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In US Stock Market News today, the Dow Jones rose 1.06% while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined slightly amid mixed market sentiment. The stock market activity occurred as attention turned to geopolitical developments, including planned discussions between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian

Pearl (PEARL) extended its rally to $2.27 as Coinbase listing speculation and the project's AI-computing narrative drew fresh market attention. CoinGecko data shows the token gained 16.3% over seven days, pushing its market capitalization close to $800 million as traders assessed the drivers

XRP closed at $1.33457 on Kraken exchange on Tuesday 20 October 2026, remaining below both the 20-day moving average of $1.3953 and the 50-day moving average of $1.4129, and inside a five-session trading range of $1.25477 to $1.35208. The 2.45 percent rise from Monday's $1.30266 failed to reclaim

Meta Platforms reported disappointing earnings today, sparking increased interest in tokenised stocks among cryptocurrency traders. CryptoTwitter commentator @okx noted growing focus on digital equities and products like X-Perps. This development occurs as the broader crypto market exhibits mixed

KOSDAQ-listed companies are reviewing mergers and acquisitions to avoid delisting ahead of stricter market-capitalization rules taking effect in July next year, when the threshold will increase to 30 billion won ($21.6 million) from 20 billion won ($14.4 million). The number of KOSDAQ companies

The Federal Tax Service (FTS) reported that since the launch of the state register of miners two years ago, the number of companies and individual entrepreneurs engaged in cryptocurrency mining in Russia has declined. According to the FTS, 365 companies and individual entrepreneurs were added to the register from January through September 2026, while 375 were removed. As of October 1, the list contained 1,473 participants. According to estimates by consulting firm Quattor Advisory, 65% of those

Align Partners Capital Management disclosed a 1.5% stake in SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea's SK Group, on Oct. 20 at the 13D Monitor conference in New York. The activist fund argued that SK Inc. remains undervalued because the earnings and share-price performance of SK Hynix, an

Switzerland's financial regulator approved the country's first retail Bitcoin ETF on October 20, opening a new chapter for retail cryptocurrency investment under a collective investment scheme framework. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) classified the fund as an alternative i

UK banks face criticism over cryptocurrency payment restrictions after Stand With Crypto UK recorded 10,092 customer complaints between May and August. The advocacy organization released findings on October 20, 2026, showing 9,803 individuals submitted complaints through its online campaign tool

The South African Reserve Bank is hosting a Payments Conference focused on the future of money and digital currencies. Lyle Horsley, an official from the bank, is moderating a panel that includes Federico Grinberg from the International Monetary Fund, Shelley Havemann from VALR, and Stafford Masie f

Elice, a South Korean neocloud company, rebounded 29.92% to 79,900 won on the Kosdaq market on Oct. 21, one day after its shares plunged 32.04% from the IPO price of 90,500 won to close at 61,500 won on its trading debut. The sharp reversal reflects colliding expectations and concerns over

DXtrade introduced a dedicated white-label cryptocurrency interface for brokers serving spot traders, adding an exchange-style order book, flexible order sizing, and execution directly from charts. The release separates the crypto trading experience from the multi-asset platform's general-purpose la

Boerse Stuttgart Group has obtained a DLT Trading and Settlement System license under the European Union's DLT Pilot Regime, providing its Seturion platform with regulatory authorization to operate as a digital settlement system for tokenised assets. The German financial regulator BaFin granted the

Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) plans to roll out its NU7 upgrade next month, sharply reducing its block-generation interval. Zcash core developer Sean Bowe submitted a proposal on October 20 to activate the NU7 upgrade at block height 3,543,405, projected to be reached on November 5. Once activated, Zcash

Pendle Finance partnered with Janus Henderson to tokenize the asset manager's $30 billion AAA CLO strategy. The collaboration brings Janus Henderson's core US fund, one of the largest actively managed fixed income ETFs, onto the Pendle platform as Centrifuge's deJAAA. The partnership reflects

Starknet launched a governance vote inviting community members to participate in determining the distribution of 1.7 billion STRK tokens. According to the project's announcement, one day remains to cast votes for key governance changes that will affect stakeholders' voting power. Starknet is a

France's National Assembly approved amendment I-3898 to the 2027 Finance Bill on October 16, 2026, by 38 votes to 37 with 25 abstentions, introducing a 31.4% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin conversions effective January 1, 2027. Lawmaker Nicolas Sansu introduced the amendment,

PancakeSwap has launched voting on a proposal to increase liquidity provider fee retention from 66-68% to 88%. The vote is currently live, with a phased rollout scheduled to begin in November. The proposal aims to enhance incentives for liquidity providers while reducing daily CAKE emissions from 22

PancakeSwap announced that bStocks bags now offer dual utility designed to enhance potential Pre-Access quotas for platform users. The decentralized exchange is leveraging this feature to boost user exposure to tokenized assets through increased on-chain activity. This strategic move positions Panca