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According to Jin10, on October 12, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded to U.S. State Department remarks characterizing China's maritime activities off Taiwan's east coast as destabilizing. Mao Ning stated that China possesses exclusive economic zone and continental shelf rights in the waters east of Taiwan island, and that Chinese activities in the region are entirely within China's sovereign rights and legal jurisdiction. She emphasized that Taiwan is an internal matter and

According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on October 12, China supports all efforts conducive to peace and views dialogue and negotiations as the only viable solution to the Ukraine crisis. Mao made the remarks in response to U.S. President Trump's announcement that Ukraine and Russia have reached an energy ceasefire, which Ukraine said caught them by surprise while Russia remained silent.

According to Jin10, on October 12, China's Foreign Ministry announced countermeasures against Paraguay's Communications and Technology Minister Billiate and Belize's Foreign Minister Fonseca, citing their interference in China's internal affairs related to Taiwan. The measures were issued under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

According to ChainCatcher, the ENSv2 activation proposal on Ethereum Name Service will halt new registrations on ENSv1 once ENSv2 is formally launched. Existing .eth domain holders will face no migration deadline and can continue holding and using their registered names. The proposal also requires ENS Labs to transfer remaining ENSv2 admin roles to the ENS DAO, placing governance authority in community hands.

According to cryptocurrency analyst Ansem on Twitter (reported by ChainCatcher), Grass has built infrastructure for large-scale collection and processing of web data and is exploring ways to provide these tools directly to AI agents and large language models. Ansem predicted that as AI agent capabilities advance, real-time access to web data will become increasingly critical, potentially opening a new market for infrastructure providers like Grass.

According to Kharkiv's mayor, Russian strikes on the city this morning (October 12) left at least 12 people wounded.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on Oct 12 in Asian trading, the U.S. dollar index fell then recovered to 102.200, down 0.01% from the previous close. WTI crude for November delivery declined 2.09% to $89.92 per barrel, while Brent crude for December delivery fell 1.81% to $102.82 per barrel. The decline in oil prices was driven by reports that Russia and Ukraine agreed not to attack each other's energy facilities, easing crude supply concerns and weighing on the dollar index, which touched an intrad

According to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia launched its first gold refinery on October 12. The $50 million joint venture aims to position the country as a regional precious metals processing center. The facility will refine not only Ethiopia's domestically produced gold but also process precious metals from neighboring countries, enabling regional mining companies to carry out advanced refining, certification, and value-added processing within Ethiopia.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 12, Hanwha Ocean announced the establishment of a new department and launched recruitment for nuclear-propelled submarine specialists. The company plans to hire professionals with over five years of experience in five core technical areas, including reactor-propulsion system integration design, piping-layout and stress analysis engineering, instrumentation and control system design, nuclear licensing and safety regulation, and nuclear quality assurance. App

According to Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal on X, the foundation has added 22 million POL tokens (0.2% of total supply) to the next phase of its burning plan. Nailwal also noted that the team has not yet fully disclosed how Polygon OMS will impact POL, with further details coming soon.

According to ChainCatcher, The Smarter Web Company completed an initial public offering (IPO) this Wednesday, raising $13.25 million through MORE, the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock. MORE began trading on the London Stock Exchange main market, with the first weekly dividend payment scheduled for November 9.

According to Arkham, trader Pyro invested $32,500 in STONK two months ago and has already cashed out $29,300. The trader currently holds a position worth $617,800, realizing 21x returns on the investment.

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data released today, aluminum futures warehouse receipts fell 13,318 tons on October 12, marking the largest single-day decline among tracked commodities. Silver futures warehouse receipts decreased 6,754 kilograms, while copper futures receipts rose 500 tons. Zinc, nickel, lead, tin, and international copper receipts all declined. Gold futures warehouse receipts remained flat. Alumina refinery and plant warehouse receipts saw mixed movements, with plant st

According to Token Terminal, tokenized stocks reached a record high of $3.9 billion as of October 12. BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Solana collectively account for approximately 70% of the market.

According to Jin10, on October 12, the Shanghai Futures Exchange reported significant changes in energy warehouse warrants: crude oil futures warrants fell 730,000 barrels day-over-day to 4.216 million barrels; bitumen factory warrants rose 77,500 tonnes to 114,770 tonnes. Low sulfur fuel oil warehouse warrants declined 13,400 tonnes to 28,360 tonnes, while pulp warehouse warrants decreased 479 tonnes to 407,624 tonnes.

According to Coinglass data monitored by ChainCatcher, 50 million USDT were transferred out of Binance to an unknown wallet on October 12 at 15:11 UTC.

According to Jin10, on October 12, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell called on Trump to impose new sanctions on Russia rather than pursue a diesel supply agreement with Moscow. Speaking before an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Borrell stated: "We call on the US to implement sanctions to truly end this war and eliminate the effects of refinery attacks." Trump indicated last Friday he was collaborating with Russian President Putin to bring Russian diesel supplies to global

According to Board Channels, AMD raised GDDR6 memory prices effective October 1, with costs expected to be passed to consumers as GPU supply remains severely constrained. GPU prices have already surged 50-60% compared to last year, according to system integrator Stince Built, driven by ongoing shortages in memory, storage, and graphics cards that have persisted for nearly a year. Meanwhile, Nvidia's flagship RTX 5090 gaming card faces potential discontinuation, with internal sources indicating t

According to Jin10 Data on October 12, based on statistics from Flightview and Ctrip, China's September domestic airlines executed an average of 13,215 flights daily, down 13.4% from August but up 1.70% year-over-year. Passenger volume reached 64 million for the month, with daily average exceeding 2.1 million passengers. Average one-way ticket prices stood at 830 yuan, up 4.1% year-over-year and down 13.1% from August.

CMC Funded will serve as Titanium Sponsor of the London Prop Trading Expo on October 23 and 24, less than a month after the simulated proprietary trading evaluation program launched on September 28. The programme will have a prominent presence including sponsorship of the Traders' Café, where attendees can meet the CMC Funded team. Managing Director Benjamin Charbonneau is also scheduled to participate in the Main Stage panel "Transparency, Trust & the Battle for Reputation" on October 23. The t