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According to Onchain Lens, trader BOOMER currently holds $30.55 million in short positions on decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid. The account has accumulated realized profits of $22.58 million to date.

According to ChainCatcher, robotics company Galactic General and Unitree Technology announced recently at the 2026 World Physical AI Conference that they jointly developed Galbot ET1, the world's first native AI agent robot. The product debuted at the World Robot Conference in August. The announcement demonstrates the collaboration between the two companies in product definition, hardware optimization, and embodied AI capability development.

According to TRON's official statement, TRON released GreatVoyage-v4.8.2.4 (Empedocles) on October 22. The update improves execution consistency and stability in edge cases, and optimizes smart contract storage and metadata handling logic to enhance node reliability in complex environments. The version is a mandatory upgrade, and TRON urged all node operators to update promptly to avoid disrupting block synchronization.

According to Jin10, six major forex option orders with strike prices exceeding 1 billion each are set to expire on October 23 at 22:00 Beijing time across EUR/USD, USD/JPY, and USD/CAD pairs.

According to the China Securities Regulatory Commission on October 23, the CSRC approved the establishment of Citigroup Securities (China) Co., Ltd. The company will be registered in Shanghai with 1.2 billion yuan in registered capital. Its business scope includes securities brokerage, securities investment consulting, securities underwriting and sponsorship, and proprietary securities trading. Citigroup Global Financial Holdings Company holds 100% equity stake in the new entity.

According to Bitget data, on October 23, Hong Kong stocks closed with the Hang Seng Index up 0.69% and the Tech Index up 2.05%, as artificial intelligence application stocks rallied. MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) surged 16.7%, while Zhipu (02513.HK) rose 8.3%.

According to Bloomberg, the Bank of Japan reportedly plans to maintain a fast-paced rate hiking trajectory, with December becoming a key focal point. The central bank believes interest rates remain some distance below neutral levels.

According to security platform OpenSourceMalware, on October 21, North Korea-linked hackers used a technique called "Contagious Interview" targeting cryptocurrency industry job seekers on LinkedIn. Attackers invited victims to access private code repositories and install required software packages, embedding malicious .npmrc configuration files that redirect npm dependency downloads from external sources rather than public registries. This method allows attackers to execute malicious code during

According to BIT(bit.com) market data, U.S. pre-market trading on October 23 saw broad gains across optical communications, semiconductor, and Neocloud stocks. Optical communications stocks advanced across the board, with Credo (CRDO) up 2.70%, Coherent (COHR) up 2.56%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) up 2.54%, and Lumentum (LITE) up 2.05%. Semiconductor names also rallied, including Intel (INTC) up 2.12%, Applied Materials (AMAT) up 1.58%, Broadcom (AVGO) up 1.56%, and AMD up 1.43%, while NVIDIA

According to a Harvard University poll released on October 22, approximately 69% of surveyed adults aged 18 to 29 expressed worry about the country's future, while 62% believe the United States is on the wrong track. The poll comes as the country prepares for midterm elections.

According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 12 banks have been designated as primary liquidity providers for the offshore renminbi market, effective October 27 following the end of the current designation period.

According to BlockBeats, on October 23, Swell paused deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH tokens as part of infrastructure security measures. The restaking protocol stated it is collaborating with security partners and Seal911 to conduct the review. Swell confirmed all user funds remain secure and the protocol will restore normal operations once it adjusts the net asset value (NAV) to correct levels.

According to Coinglass, Binance saw net inflows of $41.56M USDT in the past hour.

The Philippine peso hit a historic low of 63.552 against the U.S. dollar today, marking a significant depreciation in the currency.

Eurozone manufacturing PMI came in at 52.4 in its October preliminary reading, below the forecast of 52.8 and down from September's 52.9.

Bybit AI went live in September with personalized and memory features, allowing users to access core Bybit services through a single chat interface.

According to The Block, New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $1.3 billion from NovaTech founders Cynthia Petion and Eddy Petion following a default judgment issued after the couple left the United States. Four promoters associated with the scheme will return approximately $6 million in illegal proceeds and are permanently barred from working in securities, commodities, and cryptocurrency industries, according to the Attorney General's office.

The Eurozone's composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October came in at 51.9, falling short of the expected 52.7 and down from the previous month's 53.1.

According to UBS, the investment bank maintains its "attractive" rating on A-shares, noting that recent market weakness has improved the risk-reward profile without substantially changing its positive outlook on earnings prospects. UBS prefers to position in select technology and advanced manufacturing leaders, innovative healthcare enterprises, and export-oriented companies with global competitiveness. The bank also favors quality dividend-paying stocks, particularly China's major banks.

According to Firsthand research, Bitcoin processed an average of 578,000 transactions per day from January 1 through September 28, 2026, surpassing the previous annual record of approximately 525,000 transactions in 2024. However, average transaction fees fell sharply, accounting for just 0.6% of miners' total earnings during the period examined. Over the past 30 days through October 14, Bitcoin averaged 701,660 confirmed transactions daily, up approximately 49% from 469,638 a year earlier. Yet