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According to Bloomberg, Intel CEO Chen Liming confirmed on October 7 that the company will continue participating in Elon Musk's Terafab chip manufacturing project. The confirmation came as Musk disclosed potential collaboration discussions with TSMC, sparking market concerns over Intel's role and triggering a 3.9% decline in Intel stock.

According to Europol's European Cybercrime Centre, the EU law enforcement agency published two reports Wednesday identifying cryptocurrency wallets as the primary point of exposure to quantum computing threats. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could derive a private key from an exposed public key, enabling unauthorized fund transfers—a scenario referred to as Q-Day. Europol's analysis found that blockchain hash functions remain largely quantum-resistant, but recommended a phased transiti

According to Protos, stocks tied to Marcus Lemonis, including Neighborhood Intelligence (which operates Overstock, buybuy BABY, Container Store, and Bed Bath & Beyond), hit all-time lows yesterday. Neighborhood Intelligence shares fell 66% year-to-date and 82% in 2024. The company's second quarter net loss doubled to $39.5 million, while cash reserves fell from $175 million in December to $99 million by June 30. Two merger deals collapsed this week: F9 Brands terminated its merger in September,

According to Bloomberg, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio warned Wednesday at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore that artificial intelligence has become a "classic bubble" and that markets are approaching a point where rising interest rates could trigger an unwind. "We're in the part of the cycle that is before that but approaching that. I think we're close to that," Dalio said, noting that a large amount of debt is being raised to fund AI investment, making financing costs inc

According to Mesh, SBI Holdings, Mesh, and Money Forward agreed in principle on October 7, 2026, to establish a joint venture called Mesh SBI Money Forward Network KK to support digital asset purchases, transfers, and payments in Japan. The venture will integrate with crypto exchanges, wallets, and other digital asset platforms through APIs and on-chain payment infrastructure. Under the planned ownership structure, Mesh Connect will hold 60% of the venture, SBI Group will own 26%, and Money Forw

According to Iran's state media Fars News, an advisor to Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on October 7 that the country will soon blockade 'illegal' shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.

UK long-dated government bond prices continued to decline today (October 7), with 30-year gilt yields rising 10 basis points to 6% intraday.

According to reports as of October 7, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government designated a new west-coast oil pipeline as a 'National Interest Project' last week, expediting infrastructure and energy sector reviews. The designation grants conditional pre-approval, allowing Carney to accelerate approvals for energy and infrastructure projects. Carney's administration is simultaneously advancing broad regulatory reforms described as Canada's most ambitious construction capacity overhaul i

According to U.S. Commerce Department data released on October 7, the U.S. trade deficit in August surged to $105.6 billion, up 13.7% from July's revised $92.8 billion, marking the highest level in 17 months. Imports jumped 4.3% to a record $420.8 billion, while exports rose just 1.4% to $315.2 billion. Capital goods imports reached a new high of $146.4 billion, driven by strong demand for advanced semiconductors and industrial equipment tied to AI data center construction.

According to Iranian media Fars News, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on October 7 that Iran is in a 'total war' state and reiterated the country will continue to resist adversaries. Pezeshkian stated that Iran will disappoint enemies and thwart their schemes, while emphasizing the importance of relying on domestic capabilities, strengthening internal unity, and consulting with neighboring countries to address current needs.

Indian debt-resolution startup Credfix announced on October 7 that it raised 161 million rupees ($1.67 million) in seed funding led by Tanglin Venture Partners, with Stargazer participating. The company will use the funds to develop AI tools and expand borrower support across India. Credfix currently serves over 200,000 borrowers managing combined outstanding debt exceeding 40 billion rupees ($415 million).

Oklo shares closed up 7.17% to $38.55 on October 6, with trading volume reaching 16.7 million shares—more than double the previous session—as investors extended gains across nuclear-related stocks following Google's landmark power agreement with Constellation Energy. The deal, which does not involve Oklo, provides for 890 megawatts of new nuclear capacity from reactor uprates across six sites in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Constellation Energy climbed 12.25% to $300.40, while other nu

On Tuesday 6 October 2026, Broadcom stock (AVGO) closed at $375.81, up 3.67% from Monday's $362.51, as peer Marvell announced fiscal 2028 revenue guidance of approximately $20 billion at its Investor Day presentation. Marvell also closed higher that day at $287.01, up 5.81% from Monday's $271.25. Broadcom did not announce new guidance on Tuesday; the stock advance reflected sympathy with Marvell's peer disclosure rather than a revision to Broadcom's own fiscal 2027 AI semiconductor revenue targe

According to The Wall Street Journal, Nous Research, the developer of open-source AI agent Hermes, completed a $90 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation on October 7. The company plans to deploy its AI assistant tool to enterprise customers. Hermes, available both locally and in cloud versions, includes built-in capabilities for web search, code generation, and image understanding, with the ability to expand its skills autonomously from user interactions.

Gate News message, CEX futures trading volume reached $13T in Q3 2026, representing a 10% quarter-over-quarter decrease from Q2's $14.4T. This marks the smallest decline observed over the past three quarters, compared to the previous drops of 31% and 11%.

France's 10-year government bond yield rose 15 basis points intraday to 4.8974% on October 7.

According to TradingBeats, on October 7, whale wallet 0x9E2c opened a 740 XYZ100 short position over 15 hours, with a notional value of approximately $23 million. The position accounts for 10.3% of the token's current open interest and has generated an unrealized gain of about $55,000. The wallet has accumulated trading profits of $9.188 million to date.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) executives unveiled plans to enable USD1 stablecoin payments across major online businesses at Token2049 in Singapore on Wednesday. WLFI CEO Zach Witkoff and co-founder Zak Folkman announced a partnership with payment infrastructure provider Mesh that will allow USD1 holders to spend the stablecoin across Mesh's merchant network, with rollout planned for this quarter. USD1's market capitalization stood at $4.45 billion at the time of writing, according to CoinGecko

According to First Digital's announcement on Oct 6, Hong Kong-based digital asset company First Digital Group Limited agreed to merge with Nasdaq-listed CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III at a $250 million pre-money valuation. The combined entity is expected to list on Nasdaq in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. First Digital, which issues the FDUSD stablecoin, reported $87 million in revenue for the year ended June 30, 2025, with FDUSD achievin

According to FinCEN on October 6, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network withdrew two long-stalled crypto surveillance proposals: a 2020 rule targeting unhosted wallets and a 2023 plan to classify international crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern. The unhosted wallet rule would have required banks to report transactions above $3,000 and $10,000. FinCEN acknowledged that the mixing definition was overly broad and could have a chilling effect on legitimate a