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According to ChainCatcher, Coinbase launched short-term price contracts on Tuesday, offering 15-minute and hourly options across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and eight other tokens. The contracts are listed by prediction market platform Kalshi, which previously operated similar 15-minute markets on its own exchange.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on October 6 that he has arranged a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta maintained its estimate for Q3 2026 GDP growth at 3.7% on an annualized basis on October 6, after a significant downward revision from 5.0% at the end of September. The latest update reflected slight upward adjustments to real personal consumption expenditures, which increased from 3.3% to 3.4%, and real private investment growth, rising from 21.4% to 21.5%. Net exports' drag on growth widened slightly, falling from -2.

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) disclosure on Oct 6, Jangkeum Shipping held 866,413 shares (5.58%) of Hanjin, becoming the company's third-largest shareholder. The shipping company acquired approximately 102,558 shares worth 153 billion won during a five-day purchasing period ending Oct 2, bringing its holding above the 5% threshold. Jangkeum disclosed its holding purpose as simple investment without management influence. Hanjin Kal (Hanjin Group's holding company)

According to consensus estimates compiled by FnGuide on October 6, Samsung Electronics is expected to post Q3 operating profit around 106.9 trillion KRW when it announces interim results on October 8, marking the first time the company breaks the 100 trillion KRW quarterly threshold. The estimate was revised downward from 113.9 trillion KRW in August due to won strength. Recent consensus ranges from 99.8 trillion to 115.0 trillion KRW over three months. Analysts highlight that HBM4 memory sales

According to Glide Research, on September 6, 185 out of 197 target-date funds (TDFs) in South Korea posted losses in September, with average declines of approximately 1% across all retirement year vintages. TDF2035 saw the largest loss at 1.10%, while TDF2060 experienced the smallest at 0.80%.

On Tuesday, Oct 6, S&P 500 stock index futures rose 0.68% at the New York close, while Dow Jones futures advanced 0.56% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.56%. Russell 2000 futures declined 0.54%.

According to official announcement, Aave is now supported in Circle Mint's Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing product. Eligible Circle Mint customers can use cirBTC as collateral to borrow USDC directly from Aave on either Arc or Ethereum.

According to its holding company accounts, Trading 212 group revenue grew 70% to £345.8 million in 2025, while pre-tax profit more than doubled to £127.7 million as client activity and asset growth outpaced cost expansion. Profit after tax surged 114% to £93.9 million from £43.8 million. Administrative expenses rose 53% to £233.1 million, slower than the 70% revenue increase, lifting pre-tax margin to approximately 36.9% from 29.2% a year earlier. The UK remained the group's largest market, gene

According to Cointelegraph, the Zcash ETF backed by Winklevoss has submitted a registration application with the SEC for listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol WINK. The fund will be custodied by Gemini Trust and carries no leverage risk.

According to Jin10 Data, Cardón refinery in northwestern Venezuela caught fire on October 6, with visible flames and smoke visible at the site. Workers were evacuated and the facility suspended operations.

According to Yonhap News, President Donald Trump on October 6 credited his tariff policy with bringing major foreign investment to the United States, citing South Korea's $150 billion commitment to American shipbuilding during a speech at Sparrows Point shipyard in Maryland. Trump stated that South Korean steelmaker Hanwha is investing billions to revitalize a historic Philadelphia shipyard. "They wanted to lower their tariffs. I said they have to pay for that," Trump said, linking the investmen

According to the American Petroleum Institute (API), U.S. refinery crude oil inventories increased by 461,000 barrels for the week ending October 2, significantly outperforming market expectations of a 2.341 million barrel decline. The prior week recorded a 286,000 barrel decline.

On Tuesday (Oct 6) at the New York close, spot gold declined 0.58% to $4,163.20 per ounce. Spot silver rose 0.44% to $61.3410 per ounce. COMEX copper futures gained 0.24% to $6.6570 per pound.

According to Houthi military sources and observations by China Media Group correspondents, Saudi Arabia conducted airstrikes on multiple Yemeni provinces overnight on October 6. The targeted areas included Sanaa, Amran, Jawf, and Saada. Explosions and fighter jets were reported in the capital.

According to DefiLlama, RWA perpetual contracts' open interest surged to an all-time high of $5.68 billion today, up from nearly zero a year ago. The surge reflects growing trader engagement with tokenized real-world assets in the blockchain ecosystem.

According to API data, U.S. crude oil inventories decreased by 2.1 million barrels last week, compared to an increase of 1.019 million barrels in the prior week. Gasoline inventories fell 1.4 million barrels, while distillate fuel oil inventories rose 461,000 barrels.

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, Iran has not loaded a single barrel of crude oil onto any vessels since August 25.

The Blockchain Association recently issued a statement regarding the ICBA lawsuit against the OCC, with EVP of Legal and Government Relations Ashok Pinto addressing the legal challenge. The statement emphasizes the need for regulatory clarity in cryptocurrency policy and highlights ongoing tensions in the industry's regulatory landscape.

According to CNBC, on October 6, the S&P 500 rose 0.60% to close at 7,820.85, reaching an intraday record of 7,844.90. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.45% to 27,599.79, with an intraday peak of 27,722.75. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.49% to 51,521.22. Semiconductor stocks led the rally, with Marvell Technology up 6% and AMD gaining 6%. Broadcom rose 4%. The market's strength was driven by optimism about artificial intelligence growth prospects. U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell 4 bas