Chainstack suffered an AI-powered attack that exposed customer names, emails and password hashes. The company has contained the breach and urged customers to update their passwords and credentials.

According to CNBC, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was investigating fresh disruptions to SpaceX’s Starshield service, with military units reporting problems along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories for several days. He said the restrictions imposed an effective speed limit of 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour) on terminals, making it harder for Ukraine to intercept Russian jet-powered drones. The reports follow similar speed limitations imposed last month. U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for further talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin after U.S.-brokered peace talks concluded in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

After Jensen Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair, Nvidia lost over $400 billion in revenue in two days, prompting the board to launch an independent investigation and bringing the risks associated with key figures to the forefront.

With the Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP integrated into Solana, Hong Kong's competitiveness in digital finance may be diluted if it only has the right to issue coins but lacks the underlying infrastructure.

UK bank Griffin has raised $20 million in a Series B round to expand its card issuance and stablecoin-related services. According to PANews, Octagon Partners led the round, which valued the company at more than $100 million. Existing investors Notion Capital, A+ Ventures, NordicNinja, and Breega also participated. Griffin previously raised $24 million in March 2024 in a round led by MassMutual Ventures, NordicNinja, and Breega. The company received a full banking license at that time.

Wells Fargo & Co.-backed Norwest has raised $4 billion for its latest fund, which will invest in early-stage AI startups and sectors overlooked by much of the market, according to Bloomberg. The firm plans to announce the fund Thursday.

Foreign inflows into Indian stocks may sustain their strong momentum amid improving earnings, cheaper valuations and light positioning, BofA Global Research said, according to Bloomberg.

According to the announcement from Binance, depositary banks will charge American Depositary Receipt (ADR) fees for 13 U.S. equities, with fees ranging from 0.01 to 0.05 USDC per share. The applicable record dates and fees are: LG Display Co. Ltd. (LPL), 2026-09-30, 0.02 USDC; Noah Holdings Ltd. (NOAH), 2026-09-30, 0.02 USDC; AXIA Energia S.A. Co. (AXIAY), 2026-10-01, 0.02 USDC; Lixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd. (LXEH), 2026-10-01, 0.02 USDC; Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (TLX), 2026-10-01, 0.03 USDC; HDFC Bank Ltd. (HDB), 2026-10-02, 0.01 USDC; Dr. Reddy’s (RDY), 2026-10-02, 0.02 USDC; 36Kr Holdings Inc. (KRKR), 2026-10-07, 0.02 USDC; Intchains Group Limited (ICG), 2026-10-09, 0.02 USDC; Pony AI Inc. (PONY), 2026-10-14, 0.02 USDC; Ericsson (Telefonakt) (ERIC), 2026-10-20, 0.02 USDC; Hello Group Inc. (MOMO), 2026-10-20, 0.02 USDC; 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), 2026-10-20, 0.05 USDC; and Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX), 2026-10-22, 0.03 USDC. The announcement lists Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank as the relevant depositaries.

Lauren van Biljon, senior rates and FX portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, said UK gilts are “attractive” and the Bank of England will likely raise interest rates again, probably not until next year, according to Bloomberg. Van Biljon made the comments on Bloomberg Television.

Nima Momeni, the man convicted of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee, is preparing to challenge the legal outcome of the case after receiving a sentence of 16 years to life in prison.

Binance Wallet announced on X that users can claim and use a Trial Voucher for Prediction Markets through Binance App → Exchange → Markets → Prediction or Binance App → Wallet → Home → Prediction. Users should claim the voucher from the pop-up, choose an eligible match market, select a prediction, apply the Trial Voucher in the order panel and submit the order. Prediction Markets are available only to users in eligible regions and may not be available to all users.

Binance announced on X that Binance Square has launched its Leaderboard, featuring four rankings to help users identify leading traders and follow their trades.

Sequoia Capital plans to invest several hundred million dollars in Sequence Holdings, a company founded in 2025 that is pursuing acquisitions in established industries. According to Sina Finance, people familiar with the matter said Sequence recently announced a $7.7 billion insurance-sector acquisition, with Michael Dell’s family office among the co-leads. The investment would be Sequoia’s second known bet on a new type of holding company that acquires businesses in mature industries, including accounting, insurance, and homeowners association management, and uses AI to replace some manual work. The new funding could help Sequence pursue more acquisitions, people familiar with the matter said. Sequoia previously invested in Ithaca Holdings, founded by partner Ravi Gupta, which announced a $1.3 billion deal. The planned investment comes as Sequoia undergoes internal changes under Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took the lead last November. In recent weeks, the firm merged its early-stage and growth investment teams, closed its London office to refocus on U.S. investments, and adjusted the evergreen fund established by former leader Roelof Botha. The fund was designed to hold stakes in public startups longer than Sequoia’s usual investment period. Sequoia missed major AI investments during Botha’s tenure; this year, it has made a major push into AI, co-led Anthropic’s financing in May at a $965 billion valuation, and completed dozens of AI-related investments since last November. Representatives for Sequoia and Sequence declined to comment. Sequence has raised at least $75 million from 8VC, Lux Capital, Conviction, and others. Last month, it partnered with DFO Management, Michael Dell’s family office, to take insurance broker Baldwin Group private in a cash-and-debt transaction. Sequence has also made a minority investment in unlisted community bank BankSouth. Four industry participants said returns on these perpetual holding companies are closer to private equity, at around four times invested capital, compared with the 10-times returns sought by venture capital. Investors see their returns as more predictable and view them as another way for venture firms to return cash to limited partners. Over the past year, venture-backed AI holding companies have completed large acquisitions. Thrive Holdings, established last year by Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner, raised funding from Altimeter, D1 Capital, SoftBank, and others. Last month, it agreed to acquire ADT, a 152-year-old security company, in an all-cash deal valued at $15.3 billion including debt. General Catalyst invested in holding company Long Lake in 2024; earlier this year, Long Lake took American Express Global Business Travel private for $6.3 billion. Sequence CEO Michael Lee said in a podcast interview with Sarah Guo, a partner at Conviction, that since March, AI had shortened consumer loan risk approval times by 94% and cut business loan approvals from 30 days to 11. Lee also said Sequence differs from traditional private equity by completing one major deal a year rather than making acquisitions in batches, and by involving engineers in major business decisions.

South Korea will allow crypto exchanges to freeze deposits and withdrawals when a hack is suspected, without waiting for confirmation, while introducing stricter security requirements. The FSC also wants all 28 registered crypto businesses to receive cybersecurity support from the Financial Security Institute, which is investigating a breach of its own systems.

A Singapore-based company that became Nvidia's largest AI chip buyer in Southeast Asia within three years is now at the center of questions over how Chinese companies continued accessing the US chipmaker's advanced computing hardware despite Washington's export restrictions.

MegaETH has invested $30 million in AI inference, attempting to make the AI ​​provided by different service providers verifiable, and then turn the AI ​​usage into tradable contracts.

PSB Bank has asked a Russian court to declare BitRiver founder Igor Runets bankrupt over unpaid debts of more than 770 million rubles (about $9.3 million), linked to a loan he guaranteed for a group subsidiary that defaulted. Runets is already in custody on tax evasion and fraud charges, and several BitRiver companies are facing bankruptcy proceedings of their own.

From MEXC to Binance and OKX, the United States is using law enforcement, investment, and dollar-denominated stablecoins to bring global cryptocurrency exchanges more deeply into its financial regulatory framework.

Jensen Huang has once again been exposed for having an extramarital affair with a direct subordinate. On Polymarket, the probability of his departure once surged to 88%. Analysts estimate that if he leaves, Nvidia's valuation may shrink by $1 trillion to $1.2 trillion.