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According to the People's Bank of China, the 15th China-Japan-Korea central bank governors meeting was held in Bangkok on October 14. South Korea's Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song chaired the meeting, while China's People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng and Japan's Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo attended. Officials exchanged views on recent economic and financial developments. The 16th meeting will be hosted by the People's Bank of China in 2027.

According to MBA data, the mortgage application activity index declined 2.7% week-over-week for the week of Oct 9, compared to a previous decline of 4.2%.

According to Bitcoin News, France's National Assembly Finance Committee has approved a proposal to impose a maximum 31.4% tax on Bitcoin-to-stablecoin conversions, even if the assets are not converted to fiat currency. Residents moving more than 800,000 euros in cryptocurrency holdings overseas may face an exit tax on unrealized gains. The amendment was withdrawn after the committee rejected the budget revenue portion but is set to be reintroduced during full National Assembly debate. If passed,

According to Bloomberg, Ledger announced on October 13 that it is reviewing its sales and anti-tampering policies following a supply chain attack in which rogue LTE chips were implanted into hardware wallets, resulting in approximately $93 million in cryptocurrency theft. Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet confirmed the review and advised affected users to contact support. CEO Pascal Gauthier stated the company would examine controls for direct sales and resellers, and invited industry collaboration t

According to Guru Club, Russia's presidential envoy Dmitriev stated on October 14 that Moscow will continue economic cooperation with the United States, extending beyond diesel and oil trade.

Solana officially announced its Breakpoint 2026 event, scheduled for November 1-17. The 17-day conference will showcase the blockchain's latest technological advancements and ecosystem innovations. Key activities include the Hacker House, Demo Day, and Community Awards, designed to foster developer collaboration and community engagement. The event reinforces Solana's focus on innovation and positions the network as a key player in the blockchain industry.

On Wednesday (October 9), Danaher announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to advance autonomous science by integrating Danaher's scientific instruments and laboratory software with NVIDIA's accelerated computing and AI technologies. Initial AI integration efforts will focus on a select group of priority instruments with potential to expand across Danaher's broader portfolio. The work includes NVIDIA DGX Spark, RAPIDS for accelerated analytics, BioNeMo Open Models, and exploration of Cosmos world m

According to Israeli military radio, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated on October 14 that he opposes U.S. or Israeli military strikes on Iran in the coming days before the upcoming parliamentary elections, describing such action as "not convenient" at the current stage.

According to TechCrunch, Indian specialty chemicals startup Scimplify raised $25 million in an all-equity strategic round, valuing the company at $250 million. The round was led by Hitachi Ventures, with customers Henkel and Teknor Apex joining as new investors. Existing backers including Accel India and Omnivore also participated. The Bengaluru-based startup, founded in 2023, uses AI to accelerate the production of specialty chemicals and critical materials, targeting semiconductors, defense, a

According to Odaily, Bybit upgraded its App homepage with a multi-tab layout including Crypto, Stocks, Macro Assets, Wealth Management, and Alpha tabs in version 5.26.0. The new Stocks tab enables trading of over 10,000 equities and TradFi perpetual contracts, tracks global index funds, and includes a Smart Money Institutional module. The Macro Assets tab consolidates commodities, forex, precious metals, and indices with BTC correlation tracking and one-click trading capabilities.

According to Guru Club, the European Union confirmed today (October 14) that it is close to reaching a solution with Italy on natural gas price ceiling plans.

According to Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn, more than half of the Bitcoin supply is held at addresses with unclear ownership. Despite recent trends toward institutional concentration and larger holdings, the majority of Bitcoin remains self-custodied by individual holders, according to the analysis.

According to BlockBeats and TradingBeats monitoring, a whale address starting with 0x4ff9 liquidated 6,000 ETH long positions within the past hour on October 14, totaling approximately $14.98 million. The account is now fully zeroed. The position was opened on October 9 at an average entry price of $2,491.34 and closed at $2,496.51, realizing a gross profit of approximately $31,100. After deducting trading fees on both sides and funding costs, the net profit came to approximately $9,753.

According to Binance's announcement on October 13, the exchange will shut down Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and its Transaction Accelerator at 07:00 UTC on November 10, 2026. Stratum endpoints will stop accepting connections at the cutoff, and any hashrate directed to the pool after that time earns nothing. Binance Pool currently holds approximately 2.3% of Bitcoin's total hashrate, or about 22-26 exahashes per second (EH/s). Miners must redirect their Stratum endpoints to alternati

According to Investegate, Plus500 has conditionally agreed to acquire Hedge Capital Markets, a US broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a FINRA member, on October 14. The London-listed trading platform said the acquisition would give it entry into the SEC-regulated securities market to complement its existing CFTC-regulated futures business, ahead of a planned multi-asset super-app launch in the first quarter of 2027. Hedge, founded in 2021, provides retail investors with access to exchange-

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) fell 4.2% to $156.54 on October 13 after the FAA published a notice of intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for Starship-Super Heavy operations at Boca Chica, Texas. The filing, docket FAA-2026-12808, proposes expanding operations from the current permit of 25 launches and 50 landings annually to 456 launches and 912 landings per year, representing an 18-fold increase in permitted laun

According to insider sources, Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered significant damage in a strike on Tuesday, with fires spreading across multiple floors. The energy giant has instructed employees to work from home, though operations remain unaffected.

According to Xincheng Development (1030.HK), the company's cumulative contracted sales reached approximately 88.25 billion yuan for the first nine months of 2026, down 41.36% year-over-year. Contracted sales area totaled 141.29 million square meters. In September 2026 alone, monthly contracted sales amounted to 7.19 billion yuan, declining 51.55% compared to the same period last year.

According to Jeffrey Fisher, Sam Bankman-Fried's counsel at law firm Hecker Fink LLP, the former FTX CEO filed a petition for Supreme Court review on November 16, the extended deadline for the US government to respond. The Supreme Court will decide whether to accept SBF's case in late 2026 or early 2027, with a potential ruling by June 2027. SBF's petition centers on two arguments: that prosecutors presented prejudicial evidence violating his rights, and that an $11 billion forfeiture order viol

According to Unfolded data, DEX spot trading volume reached approximately 26% of centralized exchange (CEX) trading volume in September 2026, up significantly from about 18% a year ago. Additionally, 86% of real-world asset (RWA) perpetual contracts are now trading on-chain.