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According to Filecoin's official Twitter announcement, the network recently introduced significant updates including new reward mechanics designed to attract enterprises and AI agents while reducing daily token supply growth. The revamped system incentivizes customer acquisition and retention, with the end of the vesting period set to stabilize token supply dynamics and potentially drive increased network activity.

According to Barclays strategist Emmanuel Cau this week, chip stocks experienced significant declines, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) falling 8% and South Korea's KOSPI dropping 14%. However, Cau attributes the selloff primarily to investor portfolio rebalancing rather than fundamental deterioration. He noted that the semiconductor industry's underlying strength remains intact, with companies like ASML and TSMC recently providing robust demand outlooks. Cau added that AI trading

According to ChainCatcher, decentralized perpetual contract exchange Deepsigma launched a real-time simulated trading platform covering 77 traditional financial markets, including U.S. stocks, indices, commodities, and Treasury yields. The platform is built on the Cypherium blockchain and developed by a team of alumni from Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities, Google, and Uber. It supports both long and short positions without tokenizing, custodying, or physically settling underlying assets. Curren

According to South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and DigitalAsset, as of October 17 at 8 a.m., selected cryptocurrencies posted significant moves over the prior 23 hours. BASED surged 26.33% to 75.75 won on Bithumb, while BR gained 19.67% to 578 won on the same exchange. Among decliners, GXA collapsed 84.46% to 0.3132 won on Coinone, and XPASS dropped 79.39% to 0.97 won, also on Coinone.

According to TheStreet, on October 11, Michael Burry shifted his short positions to index puts on Nasdaq-100 and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH-US), replacing most of his previous options holdings. The Nasdaq-100 put contracts expire in April 2027 with strike prices approximately 20% below current levels, while SMH puts expire in June 2027 at similar discount levels. Burry expects a significant market peak within the next 9 months. Burry's new strategy targets concerns over AI spending commitment

According to Bitcoin Magazine, El Salvador purchased 1 bitcoin today, bringing its strategic bitcoin reserves to 7,807 coins. The Central American nation adopted bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021 and has been accumulating reserves at the government level.

According to Solana's official Twitter account, the network achieved 1,400 transactions per second (TPS) today, demonstrating improved performance metrics. The blockchain is also working toward 150 milliseconds finality, aiming to enhance transaction speed and user experience on the platform.

According to consensus forecasts from major Korean brokerages, LG U+ is expected to report third-quarter operating profit of 307.8 billion won, up 90% year-over-year, with revenues projected at 3.99 trillion won. The surge is attributed to higher utilization rates at its AI data center operations, which analysts estimate will contribute 30% of the operating profit growth, alongside cost savings from last year's voluntary retirement program. LG U+ plans to expand its AI data center capacity to 40

According to Bloomberg compiled data, the CDX High Yield Index fell 0.4 points to 105.84 on the previous trading day. Option-adjusted spreads widened 7.4 basis points to 362.9 basis points. The technology sector posted the largest spread widening at plus 13.8 basis points, followed by communications at plus 11.8 basis points. Senior financial debt and subordinated financial debt were among the best performers, declining 5.8 basis points and rising 4.0 basis points respectively.

According to Arbitrum, the platform surpassed 7,400 RWAs this week while generating over $200K in fees from a new revenue stream. The network also launched the Stablecoin Growth Program to incentivize teams to prioritize $USDG on the platform, with $USDG liquidity now live on Uniswap on Arbitrum One. The platform processed over 13 million transactions using priority fees during the period, reinforcing the ecosystem's capacity and engagement growth.

According to Bloomberg data, the CDX investment-grade index spreads widened 1.8 basis points to 62.3 basis points yesterday. Among sectors, healthcare and materials outperformed with spreads tightening 1.3 basis points, while technology and senior financials underperformed, with spreads widening 3.0 basis points and 2.1 basis points respectively. Cash spreads also widened 1.8 basis points to 120.0 basis points, according to ICE Data Services.

According to Bank of Korea, if Republicans win both chambers in the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, long-term interest rates, stock prices, and the dollar would all strengthen, supported by expanded fiscal deficits and pro-business policies. Conversely, a Democratic sweep across both chambers would trigger weakness in those markets due to AI regulation concerns and policy uncertainty. The elections will decide 35 of 100 Senate seats and all 435 House seats. Currently, Republicans control b

According to Morgan Stanley, in 2027, hyperscalers and neocloud data centers will add 32 gigawatts of computing power, representing a 48% year-over-year increase. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta will account for approximately 85% of new capacity additions. In 2028, an additional 39 gigawatts are projected to come online, a 21% increase.

According to court documents unsealed on October 16, Microsoft ordered employees to keep its web scraping project for OpenAI classified. Under Project Mango, OpenAI paid Microsoft to develop and operate a web crawler that copied web content used to train models including GPT-4o, according to publishers cited in a partially unsealed motion.

According to Guru Club, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang expressed optimism on October 17 regarding the recent AI stock selloff, stating that benefits from the technology will soon resolve investor concerns. Speaking at an event in Berlin, Huang said artificial intelligence will drive transformation across every industry and country, and the current market turbulence represents just the beginning of this process.

According to Guru Club, OpenAI has hired Graham Seamans from SpaceX as sales lead for its cybersecurity business on October 17. This marks the latest talent acquisition by OpenAI from Elon Musk's ventures as the company accelerates commercialization efforts, expanding enterprise customer sales and exploring new revenue streams including advertising.

According to Al Masirah TV, Yemen's Houthi movement launched a missile attack on Saudi-linked targets in Aden, the country's interim capital, on October 16. The attack targeted the Badr military base near Aden International Airport, specifically striking what Houthi military officials described as a Saudi command center and weapons storage facility.

According to a 90-minute video released by podcaster Lex Fridman on October 13, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued that US export controls on advanced computing should be "extremely selective" rather than broadly restrictive. He warned that sweeping restrictions could backfire, incentivizing rival nations to develop their own domestic chip capabilities. Huang outlined what he calls a technology and economic "flywheel": global sales fund innovation that keeps American technology ahead, driving

US stocks closed significantly lower on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite declining 2.15% and the S&P 500 falling 1.10% to 7,659.44, as investors reassessed AI infrastructure spending amid rising financing costs. Nvidia-backed CoreWeave faced particular pressure after its corporate bonds' yields surged above 15%, reflecting growing concerns about the debt burden of AI data center providers. Other cloud infrastructure companies, including Nebius and IREN, also declined sharply. Rising oil prices,

According to Crypto Briefing, Strategy Inc. (ticker MSTR), Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury company, overtook JPMorgan in trading volume during August 2026, climbing to the 19th most-traded stock in the US. On peak days that month, MSTR's daily trading volume reached nearly $3.9 billion, with shares traded ranging from 15 to 49 million daily. The company's 30-day historical volatility hit around 64%, reflecting sharp price swings tied to Bitcoin's movements, while Strategy holds over 845,000 BT