THORChain Co-founder Responds to FBI Intercept Request: Node Operators Can Cooperate With Investigations Without a Subpoena

Exclusive from Dongcha Beating AI Express: Y Combinator-backed startup Subvocal announced it has secured $1.3 million in total funding and is developing a pair of "silent typing" glasses. Users can input text into a computer by making subtle speaking mouth movements, no vocalization or keyboard contact required—ideal for writing emails, taking notes, or issuing commands to AI agents. The team claims its prototype can transcribe over 200 words per minute continuously. The glasses capture tiny movements of facial articulatory muscles via low-power radio frequency signals, which are then decoded by an AI model. Users still move their mouths, but do not need to produce sound. Similar technology is not novel: MIT launched AlterEgo in 2018, which used facial electrodes to recognize silent speech, though it was tested with a limited vocabulary of around 20 words at the time. Subvocal aims to advance this to contactless, unlimited-vocabulary continuous input. That said, the product is still a long way from launch. The current demo prototype relies on an external circuit board, differing significantly from the planned glasses form factor. Additionally, the 200+ words per minute speed has not been verified by independent public testing. Subvocal has opened pre-orders in the U.S., with an early bird total price of $499 and a refundable $199 deposit required to reserve a spot. The company expects to start shipping in Q1 2027, pending FCC approval.

Beating AI News Flash: Open-source AI coding tool OpenCode has re-enabled Claude subscriptions in its v2.2.3 update. Users only need to install and log in to Claude Code, then select "Claude Agent" in OpenCode to directly use their existing subscription quota, with no need for additional API purchases. In March this year, OpenCode removed its built-in Claude subscription login plugin due to Anthropic's legal demands. This time, it leverages the official Claude Agent SDK to call the user's locally installed Claude Code, which sends model requests directly to Anthropic. OpenCode does not access login credentials. Developer Daniel Smolsky also explicitly noted on GitHub that the team has obtained Anthropic's authorization and complies with the terms of service.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, crypto entrepreneur "Big Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng has repeatedly bounced back despite setbacks. His address was liquidated 8 times in a row during the previous market downturn, with his Hyperliquid account balance dropping to just $1.5 at one point. On the afternoon of October 30, he recharged 250,000 USDC to open long positions: his 25x leveraged Ethereum long position currently has an unrealized profit of over $70,000, with a position size of 2,925 ETH and a liquidation price of $2,219.36; his 10x leveraged HYPE long position has an unrealized loss of $12,000, with a position size of 4,250 HYPE and a liquidation price of $56.4016. In addition, he sold BAYC #950 and BAYC #5310 via an over-the-counter (OTC) platform.

Beating AI Express, Insight: The shared quota rules previously unearthed from ChatGPT's subscription page by "Bald Guy" Tibor Blaho have now been officially confirmed. OpenAI's latest help documentation clarifies that starting December, ChatGPT and Codex will share a single quota for Plus, Pro, and Business users, while ChatGPT Work's Agent capabilities will be integrated into the regular chat interface. Moving forward, usage will be uniformly calculated based on tokens, with stronger models and more complex tasks typically consuming more quota. However, Instant mode chats will not draw from the shared quota. Users can view their remaining quota and reset time in settings. Ironically, shortly after OpenAI announced doubling quotas for Pro and other plans, it confirmed merging chat and programming services into the same quota pool. The company also reassured users that most will not run out of quota more frequently than they currently do.

Driven by the ongoing artificial intelligence boom, South Korea’s exports continued to post strong growth in October, further boosting the export momentum of its trade-reliant economy. Data released Sunday by South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy shows that, adjusted for working-day differences, October’s exports rose 76.1% year-on-year to $115.3 billion, below the previous month’s record of $121.1 billion. Unadjusted figures show October exports jumped 93.7% year-on-year, imports rose 36%, resulting in a trade surplus of $42.5 billion. South Korea’s revised year-on-year export growth for September was 83.7%. The sustained strong exports have further reinforced market expectations that the Bank of Korea will raise interest rates this month. Semiconductors remain the main driver of export growth: in October, South Korea’s chip exports surged 259% year-on-year to $56.4 billion, computer exports rose 497%, while petroleum products and auto exports increased 80% and 18% respectively. (Jinshi)

Binance has released its latest progress update, stating that it has covered the $6 billion loss caused by the recent security incident. Earlier reports noted that approximately $6.3 billion in funds were impacted by Binance's security incident.