Murad Mahmudov: AI Will Force Crypto Traders to Shift from Short-Term Speculation to Long-Term Holding
Prominent crypto investor Murad Mahmudov @MustStopMurad predicted at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 on October 16 that AI agents will flood crypto markets, trading, launching and sniping meme coins, and even carrying out scams and cyberattacks. He argued that as AI advances in computing power, speed, and data, discretionary and amateur quantitative traders will struggle to compete.
AI could replace trading strategies with holding periods under a week, or even a month. As a result, people will then be forced into long-term holding and communities built around shared beliefs, not because they become more disciplined, but to survive as short-term trading grows increasingly unprofitable.
NASA 用 Claude 给"毅力号"火星车规划路线
Anthropic周一公开的IPO招股书里,把一个太空案例当成了Claude Code的代表作:NASA让Claude为火星车规划行驶路线。
由于火星离地球太远,信号延迟大,火星车没法实时遥控,过去都是地面工程师先看照片、逐个标点规划好路线,再发给火星车自行驾驶。
去年12月,NASA首次把这项工作交给AI,让Claude看着火星地表照片,自己挑出一条穿过碎石地的路线。
工程师检查后只做了少量修改,"毅力号"随后按这条路线行驶了两次,分别约210米和246米。
Zcash Co-Founder Proposes Redirecting 8% of Block Subsidies to Network Sustainability Mechanism
Zcash co-founder and protocol developer Sean Bowe has submitted a draft Zcash Improvement Proposal (ZIP) to end the 8% block subsidy allocation to Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) and redirect it to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM), withholding the funds from immediate circulation.
The proposal argues that ZCG's existing reserves are sufficient to sustain its grant-making activities. It would leave ZCG's existing treasury, the separate 12% Coinholder-Controlled Fund allocation, miners' subsidy share, and ZEC's maximum supply unchanged.
Grayscale Says Zcash's 20% Developer Funding Has Fueled a Decade of Innovation
Grayscale, a leading digital asset manager, highlighted Zcash's (ZEC) continued innovation ahead of its 10th anniversary on October 28, attributing part of its progress to the allocation of 20% of block rewards to developer funding. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency has evolved through multiple shielded pools, from Sprout and Sapling to Orchard and the 2026 Ironwood upgrade, which introduced quantum-recoverable addresses and formal verification to address security vulnerabilities.
The investigation found that personal information from historical WooCommerce orders remained in legacy database tables despite appearing redacted in the admin dashboard. Customer data from orders placed through Shopify since May may also have been exposed. Foundation said it has revoked affected email credentials and taken compromised legacy services offline. There is no evidence that Passport devices or their private keys were compromised. The phishing emails attempted to trick users into revealing their wallet recovery phrases.
Foundation Identifies Over 23,000 Phishing Email Attempts in Passport Wallet Security Incident
Passport hardware wallet maker Foundation said it has identified more than 23,000 phishing email attempts, including 19,057 messages delivered through Mailgun and 1,503 sent via Google Workspace. The number of affected users remains unknown.
Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Hoodi Fork Over EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 Risks
Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter said the planned Glamsterdam fork on the Hoodi testnet has been delayed after ChainSecurity identified compatibility risks in EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. The gas changes could break contracts that assume gas usage only decreases or cause failed sub-calls to behave unexpectedly. ChainSecurity has found 13 real-world cases, and developers are reviewing whether the upgrade specification needs changes.
Hyperliquid: Kraken Parent Payward Plans to Become First CFTC-Regulated HIP-3* Deployer
Hyperliquid announced that Kraken parent Payward plans to become the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3* deployer, using Hyperliquid infrastructure to offer perpetual futures markets to U.S. clients. Subject to regulatory approval, Payward's CFTC-regulated DCM and DCO, Bitnomial, would serve as the deployer, managing the markets and clearing and settling contracts, while its CFTC-registered FCM, NinjaTrader Clearing, would carry client accounts. HIP-3* will introduce optional onchain allowlists for permissioned markets without affecting existing HIP-3 markets. The initial version is available on testnet, with specifications subject to change.
Chris Dixon: Why Expand a16z Crypto into a16z Frontier?
On October 23, 2026, a16z Managing Partner Chris Dixon @cdixon said the expansion of a16z Crypto into a16z Frontier reflects the increasingly blurred boundaries between crypto, fintech, Wall Street, and mainstream technology. Stablecoins have become a standard tool for fintech companies, while asset tokenization is growing rapidly.
The team will explore frontier areas that remain underserved by existing investment efforts, continuing its approach of identifying investment opportunities in the second-order effects of technological advances.