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More →Vitalik Buterin launches AI agent paranoia mode, hiding identity and payment traces.
CoinWorld news: Vitalik Buterin has launched an AI agent "Paranoid Mode," which hides identity and traces by concealing IPs via Tor, disguising traffic to mask requests, rewriting prompts with local models, and verifying payments with zkapi. The system is now live on the Ethereum mainnet and supports ETH and USDC deposits. Vitalik Buterin says the system is already quite usable, but new conversations start slowly and the agent is confined to a software sandbox.
CryptoQuant analyst: small and mid-cap cryptocurrencies have outperformed Bitcoin since August.
According to Cointelegraph, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost pointed out that since the end of August, the market capitalization growth rate of small and mid-cap cryptocurrencies has been 41%, while that of Bitcoin was only 7%.
Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF has recorded net inflows for 90 consecutive days.
CoinWorld data: Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF MSBT has achieved net inflows for 90 consecutive days, with assets under management reaching $10 trillion.
Pompliano: AI and crypto are part of the same larger industry.
Analyst Pompliano said that many people believe AI and crypto are two separate industries, but this is not correct. He pointed out that both technologies rely on tokens as a core primitive element; although their applications and goals differ, they are essentially one big industry.
BTC/ETH/SOL 12-hour liquidation pain point update
CoinWorld data: BTC is currently at 81,147 USDT, with a downside long pain point at 80,304 (-1.04% from the current price, estimated strength 103 million USDT), and an upside short pain point at 81,964 (+1.01% from the current price, estimated strength 109 million USDT); ETH is currently at 2,372.4 USDT, with a downside long pain point at 2,352.2 (-0.85% from the current price, estimated strength 34.7223 million USDT), and an upside short pain point at 2,435.4 (+2.66% from the current price, estimated strength 49.3152 million USDT); SOL is currently at 102.3 USDT, with a downside long pain point at 101 (-1.27% from the current price, estimated strength 15.406 million USDT), and an upside short pain point at 105 (+2.64% from the current price, estimated strength 14.453 million USDT). This data aggregates same-price-level strength from the public liquidation maps of Binance, OKX, and Bybit. It is not the actual account liquidation price, liquidations that have already occurred, whole-market statistics, or a price forecast.
The most recent funding rate for the SOL perpetual contract is -0.007885%.
CoinWorld data: The most recent funding rate for the SOLUSDT perpetual contract is -0.007885%, with shorts paying longs. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it has decreased by 0.0045 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it has decreased by 0.0163 percentage points.
The most recent funding rate for the ETH perpetual contract is 0.003279%.
Bijie.com data: The most recent funding rate for the ETHUSDT perpetual contract is 0.003279%, with longs paying shorts. Compared with the same-metric snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 0.0036 percentage points; compared with the same-metric snapshot 7 days ago, it is up 0.0016 percentage points.
Streami, the operator of GOPAX, was included among the 16 financial institutions affected by the hacking incident.
CoinWorld news, South Korea's Financial Services Commission disclosed on October 14 that Gopax exchange operator Streami was listed as one of the 16 financial institutions affected by a recent hacking incident. The incident affected a total of 16 financial institutions, and regulators identified approximately 100,000 data breach cases in an industry-wide investigation; this figure is not the number of Gopax's individual customers, and no breakdown by institution is currently available. As of October 15, Gopax had not issued an apology or detailed public statement. South Korea's Financial Services Commission said it will investigate whether the attack methods involved AI and will deploy broader security checks and coordinated response measures. Existing evidence cannot prove that Gopax had a specific scale of crypto assets stolen.
MapQuest launches surveillance camera display feature, allowing drivers to view road monitoring footage.
CoinWorld news, Decrypt reports, MapQuest has now launched a new feature that allows drivers to view Flock Safety surveillance cameras on the road. The feature, called the "surveillance layer," can be toggled in the map options to display known automatic license plate recognition devices. The layer also covers surveillance cameras from companies such as Motorola Solutions, Genetec, Axis Communications, and Axon. MapQuest did not state the source of the location data in its announcement. The launch of this feature comes amid growing public backlash against surveillance technology, with some lawmakers having introduced bills to ban federal agencies from using this technology.
Performance of $10,000 in a banking crisis: cash, gold, Bitcoin, and Treasury bonds
Coinpaper reports: In a banking crisis, $10,000 in assets performs differently. The performance of cash, gold, Bitcoin, and U.S. Treasuries during bank failures is worth noting. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023 showed how quickly confidence in financial institutions can crumble, with depositors facing uncertainty until U.S. authorities stepped in to protect all balances. Different assets react differently during a banking crisis, and understanding these differences is crucial for deciding which assets are safer under financial stress. Most Americans believe federal deposit insurance is the best way to protect against ordinary bank failures, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation providing up to $250,000 of protection per depositor, per insured bank, for each ownership category of eligible deposits.