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According to the Financial Times, on October 15, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian oil refineries after pausing for three days to align with U.S. requests. During the pause, the U.S. withdrew ballistic missile warning intelligence and Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service was throttled nationwide, restricting Ukrainian military operations on the front lines and medium-range strike capabilities. Zelenskyy stated the restrictions were "dangerous" and h

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's BOJ Monetary Policy Committee Member Junko Gouda urged on October 15 that the central bank should not be overly cautious in raising rates, given persistent upside price risks. Speaking at a meeting in Kumamoto Prefecture, Gouda stated that while financial conditions remain accommodative, inflation risks are substantial. The BOJ's policy rate currently stands at approximately 1.25% following a September hike. Gouda estimated the neutral rate at above 2%, sugge

Strive's CEO announced on Oct 12-13 that the company spent $235 million to acquire 2,822 Bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 35,595 BTC. The transaction expanded the Bitcoin treasury company's position during recent market activity.

According to securities filings, Berkshire Hathaway made an additional $330 million investment in Italian software acquirer Bending Spoons on October 14, issuing 10 million shares at $33 per share. The investment lifted Bending Spoons' stock price over 40% and brings Berkshire's total stake to 4%. This follows Berkshire's initial $600 million investment during Bending Spoons' July IPO, bringing cumulative investment to $930 million. Berkshire's holdings have generated estimated paper gains of ap

According to its September operational disclosure, China Broad Nuclear New Energy (01811) completed 1,409.6 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of power generation in September 2026, up 3.9% compared to the same period in 2025. Wind power projects in China increased 11.9% and solar projects rose 11.7%, while gas-fired projects declined 69.8%, hydropower projects fell 18.3%, and operations in South Korea decreased 5.5%.

According to CNN, citing U.S. officials on October 15, the U.S. military has drawn up plans to potentially use GBU-43/B MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast), the largest non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal, against Iran's energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities. The plans could be initiated if President Trump orders military operations resumed around the midterm elections. Multiple officials familiar with internal military discussions noted that employing the MOAB against Iran for the f

According to TradingBeats, on October 15, SK Hynix mapped contracts on Hyperliquid showed significant price divergence. The Korean stock futures contract SKHX declined 10.46% to $938.71, while the U.S. ADR mapped contract SKHY fell 7.80%, creating a 2.66 percentage point performance gap. The implied premium of SKHY relative to SKHX expanded from 42.89% at midnight to 47.14%, an increase of 4.25 percentage points. A large trader running a short SKHX, long SKHY strategy has accumulated net unreali

According to Arthur Hayes, Maelstrom co-founder, on October 15, market confidence should be built on cash flow. In The Rollup interview, Hayes said he is more interested in projects with real paying customers that return value to token holders. He believes the next opportunity will likely come from established DeFi protocols that have survived since the 2020 DeFi Summer and remain profitable, despite significant price drops and reasonable valuations. Hayes does not expect major opportunities fro

According to CCTV News, China's embassy in Saudi Arabia issued a security alert regarding the current situation on October 15.

According to the Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia, airports and key facilities in Riyadh and Dammam have been subjected to continued missile and drone attacks on October 15, resulting in significant losses and casualties. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh currently has no confirmed timeline for resuming operations, with widespread flight disruptions across multiple airports.

According to Applied Materials, on October 13, the US-based semiconductor equipment supplier unveiled the EPIC Center in Sunnyvale, California. The 600,000 square foot facility includes nearly four acres of cleanroom space designed to bring chipmakers, equipment suppliers, and university researchers together to develop AI chipmaking technologies. Founding partners include TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Micron, and SK hynix. Applied Materials expects capital spending to reach approximately $5 billion over

According to Zhitong Finance, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.47%, down 358 points to 23,955 in early trading on October 15. The Hang Seng Tech Index declined 2.94%. Morning trading volume reached HK$113.8 billion. Inflation concerns and worries over AI valuation bubbles pressured AI hardware stocks. Fiber optic and semiconductor-linked equities led losses, with technology stocks broadly declining alongside sell-offs in consumer electronics and metals sectors.

CAI Holdings (00080) announced its unaudited net asset value per share as of September 30, 2026, at approximately HK$0.15.

According to public disclosure, LONG Investment Group (02312) reported an unaudited net asset value per share of approximately HK$0.29 as of September 30, 2026.

According to Liquid247.xyz, Ethereum currently trades at $2,361.52 with Binance perpetual futures showing $63.37 million in sell orders versus $49.65 million in buy orders, a $13.73 million imbalance favoring sellers.

According to CoinGecko data, as of today (October 15), the top three global derivatives exchanges by 24-hour open interest are Binance ($334.57 billion), Hyperliquid ($154.30 billion), and Gate ($134.71 billion).

According to BlockBeats, DeepSeek experienced a service outage starting at 8:11 AM on October 15, lasting over 3.5 hours as of 11:53 AM. The company identified the root cause at 9:08 AM and began implementing repairs. The outage impacted DeepSeek's web chat interface, V4 Pro API, and V4.1 Flash API services. As of the latest update, the recovery remained incomplete.

According to Jin10, DeepSeek's web and mobile app services went down starting at 8:11 AM on October 15, with the official status page indicating "partial service disruption." As of 11:30 AM, the service remained offline, marking over 3 hours of downtime. The company's status page showed no resolution updates during this period.