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Saifedean Ammous, author of 'The Bitcoin Standard,' stated in a Tuesday X post that Bitcoin already functions as a medium of exchange and that volatility's effect on that function is likely to diminish. Ammous wrote that Bitcoin can serve as a medium of exchange as it becomes less volatile than

Asian stock markets closed mixed on October 14, with Japan and China leading declines amid ongoing concerns over artificial intelligence sector valuations. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.05% to 67,744.29, while China's Shanghai Composite dropped 0.88% to 3,767.23 and the Shenzhen Composite

National Pension Service Chairman Kim Sung-joo defended the fund's decision to postpone rebalancing during a parliamentary audit on the 14th, stating the move prevented market shock. The Health and Welfare Committee audit focused on the January decision by the Fund Management Committee to raise the

Dell Technologies (DELL), ServiceNow (NOW), and Alphabet (GOOGL) moved in premarket trading Wednesday following analyst rating updates. DELL fell over 3% after Barclays downgraded the stock to Equal Weight from Overweight and cut its price target to $574 from $603, citing elevated valuations and

South Korea's Financial Services Commission and Korea Development Bank selected seven asset management companies on May 14 to operate ultra-long-term technology investment funds targeting next-generation semiconductors and advanced biotechnology. The small league comprises G&Tech Venture

Arsenal hold a 62.5% probability on Polymarket's EPL title betting market for the 2026-27 season, compared to 20.5% for Manchester City, according to current trader-implied odds. The gap positions Arsenal as the market's clear favorite despite City sitting 3 points clear at the top of the table

Analyst Dan Ives predicted the South Korean KOSPI index will recover to around 9,000 within six to 12 months during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. The Yorkville Ives partner attributed the recent selloff to excessive concerns over artificial intelligence and stated that global AI

US Stock Market News showed cautious trading Wednesday, October 14, 2026, as Dow futures edged up 0.3 per cent to 52,081.00 and S&P 500 futures rose 0.2 per cent to 7,872.75 (1:30 PM IST). Global markets remained mixed despite ongoing interest in computer chips and artificial intelligence, though

DDR5 6000 RAM prices reached $450 for 32GB kits, marking a new peak in the AI-induced PC component shortage. The cheapest 32GB DDR5 6000 kit now costs $449.97, up from $400 in August. RAM prices have increased more than 500% since last year, driven by supply constraints linked to AI hardware

PancakeSwap introduced a fee restructuring proposal called The Flip to increase liquidity provider (LP) fee retention on its v3 and Infinity platforms to 88% of swap fees, up from the current 66-68% across various chains. The proposal aims to enhance user engagement and grow the decentralized

PancakeSwap announced on October 14, 2026, a daily reduction of 15,500 CAKE tokens being minted, cutting the platform's token supply to benefit liquidity providers. The decision aims to allow liquidity providers to retain more of their earnings as the decentralized exchange adjusts its token

Komainu announced its sponsorship of the Lugano Plan ₿ Forum, scheduled for October 23-24. The event will focus on Bitcoin, institutional adoption, and supporting infrastructure. Komainu's involvement underscores growing institutional interest in Bitcoin. The forum gathers industry leaders to

Solana launched an updated Seeker Dashboard that includes new perks for Seeker holders from MegaPopGame. The rewards include free Vital Drone accessories, $1 worth of SOL assets, and guaranteed $SKR airdrop spins. The update aims to enhance user engagement

Bank of America on Tuesday admitted willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act and agreed to pay $1.21 billion in penalties after failing to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions. The second-largest U.S. bank failed to flag more than $1 billion in activity involving national

Kraken, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is pursuing the acquisition of Lithuania's Soldo Bank to expand its lending business and other services, the Financial Times reported on October 14. Payward, Kraken's parent company, recently began work on the acquisition, which is set to close next year

UK gilt yields fell approximately 5 basis points in early trading on October 14, reversing recent gains, after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey expressed a more dovish view on energy shock spillover effects from US-Iran tensions. The 10-year gilt yield dropped 5.09bp to 5.3947%, while the

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo reported third-quarter earnings on Oct. 13, posting revenue and net income growth compared to a year earlier but showing sequential declines from the prior quarter. Higher interest rates pressured bond trading revenue, with JPMorgan's fixed i

Google announced the global availability of Gemini 4 Argon, its newest flagship model, positioning it as a system designed for extended, multi-step reasoning across complex professional tasks. The model is accessible to developers and enterprises through the Gemini API in AI Studio and the Gemini pl

TRM Labs launched Ardence, an AI investigation platform that combines blockchain intelligence with corporate, cyber, identity, financial and other data sources. The product is designed to let investigative teams pursue multiple leads in parallel while preserving the records and reasoning behind

Lee Hyeong-il, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, departs on the 14th for Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) annual meetings, as well as the Group of Twenty (G20) and Group of Seven (G7) finance minister meetings. Lee will p