Huang Renxun has left Beijing, and NVIDIA has not disclosed whether Huang Renxun met with the DeepSeek founder.

According to crypto analyst Darkfost, the combined 30-day demand for Bitcoin spot and perpetual futures has hit a new high of 10,883 BTC, marking the best performance so far this year. Additionally, the 30-day change in demand from Bitcoin retail investors (with trading volumes between $0 and $10,000) is surging, approaching the highest level in the past two years. Darkfost notes that small investors lack patience and tend to react to minor price fluctuations, which may signal a local top risk for BTC.

TikTok is developing a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment feature that allows users to transfer funds via direct messages. The development is evidenced by code from the U.S. version of TikTok, which reveals the feature has a fairly complete interaction design. Recipients can "click to accept" payments before they expire, while senders can check transaction status via push notifications or their inboxes. The feature also supports adding notes to payments, similar to PayPal’s Venmo function. A TikTok spokesperson stated that the feature is not being tested in any market yet and remains in early development. Currently, TikTok Pay is only available in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand for payments on TikTok Shop, and there is no guarantee that the P2P payment feature will ultimately launch.

Former Ava Labs President John Wu announced a leadership adjustment on X, appointing Charley Cooper as the new president and Lydia as CFO, while Wu transitions to a senior advisor role to focus on long-term strategy and institutional relations. Cooper, who has backgrounds in the U.S. Department of Defense, CFTC and traditional financial institutions, plus over a decade of blockchain experience, is seen as the right person to drive Avalanche’s next phase of growth. As of press time, AVAX’s market capitalization stands at $2.77 billion per HTX market data, with its all-time peak hitting nearly $30 billion in 2021.

According to Bitget's market data, the Nikkei 225 index has fallen by more than 3%.

Stablecoin yield project Osero has announced the official launch of its application, now open to all users. Official website data shows Osero currently offers an annual percentage yield (APY) of 3.52%, supporting stablecoins including USDC.e, USDe, AUSD, GHO, PYUSD, RLUSD, USDD, USDG, USDtb, and frxUSD. Its returns are generated from sUSDS and the Sky Ecosystem’s savings rate mechanism. Earlier reports indicated that Osero was incubated by Stablewatch and closed a $13.5 million funding round in May this year, led by the Sky Ecosystem and Plasma.

Sources familiar with the matter said Iran is considering expanding its strike range to include military targets in Europe if Trump escalates the conflict. The sources added that Iran’s military has assessed striking U.S. military assets in Southeast European countries such as Bulgaria, and also evaluated plans to cut undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions. (Financial Times)