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PancakeSwap is experiencing a surge in trading activity for tokenized stocks, with notable increases in pairs including TSLAB-USDT and NVDAB-USDT. The decentralized exchange platform highlighted this uptick in a recent tweet, noting growing community engagement in tokenized stock trading. PancakeSwa

Security researcher Tayvano pointed out that the $250,000 bounty paid by the XRP Ledger for the infinite-minting vulnerability disclosed this month was the same as the compensation for a remote code execution vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser, sparking discussion over whether XRPL’s bug bounty standards are sufficient. The proposed XRPL lending-related amendments currently have only 19 to 21 votes each, all below the 29-vote threshold, and none has an activation date. Tayvano Points Out

Moderna and Merck will present Phase 3 melanoma findings on Saturday for their personalized cancer treatment combined with Keytruda, as biotech companies deliver clinical updates across kidney cancer, neurological diseases, and Huntington's disease during a busy week of medical conferences. Arcus

Choi Ji-wook, Director at State Street Markets, predicted the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee will freeze the benchmark interest rate at its October 22 meeting. In an interview on October 19, Choi stated the central bank is likely to assess the impact of the cumulative 50 basis point rate

Ledger officially stated that some devices sold by its authorized Southeast Asian distributor, CryptoBilis, were maliciously implanted with microcontrollers during the distribution process. Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès posted on X that the incident reinforced his long-standing core argument: the principle of “don’t trust, verify” should not be limited to open-source software and cryptography, but must also extend to physical devices that custody Private Keys. CryptoBilis Device Implant Attac

Hangzhou-based industrial automation and AI company SUPCON Technology signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba on Oct. 16 to deploy the enterprise AI agent product QwenWork across the full marketing chain, covering the entire process from market lead collection to final payment collection. After deployment, the time required to generate SUPCON’s sales solution proposals was shortened from more than 5 days to approximately 1 day, representing an efficiency increase of approximately 5

A newly created Ethereum wallet opened a $33.5 million short position on 13,826 ETH 10 hours ago, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. The wallet used 25x leverage and faced partial liquidation as Ethereum's price rebounded. The wallet now holds a short position on 8,849 ETH

TRON founder Justin Sun revealed in a recent interview that he reduced approximately 80% to 90% of his ETH holdings when Ether was trading at around $3,600 to $4,000, with some of the funds redirected to U.S. stocks. Sun also said that his view of Bitcoin has become more bearish than in the past. Regarding AI-related stocks, he believes that hardware companies such as chip and memory manufacturers receiving valuations similar to those of software companies face risks, and his short- to medium-te

Wall Street analysts maintain optimism about the AI industry's long-term growth prospects despite recent sharp declines in AI-related stocks triggered by funding concerns. Last week, AI infrastructure companies CoreWeave and Nebius saw their stocks plunge over 25%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq

Emerging market bond yields have remained relatively stable as US Treasury yields surge, narrowing the spread between the two in a pattern that diverges from past financial crises. On Oct 16, the spread between Indonesia's 10-year government bond yield (7.1690%) and the US 10-year Treasury yield (5.

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), testified on October 19 at a National Assembly Policy Committee audit that single-stock leveraged products on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix partially contributed to increased stock market volatility. Lee made the

Bank of America stated that high utilization rates of artificial intelligence infrastructure support the resilience of AI-related stock trading, despite concerns over debt burdens at neocloud companies like CoreWeave. The bank cited nearly 100% utilization rates for deployed AI infrastructure and

Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly showcased the flying Tesla Roadster on October 16 at SpaceX’s test facility in McGregor, Texas. During the demonstration, a fan-based suction system flipped the car upside down, and SpaceX thrusters completed the maneuver before landing. Musk said the demonstration proves that flying cars will indeed exist in the future. However, he also acknowledged doubts about whether the vehicle is legal in every jurisdiction. Flying Sports Car Technical Details: 250 kg of Air Ta

Latvia is advancing plans to allow individuals to pay taxes using virtual assets as early as next year, while parliament passed a bill on October 15 revising the tax framework for virtual-asset investments. Didzis Dejus, an adviser to the Latvian prime minister on strategic planning and the new

Crypto.com’s North American Derivatives Exchange and Novig separately sued the State of Missouri on Friday, Oct. 17, in the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri, respectively, arguing that the Commodity Exchange Act grants the CFTC exclusive jurisdiction over their Event Contracts, preempting the application of Missouri’s gambling laws. Missouri Secretary of State Hanaway: Six Cease-and-Desist Orders Require License Applications or Service Shutdown Within 30 Day

Korean commercial banks issued large-scale certificates of deposit (CDs) in recent trading sessions, with Shinhan Bank issuing 270 billion won in 364-day CDs at 4.05% on the previous trading day and Kookmin Bank issuing 210 billion won in 182-day CDs on the 13th. The shift to CD issuance comes as

Gaon Cable, an LS Group affiliate and subsidiary of LS Cable, reported Q3 operating profit of 52 billion won, up 99.1% year-over-year, and revenue of 986.4 billion won, up 51.9%, according to a disclosure on October 19. Both figures significantly exceeded market expectations, with the company

Former CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham discussed tokenized stocks, AI hashrate derivatives, tokenized deposits for wholesale markets, and other topics in an exclusive interview with The Block during Token2049 in Singapore. She expects the NYSE and Nasdaq to list companies’ tokenized shares within two years, with “real” trading activity and executed volumes. CFTC Jurisdiction: Onions and Movie Box-Office Receipts Are Statutory Exceptions According to Pham, the Commodity Exchange Act is written so

Neocloud operators CoreWeave (CRWV), Nebius (NBIS), and IREN saw stock gains in overnight trading late Sunday, with CRWV rising 2.6%, NBIS climbing 3.8%, and IREN advancing 3.3%. The gains followed a week of sharp declines driven by concerns over business model sustainability and

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), announced on October 19 that the agency plans to release its innovation plan in November. Speaking during a National Assembly Policy Committee audit, Lee stated that coordination with the Financial Services Commission is