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Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said in September the labor market remained robust and stable, though the pace of job creation slowed. Waller did not provide specific employment figures in his statement.

According to BlockBeats, on October 8, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller stated that additional rate hikes are still necessary, while the Fed will remain flexible regarding the pace of increases.

According to Samsung's official announcement, the company will introduce USDC transfers to Samsung Wallet for eligible US Galaxy users in the last week of October. The feature will enable users to send USDC to compatible crypto wallets worldwide and transfer funds to eligible bank accounts in over 60 countries, where recipients can receive payments in their local currency. The service will be available on 82 million compatible Galaxy devices in the US, though users must complete identity verific

According to HTX, Solana dropped below $115, trading at $115.00, down 2.91% in the past 24 hours.

According to @WuBlockchain, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $487 million in net outflows on October 7, with BlackRock's IBIT fund accounting for $208 million of the decline. Spot Ethereum ETFs also recorded $161 million in net outflows, with BlackRock's ETHA responsible for $116 million.

According to Jin10, Lithuania proposed on October 8 that the European Union ban Russian grain transit through Baltic ports and impose sanctions on Russian agricultural oligarchs supporting the war effort. Prime Minister Gintautas Rinkevicius stated the situation was unacceptable, noting Lithuania has coordinated its position with Latvia and will seek a solution at EU level.

According to Chosun Daily, DeepX's board approved a third-party share sale on October 8, raising 14.7 billion won (US$11 million). Samsung Securities will invest approximately US$5.63 million in new shares, while SVIC 33rd, a fund managed by Samsung Venture Investment, will contribute approximately US$5.4 million. Payment is scheduled for October 22. DeepX, a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, designs neural processing units for on-device and edge AI inference applications.

According to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake's post on X on October 7, 2026, he proposed "bunker mode", urging the crypto industry to plan a controlled migration of funds to fresh addresses with unexposed public keys. The proposal addresses a hypothetical AI-assisted break of ECDSA, the signature scheme used by Bitcoin and Ethereum, not evidence that AI has broken existing cryptography. Drake defined a potential break as recovering a private key within a week using available hardware

According to CEO Wes Cummins on the analyst call Thursday, Applied Digital reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $341.9 million, surging 322% year-over-year and significantly exceeding analyst expectations of $116.3 million. Shares jumped nearly 5% in premarket trading. Cummins disclosed that a Tier 1 hyperscaler is developing approximately 1 gigawatt of self-build data center capacity in North Dakota, separate from Applied Digital's three existing projects in the state. The company plans to

According to Anthropic, Claude Haiku 5.5 launched on the Claude Platform and through Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure this week. The model costs approximately 75% less to run on average compared to Haiku 4.5, making it more accessible for high-volume tasks such as summaries, database queries, and classification. Haiku 5.5 is the first in its model line to feature an adjustable effort setting, allowing users to trade off between cost and capability.

According to BlockBeats, U.S. storage sector stocks declined broadly in pre-market trading on October 8, with data from Bit.com showing: Micron Technology (MU) fell 1.62% to $1070.39, STX dropped 1.43% to $796.01, Western Digital (WDC) slipped 1.21% to $400.50, and SanDisk (SNDK) declined 1.19% to $1672.36.

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to TSMC on October 8, the company reported third-quarter revenue of 14.9 billion New Taiwan dollars, the highest on record, up approximately 50% year-over-year. September revenue reached 5.119 billion New Taiwan dollars, surging 54.6% compared to the same month last year, driven by strong artificial intelligence chip demand.

According to Guru Club, oil prices surged over 3% on Thursday (October 8) as multiple supply disruptions converged. Escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, another tanker incident in the Persian Gulf, and Hurricane Isaias approaching the U.S. Gulf of Mexico's northern coast intensified market pressure. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management reported that Gulf production shutdowns reached approximately 511,619 barrels per day as of Wednesday morning, representing 25.08% of the region's cur

According to Pendle's official announcement at Token2049 conference, the platform is focusing on funding rate arbitrage and real-world asset (RWA) integration as core yield-generation strategies. Pendle's V2 is designed to provide utility to RWAs through lending deployment, while its Boros platform serves as a marketplace for trading and hedging funding rates. The protocol's collaboration with Partners Group has already facilitated RWA integration, positioning Pendle at the intersection of decen

According to local officials, Russian forces struck Kramatorsk, Ukraine on October 8, killing 12 people.

EDX Markets has added proprietary trading firm Raven to its institutional digital asset venue, with Raven already connected and trading as a liquidity provider. Raven will place executable bids and offers, competing with other market makers to provide tighter spreads and greater depth on EDX's central limit order book. Raven, founded in 2023 by former Wintermute traders Petar Kostov and Yuriy Myronovych, operates from Milan and Sofia and provides liquidity across centralized exchanges, decentral

According to Xinhua News Agency, South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced on October 8 that it decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine.

According to Jin10, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) issued a tender this week (October 8) to sell crude oil for December loading or January delivery. The company offered various delivery options including FOB terms at Fujairah, Zirku Island, or Das Island storage facilities, as well as ship-to-ship (STS) transfers. Direct refinery delivery was also available. The bidding deadline is Monday, with offers valid through Tuesday. This marks ADNOC's 11th tender since early June.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, on October 7, Iran and Oman reached consensus on geographic coordinates for safe passages in the Strait of Hormuz and registration procedures with relevant international bodies. The agreement was confirmed by Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei.