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According to Financial Times, on October 19, the European Commission's plan to reserve satellite spectrum for European enterprises prompted U.S. Ambassador Andrew Pustai to warn of potential retaliatory measures. Pustai stated that if the EU continues restricting American competitors' access to European markets, Washington could take "devastating" action against European firms. The spectrum reservation limits non-EU operators' access to frequencies used for direct satellite connectivity to smart

According to MarketWatch, Great Hill Capital founder Thomas Hayes predicted on October 15 that the S&P 500 will experience a "monstrous bull market" driven by the remaining 493 stocks rather than the Magnificent Seven over the next 6 months. Hayes noted that while major indices appear flat due to heavy concentration in AI mega-caps, most S&P 500 constituents are already in or near bear markets. He expects capital to shift from companies making massive AI infrastructure investments toward those l

According to the newly formed alliance, nine blockchain organizations launched the Quantum Alliance on Thursday (Oct 15), an open standards body to define quantum-ready criteria and test quantum-resistance claims across networks and wallets. The group warns that elliptic-curve signatures leave roughly 6.04 million BTC, about 30% of total supply, quantum-exposed. Founding contributors include Quantus, Postquant Labs, Midnight Foundation, Keystone, Abelian and security firm Hacken. The Alliance wi

According to IRNA, Russia's foreign minister will visit Tehran on Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced.

According to ChainCatcher, Latvia's parliament passed legislation on October 15, 2026, shifting crypto taxation from per-transaction fees to withdrawals from investment accounts. The law introduces a one-time amnesty mechanism allowing holders to settle historical tax obligations at 10% of declared asset value as of December 31, 2026. The amnesty declaration period runs from April 1 to May 31, 2027, with taxes due by July 23, 2027. Separately, Latvia plans to permit residents to pay personal inc

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) expert Mark Cancian, the U.S. military consumed approximately 1,060 to 1,500 Patriot interceptor missiles during a seven-month conflict with Iran—equivalent to roughly 19 years of prior procurement. CSIS estimates the U.S. held 2,200 to 2,330 Patriot missiles before the conflict and now retains only about one-third of pre-conflict inventory levels. With the U.S. historically procuring roughly 225 missiles annually, Lockheed M

According to Al Jazeera, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on October 18 that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is unwilling to negotiate and has repeatedly disrupted peace talks.

According to OKXICE's October 15 public notice, nine companies have formally objected to plans by OKXICE, a joint venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, to offer tokenized versions of their shares. The objectors are Broadcom, CoreWeave, Verizon, UnitedHealth Group, AppLovin, Applied Digital, Applied Optoelectronics, Cerebras Systems and Rocket Lab. OKXICE had previously identified 63 stocks it intended to support under the SEC's Innovation Exemption framework, which permits tokenized

According to Similarweb data cited by X user Freeze, the platform recorded 13.43 billion website visits in Q3 2026, representing 6% growth from 12.67 billion in Q2. Elon Musk responded to the figures, stating that X's usage has reached an all-time high.

According to Chainalysis, wallets lending tokenized private credit surged 1,618% in 2026, driven by growing demand for liquidity solutions on illiquid assets. In contrast, wallets lending tokenized Treasuries declined 23%, reflecting a shift in borrowing strategies. Tokenization enables holders to use previously hard-to-sell private credit assets as collateral, allowing them to access cash without liquidation.

According to ChainCatcher, Elon Musk announced that X platform's usage has reached an all-time high.

According to Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense, a hostile projectile landed in Najran, causing injuries to 6 Saudi citizens and damaging 3 residential buildings and 3 vehicles.

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), seven people died in an incident at Canadian military base Wayne on Saturday, according to sources cited by the broadcaster.

According to Mark Karpelès's announcement on X on Oct 18, the former Mt. Gox CEO is developing a low-cost device to detect whether Ledger hardware wallets contain spy implants without disassembly. Karpelès plans to publicly release the device's PCB design and specifications so anyone can build it independently.

According to ChainCatcher, Solana Foundation Chair Lily Liu held the foundation's inaugural capital markets summit in Shanghai on Thursday. Hundreds of asset allocators and builders from China and globally attended the event to discuss capital formation around innovation.

According to CoinGlass, 103,612 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours with total losses reaching approximately $359 million. Long positions accounted for $281 million of liquidations (78.3%), while short positions totaled $78.1 million. Ethereum recorded the highest liquidation volume at $81.8 million, primarily from long positions ($72.9 million). Bitcoin liquidations reached $48.4 million, split between longs ($25.3 million) and shorts ($23.1 million). The largest single liquidation o

According to PANews on October 18, Leopold's Situational Awareness Fund will disclose its third-quarter stock holdings on November 16. The fund posted gains of approximately 439% in the first half of 2026, primarily focusing on Seagate (SNDK) and Micron (MU) with roughly 4x leverage. The fund experienced a monthly drawdown of approximately 67% in July following a significant decline in AI-related stocks. Subsequently, it sold most of its public equity holdings, with a substantial portion acquire

According to ChainCatcher, Qubic disclosed that 1,404 wallets were drained of approximately 2.94 trillion QU tokens, valued at $1.3 million, in an unauthorized transfer occurring between 23:42 and 01:26. Network validators subsequently halted trading at tick 85,371,949. The project attributed the incident to predictable wallet seeds generated on legacy Apple devices and browsers. Approximately 87.1% of the stolen QU remains on the halted Qubic network, while 12.9% was transferred to cryptocurren

According to Decrypt's ETF tracker and SoSoValue, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows of $228.6 million this week, following a $681.1 million drain the week prior, bringing total outflows to approximately $910 million over two weeks. For October, the funds are down about $615 million. Outflows outweighed inflows on three of five trading days, with Wednesday's $261.4 million exit marking the week's worst session. The outflows coincided with hotter-than-expected inflation data, with the con

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak, Russian diesel will enter the U.S. market within 15-20 days of contract signing, announced on October 18. The U.S. Department of Energy has identified the buyer company, and negotiations on commercial terms are currently underway. Once the contract is signed, fuel deliveries to the U.S. are expected to begin within the specified timeframe.