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According to Foresight News, Ethereum Institutional announced today that it has appointed David Duong as U.S. Head. Duong will lead institutional partnerships with U.S. entities on Ethereum. Previously, he served as Global Head of Investment Research at Coinbase and held macro strategy roles at HSBC, Santander, and Deutsche Bank.

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange launched its Auto Order Routing feature for Spot trading, enabling users to access better price routes at no additional cost. The feature currently supports trading pairs quoted in U, USD, USD1, and USDC, with plans to expand to additional pairs in the future.

According to Smartkarma APP, Dah Chong Hong Group (00052) forecasts profit attributable to shareholders of 32-34 million Hong Kong dollars for the six months ended September 30, 2026, up 140-160% year-over-year from 13.215 million HKD in the same period last year. The increase is attributed to expanded customer base through innovative products and data-driven promotions, as well as improved operational efficiency via AI-enhanced store performance analysis and streamlined cost structure.

According to The Information, DeepSeek and Huawei are collaborating to design next-generation AI chips independent of Nvidia's computing power. Huawei engineers have been stationed at DeepSeek's offices to study model architecture and algorithm requirements, with the first compatible chip targeting the Ascend 950DT. The chip is planned for release in 2027, though mass production may be delayed to 2028 due to TSMC manufacturing constraints and U.S. export restrictions.

According to official announcement on October 20, BNB Standard Corporation (BNC) appointed Alex Odagiu as Chief Executive Officer. Odagiu, who joined YZi Labs in September 2021 as investment manager and advanced to Investment Partner by September 2025, previously led Web3 investments in DeFi, payments, stablecoins, and RWA. He served as mentor and judge for BNB Chain MVB accelerator across 10 seasons and participated in EASY Residency incubation. Odagiu was named Interim President and board memb

According to traders familiar with the transaction, South Korean and Indian refiners purchased U.S. crude for November shipment on October 20. India's Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and South Korea's SK Energy each bought one Aframax tanker cargo of approximately 750,000 barrels. GS Caltex, headquartered in Seoul, purchased one VLCC cargo from Chevron carrying approximately 2 million barrels.

According to Gui Bay Voice, Hong Kong's Finance Ministers' Meeting under APEC is being formally convened today, October 20, marking the first time the forum is held in Hong Kong. Chief Executive Lee Ka-shui stated that Hong Kong will showcase its comprehensive development in economics, finance, and society to APEC members and international representatives, while highlighting the city's role as a central hub of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

According to Glassnode, on October 20, over 40% of major altcoins remain near this year's peak leverage levels despite significant price declines since early October, when altcoin leverage hit an annual high. Mid-cap coins show an even higher concentration at yearly leverage extremes. Continued sharp downturns pose liquidation risks for long positions.

On October 19, NVIDIA announced it completed a simulation of 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computing using 8,192 GH200 GPUs at Germany's Jülich Supercomputing Centre. According to the company, this represents one of the largest complete simulations of a fault-tolerant quantum system to date, allowing researchers to test quantum processor performance under realistic hardware noise before building physical quantum computers. The research verified a method called magic state cultivation that can

According to Reuters, OpenAI is seeking approximately $30 billion in funding that could value the company at over $1.4 trillion ahead of rival Anthropic's expected mid-November initial public offering. SoftBank Group, Abu Dhabi-based MGX, and other existing backers are in talks to participate in the round. OpenAI aims to complete the fundraising before Anthropic's financial disclosures could invite closer comparisons between the two AI developers.

According to Zhi Tong Caijing APP, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.95% to 23,956 points in early morning trading today (October 20), with total market turnover reaching 102.1 billion Hong Kong dollars. The Hang Seng Tech Index declined 1.21%. PCB concept stocks bucked the market decline, rising sharply as the sector benefits from third-quarter guidance updates. Key movers included Shengfeng Technology (02476), up 7%; Kingboard Laminates (01888), up 4%; and Guanghe Technology (01989), up 2%.

According to Liquid247.xyz, Bitcoin is currently trading at $82,144. Binance spot BTC order book shows the thickest buy-side liquidity among major exchanges: bid orders total $12.53 million against ask orders of $8.08 million, resulting in a $4.45 million bid-ask imbalance.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Coinglass data, if Bitcoin breaks through $86,189, cumulative short liquidations across major centralized exchanges would reach $1.809 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $78,019, cumulative long liquidations would reach $1.142 billion.

According to SoSoValue, yesterday (October 19), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $527 million. Blackrock's IBIT led with $665 million in single-day inflows, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $66.23 billion. Fidelity's FBTC experienced the largest outflows at $83.63 million on the day.

According to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETF saw net outflows of $103 million yesterday (Oct 19), marking the fourth consecutive day of outflows. BlackRock's ETHA experienced the largest single-day outflow at $95.4 million, though it has accumulated $12.4 billion in net inflows since inception. Total assets under management across Ethereum spot ETFs reached $14.8 billion, representing 5.04% of Ethereum's total market capitalization.

According to Ethereum Foundation, the Glamsterdam upgrade will activate on the Hoodi testnet on October 26, 2026 at 17:42 UTC. The upgrade raises the block gas limit to 200 million, aligning with the Sepolia testnet. It introduces enshrined proposer-builder separation and block-level access lists to facilitate parallel transaction validation and enhance Layer 1 throughput.

According to FNNews, South Korea's JB Financial Group announced an investment in artificial intelligence company Upstage through its subsidiaries Jeonju Bank, Gwangju Bank, and JB Woori Capital. The three institutions invested 400 billion won in Upstage's C-2 funding round and acquired approximately 2% equity stake.

According to Cloudflare, the company expanded its AI workspace Cloudflare OS on October 20, adding 8 new integrations including Asana, Box, Canva, ClickHouse, GitHub, Gong, Notion, and ZoomInfo to help enterprises connect internal systems. The integrations allow administrators to manage data access while using Cloudflare's AI Gateway to control AI model usage across existing workflows.

According to JPMorgan Chase Asset Management, Bitcoin is projected to deliver a 10% annualized compound return over the next 10 years, outperforming U.S. large-cap equities (7.5%) and gold (5.5%), making it the best-performing asset class in the bank's 2027 long-term capital market assumptions. The report estimates Bitcoin's annualized arithmetic return at 20.9% with an annualized volatility of 55%, significantly higher than U.S. stocks at 18% volatility and gold at 17.2%, reflecting the asset's

According to Grayscale research data shared by Frank Chaparro on X, Bitcoin's annualized volatility over the past year has fallen to 43% as of October 6, 2026. This marks a significant decline from its 10-year average of 64% and 81% from five years ago. As of the same date, Bitcoin's volatility now sits below approximately 19% of S&P 500 component stocks.