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TREE NEWS reports: JPMorgan Asset Management has for the first time included bitcoin in its long-term capital market assumptions, forecasting a 10% annualized return over the next decade that could beat stocks, bonds and gold. The firm assumes 55% annualized volatility for bitcoin, more than three times that of U.S. large-cap stocks, and said it has not yet added bitcoin to its main portfolio models because its correlation with other assets is unstable.

TREE NEWS update: Microsoft said that in September 2026 the hacking group Storm-0940 used an artificial intelligence framework called Artex to launch automated attacks against hundreds of organizations worldwide. In several cases the Artex-driven attacks gained privileged cloud access in under three hours. Storm-0940 is assessed to be behind the recently disclosed ConnectWise multi-tenant application supply-chain attack, and its password-spraying campaign targeted 327 accounts at eight organizations between October 10 and 14.

TREE NEWS reports: A Mizuho survey of more than 600 Robinhood users found that 94% would trade single-stock perpetual futures, mostly using new money, Mizuho said. The brokerage called the potential product a “strong positive” for HOOD shares. The survey results suggest strong demand for the offering among Robinhood’s user base.

TREE NEWS update: Decentralized perpetuals exchange Lighter plans to file for a derivatives license with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in November 2026, founder Vladimir Novakovski said on the platform’s Q3 investor call, aiming to become the first CFTC-approved on-chain perpetuals DEX. The team has been in talks with regulators for about 11 months. Lighter already offers perpetuals trading on Robinhood Chain and has more than 1 million Lighter Core accounts. LIT rose 22.26% in 24 hours to $3.89.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI said its AI models discovered the PHP2Shell vulnerability and led a two-month coalition to patch it, a flaw serious enough that governments took websites offline. The same models were behind intrusions into Hugging Face and an Australian government portal this year. The disclosure frames OpenAI’s security work as both a defensive tool and a source of risk.

TREE NEWS reports: Pump.fun transferred 129,800 SOL, worth about $14.06 million, from its fee wallet to Kraken, on-chain data show. The receiving address is labeled as a Kraken exchange deposit address, and the funds were moved in multiple transactions into Kraken’s hot wallet. The transfer may indicate a sale.

TREE NEWS update: The American Bankers Association accused the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of undermining Congress after the top banking regulator declined to weigh in on third-party stablecoin rewards. The dispute reignites the fight between banks and crypto over how stablecoin incentives are treated under federal rules. The OCC’s final rule on stablecoin rewards is at the center of the clash.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin climbed to a weekly high near $84,500, recovering from October’s slide as the broader crypto market rebounded. XRP and Zcash led the rally, with the move reviving hopes for an “Uptober” finish to the month.

TREE NEWS update: Polymarket US has sued Ohio to block the state’s demand that it immediately halt sports contracts and confirm compliance in writing by Oct. 16. The exchange is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against the crackdown.

TREE NEWS update: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized rules governing stablecoin reserves and redemptions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, likening the GENIUS Act to the Lincoln-era banking reforms. Bessent called the legislation a “watershed moment for American finance.” The rules set federal requirements for how stablecoin issuers hold reserves and process redemptions.

TREE NEWS update: OKX has combined euro and EURC liquidity into one spot order book, letting eligible European Economic Area users convert euros to EURC at a 1:1 rate and settle in either asset. Trading fees depend on each user’s tier and transaction.

TREE NEWS update: PHP has released fixes for two vulnerabilities rated 9.2 that allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on web servers. The U.S. National Security Agency urged users to patch the flaws or take systems offline. The critical-severity bugs affect PHP installations and can be exploited remotely without authentication.

TREE NEWS update: Eclair released a security patch for Lightning Network bugs that could let peers steal funds, its second security release in five days. Node operators can upgrade without closing channels, though Eclair must be stopped and restarted to apply the fix.

TREE NEWS update: A new company formed with the Dogecoin Foundation and led by MyDoge founder Jordan Jefferson will consolidate the MyDoge wallet, DogeOS app platform and Such App to build an economy around DOGE. The company’s stated aim is to develop the Dogecoin ecosystem.

TREE NEWS update: Dataline has raised $10.6 million to build a decentralized data network for AI agents, the startup said. The company also plans to hold a public token sale through Uniswap’s auction platform, with details expected next week. The funding will support the development of the network, which is designed to let AI agents access and share data without a central intermediary.

TREE NEWS update: Dataline, a decentralized data network for AI agents, has raised $10.6 million in a seed funding round, with Coinbase Ventures and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev among the investors. The project plans a public token sale through Uniswap’s auction platform and intends to launch its token before the end of the year, with details expected next week.

TREE NEWS reports: Tesla and SpaceX are exploring a merger that would unite their bitcoin holdings totaling 30,221 BTC, a combined position that would rank sixth among public companies tracked by CoinGecko. Elon Musk said no transaction terms have been agreed. The disclosed bitcoin positions of the two companies would form one of the largest corporate crypto treasuries if the merger proceeds.

TREE NEWS update: Six major blockchain organizations, including Chainlink and Cardano, have asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to formally recognize digital commodities as non-securities within its proposed regulatory framework. The groups submitted their request as the SEC shapes rules for digital assets, arguing that a clear commodity classification would remove regulatory ambiguity for token projects. No specific timeline for an SEC response was given.

TREE NEWS update: Cloudflare has developed a new type of web application firewall to mitigate a newly discovered batch of security vulnerabilities, co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince said. The new WAF is now enabled by default for all customers at no extra cost. The company did not disclose further technical details about the vulnerabilities or the mitigation.