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Gold rose 0.3% to $4,206.86 an ounce as of 8:30 a.m. Singapore time on October 11, holding above $4,200 after President Donald Trump announced a halt to attacks on energy facilities between Russia and Ukraine. The modest gain followed a 1.3% climb last week. Trump's announcement coincided with

According to multiple data sources, PaperTrade launched on Oct. 10 with 1,000x leverage and no LP. During the pre-deposit phase, 11,465 addresses deposited approximately $138 million in total, while 24-hour notional trading volume was approximately $596.28 billion. TradingBeats monitored 14,158 liquidated positions, with Isolated Margin losses of approximately $23.12M. Day-One Data: 11,465 Addresses Deposited $138 Million According to protocol statistics and TradingBeats monitoring, PaperTrade's

Seoul forex dealers forecast the USD/KRW exchange rate will trade heavily around the 1,340 won level on October 12, despite strong dollar pressure. Over the weekend, Yemen's Houthi forces attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, expanding risk-off sentiment in markets.

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded from its weekend low, trading at around $83,760 as of October 12. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor posted Bitcoin Tracker data again and may disclose changes in the company’s holdings this week. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially released regulations for crypto asset ETFs, initially allowing only Bitcoin and Ethereum, with the rules set to take effect on October 16. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to CoinTelegraph, Strategy Chairman

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Lee Hyung-il announced on the 12th at the Government Seoul Complex that the government will expand the role of the Supply Chain Stabilization Fund and invest 200 billion won in securing overseas production bases. Lee chaired the Supply Chain

South Korean Finance Minister Park Hong-geun defended the government's Future Response Fund policy at a National Assembly audit on October 8, citing Norway's sovereign wealth fund model as justification for maintaining large-scale government bond issuance while accumulating reserves. Park argued

The Bank of Korea will use a wholesale central bank digital currency rather than private stablecoins as the settlement asset for a tokenized Treasury pilot set for 2027, according to materials the BOK submitted to the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee. The Electronic Times

The official X account of Coldcard, a Bitcoin hardware wallet brand, @COLDCARDwallet, published a phishing post on October 11 impersonating a notice that the Mk4, Mk5, and Q models had “critical firmware vulnerabilities” and urging users to transfer their funds immediately through a phishing website. The post has since been deleted, and Coldcard has submitted an urgent investigation request to X, stating that access to the account has been strictly restricted since 2017. Phishing Post Tactics: F

According to an official XRPL vulnerability disclosure report published on October 9, an integer overflow vulnerability that had remained latent in the XRP Ledger payment engine since 2015 could have allowed the total XRP supply to exceed the 100 billion limit. Its severity rating was raised from Major to the highest level, Critical, that day, and it was fixed on September 25 with xrpld version 3.4.1. Vulnerability Disclosure: Severity Rating Raised from Major to Critical According to the offici

Foreign investors net sold 189.9348 trillion won in South Korea's securities market through the end of September 2026, maintaining selling pressure during both the KOSPI rally toward 9,000 points and the subsequent

Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $83,771.70 on Oct. 12, while the resistance zone between $83,900 and $84,200 limited the room for the recent rebound to extend. On the macro front, U.S. President Trump suddenly announced on Truth Social on Oct. 11 that Russia and Ukraine had reached an energy ceasefire, saying it was “effective immediately”; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he was still waiting for specific details. Trump Suddenly Announces Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire on Oct. 11 Trump posted on

Bitcoin recorded 10 '3-sigma' trading days in 2025, exceeding the eight days logged during 2018 when prices plummeted 73% annually, according to CoinDesk on May 11 (local time). A 3-sigma event occurs when price movements exceed three standard deviations from recent volatility—statistically rare

Robinhood Chain, the blockchain network launched by US online brokerage Robinhood (NAS:HOOD) in July, recorded a sharp decline in transaction activity during the first week of October (Oct 2-8). Daily average transactions fell 42% to approximately 6.2

Japan's financial markets closed on October 12 for Sports Day, while US bond markets also shut for Columbus Day, though the New York Stock Exchange remained open. Sports Day, observed annually on the second Monday of October, commemorates the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Columbus Day, also falling on the se

US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to US and global markets, with an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons thereafter. The announcement drove the US 30-year

Commerzbank Chief Economist Jörg Krämer issued a report on October 9 (local time) analyzing France's fiscal instability and eurozone contagion risks. The report stated that concerns over France's high national debt and rising fiscal burden, along with fears of crisis spillover to other heavily

The International Monetary Fund released a report on tokenized U.S. equities on October 11, 2026, finding that while these blockchain-based shares enable 24/7 trading and fractional ownership, they remain significantly less liquid and more volatile than traditional equities, according to the IMF's l

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, stated in a CNBC interview on May 11 (local time) that strong corporate earnings are sustaining US stocks against rising interest rates. However, the buffer is narrowing as Treasury yields climb. Dalio explained that when the current cycle began,

The Korea Financial Research Institute submitted a report to the Financial Services Commission proposing access restrictions for decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, triggering market concerns. The report, delivered at the end of last year, recommends classifying DeFi services as unlicensed

Ethereum exchange inflows surged to their highest level in two weeks as the staking ratio reached a record high, according to an analysis published on Oct. 11 by CryptoOnchain, a contributor to cryptocurrency data analytics firm CryptoQuant. The