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According to ChainCatcher and Lookonchain, trader 0xDD6A on Aster DEX has accumulated over $6.4 million in profits from shorting BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and DOGE. The trader currently holds 20x leveraged short positions totaling $24.6 million across these assets, with a 100% win rate.

According to the People's Bank of China Shanghai branch, in the first three quarters of 2026, foreign currency deposits in Shanghai increased by $16.7 billion, down $3.8 billion year-over-year. As of end-September, foreign currency deposits totaled $201.1 billion with year-over-year growth of 10.3%. In September alone, foreign currency deposits declined by $4.4 billion, compared to a larger decrease of $7.8 billion in the same month last year.

According to @WuBlockchain, BingX EU recently obtained a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA). The license enables the exchange to offer regulated services, including crypto-asset custody and trading, across 29 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA).

According to ChainCatcher, Solana established an office in Shanghai, with core member Vibhu and Foundation Chair Lily Liu announcing the company now occupies what they describe as the world's highest commercial office space. Binance founder CZ responded by sharing the news and remarking that Solana's ability to operate in China and secure such a prominent location is remarkable, adding that BNB Chain has yet to achieve similar positioning in the country.

According to AppleInsider on October 14, Apple's standard iPhone 18 is set to begin mass production in November to prepare for an expected spring 2027 launch. A Weibo leaker known as "Dingiao Shuma" indicated that the device has been scheduled for production with substantial component stockpiling, though exact figures were not disclosed. The production timeline aligns with Apple's typical lead time for spring product releases.

According to Morgan Stanley's October 13 report, U.S. internet stocks rose 2% over the week ending October 9, with the sector's forward EV/EBITDA multiple at 12.6x—trading 7% and 16% below its five-year and ten-year averages respectively. Morgan Stanley rated North American internet stocks as attractively valued, though major peers show diverging valuations: Amazon and Meta trade 13% and 10% below their two-year averages, while Alphabet trades 4% above.

According to Bank of Korea's September financial market report released on October 15, household loans increased by 600 billion won month-on-month, a significant slowdown from August's 3.5 trillion won increase. The deceleration was driven by a 2.3 trillion won decrease in other loans, primarily due to reduced individual stock investment and seasonal factors including end-of-quarter debt writeoffs and holiday bonuses. Meanwhile, corporate loans expanded to 10.7 trillion won in September from 9.7

According to Denmark's Justice Ministry, the Danish government announced on October 14 an extension of temporary border control measures on the Danish side of the Denmark-Germany border. The controls, originally set to expire on November 11, have been extended for six months until May 11, 2027. Danish Justice Minister Nicolas Wammen cited persistent security threats, including terrorism and sabotage activities, as justification for the extension. The decision has been notified to the European Co

According to ASML's third-quarter earnings call, High-NA EUV lithography machines are transitioning from development to mass production, with customer timelines providing guidance for the next phase of equipment investments. Intel has already exposed over 1 million wafers using High-NA EUV with performance meeting or exceeding lower-NA equivalents; Samsung aims to deploy High-NA EUV at scale in 2028, while TSMC targets around 2030 for advanced logic applications. ASML reported Q3 net sales of ap

Thailand's TFEX exchange will extend early-session trading hours for forex, precious metals, and rubber products starting November 16, according to the exchange announcement.

According to Yonhapnews, on October 15, South Korea President Lee Jae-myung's job approval rating rose to 44%, up 1 percentage point from the previous poll's 43%, which marked his lowest support level since taking office. Negative assessments of his performance fell to 49% from 50%, while 7% of respondents answered "don't know" or did not respond. In terms of party support, the Democratic Party recorded 33% (down 2 points) and the People Power Party 28% (up 3 points).

According to PANews, Gate US announced its formal joining of Open Standard on October 15 with over 200 partners from payment, banking, technology, and crypto sectors to advance stablecoin ecosystem interoperability. Open Standard convenes Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, and Shopify to promote open and interoperable stablecoin infrastructure. Gate US currently holds 37 state-level money transmitter licenses (MTLs) and serves 47 U.S. states and territories. The company sees the partnership as

According to BlockBeats monitoring via TradingBeats, five whale accounts liquidated U.S. stock-related long positions totaling approximately $19.19 million overnight (Oct 14-15), realizing losses of around $2.77 million. The largest liquidation involved 7,884 LITE shares executed at an average price of $931.76 per share, totaling $7.35 million with losses of $1.15 million. Four additional whales liquidated NBIS ($1.84M), Oracle and SOXL positions ($5.62M combined), RKLB ($2.49M), and CBRS ($1.90

According to Ihlas News Agency, Richard James Schueller, subject of an Interpol red notice for cryptocurrency fraud, was arrested in Istanbul on October 14 along with his wife A.K. by police supported by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization. The red notice originated from Finland. Police tracked Schueller to a residence in Besiktas and conducted the operation following surveillance and technical tracking. Authorities seized $600,000 USD, 2,600 euros, and 50,000 Turkish lira in cash, along

According to TradingBeats, as of October 15, 34 large accounts opened new BTC positions on Hyperliquid overnight, with 20 long positions totaling approximately $97.93 million and 12 short positions totaling $37.45 million, marking a long-to-short ratio of 2.61:1. Long positions have a weighted average entry price of $81,714, while short positions average $81,621. Bitcoin was trading near $81,594 at the time.

According to RootData, MultiBank (MBG) will unlock approximately 25 million tokens worth about $2.6 million on October 22 at 8 AM Beijing time.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold traded at 893.33 yuan per gram in early trading on Thursday, October 15. The price was 1.7 yuan per gram below the international gold price of 895.03 yuan per gram.