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US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected a joint request from Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to vacate a January 2025 consent order on October 17, 2026. The $5 million penalty remains intact, along with a permanent injunction restricting Gemini from making false or misleading statements to the regulator. The CFTC reversed its enforcement stance in May 2026 after an internal review concluded its original Gemini lawsuit should never have been filed. However, the jud

According to ChainCatcher, Blue Origin aims to increase New Glenn heavy-lift rocket launch frequency to multiple times per week by 2030. The company has invested over $3 billion in Florida facilities and plans to allocate an additional $330 million for facility expansion.

Leopold's Situational Awareness fund will disclose its Q3 stock holdings on November 16. The fund posted a year-to-date return of 439% in the first half of 2026, betting primarily on Western Digital (SNDK) and Micron (MU) with approximately 4x leverage. However, the AI stock selloff in July led to a single-month portfolio decline of roughly 67%, after which the fund liquidated most of its public equity positions.

According to CoinDesk, Anthropic's internal research model today identified the source of NSA's five elliptic curves provided to NIST in the late 1990s—long suspected of harboring backdoors—as outputs from the lrand48 random number generator combined with 1997 and 1998 timestamps. The model reproduced the widely-used P-256 curve sequence and matched the publicly disclosed seed exactly at the 1,842nd candidate value, significantly reducing the likelihood of a hidden backdoor. Anthropic noted that

According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, global electric vehicle sales fell 2% to 2.15 million units in September, ending a six-month consecutive growth streak. North America saw the sharpest decline, with sales plummeting 44% month-over-month—the largest single-month drop in 2026 so far. Meanwhile, Europe posted record-high EV deliveries in September at nearly 600,000 units, up 10% month-over-month.

According to Token Terminal, as of today, October 17, Securitize represents 10.7% of the tokenized stock market cap. The platform specializes in blockchain-based compliance solutions for tokenized securities, facilitating direct on-chain ownership of shares. This marks a growing shift toward issuer-sponsored tokenized stocks, with the remaining 89.3% of the market still comprised of synthetic exposures.

According to Reuters, India's Nifty IT index surged 11.7% during the week ending October 16, marking its strongest weekly performance in 18 years. Major software exporters drove the rally, with Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Tech Mahindra gaining between 13.4% and 18.2%, while Tech Mahindra posted quarterly revenue of approximately 16,180 crore Indian rupees with net profit of 1,610 crore rupees. The Nifty IT index significantly outperformed the broader Nifty 50, which advanced ju

According to Odaily, STRK on Hyperliquid dropped 13% to $0.0665 tonight. The largest STRK bull address holds approximately 64.2 million STRK long positions worth $4.25 million on 5x full leverage, currently facing an unrealized loss of around $1.019 million with a return rate of approximately -96%. Another whale's 21.36 million STRK long position was liquidated this evening, resulting in a realized loss of $207,000. The address subsequently opened a new position of approximately 4.79 million STR

On October 17, Senegal's former President Macky Sall announced his withdrawal from the race for UN Secretary-General.

According to Farside Investors, BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) recorded $223.9 million in net outflows between October 14-16, accounting for 86% of total three-day Ethereum ETF withdrawals of $259.5 million. ETHA reported $109.8 million in outflows on October 14, $44.4 million on October 15, and $69.7 million on October 16, amid broader institutional selling pressure as Ethereum struggled to hold above $2,400.

According to CoinLab, Bitcoin has a 55% modeled probability of trading between $80,600 and $82,900 by October 17's daily close, with the cryptocurrency trading around $81,615 when the forecast was published. The AI-assisted forecasting platform cites reduced weekend liquidity and elevated futures positioning as key drivers of its cautious near-term outlook. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $82.4 million in net outflows on October 16, according to Farside Investors data. BlackRock's IBIT accounted for $71.8

According to Schwab's Q3 earnings disclosure released Thursday, the firm revealed $607 billion in margin loans linked to tax-aware long-short strategies, up from a smaller base earlier. Total margin loan balances reached $187.9 billion, up 14% quarter-over-quarter. CEO Rick Wursts announced on the earnings call that Schwab will introduce its own version of the tax-aware multi-strategy offering.

According to Fidelity's Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), Solana has made significant progress in network resilience and performance, with no reported mainnet outages in two years. On August 21, Solana reduced its slot time to 350 milliseconds, the first such reduction since network inception, according to the Solana Foundation's VP of technology. However, the Fidelity report noted that stake and validator concentrations among a small number of operators could threaten ongoing resilience, wa

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem noted recently that elevated oil prices have supported Canadian investment. However, he warned that rising oil prices increase the risk of broader inflation across the economy.

According to Bloomberg, U.S. federal government net interest payments reached $1.05 trillion in fiscal year 2026 ending September 30, up 8% from $970 billion in FY2025, marking a historic high. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation estimated the spending represents 3.2% of GDP and surpasses the prior record set in 1991.

According to Ripple's October 14 announcement, the company and DriveWealth are integrating RLUSD stablecoin into the brokerage infrastructure serving more than 100 financial partners globally. The integration will launch in Europe with planned expansion into the United States, enabling clients to fund and manage collateral accounts using RLUSD that can be converted to cash in near real time. The partnership also covers cross-border payments through Ripple Payments and digital asset custody infra

According to Nasdaq historical data, SanDisk shares closed at $1,299.30 on Friday 16 October 2026, down $95.53 or 6.85% from Thursday's $1,394.83. The decline extends a seven-day selloff that has wiped 23.23% from the 7 October close of $1,692.42. Market concern centers on a misreported technology development: CXMT president Cao Kanyu announced a denser DDR5 server DRAM module due year-end, not a NAND contract cut. According to Tom's Hardware and Motley Fool analyst Rich Smith, SanDisk manufactu

According to BlockBeats, on October 17, Arthur Hayes stated his fund strategy is to use altcoin trading to accumulate more Bitcoin, rather than treating trading itself as the goal. In an interview with The Rollup, Hayes expressed disappointment with altcoin performance over recent years, citing overvalued projects and hidden risks. Hayes outlined four key criteria for altcoin selection: seeking tokens that have collapsed 75-80% from local highs, avoiding newly issued coins with high FDV and low