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According to Foresight News, Sophon (SOPH) fell to a low of 0.00253 USDT today, down 20.03% over the past 24 hours, as Bitget data shows. The decline followed Upbit's announcement that it will delist the token. SOPH was trading at 0.00257 USDT at the time of reporting.

According to Jin10, soybean oil prices fell to 8,930 yuan/ton on October 15, down 160 yuan/ton or 1.76% from the previous trading day. The decline follows statements from the Federal Reserve indicating that while inflation risks remain elevated and the labor market is stable, potential rate hikes may be necessary, though not imminent. Weakening domestic terminal demand continues to weigh on prices, with limited downside expected in the near term.

According to Bloomberg, Ukraine's grain exports in October reached only 38% of potential export volumes, indicating significant constraints on agricultural shipments.

On October 15 (Thursday), Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed down 0.49% to 892.9 yuan per gram, while silver T+D fell 4.32% to 13,710.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to Citigroup's Stephanie von Friedeburg, global head of public sector business, on October 15, sovereign wealth funds are increasingly seeking non-dollar financing channels as funding competition intensifies and bond issuance costs rise. Yuan, Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, and Singapore dollar debt markets are gaining attention from public and private issuers seeking diversified funding sources.

According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Strive, the Bitcoin treasury company co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, purchased 2,822 BTC for approximately $235 million on October 12-13, 2026, at an average price of $83,266 per Bitcoin including fees. The acquisition brought Strive's total holdings to 35,595 BTC. The purchase occurred as Bitcoin fell below $82,000 on October 14 following higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data, which renewed concerns about the Federal Reserve maintainin

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold closed its afternoon session at 891.44 yuan per gram on October 15, outperforming the international gold price of 891.24 yuan per gram by 0.2 yuan.

According to Russian Foreign Ministry statement, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov submitted a report to China on October 15 during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Baku, Azerbaijan. The report reportedly claims Ukrainian authorities planned the 2022 Bucha incident and subsequently blamed Russian forces. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded that China has already released information about Wang Yi's meeting with Lavrov and has no further details to add.

According to Lookonchain, a whale received 6.76 million BTW tokens and later sold them for $85,000. The same batch of BTW tokens is currently valued at $13.5 million.

According to Bloomberg, on October 15, Saudi Arabia declared that the danger in the Nejran region has been lifted.

According to an SEC filing on October 14, VanEck Digital Assets withdrew its registration for a proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, nearly one year after the initial S-1 filing on October 16, 2025. The company requested withdrawal of registration number 333-290918 under Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, stating it no longer intends to proceed with distributing shares. The fund had not become effective and no securities had been issued.

Brent crude oil fell over 2% intraday on October 15, currently trading at $102.38 per barrel.

According to Jin10, EU leaders convened in Brussels on October 15 for a two-day summit chaired by European Council President Costa. European Commission President von der Leyen, European Parliament President Metsola, and representatives from all 27 EU member states attended. The agenda focused on EU competitiveness, energy prices, Ukraine support, security and defense, migration, EU enlargement, and Middle East developments.

According to PANews, Sachin Katti, OpenAI's compute lead, is set to depart in November after roughly one year with the company. Katti, who joined in late 2025, oversaw the pace of the Stargate data center project and negotiated supply agreements with Amazon Web Services and other partners to expand OpenAI's compute capacity.

According to Saudi state media, Saudi Arabia issued an early warning today regarding potential threats to the Najran and Jazan regions.

According to BlockBeats citing Coingecko data, on October 15, South Korean exchange Upbit's trading volume surged 78.3% to $1.21 billion over the past 24 hours, with the XRP/KRW pair accounting for 11.1% of won-denominated trades and ranking first, followed by BTC, WAL, ETH, and USDT. Meanwhile, South Korea's KOSPI index (benchmark equity index) closed down 454.54 points, falling 7.56% to 5554.27, marking the country's 10th circuit breaker halt this year as the market briefly dropped over 9% int

According to Barclays economists, on Thursday, Bank of Japan board member Yoshida Shoji signaled the neutral interest rate could exceed 2%, suggesting room for further policy tightening. Barclays forecasts the BOJ will raise rates by 25 basis points in December 2026, followed by increases in March and July 2027, ultimately reaching a 2% terminal rate.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning stated on October 15 that Japanese political leaders have repeatedly visited the Yasukuni Shrine, where Class-A war criminals are enshrined, questioning their moral responsibility. Mao noted that historical records confirm Japan's government was aware of the controversial nature of enshrining these war criminals and deliberately concealed the decision. These individuals were primary architects of Japan's militaristic aggression, responsible for atrocit

According to the European Banking Authority (EBA), Circle's USDC was classified as the European Union's first significant e-money token under MiCA on October 14, out of 45 EMTs. The designation is not a license or penalty but reflects USDC's systemic importance in the European market. From November 12, 2026, the EBA will assume enhanced supervision over USDC's capital, reserves, liquidity, and recovery planning, while France's ACPR retains oversight of governance and fit-and-proper checks. On th

Sea announced today that it is working with Google through the Google AI Futures Fund to explore new AI applications across its businesses. Sea Labs, the company's technology innovation arm, will gain access to selected frontier AI models and technical expertise. The companies said this marks the Google AI Futures Fund's first partnership with an external AI lab, building on their existing collaboration.