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According to Odaily, Federal Reserve officials are divided over whether financial conditions have tightened enough to combat inflation, a debate that will shape decisions on future rate increases. While some policymakers argue that stock prices, credit supply, and corporate investment suggest financ

According to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government press release, Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 will be held from November 2 to 6, 2026, under the theme "FinTech Hub Connecting the World, Building the Future Together." The event will be co-hosted with StartmeupHK Entrepreneurship

According to Bloomberg, Asian investors are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency derivatives to gain exposure to Anthropic's planned IPO, which could value the AI company at up to $1.5 trillion. Direct participation in the offering faces significant restrictions due to high subscription demand,

According to TNW, Anthropic acquired Mithril Medicine on Tuesday, with the startup's sole founder Cody Tranbarger joining the company. The biotech startup is developing therapies for rare muscular dystrophy

According to ChainCatcher, XRP Ledger developers submitted a proposal on October 15 to test a new feature allowing creation of zero-balance blockchain accounts, with existing accounts sponsoring the 1 XRP reserve requirement for new accounts. The mechanism, called SponsoredAccountCreate, aims to low

According to Jin10 Futures, ethylene glycol futures led China's petrochemical sector higher on October 28, with the main contract (2701) hitting the daily limit during intraday trading before reversing lower near the

According to Jin10 Futures, Malaysian palm oil futures fell 0.3% to 4,687 ringgit (US$1,149.90) per ton on October 28, marking the third consecutive trading day of losses. Despite the decline, export demand remained robust ahead of India's Diwali festival season. Ship survey firms estimated Malaysia

According to analyst Bob Loukas, Bitcoin recovered toward $81,000 on October 28, but faces the risk of stalling without sustained buying momentum. In a post on October 27, Loukas warned that while cryptocurrency and stocks have held up despite negative sentiment, both are approaching a critical weakness threshold. Coinbase identified $80,000–$82,000 as an important support region, noting that a break below could increase the likelihood of a retest toward $73,000–$75,000. Conversely, Real Vision

According to COINOTAG, Arbitrum (ARB) slid 12.4% over the past week, trading at $0.1687 on Wednesday (Oct 28). The token is testing resistance at $0.1700 with support below at $0.1649 across 178 tracked markets.

According to Guru Club, on October 28, European natural gas benchmark futures surged 3.7% and broke through €99/MWh for the first time since end-2022. Price gains were driven by concerns over potential escalation of Iran conflict tightening global gas supplies, combined with low European inventories and rising heating demand in the Northern Hemisphere.

According to PANews, on October 28, Strategy founder Michael Saylor said that concerns about AI breaching crypto applications do not justify abandoning Bitcoin holdings. Saylor compared the argument to suggesting that AI threats to communication apps would be a reason to stop speaking English, implying that security risks are inherent to any digital system and should not deter adoption.

According to Ripple's announcement on October 27, Ripple and working-capital platform C2FO partnered to bring invoice financing and settlement onto the XRP Ledger through a new Instant Pay service. The service will use RLUSD stablecoin for settlement, allowing suppliers to receive early payments in

According to Hyperliquid's API announcement on October 28, the team adjusted its operation demotion rules based on user feedback. The demotion will now only affect the main account and sub-accounts or vaults involved in the operation, rather than impacting all sub-accounts and vaults. The new rules

According to Foresight News, Spark recently completed a buyback of over 200 million SPK tokens, spending $4 million USDS on the repurchase, according to an announcement posted on the project's official social

According to Euronext, the exchange halted CoinShares Zcash ETP (ZCSH) on Wednesday, its scheduled first day of trading on Euronext Paris, citing settlement issues with the central securities depository (CSD). Euronext media manager Flavio Bornancin-Tomasella stated the product will remain

According to analyst alicharts cited by BlockBeats, Bitcoin whales reduced holdings by 8,162 BTC (worth $664 million) in the past 24 hours on October 28, while the group realized approximately $156 million in profits.
Key support levels are near $81,000, with approximately 1 million BTC traded

According to Houthi military, Saudi-led coalition conducted airstrikes on a market and fuel station in Yemen's Al-Jawf province on Oct 28. The strikes killed at least 11 people and wounded 10 others, according to the Houthi military statement released on the afternoon of Oct 28.

Apple is set to unveil its first touchscreen MacBook on October 28 (US time) at a media experience event in Los Angeles, according to Bloomberg. The device will feature M5 Pro and M5 Max chips—the same processors used in existing MacBook Pro models—rather than the newly announced M6 chip.

According to Jin10 futures, copper concentrate treatment charges (TC) continued declining on October 28, with sulfuric acid prices falling significantly, compressing smelter margins domestically. Chinese refineries have increased maintenance shutdowns this month, with further production cuts

According to South China Morning Post, Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council completed flight simulations of autonomous drone swarms on October 28, coordinating two 10-unit fleets with a minimum 100-foot separation in 3D space. The system is designed to counter China's grey-zone military tactics in