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The decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Lighter announced that its EVM development network (devnet) has officially launched. This development network is an EVM-equivalent rollup built in collaboration with Axiom and powered by OpenVM. It operates in sync with Lighter Core, both designed to settle jointly to Ethereum through a single ZK proof.Developers can deploy using Foundry, Hardhat, Viem, and Ethers, and can read accounts, balances, positions, orders, and market data from Lighter Core; they can also place, modify, and cancel orders through smart contracts, and transfer assets between the development network L1, Lighter Core, and Lighter EVM.Lighter stated that the team can be contacted via email at evm@lighter.xyz to request access. Currently, it is onboarding developers in batches to ensure a quick response to issues and will expand access to all developers in the coming weeks.

According to a report by ZDNet Korea on October 15, Samsung Electronics has lowered its production plan for mid-range and low-end smartphones in the fourth quarter. The reasons include rising prices of memory chips and disruptions in the supply of glass fiber used in PCB raw materials CCL. Japan's Nitto Denko is shifting more production capacity towards T-glass for AI semiconductors, reducing the output of E-glass for smartphone PCBs, leading to supply shortages and price increases. E-glass is used in semi-cured sheets for smartphone motherboards HDI and RFPCB.The report states that after the rise in storage prices increased manufacturing costs, Samsung reduced orders for related components. Models like the Galaxy A have lower profitability, making it difficult to significantly increase production. This year, the prices of basic mid-range models have risen by more than 100,000 Korean Won compared to the previous generation. The outlook for component orders communicated to partners for the fourth quarter corresponds to an annual smartphone shipment volume of just over 230 million units, which is below the component industry's expectation of 240 million units and represents a decrease of 20% to 30% compared to before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Plans for the mobile business next year have not been shared with partners as in previous years.The monthly production outlook for the fourth quarter in mid-September was 14.3 million units in October, 9.5 million units in November, and 7.6 million units in December, totaling 31.4 million units. This was adjusted at the beginning of this month to 9.9 million units in October, 7.6 million units in November, and 6.7 million units in December, totaling 24.2 million units, a reduction of 23%. While the production of mid-range and low-end models has been lowered, the shipment plans for flagship models like the Galaxy S27 at the beginning of next year remain at a high level, and the shipment volume for foldable phones is also planned to increase. The MX and Network divisions reported a loss of 735 billion Korean Won in the second quarter, with the securities industry projecting an annual loss of 400 billion Korean Won.

Apple's Executive Chairman Cook revealed in Shanghai that Apple Smart has been approved in China.A test version will be launched later in October, with the first batch of features including real-time translation, writing tasks, and image removal, excluding Siri AI.

Market research firm IDC stated that the smartphone market experienced the most severe decline on record in the September quarter, with shipments dropping by 22%, primarily affected by rising storage costs, and the situation is expected to worsen.Over the past year, rising storage costs, driven mainly by demand from the artificial intelligence industry, have harmed the profitability of the mobile industry, forcing companies to raise prices, cut specifications, and abandon models aimed at the budget market. Among major brands, Xiaomi and Oppo were hit the hardest, while Apple and Samsung performed relatively better due to their larger portfolio of high-end models.

According to official news, the London-listed technology company The Smarter Web Company increased its holdings by 83 bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to 2,830 bitcoins.

Financial Associated Press reported on October 12, citing market research firm Counterpoint Research, that the ongoing construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to squeeze the supply of storage chips, putting pressure on costs and supply in consumer electronics. Preliminary data shows that global smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2026 are expected to decline by 20% year-on-year, reaching the lowest level for the same period since 2012. The storage chip crisis has impacted the smartphone market for the second consecutive quarter, with rising chip costs increasing the overall bill of materials, leading manufacturers to raise retail prices. Since 2026, global smartphone retail prices have cumulatively increased by about 20%.Samsung remains the global leader, with its market share rising to 23% in the third quarter, although shipments declined by 3% year-on-year, marking the largest share increase among major manufacturers. Apple's share rose to 22%, marking its first time surpassing 20% in the third quarter, but shipments declined year-on-year. The absence of the base model iPhone 18 this year resulted in a lower channel distribution scale in the first month of new product launches compared to the previous year's iPhone 17 series. The iPhone 18 Pro series performed better than its predecessor in China and India.Xiaomi's shipments in the third quarter declined by over 30% year-on-year, with its market share dropping to 10%. Both OPPO and vivo saw their shipments decline by over 20% year-on-year, with shares falling to 9% and 8%, respectively. Counterpoint senior analyst Shilpi Jain stated that consumers are holding onto their existing devices for longer and are considering more refurbished devices. Counterpoint indicated that global smartphone shipments are unlikely to see a significant recovery before improvements in storage chip costs and supply.

On Tuesday, Alibaba Group launched the Qwen Glasses N1 series smart glasses at an event in Hangzhou, extending its artificial intelligence strategy into consumer electronics. The company claims to be a full-stack artificial intelligence provider in China, covering everything from data centers and software to end products. The series starts at a pre-discount price of 2999 yuan (approximately 450 USD). Bloomberg reported that this price is not lower than that of industry leader Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, with Alibaba aiming to compete on quality and functionality, not just price.Wu Jianjun, General Manager of Qwen AI Hardware Products, stated that the new glasses are equipped with an improved 50-megapixel camera and sensors. The Pro version is priced at 3499 yuan and features eye-tracking capabilities, with a standby time of 25 hours or 9 hours of music playback on a single charge. The new model is about a year after the first version released last November, integrating the Qwen AI assistant more closely and expanding its functionalities. Following Meta's example, Alibaba is trying to make smart glasses an entry point for its artificial intelligence tools and agents. Last month, Meta launched a simplified version of smart glasses without a camera, priced at 349 USD, primarily for interaction with the Muse AI assistant.

According to The Block, the UK Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company is conditionally raising £10 million (approximately $13.2 million) through a preferred stock issuance. Of this, £4 million (approximately $5.3 million) in net proceeds will be used to increase its Bitcoin holdings.This batch of preferred shares is expected to start trading in London on October 14, with an initial annual dividend yield of 12%, paid weekly.

The Smarter Web Company announced that it has raised $13.25 million through the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock IPO, MORE. MORE will begin trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange this Wednesday, with the first weekly dividend scheduled to be paid on November 9.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the Binance contract real smart money account "Single Wife" holds 18.29 million Lobster long positions, with an opening price of $0.1277. When Lobster reached its historical high of $0.3143 on September 21, the account's peak floating profit once reached $2.19 million, with a position value of $5.75 million.The price of Lobster subsequently fell, and the account closed its positions on October 2 at an average price of $0.09374, ultimately incurring a loss of $907,000, with all previous floating profits completely wiped out.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, smart money with a win rate of 100% and a cumulative profit of 9.26 million dollars has re-entered the market after the decline, going long on 12,000 ETH (approximately 29.88 million dollars) with 20x leverage. The current unrealized profit on the position is approximately 626,000 dollars.

According to ai_9684xtpa monitoring, a certain smart money has accumulated a deposit of 131,421 HYPE to Kraken since September 28, with a deposit price of 89.56 USD. If sold, it would yield a profit of 11.26 million USD, with a cost as low as 3.87 USD.

Aptos Labs announced the launch of MonoMove, which is the largest proposed upgrade in the history of the Aptos blockchain execution engine. Aptos Labs stated that internal testing shows that MonoMove can run smart contracts up to 55 times faster than existing systems.On its fully incubated on-chain trading platform Decibel, the speed of collateral withdrawal is increased by up to 55 times, and the order placement speed is increased by up to 22 times.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, SMARTESTMONEY (0x082e...ca88) holds 1.38 million HYPE long positions with 5x leverage on Hyperliquid, worth 125 million USD, with current unrealized profits of 71.13 million USD.The opening price was 38.68 USD, the liquidation price is 76.34 USD, and 6.3 million USD in funding fees have been paid, with a historical cumulative profit of 63.22 million USD.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a certain smart money address built a position during the rise of UNI on September 3 and continued to increase its position by 1.29 million dollars two hours ago.As of now, the address has withdrawn 692,100 UNI from the exchange at an average price of 7.3 dollars, with purchase prices ranging from 6.24 dollars to 9.06 dollars, accumulating an unrealized profit of 1.19 million dollars, with a return rate of 23.55%.

DogeOS, the application layer of Dogecoin, launched its public testnet on Wednesday, introducing EVM-compatible smart contracts to the Dogecoin network as a zero-knowledge rollup, with DOGE as the native token for transaction fees. The project aims to support applications such as trading, lending, stablecoins, prediction markets, and gaming, while settling state back to the Dogecoin network.DogeOS currently uses a trusted execution environment, validators, and a permissioned sequencer to ensure network security. Future proposed upgrades to Dogecoin Core will allow Dogecoin miners to directly verify their execution proofs. DogeOS CEO Jordan Jefferson stated that Dogecoin does not currently verify ZK proofs on its own, and bridging state transitions requires valid proofs as well as signatures from a majority of validators and TEE signers. He mentioned that the team is currently focused on the public testnet, allowing developers time to build and test applications, with the mainnet timeline to be announced upon reaching the next development milestone.DogeOS comes from the MyDoge wallet team, which announced a $6.9 million funding round led by Polychain Capital in May 2025. Two months later, the DogeOS team submitted a proposal for a Dogecoin Core upgrade to add native ZK proof verification for Dogecoin, but this upgrade has not yet been implemented. Timothy Stebbing, a director of the Dogecoin Foundation, expressed hope that DogeOS will serve as a springboard for a new wave of practical engineering.

Bitcoin Treasuries posted on platform X that the UK Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company’s TSWCF has risen over 113% this year, outperforming Bitcoin by 117%.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:SI (DEW9....WDP): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 98.1%, currently priced at $0.0415.AQUA (AQVc....yY9): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -29.5%, currently priced at $0.0015.JEANPHIL (GTBx....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -9.2%, currently priced at $0.0035.GARP (FKPd....SHo): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 4897%, currently priced at $0.0002.NUTFLEX (9a2v....vWi): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour increase of 3528%, currently priced at $0.0002.

The Smarter Web Company, a Bitcoin treasury company in the UK, has received shareholder approval to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock MORE. Additionally, the company expects to raise between $20 million and $33 million through an IPO to acquire more Bitcoin and cash-generating operational businesses.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, smart money with nearly 1 million dollars in floating profit from Niulai single currency is suspected to have fully liquidated. The address 0x248...A6990 bought 10.26 million Niulai at 0.02892 dollars on August 17 and after holding for 44 days, transferred all tokens to Binance one hour ago (1.181 million dollars).If sold, it would profit over 885,000 dollars, with that portion once having a floating profit of 1.365 million dollars.