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According to Bloomberg on October 18, CoreWeave's financing difficulties are amplifying market concerns about AI startup funding, with high-yield debt investors becoming increasingly reluctant to finance technology startups. The company's high-yield debt yield rates surged to 15% this week, a level typically signaling financial distress, as CoreWeave explores transitioning to the investment-grade debt market. Market jitters have spread broadly. The broader high-yield bond market's average yield

According to CCTV News, on October 17, Iraq's Prime Minister called on members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to strengthen cooperation and respect differences to promote regional stability and peace. The Prime Minister stated that the Palestinian issue is central to regional conflicts, and ensuring justice and rights for the Palestinian people is critical to achieving regional security and stability.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 7.57% to 5,554.22 on October 15, marking the seventh consecutive trading day of losses and bringing the decline to nearly 21% in a week. The sell-off was led by semiconductor stocks: Samsung Electronics fell 21.8% this month while SK Hynix dropped 28.9%, accounting for roughly 47% of the KOSPI's market capitalization. The decline stands in stark contrast to record corporate earnings. Samsung Electronics reported third-quarter operatin

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, a liquefied natural gas carrier was attacked in the Gulf of Aden on October 17, with gunfire reported from a small speedboat carrying seven people approximately 140 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port city of Mukalla. Armed security personnel aboard the LNG carrier returned warning shots, forcing the speedboat to alter its course.

According to spokesman Turki Maliki, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Province on October 18, the spokesman announced via social media.

According to Alternative.me data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 53 today, shifting from yesterday's 55 (greed state) to a neutral market state.

According to Russian state media and the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces conducted overnight drone strikes on October 16 against Ukrainian port infrastructure and vessels in Odesa region, hitting a logistics center and a supply ship bound for Odesa port. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported damage to energy infrastructure in Odesa region. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff stated that its forces downed 693 Russian drones over the past day, with 304 combat engagements

According to U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on October 17, Hedy Levine, a senior photographer for the Washington Post, was attacked and robbed by dozens of masked Jewish settlers in the West Bank on October 16 while covering Palestinian olive harvest. The assailants stole her camera, passport, and other belongings. Rubio stated the U.S. is "deeply troubled" by the incident and has urged Israel to take further action against such violence. The U.S. State Department expects to receive a response fr

According to The Block, nine major companies including CoreWeave, Broadcom, Verizon, and UnitedHealth have opposed the trading of tokenized versions of their stock on OKXICE, a joint venture between cryptocurrency exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Separately, Nasdaq announced it will withdraw from tokenizing its own stock under the SEC's regulatory framework.

According to CCTV News, Houthi forces downed a Saudi 'Kaliyal' armed reconnaissance drone over Hajjah Governorate early morning on October 18. This marks the fourth such aircraft of this model shot down amid the recent escalation of tensions.

According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on October 17, the White House has not issued any order to reduce Ukraine's access speed to Starlink.

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at Baghdad's Organization of Islamic Cooperation foreign ministers meeting on October 17, Iran supports resolving the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi forces through an "inclusive and comprehensive political process." Araghchi stated this is the "only viable and sustainable pathway" to address Yemen's crisis and indicated Iran's willingness to mediate between the parties. (CCTV News)

According to Press TV, on Saturday (October 17), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced a seven-day proposal to restore normal transit through the Strait of Hormuz during the Islamic Cooperation Organization's 52nd ministerial meeting in Baghdad. Araqchi said Iran has transmitted the plan through Qatar and is prepared to reopen the strait within seven days if necessary conditions are met, with the next course of action now dependent on the U.S. response.

According to reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that he has strayed "off course" in political affairs, spending significantly more time away from his company than intended. Musk stated he should have taken a less prominent role, limiting his government work to one or two months, but actually spent approximately four months at the White House. He indicated he should have returned focus to artificial intelligence earlier.

According to Bitcoin.com News, Frgmnt co-founder and CEO Aurélien Roussel stated in recent comments that fiat-collateralized stablecoins cannot fully escape traditional banking counterparty risk, despite being on-chain assets. The 2023 banking crisis demonstrated that stablecoins remain dependent on off-chain traditional banking systems. Roussel noted that Tether maintains dominance in global non-Western trade due to liquidity, exchange support, and merchant acceptance, while regulatory framewor

According to Onchain Lens, two whale wallets that had been dormant for 12 to 13 years transferred 416.6941 BTC (worth $33.82 million) to the same address on October 18. The assets, which were worth approximately $105,380 at their original acquisition, have appreciated by approximately $33.71 million.

According to Decrypt, nine blockchain-related organizations launched a quantum alliance on October 18 to establish unified quantum-resistant standards and verify anti-quantum capabilities across networks, wallets, and infrastructure. The alliance will operate through four working groups focused on blockchain migration, post-quantum zero-knowledge systems, wallet security, and cross-chain compatibility. Founding members span protocol layers, privacy networks, rollups, hardware wallets, and securi

According to BofA Securities strategist Michael Hartnett, the bank is turning to a more cautious stance, expecting market risks to rise over the next three to four weeks amid economic, political and credit market pressures. Hartnett cited multiple destabilizing factors including 3% real yields, ongoing conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, volatile oil prices, and potential Democratic victories in upcoming elections. Corporate credit markets are showing warning signs, with credit defa

According to Jin10 and Iran's Navy, on October 17, a vessel attempting to transit through a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz caught fire and lost navigation capability in the Gulf of Oman. The Iranian Navy's monitoring team detected the incident at the eastern entrance of the strait. The same day, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reported that two supertankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz, caught fire and exploded. One of the tankers was carrying over 2 million barr

According to Yonhap News, U.S. stock markets experienced significant volatility last week, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 4.48%—its largest weekly decline since late June—driven by concerns over AI infrastructure profitability and debt burdens. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 11.41%, marking its worst week since April 2024. AI cloud service provider CoreWeave's decision to raise substantial debt for GPU expansion triggered the selloff. The company's most actively traded bond, a 2031