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According to PANews, Lulo announced today (October 21) that its Boost deposits will decline approximately 6.4% due to losses in Neutrl Finance, a synthetic USD protocol on Ethereum used in Boost's yield strategy. The impact is limited to Boost; Protected deposits remain unaffected. Neutrl's strategy holdings incurred losses, reducing reserve liquidity, and redemptions are now available at approximately 0.51 USD per 1 USD, allowing holders to recover roughly half of their holdings. Lulo stated th

According to Jin10 Futures, on October 21, crude oil retraced from highs but remained elevated, while fuel oil downstream buyers showed steady near-term demand. High-level trading sentiment remained cautious amid moderate market interest. Fuel oil pricing was expected to hold stable in parts with possible weakness in other segments.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korean retail investors concentrated purchases in leveraged ETFs over two trading days on October 13 and 15, amid a sharp market downturn. The KOSPI index fell 7.57% on October 15 and 5% on October 13, while retail buyers accumulated over 1 trillion won (approximately $770 million) in net purchases across three domestic leveraged ETF products, with the majority flowing into the KODEX Leverage fund. Meanwhile, domestic investors also aggressively bought U.S.-list

According to Jin10, the CNEX market sentiment index reported 43 as of 08:45 on October 21, up 1 point from 16:00 yesterday. Indices for major banks, mid-sized banks, and non-banking institutions rose 1 point each to 40, 43, and 45 respectively. The index, measured on a 0-100 scale with 50 representing balance, indicates tightening liquidity when above 50.

According to Gemini, Bitcoin closed above $80K for 33 consecutive days, marking a significant milestone that underscores sustained investor confidence in the asset.

According to ChainCatcher, robotics startup Eka Robotics announced the completion of a $150 million Series A funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $1.45 billion. The round was co-led by a16z and F-Prime. The company was founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja. Eka has developed a robotic manipulation architecture using force-sensitive grippers and a "vision-force-action" model. The company claims its robots can grasp approximate

According to Jin10 Futures research report, Qatar and Pakistan mediators proposed a new framework for U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations on October 21. The proposal includes provisions for Iran to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of its nuclear facilities and the U.S. to grant Iran access to partial interest income from frozen assets. Market rumors on October 20 suggested both sides had accepted the proposal, but reports were subsequently debunked by media outlets. Oil prices sho

According to ZDNet Korea on October 20, AI chip company Groq plans to introduce 3D-stacked DRAM (3DS) in its next-generation chips to replace SRAM. The 3DS technology uses through-silicon vias to vertically stack DRAM dies, enabling larger capacity while reducing chip footprint and improving power efficiency compared to traditional planar designs.

According to Reuters exclusive reporting, Bytedance, Alibaba, and Tencent have ordered over 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 accelerator cards, with a total value exceeding $35 billion at the unit price of approximately $11,400 per card. Sources indicate that Chinese customers' combined orders have surpassed 6 million units, significantly exceeding Nvidia's planned production capacity. Nvidia has informed partners that actual deliveries may only fulfill 5% to 10% of ordered quantities, with global

The Blockchain Association submitted comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, according to its post on X. The association recommended raising the startup exemption cap to $10 million, with airdrops and network rewards excluded from the limit. It also proposed increasing the fundraising exemption cap to $150 million and allowing on-chain transparency to substitute for audited financial statements. The comments addressed SEC Chair Pau

According to Bloomberg Technology, Citrini Research, after testing Anthropic's Claude Science, backed life sciences companies including Charles River Laboratories International Inc. and Revvity Inc., citing AI-driven drug discovery potential. The independent investment research firm said its use of the Claude Science tool to create a new drug candidate demonstrated how AI can reduce research time and boost demand for experimental validation.

According to The Defiant, Blockaid data shows that 60 cryptocurrency attacks tracked from January to August 2026 involved approximately $1.18 billion in losses, with victims recovering only $9.8 million, representing less than 1% of total losses. The report notes that all frozen or returned funds were recovered through on-chain governance or validator actions, while stablecoin issuers' blacklist mechanisms recovered no funds across the 60 incidents.

According to CNBC, AI manufacturing startup Arda, founded by former OpenAI research director Bob McGrew, completed a $230 million Series B funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Accel, and Khosla Ventures. Arda develops AI software and autonomous agents for manufacturing engineers to accelerate assembly line configuration. The company's AI models are deployed at defense tech firm Anduril. McGrew joined OpenAI in 2017 and departed in 2024.

According to ChainCatcher, ransomware and disclosure group FulcrumSec publicly claimed to have exfiltrated approximately 10.6TB of data from PingCAP's TiDB Cloud managed database service, releasing a 200GB sample. PingCAP issued a statement acknowledging that partial internal operational data was accessed without authorization, but stressed that the incident does not involve product vulnerabilities and will not affect customer database or business data security.

According to the Bank for International Settlements, on October 20, the BIS released a working paper warning that the Iran war could drive inflation up by 1.5%-2.0% through 2027, with most of the increase stemming from higher energy costs. The report noted that while the effect would be significant, the scale and duration are likely smaller than the 2021-2024 inflation crisis. The BIS cautioned central banks against overly aggressive rate increases in response. The institution emphasized that wh

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service demanded on October 21 that four major financial holding companies strengthen bank nomination committees' authority in executive selection processes. The move follows FSS Chief Lee Chan-jin's statement to strengthen governance oversight. KB, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori financial holdings are adjusting subsidiary CEO selection procedures ahead of year-end appointments. Hana Financial expanded bank committee participation to the

According to ChainCatcher, on October 20, Delphi Digital researcher Jason Pagoulatos released a report arguing that speculation is this decade's primary investment theme, citing both technological advancement and fiscal pressures as key drivers. The report highlighted that the U.S. federal deficit reached $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2025, equivalent to 5.8% of GDP, and noted that legal sports betting surged from $6.6 billion in 2018 to $166.9 billion in 2025. Pagoulatos recommended holding "clearing

According to Chainalysis, Canadians increased stablecoin and bitcoin transfers to India, the Philippines, and China by 141% year-over-year in a recent report, totaling $2.36 billion. The data highlights a shift in remittance methods, with the average transfer size at $663. This trend reflects growing adoption of digital currencies as a cost-effective alternative to traditional banking channels.

According to Alternative.me, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 63 today (October 21), up from 55 yesterday, indicating a "greed" market state.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine staked 159,728 ETH (worth $390 million) 6 hours ago, based on monitoring by on-chain analyst Residual Ash. Bitmine has now staked over 5.227 million ETH, valued at $12.8 billion.