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The altcoin market extended losses over the past week despite the Federal Reserve's October Federal Open Market Committee meeting being viewed as less hawkish than expected, with about 270 of the top 300 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization falling. High oil prices, inflation pressure, the

Chinese payments giant Alipay denied supporting cryptocurrency trading through third-party platforms in a statement published on October 28, 2026. The denial followed decentralized marketplace Peer's October 27 announcement of a beta service allowing users to buy and sell USD Coin (USDC) using Chine

Blockchain data infrastructure provider Allium disclosed a security breach involving unauthorized access to parts of its systems on October 28, after detecting the incident on October 25, 2026. The breach prompted service interruptions, API credential revocations, and the engagement of an external c

Korean treasury bond yields declined on the 29th as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's remarks were interpreted as dovish and the KOSPI equity index fell, creating favorable conditions for the bond market. The 3-year Korean treasury yield dropped 3.3 basis points to 3.766%, while the 10-year yield

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell 0.90 won to 1,336.80 won as of 3:30 PM on October 29 in the Seoul foreign exchange market, reversing the previous day's sharp gains. The decline was driven by substantial exporter hedging flows and foreign investors shifting to net selling of approximately 92,000

Bank of America analysts have identified a "bubble-like" pattern in the US Stock Market News landscape that echoes the period leading up to the dot-com crash in 2000. Defensive sectors including healthcare, materials, and consumer staples have rallied sharply, with these areas up 15%, 14%, and 12% r

KAI token surged 25.8% in 30 minutes to reach $0.000246, marking a recovery from a recent low of $0.000157. The rapid gain occurred despite a 24-hour decline of 18.73%, highlighting volatility in the current crypto market environment. The price movement reflects speculative trading activity in a mar

Lazaro Campos, former CEO of global financial messaging network SWIFT, has been appointed chairman of stablecoin yield platform OpenTrade, CoinDesk reported on Oct. 29. The appointment aims to expand the company's business as stablecoin adoption grows across traditional finance. OpenTrade, founded i

Bitcoin Core developers released security updates on October 28 after an AI-powered code scan uncovered three vulnerabilities, including one that could allow attackers to crash Bitcoin nodes running on Windows and macOS. The findings were discovered on October 23 through Project Loupe, an

Bloomberg has introduced BQuant Assistant, a conversational AI coding tool built into BQuant Desktop and BQuant Enterprise. Bloomberg Terminal subscribers can use natural-language prompts to write Python, query market data and build visualizations inside the environment where they develop

Barchart made its AI-powered commodity intelligence assistant Carl available through WhatsApp, according to a press release announcement. The integration gives users a way to ask market questions and receive data-backed responses in a messaging app. New users can start with a free trial, while

BNB Chain activated the Jenner hardfork on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) testnet, introducing a Payment Lane mechanism that reserves 5% of block gas capacity for eligible payment transactions and adding support for CAS20-compliant digital assets. The upgrade aims to improve payment transaction

South Korea's Financial Services Commission approved KRW 1 trillion in funding for four projects on the 29th, including KRW 100 billion for Haenam solar plant construction. The 400MW facility, with total costs of KRW 684.6 billion, will supply renewable energy to semiconductor firms via Korea South-

Pravang, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Oct. 29 that an unauthorized external party stole customer assets worth approximately 100 million won ($72,000) from its hot wallet on Oct. 24. The theft occurred after Pravang suffered a separate hack earlier this month that exposed

South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI announced on October 29 that it completed a Series D funding round worth 820 billion won ($592 million), reaching a post-investment valuation of approximately 3.8 trillion won ($2.75 billion). The round, launched in January with a target range of 450 billion wo

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a summit on the 29th and announced the establishment of an 'enhanced strategic partnership' between the two countries. Lee emphasized that cooperation between South Korea and Germany is more important than ever amid

PIMCO, the world's largest bond fund manager, stated the Federal Reserve does not acknowledge economic overheating following the Fed's rate hold decision on the 28th. The firm characterized the Fed's current policy path as a recalibration rather than a long-term hiking cycle. PIMCO emphasized Fed

Taurus announced live support for smart contract-based assets on the Stellar network at the Meridian 2026 event. The support is available through the company's Taurus-PROTECT and Taurus-CAPITAL platforms. This integration enhances institutional custody options for digital assets on Stellar's

Goldman Sachs has joined EquiLend's 1Source distributed-ledger platform for securities finance, adding a major borrower to a network already used by BNY and National Bank of Canada. The platform creates a shared record of securities lending and financing transactions to reduce reconciliation