Odaily News: According to monitoring by Guy Young, over the past 48 hours, users noticed that a large investor's wallet was moving tokens. Ethena founder and CEO Guy Young stated that the transfers in question are security precautions related to recent hardware wallet concerns, and do not represent tokens being sold after transfer, nor do they indicate that the investor is dumping their holdings.

Odaily reports that on October 14, Tempo announced that payroll platform Deel has become the first customer to use its Zones privacy system in a production environment, with contractor balances and payment histories no longer publicly visible. Funds deposited into a Zone by Deel's treasury department remain visible on the public network, but contractors' recipients, payment amounts, and asset holdings remain private; contractors can view their own balances, while Deel retains access for reconciliation and auditing purposes.

Each Zone maintains a private ledger and connects to the Tempo public network through a portal that holds endorsed assets. Deposits and withdrawals still leave records on the public network, including token amounts and public network addresses. Operators can read the private ledger, restrict participants and supported assets, and enforce token issuers' transfer policies. This integration adds privacy features to Deel's existing wallet, which was opened to eligible contractors in over 80 countries in August; embedded wallet service provider Privy supports Zones through its API.

Odaily reports that Bitcoin News posted on X that Mark Karpeles has launched a webpage to document reported cases of Ledger hardware implants, compiling cases he has reviewed and verified through public reports and images shared on X. The database also allows users to submit new cases to track the potential scope of the ongoing Ledger supply chain security incidents.

Odaily reports: A Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X that the SEC has approved Cboe to list binary options tied to key performance indicators of public companies, involving Coinbase, Robinhood, and MARA. Traders can take "yes" or "no" positions on metrics such as Coinbase trading volume, Marathon's Bitcoin production, and Robinhood's customer count and revenue. Robinhood is expected to become the first retail broker to offer such products. The SEC approved this securities options structure while stating that contracts with different structures may still fall under CFTC jurisdiction; SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said this move reflects "a new spirit of coordination, innovation, and investor choice."

Odaily: Cathie Wood posted on X that ARK Venture Fund has launched onchain through Securitize, with the fund's portfolio, liquidity, and minimum investment threshold remaining unchanged. She stated that, based on ARK research, tokenization has the potential to fundamentally change how investors participate in private and public financial markets; the onchain launch of ARK Venture Fund is an extension of its mission to broaden investor access to technology-driven innovation opportunities.

Odaily reports that Bitcoin Treasuries posted on X that Singapore-listed Bitcoin mining company BitFuFu has added 15 BTC, now holding 1,388 BTC and ranking 39th in Bitcoin holdings.

Odaily reports that Bitcoin News posted on X platform stating that the White House is exploring acquiring Bitcoin through existing federal government fund inflows to expand the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, told Lark Davis that purchasing Bitcoin on the open market requires congressional authorization, and the government is currently studying ways to receive or convert existing federal fund inflows into Bitcoin. The plan aims to comply with President Trump's executive order and expand the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve without increasing taxpayer spending.

Odaily News: On October 12, the Bank of Russia added Sberbank, the country's largest bank, to the register of institutions authorized to trade digital currencies, allowing it to buy and sell cryptocurrencies in its own name and with its own funds. Six days earlier, Sberbank had been included in the list of digital custody institutions.

Sberbank plans to launch its first cryptocurrency products on SberBank Online, SberInvestments, and SberBusiness starting December 1, initially supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT issued by Tether. The exact launch timing depends on decisions by the Bank of Russia and the readiness of accompanying regulations.

Under relevant laws, retail investors may trade no more than 300,000 rubles per year through a single intermediary and must pass a knowledge test; using cryptocurrencies to pay for goods within Russia remains illegal. (Decrypt)

Odaily News: The public chain Solana will launch the Alpenglow upgrade on its mainnet at approximately 15:00 (UTC) on October 21, completely replacing its validator consensus system. The upgrade will phase out TowerBFT, with the goal of reducing transaction finality from the current approximately 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds.

Alpenglow adopts Votor, which moves vote transactions out of blocks, allowing validators to communicate directly and generate certificates; final confirmation can be achieved in the first round with 80% or more stake support, while support rates between 60% and 80% will enter a second round of voting.

After the upgrade, vote transactions will no longer be counted in blocks, and Solana's public transaction count and TPS will drop significantly, but actual activity will not decrease as a result. Ordinary users do not need to take any action, and the Solana Virtual Machine, transaction format, programs, and fees will all remain unchanged.

The feature switch will be activated at epoch 1064, and TowerBFT will continue to run for approximately 5,000 slots, or about 18 minutes, after which Alpenglow will take over. Each vote account will need to pay an additional validator admission fee of 0.8 SOL, which will be burned; the launch date of the Rotor upgrade has not yet been announced. (Decrypt)

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Odaily reports that Sui announced on X that 82 million Galaxy devices in the US will gain Sui support within Samsung Wallet, and USDC transfers on Sui will not require network fees.

According to Odaily, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju stated that Bitcoin miners are no longer facing selling pressure. MARA, the largest publicly listed mining company, has an average mining cost of $59,774, which is below the market price. After a nine-month consecutive decline, the network hashrate has risen for two consecutive months. Ki Young Ju noted that the increase in mining equipment suggests miners are bullish.

Odaily News: USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 00:50, worth approximately $250 million. The minting was executed by Circle, and the transaction has been confirmed successfully.

Odaily News: The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a report on "debanking," stating that some banks have used public and non-public policies to restrict financial services for multiple industries, including crude oil, natural gas, tobacco, firearms, and digital assets. The report notes that some institutions restricted digital asset businesses, including issuers, exchanges, and managers, often citing financial crime concerns as the reason.

The OCC stated that the report was prepared in accordance with an executive order signed by Donald Trump in August 2025, which aims to prevent what it calls "illegal debanking." The report reviewed 9 major banks but did not list specific cases related to digital asset businesses, nor did it comprehensively quantify the scope of debanking or related allegations.

OCC head Jonathan Gould said that some debanking decisions related to coal and firearms were not based on financial risk, with banks citing reputational risks from negative news, public protests, and support for related industries. In November 2024, more than 30 tech and crypto industry executives said they were unable to access banking services. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily reports: According to Token Terminal data, the total market capitalization of the tokenized ETF market has reached $686.5 million, with Ethereum ranking first at $303 million, accounting for approximately 44%; BNB Chain ranks second with $192.1 million, and Solana ranks third with $91.5 million.

These three blockchains collectively account for approximately 85% of the tokenized ETF market capitalization, indicating that related assets are primarily concentrated in the Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana ecosystems.

Odaily reports that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on X platform, noting that a review by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found that the nine largest national banks in the United States all employ reputation risk policies to varying degrees, allowing political factors, public opinion, and social pressure to potentially influence which customers banks decide can access financial services.

Terrett cited OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould's remarks at a press conference, stating that coal and firearms industry businesses are among the groups most affected, and cryptocurrency firms have also been mentioned in reports. The report calls on the U.S. Congress to take measures to prevent financial institutions from denying banking services based on political factors.