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According to a spokesperson for Ahold Delhaize, the company sees no reason to link cyberattacks affecting supermarkets in France and the Netherlands. Hackers remotely increased refrigerator temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) at a French supermarket chain overnight, triggering fires and food losses across hundreds of stores. Ahold Delhaize, which operates Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands, previously disclosed it faced security issues and had taken multiple sy

According to Counterpoint Research, global smartphone shipments fell 20% year-over-year in the third quarter, marking the lowest Q3 performance since 2012. Memory chip cost surges and supply shortages pressured manufacturers to raise retail prices and cut shipments, prioritizing profitability over sales volume.

According to ChainCatcher, investment bank StoneX raised its price target for tokenization platform Securitize to $18 from $12, a 50% increase, while maintaining analyst Mark Palmer's buy rating. The adjustment came on the first trading day following Securitize Stocks' launch. Palmer noted that while SECZ stock surged last week on the platform launch announcement, the market still views it primarily as a tokenization service provider, not recognizing its evolution into a market operator. Securit

According to crypto sleuth ZachXBT, the XRP Ledger Foundation paid a whitehat hacker only $250,000 last week for uncovering an infinite supply XRP bug, sparking criticism of the reward as inadequately low. ZachXBT claimed the foundation's "cheap" payout—despite having "billions" in its treasury—could incentivize future cybercriminals to exploit similar critical vulnerabilities rather than disclose them responsibly, potentially costing XRPL "nine figures." By contrast, in 2022, an Ethereum hacker

According to Arbitrum's official announcement, the project unveiled the winners of its Open House Buildathon on October 12, which attracted over 1,200 builders globally competing for a combined $85,000 in prizes. The event, conducted in collaboration with Robinhood Chain, aimed to foster innovation and onchain development within the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Meta Platforms launched Muse Wonder, a new artificial intelligence model, after a 14-month development cycle. The company said the model represents a significant advancement over its predecessor. Developers can access Muse Wonder through Meta Model API and Muse Code, with the model set to power Meta's subscription-based personal AI agent Muse. According to Meta, the model demonstrates frontier-level capabilities in programming, finance, and legal problem-solving, comparable to OpenAI's ChatGPT a

According to Aptos, the Encrypted Mempool feature went live on the Aptos mainnet on October 13. Users can enable encryption on a per-transaction basis to keep pending transactions encrypted until the block is finalized. The function called and its input parameters remain hidden before execution, while sender addresses and fees remain visible. The feature targets institutions, traders, and AI agents to prevent large orders from exposing trading intent before execution.

According to Financial Times, Mark Zuckerberg stated that Meta Platforms has reached the frontier of artificial intelligence and refuses calls to slow down its development efforts. The comments reflect Meta's continued commitment to advancing AI capabilities amid ongoing industry debates about the pace of AI deployment.

On Monday (Oct 12) in European afternoon trading, Germany's 2-year bond yield rose 2.8 basis points to 3.155%. The 10-year yield fell 0.4 basis points to 3.477%, while the 30-year yield declined 1.3 basis points to 3.841%. The 2/10-year yield spread contracted by 3.191 basis points to +31.808 basis points.

BNY Mellon SA/NV, the European banking entity of The Bank of New York Mellon, received registration with the European Securities and Markets Authority in July 2026, enabling it to expand its Digital Asset Custody platform to select institutional clients in the European Union under the bloc's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The bank currently supports Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and USD Coin through the platform and plans to broaden the range of crypto-assets and stablecoins available over time. B

According to CoinDesk, the Financial Stability Board (FSB)—a G20 financial regulatory body—released a report on October 13 stating that global stablecoins have not been tested during severe market stress or insolvency scenarios. The FSB identified multiple risks, including concentrated redemption demands under multi-issuer structures, unclear bankruptcy jurisdiction rules, and potential de-pegging during bank runs when reserve assets do not trade 24/7. The FSB recommended strengthening cross-bor

Goldman Sachs upgraded its global stock allocation for the next three months from neutral to overweight on October 12, citing continued enterprise earnings growth and improved valuation attractiveness following recent market pullbacks. The bank said the adjustment aligns its near-term outlook with its bullish 12-month stance, as corporate profit growth will support stock prices despite headwinds from oil prices, interest rates, and debt pressures. Regionally, Goldman Sachs maintained overweight

According to Yemen's Armed Forces spokesman, Saudi warplanes conducted 119 airstrikes and missile attacks over the past 24 hours targeting civilian areas in Sanaa, Jawf, and Taiz. The strikes were carried out by F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets departing from Hameemah Mushayt and Taif air bases. Since Saudi Arabia escalated military operations against Yemen, the total number of airstrikes and missile attacks has reached 2,177.

According to a UK High Court ruling released October 12, Bitcoin holdings in a cross-border asset seizure dispute must be assessed under Chinese law rather than UK law. Approximately 16,000 Chinese victims participating in UK proceedings may be unable to benefit from Bitcoin price appreciation, recovering only principal and interest from over 61,000 BTC involved in the case.

According to Jin10, on October 13, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack stated the U.S. Federal Reserve needs to adopt a restrictive monetary policy stance to push inflation back to its 2% target. Hammack said the current policy stance means inflation may take longer than acceptable to return to target and "more tightening is needed." She added that rate hikes may still be necessary in the future, though timing remains uncertain, and expressed a preference for "smaller, more frequent

According to BlockBeats, Bitcoin surged to $84,254 on October 13 before retreating, declining over 2% amid escalating Middle East tensions. Brent crude climbed to $107.25 per barrel, the highest since September 16, while WTI crude broke through $94 per barrel, driven by concerns over energy supply disruptions from events including the Hormuz Strait tanker incident and uncertain Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire prospects. QCP Capital noted mixed market sentiment, with traders adopting defensive po

Cleveland Federal Reserve Chair Beth Harker advocated for smaller, more frequent policy adjustments to keep inflation expectations stable, during a speech on Monday at the National Association for Business Economics annual conference. Harker stated she generally prefers making smaller adjustments implemented relatively quickly over waiting and risking the need for larger policy corrections. However, she did not explicitly endorse a rate hike this month.

All 30 semiconductor stocks in the PHLX Semiconductor Index declined on Monday, October 12, with Nvidia retreating 1.7% and the chipmaking benchmark falling approximately 2.3% intraday. The weakness extended the sector's losing streak, which has erased roughly 7% of its value, while the Nasdaq Composite fell around 0.3% as technology was the weakest S&P 500 sector, down approximately 1%. AI spending concerns and rising Treasury yields above 5% pressured semiconductor valuations. Investors questi

MicroStrategy added 250 BTC to its holdings recently. The acquisition expands the company's existing bitcoin treasury, reinforcing its position as one of the largest corporate holders of the cryptocurrency.

SKL surged 13.87% in 60 minutes to $0.00583 earlier today, marking a significant price jump within a short timeframe. The 24-hour gain reached 16.14%, with trading volume hitting $3,073,266.68, indicating heightened investor interest in the asset.