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Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), reaffirmed on October 19 during a National Assembly audit that he had wanted to block the launch of single-stock leveraged ETFs. Lee told lawmakers his previous June remark about 'lying down to block' the products was

OKX launched its Exchange OS built on the XLayer platform to provide developers and institutions with tools for deploying Onchain Spot, Perps, and Outcomes markets. The infrastructure aims to enhance trading efficiency and capabilities within the crypto ecosystem. This move reflects growing demand f

Arm announced its AGI CPU delivers twice the performance per rack compared to AMD EPYC 9755 in agentic AI workloads, according to an independent analysis commissioned by Arm and conducted by Signal65. The claim stems from modeled rack results based on chip performance and server-power assumptions

Five CEOs from South Korea's major banks testified before the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee on October 19, appearing as witnesses for 3 hours and 20 minutes from 3:30pm to 6:50pm regarding recent AI hacking incidents that exposed customer data. The session focused on information se

France's National Assembly approved Amendment I-3898 on Friday, a crypto tax measure that would make crypto-to-stablecoin swaps taxable events starting in 2027. The amendment passed with 38 votes in favor, 37 against, and 25 abstentions, according to the Assembly's official record. French MP

Wallet 0xb15b liquidated 8,163 ETH, totaling $19.78 million, over 10 hours. CryptoTwitter commentator @lookonchain noted the event. The crypto market is reflecting mixed signals, with no trading volume data available for this

Solana ecosystem participants are advancing blockchain applications through digital collectibles and governance initiatives. Phygitals introduced tokenized magazines based on the One Piece series on Solana's blockchain, while the Solana Foundation noted increasing interest in tokenized AI stocks.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) added nine crypto-asset service providers to its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) register on Friday, bringing the total to 375 unique providers. The additions included crypto exchange BingX's Austrian entity MEGE zweite and YouHodler's

Zcash full node developer Zakura proposed a quantum-resistant fix through one-time viewing keys to prevent future quantum computers from linking users' shielded Zcash payments, according to an engineering post by Zakura developer Adam Tucker announced on Sunday. The solution targets swaps through

An Ethereum cryptography proposal aims to improve verification by aggregating proofs and supporting quantum-resistant signatures. The proposal addresses signature data management by potentially keeping 2–3 KB of signature data out of blocks. The initiative focuses on enhancing blockchain

CME Group plans to launch standard and micro futures tied to Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap on Oct. 19, subject to regulatory review, as crypto investors monitor a series of macroeconomic data releases scheduled for this week. The futures launch coincides with purchasing managers' index data from the

Samsung Electro-Mechanics [009150] signed a 360.5 billion won long-term supply agreement for memory semiconductor package substrates with an undisclosed global major customer, the company announced on the 19th. The contract covers supply from January 1 to December 31 next year. The agreement

Harel Finance has applied to join the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange through subsidiary Harel Securities Trading, according to TASE. The application seeks to establish a retail-facing brokerage offering Israeli and international securities trading. The insurer's investment arm manages over NIS 200

US Stock Market News showed weakness on Monday, October 19, 2026, as S&P 500 futures pointed to a broad risk-off sentiment driven by fresh inflation fears from September import and export price data. Import prices rose 1.1% month over month, with fuel costs jumping 4.8% and non-fuel imports

Lumentum Holdings (LITE), CoreWeave (CRWV), and Nebius Group (NBIS) stocks declined over 25% last week, triggering oversold signals for several AI-linked equities. CoreWeave and Applied Materials (AMAT) recorded relative strength index readings below 30, while Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades at 7

South Korean won-market virtual asset exchanges logged 83 complaints related to hacking and system failures from July 2024 through September 2026, according to Financial Supervisory Service data obtained by New Daily from People Power Party lawmaker Park Sung-hoon's office on Oct. 19. Financial

Morgan Stanley strategists stated in US Stock Market News that the U.S. stock market correction is nearing its end, with investors positioned to increase allocations to risk assets. The team led by Michael Wilson said the sell-off is close to its conclusion and investors should seize opportunities t