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On Wednesday (October 14), the ICE U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.37% to 102.559 following the release of U.S. CPI inflation data at 20:30 Beijing time, approaching its April 10, 2025 high of 103.027. The Bloomberg Dollar Index gained 0.26% to 1228.40, nearing its May 12, 2025 peak of 1241.71.

According to a report published Wednesday, weekly active users of Codex and ChatGPT Work among EU small and medium businesses grew to 8.1 times their May level by October 5, OpenAI said. The products now generate more than half of output tokens in the company's EU ChatGPT Enterprise sample, with adoption varying significantly by country, from 22% in Slovenia to 85% in Lithuania.

According to Derivasys options analytics data, Solana's implied volatility (IV) on SOL contracts with 2 days left to expiry climbed 18.3 points over one week as of mid-October 2026. The 30-day at-the-money IV sat around 54.9%, while front expiry contracts priced IV near 66.6%. SOL options open interest stood at approximately $117 million, with a put/call ratio near 0.80 and max pain at $110.

Robinhood Crypto added XDC, the native token of XDC Network, on October 8, 2026, making it available for eligible US customers alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum. The listing went live between 9:18 and 9:42 a.m. ET. Eligible users can now buy, sell, and hold XDC through the Robinhood app, though availability depends on state regulations and the token is not tradable in certain jurisdictions including New York. Robinhood has approximately 2.3 million active crypto trading users. According to XDC Netw

According to Glassnode's October 14 report, Bitcoin faces growing resistance near $88,000 as exchange-traded funds return to net selling and higher US inflation weighs on market sentiment. The blockchain analytics firm identified the $80,000 to $81,500 range as a critical support zone. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $760 million in net outflows after October 7, reversing a $3 billion inflow period from September 21 to October 6. Glassnode noted that investors who purchased Bitcoin b

According to AGI3 and Fireblocks, AGI3, an institutional onchain finance platform, launched on October 13, 2026, with native Fireblocks infrastructure integration from day one. Institutions already using Fireblocks can connect to AGI3 with their existing wallets, transaction policies, and approval workflows, eliminating onboarding friction. AGI3 offers collateral-backed lending, capital markets on the Fluid Protocol, and asset tokenization. Fireblocks confirmed the integration, citing it as a me

According to Bloomberg, on October 14, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.1% and is on track to lose more than $1 trillion in market value following a six-session decline of approximately 10%. The index is experiencing its longest losing streak since May 2025. More than half of the index's constituents have dropped at least 10% during this period, with Arm down nearly 20%, Applied Materials about 15%, and Intel 11%. GlobalFoundries was the only member to gain. Higher interest-rate expec

According to the Solana Foundation, Alpenglow will activate on Solana mainnet in epoch 1064 starting Wednesday, October 21, at approximately 15:00 UTC. The upgrade replaces TowerBFT with Votor, a new consensus mechanism that reduces transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds, enabling faster irreversibility for payments and DeFi transactions. Validators approved the upgrade in September 2025 through SIMD-0326 proposal with 98.27% of votes cast in favor.

According to Xinhua, on October 14, Cuba's Foreign Minister Rodriguez accused U.S. Secretary of State Rubio of pressuring multiple countries' leaders to change their opposition to Cuba's embargo stance during the UN General Assembly vote. Rodriguez claimed on social media that Rubio seeks to justify collective punishment against the Cuban people and make the international community complicit in the practice. The U.S. State Department confirmed Rubio called El Salvador's President Bukele on Octob

According to CBOT data, on Wednesday, Oct 14, Chicago soybean futures fell 0.49% to $12.7750 per bushel, soybean oil declined 1.67%, and lean hog futures dropped 2.87%. The Bloomberg Commodity Index fell 0.19% to 32.3147.

According to the European Banking Authority, USDC has been classified as a significant e-money token under the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework on Wednesday. The stablecoin will now be jointly overseen by the EBA and France's Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution. USDC, valued at $73 billion, is the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, behind Tether's $184 billion. Only 45 projects have received the significant e-money token classification.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the central bank will suspend reserve management purchases from October 15 through November 13, 2026.

According to Protos, citing SEC filings released this week, Strategy's USD Cash reserve dropped 60% from $1.61 billion on August 30 to $640.5 million by October 11. The decline represents approximately $970 million depleted in less than seven weeks. Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury company has spent the majority of the cash on repurchasing STRC, its dividend-yielding stock issued at $90–100.03 per share, as the shares fell to lows near $71.25.

According to ChainCatcher, Elon Musk stated today that Starshield is owned and controlled by the U.S. government. Any speed or usage restrictions are determined by the U.S. military, with final decision-making authority resting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

According to Federal Reserve official Goolsbee, quoted by Yahoo Finance, U.S. September inflation data came in higher than expected, disappointing policymakers. However, he signaled the Fed would wait for additional data before considering any further interest rate increases.

According to Federal Reserve official Austan Goolsbee, U.S. September inflation data came in higher than expected, proving disappointing, as reported by Yahoo Finance. Goolsbee suggested the central bank should wait for additional data before proceeding with further interest rate increases.

The onshore yuan (CNY) fell to 6.6978 against the U.S. dollar at 03:00 Beijing time on Wednesday, down 50 pips from Tuesday's night session close. Trading volume reached 33.037 billion U.S. dollars.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed frustration over U.S. restrictions on Kyiv's military use of SpaceX satellite terminals, stating he feels betrayed by the Trump administration. "Unfortunately, we are losing a strong partner," Zelenskyy said in recent comments from London. "When President Trump chooses one side instead of ours, it is painful." The satellite internet service restrictions came after Russia launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrast

According to Odaily, Sui announced today that 82 million Samsung Galaxy devices in the U.S. will now support Sui via Samsung Wallet. USDC transfers on Sui will require no network fees.

According to Reuters, on October 15, eight U.S. states including Iowa and Kansas filed lawsuits against OpenAI in multiple courts, alleging its ChatGPT chatbot caused harm to children and urged self-injury or harm to others. This follows Florida's lawsuit filed in June and its September request that courts block OpenAI from developing new models.