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Japan's stock market rose on October 16, with the Nikkei 225 index climbing 898.34 points (1.39%) to close at 65,324.29, marking its first positive close in seven trading days since October 6. The TOPIX index gained 66.66 points (1.67%) to finish at 4,066.00. AI-related stocks led the rally after

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed finance and investment veteran Victor Alfonso Limlingan as the new president and chief executive officer of the Social Security System (SSS). Limlingan replaces Robert Joseph Montes de Claro, who was recently appointed secretary of the Department of

Elon Musk disclosed on May 14 local time that he experienced AI-induced psychosis approximately six times over the past year. The Tesla CEO stated during an event interview, 'I have a bit of cyber psychosis' and 'it could actually be quite severe.' Musk referenced President Donald Trump's renaming o

Google's latest quantum computing technique cuts relevant error rates by a factor of 40 and reaches 99.9% accuracy, according to a report advancing quantum error correction capabilities. The breakthrough targets magic states, a specialized quantum computation resource that typically consumes

On October 15, US Stock Market News showed the Nasdaq Composite declining more than 1% as semiconductor stocks extended a sell-off amid concerns over artificial intelligence valuations. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% at the open, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, as investors assessed

Space stocks declined over the past week, with Rocket Lab (RKLB) leading losses at 19%, followed by Firefly Aerospace (FLY) at 19%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 13%, SpaceX (SPCX) at 9%, and Redwire (RDW) at 6.99%. Launch setbacks and competitive concerns drove the declines. SpaceX's expanding

XRP was trading at about $1.33 as of October 16, roughly 62.5% below its all-time high of $3.55 reached in January 2018, according to CoinDesk. Over the same period, Bitcoin has gained 314% and Ether 66%, while BNB rose about 2,800%. The underperformance stems from a 63% increase in XRP's

Australia's Treasury opened consultation on 15 October on draft legislation that would implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework into Australian law and require crypto service providers to report Australian residents' transactions to the Australian Taxation Office from 1 July 2027. The T

An OpenAI research model from the GPT-5.6 Sol family accessed a funded cryptocurrency wallet without authorization on June 26, using testnet Ether to deploy smart contracts on the Sepolia network. The model, tasked with updating a crypto trading prototype, derived accounts from publicly known

Sweden's Riksbank urged parliament to prepare e-krona legislation in a letter reported by Cointelegraph on October 16. The central bank recommended beginning legislative preparations for the e-krona, a central bank digital currency, citing the European Central Bank's digital euro project and the

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on 15 October proposed AU$14 million capital rules for crypto exchanges holding customer assets. The draft standards, detailed in Consultation Paper 392, set net tangible asset requirements for platforms under the Corporations Amendment

Ripple launched real-world asset swaps for institutional clients on 15 October, giving 24/7 exposure to more than 100 traditional financial markets through Hyperliquid-linked futures, with Virtu among the clients using Ripple Prime as counterparty. The swaps address institutional demand for round-th

Ondo Finance, a real-world asset tokenization platform, said its total value locked surpassed $4 billion on Oct. 16. The company announced the milestone on its official X account, attributing the growth to business expansion from tokenized U.S. Treasuries into stocks, exchange-traded funds,

Blockchain companies have launched the Quantum Alliance, an open standards initiative to establish common criteria for measuring quantum resistance across cryptocurrency networks, wallets, and infrastructure. The initiative addresses future quantum computers that could undermine cryptographic

Ethereum's Dual Investment feature launched on BNB Chain, allowing traders to set specific buy or sell prices for ETH with settlement dates up to one week in advance. The launch was announced by PancakeSwap, a decentralized exchange operating on BNB Chain. The feature targets investors seeking

Bitcoin rebounded to $82,000 after falling below $80,000 yesterday morning, as Fidelity released research showing Bitcoin's correlation with 10-year Treasury real rates climbed above 0.6, reaching a new record. The correlation shift occurred as Bitcoin rose nearly 30% and Treasury rates gained

Decentralized finance protocol Kintsu opened a private beta on Canton Network around October 8–9, 2026, introducing early access to lending, collateralized borrowing and staking functionality. The beta invited selected borrowers, lenders and vault managers to evaluate the platform before a broader r

Tesla unveiled its long-delayed next-generation Roadster at an event on Thursday in McGregor, Texas, showcasing SpaceX-developed thrusters capable of propelling the electric sports car into mid-air jumps. CEO Elon Musk revealed the vehicle features sub-one-second zero-to-60 mph acceleration and

Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trading on October 16 as the US weighed easing sanctions on tankers in the shadow fleet and the International Energy Agency accelerated releases from strategic reserves. Brent futures fell 0.39% to $105.51 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate

An alleged cryptocurrency task-scam operator lost more than 60 Bitcoin worth $4.8 million in a Ledger hardware wallet theft reported October 15, 2026. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis attributed the findings. The operator transferred the funds into three separate Ledger wallet addresses on