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According to Guru Club, the Euro-to-U.S. Dollar exchange rate touched its lowest level since May 2025 on Oct 12, declining 0.38% to 1.1159.

According to Chainwire, on October 13, A7 (the Russian international settlement system created by Bank PSB) will unveil A7 International, a service enabling payments for foreign counterparties' invoices in USDT, with funds arriving via standard SWIFT bank transfer in the required currency. The service targets foreign trade operators and individuals, with a fixed fee of 0.3 percent. Petr Fradkov, Chairman of PJSC Bank PSB, and Ilan Shor, CEO of A7, will present the new offering at 13:13 UTC.

ICE sugar futures rose 2.5% intraday on October 12, reaching 20.76 cents per pound.

According to ChainCatcher, Ark Invest's head of digital assets research Lorenzo Valente reiterated in a Bitcoin Magazine video interview that the firm maintains its five-year bullish perspective on Bitcoin despite the asset's flat performance this year, asserting that Bitcoin's development remains in early stages. Valente highlighted that the rise of stablecoins has shifted Ark's narrative assessment regarding Bitcoin in emerging markets. He also discussed Ark's Big Ideas report, which includes

According to BlockBeats, Brent crude surged over 2.4% on October 12, hitting $107.25 per barrel intraday as geopolitical risks escalated. Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and vessel incidents near the Hormuz Strait heightened concerns over potential supply disruptions. Technical analyst The Great Martis previously noted a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern on Brent's daily chart, suggesting oil could reach $150 per barrel if it breaks above $110, compared to approximate

Ondas (ONDS) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR) launched Regna AI, a standalone private company designed to support military and defense operations, on Monday. According to Ondas CEO Eric Brock, the platform will support intelligence gathering, threat assessment, and mission planning while emphasizing sovereign AI, allowing governments to control their models and sensitive data rather than relying entirely on external providers. ONDS shares rose around 1% at the time of writing. The announcement c

According to Ukrainian officials and Yandex reports, Ukrainian drones struck three major Yandex data centers in Russia over October 8–11, 2026, disrupting the company's ride-hailing, payment, and navigation services. Two facilities in Sasovo and Kaluga were shut down completely; a third in Vladimir had key modules disabled. Yandex operates five primary data centers in Russia, with at least three affected by the strikes. The company's supercomputers used for AI model training, including systems n

The United States, Australia, Canada and other nations issued a joint statement today warning against any attempts by Iran to threaten, suppress, intimidate, harass, harm or coerce people on their territories through proxies or other means. The statement cautioned against taking hostile actions on behalf of Iran.

According to StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, Starknet announced on October 8 its consideration to transition from an Ethereum layer-2 to an independent layer-1 blockchain, targeting full quantum resistance by 2027. The announcement coincided with STRK token surging 80% over the past seven days, reaching an intraday peak of $0.126, its highest level since December 2025. Ben-Sasson argued that as an L2, Starknet can only be as quantum-safe as Ethereum, whose own quantum-readiness work targets 2029.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he will submit the Mecca Defense Agreement to parliament in the coming days.

According to Foresight News, Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (nick.eth) submitted an executable draft proposal on October 12 to activate ENSv2 on the Ethereum mainnet. Upon execution, the v1 registrar will freeze new .eth domain registrations. ENS Labs will complete the final pre-migration sync, open v2 registrations, and switch name resolution to v2. The grace period for v2 domains will be shortened from 90 days to 28 days, while existing domain expiration times will be extended by 6

Major European stock indices closed higher on Monday, October 12. Spain's IBEX35 led the gainers with a 1.34% surge, jumping 255.47 points to 19,288.57, followed by Germany's DAX30 rising 0.79% to 25,285.09 points and Italy's FTSE MIB gaining 0.58% to 50,036.50 points. The UK's FTSE 100 advanced 0.97% to 10,654.90 points, while the Stoxx Europe 50 climbed 0.45% to 6,201.35 points. France's CAC40 saw the smallest gain, up 0.38% to 7,832.88 points.

MSCI Nordic Index rose 0.4% to close at 392.58, marking its highest closing level since September 23. Orion Oyj led Nordic stocks with a 3.8% gain.

According to CEO He Xiaopeng at the Paris Motor Show yesterday, Xiaopeng aims to achieve 500,000 annual vehicle sales in Europe by end-2030, representing half of its global 1 million annual unit target. The Guangzhou-based automaker views establishing local European production capacity as key to reaching this goal. The target would position Xiaopeng ahead of Ford, which delivered over 426,000 vehicles in Europe last year, and Opel, which registered 400,000 units.

According to Goldman Sachs, U.S. corporations are expected to return a record $1.7 trillion to shareholders through buybacks in 2027, potentially protecting market valuations from dilution caused by elevated equity issuance. The bank forecasts a significant increase in public stock supply next year. While such increases typically put downward pressure on share prices, Goldman Sachs notes that corporate buybacks, combined with strong demand from households and foreign investors, should be suffici

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Ruoqiang County in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, at 11:30 p.m. on October 12. The epicenter was located at 39.24°N, 89.43°E, with a focal depth of 19 kilometers.

According to recent BBC podcast remarks, Microsoft President Brad Smith called for urgent regulation of artificial intelligence on Monday, arguing that the United Kingdom is best positioned to lead global AI safety rules. Smith described AI as both "a weapon and a tool" posing cybersecurity risks worldwide. Britain's AI Security Institute (AISI) confirmed it maintains access to the latest AI models from major U.S. labs, despite reportedly being asked by the Trump administration in September to w

On Monday (October 12), ICE UK natural gas futures rose 3.15% to 208.950 pence per thermal unit, approaching the September 14 high of 213.950 pence. TTF Dutch natural gas futures, the benchmark for European gas, climbed 4.92% to 84.181 euros per megawatt-hour, also nearing the September 14 intraday peak of 84.531 euros. EU carbon emission allowances rose 1.10% to 87.90 euros per ton.

According to TechCrunch, AI startup Blueprints AI was selected for the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 cohort and will unveil its second-generation software at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 13-15 in San Francisco. The startup, founded by Al Drams and Coco Cao and incorporated in 2025, uses AI to generate code-compliant, permit-ready architectural blueprints in minutes from sketches or PDFs. Gen 2 enables users to create blueprints for all building aspects—architecture, structural, mechanical, elect

According to Asset Servicing Times, Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger on October 12, available through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch. The bank is also collaborating with Ripple and LMAX Group on a planned integration allowing institutional clients to use RLUSD as eligible collateral for LMAX Group trading products, with assets remaining in Standard Chartered's custody while the bank mirrors their value to LMAX for collate