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According to Coinbase, the exchange will suspend trading in Neon EVM (NEON) and Syndicate (SYND) on November 17 at approximately 3 a.m. Beijing time. The suspension follows a recent asset review conducted by Coinbase Assets.

Yemen government forces conducted over 1,250 precision strikes against Houthi militant positions and military capabilities in the past 24 hours, according to an official statement from the Yemeni military.

According to The Verge, Meta's Muse AI personal assistant, released last month, has already been downloaded millions of times and hit No. 1 on Apple's App Store. The app requests and encourages users to grant access to bank accounts, passwords, contacts, chat logs, and other sensitive information to help it automate daily tasks. Meredith Whittaker, president of the Signal Foundation, told The Verge that these autonomous systems extend data collection "not just to the person who installed Muse on

According to Guru Club, WTI crude broke through $98 per barrel on October 16, gaining 3.08% intraday.

According to its official announcement, the Bank of Thailand has launched the Bangkok Blueprint, a collaboration with the IMF and World Bank Group featuring 12 strategies across five pillars to combat digital financial fraud. The initiative aims to enhance public trust in digital finance and promote innovation while safeguarding digital financial transactions.

According to crypto commentator @NEARProtocol, Solana recently introduced confidential yield vaults developed by Gauntlet and Kamino, enabling users to deposit SOL and earn yield without revealing their addresses. The vaults offer flexible earnings with no lockup periods, aiming to enhance user engagement and attract more participants to the Solana ecosystem.

Microsoft's AI CEO announced that the company has completed pretraining of its MAI-BASE-2 model, a 3 trillion-parameter foundation model developed entirely in-house. The model reportedly represents industry-leading capability. The company said results from subsequent training phases will be announced.

According to NEAR Protocol's official announcement on Twitter, Helius CEO Mert has joined the NEAR Foundation Council, the project's key governing body. Mert, an early user of NEAR Intents, brings expertise in blockchain interoperability and is expected to contribute governance insights to the foundation.

According to Arbitrum's official announcement, the platform launched the Stablecoin Growth Program to encourage applications to adopt USDG as their primary stablecoin. The initiative targets apps with at least $1 million in stablecoin balances and offers a $2 million ARB prize pool for the first ten teams reaching $10 million in USDG total value locked (TVL). The program includes performance-based incentives and ecosystem support designed to drive USDG adoption and liquidity across the Arbitrum

According to Iran's Navy statement on October 15, the military's monitoring team discovered a tanker on fire in the eastern Strait of Hormuz. The Navy said the vessel had disabled its tracking system and attempted to pass through a restricted area. Iran's Navy claimed it maintains "complete control and dominance" over the eastern Strait of Hormuz.

According to Bloomberg, Binance.US is seeking to raise $100 million on October 16 to expand its cryptocurrency business operations.

According to IMF's latest report released on October 14, Japan's GDP is set to drop to the world's 6th largest economy by 2027, falling from its current 4th position, as India and the United Kingdom are expected to surpass it. Japanese media analysis attributed the decline to two main factors: slower economic growth compared to India and the UK, and sustained yen depreciation, which compresses Japan's GDP when converted to U.S. dollars.

According to Trump's statement on October 15, the Pentagon will not livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the gunman behind the Fort Hood military base shooting in Texas. Trump announced the decision on social media after bipartisan members of Congress opposed the Pentagon's plan to broadcast the execution. Hasan will proceed with his scheduled execution, but the process will not be livestreamed.

According to Derive.xyz founder Nick Forster, on October 16, Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the first time in nearly a month amid broader weakness in risk assets. Market pricing for Bitcoin reaching $100,000 before Christmas declined by 2.8 percentage points to 9.7%, as selling pressure in U.S. technology stocks weighed on crypto markets.

Berkshire Hathaway, now led by Greg Abel, has invested in Bending Spoons again, sending its shares surging more than 41% to an all-time high, according to Axios. Berkshire first backed the company in July with a $600 million investment at its IPO. The fund's stake in Bending Spoons is now around 4 percent.

According to the European Securities and Markets Authority's annual analysis, cross-border retail investment clients in the EU and European Economic Area reached 15.5 million in 2025, up 47% from approximately 10.5 million in 2024. The 379 firms providing these services grew by only 2%, indicating that existing providers are reaching significantly more clients across borders. Complaints remained broadly flat year-over-year, though ESMA noted that the comparison requires consistent definitions an

According to Ukrainian media on October 15, Ukraine has exhausted its Patriot air defense system interceptor ammunition supplied by the United States. This resulted in most ballistic targets remaining unintercepted during a recent Russian attack, according to sources familiar with the matter.

CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC.O) has agreed to be taken private by a consortium led by private equity firm GTCR and including Elliott Investment Management for $6.1 billion. Under the deal announced today, shareholders will receive $7.75 per share in cash, representing a 44% premium to the company's closing price on July 9, according to Reuters.

According to a senior Japanese Finance Ministry official, G7 and G20 meetings did not specifically discuss recent stock market volatility.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), distillate fuel output rose to 5.695 million barrels per day (bpd) for the week ending October 9, up from 5.414 million bpd in the prior week, marking an increase of 281,000 bpd.