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According to TradingBeats monitoring, on October 15, trader 'Machi' (黄立成) deposited 250,000 USDC to increase margin and opened a 25x leveraged long position on ETH with 3,100 coins, worth $7.37 million. The entry price was $2,370.67, with liquidation price at $2,333.56.

According to Financial Times, AngloAmerican has been in discussions with multiple technology companies regarding equity investments to secure long-term metal supplies, CEO Duncan Wanblad said recently. Tech firms are weighing two options: securing direct long-term purchasing agreements or acquiring equity stakes to guarantee their share of future supply. The interest stems from soaring demand for copper, aluminum, steel, and rare earth metals needed for AI data centers and product manufacturing.

On December 3, 2025, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink described Bitcoin as an "asset of fear" at the New York Times DealBook Summit, highlighting how leverage amplifies its price swings. He noted that leveraged positions unwinding can trigger forced sales that push prices lower still. Bitcoin traded above $125,000 in early October 2025 before sliding below $90,000 within weeks, a decline tied to leveraged positions unwinding. Fink's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has accumulated over $65 billion in cumula

A Norwegian committee recommended on October 15 that the world's largest sovereign wealth fund be allowed to invest in companies involved in nuclear weapons manufacturing. The recommendation, if adopted by the government, would remove existing investment restrictions currently applied by Norway's Government Pension Fund Global.

According to ARK Invest, US spot Bitcoin ETF holders achieved a 43% return in a single quarter, marking their return to profitability for the first time since January. The milestone came as Bitcoin climbed from approximately $59,500 in early July to around $85,000 by early October, pushing prices above the average holder's cost basis of $81,722–$82,000. In the week ending September 25, 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of approximately $2.4 billion, the largest weekly haul since Oc

According to NotebookCheck's Geekbench 7 data discovered today, Apple's foldable iPhone Duo equipped with the A20 Pro chip achieves a single-core score of 3,986, just 6 points above iPhone 18 Pro's 3,980. In multi-core testing, iPhone Duo scored 11,067 compared to iPhone 18 Pro's 11,540, a difference of approximately 4.1%. The foldable device is set to open pre-orders on October 16, with shipments beginning October 23.

According to Cardano Foundation, announced on October 15, the Swiss not-for-profit will launch a recurring Research Exchange forum to make its research work more visible and gather community input. The first session runs on October 19 from 13:00 to 13:30 UTC on Google Meet, hosted by Senior Research Scientist Manvir Schneider and Researcher Juan Beccuti. The agenda covers the Foundation's research scope, completed and ongoing projects, and community engagement mechanisms to help shape future res

According to Bloomberg, AstraZeneca signed a drug discovery collaboration with AI-driven biotech insitro on October 15, in a deal valued at up to $1.86 billion. The partnership focuses on identifying new biological targets for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), an advanced form of fatty liver disease, and cardiomyopathies, disorders affecting the heart muscle. AstraZeneca will make an initial $40 million payment, with insitro eligible for approximately $1.46 billion in disc

According to ChainCatcher, a contract address that accumulated losses of approximately $26.23 million has reversed its position on ETH from long to short. The address closed approximately $880,000 in long positions and opened a $7.64 million short position. The current short position is valued at approximately $3.44 million. Address: 0x7b7f72a28fe109fa703eeed7984f2a8a68fedee2.

RLC surged 11.06% in the last 60 minutes, reaching $0.9891 from $0.8906, according to trading data. The asset displayed strong upward momentum with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $5.8 million, reflecting heightened trader activity. RLC has climbed from its daily low of $0.8079, recording an 18.78% gain over the past 24 hours.

According to ChainCatcher, on October 15, Firelight launched on-chain insurance coverage for Kraken DeFi Earn's Protected Strategies USDC vault, offering indemnification backed by collateral for specific protocol failures. The $30.5 million coverage is managed independently by Sentora, not Kraken itself. Each depositor address is capped at $100,000 in payouts per coverage period, with total payouts further limited by vault capacity and available capital. Covered failure scenarios include smart c

According to Coinglass data, 200 million USDT transferred from an unknown wallet into Binance on October 15 at 22:37 UTC.

According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, the platform Analyst Consensus launched today, aggregating over 1.3 million analyst opinions from 878 contributors across X, Substack, and Seeking Alpha, including 140,000 Bitcoin-related views. The platform uses AI to automatically categorize analyst sentiment as bullish or bearish and scores them into a single metric. It covers Bitcoin, major altcoins, and select stocks, and is currently available free with no paywall.

According to CCTV, on October 15, a military command center and weapons warehouse located inside Ma'akal Palace in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, and commanded by Saudi officers, came under attack.

According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, the CDX Investment Grade index rose 1.75 basis points to 62.3 today, reaching its highest level since April 2. The move reflects growing market concerns over credit risk. Meanwhile, the comparable high-yield debt index fell 0.4 points to 105.73, marking its lowest level since April 7.

According to its announcement on October 15, Jiangbo Dragon (09976) expects Q1-Q3 2026 net profit attributable to parent company of RMB 140-149 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 1,864.55%-1,990.84%. Revenue for the period is projected at RMB 380-400 billion, up 127.08%-139.03% from last year. For Q3 alone (July-September 2026), the company expects revenue of RMB 139-159 billion, up 112.76%-145.35% year-over-year, with net profit of RMB 37.53-47.53 billion, up 740.33%-964.26%. Th

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), a collective action plan launched in March to release 400 million barrels of oil and fuel has deployed 330 million barrels as of now. Member states are accelerating the release of the remaining approximately 100 million barrels due to mounting pressure in the diesel market.

According to the Russian Central Bank, individuals will be prohibited from conducting direct peer-to-peer crypto transactions starting July 1, 2027. All such transactions must be completed through authorized intermediaries after that date. The central bank also restricted individuals from transferring crypto assets from digital accounts to self-custodial wallets. The new crypto asset regulation took effect on September 1, bringing trading operators and custody institutions under central bank ove

According to CCTV News, Iran's border forces seized 122 military weapons and a large quantity of ammunition on October 15 in a security operation in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province. During the operation, one armed militant was killed and three criminals were arrested.

According to Decrypt, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana saw significant declines over the past 24 hours relative to Bitcoin following the release of Wednesday's consumer price index reading of 3.7% and growing expectations of an October interest rate hike. Ethereum dropped 5.5% to a $289 billion market cap, XRP fell 5.1% to $82.4 billion, and Solana slipped 3.8% to $60.6 billion, while Bitcoin declined 3.1%, with the total crypto market cap falling 2.5% to $2.8 trillion. Experts attributed the outsized