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According to port data released in September, Los Angeles and Long Beach ports—America's two largest container hubs—handled record import volumes. Long Beach processed 997,177 standard containers with a 31% year-over-year increase, while Los Angeles processed 1,042,652 containers, a 19% increase. The surge reflects companies front-loading shipments ahead of Trump administration tariffs, Panama Canal capacity restrictions due to drought, and rising fuel costs driven by regional tensions.

According to ChainCatcher, Itô, a compute and inference cost trading platform, has joined trading firm Jump Trading, with co-founders Affaan and Alejandro now leading Jump Trading's newly established internal compute trading desk. The team will focus on the mid-market for compute and inference costs, addressing gaps in traditional centralized AI supply chain solutions that Itô initially sought to bridge. The company noted that typical capacity contracts span 3-5 years with approximately 30% upfr

According to ChainCatcher, the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) DAO governance organization has proposed activating ENSv2, freezing new v1 .eth domain registrations while allowing unmigrated domains to continue renewing. The proposal will preserve existing domains and subsequently transition registration and resolution functions to v2.

According to Whale Alert, as reported by ChainCatcher, the USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 5:49 AM Beijing time on October 12.

According to Jim Cramer, the S&P 500 has surged approximately 118% since bottoming on Oct. 12, 2022, weathering multiple headwinds including aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes, a banking crisis, sweeping tariffs, and geopolitical tensions. A $10,000 investment at the October 2022 low would now be worth nearly $23,061. Nvidia climbed 1,875% and Meta gained 488% over the same period. "The real lesson is that there never seems to be a good time to invest, because bad things do happen quite regul

According to ChainCatcher, on-chain derivatives protocol Derive has launched a governance proposal to expand its business into the regulated U.S. derivatives market. The proposal is currently under community discussion in Derive's governance forum. Derive is an on-chain derivatives protocol serving professional traders, offering options and perpetual futures contracts through an off-chain matching and on-chain settlement architecture. The specific regulatory pathway, partnerships, and timeline r

According to Yonhapinfomax, the U.S. dollar index surged to 102.599 on October 12, marking its highest level since April 2025, as continued Houthi militia attacks on Saudi Arabia pushed crude prices higher. The euro-dollar rate fell to 1.11538, its lowest since May 2025. The dollar-yen rate climbed to 158.662 yen, up 0.383 yen from the previous close. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree announced the group successfully struck Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with ballistic

TARA's price surged 10.74% to $0.00003 within the past hour, alongside a 24-hour gain of 6.67% that reached a peak of $0.0000299. The move reflects heightened whale activity and accumulated buying interest. Daily trading volume reached approximately $58,880, with TARA ranging between $0.00002685 and $0.0000299 over the past 24 hours. The asset maintains a market cap of $182,655.

OGN surged 10.91% in just 60 minutes today (October 12), climbing from $0.03282 to $0.0364. The price movement, supported by trading volume of approximately $5.9 million, reflects growing interest in the altcoin. Over the past 24 hours, OGN has gained 12.52%.

According to Zhitong Finance, on Monday (October 13), Hang Seng Index ADR closed at 24274.57 points, up 0.01% from Hong Kong's close. Among major blue-chip stocks, HSBC Holdings fell 0.04% to 148.036 Hong Kong dollars, while Tencent Holdings declined 0.37% to 424.239 Hong Kong dollars.

According to Zhitong Finance, Hang Seng Index October futures closed at 24,228 points on October 13, down 23 points or 0.095%, trading at a discount of 43 points.

According to TheEnergyMag, Bitdeer AI, a subsidiary of bitcoin miner Bitdeer, signed an 8-year agreement in Malaysia to build a 60MW A103 AI cloud data center, expected to go live in Q1 2028. The facility will join existing A101 and A102 centers in the Cyberjaya complex, bringing total capacity to approximately 71.5MW. Bitdeer AI has secured 333.5MW of its 350MW global capacity target, completing approximately 95% of its planned deployment.

iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, saw holdings decline by 16.86 tons overnight (October 11), bringing total holdings to 15,346.67 tons.

According to Transsion Holdings' announcement, the company set its Hong Kong IPO price at HK$35.30 per share on October 13. The stock is expected to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange main board on October 15 with a minimum trading unit of 100 shares.

According to UK Maritime Trade Operations Office, six vessels came under attack on October 11 in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby Oman Bay waters. Four tankers were hit by unidentified projectiles while exiting the strait, one container ship was struck while entering, and one tanker near Sohar anchorage was targeted by unmanned aerial vehicle. Ship crew evacuation operations were assisted by local authorities.

According to Russian Deputy PM Novak, Russian and U.S. companies have started negotiations on diesel supply on October 13. Novak also revealed that Russia supplied energy products worth $21.3 billion to Europe over the first nine months of 2026.

According to data from Binance and HyperLiquid, overnight on October 13, South Korean equity futures declined sharply. KOSPI-tracking EWY fell 2.54% on both Binance and HyperLiquid, while SK Hynix dropped 3.76% and 3.81% respectively on the two exchanges. Samsung Electronics also declined 3.08% on Binance and 3.02% on HyperLiquid. Data sourced from Binance, HyperLiquid, and the Bank of Korea.

According to Governor Wes Moore, Nilmini Rubin, Chief Policy Officer at Hedera, was appointed to Maryland's Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force on October 12, 2026. The task force aims to assess the economic impacts of distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrencies, and to develop an enhanced regulatory framework for the state. Rubin's expertise in blockchain policy will guide Maryland's approach to digital asset governance.

According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's Missile General Bureau conducted a test of tactical ballistic missiles on October 12.

According to Barron's, on Monday (October 11), Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT's progress in developing advanced 4F² technology sparked a broad selloff across global memory stocks. Micron Technology fell 3.88% to $98.04, marking its third consecutive trading day decline despite a 261% year-to-date gain. South Korea's SK Hynix dropped 4% and Samsung Electronics declined 4.4%. According to the South China Morning Post citing CXMT's statement, the company plans to launch a new memory product based on