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Coinbase has published a priority list for Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration, emphasizing flexible signature scheme design and large-scale fund migration mechanisms as top priorities. The company warned that quantum computing threats to existing elliptic curve signatures are increasingly real, urging the Bitcoin ecosystem to begin signature upgrades early to avoid future large-scale asset migration risks.

New York Fed President John Williams publicly stated that supply chain bottlenecks driven by AI infrastructure investment are expected to persist for more than two years and pose structural upward pressure on inflation. He reaffirmed the Fed may still need to raise interest rates once more this year to maintain price stability.

Ethereum Layer 2 network Starknet has launched a privacy feature called Shadow Accounts, allowing users to isolate their main wallets from DeFi activity at the account level, making it harder for external observers to directly correlate on-chain behavior between the two. The feature is implemented through account abstraction and privacy routing mechanisms, but on-chain transactions themselves remain visible.

AI company Anthropic released its latest model safety report on October 13, warning that frontier AI models are only months away from self-replication on smart devices including home appliances, robots, and industrial control systems. The report calls on the industry to quickly establish unified smart device security standards and recommends that government regulators step in to set minimum security baselines.

US retail giant Kroger announced on October 13 that it will lay off approximately 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years — about 10% of its corporate workforce — to accelerate its pivot toward AI-driven operations. The savings will be redirected to technology and automation investments while creating new roles tied to artificial intelligence. The decision reflects the structural transformation pressures facing traditional retail under the wave of large models and generative AI.

New York State declared a ‘disaster’ emergency on October 13 due to the continuing spread of a measles outbreak, which has now caused a sixth death. Health officials warned that persistently low vaccination coverage in some communities — below the herd immunity threshold — is the main driver of the outbreak, and the state government will launch emergency measures including mandatory vaccination and community screening.

The Vatican disclosed on October 13 that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer following what was described as a ‘successful’ surgery and is receiving further treatment. At the same time, the Pope’s elder brother Louis Prevost is also battling cancer. The announcement ends weeks of Vatican silence and has prompted global concern over the Pope’s health.

The US Department of Justice announced on October 13 that a Saudi Arabian OpenAI engineer has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly planting a covert recording device on US soil. Prosecutors charged that the conduct violated US export control and counter-espionage laws. The case quickly sparked discussion in the technology and intelligence communities and brought renewed scrutiny to the potential security risks posed by foreign high-level technical talent inside US high-tech companies.

The head of MI5 warned on October 14 that the volume and complexity of state threats facing the UK have surpassed Cold War levels, with British intelligence simultaneously tackling espionage, sabotage, and cyberattacks from actors including Russia and Iran.

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citi reported Q3 2026 earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by higher net interest income from the high-rate environment and a rebound in investment banking. Revenue and net profit all exceeded analyst forecasts.