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According to BlockBeats, on October 7, a newly created address withdrew 1 million USD from Kraken and rapidly purchased 25 Pudgy Penguins NFTs on the market. The wallet retains approximately 766,000 USD worth of ETH. Pudgy Penguins NFT floor price stands at 3.3 ETH, up 6.8% in 24 hours. Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz announced that parent company Igloo Inc. is winding down Abstract and redirecting all efforts toward Pudgy Penguins, Pudgy NFTs, and PENGU development.

According to BlockBeats, Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan announced today (October 7) at TOKEN2049 Singapore that options will be the platform's next major product component. Traders will be able to hedge spot and perpetual futures positions using options on the same unified order book.

According to KT, the company unveiled its 'Modu's AI' service at the AI Festa 2026 held in Seoul on October 7. The platform integrates with real estate platform JikBang to provide AI-powered property recommendations and comparisons based on location, budget, and housing type. Users can receive property listings with comparative analysis of individual apartments and current market prices. KT plans to begin a closed beta test this month, with the official launch scheduled for December. The full se

According to The Defiant citing Beaconcha.in data, Ethereum's active validators declined 2.5% over the past 7 days to approximately 863,000 on October 7, while staked ETH rose 0.08% to 43.74 million. The validator decrease is attributed to Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, which raised the maximum effective balance per validator from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH, enabling operators to consolidate multiple validators without exiting their stake.

According to Newsis, on October 7, Naver announced that the comprehensive stock exchange schedule between Dunamu and Naver Financial has been extended by approximately three months. The shareholder meeting date has been moved from November 19 to February 26, 2027, while the stock exchange and transfer date has been postponed from December 31 to March 31, 2027.

According to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree, the group launched ballistic missiles and unmanned drones targeting multiple Saudi airports and military facilities on October 7. Saree stated that unmanned drones struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with precision, disrupting air traffic operations.

Strategy reported an approximately $21 billion unrealized gain on its Bitcoin holdings during the third quarter of 2026, reflecting mark-to-market accounting of the company's treasury assets rather than realized profits from sales. The gain underscores the sharp appreciation in Bitcoin's value during the period and Strategy's transformation into a publicly traded vehicle offering concentrated BTC exposure. Under updated fair-value accounting rules for crypto assets, companies holding eligible cr

According to Jin10, on October 7, IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva urged government officials to control spending amid surging bond yields and historically elevated borrowing costs. She attributed recent global bond market turbulence partly to rising energy prices from Middle East conflict, which has pushed 10-year government borrowing costs for the U.S., Germany, and Japan to decade-high levels and "continue to climb." With global debt-to-GDP ratio expected to exceed 100 percent soon, elevated fi

According to Korea Exchange, on October 7, KOSDAQ-listed companies' participation in enterprise value enhancement disclosure plans reached only 23.2%, significantly lagging KOSPI's 43.1%. Market capitalization coverage also shows disparity, with KOSDAQ at 32.1% versus KOSPI's 88.4%. Korea Exchange will publish a list of low price-to-book ratio companies on November 2, targeting firms in the bottom 25% (KOSPI) or bottom 10% (KOSDAQ) for six consecutive half-year periods. Companies submitting enha

According to China Earthquake Networks Center, a 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred near Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou, Fujian province on October 7 at 2:05 p.m. local time. The epicenter was located at 24.22° N, 117.71° E. Final official readings are pending.

According to the company announcement on October 7, BucketStudio's largest shareholder transferred a 32.77% stake valued at approximately 100 billion Korean won to U.S. mortgage lender NMSI, Inc. The transaction marks a change in the company's controlling shareholder from initial investment vehicle Initial-1 to NMSI. Based on regulatory filings, NMSI holds total assets of 1.76 trillion Korean won and net assets of 933.8 billion Korean won as of end-2025.

According to Yonhapnews, KOSPI fell 1.11% to 6,864.25 on October 7, down 24.5% from its all-time high of 9,114.55 recorded on June 22. Meanwhile, major global indices rallied: Nasdaq Composite rose 5.48% over the same period and hit a record high, Japan's Nikkei 225 recovered above 70,000, and Taiwan's Weighted Index rose 4.36% to reach an all-time high. Foreign investors have sold net shares for five consecutive months through September, while average daily trading volume on KOSPI dropped 57% t

According to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance on October 7, the government will require offshore investment banks (IBs) operating in the Korean bond (KP) market to obtain domestic securities licenses. Additionally, the Financial Services Commission announced plans to comprehensively review offshore asset managers' direct domestic sales of offshore funds. The government views business activities in Korea—such as negotiating bond issuance scale, interest rates, and fees with domestic

According to Korea Exchange, on October 7, KOSPI retreated 0.87% to 6,880.87, down 24.5% from its all-time high of 9,114.55 set on June 22. Meanwhile, the U.S. Nasdaq Composite rose 5.48% in the same period and hit a record high, Japan's Nikkei 225 recovered above 70,000, and Taiwan's benchmark index reached an all-time peak. Analysts attributed KOSPI's underperformance to depleted market liquidity and sustained foreign investor outflows. Daily trading volume on KOSPI fell 57% from 50.3 trillion

According to BlockBeats, OKX founder and CEO Star disclosed on October 7 at the TOKEN2049 summit in Singapore that AI is reshaping financial institutions' back-office operations, particularly in compliance and risk management. OKX has deployed AI to assist in identifying risks, supporting investigations of suspicious transactions and behaviors, and providing recommendations to enhance processing efficiency and consistency. Star clarified that AI does not directly make compliance or risk manageme

UK Halifax house price index, seasonally adjusted, registered 0% year-on-year growth in September, falling short of the forecast of 0.2% but improving from the previous month's -0.4%, according to the Halifax report.

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin is trading around $84,340 as of today. Binance spot BTC near-term bid depth stands at approximately $16.16 million against $10.39 million in ask depth, resulting in net long positioning of $5.77 million. Coinbase shows similar bullish positioning with $26.68 million in bids versus $23.69 million in asks, net long $2.99 million. Hyperliquid perpetuals reveal pronounced bearish skew, with ask depth of $12.18 million towering over bid depth of just $1.89 million,

According to IMF President Kristalina Georgieva, global public debt is set to exceed 100% of global GDP, with developed economies bearing the heaviest debt burdens.

According to the Cardano Foundation, CIP-0113 standard for regulated tokenized assets went live on Cardano mainnet today, enabling issuers to embed compliance controls including identity verification and sanctions screening directly into token logic. The standard does not require a hard fork and passed independent security audits. The upgrade allows fund managers, banks, and stablecoin issuers to enforce restrictions such as blocking transfers to sanctioned addresses, rejecting recipients who fa

According to FinanceFeeds, cryptocurrency exchange OKX has raised new funding at a $25 billion valuation, securing strategic investment from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered's venture arm SC Ventures, and quantitative trading firm QRT. The specific amount of capital raised was not disclosed. Circle, which issues USDC stablecoin, Ripple, which operates blockchain payment infrastructure, and SC Ventures bring connections to stablecoin issuance, institutional payments, and traditional banking res