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The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declined 3.01% today to 12,672.84. Major chip stocks fell sharply, with Intel down 4.76%, Micron down 3.68%, AMD down 3.53%, TSMC down 2.83%, Broadcom down 2.88%, Qualcomm down 2.60%, NVIDIA down 1.96%, and ASML down 0.98%.

According to Bloomberg, Arena, an AI model evaluation platform, has completed a $200 million funding round at a $3.1 billion valuation. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. Arena originated from the Chatbot Arena research project at UC Berkeley and is known for its open-source large language model leaderboard. The platform achieved $100 million in annualized revenue as of June 2026.

According to Protos and other media outlets, GTA VI leaker Cyberleek returned this week and today shared 25 minutes of gameplay footage, including unseen open-world sequences and mission cutscenes featuring nude character models. The leaker's associated cryptocurrency token $CYBERLEEK experienced a 200% price jump over the past two days. The token's market cap remains down 94% from its nearly $40 million peak in late August when Cyberleek first released GTA VI leaks. Cyberleek had previously use

According to Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority, on October 8, a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants was intercepted, and debris fell in the capital Riyadh, damaging a kindergarten and medical clinic complex. The civil defense stated that relevant agencies have activated emergency response procedures.

According to Financial Times, OpenAI told investors that its annualized revenue approached $50 billion as of the end of September.

On Thursday (October 8), German 2-year bond yields rose 4.1 basis points to 3.110%, trading within a 3.081%-3.118% range after a gap-up opening. German 10-year yields climbed 2.0 basis points to 3.495%, while 30-year yields increased 1.3 basis points to 3.864%, approaching the October 1 high of 3.980%.

Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock fell 10.03% during intraday trading on October 8, declining to $16.64 per share.

According to ChainCatcher, citing an interview with The Block at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia, Bitwise's spot Dogecoin ETF (BWOW) will cease trading after October 14, less than one year after its November 2025 launch on the NYSE. As of October 7, the fund held approximately $725.9 thousand in assets under management, with trading volumes of just $51.5 thousand in September, according to SoSoValue data. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley described the closure as "tragic," highlighting a divergence betw

According to sources familiar with the matter, Oracle has been transporting natural gas by truck to data center sites across the U.S. to address power supply delays. The strategy enabled a data center facility in suburban Salt Lake City to continue operations for over one year while awaiting pipeline infrastructure construction and equipment connection. Oracle is also employing the same approach at a facility in Shackelford County, Texas, being developed for OpenAI to support the project's initi

According to blockchain analytics firm Arkham, the U.S. government moved 12,267 BTC, worth about $1.01 billion, from seized Bitfinex hack funds to a new, unlabeled address on Thursday at 9:33 a.m. ET. The transfer does not confirm a sale; the coins moved between government-linked wallets. President Trump's March 2025 executive order directed forfeited Bitcoin into a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve that won't be sold. The government still holds approximately 306,795 BTC, worth roughly $24.85 billion.

According to Andrew Bailey's speech on Oct 8 at the Istanbul Economic Forum, the Bank of England governor warned that leveraged investors' expanding role in financial markets has created new vulnerabilities. Bailey noted that while increased leverage has raised markets' capacity to absorb additional government debt supply, it has simultaneously heightened fragility, as leveraged positions can rapidly unwind through margin calls, repricing, and forced liquidations. Bailey further cautioned that t

According to the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, the IMF released an analysis warning that while tokenization could make financial markets more efficient, legal uncertainty and financial stability risks could hinder wider adoption. Tokenized repos dominate trading with daily volumes of $300 billion to $350 billion, compared with roughly $13 trillion in the broader US repo market. Tokenized real-world assets reached approximately $65 billion in outstanding value as of July, with tokenize

According to TASS, Russia's major exporters' net foreign exchange sales fell to $2.1 billion in September, down from higher levels in previous months.

According to the Russian Central Bank, spot foreign exchange trading volume in September reached 19.7 trillion rubles (approximately $231 billion), marking the highest level since May 2024.

Russian non-financial enterprises' net foreign exchange sales rose to $23.7 billion in September, up 26.1% month-on-month, according to the Central Bank of Russia. The increase was primarily driven by rising oil prices.

Nasdaq Ventures has made a strategic investment in European derivatives venue One Trading today (October 8), backing the exchange operator's expansion into continuous equity futures trading. The companies did not disclose the investment size or terms. The deal aims to combine Nasdaq's market infrastructure and client relationships with One Trading's low-latency trading and risk technology. One Trading offers leveraged futures linked to companies including Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, Alphabet, Microso

According to @GMXIO, GMX DAO completed a weekly buyback of 9,175 GMX tokens for approximately $75,000 at an average price of $8.17 per token. Since March 2026, the DAO has reacquired a total of 498,831 tokens worth approximately $3.24 million, with a blended average purchase price of around $6.50 per token.

During the Sibos conference, banking leaders gathered to discuss the future of tokenization and stablecoins. According to recent data, approximately $340 billion is held in stablecoins and tokenized assets, underscoring the pressing need for traditional financial institutions to innovate in blockchain solutions as the on-chain finance landscape evolves.

According to Delphi Digital, Lighter's October open interest reached an all-time high for 2026, with core trading activity up approximately 50% since August. The partnership with Robinhood accounts for approximately 25% of Lighter's open interest and fee revenue, while Robinhood traders represent nearly 40% of Lighter's daily active accounts.

According to Foresight News, Crossmint announced the launch of Agent Commerce Toolkit, enabling AI agents to complete payments and checkout at online stores using any bank card through a single integration. The toolkit integrates card storage, Visa Intelligent Commerce, Mastercard Agent Pay, and merchant checkout functionality, with the ability to select checkout paths such as Shop Pay, UCP, or browser automation based on availability, reliability, and cost. The product is now available for self