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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces struck a cargo ship in Ukraine's Pivdenny Port today, Ria Novosti reported.

According to Jin10, passengers aboard a Serbia Airlines flight from Split, Croatia to Belgrade were evacuated on October 5 following a bomb threat. Police subsequently removed one passenger from the aircraft.

According to South Korean financial institutions, the country's five largest banks—KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Agricultural Bank—processed 58,570 early loan repayments in August, down 33.8% from 88,534 cases a year earlier. The total repayment amount fell 29.2% to 1.94 trillion won from 2.74 trillion won. Credit loan early repayments saw the steepest decline at 49.6% by volume and 55.6% by amount. For the first eight months of 2026, early repayments totaled 660,062 cases (down 8.1%)

According to a recent post on X platform, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stated that the enemy's next "miscalculation" against Iran would result in "new fronts and greater surprises." Rezaei reiterated that each previous miscalculation by the enemy had led to "devastating defeats."

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate fell to 1,343.30 on October 5 at 10:22 p.m., down 7.30 won from the previous close. Regular trading ended at 1,344.00 won, down 6.60 won. The yen impact was noted as Bank of Japan Governor Takaichi Sanae emphasized fiscal sustainability in parliamentary remarks, pressuring the dollar index to 102.243.

According to Bloomberg data, French bank credit default swap (CDS) costs on Monday, October 5, exceeded those of other major European banks. Societe Generale's five-year senior debt protection contract cost €103,000 per €10 million notional, surpassing Deutsche Bank's €86,500 by €16,500. The spread had been identical in late August. French banks BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole also showed significantly higher CDS spreads than peers in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain, reflecting growing m

According to Morgan Stanley, U.S. data centers face a 34% net power shortfall (32 GW) through 2028 as artificial intelligence deployment strains electricity supply. The investment bank reported on October 5 that even accounting for on-site generation and fuel cell alternatives, power deficits will persist. Nvidia and Broadcom are better positioned to weather the constraints due to their chip deployment control and geographic diversification. However, memory, optical, power management, and analog

Gate News: According to a Wall Street Journal report, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched its first formal cryptocurrency market rules. The new rules include two regulations, CTX and CAM, and with this, the CFTC ends its previous "enforcement-only" regulatory model, shifting to a formal rule-making framework.

SpaceX stock surged above $160 in early trading today, gaining more than 3% after a 7.35% rally on Friday, reaching approximately $164. The move comes after SpaceX successfully launched Starship on Flight 14 on Sept. 28, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit despite one Raptor engine shutting down early. The stock now trades roughly 22% above its $135 IPO price from June, though still below the record $225.64 peak reached shortly after the market debut.

According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman, the East Jerusalem consulate will close on October 8 (Thursday) as previously announced. Senior UK national security officials held talks with Israeli counterparts last week to discuss keeping the consulate open, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

According to Lookonchain data reported by ChainCatcher, Bitcoin ETF saw net inflows of 1,918 BTC ($164.22 million) overnight, while Ethereum ETF experienced net outflows of 23,533 ETH ($63.56 million) in the same period.

According to Jin10, Yemen's government forces retook the Red Sea port city of Mocha in Taiz Province from Houthi forces on October 5 following intense fighting.

According to Grayscale, Bitcoin has delivered returns of approximately 225% over the past three years, though gains are highly concentrated in a limited number of trading days. Removing the five best performing days reduces returns to 95%; excluding ten best days cuts returns to 27%; excluding fifteen best days results in an 11% loss. By comparison, the Nasdaq index returned 109% over the same period with lower concentration. Grayscale notes that for long-term investors in volatile assets like B

According to Coinfomania, on October 5, blockchain investigator ZachXBT claimed he infiltrated a Chinese crime syndicate that laundered over $1 billion in stolen cryptocurrency on behalf of North Korea's Lazarus Group. ZachXBT's infiltration and subsequent intelligence gathering reportedly helped authorities freeze funds stolen during the Bybit exchange hack. The discovery links the syndicate's money-laundering operations directly to the compromised exchange and highlights ongoing security vulne

At Korea Blockchain Week 2026, Injective co-founder and CEO Eric Chen said US exchange-traded funds tied to INJ could launch before 2027 as two applications advance through the regulatory process. The 21Shares Injective ETF and Canary Staked INJ ETF applications, both initially filed in 2025, had amended registration statements submitted in September. Chen noted the timeline may move faster than 2027, stating the process is "way sooner than I expected."

According to @matthewsigel, VanEck's ETF recorded a $97 million inflow on October 5, signaling growing institutional interest in altcoins. The transaction underscores a notable shift in capital allocation toward cryptocurrency assets, reflecting increased engagement from institutional investors in the digital asset space.

According to BlockBeats, on June 10, a TikTok user lost 177,473 USDT after downloading a fraudulent wallet app from Huawei's official app store. The scam app obtained access to the user's recovery phrase, converting the wallet address to a multi-signature format and subsequently conducting a second fraud attempt by claiming the user could "pay to unlock" the wallet. After the user transferred funds, the attacker emptied the remaining USDT balance. Investigation revealed the fraudulent app operat

According to OpenAI, the company is launching visual display ads that will appear alongside images ChatGPT generates for users. The new ads will roll out later this month in the U.S. only for now, with features from an initial group of advertisers. Ads will be clearly labeled and will not influence ChatGPT's responses, OpenAI noted. OpenAI is expanding its ad measurement tools and partnerships to include AppsFlyer, Triple Whale, Adjust, DV, Rockerbox, Northbeam, Branch, Singular, Kochava, and Ai

According to Guru Club, OpenAI is enabling text watermarking functionality for specified models starting today. The feature is now available to all global API customers who can opt-in to activate watermarking on their chosen models.

According to Paramount's official announcement on Monday (October 5), Skydance CEO David Ellison and incoming co-CEO Ynon Kreiz unveiled the executives leading the merged Skydance following the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which closes on Tuesday (October 7). Key appointments include Casey Bloys as co-chair and chief content officer of the direct-to-consumer division overseeing HBO Max and Paramount+, George Cheeks as co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance TV, and