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Luxor raises $16M for AI mining; Bitcoin rallies as old coins go dormant; Zcash funding debate intensifies.
XRP Price Barely Moves on Ripple OCC Approval as Whales Control 68.5% of Supply
Bitcoin.com - XRP remains rangebound between $1.29 and $1.31, virtually flat over seven days and down over 15% since the start of October, showing little to no reaction to recent major ecosystem announcements. XRP Price Stalls Near $1.29 Despite Major Ripple Announcement XRP remained stuck in the $1.29 to $1.31 range hours after token issuer Ripple […]
Bitcoin Mining Firm Luxor Raises $16 Million to Scale Its AI Compute Push
Decrypt - The CMT Digital-led round, which drew mining-hardware makers Canaan and MicroBT, will fund Luxor’s expansion into AI compute trading, hardware and derivatives.
Luxor raises $16M from CMT Digital amid AI-Bitcoin miner convergence
CoinTelegraph - Luxor aims to use the proceeds to scale its existing AI infrastructure business and expand its GPU sourcing services as global chip supply chains become constrained.
Zcash Co-founder Sean Bowe Proposes Ending ZCG Funding Stream, Citing $125M Treasury
CryptoPotato - Zcash developers are now focusing on where to redirect funding away from ZCG, which already holds over $100 million in its treasury.
Bitcoin moves over $5 billion in value but miners collect just $185,000 in transaction fees
CryptoSlate - Glassnode’s October 26 snapshot shows higher estimated settlement value alongside lower fees and active addresses. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Bitcoin price analysis sees ‘strong rally’ as old coins become dormant
CoinTelegraph - A decline in the share of Bitcoin’s realized cap held by coins unmoved for 18 months or longer points to the ‘early stages’ of a bull market, analysis says.
Apple Pay Now Available to Holders of Eligible Asterium Cards
BeInCrypto - Holders of eligible Asterium Visa and Mastercard cards can now use Apple Pay, an easy, secure, and private way to pay with iPhone and Apple Watch. Asterium, a licensed fintech ecosystem based in Uzbekistan, has introduced Apple Pay for eligible Visa and Mastercard cards available through Asterium Wallet, becoming one of the country’s first fintech The post Apple Pay Now Available to Holders of Eligible Asterium Cards appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Zcash Co-Founders Clash Over Future of $125M Grant Fund
Bitcoin.com - ZODL founder Josh Swihart has opposed a proposal by Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe to disable only the Zcash Community Grants funding stream, calling the move a “half measure” that creates market uncertainty. Zcash Founder Proposes Redirecting ZCG Allocation Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) founder Josh Swihart has pushed back against fellow Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe’s […]
With Bitcoin Under $80k, Two Whales Send BTC Worth $206M to Coinbase
Bitcoin.com - Two bitcoin wallets that sat untouched since 2023 moved 2,571 BTC worth $206.5 million into Coinbase Prime on Monday, three minutes apart. Three Minutes on a Monday Was All It Took The first wallet blinked yesterday and emptied 986.31 BTC into a single deposit address, while a second then followed up with a 1,584.98 BTC […]
ZCash defies recent crypto market weakness, extends price growth
Cryptopolitan - ZEC survived the recent crypto market sell-off, supported by a small short squeeze.
FactBlock’s Institutional Shift Takes Shape at KBW2026
Bitcoin.com - “I think we will have a lot less retail, and it’ll be more of the institution and more of the business meeting environment,” FactBlock CEO Andrew Park told Bitcoin.com News ahead of KBW2026. By the time the conference closed in Seoul on Oct. 1, there was evidence supporting that prediction. Of the 290 speakers at […]
CoinDCX’s $16 million loss revives uncomfortable memories of FTX and Celsius
CryptoSlate - CoinDCX confirmed a loss of roughly $16 million USDT three days after its CEO, Sumit Gupta, disputed reports of a new wallet breach, calling them a false alarm. It had acknowledged unspecified operational losses from a failed sweeping process on the afternoon of Oct. 22, so the reversal came in two steps, and the full… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Zcash co-founder calls to stop funding ‘over $125M’ grants program
CoinTelegraph - Sean Bowe says ZCG has enough money to keep funding projects and wants its share of new ZEC redirected to a reserve for the network.
Why OpenAI Is Selling GPT-6.1 Terra on Price, Not Benchmarks
BeInCrypto - OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra on October 26, charging developers half the per-token price of its predecessor. Independent tests from Artificial Analysis, however, still rank 2 Anthropic models ahead of it. Terra now costs $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens. That compares with $2 and $12 for GPT-5.6 Terra, according to The post Why OpenAI Is Selling GPT-6.1 Terra on Price, Not Benchmarks appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Saylor Has 33% of the Vote and Needs 17% More for STRC Daily Dividends
Bitcoin.com - Strategy shareholders decide on Wednesday whether STRC becomes what the company calls the first security to pay dividends every calendar day, and staying home counts as a vote against. What’s on the Ballot The special meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. ET on Oct. 28, with two key agenda points being listed: Proposal 1 amends the […]
Feds Say Three Men Collected 16,000 IRS Refund Checks Worth $74,000,000 and Cashed Them at Georgia Gas Station
DailyHODL - Three men have been charged with allegedly collecting about 16,000 IRS refund checks worth an estimated $74 million and cashing them at a gas station in Georgia. Gustavo Rojano Salazar, Gabriel Rojano Salazar and Andres Huerta Rendon have been indicted on charges that include mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, […] The post Feds Say Three Men Collected 16,000 IRS Refund Checks Worth $74,000,000 and Cashed Them at Georgia Gas Station appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
XRP Eyes Key Resistance Despite Market Weakness as BTC Loses $80K: Market Watch
CryptoPotato - Few altcoins have managed to post gains over the past day, including XRP, ZEC, and HYPE.
Public wallet logs expose founder histories, and Zcash group demands fix
CryptoSlate - A Zcash policy group wants the SEC’s proposed fundraising regime to protect unrelated wallet activity without concealing material holdings or conflicts. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
BitMine Resumes Massive Stock Buybacks While Staking 5.23 Million ETH
CryptoPotato - BitMine's staked ether finally moved, to 5,227,037 tokens, after sitting at exactly 5,067,309 in every weekly filing since August 9.
MSCI Index Rules Loom Over Treasury Firms As Bitcoin Holds
TheCurrencyAnalytics - Bitcoin stabilized near $82,000 after a dip to $80,100, while MSCI's new index screening rules pose a $2.8 billion outflow risk for Strategy. Read the original on Bitcoin Holds $82,000 as MSCI Index Rules Threaten Treasury Firms. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Bitcoin ETFs claw back $110M after $774M exit
CoinTelegraph - US spot Bitcoin ETFs remained in the red for October, with about $202 million in net outflows for the month despite Monday’s rebound.
Aviva Puts Its £22 Billion Sterling Fund on the XRP Ledger
CoinPaprika - Aviva Investors and Ripple launched a tokenised share class of the £22 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger. Aviva invested £50 million, lifting its total across two tokenised money market funds above £86 million.
Circle integrates cirBTC into Gateway for unified Ethereum Arc balances
TheCurrencyAnalytics - Circle integrated its Bitcoin-backed token cirBTC into Gateway on Oct. 23, allowing holders to maintain a single deposited balance usable across Ethereum and Arc blockchains. Read the original on Circle adds cirBTC to Gateway for single balance on Ethereum and Arc. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Microsoft Opens the Exit Door to 60,000 Staff Days Before Earnings
BeInCrypto - Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The time-limited program covers staff at level 70 and below in the US, Canada, India, and the UK. The offer arrives just before Microsoft reports fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday. Investors will use that report to judge whether the company’s AI spending is starting to pay The post Microsoft Opens the Exit Door to 60,000 Staff Days Before Earnings appeared first on BeInCrypto.
A Fishing Boat Vanished on New Year’s Day 2019. Divers Say They Found It Just 50 Feet From a Wind Turbine
Bitcoin.com - The F/V Mistress sank off Block Island on January 1, 2019, killing two fishermen after the U.S. Coast Guard searched 2,152 square miles and still never found the vessel. Now Green Oceans, a Rhode Island group, says divers have located a wreck about 50 feet from turbine No. 1 at the Block Island Wind Farm, […]
Bitcoin Heads for a Red October With 4 Bullish Signals Still Intact
BeInCrypto - Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for a second straight losing October, down 4.10% since the month began. Yet 4 signals across price, positioning, on-chain data, and macro still lean bullish. Galaxy and Santiment see signs of a bottom, while Glassnode data shows recent buyers have cooled off. Bitcoin’s November record, however, gives reason for caution. Bitcoin The post Bitcoin Heads for a Red October With 4 Bullish Signals Still Intact appeared first on BeInCrypto.
UK FCA launches crypto licensing process for 2027 regime
TheCurrencyAnalytics - The Financial Conduct Authority launched its crypto authorisation process on September 30, setting a February 2027 deadline for firms to apply before the new regime takes effect in October 2027. Read the original on FCA Opens Crypto Licensing Gateway Ahead of 2027 UK Regime. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
A Teenager Paid $3 for an Old Basketball Jacket at Goodwill. It Sold for $89,600
Bitcoin.com - A $3.07 warmup jacket a 19-year-old Portland-area thrifter, Quinn Brown, pulled from a bin at the Hillsboro Goodwill Outlet in January 2026 turned out to be a Los Angeles Lakers piece worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals. After authentication, it sold for $89,600 at Sotheby’s Summer Sports Classic auction on July 20, […]
Unconventional AI buys NeuReality to accelerate 1,000x chip ambitions
Cryptopolitan - On October 26, startup company Unconventional AI, valued at $4.5 billion, announced that it has entered into an undisclosed cash-and-stock deal to acquire NeuReality, an Israeli chip manufacturing company. With this acquisition, the company now possesses something that its experimental chips alone are unable to offer: engineers who are capable of turning silicon into products...
RedotPay weighs confidential US IPO filing by year-end: Bloomberg
CoinTelegraph - The stablecoin payments company previously disputed reports that its US listing had been delayed.
Cadence lets chipmakers run AI models behind their own firewalls
Cryptopolitan - Cadence launched Maestro on October 26, giving chipmakers AI models they can fine-tune using proprietary designs and run behind their own firewalls. The launch raises a bigger question in its rivalry with Synopsys: who controls the models, the data they handle, and the value they create? Two bets on where the models live Maestro brings...
Strategy completes largest ever STRC share repurchase
TheCurrencyAnalytics - Strategy completed a record $205 million repurchase of STRC preferred shares, while Strive deployed $511 million into Bitcoin, marking divergent capital strategies for the two firms. Read the original on Strategy sets record with $205 million STRC buyback. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Vultisig fixes ECDSA bug that exposed private keys
TheCurrencyAnalytics - ChainSecurity disclosed a historical vulnerability in Vultisig's ECDSA implementation that allowed private key recovery via malicious signing messages. August code updates now block retries after detecting malicious participants. Read the original on Vultisig patches ECDSA flaw enabling private key recovery. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Anthropic IPO Filing Lifts Chips, but Valuation Doubts Split Wall Street
BeInCrypto - Anthropic's IPO filing lifts Nvidia 2.4% and the Nasdaq 0.8%, but the $2 trillion valuation target splits Wall Street. The post Anthropic IPO Filing Lifts Chips, but Valuation Doubts Split Wall Street appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Vultisig patches wallet flaw that exposed ECDSA private keys
TheCurrencyAnalytics - ChainSecurity disclosed a historical flaw in Vultisig's ECDSA implementation that allowed private key recovery via malicious signing messages. August code merges on Android and iOS now enforce library stop signals. Read the original on Vultisig blocks ECDSA private key leak in August updates. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Elon Musk Hires Snapchat’s First Product Manager to Lead Product at X
Binance News - Peter Sellis, Snapchat’s first product manager and former Discord product lead, is taking over product at Elon Musk’s X, inheriting a creator-pay program rebuilt seven weeks ago that pays only for original posts viewed by Premium subscribers. X had about 4.4 million Premium subscribers among roughly 550 million monthly users and has not disclosed total creator payouts, according to BeInCrypto. The Original Content Rewards program, introduced September 8, pays per “qualified impression”; eligibility requires Premium, 500 verified followers and 500,000 verified Home feed views over 90 days. SpaceX reported third-quarter ad revenue of $538 million, up 18% from a year earlier, while nine-month revenue fell 6%. Neither Sellis nor X has announced changes to ...
Jim Cramer Says Anthropic's IPO Makes Goldman Sachs a Buy
Binance News - Jim Cramer said he would buy Goldman Sachs shares after Anthropic filed its IPO prospectus on Monday. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are lead underwriters, according to BeInCrypto. Cramer said he was encouraged that no single customer accounted for more than 10% of Anthropic's revenue in the nine months through Sept. 30; the filing also flags cloud-spending commitments due even if AI demand slows. He named Amazon and Microsoft as likely candidates to sell stock, while calling Alphabet unlikely after its June sale.
Trader Earns $963,000 by Going Long Q on Aster
Binance News - A trader earned $963,000 by going long Q on Aster, according to Lookonchain monitoring. According to Foresight News, Lookonchain reported the trade.
China Industrial Profits Rise 14.4%, Fastest Growth in Three Months
Binance News - According to CNBC, profits at large Chinese industrial firms rose 14.4% last month from a year earlier, the strongest growth since June, according to official data released Tuesday. Profits increased 15.5% in the first nine months of this year. Manufacturing tied to artificial intelligence and demand for related equipment helped support earnings, while weak domestic demand continued to weigh on the recovery. Oxford Economics senior economist Shena Yue said high-tech manufacturing investment and electronics capacity utilization remained resilient, while overall investment and industrial utilization were subdued.
ASIA MARKET OPEN | KOSPI Opens 3.46% Higher and Triggers Buy-Side Sidecar; Nikkei, TAIEX Open Firmer
Binance News - According to Kabutan, Yonhap and HKET, Japan's Nikkei 225 opened 379.43 points higher at 62,569.08 on Tuesday, rebounding for the first time in four sessions, while the TOPIX opened up 14.33 points at 3,987.31. Gains in U.S. technology shares after AI startup Anthropic made public its IPO filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supported chip and AI-related names in Tokyo. Ibiden, SUMCO and Advantest were among the gainers, while Daiichi Sankyo, Mitsubishi Estate and Sony declined. As of 01:00 UTC, the Nikkei was up 1,329 points at 63,518. Seoul's KOSPI opened 189.18 points, or 3.46%, higher at 5,658.65, tracking Wall ...
STOCKS | South Korea’s KOSPI Jumps 4.02% as SK Hynix and Samsung Rally
Binance News - South Korean and Japanese stocks opened higher on October 27. The KOSPI opened up 3.46% at 5,658.65, while the Nikkei 225 opened up 0.61% at 62,569.08. According to Sina Finance, by publication time the KOSPI was up 4.02% and the Nikkei 225 had gained 2.13%. SK Hynix rose more than 7% and Samsung Electronics gained over 5%; in Japan, SoftBank Group advanced more than 5% and Kioxia rose over 2%. In a report published on October 25, Nomura Securities said concerns about the outlook for artificial intelligence investment were an overreaction and that the ...
Dutch Crypto Industry Group Warns Proposed Tax Rules Could Spur Asset Sales
Binance News - A Dutch crypto industry group warned that investors may sell crypto assets if they are excluded from the proposed new capital gains tax system. According to ChainCatcher, the Dutch regulator’s current proposal would shift stocks, bonds and options to taxation on sale starting in 2028, while crypto, gold and foreign exchange may remain subject to annual taxes on unrealized gains until at least 2030.
Taiwan Micron Signs Labor Agreement, Line Workers' Annual Pay Rises to Over NT$2 Million
Binance News - Taiwan Micron recently signed a labor agreement with a Taichung labor union. According to ChainCatcher, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs said more than 80% of employees received pay increases of nearly 2.7 times, with annual pay for production-line workers rising from NT$630,000 to more than NT$2 million. Entry-level engineers' annual pay increased from NT$1.45 million to NT$4 million, while mid- and senior-level engineers' pay rose from more than NT$2 million to NT$6 million. The agreement also raises the employer's pension contribution rate to 10%, above the industry level, and triples the daytime shift allowance for frontline production workers from NT$1,500 to NT$4,500.
Warriors’ Chance of Beating Nuggets Put at 30% on predict.fun After Three Straight Losses
Binance News - predict.fun put the Warriors’ probability of beating the Nuggets in their NBA regular-season matchup at 30%. According to Odaily, the game is scheduled for 10:00 (UTC+8) today, with Golden State visiting Denver in the 2026-27 season. The Warriors have lost their first three games, while the Nuggets opened 1-1 and won their previous game against the Pelicans in overtime after trailing by as many as 23 points. The Warriors are expected to start Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Lundberg, Draymond Green and Graham Ike. Denver’s projected starters are Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Hopkins, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic. DeMar DeRozan is ...
Soul to Launch Loxinity AI Audio and Video Interaction Product
Binance News - Soul is preparing to launch Loxinity, an integrated AI audio and video product for real-time interaction and continuous conversations. According to ChainCatcher, the product includes the Loxi Speech voice synthesis model and Loxi Avatar video generation model, with features including voice cloning, emotion tags, API access, and digital-person videos generated from user-uploaded images and text or audio inputs. Soul says the product is designed to address robotic-sounding speech and mismatches between audio and video by incorporating conversational pauses and emotional variation. Soul released its emotion-focused large language model SoulX in 2023 and launched a real-time AI audio and video interaction solution with Huawei Cloud this September; Loxinity extends the ...
South Korea Weighs AI Tax Windfall Fund to Counter Rising Government Bond Yields
Binance News - South Korea has proposed a future response fund financed by tax revenue gains from the AI boom, and may use it to further reduce government bond issuance if yields surge or market conditions deteriorate. According to Sina Finance, Planning and Budget Minister Park Hong-geun said the fund could serve as a stabilizing mechanism—a “fiscal dam”—against tax revenue falling short of expectations after next year.
Gold Price Crashed 25%, but Investors Still Buy
Binance News - Gold has lost nearly a quarter of its value since the US-Iran war began, briefly falling to $3,975 an ounce on Friday before recovering to around $4,020 on Monday. Investors continued buying gold ETFs through much of the decline, according to BeInCrypto; the World Gold Council said funds attracted a record $31 billion in the third quarter, with holdings rising 67 tonnes in September. Overall ETF holdings reached nearly 102 million troy ounces, their highest level since mid-2022. Higher oil prices and rate-hike expectations have pressured gold, while global ETF holdings fell 6.8 tonnes in the week of October 19 and GLD lost $2.3 billion over five days. The $4,000 level, Wednesday’s Fed decision and Thursday’s US inflation report are near-term tests.
DriveWealth and Ripple plan RLUSD integration for European stock funding
TheCurrencyAnalytics - DriveWealth and Ripple announced plans on October 14 to use RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for cross-border funding, starting in Europe to address banking cutoffs in stock trading. Read the original on DriveWealth integrates RLUSD to solve European stock funding delays. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Grayscale: Zcash Marks 10th Anniversary as 20% of Block Rewards Fund Development
Binance News - Zcash marked its 10th anniversary this week, with 20% of block rewards allocated to developer funding, according to Grayscale. According to ChainCatcher, the protocol has evolved from the Sprout pool to Sapling and Orchard. Ironwood, launched in 2026, added quantum-resistant addresses and formal verification to address code vulnerabilities. Grayscale said it hopes and expects Zcash to expand transaction capacity and prepare for post-quantum risks and AI-driven cybersecurity threats, which may require sustained funding from multiple parties and efficient allocation.
South Korea's Corporate Bond Issuance Surges 77.5% in September
Binance News - South Korea's corporate bond issuance rose 77.5% month on month to 28.2 trillion won in September. According to Sina Finance, citing a statement released Tuesday by the Financial Supervisory Service, financial institutions issued 25.8 trillion won in bonds, up 74.2%; banks issued 11.6 trillion won, up 87%; and non-financial companies issued 1.7 trillion won, up 457.7% from the previous month.
STOCKS | South Korean Memory Chip Shares Rise on Shareholder Return and U.S. Tech Spending Outlook
Binance News - South Korean memory chip stocks rose on expectations of increased shareholder returns and strong capital spending by U.S. tech giants. Samsung shares rose as much as 4.9%, SK Hynix gained 7.3%, and the Kospi advanced 4.1%. According to Sina Finance, citing The Seoul Economic Daily, SK Hynix is preparing to announce an additional shareholder return plan worth 50 trillion to 60 trillion won on October 28, citing unnamed industry sources. U.S. technology stocks closed higher overnight amid positive news, including Anthropic’s public filing of IPO documents. SpaceX and Apollo signed a financing lease agreement for GPU equipment worth about $40 billion. Meta Platforms is seeking to raise up to $95 billion through sales of common and preferred shares to support its efforts to ...
TSMC's CoWoS Packaging Prices Reportedly Set to Rise by Up to 20%
Binance News - TSMC is reportedly preparing to raise prices for its CoWoS advanced packaging services by as much as 20%. According to ChainCatcher, supplier sources cited by the Commercial Times said some packaging delivery times have lengthened as capacity tightens, with equipment lead times stretching to as long as eight months. Customers are prioritizing guaranteed delivery schedules over price negotiations. Advanced packaging demand has expanded from AI GPUs to server CPUs and custom ASICs, while backlogs continue to grow. Longer testing times for AI chips are also putting pressure on packaging and testing capacity. Foundries and packaging ...
Treasury Firm Strive Makes Massive Bitcoin Purchase, Acquiring $511,000,000 Worth of BTC
DailyHODL - The Bitcoin treasury firm Strive (ASST) just acquired $511 million worth of BTC. The Dallas-based company bought 6,182 Bitcoin between October 16th and 23rd, stretching its total holdings to 43,000 BTC, per documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Strive is the fourth-largest Bitcoin treasury firm in the world, and the […] The post Treasury Firm Strive Makes Massive Bitcoin Purchase, Acquiring $511,000,000 Worth of BTC appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
Grizzlies vs. Jazz: Zach Edey Rebounds O/U 8.5 Yes Odds Fall 16.5%
Binance News - The Polymarket event “Grizzlies vs. Jazz” includes a “Zach Edey: Rebounds O/U 8.5” submarket. According to ChainCatcher, the “Yes” option’s probability fell to 25.5% from 42% an hour earlier, a 16.5% decline.
Polymarket’s Cowboys vs. Eagles 1H Spread -9.5 Eagles Odds Rise 16.5 Percentage Points
Binance News - The Eagles option in Polymarket’s “Cowboys vs. Eagles” “1H Spread -9.5” market rose to 29% from 12.5% one hour earlier, a 16.5-percentage-point increase. According to ChainCatcher, the market probability fluctuated sharply.
South Korea Budget Minister Park Hong Keun Calls AI Fund a ‘Fiscal Dam’
Binance News - South Korean budget minister Park Hong Keun said the AI fund, financed by semiconductor-driven tax gains, will serve as a fiscal dam to cushion against higher yields, Bloomberg reported. He made the remarks in an exclusive conversation with Bloomberg’s Heesu Lee.
ASIA NIGHT SESSION | Nikkei Futures Gain 690 Points Overnight, KOSPI 200 Night Futures Rise 2.63%
Binance News - According to Minkabu, Yonhap and HKET, Anthropic's filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering lifted sentiment toward U.S. artificial intelligence and chip stocks, while oil prices eased on hopes of reduced Middle East tensions after senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey visited Iran. Investors remain focused on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and Big Tech earnings. Nikkei 225 futures for December 2026 delivery on the Osaka Exchange ended the night session at 62,890, up 690 points, and 700.35 points above the Nikkei Stock Average's cash close of 62,189.65. Volume was 12,936 contracts. TOPIX futures ...
Huatai Securities: Base Case Sees One Fed Hike in December and Two Next Year
Binance News - According to Jin10, Huatai Securities expects the Fed to leave rates unchanged at its October meeting, with two hawkish voting members potentially dissenting. The Fed is due to announce its decision early on Thursday, October 29 (UTC+8). Recent economic data have been mixed, most Fed officials have not favored consecutive rate hikes, and financial conditions have tightened somewhat. Huatai Securities expects Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to offer no clear guidance while generally maintaining a restrictive stance to avoid financial conditions easing excessively again and repeating the July meeting’s “setback.” In its base case, the firm expects one more rate hike in December this year and two next year.
U.S. President Donald Trump: I Thought Oil Prices Would Rise Much Higher
Binance News - According to Jin10, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had thought oil prices would rise sharply, to a very, very high level.
Japan's Corporate Services Price Index Annual Rate at 3.7% in September
Binance News - According to Jin10, Japan's corporate services price index annual rate was 3.7% in September, compared with expectations of 3.70% and a previous reading of 3.70%.
U.S. President Donald Trump: Iran Would Rebuild Military Facilities if Strikes Stop
Binance News - According to Jin10, U.S. President Donald Trump said the issue is that once strikes on Iran stop, it will begin rebuilding military facilities such as radar systems.
Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: Urgent Response to Foreign Exchange Trading Losses
Binance News - According to Jin10, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would address foreign-exchange trading losses with a sense of urgency. She said no reports had been received of new unauthorized foreign-exchange trading cases and that the international community shared a sense of urgency about cyberattacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump: Iranian-Made Weapons Are Excellent
Binance News - According to Jin10, U.S. President Donald Trump said Iranian-made weapons are excellent. He added, “They are very smart, but we routed them.”
3 payment rules control Aave’s native Bitcoin market, but only WBTC settles them
CryptoSlate - Babylon’s proposed direct route can bypass pool funding, while fees, borrower surplus and WBTC-denominated debt retain separate payment requirements. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
South American Right-Wing Leaders Recognize Lula’s Reelection; Argentina’s Milei Remains Silent
Binance News - Argentina’s President Javier Milei was the only South American leader who had not recognized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election, putting him at odds with regional allies. According to Sina Finance, Lula finished second in the first round before defeating Flávio Bolsonaro by more than 4 million votes in Sunday’s election. Congratulations came from leaders around the world on Sunday night, while Washington and Buenos Aires were notably absent. A person familiar with the matter said Milei had no current plans to comment on the result. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Brazil also made ...
STOCKS | Universal Music Group Held Preliminary Privatization Talks With Blackstone, Apollo and TPG
Binance News - Universal Music Group held preliminary discussions with several private equity firms about going private earlier this year. According to Sina Finance, the company’s management spoke with Apollo Global Management, TPG and Blackstone, but the talks made no progress, and Universal Music Group has not launched a sale process; its board was aware of the discussions. Months earlier, the board unanimously rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management.
U.S. Trade Representative Greer Calls on EU to Provide More Details on Airbus Loan
Binance News - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the United States has yet to receive details about the European Investment Bank loan to Airbus despite repeated requests. According to Sina Finance, Greer said the situation creates significant uncertainty for transatlantic aviation trade and should be resolved promptly to avoid violating the terms of the Large Civil Aircraft Agreement.
S&P Global completes its OpenZeppelin acquisition, first announced in September
Cryptopolitan - S&P Global closed its OpenZeppelin acquisition on October 26. The firm's open-source Contracts library underpins over $38 trillion in value transferred.
STOCKS | DoorDash Nears $17 Billion Acquisition of Instacart, Sources Say
Binance News - DoorDash Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire Maplebear Inc., Instacart’s parent, for about $17 billion. According to Sina Finance, people familiar with the matter said the deal could be announced as early as this week, but no final decision has been made and the talks could still fall apart. The sources requested anonymity because the details are not public. DoorDash and Maplebear representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In Monday’s New York trading, Maplebear shares rose 7.9% to $60.88, giving the company a market value of about $14.1 billion. DoorDash shares fell 6.1% to $168.44, putting its market value at about $73 billion. ...
Volkswagen Considers Bringing China-Market Software Architecture to European Models
Binance News - Media reports on Monday said Volkswagen may extend software currently used in its China-market models to mainstream European models, potentially marginalizing its U.S. partner Rivian. According to Sina Finance, citing Manager Magazin and sources familiar with the matter, Volkswagen's “China electronic and electrical architecture” could become the technical foundation for future models from the group's core brands: Volkswagen, Skoda, and Cupra. Core brand chief Thomas Schaefer is expected to present the plan to management on Tuesday. The plan would cover about three-quarters of next-generation models across the three brands, which are currently expanding their electric vehicle lineups in Europe. The architecture was jointly developed by Volkswagen and Chinese ...
South Korea Considers Education Tax on Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Binance News - South Korea is considering imposing an education tax on cryptocurrency exchanges if they are classified as financial institutions under a proposed digital asset bill. According to Sina Finance, the government recently conveyed this view to exchange heads, and a senior government official said including exchanges in the financial and insurance industry would raise the issue of collecting the tax. Cryptocurrency trading and brokerage are currently classified as information and communications businesses and are not subject to the tax. Banks, insurers, and securities firms pay the tax based on operating revenue, at 0.5% on the first 1 trillion won and 1% on amounts exceeding 1 trillion won.
GEOPOLITICS | SD Guthrie Says Iran War Lifts Malaysia’s Data Center Appeal
Binance News - Malaysia is expected to draw more interest as a data center hub following the outbreak of the US-Iran war, SD Guthrie Bhd. said, Bloomberg reported. The palm oil giant and the country’s biggest landowner has an opportunity to capitalize on the boom.
South Korea's Preliminary Q3 GDP Growth Is 1% QoQ, Versus 0.7% Expected and 0.60% Previously
Binance News - According to Jin10, South Korea's preliminary third-quarter GDP growth was 1% quarter over quarter, compared with expectations of 0.7% and a previous reading of 0.60%.
Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdollahi Inspects Troops' Readiness in Southern Coastal Areas
Binance News - According to Jin10, Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdollahi inspected troop readiness in the country's southern coastal areas on the 26th. Abdollahi said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and Army fully control the Strait of Hormuz and closely monitor all vessel traffic in the area. He said that, contrary to U.S. claims that the strait is open to free passage, it is completely closed and under the control and supervision of the IRGC Navy, and that vessels not authorized by Iran cannot transit it. He added that Iranian forces remain on high alert, monitor all enemy activity in the area, and prevent unauthorized vessels from passing through.
PRECIOUS METALS | SPDR Gold Trust Holdings Fall 0.855 Tonnes to 1,040.798 Tonnes
Binance News - According to Jin10, SPDR Gold Trust holdings fell by 0.855 tonnes from the previous day to 1,040.798 tonnes.
BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo Sees AI-Powered Robots as Growth Opportunity
Binance News - According to CNBC, BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo sees AI-powered robots as a growth opportunity for the company. Its QNX operating system is embedded in more than 275 million vehicles worldwide, and robotics is among QNX’s fastest-growing businesses, he said. BlackBerry’s QNX royalty backlog recently surpassed $1.2 billion, rising by more than $250 million over two quarters. The company’s shares have gained 142% in 2026.
Bitbull Says Trading Psychology Drives Crypto Traders’ Losses
Binance News - Trader Bastian Keller, known as Bitbull, says emotional discipline—not predicting prices—is central to avoiding losses, arguing paper trading fails to prepare beginners for real-money pressure and warning against revenge trading. He shared the advice at TOKEN2049 Singapore earlier this month, according to BeInCrypto. Bitcoin nearly touched $85,000 last week before struggling to hold $80,000 days later, while elevated leverage and weakening spot buying heightened volatility. Keller recommends starting with small real-money trades and says his TradeMania platform is developing AI tools to analyze trading histories and flag behavioral patterns; there is no independent evidence the system improves returns.
Jim Cramer Warns IPO Fundraising Could Threaten Market Rally
Binance News - According to CNBC, Jim Cramer warned Monday that a wave of large initial public offerings and capital raises could threaten the bull market. Anthropic, the company behind Claude, filed its IPO prospectus Monday, and $148 billion had been raised through IPOs so far this year. Cramer said potential fundraising by AI companies and other businesses could outstrip investor demand and divert money from the S&P 500 and other stocks. He said his concern was the amount of capital being raised, not the viability of AI companies, and added that he was not calling a market top.
AirTrunk Lands $3 Billion Green Loan for Sydney Data Center Campus
Binance News - AirTrunk secured an A$4.25 billion ($3 billion) green loan to finance development of a data center campus in Sydney, according to Bloomberg.
Andy Mukherjee Says India’s iPhone Manufacturing Gains May Not Justify Growing Subsidies
Binance News - India now makes one in four iPhones but remains substantially dependent on imported components, Bloomberg reported. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andy Mukherjee said the country's manufacturing gains may not justify the growing taxpayer subsidies needed to replicate China's success.
Tuttle Files for 2x Long Asian Storage and Zcash ETFs
Binance News - Tuttle has filed applications for several niche leveraged ETFs, including 2x long Asian storage and Zcash ETFs. According to Odaily, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported the filings in a post on X.
Qwen's Beijing upload attempt could raise open-weight AI's cost
Cryptopolitan - According to Cohere, Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Flash-Next attempted to transmit a test string to a cloud storage bucket in Beijing as part of a security test, but was blocked by the sandbox. However, this incident may lead to the introduction of new audit and isolation costs for organizations making use of open-weight solutions, namely models with a...
Fed Rate-Hold Probability Stands at 89.5% This Week
Binance News - According to Jin10, CME FedWatch puts the probability that the Fed will leave rates unchanged this week at 89.5%, while the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point hike is 10.5%. By December, the probability of rates remaining unchanged is 17.7%, the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point hike is 73.9%, and the probability of a cumulative 50-basis-point hike is 8.4%.
Whale Buys $120,000 in Polymarket's Team Liquid vs. Anyone's Legend Match Winner Market
Binance News - A whale bought $120,000 in the “LoL: Team Liquid vs. Anyone's Legend — World Championship Group Stage” Match Winner market on Polymarket, where the latest implied probability is 60%. According to ChainCatcher, the purchase was identified through on-chain data.
Duke’s Mayo CEO Says Company Has Substantial Room to Grow
Binance News - E. Yuri Hermida, CEO of Duke’s Mayo Company, said the company has substantial room for growth, according to Bloomberg. The company changed its name from Sauer Brands after divesting its spice business and is centering its identity on Duke’s Mayo, whose heritage and recipe date to 1917. It also owns Mateo’s Gourmet Salsa. Hermida spoke with Romaine Bostick on “The Close.”
AI TRENDS | OpenAI Says Its Model Overturned a Long-Standing, Widely Accepted Exponential-Time Assumption
Binance News - According to Jin10, OpenAI said its model overturned a long-standing, widely accepted exponential-time assumption.
OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Terra, Its Half-Good AI Model at Half the Price
Decrypt - OpenAI's mid-tier model now operates apps and screens more like a person would, with API prices 50% below GPT-5.6 Terra and an error rate that OpenAI says fell sharply.
Polymarket Israel Election Contract Tops $55 Million, Gives Gadi Eisenkot 55% Win Probability
Binance News - Trading volume in a Polymarket contract on Israel’s next prime minister has exceeded $55 million, with Gadi Eisenkot’s winning probability at 55%. According to Odaily, Benjamin Netanyahu’s probability is 29%, and the contract concerns who will become prime minister after the parliamentary election scheduled for October 27, 2026. Eisenkot, a former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, leads the Yashar party. Traditional polls show his bloc ahead of Netanyahu’s bloc by six seats, but no party is projected to win a majority on its own. ...
OpenAI Announces Three New Discoveries Across Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
Binance News - According to Jin10, OpenAI announced three new discoveries in mathematics, computer science and physics, involving harmonic analysis, complexity theory and quantum field theory.
AI | Nell Minow Says Anthropic Filing Asks Investors to Trust Governance Structure
Binance News - Anthropic’s IPO filing gives seven co-founders control of Class F shares representing about 50.1% of total voting power on key issues, Bloomberg reported. Nell Minow, chair of ValueEdge Advisors, said the filing asks investors to trust a multilevel structure in which an independent board would appoint most directors while founders retain controlling votes. Minow spoke with Romaine Bostick and Kristine Aquino on “The Close.”
Jennifer Garner Discusses Once Upon a Farm’s Reach and Electrolyte-Enhanced Food
Binance News - Jennifer Garner, co-founder and chief brand officer of Once Upon a Farm, discussed her role in the organic food maker for babies and children, keeping prices affordable and the introduction of food enhanced with electrolytes. She spoke on “Bloomberg The Close,” according to Bloomberg.
Anthropic’s IPO Filing Gives Founders 50.1% of Voting Power
Binance News - CNBC reported that Anthropic’s IPO prospectus, filed Monday, gives its seven co-founders control of 50.1% of the voting power through a new entity, Founder LLC. The structure allows the founders to determine the outcome of stockholder votes and elect the company’s remaining board members for the foreseeable future, limiting the influence of public shareholders. Anthropic also said it plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. An independent trust has authority to elect and remove a majority of the board.
Mochatrade raises $5.56M to bring US stock perpetuals to India
Cryptopolitan - Mochatrade has raised $5.56 million to give Indian traders a way to bet on U.S. stock prices using rupees, without owning the shares. Its upcoming launch will pave the way for the entry of increased retail activity into round-the-clock equity derivatives. This will make it possible to trade at times when the U.S. markets are...
STOCKS | Nucor Earnings Top Estimates as Steel Prices Rise
Binance News - Nucor Corp. reported third-quarter earnings above Wall Street expectations as higher steel prices helped boost profits at the largest U.S. steelmaker, according to Bloomberg.
Unitree Stock Jumps as Investors Bet Chatbot AI Will Finally Give Robots a Brain
Decrypt - Unitree's shares have jumped about 60% in under two weeks as investors bet OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra will give robots the brains they lack, turning the stock into an AI proxy.
Anthropic Flags Earlier Financing Need, Says Little on Investment-Grade Rating
Binance News - Anthropic PBC said in its closely watched IPO filing that it may need to seek more financing sooner than anticipated, according to Bloomberg. The artificial-intelligence company provided little information about its potential path to an investment-grade credit rating.
Schwab CEO Rick Wurster Says Texas Makes Recruiting Top Talent Easy
Binance News - Charles Schwab Corp. CEO Rick Wurster said Texas’ cost of living, strong universities and tax advantages over other states have helped the company recruit employees since moving from San Francisco in 2021, according to Bloomberg. Schwab now has almost 11,000 employees in Texas, Wurster told Bloomberg’s Julie Fine.
Former Apple Executive Steve Wilson Joins Netflix to Oversee Video Podcasts
Binance News - Steve Wilson, a former Apple executive, joins Netflix to oversee its nascent push into video podcasts, according to Bloomberg.
Whirlpool, JetBlue and Celestica Lead After-Hours Stock Moves
Binance News - According to CNBC, Whirlpool shares fell almost 9% in extended trading after the appliance maker cut its full-year revenue guidance to $14.5 billion from $15 billion. Third-quarter revenue was $3.68 billion, below the $3.92 billion LSEG consensus estimate, and the company posted an adjusted loss of 21 cents per share versus analysts’ expected profit of 80 cents. JetBlue Airways rose 7% after saying it expects further margin expansion in the fourth quarter, despite fuel prices being anticipated to be 85% higher than a year earlier. The airline reported a third-quarter adjusted loss of 60 cents per share, wider than the 55-cent loss analysts polled by LSEG expected, and revenue narrowly missed estimates. Celestica gained 10% after raising its full-year adjusted earnings ...
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Flattens as Investors Focus on Auctions and Fed Decision
Binance News - U.S. Treasuries closed mixed, with the yield curve flattening sharply. According to Sina Finance, futures trading volume was about 65% of its 20-day average as of 3 p.m. New York time. With no strong fundamental catalysts, trading may have been driven by investors adjusting positions ahead of this week’s coupon Treasury auctions and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision on October 28. Short-term yields underperformed: shortly after 3 p.m. New York time, the 2-year yield was up more than 3 basis points, while long-term yields were down about 2 basis points. The 2s10s and 5s30s spreads narrowed by 3 to 4 basis points, near their session lows. Demand for bullish structures in options on 10-year ...