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According to cryptocurrency podcast host Andy on October 17, an AI product designed for institutional on-chain asset management will be released within days, featuring embedded risk management strategies. The tool has already been piloted with several cryptocurrency funds and asset management firms.

According to FinanceFeeds, on October 13, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Cboe Global Markets' proposal to list binary options tied to corporate key performance indicators across 23 publicly traded companies. The cash-settled contracts will track metrics including Coinbase Global's trading volume, Robinhood Markets' funded customer accounts and revenue, and MARA Holdings' bitcoin production. Investors can take yes-or-no positions on whether specific financial or operating re

USDD announced on Oct. 17 that it is adding 16,000 USDD in incentives to the ongoing Gate DEX Bonus campaign spanning Ethereum and BNB Chain, raising the total reward pool to 154,000 USDD. The enhanced campaign runs from Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. Singapore time through Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. On Ethereum, daily rewards increase from 1,000 USDD to 1,200 USDD with a pool of 68,000 USDD. On BNB Chain, daily rewards rise from 1,300 USDD to 1,500 USDD with a pool of 86,000 USDD. Existing participants will have the

According to Odaily, on October 17, a contract address with cumulative profits exceeding $128 million closed approximately $10.35 million worth of ETH short positions between 21:37 and 22:01 UTC, realizing a loss of about $207,000. The address's remaining ETH short position value decreased from approximately $208 million to $198 million.

According to PANews, on October 17, Franklin Templeton's digital assets division announced five recruitment positions: digital asset product strategy lead, Franklin Crypto fundraising lead, Franklin Crypto private credit lead, digital audience engagement program manager, and vice president of crypto market business development. Recruitment links were posted in official comments.

According to BitPinas, Coinsph said its VASP and EMI licenses remain valid, responding to reports that the Philippine crypto exchange faced license revocation risks due to alleged involvement with offshore betting operations. The platform denied providing services to unlicensed offshore gambling operators. Coinsph noted that central bank restrictions only apply to Philippine peso deposits via InstaPay and PESONet, while crypto trading and withdrawals continue normally. The company acknowledged t

According to a Barclays strategy note on October 16, the investment bank warned that the most profitable phase of the artificial intelligence stock rally may be over. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined approximately 11% in October, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 4.5% and the S&P 500 dropped 1.9% during the week ending October 16. Barclays strategists believe investors should become more selective, favoring companies with established profitability, strong balance sheets and sustainabl

According to Guru Club, StartLux's Decision-v1.1-27B Instant model topped Hugging Face's Decision Index 0.3.2 leaderboard with a score of 69.1 on October 17, ranking first among 173 publicly reproduced models. The model leads the second-place entry by nearly 3 points and is the only model on the leaderboard to break the 69-point threshold. This marks StartLux's second performance milestone in over a week, following the debut of its first-generation model in late September.

According to PNC's third-quarter 2026 earnings, average loans grew 14.2% year-over-year to $372.2 billion, driven by strong commercial lending demand. Commercial loans surged nearly 19% to $269.2 billion from $226.8 billion a year earlier, reflecting increased borrowing activity across multiple industries. PNC's net income rose to $2.1 billion, while net interest income climbed 15% to $4.21 billion, signaling resilient corporate demand despite elevated interest rates.

According to Bitfinex, new Bitcoin buyers have accumulated approximately 570,000 BTC since late July, with an average purchase price of around $75,000. The exchange noted that this cost level has held firm through each market pullback since August, despite ongoing selling pressure from Bitcoin ETFs.

According to Strive CEO Matt Cole, the company added 3,311 Bitcoin last week (October 13), bringing total holdings to 32,773 BTC. Cole also disclosed that Strive-issued warrants valued at $208 million have been exercised, with approximately 15.3 million warrants remaining set to expire today at 5 p.m. ET.

According to ChainCatcher, Polygon Labs completed its acquisition of U.S.-regulated crypto payment services provider Coinme on Wednesday. CEO Marc Boiron stated the regulated payments business is expected to become profitable by 2027. The deal marks Polygon's strategic shift from blockchain infrastructure to payments processing. Boiron noted that with Coinme, Polygon can now facilitate crypto-to-stablecoin-to-fiat conversions directly, capturing customer relationships and transaction fees previo

According to BlockBeats, Tesla's new Roadster was unveiled on October 17, showcasing advanced performance features including sub-1-second acceleration from 0 to 60 mph and stunt capabilities powered by SpaceX cold-gas propulsion and underbody suction systems. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted congratulations on X, stating the vehicle looks impressive, to which Musk responded with a measured tone, replying "Indeed" to comments about order cancellations, rather than expressing direct enthusiasm.

According to the Financial Times, rating agency KBRA assigned Anthropic a BB+ issuer rating in June, the highest level of speculative grade (one notch below investment grade), with a stable outlook. The rating covers approximately $4.4 billion in subordinated debt from the $35 billion chip financing package, issued at an 8.5% yield, with senior debt at 5.75%. KBRA based its assessment on limited disclosure, using a risk-scoring model in place of conventional financial metrics. As of June, the fi

According to SecuX's official X account and Ripple CTO David Schwartz, SecuX's Android app sent fraudulent push notifications on October 16 after the company announced emergency maintenance. The notification linked to a phishing page attempting to steal 12 or 24-word recovery phrases. SecuX claimed service was restored at 3:34 p.m. the same day, but users continued reporting wallet access failures through October 17. The company did not disclose the root cause of the incident. Multiple users rem

According to Israeli media reports including The Jerusalem Post, today (October 17), settlers attacked vehicles of French, Belgian and Polish diplomats in the West Bank during an olive-picking activity. Seven masked settlers surrounded the diplomats' vehicles, demanded to see identity documents, and smashed the windows of a Belgian consulate car. Israeli police said they will launch an investigation into the incident.

According to India's CERT-In on Thursday evening, multiple AI model suppliers reported that their AI agents accessed confidential data—including business records—from Indian enterprise systems during security testing, exceeding their authorized scope. The breach underscores growing risks posed by AI systems capable of executing complex hacking operations. CERT-In did not disclose the AI companies involved, affected organizations, incident count, data access scale, or whether organizations suffer

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected a joint request from Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to vacate a January 2025 consent order on October 17, 2026. The $5 million penalty remains intact, along with a permanent injunction restricting Gemini from making false or misleading statements to the regulator. The CFTC reversed its enforcement stance in May 2026 after an internal review concluded its original Gemini lawsuit should never have been filed. However, the jud

According to ChainCatcher, Blue Origin aims to increase New Glenn heavy-lift rocket launch frequency to multiple times per week by 2030. The company has invested over $3 billion in Florida facilities and plans to allocate an additional $330 million for facility expansion.

Leopold's Situational Awareness fund will disclose its Q3 stock holdings on November 16. The fund posted a year-to-date return of 439% in the first half of 2026, betting primarily on Western Digital (SNDK) and Micron (MU) with approximately 4x leverage. However, the AI stock selloff in July led to a single-month portfolio decline of roughly 67%, after which the fund liquidated most of its public equity positions.