1. U.S. Senator investigates Tether's $6.3 million payment to a firm held by a former White House crypto advisor;

2. Holding $2.96 billion in HYPE, Hyperliquid Strategies expands its buyback plan to $100 million;

3. LIBRA token scandal comes to a close: Argentine judge dismisses criminal investigation against Argentine President Milei, clearing Milei and his relatives of wrongdoing;

4. U.S. media: U.S. says Iran threat has risen to highest level since the start of the war, with some embassies beginning to reduce staff;

5. Maintaining zero Bitcoin holdings, Bitdeer sells 283.4 BTC this week;

6. Base: Mastercard adopts an agentic payment solution based on x402 and USDC, settling on the Base network;

7. Over 1,500 DarkSword phishing sites deployed across the network, involving e-commerce, fake Binance and other operations;

8. Kalshi and Polymarket crypto event contract weekly trading volume hits a record high of $2.7 billion, with 15-minute BTC price predictions becoming a new hotspot.

Odaily reports: Franklin Templeton on Thursday issued approximately $150 million worth of tokenized money market fund shares on the XRP Ledger, bringing the related shares on that network to nearly 193 million. At $1.039 per share as recorded in transaction records, the related shares are worth approximately $200 million in total. The new shares were issued through two subscription transactions of $75 million each, both transferred to the same wallet, which as a result holds all of the fund's shares on the XRP Ledger. On-chain records show that this wallet shares the same 8 authorized signer addresses as Franklin Templeton's issuance account, with any two addresses able to jointly approve transactions. It is currently unclear whether the wallet represents a single investor or is held by a custodian on behalf of multiple clients' assets; the identity of the relevant investors and the source of funds have not been disclosed. These tokens correspond to shares of Franklin Templeton's Singapore-registered OnChain U.S. Dollar Short-Term Money Market Fund. The fund primarily invests in short-term U.S. dollar debt and money market instruments, with returns reflected in the share price. The fund's tokenized assets on the XRP Ledger rank second in size only to Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. Holding the related tokens requires approval from the issuer, and the issuer also retains the authority to freeze balances and claw back tokens.

Odaily reports that court records show Argentine federal judge Marcelo Martinez de Giorgi has dismissed, at the request of prosecutors, a criminal investigation against Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister Karina Milei related to the Libra cryptocurrency scandal. In his ruling, the judge stated that the reported events do not constitute a statutory offense and failed to substantiate any deception of criminal significance.

In February 2025, following Trump's issuance of TRUMP, Argentine President Milei posted on X platform mentioning the newly issued Libra, stating it would be used to fund small businesses and startups, and shared a purchase link, after which the token price rose rapidly. Hours later, Milei deleted the post, Libra's price plummeted, and most investors lost the majority of their funds. He previously denied promoting the token, stating he acted in good faith, and has not yet responded to the news of the case dismissal. (BBC)

Odaily reports that Bitdeer stated on X platform that as of October 23, its Bitcoin production this week was 283.4 BTC, all of which were sold, with net increase of 0 BTC. Currently, its Bitcoin holdings are 0 BTC, excluding customer deposits.

Odaily: US officials said Friday local time that intelligence indicates Iran's plans to attack Americans have entered a late stage. The US government has asked personnel across the Middle East to raise their alert level and has begun reducing staffing at local embassies and consulates. The intelligence community issued a warning that day to US Secretary of State Rubio, alerting him to security risks facing US State Department employees in the Middle East and other regions, and the Trump administration subsequently confirmed the memo. US officials said the intelligence assessment shows that threats against Americans in the Middle East and several other countries have reached the highest level since the war broke out in February. Trump and his senior aides regularly receive related briefings. Over the past three weeks, analysts have been reviewing threat intelligence targeting US officials, including ambassadors, and some materials indicate that Iran may have deployed operatives inside the United States, with its plans also involving potential targets in Europe. However, another official noted that Iran's ability to carry out attacks in the United States and other overseas locations is limited, and its intent to attack is stronger than its actual operational capability. (Jinshi)

Odaily: According to Dune data, nominal trading volume for crypto-related event contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket reached $2.7 billion last week, setting an all-time high. Bitcoin short-term up/down contracts were particularly active, with Kalshi's 15-minute Bitcoin price prediction contracts seeing single trades exceeding $1 million, and some traders using trading bots to capture opportunities in the final seconds before contract expiration.

Cryptocurrency has now become the second-largest trading category on both platforms after sports. Crypto trading platforms including Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, and Kraken are expanding their businesses by applying for relevant licenses or partnering with prediction markets. Meanwhile, declining spot trading volume on centralized exchanges is also pushing crypto platforms to seek business diversification. However, as multiple U.S. states mount legal challenges against sports-related prediction contracts, the regulatory trajectory could also affect the industry's development. (Bloomberg)

Odaily reports that according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a GPS project-affiliated address (0x0b3...fee43) received 1.5 million TREAD, worth $1.16 million, 9 hours ago. GoPlus is Web3 security infrastructure, and Treadfi is trading execution infrastructure; on-chain analyst Ai Yi stated that no public cooperation or connection between the two projects has been found previously, and the intent of this transaction remains unclear.

Odaily reports that according to Lookonchain monitoring, another Ethereum OG bought 100,000 ETH at $0.31 each during the Ethereum ICO and sold 1,000 ETH 6 hours ago.

Odaily reports, according to OKX market data, BMT has surged past $0.39, briefly rising over 40%, and is currently trading at $0.3758.

Odaily: According to the official announcement, Upbit will list the BMT/KRW pair.

Odaily reports that SlowMist founder Cos posted on X that SlowMist MistEye's network-wide threat intelligence hunting has discovered that more than 1,500 DarkSword phishing sites are currently deployed across the internet, covering e-commerce, fake Binance, fake OKX, fake wallets, gaming, and cryptocurrency exchange services.

1. CZ: 99% of startup ideas are good; the key is whether the team can execute them well;

2. The U.S. SEC has published its review priorities for fiscal year 2027, focusing on tokenization, cybersecurity, and emerging technology risks;

3. Phantom has launched Kalshi prediction market services for U.S. users, saying it is confident about regulatory disputes;

4. Kalshi plans to launch U.S. CPI futures in December, targeting major Wall Street banks and hedge funds;

5. Yi Lihua: Bitcoin has been fluctuating for a long time since pulling back from $86,000, and I believe there will be opportunities to buy the dip;

6. Trader Killa: Bitcoin's key cycle turning point may arrive within a few days;

7. Robinhood bets on the AI track again: invests $10 million in Cognition, after previously investing $75 million in OpenAI;

8. Futu Hong Kong opens BNB deposit and withdrawal services to qualified professional investors;

9. South Korea's Financial Services Commission will study allowing cryptocurrency exchanges to participate in the STO market;

10. Is market selling pressure starting to erode institutional demand? Bitcoin ETF single-day net outflows hit a new high since June;

11. DCG founder and the Winklevoss twins clash again, competing over Zcash mining and ETFs.

Odaily Report: According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitoring, trader @Salem1299534 (0xb8f...04eA) liquidated and sold 20.06 million AI tokens 2 hours ago, exchanging them for 461 ETH, worth $1.09 million, causing AI to briefly drop 15%. The trader ultimately profited $2.14 million on AI, with an investment cost of $980,000 and sold back for $3.12 million.

Odaily Report: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has launched an investigation into stablecoin issuer Tether's payment of approximately $6.3 million to consulting firm Nxum. Nxum was co-founded by former White House cryptocurrency advisor Bo Hines, who holds a one-third equity stake in the company.

On October 22, Blumenthal sent a letter to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino requesting contracts between the two parties, cryptocurrency payment records, wallet addresses, and communications. Tether is alleged to have paid Nxum $415,000 per month since May 2025 for strategic communications, lobbying, and public relations services.

Blumenthal noted that while serving as Executive Director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Council, Bo Hines still held equity in Nxum and coordinated affairs with the company through encrypted messaging applications. He also questioned whether Tether routed cryptocurrency payments through marketing firm Notorious before distributing funds to Nxum shareholders.

Tether began contracting directly with Nxum after August 2025 and hired Bo Hines to lead its newly established U.S. operations. Blumenthal has demanded that Tether, Nxum, and related individuals respond by November 6. The allegations have not yet resulted in any legal determination, and Tether has not publicly responded. (Bitcoin.com News)

According to market data, ZHIPU rose 10.3% in 24 hours and is now trading at 63 USDT.

According to monitoring by SlowMist founder Yu Xian, users should promptly update their iPhone and iPad systems and be wary of certain installed apps that have been compromised by DarkSword. DarkSword primarily conducts targeted attacks and steals crypto assets from iPhone crypto users, exploiting iOS vulnerabilities to break out of the sandbox and steal various passwords and other private data stored in the Keychain, as well as local wallet private key files, notes, and other private data.