day ETF fund flows and Bitcoin price changes over the previous 5 trading days was 0.54, but the correlation coefficient with price changes over the subsequent 5 trading days was only 0.03. Between October 2025 and February 2026, Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of approximately $6.9 billion, and during the market downturn from May to June 2026, net outflows reached approximately $8.2 billion. DWF Labs also noted that some ETF trading may involve hedging strategies that combine buying fund shares with shorting Bitcoin via CME futures, meaning fund flows do not directly reflect investors' true bullish or bearish positions. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily reports: Blockchain asset management firm CMCC Global has announced the tokenization of its Crest Fund (Crest) and Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund (LBAF), calling them the first tokenized fund-of-funds products issued under El Salvador's digital asset legal framework. The two funds will be issued using Tether's Hadron tokenization platform and will raise capital from qualified investors through the regulated Bitfinex Securities platform, with the subscription period running until October 30, 2026.

Both funds are multi-manager quantitative hedge funds investing in digital asset market-neutral strategies, including funding rate arbitrage, cross-exchange and volatility arbitrage, market making, and DeFi strategies. Crest is denominated in USD and targets returns above U.S. Treasury yields; LBAF is denominated in Bitcoin and targets a net annualized return of 8%–12%. BTCS S.A., a digital asset treasury company listed in Poland and Frankfurt, has agreed to serve as cornerstone investor and plans to allocate a three-digit number of Bitcoin to LBAF, with the specific amount not yet disclosed. The token issuance prices are $10 per CREST token and 0.0001 BTC per LBAF token, with a minimum subscription of one token; eligible holders can also conduct round-the-clock secondary market trading through Bitfinex Securities. (PRNewswire)

Odaily reports: Vitalik novel-narrative Meme coin project Zipcoin has announced its closure. The team stated that the project was affected by the UNCX incident on October 15, when hackers drained 1.1% of the total supply of tokens including PEPECOIN, EDGEN, ZC, X, LO0P, and PAAL on Ethereum, and the stolen tokens were subsequently sold off on the public market. At the time, the team chose not to disclose the incident and instead bought back tokens on the public market to cover the token shortfall originally intended for the team's subsequent commitments.

The team also stated that after lunch yesterday, they received a notice from Railway that the project's entire codebase had been compromised, including all related keys and private keys, potentially allowing attackers to control the project's wallets and infrastructure. After approximately 12 hours of attempting to migrate or rotate credentials, the team still could not find a viable secure operating solution. Since the associated wallets still hold approximately 2.2% of the total supply of tokens, the team will provide holders with a 6-hour selling window and plans to sell the remaining holdings and consolidate funds from associated wallets at 12:00 PM Eastern Time on October 22, to reduce the risk of assets being transferred by attackers.