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According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Oct 26, Moscow is willing to discuss supplying natural gas to Europe if European countries are interested and Russia has surplus capacity. Peskov noted that gas availability fluctuates, and supplies are often already allocated for other uses.

According to Guru Club, alkali futures, the main contract, fell 5% on October 26 to 1,519 yuan per ton, marking a record low since listing.

According to The Block, on October 26, bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation discovered its official domain was being used to distribute spam emails. The company traced the incident to one or more compromised Cloudflare API keys, which have since been revoked. Malicious domains used in the emails have also been taken down. Foundation emphasized that funds stored in Passport devices remain secure and the hardware itself was not compromised.

According to Jin10, the CFETS-NEX yuan liquidity sentiment index reported 49 as of 14:30 on October 26, down 1 point from 10:15. Breaking down by institution type: large banks reported 46, mid-sized banks 49, and non-bank institutions 51, all down 1 point respectively.

According to Iran's state news agency IRNA, Iranian President Pezeshkian plans to visit Moscow this week to discuss energy-related issues with leaders from 11 other major gas-producing countries.

According to Reuters, 22 US companies have filed objections against trading their shares in tokenised form on OKXICE, a platform jointly owned by OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, according to OKXICE's public notice dated Friday, October 23. The list includes Wells Fargo, Cisco, Moderna, and Intuit, up from 16 objectors in the platform's October 19 notice. Under the SEC's Innovation Exemption, issued on September 17, issuers have 30 calendar days to object to third-party tokenised stock trading

According to BlockBeats, Franklin Templeton submitted Form 8-A to the SEC on October 26 for two Bitcoin dividend reinvestment ETFs, with an effective date of October 27. The Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF (FBEQ) tracks the VettaFi US Large-Cap 500 Bitcoin DRIP Index covering approximately 500 largest U.S. companies, while the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF (FIBT) tracks the VettaFi US Innovation 100 Bitcoin DRIP Index focusing on 100 largest non-financial Nasdaq-listed

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency on October 26, Iranian Foreign Minister Alagezi emphasized the impact of military tensions on global energy markets, noting that disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has affected natural gas supply security and market stability. He called for strengthened energy cooperation between Iran and Russia, citing their strategic positions in the global natural gas market. Alagezi highlighted the need for increased investment, technology transfer, oil and gas

According to Voronezh Governor Gusev, the region was struck by drone attacks on October 26, killing 2 and injuring 17.

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's foreign minister Cho Tae-yul will visit Atlanta from October 29 to November 2 to attend a G20 foreign ministers' meeting. Cho will exchange views on geopolitical issues, energy, and supply chains, and discuss cooperation frameworks at the G20 level. He also plans to hold bilateral talks with foreign ministers from major countries on bilateral relations, practical cooperation, and regional matters.

According to Jin10 Data, on October 26, domestic gold jewelry prices for most brands' 999 fine gold traded at 1,200-1,202 yuan per gram, with Zhou Liufu and Chow Sang Sang offering prices below 1,200 yuan per gram.

According to blockchain intelligence platform BlockintAI, Tether blacklisted nine TRON addresses holding 2,212,850.29 USDT on October 22, 2026, following suspicious transfers from wallets linked to Indian exchange CoinDCX. CoinDCX confirmed on October 25 that it suffered a 15.99 million USDT loss after an automated wallet-sweeping service failed, allowing deposits to accumulate in infrastructure compromised during a July 2025 security breach. The frozen amount represents approximately 13.8% of t

According to ChainCatcher citing OpenRouter data, DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 topped global AI model weekly API calls at 33.6 trillion tokens for the week of October 19-25, up 801% sequentially. The top five models globally were all Chinese AI systems. Global AI model total weekly calls reached 1.88 million trillion tokens, up 14.63% from the prior week, with Chinese models accounting for 93.54 trillion tokens (up 18.14%) and U.S. models for 22.47 trillion tokens (up 29.44%).

According to Park Sang-hyuk, editor of Digital Asset, the Bank of Korea will start receiving reports of digital asset transfers from overseas crypto exchanges and personal wallets through its foreign exchange electronic system beginning December 2. Virtual asset transfer service providers will be required to report cross-border digital asset transactions by individual or corporate account, asset type, and transaction basis. The move precedes the implementation of the revised Foreign Exchange Tra

According to court documents, a federal judge in Argentina dismissed the criminal case against President Javier Milei and 10 others on charges related to the LIBRA cryptocurrency, ruling that posting about the token did not constitute fraud. Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi approved the dismissal at the prosecution's request. LIBRA, promoted by Milei in February 2025, surged to a US$4 billion market valuation before collapsing over 90 percent. Blockchain analytics estimated realized trad

According to Bloomberg, Singapore will advance its retirement and re-employment age increase to January 1, 2029, one year earlier than originally planned. The retirement age will rise from 64 to 65, while employees can continue working until age 70. The government will reduce taxes for workers who continue employment beyond the statutory retirement and re-employment ages, increasing their take-home income.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance Futures will launch four USDT-margined perpetual contracts on October 26, 2026: EIDOUSDT, EQTUSDT, STMUSDT, and ABBVUSDT. The contracts will go live at 17:00, 17:05, 17:10, and 17:15 UTC respectively, with maximum leverage of 20x.

According to BlockBeats, on October 26, open interest in HIP-3 contracts tracking U.S. equities on Hyperliquid fell by approximately $127 million over the past 10 days, declining from $2.711 billion to $2.584 billion, down 4.70%, according to TradingBeats monitoring. After adjusting for price-related drawdowns, overall position exposure remained largely flat. However, TradingBeats identified significant capital reallocation across 365 addresses with positions previously exceeding $1 million each

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung confirmed today, October 26, that he will not pursue the country's accession application to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) within this year. During a dialogue session with farmers and fishermen at the Blue House, Lee reiterated that policy direction on CPTPP will be determined only after sufficient consultation with agricultural stakeholders, assuring them that they will not bear

According to Jin10 Futures, China's semi-steel tire exports in the third quarter of 2026 totaled 886.4 thousand tons, declining 6.66% year-on-year and showing a downward trend both sequentially and annually. The export decline is attributed to EU anti-dumping measures affecting the overall market.