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According to Jinse Finance, citing CCTV News, on October 17 local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky delivered a speech after meeting with U.S. President Trump. Zelensky expressed gratitude to Trump for holding productive talks. Zelensky stated that air defense systems are very important to Ukraine and that more cooperation with the United States has been decided. Zelensky also mentioned that both sides agreed not to publicly discuss the issue of long-range missiles. In addition, the two sides discussed Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin in Budapest, Hungary, and Trump shared his phone conversation with Putin. Zelensky further stated that he believes the United States and Trump want to end this conflict. When asked if he was more optimistic about obtaining "Tomahawk" cruise missiles, Zelensky said, "I am realistic." Zelensky also stated that he is willing to accept bilateral or trilateral talks and is open to any format that can bring them closer to peace. Finally, Zelensky told the media that the focus of the U.S.-Ukraine security discussions is that Ukraine needs security guarantees from the United States, as currently only the United States is in dialogue with Russia. Zelensky said, "This is very important, Ukraine needs strong security guarantees."

Jinse Finance reported that Ondo Finance has sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), requesting more disclosure of settlement mechanism details before approving Nasdaq's proposal to support tokenized stocks and ETFs. The proposal plans to process the settlement of "tokenized securities" through the Depository Trust Company (DTC) clearing system. Ondo stated that tokenization is ushering in a new phase of financial innovation and should be advanced through open collaboration and transparent standards, calling on the SEC to further review before making a final decision. Ondo currently manages various tokenized assets, including money market funds and U.S. government securities, and is associated with the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial project. Last month, Nasdaq submitted a rule change application to the SEC to support stock tokenization, claiming that this move could promote market structure innovation without sacrificing investor protection. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce also pointed out that asset tokenization has become a regulatory focus. However, the nonprofit organization Better Markets warned that tokenization could weaken investor protection. Its Director of Securities Policy, Benjamin Schiffrin, stated that the SEC's primary task should be to protect investors, rather than cater to the demands of the crypto industry.