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According to Jin10 data, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh said on October 16 at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting in Bangkok that many G20 economies have shown unexpected resilience despite recent geopolitical shocks and widespread monetary tightening by central banks. Walsh expressed optimism about the U.S. economy, stating that the country would emerge from current challenges stronger and better positioned to lead global growth.

According to Lookonchain, a trader is maintaining leveraged long positions in BTC and ETH with a combined portfolio value of $186.7 million. The BTC position consists of 1,822 coins worth approximately $149.5 million, with a liquidation price of $80,637.87. The ETH holding includes 15,270 tokens valued at around $37.25 million, with a liquidation price of $2,406.08.

According to Axonex AI Group, its subsidiary Rice Robotics joined the Embodied AI International Applications Hub on October 16 and launched Tomo, a wheel-based humanoid robot designed for education. Rice Robotics also signed an agreement with FLAIR (Hong Kong Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Centre) under the Hong Kong Productivity Council. The partnership will focus initially on education and manufacturing, covering real-world training and scenario validation for humanoid robots

According to Odaily Meme tracking, Tesla Fly, a Meme coin on BSC, saw its market cap briefly exceed $1.08 million today (October 16). The surge came after Tesla unveiled performance specifications for its Roadster, including a Rocket variant capable of flight equipped with a multi-mode thrust system and cold air propellers supporting forward and upward acceleration as well as lateral rotation.

According to Odaily monitoring, an address reduced $3.94 million in SKHX short positions between 11:17 and 12:16 UTC on October 16, realizing a profit of approximately $109,500. The address's remaining short position value decreased from roughly $38.88 million to $35.21 million. Address: 0xfc667adba8d4837586078f4fdcdc29804337ca06

According to a survey by Chicago Booth and seven other leading U.S. business schools on October 16, 43 professors were asked about the recent surge in long-term government bond yields. Seventy percent agreed that deteriorating fiscal outlooks of major developed nations significantly contributed to the rise, with 23% strongly agreeing and 47% agreeing. After weighting by confidence level, agreement rose to 81%. Fourteen percent remained uncertain, while 7% disagreed. Professors cited factors incl

Vilivio Biotech Limited (09887), a Hong Kong-listed biopharmaceutical company, announced on October 16 that it has completed the enrollment of the first patient in an open-label, multicenter Ib/II clinical trial evaluating Vylixin (opasertamab, a PD-L1/4-1BB bispecific antibody) in combination therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The trial is led by Professor Xu Ruihua from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Prevention and Treatment Center and will be conducted across multiple hospitals n

According to ChainCatcher and official statement, Solana Accelerate China postponed its scheduled morning event in Shanghai on October 16 due to logistics considerations at the venue. According to attendees on-site, enforcement officers were present at the Shangri-La Shanghai hotel venue, and participants were blocked from entering for over one hour. The team has not provided further details on the specific cause of the postponement or new event arrangements.

According to CoinGlass data, U.S. bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $5.1 million on October 15. BlackRock's IBIT led with $16.8 million in inflows, while other products saw a combined $11.7 million outflow. Over the preceding five trading days (October 9–15), the ETF complex posted net outflows of $124.91 million. Since inception in January 2024, cumulative net inflows reached $5.703 billion, with IBIT accounting for $6.564 billion and Grayscale's GBTC experiencing $2.79 billion in outfl

According to Foresight News, Solana liquidity protocol Meteora has completed improvements to its legacy DAMM v1 pool accounting design. The updated system now tracks LP total supply internally, preventing external token burns from inflating remaining LP share values. Security researchers discovered a third-party wallet exploiting the previous design to increase its share value to approximately $12,600 across seven low-liquidity pools. Following notification, Meteora suspended and fixed the affec

According to Passside data, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $60.3 million on October 15. Over the past five trading days (October 9-15), the cumulative net outflows reached $306.5 million. BlackRock's ETHA led outflows with $44.4 million, while Fidelity's FETH saw inflows of $2.4 million.

According to Chow Sang Sang's announcement, the jewelry retailer's retail sales value increased 3% year-over-year in the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, with same-store sales growth across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Gold jewelry demand remained resilient during the quarter, particularly priced gold products in mainland China. The company expanded its retail network by upgrading select high-traffic locations, opening its third branch at The Venetian Macao, and launching

According to Liquid247.xyz monitoring, Hyperliquid address 0x3ff54f...f705 currently holds 525.806 BTC short positions with a notional value of $43.1 million. BTC was trading at $81,976 at the time of reporting.

On Thursday, CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), and SoFi Technologies (SOFI) hit fresh 52-week lows amid rising debt costs, weak housing market conditions, and profit growth pressures. CRWV fell to $59.51, OPEN to $1.9, and SOFI to $13.86. By session's end, the three stocks pared losses and closed 5%, 16%, and 6% higher, respectively. CoreWeave faced investor concerns over $850 million in unsecured debt carrying yields near 15%, raising questions about financing costs for expan

According to Jin10 Futures, China's average asphalt price this week was 6,326.67 yuan/ton, down 0.49% from the previous week. Post-holiday construction projects have concluded, and with bitumen spot prices moderating, downstream purchase enthusiasm remained weak. Road project construction activity slowed due to higher asphalt spot prices. Looking ahead, while international oil prices are expected to remain stable, increased refinery output and declining terminal demand will shift supply-demand d

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) stated it will soon communicate with MSCI to address the index operator's recent warning. The exchange emphasized its commitment to responding seriously to MSCI's concerns.

According to Bitget, South Korea's KOSPI index surged 4.00% intraday to 5776.48 points on October 16, with SK Hynix rising over 4% and Samsung Electronics up 4.5%.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's government bond yields rose slightly on the morning of October 16. The 3-year benchmark yield reached 3.875%, up 0.3 basis points, while the 10-year yield climbed 1.2 basis points to 4.207%. Domestic equities rebounded after the prior day's 8% decline. The KOSPI index gained 2.54% and KOSDAQ rose 3.55%. Meanwhile, South Korea's September employment data showed 113,000 new jobs created, marking the third consecutive month of gains exceeding 100,000 positi

According to Guru Club, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Powell announced today (October 16) during the IMF Annual Meeting in Bangkok that the Fed's Productivity and Employment Task Force will hold field hearings on November 16 in San Francisco Bay Area. The hearings will focus on examining artificial intelligence's impact on economic activity and employment markets. Powell established five external expert task forces in June to research critical areas in monetary policymaking and expects them to sub

According to the Financial Times, reported Thursday, investors are losing confidence in artificial intelligence infrastructure's ability to generate sufficient revenue to support massive data center debt. CoreWeave, the Nvidia-backed cloud infrastructure provider, saw its bonds fall below 80 cents on the dollar, reaching distressed-debt levels with yields near 15%. CoreWeave shares fell 17% this week, with competitor Nebius dropping 18%. Nvidia's market value declined roughly $270 billion over t