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According to S&P Global Ratings on Thursday, the agency awarded UK digital bank Revolut a BBB+ investment-grade rating for the first time. S&P expects Revolut to issue senior unsecured debt in 2027 to build loss-absorbing buffers and meet regulatory requirements. The rating reflects Revolut's balance sheet exceeding 40 billion pounds (approximately $53.5 billion). S&P anticipates Revolut's loan portfolio will double in 2027 and double again in 2028 as the bank expands unsecured retail lending an

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance stated that European nations depend on American technology, American businesses, and American military capabilities, yet European political leaders continue to criticize the U.S. ally on which they rely so heavily.

According to Lookonchain, today's U.S. Bitcoin ETF saw net inflows of 5,776 BTC, bringing seven-day net inflows to 11,503 BTC. Meanwhile, Ethereum ETF recorded net outflows of 4,422 ETH today, with seven-day cumulative outflows reaching 120,629 ETH.

According to Onchain Lens, Fidelity's Bitcoin spot ETF (FBTC) withdrew 282.63 BTC from Binance on October 22, valued at approximately $23.08 million at the time of the transaction.

According to BlockBeats, on October 22, the Blockchain Association urged Congress to advance digital asset tax legislation, citing that approximately 67 million Americans hold digital assets. The association launched TaxClarityforAmerica.com and published digital asset tax principles, including meaningful small-transaction exemptions, taxation of mining and staking rewards upon disposal, taxpayer privacy protections in reporting, and wash-sale rules that avoid penalizing routine activities. The

According to reports on October 22, researchers disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language powering over 70% of the internet, prompting an immediate global response. Hackers have already attempted to exploit the flaws, which pose risks of data theft, malware, and security breaches to affected websites and platforms. UK Space, Cyber and Regulatory Reform Minister Elizabeth Lloyd stated on Thursday that more than 30 UK government services remained offline during securi

Spot gold broke below $4,050 per ounce for the first time since August 4, declining 2.19% during intraday trading today.

Decrypt announced today it is partnering with Jupiter, Solana's leading trading platform, to bring seamless token swaps directly to its readers within the Decrypt platform. Users with Decrypt Money Accounts will be able to trade tokens without switching platforms or moving funds between products. The integration will initially support major cryptocurrencies before expanding to the broader Solana token ecosystem and real-world assets (RWAs). Additional Jupiter products, including Earn, will also

According to ChainCatcher, via Onchain Lens data, Circle minted $1.5 billion USDC on Solana in the past 24 hours through six transactions of $250 million each. Since the start of 2026, Circle has minted $1.1051 trillion USDC on Solana.

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Besen, Iran's primary oil export terminals, which were previously filled with tankers, now show no crude oil transport vessels visible. The observation reflects a significant shift in Iran's oil shipping activity.

Tesla stock fell 3.62% to $372.48 in pre-market trading on Thursday, extending losses that began after the company's third quarter results were released Wednesday. The decline came despite a non-GAAP earnings beat of $0.48 versus the $0.45 consensus and 1.74 million active Full Self-Driving subscriptions, up 67% year-over-year, according to Tesla's Q3 update. Free cash flow declined 62% year-over-year to $1.53 billion, the primary driver of the sell-off. Capital expenditure reached $4.73 billion

The CFTC will meet next week to discuss regulatory frameworks addressing Agentic AI's impact on market operations. According to recent statements, the discussions will focus on how artificial intelligence technologies are transforming trading dynamics and market stability, with potential implications for compliance requirements and trading strategies across the sector.

Matter Labs, developer of ZKsync, launched Prividium Commander on October 21, 2026, enabling institutions to implement application-level permissions and administrative controls on existing public blockchains and private networks, including Hyperledger Besu, without migrating to a dedicated blockchain. The product connects employee accounts to institutional identity systems like Okta, allowing organizations to manage access through a centralized dashboard and record all access-control decisions,

According to Reuters, Brent crude surged to $112.68 per barrel on October 22 after a deadly drone attack on Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield. Air defenses intercepted a drone targeting the processing facility on October 21, but falling debris ignited a contractor's vehicle, killing two workers from the Philippines and Nepal. Two other workers were injured. Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry confirmed that operations remained unaffected. Shaybah has production capacity of approximately one million bar

According to Hedera, earlier today on October 22, the Network MCP went live on testnet, coinciding with the completion of the mainnet upgrade to version 0.78.1. The network upgrade is designed to enhance transaction efficiency and reduce latency.

According to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) stood at 3.88% on October 21, unchanged from the previous trading day. The effective federal funds rate also remained at 3.88%, with no change from the prior day.

According to ORTEX data, five AI data center companies—CoreWeave, IREN, Nebius, Applied Digital, and Core Scientific—saw short positions generate approximately $60 billion in paper gains in October as their share prices declined sharply. The total market value of shorted stocks among these five firms reached approximately $170 billion, with short interest ranging from 20% to 26% of outstanding shares. CoreWeave led losses with a 30% monthly decline, generating $17 billion in short profits, while

According to Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on October 22, President Putin has not yet determined the members of the Russian delegation for the Russia-U.S.-Ukraine trilateral talks. Peskov indicated that Abu Dhabi may serve as the venue for the trilateral negotiations.

According to ACINQ, users running Eclair Lightning nodes should upgrade to v0.14.5, released on October 20. The update addresses two critical security flaws: v0.14.4 (October 15) patched a vulnerability allowing malicious websites to exploit browser-cached API credentials to trigger payments and channel operations; v0.14.5 fixes a peer-level vulnerability that could enable channel counterparties to steal funds or disrupt payments. No fund losses have been reported to date.

Eurozone consumer confidence fell to -17.9 in its October initial reading, missing the forecast of -17.0 and deteriorating from September's -16.5.