Binance Pay allows users in Japan to pay PayPay merchants using USDT.

Beating AI News Flash: OpenAI launched MCP Events at its DevDay, opening ChatGPT Work’s existing event-triggering capability to third-party MCP applications. Previously, some connectors including Gmail, Slack, and GitHub already supported similar functionality, and developers can now integrate this capability into their own MCP apps. Once integrated, new messages, comments, or status changes in the application can directly trigger ChatGPT to execute preset tasks. For example, if a bug is submitted in the product feedback channel, ChatGPT can read the relevant details to prepare fix code, tests, and pull requests (PRs); when new review comments appear in documents, it can directly proceed with revisions based on those comments. The core difference between MCP Events and scheduled tasks lies in their triggering methods: scheduled tasks require periodic active checks, while MCP Events enable external applications to push events directly to ChatGPT via webhooks as changes occur.

Goldman Sachs estimates that oil exports from the Persian Gulf, including "under-the-table exports," have rebounded to the 2025 average level after doubling in September. Saudi Arabia led this rebound, with its exports rising above the 2025 average, while Iran did not export crude oil via sea routes in September. Analyst Eamonn Sheridan noted that Goldman Sachs' estimate further reinforces the market theme of supply recovery, the very factor that drove the sharp drop in oil prices yesterday. In a report at the end of August, Goldman Sachs stated that even if Middle East supply disruptions persist for longer, the growing "dark fleet shipping" could cap crude oil price gains, and the latest data further supports this view. The report also pointed out that if supply disruptions continue, upside potential for refined oil products and European natural gas could exceed that of crude oil, which aligns with the market's current focus on diesel supply. (Jin10)

Prediction market platform Kalshi announced the termination of its Volume Incentive Program, according to documents it filed with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on September 28. The program will cease to take effect as early as October 13, 2026. Kalshi stated that the move was self-certified and filed in compliance with Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Rule 40.6(a). The original program, which aimed to enhance order book liquidity and pricing efficiency through rewards, applied to all of Kalshi’s markets. No relevant rewards will be issued after the termination.

Beating AI Express Insights: OpenAI rolled out a major update to its Codex tool at DevDay. Codex Cloud now enables projects to save a reusable cloud-based development environment, with code repositories, dependencies, tools, and permission configurations set up once for repeated use. Developers can either launch tasks directly in the cloud, or hand off work in progress from their local Codex instance to Cloud to continue running. The cloud will use the project workspace to proceed with code edits and test runs; once a task is initiated, it no longer relies on the local device. Even if the computer is put to sleep, users can later access results from their desktop, web, or mobile device, and sync changes back to their local machine. Codex CLI has added voice control and a new /agents page, allowing users to assign work to multiple agents simultaneously. The desktop version now includes Code Review, supporting GitHub Pull Requests and GitLab Merge Requests, and can offload initial code reviews to the cloud. Codex Security Cloud has also enhanced its automated security checks, which continuously monitor new code commits or scan entire GitHub repositories on a scheduled basis to investigate vulnerabilities, deduplicate issues, and prepare remediation plans. Daybreak Blue is now included directly, eliminating the need for a separate application process.

According to an official announcement, Binance will launch spot stock trading pairs for ADBEB/USDT, FWDIB/USDT, HPEB/USDT, PDDB/USDT, SHAZB/USDT, WENB/USDT, and ZMB/USDT at 12:00 UTC on September 30, 2026. Concurrently, the exchange will roll out spot algorithmic trading robot services, with rebalancing robots activating within 24 hours of launch. Additionally, users can trade bStocks pairs for tokens including BTC and USDT via BinanceConvert with zero fees within one hour of the launch, and will enjoy zero maker fees for the aforementioned trading pairs, with the promotional period expiring at 23:59 UTC on October 31, 2026. Withdrawals for ADBEB, FWDIB, HPEB, PDDB, SHAZB, WENB, and ZMB will open at 13:00 UTC on September 30, 2026.

SlowMist founder Yu Xian tweeted that SlowMist TrackAgent has discovered North Korean hackers used a combination of CoW Protocol and Chainflip to cross-chain launder stolen funds from Bitget. The hackers’ automated scripts create orders via CoW Protocol, setting the order’s receiving address to a pre-prepared Chainflip Deposit-related contract address; once the order is filled, the assets are cross-chained on Chainflip and converted to BTC. Yu Xian cited an example: In one related transaction, the hacker first created an order on CoW Protocol, which was then completed. The receiving address 0xcEAE932A8bEE3a81a681A59890cb26d3110FDb65 corresponds to the Chainflip Deposit Contract, and Chainflip records show the cross-chain assets were ultimately transferred to the BTC address bc1qa0rjjhyu9pg3adgpel4v7dct6a8606az863jyh. Yu Xian previously noted that Chainflip has been blocking North Korean hackers’ money laundering attempts, but the laundering group uses automated scripts to split funds into small amounts, immediately switches to other cross-chain paths when blocked by risk controls, eventually converts the funds to BTC, and further obfuscates them via CoinJoin. He described this process as an "evolving money laundering operation".