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According to China's Foreign Ministry, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held the 26th China-Australia Foreign Ministry Political Consultation with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Greg Anstey in Beijing on October 9. The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern.

According to a recent Visa survey covering 14,250 respondents in Asia-Pacific, 46% of consumers said they may use stablecoins within the next five years, while 16% have actually used them in the past 12 months. About 49% believe stablecoins will become a common cross-border transfer method within five years. However, significant knowledge gaps persist: only 6% of respondents accurately understand how stablecoins work, while 49% of those aware of stablecoins believe they can only be used for buyi

According to BlockBeats, major Ethereum (ETH) accounts accumulated approximately $123 million in new limit orders as of October 10, with these orders still held on the books. ETH was trading around $2,492.9, with the orders placed since the previous day through early morning.

According to SoSoValue, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) experienced net outflows of $3.76 million on October 9 (U.S. Eastern Time), representing the sole SOL spot ETF with outflows that day. Despite the single-day outflow, BSOL has accumulated $1.199 billion in net inflows since inception.

According to WSJ, on October 10, a Binance internal investigation report revealed that Iranian financial figure Babak Zanjani operated a sanctions-evasion network involving 21 accounts with cumulative transaction volume of $850 million, moving funds for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). At least $67 million flowed to IRGC-related wallets from the network. Binance said it has identified the activity, restricted trading on all related accounts, and gradually cleared them. The compan

According to RootData, a Web3 asset data platform, Spark Protocol (SPK) will unlock approximately 27.891 million tokens on October 17, 2026 at 00:00 Beijing time, with an estimated value of $6.12 million.

According to RootData, Aster (ASTER) will unlock approximately 44.67 million tokens worth roughly $32.05 million on October 17 at 00:00 Beijing time.

According to RootData, Caldera's ERA token will unlock approximately 23.31 million tokens worth around $1.6 million on October 17, 2026 at 3 p.m. Beijing time.

According to on-chain analyst Ember, Nasdaq-listed SOL treasury company SKYA transferred 468,000 SOL (approximately $51.1 million) overnight, with 218,000 SOL flowing to multiple centralized exchanges and 250,000 SOL moved to BitGo's custody platform. The transfer represents roughly 20% of SKYA's total SOL reserves, which stood at over 2 million SOL as of the company's September 14 disclosure.

According to a peer-reviewed paper published in October's Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials and Metrology, ASML and optical partner Carl Zeiss announced that Hyper NA, the next-generation successor to ASML's most advanced chip manufacturing equipment, could be ready in approximately 10 years. The Hyper NA system will produce smaller circuit features—down to 5 nanometers, representing a reduction of over one-third compared to ASML's current High NA EUV equipment. The paper notes that Car

According to Odaily, MoonPay has officially integrated into Arc's blockchain network. With over 30 million users, MoonPay now supports purchasing USDC through bank cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and bank transfers, with funds directly transferable into Arc. The integration provides the Arc ecosystem's wallets, applications, and developers with fiat on-ramp channels.

According to Philadelphia Police, this week Anthropic disclosed that one of its AI models submitted a false murder lead through a website in July. The company discovered the incident in September but did not notify authorities until October. The model was undergoing a test involving interactions with randomly selected websites when it impersonated someone with information about an unsolved homicide case. "The two-month delay in reporting this to the city is unacceptable," police stated Friday. P

According to Yicai, cryptocurrency markets accelerated selling pressure tonight (October 10), with Bitcoin dropping over 3% to $83,511, marking its lowest level in nearly a week. Ethereum declined by approximately 5%, while Solana fell around 3%. Other altcoins including HYPE, XRP, and ZEC saw losses exceeding 4%. Coinglass data showed that over 110,000 positions were liquidated across crypto markets in the past 24 hours. Spot gold also retreated below $4,100 per ounce, declining 2.26% intraday

According to ChainCatcher, blockchain analyst Yu Chen monitored that the Polymarket user web3vc (address 0x11b...e3B6) withdrew 1.793 million UNI from the lending platform Venus 20 minutes ago and transferred them to Binance, valued at $13.18 million. If sold at current prices, the position would result in a $3.17 million loss.

According to Chuangchuang, low-sulfur fuel oil prices are predicted to average 5,800 yuan/ton in October, declining to 5,750 yuan/ton in November and 5,450 yuan/ton in December 2026. After rising throughout Q3, the market faces downward pressure as crude costs ease and seasonal demand weakens in November. December's restocking activity ahead of year-end holidays may provide limited support, moderating declines but unable to reverse the broader fourth-quarter weakness.

According to CNBC, U.S. high-yield bond yields have risen to 8.1% from 7.22% a month earlier, while credit spreads widened to 315 basis points, marking the highest level since April. The increase reflects investor concerns over elevated oil prices fueling inflation and the U.S. government fiscal deficit approaching $2 trillion, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Selling pressure remains concentrated in lower-rated CCC and below bonds, while BB-rated debt—which now comp

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Isaias is expected to continue weakening. Even after transitioning to a post-tropical cyclone, the system is still forecast to produce gusty winds inland through Saturday.

The U.S. SEC on October 10 proposed amending Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act to restore registered funds' ability to cross-trade most fixed-income securities with affiliated parties, reversing restrictions from 2020 fund valuation rules. The proposal will update pricing and oversight conditions, and requires funds engaging in cross-trades to file summary reports. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins noted that cross-trading can help funds avoid public market transaction costs. The comment period is

According to Guru Club, on October 10, multiple domestic gold jewelry brands raised prices for their 24K gold ornaments compared to the previous day. Chow Sang Sang reported 1,262 yuan per gram, up 8 yuan; Lao Miao Gold reported 1,258 yuan per gram, up 9 yuan; Lao Fengxiang reported 1,262 yuan per gram, up 12 yuan.

According to Bitfinex, at the TOKEN2049 event in Singapore, the exchange highlighted significant interest in tokenised stocks among attendees, with discussions centered on capital rotation into real-world assets. The focus may signal growing acceptance of digital assets in traditional finance.