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According to Xingye Futures' October 19 report, U.S. September CPI and PPI data exceeded expectations. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady in October and potentially raise rates once in December. While strong dollar and elevated U.S. Treasury yields showed signs of stabilizing, gold maintains structural buying support with rising ETF holdings and central bank strategic accumulation, whereas silver ETF inflows lack central bank backing and face higher volatility. Technically, bot

According to Golden Fusion (金联创), China's crude oil products are expected to rise by 270 yuan per ton, with a conversion rate of 5.15% as of October 19. The reference oil price averaged $103.79 per barrel. The current price adjustment window closes on October 29 at 24:00.

According to Strive CEO Matt Cole, bitcoin is poised to deliver superior long-term returns compared to gold as a digital scarce asset, with gold historically outpacing U.S. M2 money supply growth at rates of 9.0% versus 6.7% annually since 1970. Cole emphasized that maintaining high bitcoin exposure and sufficient liquidity, rather than merely reducing financing costs, is critical for Strive to outperform bitcoin markets. The firm's core investment thesis centers on reducing dollar exposure whil

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, an address deposited all 1,417.77 ETH to an exchange 8 hours ago at a price of $2,364.18 per token. The address had withdrawn the same ETH from Binance between September 19-23 at an average cost of $2,667.77 per coin, valued at $3.78 million at withdrawal. If the address sells at current levels, it faces an unrealized loss of approximately $430,000, representing an 11.38% decline in assets.

According to Gate data, Brent crude (XBRUSD) fell to $110.02 per barrel, down 1.7% from the previous trading session close.

According to BlockBeats, on October 19, Strive CEO Matt Cole disclosed the company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 2,822 BTC between October 12 and 13 at an average price of $83,266 per coin, bringing total Bitcoin reserves to 35,600 BTC for approximately $235 million. Cole outlined an investment framework emphasizing a long-term strategy to maximize Bitcoin positions and short the U.S. dollar, arguing that scarce assets consistently outpace currency devaluation over extended periods.

According to Korea Investment Trust, the company launched the ACE U.S. CPU Semiconductor TOP3+ ETF on October 20, allocating 25% each to Intel, AMD, and ARM, with the remaining 25% distributed among seven ecosystem companies focused on server CPU production, memory, networking, and server manufacturing. Mizuho Securities forecasts the agentic AI CPU market will reach $80 billion by 2030, while Bernstein Research projects the server CPU market will grow to $223 billion in the same period, driving

According to Yonhap Infomax, on October 19, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) chief Lee Chan-jin announced stricter cybersecurity measures in response to recent data breaches affecting the financial sector. Since late September through October 14, hackers targeted 16 financial institutions across banks, savings banks, credit unions, and fintech platforms, resulting in approximately 100,000 leaked personal records including names, contact information, identification numbers, and e

The People's Bank of China conducted 80 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase operations today, with both the bid and successful tender amounts at 80 billion yuan. The operation rate was set at 1.40%, unchanged from the previous operation.

According to Alternative.me data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 59 on October 19, up from 53 yesterday, marking a shift from neutral to greedy market sentiment.

According to Bloomberg Podcast, on October 15, Hyperliquid Labs CEO Jeff Yan discussed U.S. market access challenges, emphasizing that Americans using VPN to access the exchange would violate its terms of service. Yan called on the CFTC and other regulators to develop better understanding of on-chain technology to facilitate compliant access for U.S. users.

According to Token Unlocks data cited by Foresight News, XPL, H, SOSO, and other tokens will unlock over $30 million in value this week, with events occurring on October 20–25. Plasma (XPL) will unlock 227 million tokens worth approximately $17.58 million on October 25, representing 5.02% of circulating supply. Humanity (H) will unlock 266 million tokens valued at $15.32 million on October 25, representing 6.84% of circulating supply. SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock 23.46 million tokens worth $6.81

According to Foresight News, Binance will distribute cash dividends from Dell Technologies (DELL) to DELLB balance holders through its bStocks platform on October 20 at 8:00 UTC. After deducting applicable withholding taxes, fees, and costs, the net dividend will be reinvested as additional units or fractional shares of DELLB. Users holding DELLB at the snapshot time will receive dividend distributions in the form of additional DELLB stock tokens.

According to an announcement on October 19, Dunamu (operator of Upbit exchange) is launching the third edition of its Upbit Class Campus program at three South Korean universities in November: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (November 2), Sookmyung Women's University (November 3), and Ewha Womans University (November 9). The program, designed to support university students and young professionals in understanding digital assets and career exploration, has previously attracted

According to Bloomberg, Hyperliquid CEO Jeff Yan discussed the complexities of entering the U.S. market on October 15, 2026. Yan emphasized that Americans using VPN to access Hyperliquid would violate the platform's terms of service and called for regulators, particularly the CFTC, to develop better understanding of on-chain technology. Yan stressed that improved regulatory clarity is essential for enabling compliant market access for U.S. users as Hyperliquid navigates the evolving American reg

According to ChainCatcher, World announced its first industry-specific World ID verification product suite for banks and financial institutions at the Money20/20 conference. The suite integrates three products: World ID (an identity wallet), World ID for Zoom (enabling call participants to verify each other as real humans rather than deepfakes), and World ID for Agents (allowing users to delegate proofs to AI agents). World ID for Zoom, which entered limited testing in April, is now officially l

According to Guru Club, on October 19, China's yuan strengthened 12 basis points against the U.S. dollar to reach 6.7208 in the midpoint fixing, marking its highest level since February 2, 2023.

On October 18, China's yuan-to-dollar mid-price rate strengthened by 12 basis points to 6.7208, marking the highest level since February 2, 2023.

The Bank of China Foreign Exchange Market published exchange rate mid-quotes on October 19, 2026. The US dollar traded at 6.7208 yuan, down 12 points, indicating a weakening of the Chinese yuan. Among other major currencies, the euro strengthened to 7.5237 yuan, up 9 points, while the British pound rose to 8.9362 yuan, up 325 points. The Australian dollar climbed to 4.6700 yuan, up 284 points, and the Canadian dollar increased to 4.7452 yuan, up 191 points. The Swiss franc gained to 8.1377 yuan,

According to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyung-il at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok on October 16, South Korea's economy is projected to grow 3.4-3.6% this year, significantly above the government's prior forecast of 3.0%. Lee attributed the upward revision to strong exports and capital investment in Q3, particularly in semiconductors. Lee also announced plans to increase the frequency of official economic outlooks from twice annually to three times starting next year, citing ra