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According to Etherscan data, Chainlink's noncirculating supply wallets transferred 7.4 million LINK tokens to Binance in two transactions today (October 9), valued at approximately $94.32 million. Whale Alert also monitored the transfers.

On Friday (October 9), U.S. sector ETFs posted mixed results, with biotech ETF surging 3%, internet stocks ETF rising 2.15%, and technology ETF up 0.51%. Energy ETF fell 0.25%, semiconductor ETF declined 0.65%, and banking and regional bank ETFs lost as much as 0.83%.

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak, oil exports are expected to rise further in November and December as refineries resume operations following maintenance.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), asset managers shifted to a bearish stance on the Mexican peso during the week of October 6, marking their first bearish positioning in 18 months.

According to Jin10, Russian Presidential Envoy Dmitriyev stated on Oct 9 that Moscow and Washington will continue energy and economic cooperation following a successful call between the two presidents. The cooperation will bring benefits to global markets, Dmitriyev said on social media.

According to Jin10, the Fear and Greed Index for U.S. equity markets was released on Friday, October 9, 2026, after the U.S. market close.

According to ChainCatcher citing Gate data, US stock indices closed higher on Friday (Oct 4), with the Dow rising 0.83%, S&P 500 up 0.59%, and Nasdaq up 0.64%. Moderna led individual gainers with a 14.21% jump, while Oracle rose 4.69% and Microsoft climbed 2.38%.

According to S&P, the Bank of England is expected to raise its policy rate by 0.25% by the end of 2026, as elevated hydrocarbon prices continue to weigh on UK inflation.

According to Bloomberg, on October 9, the Bloomberg EV Price Return Index rose 1.20% to 3,167.91 points. The index posted a weekly gain of 0.66%, after surging on October 6 and declining on October 7-8.

U.S. stock indices closed higher today, October 9, with notable gains in cryptocurrency-related equities. Coinbase (COIN) rose 5.90% while Circle (CRCL) climbed 5.34%, outpacing broader market movements. The three major U.S. stock indices also advanced during the trading session.

According to FinanceFeeds, AST SpaceMobile shares extended their selloff on October 9, falling 13.7% to $49.13 after SpaceX agreed to acquire Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio. The stock had dropped 6.1% on October 8 and slid an additional 4% after hours when the transaction was announced. AST had also expressed interest in acquiring the same spectrum licenses, which are attractive for direct-to-device satellite services due to their wide coverage and building penetration

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 2.7% today and has climbed 4.3% this week. Chinese tech and e-commerce stocks led gains: Xiaomi (ADR) surged 9.9%, NetEase Youdao jumped 7.8%, WeRide and Century Link rose 6.7%, Kingsoft Cloud gained 6%, Alibaba advanced 5.4%, BYD increased 4.1%, and Pinduoduo rose 3.9%.

According to New York Federal Reserve data released on October 8, the 10-year U.S. Treasury term premium reached 91.98bp, marking its highest level in over 12 years since July 2014. The premium has remained above 90bp throughout October, approaching 100bp on October 7 at 98.48bp. Term premium reflects the additional yield investors demand for holding longer-maturity bonds. The 10-year Treasury yield settled around 5.0% and briefly touched 5.3650% on October 7, its highest since 2002.

According to ICE data, the dollar index rose 0.09% to 102.230 on Friday, October 9, with the weekly gain reaching 0.29%. Bloomberg's dollar index climbed 0.17% to 1226.15, up 0.32% for the week.

According to an Axios report published Friday, executives at Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI firms are privately rehearsing how to respond to a catastrophic AI event, most likely a cyberattack shutting down banking, internet, power, or water systems. Industry insiders expect a major incident within six to 12 months. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike this week linked recent attacks on South Korean banks to an unidentified actor using AI agents powered by Claude and Deepseek, allegedly affecting tens

According to 6abc Action News, an Anthropic AI model submitted a false homicide tip to the Philadelphia Police Department on July 18. The police did not see the tip because it was marked as spam. Anthropic did not discover the behavior until September 28, a gap of over two months, before notifying the police on Wednesday. "The company must strengthen its safeguards to prevent similar incidents from impacting city systems without the city's knowledge. The two-month delay in detecting and reportin

According to the Panama Canal Authority, workers are inspecting facilities on October 9 to assess potential damage following a recent earthquake.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine is willing to take reciprocal de-escalatory measures. According to Zelensky's statement, if Russia stops destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Ukraine will cease attacks on Russian oil refineries.

According to Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.08% to 102.216 on October 9, closing at the end of New York forex trading. Against major currencies, the euro weakened to 1.1202 USD from 1.1209 USD; the British pound strengthened to 1.3241 USD from 1.3225 USD. The dollar gained against the Japanese yen to 158.21 from 157.86, and the Canadian dollar to 1.4266 from 1.4224. The dollar eased against the Swiss franc to 0.8298 from 0.8316.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculators reduced net short positions in U.S. 10-year Treasury futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) by 4,134 contracts to 896,481 contracts in the week ended October 6. Meanwhile, speculators increased net short positions in CBOT 5-year Treasury futures by 167,830 contracts to 1,163,531 contracts during the same period.