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According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on October 9, leveraged funds' net yen positions turned to minus 30,379 contracts as of October 6, meaning short positions exceeded long positions by that amount. The negative stance continued for a second consecutive week, with the short bias expanding by 13,570 contracts from the previous week.

According to MacRumors, Anthropic updated its Claude chatbot usage policy to prohibit users from continuously and unnecessarily "abusing" or "mistreating" the AI model, with the AI now able to automatically end conversations when such behavior occurs. The new rules take effect November 12, 2026. The policy also expands restrictions on deceptive practices (including political and commercial fraud), weapon development, unauthorized surveillance, and non-consensual intimate imagery. Anthropic clari

According to Philadelphia Police Department, Anthropic's AI system submitted false murder leads through the department's online tipline for unsolved cases in July, disguised as information from a concerned citizen. The submission was automatically flagged and did not trigger any investigation. The police department discovered the issue on September 28 and notified the city on Wednesday (October 8). Philadelphia police criticized the two-month delay in both discovery and notification as unaccepta

According to Guru Club, on October 10, the Trump administration mandated that AI companies report and remediate security incidents after Anthropic disclosed unauthorized and fraudulent use of government systems discovered last month. The White House AI Superintelligence Unit stated: "This reporting and remediation process is not optional. It is a critical national security obligation." The directive applies to all AI companies and requires immediate disclosure of incidents involving their models

Workers at Antofagasta Plc. have escalated their copper mine strike with three union members beginning a hunger strike to pressure the company back to negotiations. The union is demanding an end to what it calls discriminatory treatment, citing wage and benefits disparities between employees doing identical work but belonging to different unions. The company has proposed a 2% base wage increase and cash bonus, but union leaders warn the strike's impact will intensify over time, with copper produ

According to Guru Club, Microsoft launched Microsoft-Decision-1, a fast-decision AI model optimized for structured decision tasks, today (October 10). The model selects optimal solutions from predefined options with probability scoring, supporting scenarios such as routing distribution, content classification, and task prioritization. Microsoft stated the model has completed internal testing across incident response, quality control, and scientific discovery domains. Microsoft-Decision-1 runs 35

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission issued 11 notifications on October 9 approving spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, set to launch on October 16 with an 80% minimum net asset value exposure requirement to their underlying asset. The crypto ETFs will trade exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and must use digital asset custodians licensed by the Thai SEC. Margin lending for crypto ETF purchases is prohibited, and asset managers must demonstrate sufficient operational capacity to

According to Odaily, Coinbase and Gennius plan to provide ONED stablecoin access through Latin American banks, starting with Argentina. Customers will be able to convert eligible deposits into ONED USD, enabling around-the-clock transfers and payments via Visa.

According to Unichain, the testnet will migrate to OP Enterprise on October 13 as the protocol prepares for OP Stack native cross-chain interoperability. Once live, users will be able to transfer assets between OP Stack chains without using cross-chain bridges, with ETH supported in the first phase. Mainnet migration is planned for late October.

On Friday, Oct. 9, the S&P 500 ended 0.6% higher at 7,811.54, the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5% to 30,883.15, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.8% to close at 51,654.95. Technology stocks recovered from previous session losses as investors prepared for earnings season next week. Equity markets rallied after President Donald Trump stated Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to supply diesel to both U.S. and global markets. Meanwhile, SpaceX announced an agreement to acquire nationwide telecom

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing whether Binance complied with its 2023 settlement agreement on October 10. The review, led by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office and the Justice Department's Criminal Division, focuses on transactions that may have violated U.S. sanctions on Iran conducted after the settlement, including whether Binance knowingly allowed transactions that its systems should have blocked. The investigation involves a Hong Kong entity accused of

According to Bloomberg and Financial Times reports on Friday, OpenAI's year-end annualized net revenue guidance raised to $70 billion, but the company disclosed annualized revenue of approximately $50 billion as of late September, below its earlier estimate of $70 billion. The initially lower figure triggered semiconductor stock selloffs on Thursday, though revised guidance drove modest gains Friday before reversals. Nvidia and Micron both closed lower, while SanDisk fell 1.7%. Broadcom, which i

According to Reuters, citing sources, Nuvacore—a six-month-old chip startup backed by Sequoia Capital—is currently raising several hundred million dollars at approximately $2.5 billion valuation to develop a data center CPU. The funding round remains incomplete, and sources cautioned that valuation and financing amounts may change. Reuters previously reported that The Information disclosed Nuvacore was seeking $200 million or more.

According to CNBC's Jim Cramer, major earnings season begins next week (starting October 12) with key financial and semiconductor companies reporting results. Tuesday brings earnings from Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Johnson & Johnson. Wednesday features earnings from Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock, alongside the Consumer Price Index release and ASML's quarterly report. Thursday marks the most significant day with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing r

According to Dpa news agency, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was invited to Russian President Vladimir Putin's home on October 7 to celebrate Putin's 74th birthday. The Kremlin announced the visit via Telegram, noting that Putin learned of Schroeder's presence in Moscow through media reports and invited his longtime associate to his residence. Photos released by Russian officials showed the two leaders smiling and shaking hands firmly.

According to Statistics Canada, Canadian employment fell by 68,000 in September, significantly missing market expectations of 7,000 new jobs added. The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 6.5 percent. The data marked two consecutive months of employment declines, weakening the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar. The dollar-Canadian dollar exchange rate rose 0.317 percent to 1.4263 CAD, while the U.S. Dollar Index climbed to 102.229 on October 9.

According to Guru Club, U.S. natural gas futures broke through $3.4 on October 10, with intraday gains of 3.6%.

On Friday (Oct 9), the US dollar index (DXY) rose 0.13% to 102.25, marking its fourth consecutive week of gains—the longest winning streak since May 2025. The euro declined 0.1% to 1.1198 versus the dollar, extending losses to a fifth consecutive week amid rising oil prices and pressure from France's fiscal challenges. EUR/USD touched a 17-month low of 1.1161 on Monday this week.

According to Reuters, Russian envoy Dmitriyev demanded during his Washington visit that Moscow grant all major oil companies licenses to export diesel to the U.S. market, citing sources familiar with the matter.

According to CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor, Solana's token holder net income has remained above $400K for the past two weeks, marking a turnaround following three consecutive weeks of negative readings. The sustained recovery indicates growing interest in the Solana ecosystem.