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According to HTX data, Solana (SOL) dropped below the $105 level, trading at $104.99 with a 24-hour gain of 1.38%.

Spot gold rallied over $10 to $4,183.3 per ounce on intraday trading, while spot silver gained nearly $0.3 and surged over 1% during the trading session.

According to The Block, Michael Saylor outlined his vision for a 'perfect' digital currency at a ParaFi investor day—a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar offering 6% to 8% yield. Saylor said this represents the next evolution in digital capital and digital credit products.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, industrial natural gas output reached 21 billion cubic meters in September, down 1.0% year-over-year, with daily average output at 700 million cubic meters. For the first nine months of 2026, cumulative industrial natural gas production totaled 196.7 billion cubic meters, up 0.9% compared to the same period last year.

Last week saw retail investor attention divide between surging demand for Apple's foldable iPhone and setbacks in commercial space launches. Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo, which opened for preorders on October 16, generated such strong initial demand that delivery estimates extended into January 2027, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Analysts suggested the high demand could push fiscal 2027 sales beyond earlier estimates of 14 million units and $28 billion in revenue. Apple stock rose 2% over th

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum is currently trading at $2,423.48, with Coinbase spot market showing the thickest order book: buy orders of $12.18 million versus sell orders of $9.24 million, resulting in a $2.94 million buy-side surplus. Binance spot also shows buy orders exceeding sell orders, though at a smaller scale than Coinbase.

At Bali Tech Week on October 19, GoTo released a 27-billion-parameter open-source large language model trained for Bahasa Indonesia and regional languages, freely available for use and adaptation. The model can run on institutions' own servers. GoTo's release builds on earlier work that began in 2024 when it launched Sahabat-AI with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison as part of a digital sovereignty initiative.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's GDP grew 4.6% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2026, with first-three-quarter GDP reaching 1,071,071 billion yuan. Q3 GDP growth accelerated to 4.5%, exceeding expectations of 4.40% and the prior quarter's 4.30%.

China's urban survey unemployment rate declined to 5.2% in September, down 0.1 percentage point from 5.3% in August.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's industrial production in September showed divergent trends across key sectors. Raw coal output registered a narrowing decline, while crude oil production accelerated growth. Natural gas production remained stable, though electricity generation declined slightly during the period.

According to American Express, the company launched its Intent Intelligence framework on October 19, introducing a method for AI agents to capture and authenticate customer purchase intent before transaction completion. The framework is provided through the Amex Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE) developer toolkit. The Create Intent API captures customer purchase instructions and constraints such as merchant and budget limits, followed by identity authentication and authorization. The system gen

According to Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, on October 18, reducing the Federal Reserve's FOMC annual meetings from 8 to 6 times could significantly improve the timeliness of economic data available for policy decisions. Luzzetti noted that extending the meeting interval from six weeks to eight weeks would enhance data timeliness by approximately 30%, allowing policymakers more time for thorough rate deliberations. Currently, FOMC meetings are scheduled at roughly six-w

China's large-scale industrial output grew 5.3% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2026, unchanged from the previous period.

China's real estate development investment declined 20.6% year-over-year in January-September 2026, worsening from a 19.9% drop in the previous period, according to official statistics.

According to Jin10, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) stock hit an all-time intraday high of 8.55 yuan on October 19, up 0.83%. The bank's total market capitalization reached 2.86 trillion yuan.

According to Mark Karpelès, the former CEO of Mt. Gox, the cryptocurrency security company Ledger's public statements about its hardware wallet security capabilities contradict its official technical documentation. Karpelès stated on X that Ledger's customer support claimed the secure element chip can detect physical tampering and intercept signals from unauthorized hardware implants, yet Ledger's official documentation explicitly states that authentic verification cannot identify unauthorized p

According to Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense Authority, a projectile fired by Houthi forces fell into a residential area in Najran, southwestern Saudi Arabia, on October 18, injuring six Saudi citizens. The incident also damaged three residential buildings and three vehicles, the authority said.

According to Guru Club, as of October 19, traders are increasingly cautious about copper's bull run, fearing a sharp price collapse if U.S. tariff policies fail to materialize. Since Donald Trump's return to office, market expectations of tariffs on copper sparked a global inventory restructuring and drove prices higher, with London Copper hitting near $15,000 per ton last month. However, with Trump's second term nearing its midpoint and amid U.S. mid-term elections, investors worry tariff imple

According to Mark Gurman, Apple will release only the standard M6 chip and skip M6 Pro, Max, and Ultra variants, redirecting resources to AI-optimized M7 series. The upcoming OLED MacBook Pro will retain current M5 Pro and Max chips while getting screen and design upgrades. Entry-level M7 MacBook Pro is expected in 2027, with high-end OLED models receiving M7 Pro and Max in late 2027, while M7 Ultra is scheduled for the first half of 2028. This marks a rare generational gap in Apple's pro-tier l

According to Guru Club, Wang Teng announced on October 19 that Rui Sleep will host its inaugural AI sleep technology ecosystem product launch event on October 29 at 19:00. Wang Teng, former head of Xiaomi's China market department and REDMI brand, founded Rui Sleep earlier this year to develop sleep health-related products.