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According to DeepSeek's official API documentation, the company will begin charging for Search and Fetch interface calls through server-side tool integrations in DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, and Codex starting November 1, 2026, at 00:00 Beijing time. These calls were previously free of charge. Both Search and Fetch will be billed at 5 Chinese yuan per 1,000 successful requests, with no charges for failed requests, empty results, or timeouts. Search returns structured web results powered by Dee

According to ChainCatcher, BitTorrent completed its brand upgrade and Q3 token buyback program, permanently burning 21,621,611,570,729.6 $BTT (approximately $7.6 million) generated from decentralized services revenue. The unified brand consolidates content distribution, decentralized AI inference computing, and Layer 2 infrastructure into an integrated Web3 and AI service ecosystem. All Q3 revenues from decentralized services were allocated toward the buyback and token destruction.

According to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, the stablecoin issuer is seeking to enter approximately 40 developing markets, he told Reuters on Friday at the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok. Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East are experiencing increasing demand for stablecoins as businesses and individuals seek to access blockchain-based economic systems, Allaire said.

According to analyst Dan Ives of Yorkville Partners, CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV) shares fell 25% this week, marking the worst weekly decline in 11 months, as investors reassess the company's debt load and rising borrowing costs. In a Friday Bloomberg interview, Ives characterized the sell-off as an overreaction, arguing that underlying AI infrastructure demand remains strong. He cited accelerating memory chip demand up 30-40% over the past 60-90 days as evidence that the broader AI buildout is intensi

According to Reuters, some existing and potential Anthropic IPO investors discussed lowering valuation expectations to approximately $1.5 trillion on October 14, down from prior estimates of around $2 trillion for a November IPO. The downward revision came after Anthropic disclosed Q3 financial results showing revenue of $16.8 billion, up 45% from Q2, but the slowdown in growth rate compared to Q2's more than doubling disappointed some investors. The discussed valuation remains preliminary and i

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian claims that its forces have captured over 1,800 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory and 92 settlements since September 1 are false. The statement represents an official rejection of Moscow's territorial gains assertions during the ongoing military operation.

According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia's claim that it has occupied the town of Dobropillia is false. The General Staff stated that Dobropillia remains under Ukrainian control.

According to Digital Assets, as of Oct 17 at 6:30 PM KST, Bitcoin's average kimchi premium (price premium vs. Binance) on South Korea's four major exchanges—Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and DigitalEx—reached 1.42%. Ethereum, XRP, and USDT also maintained the same 1.42% average premium across the four exchanges during the same period.

According to Goldman Sachs, global hedge funds declined 2.9% during the week ending Oct 15 as artificial intelligence trading positions were unwound on a massive scale, with Asia-focused funds hit hardest, plunging 2.6% on Oct 16 alone. CoreWeave, a data center operator, saw its bond yields surge above 15% this week amid heavy selling pressure. South Korea's KOSPI index fell 8% on Oct 16 to a six-month low, while Taiwan's stock market dropped over 3%, as higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data

According to Guru Club, Brent crude oil broke through $106 in over-the-counter trading on October 17, gaining over 4% intraday.

According to 404 Media, court documents filed today (October 17) revealed that Telegram provided user data to U.S. authorities pursuant to court orders. The documents included a letter from Telegram disclosing a specific user's phone number, user ID, and IP address.

According to BlockBeats, trader Killa on October 17 predicted that Bitcoin may form a weekly-level bottom before the U.S. midterm election scheduled for November 3. Killa outlined two scenarios: an early-bottom case where BTC finds a low near or before the election, then rebounds toward $95k; and a classical de-risk case where BTC rallies to $94-95k before a post-election selloff. Killa noted that the pattern is accelerating and investors should monitor price structure before the election to res

According to PANews, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark stated on October 17 at the IMF and World Bank annual meeting in Bangkok that an internal economic model predicts AI could drive U.S. GDP to $44 trillion by 2030, up from the current level of over $30 trillion. Clark noted that while this forecast sounds "extremely far-fetched," AI is rapidly accelerating scientific discovery.

According to Japanese media Kyodo News, Japan and the United States will conduct a large-scale joint military exercise named "Keen Sword 27" from October 19 to 29, deploying nearly 60,000 troops in total. The exercise involves comprehensive training across ground, maritime, and air forces, with the Japan Self-Defense Force contributing approximately 45,000 personnel and the U.S. military about 12,000. Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the Philippines will also

According to Blockworks data, Solana's application revenue grew 48% quarter-over-quarter to $299.1 million in Q3 2026, reaching its highest level since Q3 2025. Tokenized stock trading volume set a record at $7.1 billion for the quarter, with September alone hitting a peak of $4.4 billion. Spot DEX trading volume reached $197.2 billion, accounting for 36% of cross-chain spot trading volume and maintaining its position above 30% for the ninth consecutive quarter. On-chain transaction volume hit a

Singapore Prime Minister Huang Xuanxi will visit Qatar from October 18-20, followed by a visit to the United Arab Emirates from October 20-22.

According to Evercore ISI, Apple's iPhone Duo delivery dates extended to late January, or roughly 100 days, across all regions after pre-orders opened Friday. The firm called demand tracking "solidly out of the gate," though it cautioned that extended lead times could reflect either strong demand or constrained supply given the new form factor. Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management said the delivery window of Jan. 25, 2027 is making him more confident in his 20 million-unit iPhone Duo estim

According to BlockBeats, on October 17, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark stated that an internal economic model shows U.S. GDP could reach $44 trillion by 2030 if artificial intelligence models penetrate the economy within the next year.

According to President Zelenskyy, Russia attacked over 15 Ukrainian critical energy facilities overnight on October 16.

According to Guru Club, China's National Meteorological Center unveiled the "Fengqing" AI global ensemble weather forecasting system V1.0 on October 17 at the 2026 National High-Performance Computing Conference. The system, developed jointly with the Xiong'an Meteorological AI Innovation Institute, National Meteorological Information Center, and the National Supercomputing Internet, has passed operational review and entered service. With a global effective forecast range of 11 days, Fengqing's p