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According to @solana, the platform's app revenue climbed 48% quarter-over-quarter to reach $299.1 million in Q3 2026, the highest figure since Q3 2025. Solana also achieved a record $197.2 billion in spot DEX volume, representing 36% of all cross-chain trading. Tokenized equities reached $7.1 billion for the quarter, with September alone accounting for $4.4 billion. This marks Solana's ninth consecutive quarter maintaining over 30% of the cross-chain spot market.

According to Axios, Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said on Friday that Iran-backed regional armed groups have been sending funds to Iran's Revolutionary Guards to ease economic pressure from nine months of war.

On Friday, October 16, Nasdaq 100 ETF declined 2.5%, leading losses across major U.S. asset class ETFs. Barclays U.S. Convertible Bond ETF fell 2.11%, Emerging Markets ETF dropped 1.74%, Russell 2000 Index ETF fell 1.69%, and S&P 500 ETF declined 1.11%. Most rate-sensitive and commodity assets gained, with Brent Crude Oil Fund rising 3.59% and VIX Call ETF surging 7.61%. Long-duration U.S. Treasury ETF rose 0.12%, while REITs gained 0.35%.

According to U.S. Treasury data, the United Kingdom's holdings of U.S. government debt crossed $1.01 trillion in August, gaining $12 billion and becoming the second-largest foreign holder. Japan's position declined to $1.068 trillion, down $36 billion from July.

On Friday (Oct 16), most U.S. sector ETFs declined. Technology stocks led losses with the Network ETF down 3.43%, Semiconductor ETF down 3.41%, Technology Industry ETF down 3.02%, and Global Tech Index ETF down 2.88%. Energy was the sole gainer, rising 2.52%.

On Friday morning, technology and semiconductor stocks extended declines in pre-market trade on October 16, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) falling 1.3%, VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) down 1%, and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) declining 0.3%. According to Reuters, Anthropic's valuation fell to $1.5 trillion from $2 trillion in discussions with investors ahead of a potential IPO. Market strategists including Ryan Detrick of Carson Group characterized the rotation away fr

According to White House Super Intelligence Force Chair Jay Clayton, commercial and state-sponsored espionage are "realities" that AI companies and government must guard against, he said Friday in a CNBC interview following the force's first meeting. Clayton cited the OpenAI bugging case as evidence, referring to the recent FBI arrest of Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and OpenAI employee, for allegedly installing a covert audio-recording device in an executive conference room

According to reports on Friday, SpaceX's Starshield system—the military variant of Starlink—was restricted this week without prior notice to Ukrainian forces, disrupting military operations. Ukrainian officials said the limitation prevented high-speed drones and vehicles traveling over 160 km/h from maintaining connectivity. U.S. President Trump denied responsibility, stating, "I don't know if anyone did it, but it wasn't me, and I don't think it was Elon." Musk responded on social media that St

According to Bloomberg, the Bloomberg EV Price Return Index fell 0.56% to 2,973.30 points on Friday, October 16. The index declined 6.13% for the week, approaching the 8.95% loss recorded on June 26. This marks the sixth decline within the past seven weeks.

According to ChainCatcher and Gate market data, U.S. stock indices closed lower on Friday (October 17). The Nasdaq fell 2.14%, the S&P 500 declined 1.09%, and the Dow dipped 0.34%. Among major tech stocks, Coreweave dropped 11.91%, followed by Arm down 6.94%, SK Hynix down 6.58%, and SanDisk down 6.85%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 11.4% over eight consecutive trading days this week, marking its longest losing streak since 2008. The semiconductor and equipment sector of the S&P 500 declined 9.4%, while the memory chip index dropped 17.6%, and the AI winners index fell 12.2%. Broader market pressure reflected a 2.1% decline in the S&P 500 and a 4.5% drop in the Nasdaq-100 for the week.

According to Reuters, citing informed sources, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to approve Boeing's 737 MAX 10 as soon as next week, following a Friday meeting of the design certification committee.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending October 13, CBOT soybean speculators reduced their net long positions by 15,362 contracts to 178,635 contracts. CBOT corn speculators cut net longs by 71,762 contracts to 114,542 contracts. ICE sugar speculators increased net long positions by 16,078 contracts to 167,821 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), equity fund managers increased their net long positions in CME S&P 500 index futures by 8,186 contracts to reach 912,542 contracts during the week ending October 13.

According to the CFTC, speculators' net long positions in COMEX silver fell to 5,735 contracts during the week of October 13, marking an approximately eight-month low.

According to CFTC data for the week of October 13, speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT US Treasury futures by 6,626 contracts, bringing the total to 126,438 contracts. Meanwhile, speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT 5-year Treasury futures by 83,327 contracts to 1,080,204 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bitcoin net long positions reached 2,534 contracts for the week of October 13.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), COMEX gold speculators reduced their net long positions by 3,741 contracts for the week ending October 13, bringing the total to 111,079 contracts.

According to Mark Gurman, Apple has launched iPhone Duo ahead of schedule despite supply constraints. The company expects to achieve adequate inventory levels by at least November, though it did not disclose whether the initial retail launch will have immediate stock availability.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending October 13, the yen maintained a net long position of 50,207 contracts. The euro held a net short position of 137,573 contracts, the British pound a net short position of 106,964 contracts, and the Swiss franc a net short position of 22,078 contracts.