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According to Odaily, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev disclosed in an essay that the platform's customer assets exceeded $350 billion in the second quarter of 2026, with Q2 revenue surpassing $1.3 billion and net profit exceeding $573 million. Tenev highlighted the company's transformation through business diversification, including high-yield accounts, retirement accounts, wealth management services, and credit cards. The CEO noted that Robinhood achieved GAAP profitability by end of 2023, generated $4

According to Bloomberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said recently in London that the company might halt chip supplies to customers developing unsafe AI software, though it would communicate with clients before taking such action. Huang emphasized that Nvidia provides general-purpose technology with limited ability to judge how customers use it. Separately, Nvidia committed to providing $250 million in computing resources to the United Kingdom over five years to support AI safety research, with appro

According to CNBC, President Donald Trump denied on Friday that either he or SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered restrictions on Starlink satellite internet services used by Ukraine's military. "I don't know if it was anybody because it wasn't me, and I don't think it was Elon," Trump said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on X that Starlink was not completely shut down but that its speed had been reduced, affecting Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian drones and conduct military ope

According to ChainCatcher and analyst IT Tech, Bitcoin held for 6 to 12 months saw inflows to exchanges drop to 4.4% over the past 30 days, down significantly from 40.4% in mid-June. These BTC were primarily purchased near or after 2025's market top. The monthly flow-to-exchange ratio has declined steadily: mid-June 40.4%, mid-July 30.9%, mid-August 9.8%, mid-September 3.7%, mid-October 4.4%. The analysis suggests high-entry buyers have largely ceased selling, reducing price pressure, though new

According to Bloomberg reporting on October 9, the U.S. Justice Department is reviewing whether Binance violated its 2023 settlement agreement while investigating allegations that the exchange breached U.S. sanctions regulations on Iran. Justice Department criminal division chief Tysen Duva confirmed the investigation is ongoing, though declined to disclose details or confirm any violations. The Manhattan federal prosecutors' office last month sought to confiscate $61 million from Binance, alleg

According to 404 Media, Telegram provided user data including phone numbers, user IDs, and IP addresses to U.S. authorities following a court order, according to newly filed court records. The disclosure was reported in collaboration with independent media outlet Court Watch. The court documents include a letter written by Telegram detailing the specific user information provided.

According to Intersect's October 9 weekly report, Cardano's 2026 treasury smart contract has managed 201.67 million ADA, 26.1 million USDCx, and 4.8 million USDM to date, decoupling part of development budgets from ADA price volatility. Two budget allocations were previously converted to Moneta Digital's USDM stablecoin: the governance and technical stewardship budget of 4.505955 million USDM, vesting until July 29, 2027, and Se7en Labs' Daedalus wallet project budget of 0.31625388 million USDM,

According to Odaily, AI model Claude solved a longstanding cryptography puzzle in under 30 minutes on October 17, tracing the National Security Agency's (NSA) elliptic curve parameters—adopted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2000—back to a random number generator used in 1997–1998. Claude discovered that five NIST elliptic curve seeds correlate with the lrand48 function from legacy C libraries, finding a match for the widely used P-256 curve seed at the 1,842

According to Jin10, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that he had disagreed with former President Trump on matters related to war with Iran. Speaking on an aired program, Vance stated: "Even if you disagree with him on one issue, you can maintain that disagreement. I do think I had such disagreement with him." Vance noted that commentator Tucker Carlson, who has publicly criticized the conflict, shared similar concerns and expressed strong frustration on the matter.

According to BlockBeats, central banks purchased 288.9 tons of gold in the second quarter of 2026, marking a record high for the same period and representing a 62% year-over-year increase, according to World Gold Council data. Gold prices have retreated approximately 27% from January's all-time high of $5,608 per ounce to around $4,112, while silver has declined over 50% from $121.62 to roughly $56 per ounce. Meanwhile, the Silver Institute projects a global silver supply deficit of 46.3 million

According to Yonhapinfomax, Samsung Asset Management this week launched a new active exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 index, positioning itself as a Korean alternative to the popular SCHD product. The new KODEX US Dividend Dow Jones Active ETF fills a market gap created when TimePortfolio Asset Management's competing TIME US Dividend Dow Jones Active product was delisted on August 19 due to correlation coefficient requirements not being met. Samsung's existing

On Oct. 16, President Trump issued an executive order waiving Russia-related sanctions and tariffs authorized under the recently enacted Graham Act, signed into law on Sept. 18. The waiver comes roughly a week after an administration diesel deal with Russia. The Graham Act allows the president to waive sanctions if he certifies the action serves U.S. national interest. Trump's order establishes a framework with potential for steep tariffs: a 500% duty on Russian goods and up to 100% additional t

According to Barron's, U.S. Treasury yields plunged from 5.33% to 5.055% over the past three days as technology stocks and AI-related investments faced significant selling pressure. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index extended its losing streak to eight consecutive trading days, marking its longest decline since 2008 and deepening its bear market status. The "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks fell 2.1% over the past two days, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.4% this week. Market participants i

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office, a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile on Friday in waters northeast of Jubail, Saudi Arabia. All crew members were safe and have been evacuated.

According to the governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, Russian airstrikes targeted the city on October 17, killing 1 person and wounding 19 others.

According to Guru Club, 17-year-old tech prodigy Chen Guangyu announced his departure from Kimi team on October 15. The Shenzhen high school student stated, 'The past year working at Kimi has been the most wonderful time of my life. I am grateful to have worked with such excellent and supportive colleagues and learned so much.' Chen first gained attention in March when he co-authored a technical paper titled 'Attention Residuals' published by Kimi, alongside key Kimi figure Su Jianlin. The paper

According to reports on October 17, India ordered state-owned fuel retailers to halt purchases of ethanol produced from sugarcane and sugar derivatives, effective from the new supply year beginning November 1. Five major state refiners—Indian Oil Corporation, Bharath Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, Numaligarh Refinery, and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals—issued a joint tender to procure approximately 11 billion liters of ethanol for the new supply year, excluding ethanol produced from suga

According to the People's Bank of China, Governor Pan Gongsheng met with central bank leaders from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria, and Georgia during October 14–16 while attending the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting. The officials exchanged views on global economic conditions and deepening bilateral financial cooperation.

QUICK's price surged 11.81% within the last 60 minutes, climbing to $0.00729 amid heightened trading activity. The 24-hour trading volume reached $704,239.89, with the asset bouncing from a low of $0.00608.

According to PANews, CZ today responded to reports of deleting old crypto-related retweets by saying he was testing an AI tool and cleaning up old posts. CZ emphasized that he did not delete any original content and urged the public not to over-interpret the matter.