Odaily reports that Bybit has announced the completion of a SOC 2 Type II audit independently conducted by Deloitte. This marks a key step forward in Bybit's ongoing investment in security and compliance, proactively benchmarking against the security governance standards of top global financial institutions.

According to available information, SOC 2 Type II is established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and is one of the most rigorous internationally recognized standards for security and operational assurance. Bybit stated that this audit independently verified the effective operation of its security framework across governance, technology, processes, and personnel, reflecting management's long-term commitment to making user protection a core priority at all levels.

In terms of compliance development, Bybit is accelerating the construction of a multi-dimensional security moat. This SOC 2 Type II report will deeply complement its existing ISO/IEC 27001 certification and PCI DSS compliance validation, building a more comprehensive compliance system spanning information security, data protection, and operational reliability.

Bybit stated that in the face of evolving industry and regulatory demands, the platform will continue to increase its investment in security capabilities, further solidifying the trust foundation of over 80 million global users and institutional partners through enhanced transparency and the introduction of independent reviews.

According to Gate data, the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USDJPY) fell to 156.5, currently at 156.465, a 24-hour decline of 0.6%.

Odaily News: Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, posted on X that over the past year, the price of ZEC has risen from about $60 to about $1,500, but Grayscale believes it has not yet reached its valuation ceiling. ZEC's market cap as a share of Bitcoin's market cap has risen from less than 0.1% a year ago to about 1.5%; Grayscale expects that market demand for privacy-preserving technology will continue to grow, and if Zcash continues to offer privacy features superior to those of other cryptocurrencies, there is still room to further expand its market share.

Odaily News: According to an official announcement, Bitget has released its 47th Proof of Reserves (PoR). The total reserve ratio reached 131%, covering 19 asset types. Among them, the reserve ratios for BTC, ETH, USDT, and USDC were 142%, 110%, 107%, and 154%, respectively.

Bitget has been updating its Proof of Reserves on a monthly basis since December 2022, and in September of this year expanded its coverage from 4 asset types to 19, providing users with broader visibility into the platform's reserves. Bitget's historical average reserve ratio has remained above 120%, exceeding the 100% coverage benchmark and providing full coverage for insured user assets.

Odaily report: Cindy posted on the X platform stating that she will step down from her role at Velocity, and the protocol will continue to be operated by the existing team. She stated that the team built an on-chain perpetual contract exchange five and a half years ago and launched it on Solana in November 2021, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $150 billion.

In April of this year, after Velocity was attacked by North Korean hackers, the team reached an agreement with Tether to facilitate the recovery of user assets and rebuilt the exchange after a comprehensive security upgrade. Currently, Velocity has completed its audit and is fully open-source, officially restarting today. The team will continue to advance asset recovery, technical upgrades, and growth efforts.

Odaily reports that Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has proposed changing the dividend payment frequency for billions of dollars in preferred stock from semi-monthly or quarterly to daily payments, with the related securities offering an annualized yield of up to 12%. Strategy currently has over $14 billion in preferred stock outstanding; the company previously raised funds by selling common stock to purchase Bitcoin, and shifted to issuing perpetual preferred stock after the premium of its common stock relative to its Bitcoin holdings disappeared. Shareholder voting on the proposal will conclude on October 28.

Odaily reports that BlackRock stated in its report "The Machine-Native Economy" that AI and digital assets are accelerating their convergence: AI can enable machine-native intelligence, while digital assets can provide machine-native currency. As AI agents autonomously purchase services and initiate financial transactions, blockchain can provide machine-readable assets and programmable settlement infrastructure; stablecoins may be the first to become the primary transaction tool for agent-based commercial activity.

BlackRock noted that as of September 2026, stablecoin circulating market capitalization exceeded $300 billion, with adjusted transaction volume surpassing $11 trillion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate of 80% from 2020 to 2025. In addition, compute usage rights could in the future be standardized and tokenized for transfer, collateralization, and programmable settlement, while compute futures may also support price discovery and risk hedging.

Odaily News: Cathie Wood stated that Kalshi, a private company, has been added to her ETF strategy, noting that Kalshi's management team is forward-thinking and is positioning itself in the direction of prediction market development.

Odaily reports that on-chain data shows USDC Treasury minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 9:37 AM Beijing time today.

Odaily News: Puffer has announced a partnership with Anchorage Digital, which will become the institutional-grade custody provider for Puffer UniFi on its launch day. The two parties will also collaborate in areas including stablecoin infrastructure, native settlement, institutional payments, and AI Agent payments.

According to the announcement, the two parties will support the issuance and native settlement of stablecoins on Puffer UniFi, with Anchorage Digital responsible for providing institutional custody and related payment infrastructure, while Puffer UniFi provides high-throughput execution, real-time settlement, and access to Ethereum liquidity.

Additionally, Anchorage Digital's AI Agent payment infrastructure for financial institutions and registered merchants will utilize Puffer UniFi for stablecoin settlement, enabling software agents to autonomously initiate payments and complete on-chain settlement within an institutional-grade framework.

Odaily reports that according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale bought 30 million ENA with $8.3 million 3 days ago, and today bought another 7.96 million ENA with $1.99 million.

Odaily reports: US President Trump previously announced that he would sign an executive order to rename artificial intelligence (AI) as "Superintelligence" (SI). Currently, several tech leaders, including SpaceX and AI industry leader Elon Musk, have adopted this new term when discussing technology, using "SI" instead of "AI" to refer to artificial intelligence.

However, US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have introduced a bill requiring a mandatory pause on the development and deployment of related technologies before a dedicated federal agency is established to regulate superintelligent AI. Trump stated that "AI" is a "fake word" and hopes that the renaming will improve the public's negative perception of AI. However, the tech industry generally defines "superintelligence" as a hypothetical AI that has not yet been achieved, with capabilities that could significantly surpass humans across a wide range of domains and with the ability to improve itself autonomously.

According to GMGN data, the market capitalization of the SOL ecosystem meme coin SI briefly surpassed $59 million, continuing to hit new highs, and is now at $40.69 million, with a 24-hour gain of 85.78%. Odaily reminds users that meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

According to official data, the cross-chain aggregator raised nearly $16 million in its token sale on the Legion platform, with an oversubscription of 8x.

The token sale opened at 9 PM yesterday and will close at 9 PM on October 2.

Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Arrington Capital transferred 40,000 HYPE to FalconX a few minutes ago, worth approximately $3.44 million, suspected to be for sale.

1. CEA Industries rebrands to BNB Standard, ticker BNC unchanged;

2. OpenAI CEO: No IPO timetable for now;

3. Ignas: Crypto industry attempts to give tokens "real value," tokenomics innovation is returning;

4. Trump: Will rename "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence" via executive order;

5. Anthropic discloses signing computing power deal worth up to $84.5 billion with SpaceX;

6. Robinhood CEO: SEC's no-action letter to Tesla paves the way for retail shareholder voting plans;

7. Strive CEO: Amplification rate determines total returns of Bitcoin treasury companies, targeting over 60% within the year;

8. Bitcoin Q4 bearish outlook challenged: Price action defies expectations, market judgment begins to waver;

9. Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back's multiple ventures stumble: BSTR ordered to pay $15 million breakup fee;

10. Zcash developers bring Tachyon code to Zakura Common, targeting over 50,000 private payments per second;

11. Raven completes strategic funding at $90 million pre-money valuation, with Coinbase Ventures among participants.