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Mastercard launched the Global Money Platform on Oct. 16, a payments platform integrating fiat currency and stablecoin management developed with BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company Mastercard acquired in August. The platform enables real-time exchange between fiat and stablecoins for

Solana's tokenized real-world asset market grew from approximately $700 million to $4.3 billion over the past year, according to an October 16, 2026 report citing research from Castle Labs. The expansion represents an increase of approximately $3.6 billion, or 514%, over 12 months, reflecting

BNP Paribas forecast that the Bank of Korea will unanimously freeze the benchmark interest rate at the October monetary policy committee meeting. Economist Yoon Ji-ho stated in an interview on the 16th that consecutive rate hikes in July and August gave the BOK time to assess policy effects and

@SlowMist_Team issued a Twitter alert on October 16, 2026 warning Ledger hardware wallet users about a phishing campaign exploiting a recent supply chain incident. The fake firmware update features a convincing faux 'Genuine check' page and an 'Update Now' button designed to deceive users into

South Korea's Kospi rose 2.05% to close at 5,668.05 on Oct. 16, snapping a seven-session losing streak as foreign investors turned net buyers for the first time in eight trading days. The rally was fueled by gains on Wall Street and easing concerns about further rate hikes after U.S. retail sales da

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