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According to ChainCatcher, as monitored by Liquid24/7.xyz, the Hyperliquid address 0xefe4c0...194b added 311.65 BTC longs worth approximately $26.33 million on October 3. Following the increase, the address now holds 486.6 BTC longs with a total notional value of approximately $41.11 million, currently facing an unrealized loss of approximately $0.724 million.

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin consolidated between $82,500 and $85,600 this week, supported by spot ETF inflows but capped by rising U.S. Treasury yields. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields climbed to 5.3%, the highest since 2007, increasing the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.699 billion in net inflows through September, though outflows of $148.7 million occurred on September 30, while over 24,000 BTC moved off exchanges in the past five days. The

According to Apple's announcement on October 2, the company will strengthen macOS permission controls to provide users with greater transparency when AI agents request full access to their computers. The move comes as Meta's Muse AI agent faces scrutiny after tech columnist Jason Aten reported the assistant may have accessed his private messages without explicit authorization. Apple will require users to take "significantly more explicit" actions to grant applications Full Disk Access—a system f

According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet withdrew 198,290 HYPE tokens from Coinbase Prime, equivalent to approximately $17.29 million based on current pricing. The wallet currently holds all 198,290 HYPE tokens, now valued at around $17.22 million. HYPE is the native token of Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual futures trading platform.

According to Porsche's Oct. 1 announcement, the German luxury carmaker shut down its NFT project. The company launched 2,363 digital artworks out of a planned 7,500 Porsche 911 NFTs in November 2022. Existing NFTs remain with holders on the blockchain; the Discord community will transition to read-only archive and the X account will become inactive. Porsche 911 NFT prices plummeted from over $4,000 in early 2023 to around $200 currently. The collection's trading volume hit $20 million historical

According to ChainCatcher, Blast Layer 2 network announced the halt of operations today due to insufficient network revenue to cover maintenance costs. Following the announcement, South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb added BLAST to their watchlists. BLAST token plummeted over 40%, now trading at $0.0002433 with a market cap of approximately $24 million.

According to Zhitong Finance, on Friday, the Hang Seng Index ADR rose 60.65 points or 0.25% to close at 24,032.94, based on proportional calculation from Hong Kong market close. Among major blue-chip stocks, HSBC Holdings rose 0.93% to 150.889 Hong Kong dollars, while Tencent Holdings declined 1.05% to 416.773 Hong Kong dollars.

According to Zhitong Finance, on Oct 3, Hang Seng Index October futures closed at 23,831 points, down 44 points or 0.184%, trading at a 141-point discount. Open interest totaled 137,122 contracts, an increase of 11,545 contracts; net open interest stood at 51,041 contracts, up 10,988 contracts.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, USD-KRW fell to 1,343.60 won overnight on October 3 after September nonfarm payrolls increased just 29,000 versus market expectations of 90,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, and the dollar index dropped below 102. The currency declined more than 20 won from its intraday high of 1,366.20 won as investors anticipated slower rate hikes. The Group of Seven announced plans to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel reserves to stabilize fu

On October 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit temporarily suspended enforcement of Minnesota's law banning AI nudification tools, a major legal victory for xAI. The court halted execution of the law, which took effect on August 1, while xAI's constitutional challenge proceeds. The law prohibits service providers from offering tools that generate or modify realistic nude or sexualized images of identifiable individuals. Violations carry civil penalties up to $500,000 per offense.

According to analysis by Hankyung Epic AI on October 3, Samsung Electronics' average price target from 24 securities firms reached 498,125 won, representing an 80.5% increase from the October 2 closing price of 276,000 won. The median target stood at 500,000 won. SK Hynix saw similar momentum, with an average price target of 3.286 million won from 24 securities firms, up 78.5% from the October 2 close of 1.841 million won. The median target for SK Hynix was 3.3 million won.

According to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, the Securities and Exchange Commission this week proposed a framework to address regulatory gaps for investment advisers and funds that legally custody crypto assets. The proposal updates custodial rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, which were designed for traditional assets and have not been substantially revised in decades. Atkins noted that new crypto asset custody capabilities often lag asset launches by

According to Newsis, U.S. long-term Treasury yields reached their highest level in 24 years on October 2, 2026, undermining stocks' investment attractiveness relative to bonds. Analysts note that third-quarter earnings momentum and potential stabilization in long-term rates—driven by U.S.-Iran negotiations and November midterm elections—may offset the rate headwinds. In South Korea, the KOSPI closed up 0.46% at 7,003.74, while the KOSDAQ fell 0.11% to 893.29.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's government bond futures rose overnight on October 3 despite weakness in U.S. Treasuries. The 3-year bond futures closed at 102.67, up 3 ticks from the previous session's close, while the 10-year futures climbed 20 ticks to 105.05. Foreign investors and retail traders sold net 78 and 52 contracts respectively in the 3-year segment, with financial investors purchasing 130 contracts. The rise came as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with the 10-year yield up 3

According to Barron's, Nvidia approached its historic closing high today (October 2), with shares rising 1.3% to $233.95, just $1.79 below the record of $235.74 set in May. The chip maker is directly countering skeptics, including "Big Short" investor Michael Burry, over concerns regarding AI processor longevity. In a blog post, Nvidia senior product marketing manager Shruti Koparkar stated that major tech customers including Meta and Google have extended server depreciation periods to six years

According to South Korea's five major banks, companies accelerated dollar loan repayment following the rapid strengthening of the won. Dollar loan balances held by the banks dropped to $7.584 billion as of end-September from $8.69 billion at end-July, a 12.7% decline in two months. The won strengthened significantly from 1,549.4 per dollar in late June to 1,352.8 in late September, reducing the won-denominated repayment burden. For a $10 million loan, the repayment cost fell from 155 billion won

According to 9to5Mac, on October 2, Apple confirmed that a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T's network experienced connectivity failures displaying "SOS" and unable to make calls or send messages. Apple released iOS 27.0.1 and carrier settings updates earlier this week to prevent the issue, but affected devices that have already lost service cannot be recovered through these updates and require replacement. Users experiencing persistent SOS disconnections should contact Apple Suppo

According to Yonhap News Agency, Saudi Arabia conducted missile strikes on Al-Nahda military base within the presidential compound in Yemen's capital Sana on October 2 (local time), according to reports from AFP and Reuters. Loud explosions and smoke were observed across Sana following the strikes. The attack marks an escalation in the tit-for-tat campaign, as Houthi forces previously struck areas near the Saudi capital Riyadh with suicide drones and ballistic missiles at the end of September.

According to Yonhap Infomax, Samsung BioLogics' labor union announced a 3-week general strike beginning October 26, citing disputes over wage increases and personnel matters. A previous general strike in May resulted in approximately 150 billion won (roughly $112 million USD) in sales losses. The union is demanding a 9.5% wage increase plus 3 million won; management has offered 6.2%. Labor-management negotiations have been deadlocked since December 2025.

According to Epic Finance, Hyundai Motor's stock fell 8.33% over the past month, declining from near 700,000 won in May to 300,000 won levels. However, the company's 68 major suppliers showed divergent performance based on electrification exposure. Automotive electronics suppliers gained an average of 4.81% amid demand for software-defined vehicles and hybrid powertrains, with embedded software, camera modules, and EV-related components in high demand. DW Duckyang, a cabin module supplier, surge