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According to ChainCatcher, USDD's supply and total value locked (TVL) both reached record highs of $1.68 billion and $2.39 billion, respectively, during the TOKEN2049 Singapore conference held on October 7-8. The decentralized stablecoin announced plans to unveil additional key ecosystem partners and strategic initiatives at the event, which attracted 25,000 participants from 160 countries.

European stocks opened higher today (October 9). The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.5%, while the UK FTSE 100 gained 0.82% and France's CAC 40 advanced 0.69%.

According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on October 9, Botswana President Duma Boko will conduct a state visit to China from October 12 to 17. The visit was announced following an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to BlockBeats, Binance added observation tags to BICO and CVC tokens on October 9, 2026. Tokens with observation tags may experience higher volatility and risk; trading them carries increased risk as these assets no longer meet the platform's listing standards and may be delisted.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold spot price closed at 905.68 yuan per gram during Friday's (October 9) noon session, trading 2.31 yuan above the international gold price of 903.37 yuan per gram.

Switzerland's consumer confidence index fell to -35.8 in September, according to official data, below the forecast of -31.5 and indicating a deterioration from August's reading of -32.8. The decline reflects weakening consumer sentiment amid economic headwinds.

As of 15:00 Beijing time, spot platinum rose 2.25%, while spot palladium gained 3.27% in afternoon trading on October 9.

Austria's industrial production fell 0.5% year-on-year in August, according to official data.

Lynx Asset Management has appointed xyt to provide independent equities volume and liquidity analytics, addressing a key challenge in systematic investing: distinguishing between reported trading volume and liquidity actually accessible to investment strategies. The Stockholm-based manager seeks detailed analysis of where, when and under which market mechanism trades occur, rather than end-of-day volume totals that aggregate auctions, displayed orders, dark executions and internalised transactio

According to Foresight News, DeFi protocol MetronomeDAO announced plans to migrate its protocol-held liquidity to Aero on October 21 when the platform launches. The assets to be migrated include msUSD and msETH. Aero is positioned as Ethereum's unified liquidity layer and will initially support Base, Ethereum mainnet, Optimism, Arbitrum, and other chains.

According to Guru Club, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index European route futures main contract declined 5% intraday on October 9, currently trading at 2,701 points.

On October 7, the House Select Committee on China published a report alleging Webull's ownership, engineering workforce, data routing and financing are structurally tied to the People's Republic of China. BULL fell 19.09% to $5.89 on the day; the stock closed at $5.95 on October 8, down 18% from the pre-report close of $7.28. The committee flagged that Webull began holding customer cash directly in October 2025, and that its mainland subsidiary employed 62% of group staff as of December 2025. We

Sui's Hashi network, a Bitcoin lending platform on the Sui blockchain, has launched with $500 million in funding commitments from institutions including BitGo and FalconX. The platform aims to optimize native Bitcoin lending and borrowing on the Sui ecosystem.

According to Yicai, in the evening of October 9, Bitcoin plunged over 3% to $83,511, Ethereum fell nearly 5%, and Solana dropped close to 3%. Spot gold fell below $4,100 per ounce, marking an 8-week low with a 2.26% daily decline. Spot silver dropped 3.50% below $60 per ounce. Coinglass data showed that over 110,000 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, while other cryptocurrencies including HYPE, XRP, and ZEC declined over 4%.

According to Korean media reports, Samsung Electronics has signed long-term agreements for 75% to 80% of its storage supply for next year, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The company has completed most contracts with major tech clients including NVIDIA, Google, and Microsoft. SK Hynix and Micron are also accelerating supply lock-ins through large-scale long-term agreements with key customers.

According to Jin10 on October 9, eurozone bond market turbulence has refocused attention on the European Central Bank's repurchase operations (MRO) as a potential liquidity source amid tightening conditions. The MRO mechanism, through which banks obtain cash by pledging collateral, has seen low utilization rates because banks typically find market financing cheaper. However, analysts note that using this tool carries a negative stigma, as it may signal financial distress. Market participants sug

According to ChainCatcher, on October 8, Canadian digital asset infrastructure company SonicStrategy (CSE: SONI, OTCQB: SONIF) completed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement, issuing 11,250,000 common shares at 0.20 CAD per share for a total of 2.25 million CAD, settled entirely through 7,922,535 SYN tokens with no cash received. The SYN tokens were priced at 0.20 USD per token, equivalent to approximately 0.284 CAD at an agreed exchange rate of 1 USD to 1.42 CAD, with pricing

According to BlockBeats, on October 9, Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor said in an interview with Binance that the company has accumulated approximately 848,000 BTC and does not maintain a fixed bitcoin holding target. Saylor stated that Strategy accumulates bitcoin as it raises capital. He characterized the period through 2035 as a digital asset gold rush, noting that the cryptocurrency market remains relatively small compared to other global asset classes and is in a high

Sberbank of Russia reported net profit of 168.5 billion rubles for September under Russian accounting standards. The figure represents the bank's monthly earnings calculated in accordance with local accounting requirements.

According to LSEG IBES data, European enterprises' third-quarter earnings growth forecast was raised to 21.0% from 19.4% a week earlier.