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According to Foresight News, U.S. fintech company Meow completed a $31.6 million Series B funding round led by Stifel, with Archetype VC participating. Stifel plans to offer a white-label version of Meow's platform to its commercial banking clients, initially targeting venture capital and fund banking services, with launch expected in early 2027. The company has previously partnered with Stripe, Bridge, and Tempo on stablecoin initiatives.

According to Reuters, OpenAI and Meta representatives warned on October 15 at a U.S. judicial conference that AI-driven deepfakes pose a serious threat to evidence reliability in legal proceedings. OpenAI policy advisor Shira Anderson stated that AI-generated images are rapidly improving in quality and may become indistinguishable from authentic media in the future. Meta product management director Devin Norder added that humans can no longer reliably distinguish real media from content generate

According to ChainCatcher, ZEALER founder Wang Ziyu unveiled VIVA, his first AI product focused on personal health management. The app integrates three virtual roles—a nutritionist, fitness coach, and life assistant—within a single chat interface that share conversation context. Users can photograph meals or describe their food intake, allowing the AI to estimate calories and track nutritional data. The fitness coach schedules workouts, provides guidance, and logs progress, while the life assist

According to Binance, the exchange will adjust leverages and margin tiers for 15 USDT-M perpetual contracts by October 30, 2:30 PM UTC+8. The affected contracts include APRUSDT, AIOUSDT, TRIAUSDT, WETUSDT, STBLUSDT, IDOLUSDT, GOATUSDT, QUSDT, B2USDT, AIAUSDT, CYSUSDT, DOSUSDT, TURTLEUSDT, AVAAIUSDT, and TRADOORUSDT. Existing open positions prior to the update will be affected by the changes.

According to PANews on October 20, UBTech subsidiary Huizhou Guanfu Embodied AI Technology Co., Ltd. was established with registered capital of 20 million yuan. The company is fully owned by UBTech, a Hong Kong-listed firm. Its business scope includes AI application software development and intelligent robotics research and development.

According to Guru Club, Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), stated today that the organization will consider releasing additional oil from its emergency reserves if necessary.

According to Zhitong Finance, on October 20, XYZprinting (03388) opened presales for its SPARKX i8 multi-color 3D printer in China at 2,509 yuan (approximately $347), with promotional pricing potentially dropping to 2,199 yuan during the Alibaba Double Eleven shopping festival. The device previously exceeded $4.63 million in crowdfunding on Indiegogo with over 10,000 backers, setting multiple records in the platform's 3D printing category. Equipped with the company's proprietary QuarTeks four-ch

According to Zhitong Caijing, D-Dash Electronics (02384) commenced its Hong Kong IPO from October 20 to 23, 2026, offering 113.78 million H-shares with a maximum price of 93.80 HK dollars per share. The company expects to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange main board on October 28. Once listed, D-Dash will complete its A+H dual listing platform. Key cornerstone investors include Morgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific), Alibaba Investment Limited, Ruiyuan Fund, CPE Bodhi Investment Limited, and

According to Tether's September 28 disclosure, CEO Paolo Ardoino claimed the company froze Iran-linked cryptocurrency addresses an average of four weeks before official designations by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF). Ardoino attributed a 94% decline in Iran-linked stablecoin volumes to those actions, responding to a Senate report published the same day. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations examined

According to BlockBeats, citing BIT market data, U.S. crypto-linked stocks declined in premarket trading on October 20. MSTR fell 2%, BMNR dropped 1.67%, ASST fell 1.37%, COIN declined 1.31%, CRCL fell 1.07%, and SBET fell 0.8%.

According to FactSet data compiled by Barron's, energy stocks in the S&P 500 begin their earnings season today (Tuesday, October 20) with third-quarter earnings per share expected to grow 128% year-over-year, roughly double the growth rate of the technology sector. This marks a significant outperformance despite Q3 average crude oil prices falling to $91 per barrel, compared to $98 in the second quarter. Oil field services company Halliburton (HAL) will lead energy sector earnings reports today,

According to New York Times, Israeli citizens residing in the U.S. are expected to fly back to participate in Israel's parliamentary election on October 27. The London-based Jewish Policy Research Institute estimates approximately 630,000 Israeli citizens live abroad—roughly 6% of Israel's total population. The U.S.-based organization "Democratic Alliance for Israel" announced it anticipates over 50,000 returning voters, providing logistical support and charter flights. These diaspora voters cou

Former PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan recently warned that massive capital flows into artificial intelligence and related infrastructure create significant financial risks. He stated that while some AI investments will succeed and others fail, large-scale failures could trigger financial turmoil and necessitate major economic support and bank bailouts. Zhou called for comprehensive research and contingency planning, urging policymakers to prepare policy tools in advance to mitigate such shocks.

According to Chinastock, Concord Universal Public Utilities (01635) announced plans to subscribe to Tianjin Yunchen Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership) by investing approximately RMB 214.5 million in cash, acquiring a 6.2910% stake in the fund. The fund's total committed capital is expected to reach at least RMB 3.41 billion, with Concord Universal leveraging professional investment expertise and resources to diversify its investment channels and strategies.

According to an announcement from China Hong Oil (00632) today (October 20), the company signed a framework agreement to acquire 100% equity stake in Zhejiang Dou Mei Electric Technology Co., Ltd. for 15 million yuan. The transaction also involves Hangzhou Dou Mei Holding Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Dou Mei Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited), and Liaoning Port Oil Technology Co., Ltd., the company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary. Zhejiang Dou Mei Electric primarily manufactures an

According to Zhitong Finance, Bairong Intelligent-W (06608) CEO Zhang Shaofeng presented a keynote speech at Qianhai Open Source Fund's 2026 investment strategy summit in October 2026. Zhang's presentation, titled "From Large Language Models to Enterprise-Level Agents: Key Pathways for AI-Scale Implementation—AI Roll-up Ecosystem Practice," focused on how AI is transitioning from analytical tools to productive workforce agents and redefining enterprise purchasing models from software to outcomes

According to Arkham data, Abraxas Capital withdrew 1.397 million ASTER from Binance about an hour ago on October 20, valued at nearly $1 million. The tokens were subsequently transferred to Aster DEX.

According to Qubic security researcher余弦, Qubic Wallet has likely leaked most private keys, which can be recovered with six connections, according to monitoring by Slow Mist.

According to Shetu Holdings (08392), the company issued a profit warning for the first half ended September 30, 2026, predicting a loss attributable to shareholders of approximately 10 million to 15 million HKD, compared to a profit of approximately 19 million HKD in the same period of 2025. The turnaround from profit to loss was mainly driven by reduced customer orders in its home products export business, partially offset by effective cost control measures that reduced selling and distribution

According to Zhitong Finance, on October 20, CATL unveiled its Tianxing II 'range-extended' heavy-truck ecosystem solution and Qiji battery-swap network. The Tianxing II features a dual-battery architecture decoupling base-swap and range-extension packs, optimizing total cost of ownership through vehicle-battery separation leasing, reducing annual supplementary energy costs by 130,000 yuan versus diesel trucks. The solution secured 13,000 pre-orders on launch day from logistics partners includin