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More →The U.S. military says claims that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and similar assertions are untrue.
Bitcoin World News, the U.S. military says claims that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and other statements are untrue. On October 15 local time, U.S. Central Command posted on the social platform X, saying that three claims made by Iran over the past 24 hours regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz were "untrue." U.S. Central Command said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' claim that it controls the Strait of Hormuz is untrue, that the United States and its regional partners still control the relevant waters, and that commercial vessels continue to transit. The U.S. side also said that a container ship flying the flag of Singapore did not strike a mine, but was hit by a projectile fired by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and sank while being towed toward shore; more than 40 commercial vessels still passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours. In addition, the U.S. side denied the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' claim that it "killed hundreds of U.S. military personnel in Jordan," saying that in July of this year only 3 U.S. service members died while assisting partner forces in repelling Iranian attacks.
On October 15, U.S. Central Command posted on the social media platform X.
On October 15, U.S. Central Command posted on the social platform X, saying that three claims made by Iran over the past 24 hours regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz were "false." U.S. Central Command said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' claim that it controls the Strait of Hormuz is false, that the United States and its regional partners still control the relevant waters, and that commercial vessels continue to transit. The U.S. side also said that a container ship flying the flag of Singapore did not strike a mine, but was hit by a projectile fired by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and sank while being towed toward shore; more than 40 commercial vessels still passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. In addition, the U.S. side denied the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' claim that "hundreds of U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan," saying that in July of this year only 3 U.S. service members died while assisting partner forces in repelling Iranian attacks. (CCTV)
Cardone Capital acquired 60 bitcoins for $530 million, valued at approximately $4.8 million.
According to a report by Bitcoin Magazine, Cardone Capital acquired 60 bitcoins for $5.3 billion, worth approximately $4.8 million at current prices.
Google: AI has not yet built itself, though it has written 75% of the code
According to news from Bijie, Google DeepMind pointed out in its latest safety report that although AI now writes most of the code, AI research has not accelerated. The report states that there is currently no significant end-to-end acceleration in machine learning R&D, and the risks of AI-driven R&D are currently low. DeepMind's research shows that AI performs excellently in executing instructions, but performs poorly when deciding which ideas are worth pursuing.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced
According to Coin World news, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has added 16 Iran-related individuals and multiple companies and financial institutions to its sanctions list, involving the International Development Investment and Finance Bank of Iraq, Iran's Chabahar International Offshore Bank, Jazeera International Bank, and several currency exchange companies. At the same time, the United States added Cuba's International Commercial Bank (BICSA) to the sanctions list. In addition, OFAC issued two Russia-related general licenses, respectively authorizing certain transactions involving Lukoil retail gas stations outside Russia and Lukoil-related entities in Bulgaria. OFAC also issued an Iran-related general license allowing the orderly wind-down of transactions involving the International Development Investment and Finance Bank.
Volvo and Nvidia said
According to news from Bijie, Volvo and Nvidia said that as automakers race to bring increasingly advanced hands-free driving features to market, Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop a new generation of driver assistance and autonomous driving technology. The two companies said Volvo will combine its safety systems and engineering expertise with Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) and computing technologies, including the Hyperion sensor, computer architecture, and autonomous driving software stack. Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering at Volvo Cars, said the first deployments will focus on supervised driving features, with drivers still responsible for the vehicle. Volvo aims to gradually introduce more advanced features, including hands-free driving in urban areas and on highways. The technology is expected to be applied to Volvo models before 2030 and will be launched in multiple regions at the same time.
Barclays: Tesla and SpaceX could merge by the end of the year.
According to Biji World news, Barclays Bank stated that Tesla and SpaceX may merge before the end of the year, and the combined entity would become the sixth-largest public Bitcoin holder, holding more than 30,000 bitcoins, with a market value of approximately $2.3 trillion.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions on Iran and Cuba and adjusted the trading license for Lukoil.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions on Iran and Cuba and adjusted licenses for Lukoil transactions. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on October 15 that it has added 16 Iran-related individuals, as well as multiple companies and financial institutions, to its sanctions list, including the International Development and Investment Bank of Iraq, Iran's Chabahar International Offshore Bank, Jazeera International Bank, and several currency exchange companies. At the same time, the United States added Cuba's International Commercial Bank (BICSA) to its sanctions list. In addition, OFAC issued two Russia-related general licenses, respectively authorizing certain transactions involving Lukoil retail gas stations outside Russia and Lukoil-related entities in Bulgaria. OFAC also issued an Iran-related general license allowing the orderly wind-down of transactions involving the International Development and Investment Bank.
U.S. Central Command: Commercial vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz is normal.
CoinWorld news: U.S. Central Command stated that despite the attack, commercial vessels are still transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the main shipping lanes remain free of mines. In the past 24 hours, more than 40 vessels have passed through.
Uniform Labs closes $8 million seed round to support bidirectional conversion of tokenized assets
According to The Block, Uniform Labs, the developer of tokenized asset settlement platform multiliquid, has completed a cumulative $8 million in pre-seed and seed funding, with the seed round led by Polychain and participation from Circle Ventures, CMT Digital, and others. The valuation was not disclosed. multiliquid allows institutions to complete bidirectional conversions between tokenized assets and stablecoins at net asset value (NAV) in a single atomic transaction. It is currently live on Ethereum and Solana, supporting USDC and tokenized assets from asset management institutions such as Wellington Management and VanEck. The platform has already conducted initial pilot transactions and plans to use the funding to expand protocol development, bring in liquidity partners, and integrate more tokenized cash and Treasury products. The founder said that there are currently no plans to issue a token.