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According to COINOTAG, on Friday, October 30, XRP led Upbit's 24-hour trading volume at 189.6 billion won, outpacing other assets on South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange. The token traded with a technical ceiling

According to TASS, the governor of Russia's Tula Region destroyed 21 Ukrainian drones overnight.

According to its official announcement, on-chain lending company Birch Hill appointed Jonathan Thomas as curation lead and added four hires from peer firms. Brad Schlagel, Alex Cornwell, and Ian Plosker joined from Yearn Finance to lead Birch Hill Absolute Value credit strategy, with Schlagel as

According to Guru Club, Morgan Asset Management's Chief Investment Officer for Asia Fixed Income, Julio Callegari, expressed bullish sentiment on the Chinese yuan today (October 30), stating 'we are buying and we like it.' Callegari forecasts the yuan's real effective exchange rate has at

According to NTU, on October 30, Nanyang Technological University and Google signed a memorandum of understanding to expand artificial intelligence use in teaching and research across campus. The partnership covers AI integration, Southeast Asian language datasets and models developed with AI

According to ChainCatcher, Australian crypto asset manager DigitalX reported total assets of AUD 60.7 million as of September 30, up approximately AUD 5.8 million from the previous quarter. The increase was driven by cash positions reaching AUD 32.3 million with zero debt, following the sale of 80 b

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate traded at 1,338 won as of 10:56 a.m. on October 30, up 1.20 won from the previous Seoul close of 1,336.80 won. The pair earlier peaked at 1,340.50 won before retreating into a range as export-related dollar sales and foreign investor short

According to Guru Club, New York gold futures fell below $4,000 per ounce on October 30, declining 0.80% intraday.

According to ChainCatcher citing Rootdata, Bitcoin spot ETF inflows totaled $17.2 million net yesterday (Oct. 29). BlackRock's IBIT led inflows with $12.8 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $6.657 billion to date. Fidelity's FBTC received the second-highest single-day inflows at $10.5 m

According to Rootdata, Ethereum spot ETFs experienced net outflows of $106 million yesterday (Oct 29). BlackRock's ETHA ETF led the outflows with $71.7 million, while ETHB followed with $15.6 million in net outflows on the same day.

According to COINOTAG, crypto trader Jeff Huang, known as Machi Big Brother, was liquidated 8 times on Hyperliquid overnight on October 30, with the sequence flagged at 09:08 Taipei time. On-chain data showed his account balance reduced to approximately $1.50 before the final holdings were cleared.

According to Mask Network's statement on X on Oct 30, three data breaches occurred within a week involving a supplier, a bank, and an engineer's laptop, none of which resulted from blockchain compromise. Mask Network highlighted that large volumes of personal data are stored in easily targeted locations, calling into question why such extensive data collection occurs in the first place. The network suggested that the safest data may be data that is never accumulated.

The US Dollar Index declined to 101.77 today, down 0.12% intraday.

On Oct 30's market close, the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates unchanged renewed concerns about a December rate hike, weighing on precious metals prices. Crude oil remained elevated during the session, while asphalt refinery operating rates held in the mid-to-low range.

According to Yahoo Finance, Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman and other economists yesterday challenged Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Wash's assertion that artificial intelligence investment is sensitive to interest rate changes. Ackman argued on X that AI demand for intelligence and computing

According to Whale Alert, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain today at 11:53 Beijing time.

According to analyst Eamonn Sheridan, Japan's central bank on October 30 delivered hawkish signals as market expectations for a December rate hike climbed to 80%. The BoJ announced core inflation has reached its 2% target, upgraded price forecasts, and saw a dissenting vote supporting immediate rate

According to Hirofumi Suzuki, chief foreign exchange strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui, on October 30, the Bank of Japan acknowledged that underlying inflation, excluding temporary factors, has reached its 2% target. The central bank also adjusted its ETF selling pace, though clearing its holdings is

According to Financial Times, Evonik Industrial Group plans to reject BASF's revised €11 billion takeover offer in the coming days, citing insufficient valuation. The company is likely to issue a formal statement within the next few days. Evonik indicated it may keep negotiations open if BASF

According to Bitcoin News, on October 30, Kraken users encountered connection and order submission issues on its web, mobile, and API services. An analyst speculated the outage may expose Kraken to liquidity stress given its $130 million Aave exposure amid market disruptions. Kraken has not