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According to Yeahka Limited, at MAG Payments Summit Singapore 2026, YeahPay announced it is exploring agentic payment protocols, identity verification, and delegated authorization. The company has begun proof-of-concept collaborations with international financial institutions. Fynix, an AI services brand under Yeahka, completed a pilot for Vintage Studio, a Singapore-based beauty business, which connects customer inquiries, recommendations, bookings, and payment requests through WhatsApp. The sy

According to TechCrunch, AI lab Flapping Airplanes closed a $1 billion Series A round led by Index Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and GV. The round values the company at $6 billion, representing a 3x increase from its $1.5 billion valuation nine months prior. The startup focuses on improving data efficiency in AI model training and developing a GPU framework capable of handling training and inference tasks simultaneously, with the goal of reducing AI developmen

According to BeInCrypto, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said in a recent CNBC interview that he does not closely monitor bitcoin and other digital commodity prices. Instead, he focuses on building a non-speculative digital dollar for payments, trading, lending, and investment. Allaire added that AI agents will likely drive demand for digital dollars and machine-native blockchains.

According to Guru Club, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed on Wednesday (Oct 22) that the AI industry has no systemic problems and cannot be compared to the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s. Yellen made these remarks at a closed-door fundraising event that attracted over 100 financial executives and investors, with ticket prices starting at $7,500 and top sponsorship packages reaching $100,000.

According to TechCrunch, AI startup Recursive unveiled free, open-source programming model Flint on October 22. The model features 40 billion parameters with only 2.5 billion activated per inference, enabling offline operation on consumer hardware. Recursive's automated research system Eureka Machine led most of the development work, allowing the team to complete the model in under four months. On M4 Pro chips, Flint achieves generation speeds of 131 tokens per second, outperforming comparable m

According to South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, the country cut its 2026 economic growth forecast to 1.2% and reduced fuel tax temporarily on October 21, according to Jin10. The measures aim to ease pressure from rising international oil prices.

According to Jin10 Data, on October 21, offshore Chinese yuan interbank offered rates (CNHHIBOR) showed limited movement across major tenors: overnight HIBOR fell to 1.37879%, one-week HIBOR declined to 1.39288%, two-week HIBOR rose to 1.43697%, and one-year HIBOR gained slightly to 1.76849%. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's 30 billion yuan daily repurchase agreement facility has been drawn down by nearly 90%, indicating tight liquidity conditions in offshore yuan markets.

According to Foresight News, Kimchi's market capitalization has fallen below $25 million to $24.86 million, declining 22.52% over the past 24 hours, according to GMGN market data.

According to China's National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Monitoring Service Platform, the country's EV charging infrastructure reached 24.78 million units as of the end of September 2026, up 37.2% year-over-year. Public charging facilities totaled 5.207 million units, up 16.3%, while private charging infrastructure reached 19.57 million units, growing 44.0% from the same period last year.

According to Micron and union statements, on October 22, Micron's Taoyuan union launched a 24-hour strike starting 9 a.m., with pickets at the company's entrance through 9 a.m. on October 23. The strike followed failed negotiations on October 21, during which the company did not provide concrete figures addressing the union's four key demands. The union cited the profit-sharing proposal, promised in early September, as unresolved across multiple negotiation rounds. Micron responded that it had r

According to Jin10, as of Oct 22, 11:32 AM, China's futures market showed mixed capital flows across major contracts. Inflow leaders included methanol 2701 ($373 million), alumina 2701 ($337 million), and iron ore 2701 ($327 million). On the outflow side, CSI 1000 2612 led with $2.816 billion in outflows, followed by CSI 500 2612 ($2.178 billion) and Shanghai Gold 300 2612 ($1.363 billion).

According to Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Makoto Kihara, on October 22, a severe PHP security vulnerability affected Japanese financial institutions, enterprises, local governments, and government agencies. The Japanese government stated no damage has been reported so far. Kihara recommended organizations install security patches and said the government would monitor the situation closely. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Finance, and other government departments

According to Guru Club, on October 22 Xu Zhongkang (Chinese robotics company) CEO Wang Xingxing stated that leading AI model companies have basically achieved model self-evolution internally, where models can autonomously write programs and collect data with minimal human guidance. However, the transition from technological breakthrough to widespread public adoption requires 5 to 10 years, he noted at the 2026 World Physics AI Conference.

According to ChainCatcher, Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang's presentation at GTC in Berlin was disrupted when Greenpeace Germany activists unfurled a banner, questioning how Nvidia chips ended up in Russian military equipment and raising concerns about AI's environmental impact. Huang allowed the protestors to finish their statements, acknowledging the importance of the issues. In August, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence discovered Nvidia Jetson Orin compute modules in Russian S-71 cru

According to RootData data via ChainCatcher, in the past 24 hours on October 22, the top three stock assets by trading volume were SPCX ($54.5 billion), SOXL ($40.9 billion), and SNDK ($34.3 billion). Across all three assets, Binance, OKX, and Bitget ranked as the top three exchanges, collectively accounting for over 99% of trading volume, with SPCX reaching 99.77% concentration.

According to China National Railway Group, as of today (October 22), China-Europe freight trains have surpassed 140,000 cumulative trips with over $560 billion in cargo value. This year, the rail operator has increased efficiency across key corridors: May recorded the highest monthly shipment volume on record; the six major border crossings averaged 51.2 trains daily, up 12.8% year-over-year; customs clearance time has been compressed to under 30 minutes; and the southern corridor has expanded s

According to SpaceX's Q3 earnings call on October 20, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla and SpaceX have established special committees of independent directors to evaluate a potential merger. Musk described the merger as a good idea, noting that combining the two companies could unlock benefits in software, chip design, robotics, and orbital data centers. However, he acknowledged that the two committees have not yet reached consensus on merger terms, and any deal requires shareholder approval, incl

Palladium futures main contract declined 4.00% during today's session, trading at 248.40 yuan per gram.

According to Barron's, SpaceX's third-quarter revenue reached $14.6 billion, up 161% year-over-year, and the company's stock surged 7.79% to $159.31 on October 21. The company projects first-quarter 2027 revenue of $33–37 billion, significantly exceeding Wall Street's estimate of $22 billion. SpaceX's rapid data center expansion is driving the stock rally. As of Q3, the company's AI computing capacity was 1.7 gigawatts; it plans to increase to 3 gigawatts by year-end, with an additional 10–20 gi

According to Binance's announcement, the exchange will adjust the minimum price units (TickSize) for multiple spot trading pairs on October 29 at 05:00 UTC, including ANIME/TRY, GUN/USDC, and POLYX/TRY. The adjustment will not impact spot trading functionality or other related services, and API users can retrieve the latest information via GET/api/v3/exchangeInfo.