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According to @WuBlockchain, Circle reported $1.4 billion in revenue for H1 2026, with $819 million (59%) allocated to USDC distribution partners and transaction costs. The company spent $473 million on compliance, licensing, and product development. USDC recorded over $36 trillion in on-chain transaction volume during the period, accounting for approximately 77% of global stablecoin transaction volume in June 2026. Circle also announced free, near-real-time USDC redemptions for customers using t

On October 16, 2026, Injective (INJ) surged 30% in 24 hours to an intraday high of $9.35, driven by three key catalysts. CEO Eric Chen met White House, SEC and CFTC officials in Washington on October 14, positioning Injective at the regulatory table for U.S. tokenization rules. The token is up 32.3% for the week and 70% for the month, with market capitalization reaching approximately $900 million. Additionally, Thailand's GULF Group launched an institutional validator on Injective's blockchain o

According to Evercore, analyst Kutgun Maral raised SpaceX's price target to $275 from $230 on Friday, implying roughly 87% upside potential from current levels. The firm expects SpaceX to close full-year 2026 with $104 billion in annualized recurring revenue, slightly above the company's $100 billion target. Evercore maintained an 'Outperform' rating and highlighted successful Starship reuse as a key catalyst, anticipating the demonstration within the next few flights.

According to OKX founder Star's statement released today (October 16), the exchange's second identity verification reminder is a routine KYC update. Users may be required to re-verify their identity when their accounts reach 1, 3, or 5 years old, or when identity documents expire. Star stated that periodic verification of user identity information is a standard compliance practice for global financial institutions and does not indicate account abnormality. Users should complete the re-verificati

According to Jin10, the US September CPI beat market expectations on October 16, putting pressure on the commodities market. The weaker-than-expected demand outlook amid higher prices is expected to keep zinc prices trading sideways at elevated levels in the near term.

Reflection released its first open-source Beam model on Hugging Face today under the Apache 2.0 license. Beam is a sparse mixture-of-experts (MoE) model with 501B total parameters and 23B activated parameters, designed for coding, reasoning, and long-context agent tasks. The release includes weight variants in BF16, FP8, and NVFP4 precision formats, along with a speculative decoding drafter model.

The U.S. will provide up to 17 million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with deliveries scheduled from November 2026 through January 2027.

According to German Chancellor Merz, Italy has basically agreed to a Germany-France proposal to gradually phase out coal-fired power plants by 2035. The initiative represents a coordinated European effort to accelerate the transition away from coal energy.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 16 morning (ET), the U.S. dollar index (DXY), which reflects the dollar's value against six major currencies, fell 0.599% to 101.720 from the previous close of 102.333. The decline followed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, who stated he does not want to prejudge monetary policy decisions at remaining FOMC meetings this year, including October and December sessions. Market participants interpreted the absence of hawkish guidance as supporting

According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hussein, on October 16, the U.S.-Iran conflict has caused Iraq approximately $60 billion in economic losses, according to a statement from Iraq's Foreign Ministry.

On October 16, Circle announced plans to expand into approximately 40 emerging and developing markets during the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, according to CEO Jeremy Allaire. The stablecoin issuer identified Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East as priority regions where businesses and consumers increasingly use stablecoins for payments and dollar-denominated financial services. The expansion is supported by a $400 million agreement to acquire Singapore-based Tazap

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects an additional European Council meeting to be held in November, according to his statement.

According to Komainu's announcement, the firm was named 'World's Best Digital Asset Custodian' at the Euromoney Markets Awards 2026. The recognition highlights Komainu's prominence in the digital asset custody sector and underscores the firm's commitment to security and reliability, essential qualities for institutional clients in the digital asset landscape.

According to Foresight News, PhotonPay announced on October 16 that it has obtained the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The license permits PhotonPay to issue electronic money and provide payment services within the UK regulatory framework, strengthening its financial infrastructure presence in the UK and European markets.

Partior and the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating Bahraini dinar settlement into Partior's blockchain-based payment network. The agreement establishes a framework for assessing technical, operational, and regulatory requirements for the proposed arrangement, including whether NBB could serve as a settlement bank within the network. According to Partior CEO Humphrey Valenbreder and NBB group head Vineet Munot, both organizations will e

According to Lido, the protocol recently announced its Fallback Exits mechanism for Lido Lend, a lending product in development. When borrowing assets lack sufficient liquidity, the mechanism allows lenders to withdraw by claiming borrower collateral, providing an alternative exit path. Lido Lend is built on a modified version of Morpho Blue and uses isolated markets comprising correlated asset pairs, such as wETH and wstETH, or U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury RWAs. Borrowers closest to liquidatio

According to OKX's official announcement, the exchange has launched Perpetual Futures trading for $DNA token, a token designed to facilitate agent trading infrastructure within the emerging agent economy.

According to a filing on Oct 16, a subsidiary of Emperor International (00163) has agreed to sell a land plot in Hong Kong's Sai Kung district for HK$161.8 million. The transaction price aligns with the land's valuation as of September 30, 2026. The plot is identified as Lot 581 in Demarcation District 210.

According to Bitcoin News, France is considering imposing a 31.4% capital gains tax on bitcoin-to-stablecoin transactions and an exit tax on crypto assets valued above €800,000 as part of its 2027 budget proposals. The measures also include mandatory reporting of self-custody wallets holding assets worth €100,000 or more, and allow losses to be carried forward for up to 10 years. However, these proposals have not yet become law; the French National Assembly rejected the revenue portion of the 20

According to Morgan Chase global markets intelligence chief Andrew Tyler, Federal Reserve Chair Walsh's remarks at the IMF on Friday (Oct. 16) strengthened market expectations for unchanged rates in October. The S&P 500 held essentially flat, though the Nasdaq 100 fell 1% as AI stocks continued under pressure following CoreWeave's sharp decline. Market concerns about the sustainability of artificial intelligence investment spending have weighed on tech valuations as global bond yields remain nea