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About 1.5 million Ether is waiting to enter Ethereum staking as of October 5, with an estimated wait time of about 25 days. CoinDesk reported on October 5 that roughly 1.5 million ETH, worth about $4 billion, was in the staking entry queue that day, down from about 2 million ETH and an estimated 35-

Hong Kong's government will submit amendments to establish a licensing regime for virtual asset trading, custody, advisory and management services within the year. Christopher Hui, secretary for financial services and the treasury, announced the plan at an Oct. 5 policy briefing for the

President Lee Jae-myung on the 5th reaffirmed his commitment to stabilizing South Korea's real estate market through increased housing supply. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Lee stated that South Korea cannot afford a 'lost 30 years' following a real estate bubble cycle, declaring that 'escaping t

S&P Global Ratings launched its Vault Risk Assessment (VRA), a forward-looking tool designed to evaluate impairment risks in blockchain-based lending vaults, as deposits in the market reached approximately $10

More than 71% of blockchain networks tracked by DefiLlama generated zero fees during a 24-hour period captured in an October 3 snapshot, according to data covering 558 chains. The figures highlight the concentration of economic activity among a small number of leading networks, with only seven block

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated on October 3 that India supports distributed ledger technology and tokenization. He spoke at the Kautilya Economic Conclave. Malhotra cited concerns over monetary sovereignty, monetary policy, and capital flows as reasons for maintaining

KB Securities analyst Kim Il-hyuk identified three factors that could slow the rise in US interest rates or push 10-year Treasury yields back to the 4% range, ahead of midterm elections scheduled for November 3 next month. The analysis comes as US bond investors face concerns over rising rates

Tokyo stocks surged on the 5th as AI and semiconductor shares rallied, lifting the Nikkei 225 index 1,637 points (2.40%) to close at 69,946.86. The index crossed 70,000 intraday for the first time since July 6, driven by semiconductor test equipment maker Advantest, which hit a record high

Analyst Jake Claver forecasts XRP reaching $750 by late 2026 or early 2027, reiterating the prediction during a Thursday livestream despite his earlier $100 target for 2025 not materializing. XRP traded at $1.51 with a 1% gain, positioned near the middle of its recent range with immediate

Fireblocks announced the launch of its stablecoin rails with bank pilots currently in production. The infrastructure advancement enables tokenized assets to move on-chain, representing a development in cryptocurrency infrastructure. The announcement came from a recent Fireblocks tweet highlighting t

Arbitrum temporarily halted new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova after AI-assisted development tools lowered the barrier to creating attacks against hand-crafted WebAssembly programs. The Arbitrum Security Council completed the emergency action at 11:30 EST on Oct. 2, 2026,

Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network, announced on Oct. 5 that it is shutting down operations after operating costs exceeded the revenue generated by the chain. The network stated in a post on X that it had not found a realistic path to an economically sustainable model. Blast's total value locked

The USD-JPY exchange rate in the Tokyo market rose 0.16% to 158.097 yen as of 1:25 PM on the 5th, driven by persistent US interest rate rise expectations and concerns over Japan's trade balance deterioration amid strong international oil prices. According to Yonhap Infomax, the currency pair had

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a policy speech to the 222nd extraordinary session of the Diet on October 5, stating she would pursue a strong economy and fiscal sustainability simultaneously. The remarks addressed financial market concerns that her government's active fiscal

Optimism is conducting an APAC tour emphasizing the adoption of real-world assets onchain. The tour highlights the importance of corporate and financial integration in blockchain initiatives, with recent engagement involving PacificMeta to showcase how Japan's real-world assets can be brought onchai

Bitcoin trading at $85,500 after reaching as high as $87,000, marking the second rally in a week to stall near the $86,000-$87,000 resistance zone. Last Wednesday's move to $85,500 also faded within hours, and the latest attempt briefly climbed within $500 of the late-September peak near $87,400

Taiwan's Weighted Index closed at an all-time high, rising 2.55% to 49,712.04. The rally was driven by weakening expectations for additional Federal Reserve rate hikes and strength in global semiconductor stocks. Last Friday, US stock markets surged after September non-farm payroll data came in

HD Hyundai Electric is approaching a 1 trillion won annual operating profit milestone, with Q3 2024 consensus estimates projecting revenue of 1.2006 trillion won and operating profit of 322 billion won, representing 20% and 28% year-over-year growth respectively. The performance surge is driven by a

Seoul Southern District Court halted delisting procedures for two Korean stocks on the 2nd, blocking Korea Exchange's strengthened market capitalization standards for removing underperforming companies. The court granted injunctions filed by KOSPI-listed Jooyeon Tech and KOSDAQ-listed KM

Iran's economy faced severe pressure as the Iranian rial traded at approximately 2.688 million to the US dollar on Oct. 3, extending a decline that erased over half the currency's value in the past year, while the country's point-to-point inflation rate climbed to roughly 90% in September and