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According to HTX, SOL broke $120 today, trading at $120.15, down 0.29% over the past 24 hours.

According to CryptoQuant data, Binance saw net outflows of 23,137 BTC in the week ending September 27, the highest weekly outflow since June 2023. Bitcoin reserves on the exchange have declined by nearly 40,000 BTC since September 20.

According to reports on October 6, Google Cloud launched a job posting for an Industry Principal Architect, Web3 position based in Hong Kong. The role requires candidates to have 10 years of systems architecture or cloud infrastructure experience, with at least 4 years of production-grade Web3 or blockchain protocol experience. Key qualifications include expertise in stablecoin payment networks, tokenized deposits, digital asset custody, and institutional-grade Web3 infrastructure. The position

According to a report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli cited by Bloomberg, Wall Street trading and investment banking profits are projected to surpass $90 billion in 2026 based on first-half performance, breaking the previous record of $65.1 billion set in 2025. Employee bonuses are also expected to reach record levels, though DiNapoli did not disclose specific figures. The projections assume no major economic disruptions.

According to data from South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service provided to the National Assembly, individual investors who traded single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix posted realized losses of 2.32 trillion won from May 27 to August 14, 2026. The products were launched on May 27, attracting retail investors amid surging interest in semiconductor stocks. However, beginning in late June, both stocks declined amid semiconductor peak-out concerns and macro

According to Jin10, on Oct 6, Becton Dickinson (BD), one of the world's largest medical device manufacturers, announced it will invest $3 billion to relocate production lines of critical medical products back to the United States, serving American patients and hospitals.

According to Evernorth's Q2 XRP Liquidity Report, XRP Ledger experienced a divergence in trading activity during Q2 2026: daily order-book traders fell 40% year-over-year to 1,111, while average daily order-book volume jumped 79% to 3.57 million XRP. Each active account traded roughly three times more XRP than a year earlier, with average order-book activity per account rising from 1,072 to 3,217 XRP. Order books accounted for 81% of XRPL decentralized exchange volume in Q2 2026, up from 54% a y

According to Philip Lane, European Central Bank Chief Economist, in an interview with Italian news agency ANSA on October 6, policy rates should be raised if inflation remains excessively high. Lane emphasized the ECB's 2% inflation target, warning that sustained inflation at 3-4% would cause significant harm to Italian workers and households. He noted that adjusting policy rates is the primary means to return inflation to 2%, and flagged rising long-term interest rates and energy prices as key

According to ChainCatcher via monitoring platform Liquid24/7.xyz, Hyperliquid address 0xb83de0...6e36 currently holds 2,165.8 BTC short contracts valued at approximately $186 million and 80,235.38 ETH short contracts valued at approximately $218 million. With BTC trading at $86,052 and ETH at $2,711.40 at the time of reporting, the combined short positions carry an unrealized loss of approximately $49.4 million.

According to ChainCatcher, WasabiCard, a global stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, launched an official TOKEN2049 Side Event titled "Stablecoins & Payments: When Money Talks" today in Singapore. The event brings together industry participants from traditional finance, blockchain, stablecoins, payments and AI sectors to discuss tokenized assets (RWA), real-world stablecoin payments and AI Agent infrastructure. Attendees include representatives from Circle, OSL, Plume, MetaComp, Safeheron

According to China Fund Journal, on October 6, more than 10 securities firms have accessed third-party AI platforms, including Kimi, WorkBuddy, Qiwen, and Volcano Engine. Notably, major brokers are adopting a multi-platform strategy rather than choosing one platform, with firms like CITIC Securities selecting platforms based on specific use cases. "Different platforms have different capability strengths, so we choose optimally by scenario," a CITIC Securities technology official said. The move r

According to a Digital Asset premium report, Bitcoin averaged a 0.65% premium on South Korea's four major exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and DigitalEx) against Binance as of October 6 at 6:30 PM KST. Ethereum showed a 0.63% premium, XRP 0.67%, and USDT 0.63%. BTC prices on the domestic exchanges averaged 116 million won, compared to 115.25 million won on Binance.

According to CNBC, Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closes on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at $31 per share in cash. The deal, valued at approximately $110 billion on an enterprise basis, concludes a year-long pursuit that faced multiple rejections, regulatory challenges, and an antitrust lawsuit settled just two weeks ago. The combined company will be renamed Skydance and will trade under the ticker symbol SKYD, bringing together two major film studios and controlling nearly one-t

According to Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman, on October 6, the East-West Pipeline's daily output capacity has resumed to 5.8 million barrels following a temporary halt in September caused by drone strikes. The pipeline connects Saudi Arabia's primary eastern oil-producing regions to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, with maximum transport capacity of approximately 7 million barrels per day.

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) fell to $101.89 per barrel today, down 3.9% in the past 24 hours.

According to Japanese media reports, on October 6, Mr. Max Holdings, a major Japanese discount retailer, disclosed that its servers were illegally accessed, exposing personal information of approximately 1.73 million members. The compromised data includes member ID numbers, names, email addresses, and phone numbers, affecting both the company's official mobile app and e-commerce website.

Vitol Group's Chief Executive Officer stated that a tender to be announced in the coming weeks will clarify how much oil will be released and where the releases will occur.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's CD 91-day rate rose 3 basis points to 3.24% on October 6. IRS rates showed mixed movement: the 1-year rate held steady at 3.6150%, while the 3-year rate fell 0.25bp and the 10-year rate increased 2.25bp. A bond dealer cited limited IRS trading volume and noted foreign buying interest in mid-term tenors.

According to the Korea Bond Dealers Association, South Korean government bond yields moved in mixed directions on October 6. The 3-year yield declined 0.4 basis points to 3.933%, while the 10-year yield rose 0.4 basis points to 4.369%. The 30-year yield increased 1.3 basis points to 4.510%. Foreign investors purchased approximately 5,400 10-year government bond futures contracts, while financial investment firms sold around 3,100 contracts, supporting the bond market's recovery from early weakne

According to ZachXBT, following the February 2025 Bybit hack, the blockchain investigator fronted 349,700 USDC to infiltrate a Chinese crime network laundering over $1 billion in stolen funds for North Korea's Lazarus Group. Posing as a client on Telegram and Discord, ZachXBT conducted multiple transactions with a vendor using the pseudonym "Jimmy Green," gathering evidence that a March 12 bridge screenshot and multiple Solana addresses matched Bybit exploit funds across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solan