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Bybit launched Concrete (CT) perpetual futures contracts today (October 1), supporting up to 20x leverage for traders.

According to Time magazine, Trump stated on October 1 that intensified bombing campaigns against Iran may be possible after the midterm elections, even as certain types of ammunition supplies have declined slightly.

According to Stocktwits, Nike shares fell to a 12-year low of $35.16, DraftKings dropped to a three-year low of $18.95, and Mattel slid to nearly a six-year low of $12.44 on Wednesday. Nike declined more than 1% ahead of its fiscal first-quarter earnings Thursday, as investors awaited evidence of sales revival. DraftKings fell 3% amid regulatory headwinds in Brazil and competition from prediction markets like Kalshi, which captured 76% of NFL prediction-market trading versus DraftKings' 3%. Matt

Ahead of Thursday's first-quarter earnings release, Nike Inc. stock edged 0.3% higher overnight, with retail traders on Stocktwits maintaining bullish sentiment. Jefferies expects Nike to report Q1 revenue of approximately $11.5 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.48 per share, both above consensus estimates of $11.3 billion and $0.44 per share, according to Fiscal.ai data. The stock has declined 77% from its November 2021 peak, while short interest stands at 87 million shares. Under CEO Elliott

According to Bitget, U.S. crude rose to $90.97 per barrel and Brent crude to $99.75 per barrel on October 1, each gaining approximately $0.8 in intraday trading. The moves followed remarks by former President Donald Trump suggesting potential intensification of pressure on Iran.

According to Finance Feeds, on September 24, The Clearing House (TCH)—a U.S. bank-owned payments utility backed by JPMorgan, Citi, and other major institutions—selected Quant as the technology provider for its U.S. On-Chain Money Initiative. The network will clear and settle tokenized commercial bank deposits across systems processing over $2 trillion daily, with institutional access slated for the first half of 2027. Concurrently, seven major UK banks including Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking

According to Micron's fiscal Q4 2026 earnings released Wednesday (September 30), the company posted record NAND flash revenue of $14.1 billion with sequential growth slowing to 42% from 99% in the prior quarter. NAND prices increased approximately 30% compared to a mid-80s percentage jump in Q3, signaling the first clear deceleration in a pricing cycle that had previously fueled a 22% SanDisk stock surge. CFO Mark Murphy noted Micron expects higher gross margins through fiscal 2027 with a more m

According to RBC Capital and BNP Paribas Exane, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) closed at $354.81 on September 30, 2026, up $1.97 or 0.56% from the prior session. RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating with a $480 price target on September 25, implying 35.28% upside from the close. BNP Paribas Exane cut its Underperform target to $268 on September 24, implying 24.47% downside. The broad range reflects uncertainty ahead of Tesla's third-quarter production and delivery release on October 2, with analyst consens

According to data compiled by RootData, cryptocurrency sector funding reached approximately $1.269 billion in September 2026, up 71.1% month-over-month. The number of funded projects was 61, down 1.6% from the previous month.

According to ChainCatcher, MEXC exchange added 1,000 BTC to its user protection fund Guardian Fund on September 30, marking the second major BTC allocation this year. The fund now holds $100 million USDT and 2,000 BTC. MEXC said this addition is part of its May commitment to expand the Guardian Fund from $100 million to $500 million over two years, with the wallet address publicly disclosed for user verification.

According to Korea Exchange data released Oct 1, Deobon Korea's stock fell 40% since the start of 2026, with the food franchise chain reporting its first annual decline in store count and a sharp revenue contraction. The company's total outlets dropped by 9 stores to 3,057 locations in 2025, with closure numbers surging 45.4% year-over-year to 256. Revenue declined 12% to 362 billion won in 2025 from 361.2 billion won in 2024, while the company swung to a 23.7 billion won operating loss from a 2

According to a Dune report published as of August 31, 2026, tokenized real-world assets reached $34.5 billion in value, up more than 140% from a year earlier. In tokenized equities specifically, single stocks accounted for 81% of spot supply while exchange-traded funds made up 19%. Separately, Binance Research data cited by co-CEO Richard Teng put the tokenized equity market at $4.43 billion as of September 15, representing 0.0029% of the $151.9 trillion global listed-equity market. On September

According to Shinyang Securities, the firm upgraded LG Household & Health Care's investment rating from neutral to buy on October 1 and raised its target price from 250,000 won to 320,000 won, a 28% increase. Analyst Lee Gyo-seok cited North American growth from the DoctorG haircare brand and recovery in the domestic duty-free channel as key drivers for the upgrade, adjusting 2027 earnings estimates upward. DoctorG products launched in 424 Sephora offline stores across North America in August. T

According to Ukraine's nuclear safety regulator, a nuclear research facility in Kyiv was attacked by Russian drones on October 1, resulting in a fire but no casualties and no damage to the reactor. Russia has not yet responded to the incident.

According to an official announcement, Ideal Automotive delivered 31,817 new vehicles in September 2026, bringing its cumulative deliveries to 1,833,651 units as of September 30. The newly launched Ideal L6 exceeded 10,000 deliveries in the month, while new models Ideal MEGA Home and Ideal i9 Home were released, expanding the company's pure electric product portfolio. Additionally, Maher VLA 2.0 OTA upgrades have been pushed to nearly one million vehicles equipped with Orin-X and Thor chips.

According to @SolanaFloor, Solana led daily tokenized equities trading volume for the second consecutive day in May and June 2026, capturing 97% of cumulative on-chain spot volume in May and 95% of global tokenized stock trading volume in June. The network hosts over 200,000 tokenized stockholders with total tokenized equity assets exceeding $1.6 billion. Solana's sub-second finality and low transaction fees enable rapid and affordable trading, supported by deep on-chain liquidity from decentral

According to Tom's Hardware, The Call Center Doctors rented four Nvidia H200s on Sept. 27 to test DeepSeek V4.1 Flash against its existing Claude setup. The rental cost reached $440.88 per day ($13,200 monthly at standard rates), more than double the firm's September Claude subscription bill of $5,500. Using DeepSeek's API directly would have cost between $3,500 and $7,000 for the same 27-day period. The consultancy's test found that while DeepSeek's model performed adequately for single-task ex

According to VALA's announcement, the company delivered a cumulative 420 vehicles to customers during the third quarter of 2026, including 90 units of its newly launched vala kcar model and 330 units of other vala vehicle types. The vala kcar, jointly designed and developed with Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industrial Co., began customer deliveries in late September 2026, targeting urban short-distance travel and family activities with its compact design and flexible interior space.

According to Citi's chief economist at Citi Korea Bank Kim Jin-wook on October 1, the bank has downgraded its long-term dollar-won exchange rate forecast from 1,400 won to 1,250 won. The adjustment reflects expectations that South Korea's structural current account surplus will drive sustained won appreciation over 2026–2028. Kim estimated that foreign exchange authorities may have previously purchased dollars in the spot market when the rate fell near or below 1,250 won. Separately, South Korea

According to Newsis, Taiwan's Taiex index closed at 48,353.49 points on Oct 1, up 413.36 points or 0.86%, marking its highest close in one week. The gain was driven by strong semiconductor demand following positive earnings from U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology and a surge in South Korea's September semiconductor exports, which tripled from the prior month. Semiconductor-related stocks led the advance, with TSMC gaining 1.21%, UMC rising 4.53%, and other chip-linked names posting strong gains. D