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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said this week that Iran's in-transit maritime oil shipments will reach zero.

According to GoPlus Security, a user lost approximately $305,000 in DAI after falling victim to an address poisoning attack. The attacker created a fraudulent address matching the prefix and suffix of the victim's intended recipient, then sent small dust transfers to trick the user into copying the fake address from transaction history during a subsequent transfer.

According to Yanalyze, NVIDIA (NVDA-US) stock reached a record high of $233.95 on October 2, 2026, pushing its market cap near $6 trillion. The company also expanded its share buyback program by $150 billion, supporting the stock's upward momentum. Based on consensus forecasts, NVIDIA's 2026 EPS is estimated at $10.08, rising to $16.12 in 2027. At the October 2 closing price, the current P/E ratio stands at 23.2x based on 2026 earnings, but would compress to 14.5x using 2027 EPS projections, ref

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on October 4 that if Germany ceases its aid to Ukraine, Russian attacks on Germany will not stop. The remarks underscored the government's position linking continued military support to European security.

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a military aid package worth approximately €1 billion for Ukraine on October 4.

On October 2, spot gold fell to $4,140.06, down 0.9% on the day and about 3.4% on the week, according to Reuters. COMEX gold futures settled 1% lower at $4,162.30. The decline followed a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report: payrolls rose 29,000 versus a Reuters poll of 90,000, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1%. CME FedWatch put the probability of an October Federal Reserve rate hike at 22.7%, down sharply from 64.2% a week earlier. Despite the initial post-jobs rally of mor

On September 30, the U.S. Treasury Department published an interim final rule establishing the certification process required by the GENIUS Act. State-qualified payment stablecoin issuers with no more than $10 billion in consolidated outstanding issuance can opt for state regulation if the state's regime is deemed substantially similar to the federal framework. States seeking to regulate stablecoins must submit a certification to the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee, chaired by the Trea

According to PANews, Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 3.75 million tokens worth $339 million on October 6 at 8 a.m. Beijing time, representing 1.69% of circulating supply. Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 172 million tokens worth $41 million on October 5 at 3 p.m. Beijing time, equivalent to 1.88% of circulating supply.

According to blockchain data, a dormant whale address holding 1346 BTC for 13 years was recently activated and made a test transfer of 0.001 BTC. The address purchased its holdings at an average cost of approximately $240,000, now valued at approximately $115 million, representing gains of roughly 478 times the initial investment.

According to Centa Research, Hong Kong primary residential home sales hit a three-month high in September, recording 1,500 units with a total value of HK$20.88 billion. This represents a month-on-month increase of 61.6% in transaction volume and 73.0% in value, driven partly by strong demand for new launches including Long Sha Wan developments.

According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on October 3, the alleged genocide in Xinjiang is "a bald-faced lie." The statement came after the U.S. House of Representatives' China Special Committee criticized Starbucks' decision to open stores in Xinjiang as "morally bankrupt." Guo stated that the U.S. operates without credibility, while Xinjiang maintains social stability and ethnic harmony. China will continue expanding high-level opening-up to provide more investment opportu

According to AI monitoring, a whale address withdrew 3,283.56 ETH from OKX earlier today, worth approximately $8.85 million, as ETH trading at $2,695. The address had previously sold 1,099 ETH at an average price of $2,709, and is now accumulating at lower prices.

According to PANews on October 4, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor stated that as AI enters the agent era, AI agents will become core participants in the digital economy. Since traditional financial systems lack efficiency for AI operations, Saylor said AI agents will favor native digital assets like Bitcoin for around-the-clock automated trading. Saylor urged U.S. policymakers to shift from restricting to supporting digital assets through modernized regulations. He highlighted that allowing

According to China's Foreign Ministry on October 3, Beijing welcomes President Putin to attend the APEC Leaders' Informal Meeting scheduled for November in Shenzhen. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that high-level diplomacy is the most important political safeguard for stable China-Russia relations, and China is willing to work with Russia to advance positive outcomes during China's APEC presidency year.

According to RippleX engineering leader Ayo Akinyele at XRP Seoul 2026, XRPL is developing selective confidentiality directly at the protocol level. Confidential Transfers use EC-ElGamal encryption and zero-knowledge proofs to hide Multi-Purpose Token balances and transfer amounts from the public ledger, while validators can verify transactions without seeing underlying amounts. Issuers can designate auditors to decrypt balances for regulatory compliance purposes, creating a model of public sett

According to Lookonchain data, a wallet associated with Andrew Tate transferred 20,950 HYPE tokens worth approximately $1.87 million to Binance on October 2. The address purchased 122,826.9 HYPE at an average price of $4.48 on November 29, 2024, investing about $550,000. Lookonchain estimates the position has generated cumulative profits of $7.24 million with a 1317% return. The wallet currently holds 42,417 HYPE tokens valued at approximately $3.7 million.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, on October 3, the ministry warned foreign citizens and diplomats not to remain in Kyiv and near Ukrainian military facilities, urging those in the city to leave and avoid traveling to Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry stated that in response to what it characterized as Ukrainian military "terrorist acts" against Russian civilians and civilian infrastructure, Russian forces will continue systematic and sustained strikes on military targets in Kyiv and other

According to Doppler Finance, 14,000 investors have deposited $150 million into XRP and RLUSD yield strategies since the platform launched in February 2025. The infrastructure powers Earn products within Bybit and Bitget Wallet, as well as institutional vaults connected with SBI Ripple Asia, SBI Digital Finance and Evernorth. Doppler uses asset-neutral trading strategies and institutional custody to generate returns while maintaining exposure in the deposited asset, rather than relying on native

According to analyst Sung Sang-hyun on YouTube channel 'Macro Beyond,' on October 1, investors should focus on securing returns that exceed inflation rather than holding cash during inflationary periods. The market's winning sectors are determined by interest rate and inflation dynamics, not by fixed industries. Drawing parallels to the 1970s U.S. oil crises, Sung noted that different sectors dominated at different phases: most industries recorded real losses during the 1974 crisis, energy led d

Japan added cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to its asset freeze list on October 2, targeting 33 entities and nine individuals as part of expanded sanctions against Russia. The move restricts payments and capital transactions with those named, aligning with earlier sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union, which previously accused Garantex of facilitating financial transactions for Russian entities evading international sanctions.