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According to Bloomberg citing sources, Haider Rafique, OKX's Global Managing Partner and Chief Marketing Officer, plans to depart by the end of 2026. Both OKX and Rafique declined to comment. Rafique joined OKX in March 2020 and led the exchange's brand repositioning efforts. He also played a key role in facilitating Intercontinental Exchange's $200 million strategic investment in OKX in March 2026, which valued the company at $25 billion.

According to Capital B's H1 2026 report published Thursday, the France-listed Bitcoin treasury company reported a net loss of 69.5 million euro ($78 million) for the first half of 2026, driven by a Bitcoin impairment charge of $75.8 million. The impairment reflected BTC prices as of June 30 and had no direct cash impact. Despite the accounting losses, Capital B raised $30 million in capital during H1 and increased its Bitcoin holdings by 11% to 3,139 BTC by June 30, up from 2,823 BTC in January.

According to BlockBeats, on October 16, Binance Wallet launched its DeFi API, enabling developers to integrate DeFi capabilities without building individual protocol connections. The API initially supports 10 EVM chains including BSC, Ethereum, Base, and Robinhood Chain, alongside protocols such as Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap. Features include DeFi product discovery, position tracking, protocol insights, and transaction building for adding liquidity to supported bStocks pools. Solana support is co

According to ChainCatcher, Singapore Bay Bank (SGB) announced that personal customers can exchange between U.S. dollars and USDT, USDC through its mobile banking app with bidirectional transactions. Customers can hold USDT, USDC, and other fiat currencies in the same bank account. The service operates 24 hours Monday through Friday without requiring users to transfer funds to cryptocurrency exchanges.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, speaking at the International Monetary Fund annual meeting today (Oct 16), refrained from signaling any hawkish stance on monetary policy. Traders immediately cut October rate hike odds from roughly 27-33% to below 15%. Derek Tang, economist at Monetary Policy Analytics, noted Warsh provided no dovish or hawkish guidance. Goldman Sachs expects the Fed to hold rates in October and possibly deliver its final rate hike in December. The shift drove a market rally:

According to Stripe's GitHub release notes, the company updated its iOS software development kit (SDK) 26.14.0 on October 12 to improve the Crypto Onramp alpha feature's handling of Apple Pay transactions. When a user's KYC location information changes during the payment authentication process, the system now returns an error and requests fresh Apple Pay payment data instead of reusing the previously captured information, ensuring compliance with regional restrictions.

According to Yonhap News, on October 16, South Korea's finance minister and central bank governor held a joint meeting with Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury officials. Participants discussed recent economic conditions and economic and financial cooperation between the two countries.

Tesla stock rose 4.7% in pre-market trading on October 16 following the company's unveiling of its long-awaited Roadster sports car.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 4 p.m. on Oct 16, the CNEX money market sentiment index stood at 48, up 2 points from 2:30 p.m. The index for large banks, mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions rose 2 points each to 45, 48, and 50 respectively. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 marking equilibrium and readings above 50 indicating fund tightness.

According to Coinglass, Binance experienced net outflows of $46.7223 million USDT in the past hour.

According to OKX, ZIL fell below 0.0027 USDT today, trading at 0.002645 USDT with a 24-hour decline of 20.21%.

According to RootData data, TSLA derivatives trading surged on October 15 after Tesla unveiled its new Roadster in Texas, with contracts rising roughly 4% over 24 hours. Across 12 TSLA derivatives platforms, 24-hour trading volume totaled approximately $531 million, while open interest (OI) reached approximately $241 million. Binance led with $246 million in 24-hour trading volume, followed by Hyperliquid with $153 million and Bitget with $38.93 million.

Tesla successfully demonstrated its new Roadster equipped with gas thrusters on October 15 at a SpaceX test facility in Texas. The two-seater vehicle completed multiple aerial maneuvers including flips and jumps over a line of vehicles, all conducted in autonomous mode without a driver on board. The Roadster achieved a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 0.81 seconds, surpassing Elon Musk's previous target of under one second. Tesla announced the vehicle will enter mass production in 2028.

According to Goldman Sachs, Spotify's target price was cut to $645 from $655 as the bank maintains a buy rating, citing a shift in the company's monetization strategy from price increases to premium subscription tiers. Sensor Tower data showed Spotify achieved a 0.54 daily active user to monthly active user ratio in Q3, the highest among audio streaming peers, supporting pricing power for value-added services including audiobooks and AI-powered features.

According to Sui on X, Lola Oye introduced AnyfloHQ at Sui Basecamp, a platform designed to streamline enterprise stablecoin payments. The solution enables instant settlement in either fiat or stablecoins and consolidates all transactions in a unified ledger for unified reconciliation.

According to Bloomberg, Samruk-Kazyna JSC, Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, is considering issuing Panda or Dim Sum bonds to raise approximately $1 billion equivalent in Chinese yuan next year, said Aidar Ryskulov, the fund's managing director of economics and finance. The final decision will depend on market conditions.

According to Morgan Stanley economist Cathleen O, the Bank of Korea is expected to maintain its base rate at 3.00% at the monetary policy committee meeting on October 22. The central bank will pause to assess the impact of two consecutive rate hikes in July and August on the broader economy, though O expects a minority opinion favoring further tightening from two board members due to persistent core inflation concerns. Morgan Stanley projects the next rate increase will occur in November, with t

According to Jefferies economist Mohit Kumar, the U.S. is expected to invest 2.5%-3% of GDP in capital expenditures and AI infrastructure over the next three years, surpassing the scale of any historical infrastructure expansion. The forecast comes as market concerns mount over whether debt-driven AI investment will sustain, with the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields declining amid the uncertainty. Kumar warned that any slowdown in AI infrastructure spending could significantly impact related comp

According to ChainCatcher, Upbit has decided to extend the trading caution designation for MANTRA following a review of the token's compliance status. The exchange stated that after MANTRA submitted a statement in response and completed the initial review process, Upbit determined further examination of current handling progress was necessary.

On Thursday, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that changes in CFTC enforcement priorities did not justify overturning a January 2025 settlement between Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The judge rejected a joint request filed in May to reverse the $5 million penalty, despite the regulator's conclusion that it would not have pursued the case under current enforcement standards. The ruling leaves intact a permanent injunction barring Gemini from making false or mislead