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Sunil Bharti Mittal Urges Immediate AI Regulation Framework on Oct 14

According to Guru Club, on Wednesday Oct 14 at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, called on governments to establish AI regulation frameworks immediately rather than waiting for serious autonomous agent failures to occur. Mittal emphasized that while AI regulation is urgent, rules should not suppress technological development and industry growth. He cited the aviation industry as a model, noting its coordinated global regulatory sys
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06:23
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GLMR Surges 11.56% in 60 Minutes to $0.01066

In the past hour, GLMR surged 11.56% to $0.01066 from $0.009119. The 24-hour trading volume stands at approximately $1,064,432.72, reflecting increased market activity and heightened interest among traders.
06:23
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Polymarket CEO Discusses On-Chain Asset at TOKEN2049 but Avoids Formal Token Announcement

According to FinanceFeeds, on October 7 at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan discussed a potential on-chain digital asset with programmable utility tied to the platform's economic activity, but did not formally announce a token, confirm launch timing, or disclose airdrop eligibility details. Coplan's remarks followed speculation sparked on October 4 when he suggested discussing the topic at the conference after responding to a social media post comparing Polymarket's revenue w
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Bitcoin Spot ETFs See $175.7M Inflows Overnight; Ethereum ETFs Gain $24.8M

According to Farside Investors, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $175.7 million yesterday (October 13), with IBIT recording $65.9 million and FBTC accounting for $103.1 million. Ethereum ETFs attracted $24.8 million in net inflows, comprising $8.1 million into FETH and $16.7 million into Grayscale Ethereum ETF.
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06:21
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East Texas A&M-Led Team Builds First Post-Quantum Security Solution for Bitcoin Lightning Network

According to an announcement by East Texas A&M University on October 13, researchers from four universities said they built the first complete post-quantum security solution for the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The hybrid cryptography approach, which took three to four months and approximately 11,000 lines of Rust code, layers new quantum-resistant algorithms (ML-DSA digital signatures and ML-KEM key exchange, standardized by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology) on top of Light
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06:20
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Kraken Parent Payward Receives Full VARA Approval to Launch UAE Trading, Plans October 2026 Expansion

According to a Tuesday announcement, Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, received full market approval from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) to operate as a regulated virtual asset service provider in the United Arab Emirates. The company will now serve retail, professional and institutional investors in the UAE, offering spot and margin trading with dirham-denominated pairs. Payward holds more than 100 licenses and registrations worldwide across Europe, the A
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ASML, TSMC to Report Quarterly Results This Week as Chip Stocks Face Sixth-Day Selloff

ASML Holding NV and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will report quarterly results this week, offering key signals about the health of the AI trade as semiconductor stocks come under sustained pressure. Analysts expect ASML's third-quarter revenue to rise 23% to $13.12 billion with adjusted earnings per share increasing 39% to $12.05, according to Koyfin. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue of NT 1.49 trillion ($46.7 billion) in September, up 51% year over year; investors will now focus on
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SK Hynix HBM4 Backend Equipment Orders May Delay to 2027

According to DealSite, SK Hynix's planned backend equipment orders for HBM4 production may be delayed to 2027, with deliveries originally scheduled for the second half of 2026 now facing postponement. Industry sources indicated that expansion is proceeding slower than expected, and some equipment previously planned for investment this year may be shifted to next year. Data on whether already-delivered equipment is operating at full capacity remains unconfirmed. Some analysts suggested quality is
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Bitcoin Sell Orders on Binance Perpetuals Exceed Buy Orders by $9.58M, BTC at $83,443

According to ChainCatcher citing Liquid247.xyz data, Bitcoin traded at $83,443 on October 14, with the thickest sell-side pressure concentrated on Binance perpetual contracts. The exchange's sell orders totaled $42.08 million while buy orders reached $32.50 million, creating a $9.58 million net selling imbalance. Coinbase spot market also showed heavier sell pressure, though at a smaller scale.
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Anthropic Requests Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Security Risk Designation on October 14

According to Jin10, on October 14, Anthropic requested a federal appeals court in Washington to reconsider the September 25 ruling that upheld the Trump administration's designation of the AI company as a national security supply chain risk. Anthropoic argued that the judge misinterpreted the law by allowing the Department of Defense to take action without any prior determination process. The company also claimed clear evidence shows the designation was retaliation for its public statements on a
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Binance Delists EPIC and QUICK Spot Trading Pairs on October 28

According to Binance official announcement, the exchange will halt trading and delist all spot trading pairs for EpicChain (EPIC) and QuickSwap (QUICK) on October 28, 2026, at 03:00 UTC. Binance Futures will close positions and auto-settle the aforementioned contracts on October 20 at 09:00 UTC, with new position openings prohibited from 08:30 UTC on the same day. Withdrawal services for both tokens will terminate on December 28, 2026, at 03:00 UTC.
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Wells Fargo Prepares for Stablecoin Opportunities as CEO Confirms 21-Bank Consortium Launch Planned for 2027

According to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf, the bank is preparing digital payment infrastructure for stablecoin opportunities in the United States, despite uncertain near-term demand, the executive said during the bank's earnings call yesterday (October 13). Scharf told analysts the institution is increasing investments in blockchain-based financial services. Wells Fargo launched tokenized deposits in September 2026. Wells Fargo is among 21 international financial institutions establishing a co
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Coinbase Outlines Post-Quantum Security Recommendations, Discloses 5% Bitcoin Custody on October 13

On October 13, 2026, Coinbase outlined recommendations for preparing Bitcoin against quantum-computing threats, disclosing that it custodies approximately 5% of all existing Bitcoin (roughly 1 million BTC). The recommendations address the possibility that sufficiently powerful quantum computers could compromise the elliptic-curve digital signatures used to authorize Bitcoin transactions. Coinbase proposed introducing Bitcoin output structures capable of accommodating different quantum-resistant
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Solana Schedules Alpenglow Upgrade for October 21, Targeting 150ms Transaction Finality

According to Anza, the developer behind Solana's Agave validator client, Solana is scheduled to activate its Alpenglow consensus upgrade on October 21, 2026, with mainnet-beta activation approximately 14:50 UTC. The Solana Foundation identifies epoch 1064, beginning around 15:00 UTC, as the expected activation window. Alpenglow replaces the existing Tower Byzantine Fault Tolerance (TowerBFT) mechanism with Votor, a consensus protocol enabling validators to finalize blocks through direct communic
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Bitcoin Briefly Tops $84K as Dormant Whale Moves $377M

A dormant Bitcoin whale transferred 4,581.94 BTC worth approximately $377 million to five new addresses on October 12, according to on-chain data. The transfer coincided with Bitcoin's overnight rebound above $84,000, before the price eased back to $83,389 by October 13. CryptoQuant data showed whale holdings (excluding exchanges and mining pools) reached 3.03 million BTC, the highest level since November 2025, with the fastest monthly balance growth since February. Preliminary data indicated $1
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