A new proposal from the NEAR community has opened for voting, aiming to cut the token's annual issuance rate to 1.6% within 24 months.

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes announced in a post that Flop Labs' testnet and airdrop are set to launch in the coming weeks. He specifically warned that no FLOP token currently exists, and anyone claiming the token is already available is a scammer.

Beating AI Express News: Zhu Xiaoyong, former Algorithm Director of Alibaba's ATH team, is preparing to launch a startup named RSI, with an initial round valuation reportedly around $80 million. Previously, he served as Chief Applied Scientist at Microsoft, and at Alibaba was responsible for model research and development and self-evolution-related work. RSI stands for Recursive Self-Improvement, whose goal is to enable AI to participate in improving its own training and operation methods. Zhu’s team plans to start with open-source tools, data, and model training services, helping enterprises in sectors including healthcare, robotics, and semiconductors to continuously optimize their proprietary models using their own data.

According to HTX market data, MEXC's platform token MX has plunged 15% to $1.695, likely impacted by MEXC's official announcement that it will cease services for users in Russia and Belarus. Earlier, crypto exchange MEXC released an official notice stating the move is a measure to strengthen its global compliance operations.

According to ZachXBT’s monitoring, an institutional entity was allegedly hacked by North Korea-linked group SquidSquad on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) on October 8, with approximately $2.84 million stolen. Per its tracking, the attacker deposited 1,111.2 ETH into Tornado Cash on October 20, then withdrew the funds to three addresses, before cross-chain transferring the assets from Ethereum to Tron via USDT and aggregating them into two addresses. All of the aforementioned aggregation addresses have financial ties to addresses previously attributed to North Korean actors. The funds then flowed through intermediate addresses to an over-the-counter (OTC) platform within minutes. ZachXBT believes this move may be aimed at evading potential Tether fund freezes.

Nasdaq-listed company BNB Standard (stock code: BNC) announced it will ring the Nasdaq opening bell on October 26 to celebrate its corporate rebranding and the appointment of a new management team. The company’s chief executive officer will attend the bell-ringing ceremony alongside board members, its management team, investors, and ecosystem partners.

According to an Upbit announcement, due to maintenance of GRAM wallets on The Open Network (TON), the exchange has suspended GRAM deposit and withdrawal services as of the announcement date of October 21, 2026. The service resumption time is pending, with further updates to be announced separately. GRAM trading operations will not be impacted during the maintenance period.