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According to Arkham data, U.S. government holdings of cryptocurrency assets have declined $16 billion compared to their peak one year ago.

According to Foresight News, paperTrade has accumulated over $584 billion in notional trading volume since its launch on October 10 at 10 p.m. Beijing time. The platform's PAPER token shows strong staking participation, with approximately 5.106 billion of the 5.162 billion total supply already staked, representing a 98.92% staking ratio. Cumulative staker rewards have reached approximately $24.02 million, distributed in USDC.

According to China's Defense Ministry spokesperson Chen Xi on October 11, Lai Ching-te recently delivered a speech falsely claiming mainland military pressure aimed to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Chen stated that there is only one China and Taiwan is part of it, dismissing Lai's "independence" stance as distorting facts and fueling cross-strait confrontation. He characterized Lai's approach as attempting to "pursue independence through military means" and "rely on external forces

Traders citing Betaville reported Friday (October 9) that Qualcomm may be considering acquiring chip designer Ambarella, with the company evaluating potential deals through advisors. The report, flagged as unconfirmed, drove Ambarella's stock price up over 7%. Ambarella is also in discussions with investment banks and potential buyers including Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors regarding possible acquisition terms, according to the market sources. No deal is confirmed yet.

According to Dailian, Korean cryptocurrency projects have continued to migrate their issuing entities and operations overseas since South Korea's 2017 ICO ban, as highlighted in DAXA's 2026 Digital Asset Policy Report. Seoul National University professor Cho Jaewoo noted that regulatory gaps have driven this trend. Notable cases include Klaytn's token issuance being handled by a Singapore entity, Wemade's WEMIX similarly issuing via Singapore, Metabora's move to Dubai, and NeoFin's relocation to

According to PANews citing OKX, Bitcoin dropped below $83,000 to $82,980.70 on October 11, declining 0.09% intraday.

According to Cotality, Australia's housing auctions saw clearance rates fall below 50% for the second consecutive week on October 11. Last week, 48.8% of 1,781 properties auctioned across six state capitals sold, compared to 45.4% the previous week. The decline comes as the Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates to a 15-year high, dampening buyer demand. National house prices retreated to levels from a year ago in September, pressured by rising borrowing costs and May budget measure

According to Guru Club, during the 36th Graham and Dodd annual lunch at Columbia Business School on October 11, Li Lu, founder of Himalaya Capital, discussed AI's impact on economic sectors. Li argued that generative AI excels at synthesizing and democratizing human knowledge and professional expertise, thereby enhancing knowledge-based and technical service industries. However, AI has not fundamentally transformed core sectors like energy, transportation, or manufacturing—which involve rearrang

According to IMF Deputy Director Athanasios Vamvakidis, on October 11, tokenization could increase foreign exchange market volatility by lowering barriers to overseas asset access. The official told Yonhapinfomax at the Bank of Korea that tokenization may reduce "home bias" investment patterns, potentially enabling larger capital flows across borders. However, Vamvakidis noted that tokenization's current market scale remains too small to materially impact the $7 trillion daily forex market. IMF

According to a peer-reviewed paper published this month in the Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials and Metrology, ASML and optical partner Zeiss announced that Hyper NA, the next-generation extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment, could be ready within approximately 10 years. The technology will produce circuit features as small as 5 nanometers, over one-third smaller than current High NA EUV systems. The paper indicates that while High NA is already in production at Intel, Samsun

According to RootData, Lombard (BARD) will unlock approximately 13.75 million tokens worth around $1.72 million on October 18, Beijing time.

According to SEC Form 10-Q filing, U.S.-listed Greenlane Holdings held approximately $8.06 million (114 billion won) in stablecoin-related protocol instruments as of June 30, 2026. The company deployed funds into yield-generating strategies including Aave's aUSDC (interest-bearing USDC tokens) and Ethena's sUSDe (staking tokens), generating $729,000 in revenue from staking and yield activities during the first half of 2026. Notably, the DeFi-deployed assets exceeded the company's cash and cash e

According to Whale Alert, Circle's USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network on October 11 at 10:53 AM Beijing time.

According to Jin10, South Korea's stock market trading volume collapsed by 70% from its May peak as the AI investment boom loses steam. Foreign investors are withdrawing rapidly, while domestic retail traders are also exiting positions. The downturn reflects the market's heavy dependence on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Phillip Wool, portfolio manager at Rayliant Global Advisors, noted that most investors who entered the Korean market for semiconductor trades have already locked in gains, an

According to Michael Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, artificial intelligence is "the biggest bubble of our lifetime," but the market rally remains intact. Speaking this week at the Greenwich Economic Forum in Connecticut, Novogratz stated that while the AI trading cycle is in bubble territory, it has not yet reached the dramatic collapse point typical of past bubbles. "Bubbles don't end the way we see them ending now," he said, adding that the current situation is "not dramatic eno

According to BlockBeats, AERO and VELODROME tokens surged on October 11, with AERO rising 17.29% to $0.9422 and VELODROME climbing 16.74% to $0.04087, as their upcoming merger draws near. Aerodrome and Velodrome will merge into a unified cross-chain DEX called Aero on October 21, expanding to Base, Ethereum, OP, Arc, Ink, Robinhood Chain, and Arbitrum. The AERO and VELO tokens will consolidate into a single AERO token, with 94.5% allocated to AERO holders and 5.5% to VELO holders.

According to Guru Club, Himalaya Capital founder Li Lu stated on October 11 at Columbia Business School's 36th Graham and Dodd Annual Lunch that the current AI wave differs fundamentally from previous technological revolutions. AI is transitioning from a productivity-enhancing 'tool' to a 'creator,' exhibiting human-like capabilities in language, reasoning, programming, and agent collaboration. Li Lu emphasized that recursive self-improvement (RSI) without human involvement is extremely dangerou

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned a deadly attack by Houthi forces on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. In his statement, Guterres stressed that attacks on Saudi Arabia's civilian infrastructure violate international law and must cease immediately.

According to Bloomberg, OpenAI and Anthropic employ significantly different revenue accounting methods, making direct comparisons difficult. Anthropic includes total sales generated through cloud service partners like Amazon in its revenue figures, while OpenAI only counts net revenue share received from partners such as Microsoft. Neither has disclosed standardized financial statements. Sourced documents show OpenAI's estimated actual 2026 revenue is approximately $35 billion, roughly half its

According to Lookonchain, a trader created a new wallet and opened a 3x leveraged long position on 24.42 million STRK (valued at $2.9 million) on Oct 10. The position has generated unrealized profits of $1.05 million as of now.