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According to PANews and AI Aunt monitoring, a smart money address (0x13d...cfa8a) has offloaded approximately 11.77 million dollars worth of HYPE tokens since September 28, with an entry cost as low as 3.87 USD. The address accumulated 131,421 HYPE transferred to Kraken at an average price of 89.56 USD. If sold at current prices, the position would yield a profit of 11.26 million USD, representing a return of 2214%. The address began liquidating before Hyperliquid Labs announced a 3.75 million H

According to Iranian state media, Iraq's national airline operated the first foreign commercial flight to arrive in Iran on Thursday (October 8), flying from Najaf to Tehran. The U.S. had previously approved a sanction waiver for Iraqi Airways to operate services to Iran, applicable to pilgrimage routes between Iran and Najaf. Iraqi officials also stated that the U.S. has approved daily flights for Iranian carriers (excluding Mahan Air) to operate between Najaf and Iran.

According to Defimon Alerts, 79thVault on BNB Chain lost approximately $12.5 million today (October 8) due to suspected private key compromise. The team's hot wallet address transferred 2.01 million 79AU tokens across seven transactions to an external address, with amounts ranging from 10,000 to 500,000 tokens each. Attackers subsequently executed approximately 95 swaps to liquidate the tokens, draining the pool's USDT reserve from $15.2 million to $3.9 million and cashing out 16,249 BNB (approx

According to Reuters and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson毛宁 on October 8, U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike accused Chinese individuals and organizations of using artificial intelligence tools to attack South Korean financial institutions. When asked about the allegations at a regular press briefing,毛宁 stated that China has consistently opposed and legally cracked down on hacking activities, and firmly opposes spreading false information for political purposes. He emphasized that as AI pr

According to Chris Turner, an analyst at ING, sterling against euro may extend recent gains on Oct 8 amid market expectations that the Bank of England could raise rates at its November meeting. Recent sterling strength has partly reflected concerns over French debt issues, but BoE tightening could provide additional support for the currency, Turner said.

According to Chairman Tom Lee's announcement at the TOKEN2049 conference on October 7, BitMine Immersion Technologies will stop purchasing Ethereum once its holdings reach 5% of the cryptocurrency's circulating supply. The company currently holds 6,016,414 ETH, representing approximately 4.9% of Ethereum's 122.1 million circulating tokens as of its October 5 corporate disclosure. BitMine needs approximately 88,600 additional ETH to hit the target threshold and expects to complete its accumulatio

On October 5, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking introducing two frameworks for cryptocurrency regulation: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM). The initiative addresses retail cryptocurrency transactions involving leverage, financing or margin, and proposes a federal registration pathway for qualifying crypto exchanges. Under CAM, registered platforms would face requirements addressing market manipulatio

Singapore fuel oil inventories for the week ending October 7 and London Metal Exchange copper, aluminum, and nickel inventory changes for October 8 are set to release within the next ten minutes.

According to Jin10 Futures, five chemical futures contracts including methanol, p-xylene, and LPG surged to their daily limit-up on October 8, the first trading day after the National Day holiday. Major chemical futures such as asphalt, PTA, and polyethylene also posted significant gains. The rally was driven by a 5% increase in Brent crude oil prices during the holiday period, which provided strong support for chemical production costs.

According to Dalian Commodity Exchange, on October 8, ethylene glycol futures warehouse positions fell 2,453 lots to 6,538 lots. Separately, polyvinyl chloride positions declined 50 lots to 118,095 lots, and polypropylene fell 65 lots to 26,857 lots. Liquefied petroleum gas positions rose 90 lots to 90 lots, while polyethylene remained flat at 4,245 lots.

According to Commerzbank analyst Thu Lan Nguyen, the euro may weaken further in the near term amid concerns over France's fiscal situation. Nguyen noted that far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's plan to control public spending has provided only temporary relief, partly because she has also called for European Central Bank intervention to give eurozone governments more fiscal flexibility. Meanwhile, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy stated he believes the ECB does not currentl

According to North Korea's Central News Agency, Kim Yo-jong, a senior official of the Korean Workers' Party, dismissed South Korea's plan for medical equipment aid as 'serious provocation' on October 8. The statement came after South Korea announced in May that it had submitted a request to the UN Security Council sanctions committee for exemption to provide medical equipment to North Korea, which was subsequently approved.

According to Goldman Sachs research released October 6, Constellation Energy signed a combined 3.6GW nuclear power purchase agreement with Google. The deal includes 890MW of nuclear upgrades over 20 years and 2,700MW of existing nuclear capacity over 15 years. Constellation committed to invest over $4.3 billion. The agreement raised the company's contracted nuclear capacity from 13% to 28%, with Goldman Sachs estimating free cash flow could increase by $449 million to $1.167 billion annually, re

According to Yonhap Infomax, on October 8, South Korea's Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Eok-won pledged to balance household debt management with support for lower-credit borrowers and end-users during a parliamentary audit. Lee responded to concerns that stricter lending regulations have squeezed mid-to-low-credit consumers out of institutional finance into illegal lending markets. Democratic Party lawmaker Park Min-gyu noted that major banks' household loans fell across the board in t

According to the Bank of Japan's regional economic report released on October 8, the central bank upgraded its economic outlook for 2 out of 9 regions: Shikoku and Hokuriku. The upgrades were driven by robust demand for artificial intelligence-related products, which is supporting production. The BOJ noted that construction machinery and data center equipment exports to the U.S., as well as semiconductor manufacturing equipment exports to emerging economies, are performing well due to increased

According to ChainCatcher, SK Hynix's American depositary receipts (ADRs) face lock-up expiration on Wednesday, which has restricted the company, its affiliates, and management from selling shares. As of Tuesday's close, the ADR traded at a 38% premium to the company's domestic shares on the Korean stock exchange, the highest among major Asian issuers tracked by Bloomberg. The ADR also recorded its largest three-week decline on Monday as markets question how long the memory chip sector's boom ca

According to Reap, the Hong Kong stablecoin payments fintech announced on October 8 a partnership with AIR, Minds by Animoca Brands, and Palo Alto-based startup Pivota to develop AI purchasing for verified users within pre-approved spending limits. Under the setup, AIR will verify user identity, Minds will interpret user intent, Reap will issue payment credentials limited by merchant and amount, and Pivota will select products and orchestrate orders. The test will begin with a controlled demonst

According to Xinhua News Agency, multiple explosions were reported in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, on the morning of October 8.

Amazon confirmed on Wednesday, October 7, that it is laying off fewer than 1,000 white-collar employees in its Stores department, which manages the company's main e-commerce website. The layoffs span customer service, seller partner services, and retail engineering roles across the United States, United Kingdom, and India. An Amazon spokesperson said in an email statement: "We made adjustments to portions of our Stores business because we believe this structure will better allow us to move forwa

According to Dutch banking analyst Chris Turner from ING, the Federal Reserve's September meeting minutes released on October 8 show expectations for further rate hikes this year, with the market pricing in a 25 basis point rate hike in December. Overnight, the U.S. 10-year Treasury auction showed strong performance with robust bidding multiples and indirect bidding demand, signaling sustained market demand for U.S. debt at higher yields. These factors have continued to support the U.S. dollar a