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On Wednesday (October 7), U.S. stock index futures closed lower in New York's final session. S&P 500 futures fell 0.27%, Dow futures dropped 0.71%, and Nasdaq-100 futures declined 0.21%. Russell 2000 futures saw a larger decline of 1.25%.

According to South Korean police data cited by National Assembly lawmakers, the KOK Coin multilevel fraud case has remained unresolved after nearly two years of trial as of October 8. The case involves Medium Foundation's former chairman Kim and six associates accused of deceiving 570,000+ victims and soliciting approximately 2.5 trillion won (approximately $1.9 billion USD) between 2019 and 2023 through false promises of cryptocurrency returns and platform utility. Kim was released on bail desp

On Wednesday (October 7), offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) closed at 6.7026 against the US dollar, down 11 pips from Tuesday's close. The currency traded within a range of 6.7005-6.7099 throughout the day.

According to Investment Banking sources, Shinsegae Property announced on October 7 plans to issue 1 trillion won (approximately $700 million) in private company bonds through Meritz Securities. The proceeds will fund the company's participation in a Warner Bros acquisition alongside U.S. investment firm Redbird Capital Partners, with a total planned investment of $1 billion in the Paramount-Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery merger transaction.

According to Korea Exchange, the first delisting case under the penny stock rule—requiring stocks priced below 1,000 Korean won to recover above that threshold for 45 consecutive trading days within 90 days—is expected to occur in mid-October. The timing coincides with regulatory scrutiny: Seoul Southern District Court recently halted delisting decisions under the similar market-cap-based requirement, citing concerns over lack of objection procedures and proportionality. Penny stock rule shares

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 7, all three major U.S. stock indices closed lower as turmoil in French government bond markets transmitted to Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 341.41 points (0.66%) to 51,179.87, the S&P 500 declined 17.16 points (0.22%) to 7,801.77, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 61.20 points (0.22%) to 27,538.69. French 10-year bond yields surged 13.70 basis points to 4.891%, reversing previous day's decline and triggering a ripple effect. U.S. 10-yea

According to Ethereum Foundation researcher @drakefjustin, AI advancements could compromise crypto wallet cryptography within months, potentially posing a threat before quantum computers emerge as a risk. The researcher recently urged the crypto industry to adopt proactive security measures to safeguard digital assets against this emerging threat.

On October 6, Ripple Prime announced an agreement with Brevan Howard, a $35 billion alternative investment manager, to provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services across traditional and digital asset markets through a single platform. The mandate deepens the relationship beyond Ripple's previous investment backing, moving its institutional infrastructure directly into Brevan Howard's trading, financing and clearing operations. Ripple Prime's client base includes sovereig

According to bitcoinist, Russia's Bank of Russia framework for registering cryptocurrency exchanges and digital depositories took effect on October 5, with the regulator admitting firms to the new market structure. VTB and Sberbank have been added to the registers, alongside specialist operators including Zefir, Sistema Crypto, and T-Invest Lab. Domestic use of cryptocurrency as payment for goods and services remains prohibited, but the regulated trading and custody infrastructure is now operati

On Wednesday (October 7), spot gold fell 1.33% to $4,108.72 per ounce, declining throughout Asian and U.S. trading sessions. The metal briefly dipped to a daily low of $4,066.59 around 20:51 Beijing time. Spot silver declined 2.53% to $59.79 per ounce, while COMEX copper futures fell 0.19% to $6.64 per pound. Gold mining indices also weakened, with the NYSE ARCA Gold Miners Index down 2.61% to 2,455.91 points.

According to Bitcoin News, Lightspark has launched dotMoney, a prototype enabling users to send test funds via shared links, .money files, or direct iPhone-to-iPhone transfers. Files can be shared through AirDrop, messaging apps, or USB storage, with underlying transfers processed via Spark. Each file can be claimed only once; copying or forwarding does not create duplicate funds. Senders can cancel unclaimed payments. The prototype currently uses non-monetary test funds, and Lightspark is also

According to MSCI, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index declined 1% on October 7. The Developing Markets Foreign Exchange Index fell 0.05% during the same period.

According to ChainCatcher, Circle has partnered with SAP-backed financial services company Tereina to integrate USDC and EURC stablecoins into enterprise payment workflows. Enterprises using SAP financial software will be able to send and receive both stablecoins directly within their payment management applications, with USDC serving as the default for dollar-denominated transactions and EURC for euro-denominated payments. Tereina provides embedded payment infrastructure that enables companies

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Isaias is rapidly strengthening and is forecast to become a hurricane by Thursday morning.

Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5 on Wednesday, its cheapest and fastest small model. Input tokens cost $0.10 per million and output tokens $0.50 per million for prompts up to 100,000 tokens—90% lower than Haiku 4.5's $1 and $5 rates. The price matches OpenAI's GPT-6 Luna, launched on September 22. On OSWorld 2.1, Haiku 5.5 scored 72.4%, outperforming GPT-6 Luna's 48.9% on computer operation tasks. On Terminal-Bench 4.0, it achieved 39.2% versus Luna's 16.4%. Anthropic also halved Sonnet 5.5's

According to CryptoQuant.com, Bitget's withdrawal rush has stabilized following the platform's recent reopening, signaling restored user confidence after recent operational challenges. The stabilization reflects the exchange's phased reopening approach and improved communication efforts. However, Bitget reported no trading volume in the last 24 hours, suggesting traders remain cautious amid the platform's recovery.

LIT plunged 63.90% to $0.12885 in the past hour, down from a high of $0.358492 earlier today. The token's 24-hour decline stands at 5.34%, with daily trading volume at $20,760 and a current market cap of $5.8 million.

According to Jin10, on October 7, the Saudi-led coalition destroyed a ballistic missile launch platform in Sana'a, Yemen's capital, according to coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki. The platform had been used to launch attacks against Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital. The coalition said the facility was preparing to strike Saudi Arabia at the time of the operation.

According to the Associated Press, on October 8, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group completed its record-length Middle East deployment exceeding 10 months and returned to San Diego, receiving the Presidential Unit Citation from U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth. The strike group executed 3,693 combat missions, deployed 1.37 million pounds of munitions, fired 450 Tomahawk cruise missiles, downed 77 one-way attack drones, and sank 64 Iranian military vessels while destroying 21 anti-ship cr

According to Ethereum Foundation, Peanut co-founders @jchaskin22 and @uwwgo are hosting a live session today (October 7) to showcase self-custodial payment solutions. The event highlights Peanut's focus on enabling secure payments while maintaining user control over funds. Features discussed include payment links and integration with local payment rails, designed to improve accessibility and transaction simplicity in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.