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According to Iran's state broadcaster, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Commander Ali Azmai stated on October 13 evening that U.S. claims regarding the Strait of Hormuz being in an open state are "completely inconsistent" with reality. The commander said the revolutionary guard conducts continuous monitoring of the strategic waterway.

According to The Defiant, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has designated the U.S. dollar stablecoin USDC as the European Union's first "significant" e-money token. Regulatory responsibilities for USDC will transfer to the EBA on November 12, while France's prudential regulator maintains governance oversight.

According to ChainCatcher, Confido Health recently completed its Series A funding round at $22.5 million, including a $12.5 million extension round led by z47vc. The funds will be used to develop AI agents connecting patients, healthcare providers, insurers, and pharmacies to automate appointment scheduling, insurance claims, referrals, and prescription processing.

According to CoinGlass, crypto markets saw $304 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with $250 million from long positions and $54.35 million from shorts. A total of 82,421 traders were liquidated. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance's ETHUSDT pair, with a $7.27 million long position closed at $2,433.32 per ETH.

According to Business Insider, Michael Burry, known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has adjusted his bearish bets and shifted focus from individual stocks to index-level positions. In a recent Substack post, Burry disclosed he has moved most of his option positions to bearish put options on Nasdaq-100 and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), which carries concentrated exposure to overvalued chip stocks including Nvidia (19.6%), TSMC (9.3%), and AMD (5.6%). Burry predicts the market will hit

According to TechCrunch, Zenzap has raised $44 million in funding from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and The Garage, as well as individual investors Wix President Nir Zohar and former GM of EY Yoram Tietz. The AI-powered private messenger aims to help companies communicate securely with staff while maintaining IT and security compliance. Founded by Guy Weiss in 2022, Zenzap offers chat, task management, calendar integration, and AI-powered voice and

According to Bloomberg ship-tracking data, tankers carrying at least 37 million barrels of crude oil halted or diverted course while approaching UAE and Oman coastal waters over the past week, with an additional 21 million barrels sidelined in just the past two days. These waters typically serve as transshipment hubs for crude oil routed through the Persian Gulf. The unusual movement reflects shipping companies' heightened caution regarding areas targeted by Iranian attacks on vessels.

According to Standard Chartered's official announcement on October 14, the bank launched direct Bitcoin and Ether trading for Professional Investor clients in the UAE following licensing approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Eligible clients can buy and sell BTC and ETH through their existing bank accounts without opening separate wallets or using third-party platforms. Standard Chartered manages custody and settlement within its banking ecosystem through a closed-loop mo

A Zelenskyy adviser denied today that Russian reports of a refinery being attacked are accurate, according to the official statement.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, September headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6% month-over-month on October 14, meeting market expectations but reaching its highest monthly increase since April. Year-over-year, headline CPI climbed 3.7%, surpassing the forecast of 3.6%. Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy, gained 0.3% month-over-month, exceeding the 0.2% estimate, and 2.6% year-over-year versus expectations of 2.5%. Energy prices drove much of the headline increa

According to GEPEX, Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa processing volume surged 46.6% year-over-year in September to 49,517 metric tons. Since the start of the 2025/26 season in early October, cumulative processing through September reached 650,689 metric tons, up 10.6% from 588,194 metric tons in the prior-year period.

According to South Korean customs data, South Korea imported zero barrels of Iranian crude oil in September, with the same figure recorded a year prior.

According to ChainCatcher, StarkWare has publicly launched OffMarket, a privacy trading service that allows users to trade on Polymarket without linking their holdings to their public accounts. Each account has a maximum USDC deposit of $1,000, with StarkWare adjusting the limit as needed. The service operates as fully non-custodial, leveraging Starknet's zero-knowledge technology and a shared privacy pool. OpenZeppelin completed an audit of the privacy pool contract in June without identifying

The US Treasury will conduct a buyback of up to $6 billion in longer-dated debt securities on Thursday (October 15), according to an official announcement.

According to Ledger, on October 13 the company expanded a sales suspension to resellers and distributors across Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Hong Kong after discovering unauthorized hardware implants in devices that entered the retail supply chain. Ledger's Donjon security team found that modified devices contained unauthorized electronics capable of monitoring the 24-word recovery phrase during initialization and transmitting it via embedded LTE cellula

According to Korean Customs data, South Korea imported 10.8 million barrels of crude oil in September, up from 10.6 million barrels in the same month last year.

According to Barron's, CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) shares fell approximately 13% on October 14 to $67.52, their lowest closing price since July 29, as bond yields on the AI infrastructure company's 9.625% senior unsecured notes (maturing 2032) surged to 15.06% from 13.42% at the beginning of the month. The stock has declined roughly 20% in October amid rising credit concerns. Elon Musk responded to venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya's chart highlighting the elevated yields with a single word:

According to ChainCatcher, Ondo announced on X that its tokenization platform reached $4 billion in total value locked (TVL). The platform has expanded from tokenized U.S. Treasury securities to include tokenized stocks, ETFs, investment portfolios, and private market assets. Tokenized stocks and ETFs now exceed $1.3 billion in assets under management, with over 1 million combined token holders across all products. Ondo said it remains the leading platform for tokenized U.S. Treasury securities.

According to TechCrunch, Floqer announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 that it has surpassed $1.2 million in annual recurring revenue and plans to open-source its autonomous customer knowledge platform in early 2027, pending security reviews. The AI-powered customer knowledge database helps sales and marketing teams research prospects, with the company reporting that customers have cut prospecting time by up to 70 percent. Floqer was founded in 2024 and has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding fr

According to CoinDesk, BlackRock's digital assets under management surged to $79.6 billion in the third quarter, up 63% from $48.8 billion in Q2. The firm recorded net inflows of $7.9 billion, reversing a $2.2 billion outflow in the first half of the year. Growth was driven by $22.9 billion in market appreciation and $7.9 billion in new investor capital. BlackRock's digital asset products, including the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), generated $39 million in fees and securities lending income dur