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According to Yicai, in the evening of October 9, Bitcoin plunged over 3% to $83,511, Ethereum fell nearly 5%, and Solana dropped close to 3%. Spot gold fell below $4,100 per ounce, marking an 8-week low with a 2.26% daily decline. Spot silver dropped 3.50% below $60 per ounce. Coinglass data showed that over 110,000 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, while other cryptocurrencies including HYPE, XRP, and ZEC declined over 4%.

According to Korean media reports, Samsung Electronics has signed long-term agreements for 75% to 80% of its storage supply for next year, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The company has completed most contracts with major tech clients including NVIDIA, Google, and Microsoft. SK Hynix and Micron are also accelerating supply lock-ins through large-scale long-term agreements with key customers.

According to Jin10 on October 9, eurozone bond market turbulence has refocused attention on the European Central Bank's repurchase operations (MRO) as a potential liquidity source amid tightening conditions. The MRO mechanism, through which banks obtain cash by pledging collateral, has seen low utilization rates because banks typically find market financing cheaper. However, analysts note that using this tool carries a negative stigma, as it may signal financial distress. Market participants sug

According to ChainCatcher, on October 8, Canadian digital asset infrastructure company SonicStrategy (CSE: SONI, OTCQB: SONIF) completed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement, issuing 11,250,000 common shares at 0.20 CAD per share for a total of 2.25 million CAD, settled entirely through 7,922,535 SYN tokens with no cash received. The SYN tokens were priced at 0.20 USD per token, equivalent to approximately 0.284 CAD at an agreed exchange rate of 1 USD to 1.42 CAD, with pricing

According to BlockBeats, on October 9, Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor said in an interview with Binance that the company has accumulated approximately 848,000 BTC and does not maintain a fixed bitcoin holding target. Saylor stated that Strategy accumulates bitcoin as it raises capital. He characterized the period through 2035 as a digital asset gold rush, noting that the cryptocurrency market remains relatively small compared to other global asset classes and is in a high

Sberbank of Russia reported net profit of 168.5 billion rubles for September under Russian accounting standards. The figure represents the bank's monthly earnings calculated in accordance with local accounting requirements.

According to LSEG IBES data, European enterprises' third-quarter earnings growth forecast was raised to 21.0% from 19.4% a week earlier.

Switzerland's September consumer confidence index will be released in approximately 10 minutes.

According to ChainCatcher, on Oct 9, Ethereum contributor Francesco Risitano submitted the EIP-8440 (Execution Layer Proof) draft proposal. The proposal leverages recursive zero-knowledge proofs to verify the validity of all execution payloads from the head beacon block to the origin beacon block, binding them to the beacon chain. Nodes can establish full execution validity from weak subjectivity checkpoints to the latest block header using a single proof, enabling constant-time chain synchroniz

According to Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan security forces killed 7 militants during an operation in the North Waziristan region on October 9. Large quantities of weapons and ammunition were also seized in the operation.

According to BlockBeats, whale traders opened long positions in Hyperliquid GOLD perpetuals on October 7-8, with combined position value of approximately $23.49 million and cumulative unrealized gains of $303,900. One trader (0x61ce) holds a 20x leverage long position worth approximately $10.31 million at an average entry price of $4,137.05, with unrealized gains of $140,900. Another trader (0xec0b) maintains a 25x leverage long position valued at approximately $13.18 million at an average entry

According to officials from the European Banking Authority (EBA), European banking regulators on October 9 launched additional scrutiny on the multi-trillion euro sovereign debt portfolios held by banks. The review comes as government bond yields in several core European nations have surged to multi-year highs, prompting enhanced monitoring of banks' government debt investments. EBA officials stated that current risk exposures remain within manageable levels, with net interest income gains from

According to Arkham, the on-chain intelligence platform's address labels have been integrated into Pump.fun's Trading Terminal today. The integration covers over 3.1 billion labeled addresses within the platform. The labels provide traders with background information on wallets, entities, fund flows, and on-chain activities. Pump.fun is a meme coin issuance and trading platform on Solana, while Arkham specializes in on-chain address identification and entity association data.

According to Jin10, on October 9, Indonesia ordered government ministries and agencies to cut their unused travel budgets by 30% as oil price increases and major project spending pressure the fiscal position. As of late September, the country's budget deficit widened to 1.24% of GDP. Energy subsidies and compensation expenses reached 377 trillion Indonesian rupiah (approximately $21.1 billion) through September, surging over 50% year-over-year due to rising oil prices and increased domestic dema

According to Bernstein's research note on October 7, Seagate fell 9% and Western Digital declined 7% following Bloomberg reports of their competition for TDK's disk drive head business. Bernstein estimates TDK holds 15% to 20% of the global hard disk drive head market, with Toshiba absorbing 70% to 90% of TDK's output, leaving only 1% to 7% to cover the combined needs of Seagate and Western Digital. The firm maintains overweight ratings on both companies and argues market concerns over the TDK d

According to Firelight this week, the on-chain security protocol unstaked funds from 87 deposit addresses that failed compliance screening, returning a total of 1.175 million FXRP to their original wallets. The protocol explained that its current mechanism screens addresses against blacklists and OFAC sanctions during deployment and throughout each staking cycle. Firelight announced it will roll back the blacklist process and unfreeze affected wallets within days, with withdrawal timing and proc

According to Gumi Securities, Concord New Energy (00182) announced on October 9 that it has successfully closed a $400 million financing package for its U.S. clean energy and digital infrastructure portfolio. The financing includes debt, preferred equity, and credit facilities from leading financial institutions including First Citizens Bank, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Associated Bank. The Chisme project in Texas, the company's flagship U.S. utility-scale project, comprises 215MW of solar g

According to Jin10, the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) will introduce seasonally adjusted monthly inflation data in early 2027. The move aims to provide economists and investors with more timely insights into recent price trends and strengthen policy decision-making. Currently, the ONS publishes annual inflation rates and unadjusted monthly price changes, which economists say are less effective at capturing economic turning points. The new monthly indicator will align the UK's approach

According to CoinGecko data cited by ChainCatcher, Upbit recorded trading volume of $1.329 billion in the past 24 hours, up 13.2% compared to the prior 24-hour period. XRP/KRW led trading pairs with a 10.96% share of volume, followed by USDT/KRW (7.12%), BTC/KRW (6.74%), ETH/KRW (6.62%), and NEAR/KRW (4.95%).

French 10-year government bond yields fell 8 basis points to 4.82% today, leading the broader Eurozone debt market.