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Spot gold closed at $4,140.06 per ounce on Oct. 2, 2026, down 0.9% on the day and approximately 3.4% on the week, according to Reuters. COMEX gold futures settled 1% lower at $4,162.30 after an earlier intraday gain of more than 1%. The decline followed the release of a weak US September jobs

RippleX engineering leader Ayo Akinyele highlighted privacy as a key requirement for XRPL adoption during XRP Seoul 2026, emphasizing that regulated finance needs confidentiality without sacrificing auditability and neutrality of public blockchain infrastructure. The announcement builds on Ripple's

Doppler Finance disclosed in a recent platform update that its XRP and RLUSD yield vaults have attracted more than $150 million from over 14,000 investors since launching in February 2025. The infrastructure

Japan added cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to its asset freeze list on October 2, targeting 33 entities and nine individuals in its latest round of sanctions against Russia. The sanctions restrict payments and capital transactions with those named, following earlier actions by the United States an

The US Navy uses Xbox-style controllers to operate anti-drone laser weapons deployed on warships in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Interesting Engineering, the controllers deliver targeting precision and rapid user inputs, while many sailors are already familiar with the basic layout, making tra

NEAR Protocol shared updates on its advancements in scalability and quantum security earlier today through a tweet. The announcement garnered significant engagement with 472 likes and 61 retweets. As blockchain platforms face increasing demand for resilient and secure solutions, NEAR Protocol's

TARA experienced a 15.2% price surge in five minutes, reaching $0.00003099, amid heightened social media buzz and increased trading activity. The cryptocurrency showed a 12.69% increase in the last hour with $61,665 in trading volume over 24 hours. The rapid price movement occurred within a

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter, beating the analyst consensus of 461,974, while Future Fund managing partner Gary Black highlighted concerns about the company's autonomous driving scale-up falling behind Alphabet's Waymo. Black noted that Tesla's Q3 deliveries fell just 2%

Developer Carlos Antelo released LDraw Nova on GitHub on Friday afternoon, an open-source tool that enables AI models to design LEGO builds with thousands of real pieces and output detailed CAD files. The tool leverages frontier AI models including GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 to generate

Meta launched its Muse AI agent in the United States on 8 September 2026, and Meta stock rose 12.9% in the week of 18–25 September 2026, climbing from a Nasdaq close of $665.75 to $751.66, according to Reuters and Nasdaq data. The rally followed announcements that Shopify and PayPal would enable Mus

Welcome Savings Bank confirmed today that a hacking attack resulted in the suspected leak of 2,200 customer-related records, including corporate names, contact names, and phone numbers. The breach marks the latest in a spreading wave of suspected AI-driven cyberattacks targeting South Korean

Investment author Park Min-su lectured on May 3rd at the 'Herald Money Festa 2026' event in Seoul, identifying tax optimization as the key factor determining long-term ETF returns for retail investors. Park emphasized that even substantial ETF gains can result in reduced real income if tax

Bitcoin long-term holders are experiencing unprecedented profitability this cycle, according to analysis from @glassnode. The LTH-MVRV (Long-Term Holder Market Value to Realized Value) index has remained above 1, indicating these holders have stayed in profit throughout current market conditions. Th

The White House plans to launch a 'Super Intelligence' task force to examine artificial intelligence risks and opportunities. The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 4 that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will chair the task force, with President Donald Trump also considering

Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026, with $2/$10 token pricing but restricted access to cyber defenders via the Fairwind Program. Koray Kavukcuoglu, senior vice president of Google DeepMind and chief AI architect, stated that developers, enterprises, and consumers would receive acc

The International Monetary Fund approved the immediate disbursement of approximately $138 million to El Salvador on Thursday under the country's $1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility financing program. The approval came despite El Salvador missing certain performance criteria, including on Bitcoin

Recent South Korean IPO stocks including Skylabs rebounded on their listing days in September, reviving investor interest after a period of weak market sentiment. The turnaround followed weak subscription results, with Skylabs pricing below the bottom of its indicative range due to low

Seven South Korean financial institutions—including Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Hana Bank, BNK Busan Bank, Yegaram Savings Bank, Hyundai Capital, and Welcome Savings Bank—suffered hacking incidents on the 4th, with attackers exploiting external business systems such as loan agent services and

Sixty KOSDAQ companies were designated as management stocks during the July-September period due to market capitalization and stock price deficiencies, despite 88% showing no capital erosion and nearly one-fifth demonstrating revenue growth with positive operating profits. The designations

Foreign investors face significant challenges with South Korea's proposed T+1 settlement system transition, according to data submitted to National Assembly member Seo Il-jun's office by Korea Exchange on the 4th. The data reveals 47.2% of foreign investor institutional settlement approvals occur