Wood holds $811.7 million worth of Tesla stock; Trump's chances of winning are 50.8%

Headlines

▌Cathie Wood and Ark Invest hold $811.7 million worth of Tesla shares in Ark Innovation ETF

Ark Invest official data shows that Cathie Wood and Ark Invest currently hold $811.7 million worth of Tesla shares TSLA in Ark Innovation ETF ARKK.

▌The probability of Trump being elected president on Polymarket has risen to 50.8%, while Harris's probability has dropped to 48.4%

According to the prediction website Polymarket, the probability of Trump being elected as the US president in 2024 has risen to 50.8%, and the probability of Vice President Harris's election has dropped to 48.4%.

Market

As of press time, according to Coingecko data:

BTC's latest transaction price is $63,820.03, with a daily increase or decrease of +2.9%;

ETH's latest transaction price is $2,491.28, with a daily increase or decrease of +3.0%;

BNB's latest transaction price is $574.68, with a daily increase or decrease of +1.8%；

SOL's latest transaction price is 149.60 US dollars, with a daily increase or decrease of +4.5%；

DOGE's latest transaction price is 0.1145 yuan, with a daily increase or decrease of +4.2%；

XPR's latest transaction price is 0.5387 US dollars, with a daily increase or decrease of +1.2%.

Policy

▌Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission CEO Leung Fung-yee: 11 virtual asset platforms deemed to be licensed are expected to be licensed in batches before the end of the year

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission CEO Leung Fung-yee said in the latest interview that 11 platforms are deemed to be licensed applicants and have now conducted the first phase of on-site review and have asked these applicants to make rectifications. The goal is to have new progress before the end of the year, including batch licensing. Applicants who do not meet the requirements will lose their license eligibility, and applicants who meet the requirements will be conditionally licensed. In terms of cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) services, Leung Fung-yee pointed out that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has solicited industry opinions on the formulation of a new licensing system for cryptocurrency over-the-counter services and cryptocurrency custody services. It will also promote the development of the regulatory system for virtual asset trading platforms, support the tokenization of traditional products, and use regional chains and Web 3 basic technologies to promote the establishment of a responsible and secure financial technology ecosystem. The entire framework will be completed at least next year.

▌The U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly $2.7 million in cryptocurrency

On October 7, the U.S. Department of Justice has frozen $2.67 million worth of cryptocurrency, which is related to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group. According to the U.S. government, these funds were successfully tracked through mixers such as Tornado Cash and frozen during the money laundering process of North Korean hackers, including Tether worth about $1.7 million recovered from the Deribit hacker attack in November 2022, and Avalanche bridge Bitcoin BTC.b worth about $970,000 recovered from the Stake.com hacker attack in September 2023.

▌U.S., UK and Australian law enforcement agencies jointly impose sanctions on key members of the Evil Corp organization

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) jointly imposed sanctions on key members of the ransomware gang Evil Corp last week. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice released an indictment accusing a member of Evil Corp of deploying BitPaymer ransomware in the United States. It is reported that the Evil Corp organization developed and spread Dridex, a malware that infected computers around the world and stole login credentials, resulting in more than $100 million in funds being stolen from hundreds of banks and financial institutions in more than 40 countries.

Blockchain Application

▌Humanode Launches $10 Million Ecosystem Financing Plan

The biometric identification blockchain project Humanode is launching an ecosystem financing plan, a $10 million plan to "support and cultivate its on-chain projects." It is not clear who participated in the financing, but the team pointed out that the financing was supported by "funds and angel investors." The project will be on the Humanode EVM, using cryptographic biometrics to defend against Sybil". Humanode plans to work with projects selected for the program, providing not only funding but also technical, media and community building support. The founders and other members of the Humanode core team will assist these projects throughout the process.

Cryptocurrency

▌In the past 24 hours, the entire network has exploded $112 million, mainly short orders

According to Coinglass data, the entire network has exploded $112 million in the past 24 hours, of which long orders exploded $22.954 million and short orders exploded $89.1585 million.

▌Cryptocurrency companies raised $823 million in financing in September

TIE terminal data shows that 33 companies raised $823 million in financing last month DeFi companies announced funding. Crypto companies raised $823 million in September alone, with the funds spread across 200 different companies that raised funds last month. Celestia's ecosystem funding topped the list with $100 million, followed by Infinex, which raised $65 million through a public token sale. Strategic financings like Celestia topped the list in terms of funding last month, in part because the TON Foundation raised funds for its ecosystem fund. But according to TIE data, seed rounds topped the list. 41 companies raised seed rounds last month.

▌TON network currently has more than 680 million TON staked

According to tonscan data information, the TON network currently has a total of 682 million TON staked. In addition, the current stake APY is 4.3%, and the network has a total of 400 verification nodes.

▌NFT lending platform Blend's total transaction volume has reached 6.883 billion US dollars

According to Dune data, Blur's NFT lending platform Blend's total transaction volume has reached 6.883 billion US dollars, with a total of 772,251 loans. The platform currently has 11,712 independent borrowing addresses and 4,616 independent loan addresses.

▌7 BTC flowed into the Salvadoran government address in the past week

Data shows that the Salvadoran government address has a net inflow of 7 BTC in the past week, worth approximately US$439,643.19.

▌A whale bought 6.11 million POPCAT about a month ago and made a profit of 4.36 million US dollars

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale once again made a profit of 4.36 million US dollars on POPCAT, with a return rate of up to 106%. He bought 6.11 million POPCAT at a price of $0.68 on September 12 and September 13, and is now worth $8.49 million.

Important Economic Dynamics

▌A-shares opened: Shenzhen Blockchain 50 Index rose 11.52%

A-shares opened, the Shanghai Composite Index reported 3194.72 points, opening up 8.06%, the Shenzhen Component Index reported 9950.65 points, opening up 10.67%, and the Shenzhen Blockchain 50 Index reported 3009.32 points, opening up 11.52%. The blockchain sector opened up 12.46%, and the digital currency sector opened up 14.51%.

Golden Encyclopedia

▌What is Algorithm of Thought (AoT)?

Algorithm of Thought (AoT) is a breakthrough approach in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) that revolutionizes the way AI models think and reason. Developed by Microsoft Research, AoT introduces a new paradigm for large language models (LLMs) to enhance reasoning capabilities to solve complex problems. It aims to combine the best of both worlds: a nuanced and intuitive understanding of the human thought process with a structured and systematic algorithmic approach.

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