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WTI crude oil futures rose over 1% intraday on October 21, with prices trading at $98.80 per barrel.

Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index rises 1.3% to 46,872.23 points at market open today.

On October 21 early trading, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D fell 0.43% to 886.0 yuan/gram, while silver T+D rose 0.98% to 13,963 yuan/kg.

According to Whale Alert, Aave transferred 133,980,000 USDC (approximately $133.95 million) to an unknown wallet on October 21. The transaction was reported by Whale Alert, which specializes in tracking large cryptocurrency movements across blockchain networks.

According to PR Newswire, post-quantum security company Project Eleven announced a partnership with Relm Insurance today. Relm will serve as a development partner for Strongpoint, Project Eleven's flagship institutional custody product. The collaboration will examine how to assess post-quantum security controls in digital asset insurance underwriting, covering key exposure, signature systems, transaction approval, migration readiness, and third-party dependencies. Strongpoint combines traditiona

According to JPMorgan Asset Management, the firm for the first time included Bitcoin in its long-term capital market expectations, projecting approximately 10% annualized return over the next decade. The forecast suggests Bitcoin could outperform stocks, bonds, and gold, though the bank assumed annual volatility of 55%, more than three times that of U.S. large-cap stocks. JPMorgan noted that improving regulatory frameworks and market liquidity may support broader institutional adoption. However,

Early trading on October 21, China's futures market showed a mixed session dominated by declines. Containership Europe benchmark slumped over 5%, while SC crude oil fell over 3% and fuel oil dropped nearly 3%. LPG and low-sulfur fuel oil both lost near 2%. Gainers included Shanghai nickel, up nearly 2%, with Shanghai tin, Shanghai silver, lithium carbonate, and ethylene glycol all rising over 1%.

According to the Strait Times, Edward Robinson, chief economist of Singapore's Monetary Authority, stated on October 20 at the Beijing Financial Street Forum that central banks could ease monetary policy once artificial intelligence delivers broad-based productivity gains. However, he noted current AI investment is driving demand, requiring policy to maintain appropriate restrictiveness. Robinson highlighted that while AI-related investments are fueling economic growth, the technology has not ye

According to PANews, Lulo announced today (October 21) that its Boost deposits will decline approximately 6.4% due to losses in Neutrl Finance, a synthetic USD protocol on Ethereum used in Boost's yield strategy. The impact is limited to Boost; Protected deposits remain unaffected. Neutrl's strategy holdings incurred losses, reducing reserve liquidity, and redemptions are now available at approximately 0.51 USD per 1 USD, allowing holders to recover roughly half of their holdings. Lulo stated th

According to Jin10 Futures, on October 21, crude oil retraced from highs but remained elevated, while fuel oil downstream buyers showed steady near-term demand. High-level trading sentiment remained cautious amid moderate market interest. Fuel oil pricing was expected to hold stable in parts with possible weakness in other segments.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korean retail investors concentrated purchases in leveraged ETFs over two trading days on October 13 and 15, amid a sharp market downturn. The KOSPI index fell 7.57% on October 15 and 5% on October 13, while retail buyers accumulated over 1 trillion won (approximately $770 million) in net purchases across three domestic leveraged ETF products, with the majority flowing into the KODEX Leverage fund. Meanwhile, domestic investors also aggressively bought U.S.-list

According to Jin10, the CNEX market sentiment index reported 43 as of 08:45 on October 21, up 1 point from 16:00 yesterday. Indices for major banks, mid-sized banks, and non-banking institutions rose 1 point each to 40, 43, and 45 respectively. The index, measured on a 0-100 scale with 50 representing balance, indicates tightening liquidity when above 50.

According to Gemini, Bitcoin closed above $80K for 33 consecutive days, marking a significant milestone that underscores sustained investor confidence in the asset.

According to ChainCatcher, robotics startup Eka Robotics announced the completion of a $150 million Series A funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $1.45 billion. The round was co-led by a16z and F-Prime. The company was founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja. Eka has developed a robotic manipulation architecture using force-sensitive grippers and a "vision-force-action" model. The company claims its robots can grasp approximate

According to Jin10 Futures research report, Qatar and Pakistan mediators proposed a new framework for U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations on October 21. The proposal includes provisions for Iran to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of its nuclear facilities and the U.S. to grant Iran access to partial interest income from frozen assets. Market rumors on October 20 suggested both sides had accepted the proposal, but reports were subsequently debunked by media outlets. Oil prices sho

According to ZDNet Korea on October 20, AI chip company Groq plans to introduce 3D-stacked DRAM (3DS) in its next-generation chips to replace SRAM. The 3DS technology uses through-silicon vias to vertically stack DRAM dies, enabling larger capacity while reducing chip footprint and improving power efficiency compared to traditional planar designs.

According to Reuters exclusive reporting, Bytedance, Alibaba, and Tencent have ordered over 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 accelerator cards, with a total value exceeding $35 billion at the unit price of approximately $11,400 per card. Sources indicate that Chinese customers' combined orders have surpassed 6 million units, significantly exceeding Nvidia's planned production capacity. Nvidia has informed partners that actual deliveries may only fulfill 5% to 10% of ordered quantities, with global

The Blockchain Association submitted comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, according to its post on X. The association recommended raising the startup exemption cap to $10 million, with airdrops and network rewards excluded from the limit. It also proposed increasing the fundraising exemption cap to $150 million and allowing on-chain transparency to substitute for audited financial statements. The comments addressed SEC Chair Pau

According to Bloomberg Technology, Citrini Research, after testing Anthropic's Claude Science, backed life sciences companies including Charles River Laboratories International Inc. and Revvity Inc., citing AI-driven drug discovery potential. The independent investment research firm said its use of the Claude Science tool to create a new drug candidate demonstrated how AI can reduce research time and boost demand for experimental validation.

According to The Defiant, Blockaid data shows that 60 cryptocurrency attacks tracked from January to August 2026 involved approximately $1.18 billion in losses, with victims recovering only $9.8 million, representing less than 1% of total losses. The report notes that all frozen or returned funds were recovered through on-chain governance or validator actions, while stablecoin issuers' blacklist mechanisms recovered no funds across the 60 incidents.