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Anthropic goes public with its IPO filing, while Meta initiates a large equity financing round. Capital continues to flow into AI, with specialized models delving deeper into chip design. On the other side of the crypto industry, buybacks and wallet losses have once again brought funding efficiency and operational control into focus.

01｜Anthropic Goes Public with IPO Filing, Cutting-Edge Models Enter Financial Review Stage

On October 26, Anthropic publicly submitted its IPO application. CoinDesk cited the prospectus, reporting that the company generated approximately $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of this year, with the number of shares and price range yet to be disclosed. The public filing allows operational data to enter the investor review stage, while the timing of the IPO, financing scale, and valuation still await subsequent documents; media predictions cannot be regarded as definitive results.

This indicates that competition among cutting-edge model companies is beginning to undergo continuous scrutiny in the public market. From an analytical perspective, the growth of enterprise clients needs to be viewed alongside inference costs, computational commitments, and cash returns. Superior model capabilities can help secure orders, but they do not alone determine whether each order generates sustainable profits. For chip and cloud vendors, the public listing of major clients will also make the investment, procurement, and revenue relationships within the supply chain more transparent. The key moving forward is whether growth can translate into operational leverage and whether public disclosures can clarify how funds are being utilized.

(Source: CoinDesk / Axios)

02｜Meta Launches $35 Billion Offering, Plans Additional $60 Billion Financing Channel

On October 26, Meta announced the initiation of an underwriting offering of approximately $35 billion, including about $22.5 billion in common stock and $12.5 billion in depositary shares representing mandatory convertible preferred stock. The company also plans to launch an additional $60 billion market offering after Class C shares begin trading, although relevant agreements have not yet been signed. The two parts together total approximately $95 billion, with funds not yet fully received.

The financing structure indicates that the expansion of AI infrastructure is simultaneously drawing on operational cash, debt, and equity. From an analytical standpoint, equity financing reduces the pressure of new fixed debt repayments but may also lead to potential dilution, while mandatory conversion arrangements defer some impacts. Compared to the capital operations of crypto reserve companies, both need to explain how new capital enhances per-share value, but the underlying business and cash sources differ. What investors truly need to compare is the cash returns after expansion against the cost of capital, not just the total amount of financing.

(Source: Meta Investor Announcement / Reuters)

03｜Cadence Launches Maestro, Specialized Models Deepen Chip Design Process

On October 26, Cadence launched the Maestro suite of specialized models for chip and system design, planning to offer early access to select customers in the fourth quarter of this year. The company stated that the models can integrate with design agents, EDA tools, and reinforcement learning processes, supporting both cloud and on-premises deployments. Initial results come from company testing and cannot yet be extrapolated to all design projects.

This brings AI competition into a more clearly defined feedback environment. From an analytical perspective, chip design can verify whether timing, power consumption, and constraints are met through tools, allowing agents to improve based on engineering results rather than merely comparing answers to expert standards. Allowing local deployment also addresses customer concerns about design data and business confidentiality. For the industry, the depth of integration between models and existing tools may prove more valuable than a single ranking of general capabilities. Future observations will still need to assess whether validation costs, error handling, and delivery cycles improve in real projects.

(Source: Cadence / Reuters)

04｜CoinDCX Takes on Approximately $15.99 Million USDT Loss, Retired Wallet Leaves Operational Gap

On October 26, CoinDesk reported that CoinDCX confirmed it has taken on approximately $15.99 million in USDT losses. The company stated that some users continued to deposit funds into previously retired wallet addresses, and the service responsible for aggregating funds was ineffective for a period, leading to fund accumulation. The relevant addresses were previously affected in a 2025 security incident. The announcement did not fully explain how the funds were transferred or who operated the transactions.

The issue exposes flaws in the exit process of old infrastructure. From an analytical perspective, stopping the display of a deposit address does not mean that the on-chain address stops receiving funds. As long as the system continues to account for incoming deposits, it needs to continuously verify aggregation, balances, and permission statuses. The exchange stated that user balances and active systems were unaffected, which remains the company's disclosed stance. For custodial services, monitoring retired wallets, upgrading anomalies, and timely disclosures are as crucial as the security of new wallets. If historical risks are not fully cleared, new losses may continue to arise.

(Source: CoinDesk)

05｜Bitmine Engages in Buybacks and Coin Purchases, Reserve Company Redistributes Funds

On October 26, Bitmine announced that it repurchased approximately 2.04 million shares over the past week at an average price of $22.48, corresponding to about $45.9 million. At the same time, the company purchased 10,452 ETH. Its disclosed holdings as of October 25 reached 6,051,933 ETH. The parallel buybacks and coin purchases indicate that new funds are being allocated between two types of uses rather than halting accumulation.

This provides a concrete case for the capital constraints discussed yesterday regarding reserve companies. From an analytical perspective, management may find buybacks more attractive than direct coin purchases when stocks are undervalued, but the effectiveness depends on the buyback price, asset net value, and source of funds. It will also reduce the cash available for subsequent coin purchases or other expenditures. To assess the value of a reserve company, one needs to observe the total amount of coins held, the number of outstanding shares, and financing obligations simultaneously. Focusing solely on asset quantity growth can easily overlook whether per-share equity has improved and whether cash buffers have thinned.

(Source: Bitmine Company Announcement / CoinDesk)

Also Worth Knowing

The OCC encourages community banks to participate in stablecoin payments. On October 26, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency called on community banks to apply directly or through subsidiaries to become authorized stablecoin issuers. This is a policy statement aimed at promoting bank participation, with specific institutions still needing to fulfill application and compliance procedures. (Source: CoinDesk)

South Korea discusses further delaying crypto income tax until 2029. CoinDesk reported on October 26, citing South Korean media, that insufficient cross-border transaction data acquisition is one of the main obstacles in the discussion. Delaying implementation still requires legislative action from Congress and cannot currently be viewed as an effective arrangement. (Source: CoinDesk / Newsis)

The NBA signs a memorandum of understanding with the CFTC for information sharing on prediction markets. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on October 26 that both parties will communicate regularly and share information to prevent insider trading and fraud issues. Information cooperation does not automatically resolve regulatory disputes between states and the federal government. (Source: CFTC / CoinDesk)

Electrum fixes a vulnerability in the transaction acceleration process that allowed fund theft. On October 26, reports noted that malicious servers could forge pending transactions, misleading users into signing transactions that paid attackers while increasing fees. Developers publicly disclosed this on the 24th, with version 4.8.3 containing the fix, confirming that at least one user lost funds as a result. (Source: Electrum Security Announcement / CoinDesk)