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2026/10/22
Pirate Chain rolls back the chain to the pre-attack block following security update v6.0.14.
On October 22, the official Pirate Chain X account (@PirateChain) announced the release of a mandatory update, v6.0.14. On October 14, attackers exploited two validation vulnerabilities to mint approximately 39.82 million forged ARRR tokens in the transparent coinbase pool, temporarily inflating the
Global crude oil shipping costs surge amid Hormuz crisis
BlockBeats report, October 22: According to a Goldman Sachs report, the global average cost of crude oil transportation has risen from approximately $3 per barrel a year ago to over $20, with major Middle East routes exceeding $35 per barrel. War risks triggered by the Strait of Hormuz crisis, ship-
KOSPI and Nikkei 225 Drop Sharply on October 22
On Thursday, October 22, the South Korean KOSPI index closed down 201.9 points, or 3.52%, at 5,533.76. SK Hynix fell 5.48%, and Samsung Electronics dropped 4.02%. The Japanese Nikkei 225 index closed down 1,713.40 points, or 2.65%, at 62,907.84 on the same day. (Kim10)
Tesla Aims for 2027 Optimus Deliveries, Unscripted Robot Demo Planned
Tesla CEO Elon Musk aims to release footage showing Optimus operating without a script in a month or two. Tesla is targeting 2027 for the humanoid robot's first deliveries to other companies. Musk said on Wednesday's third-quarter earnings call that deliveries are targeted for around the end of next
Crypto ETFs Split as Bitcoin Adds $23M, Ether Loses $26M
Key InsightsCrypto ETFs diverged on October 20, with Bitcoin gaining $23.16 million and Ethereum losing $26.13 million.BlackRock led Bitcoin inflows as Ethereum ETF withdrawals reached approximately $1.08 billion during October.Bitcoin approached $85,000 on October 21, with ETF demand and resistance
AI capital spending and geopolitical risks drive global asset repricing
BlockBeats report, October 22: Global markets are repricing AI financing, interest rates, and geopolitical risks. Former New York Fed President Dudley warned that AI investment could cause interest rates to rise first, then fall: in the short term, data centers, chips, and power infrastructure are d
Odaily Reports a $2.43M HYPE Short Position Opened by an Address with an ~86% Win Rate
Odaily Planet Daily reports: According to Odaily monitoring, an address opened a HYPE short position between October 22, 2026, 04:18 and 08:17, with a notional value of approximately $2.43 million and an average execution price of $81.1299. The address achieved a win rate of approximately 86% across
Hormuz Crisis Pushes Global Crude Shipping Costs Above $20 Per Barrel
Huo Xing Finance reports that, on October 22, a Goldman Sachs report revealed that the global average cost of transporting crude oil has risen from approximately $3 per barrel a year ago to over $20 per barrel, with key Middle Eastern routes exceeding $35 per barrel. War risks triggered by the Strai
Musk Proposes Potential $3.5T SpaceX-Tesla Merger, Implications for Crypto Infrastructure
Headline: Musk Floats SpaceX–Tesla Merger That Would Fuse Rockets, Robots and AI Into a $3.5T Empire — What Crypto Investors Need to KnowElon Musk said Tuesday that special committees at both SpaceX and Tesla are studying a possible merger of the two companies — a combination that, if completed, wou
Global markets mixed as AI sector reprices amid divergent fundamentals
From the close on October 20 to the early morning of October 21, global markets delivered no unified directional signal. The Dow Jones reached a new all-time high, while the Nasdaq remained nearly flat. The Korean stock market, which had closed down 3.73% the previous day, rebounded by 3.79% in earl
Upbit's 24-hour trading volume reaches $1.252 billion, up 23.4%.
Huo Xing Finance reports, according to CoinGecko data, Upbit’s trading volume over the past 24 hours was approximately $1.252 billion, representing a 23.4% increase compared to the previous 24 hours. The top five trading pairs by volume are: AXIS/KRW (Axis Robotics, 9.8% of total volume, approximate
Solana trader earns $124,900 profit from DACITY trade with 875% return in 9 days
Huo Xing Finance reports that, on October 22, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Solana trader MattFws spent approximately $13,500 to purchase 369 million DACITY tokens and sold them all nine days later, realizing a profit of approximately $124,900, with a return rate of about 875%. The total fun
China's MIIT Warns of Critical PHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
BlockBeats report: On October 22, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Network Security Threat and Vulnerability Information Sharing Platform (NVDB) detected two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in PHP, posing severe risks. PHP is an open-source server-side scripti
Anthropic Launches Claude Duet: A Proactive AI Agent for Task Automation
Author: Anthropic Official TeamCompiled by Deep潮 TechFlowShenchao Overview: Artificial intelligence is undergoing a historic leap from passive text responses to active autonomous agents. Anthropic’s newly launched Claude Duet completely transforms traditional conversational interaction, not only pos
OpenAI discovers two critical PHP vulnerabilities, allocates $10 billion for Daybreak Initiative
Author: OpenAI Safety TeamCompiled by Deep潮 TechFlowDeepChao Summary: In its latest Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure report, OpenAI revealed that its internal AI agents proactively discovered two critical underlying vulnerabilities in the open-source programming language PHP, affecting millions
