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Bitcoin Core developers merged a security policy update on October 22 that accelerates vulnerability disclosure and patching for flaws easily discoverable through AI tools. The change responds to a Bitcoin Red Team security review in which 16 researchers identified 4,962 potential issues

Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok found in an October 24 research note that revenue per worker and profit margins have increased among the Magnificent Seven technology companies but remained broadly flat across the other 493 companies in the S&P 500. The analysis raises

In US Stock Market News, the S&P 500 index set a fresh record high recently, but faces rising headwinds from multiple directions. The index currently trades at a Shiller Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-Earnings (CAPE) ratio of 41.8, only slightly below its all-time high of 44.2 from the peak of the

The Moscow Exchange plans to enable cryptocurrency trading starting December 1. Boris Blokhin, the trading platform’s Senior Managing Director for Sales and Business Development, said this on the sidelines of the SberInvestments forum. The exchange is currently actively testing operations with professional market participants, a process that began a week ago. Launch framework The Moscow Exchange will use a partner settlement digital depository where market participants can open accounts. The pla

China's Digital Yuan Operations and Management Center launched two new infrastructure components for its central bank digital currency: the DCEPS payment system and the e-CNY SMART Contract framework. The launches aim to consolidate core payment functions, reduce access and liquidity management

Mesh, a US-based crypto payments network, has partnered with Visa to enable consumers to spend cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances directly through existing wallet applications at physical stores and online merchants. The collaboration aims to eliminate the need for users to convert digital

Toto Finance has requested 22 million ADA, approximately $5 million, from Cardano's community treasury to establish a Strategic Copper Reserve, with voting open until November 15. The proposal seeks to purchase physical copper and tokenize it, but the metal would need to appreciate approximately 49%

Microsoft, Alphabet (Google's parent company), and Goldman Sachs are among 22 major companies objecting to plans by OKXICE to trade blockchain-based versions of their shares. OKXICE is a joint venture between crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, announced on October 25 that X is adding a money-transfer feature to its payment service, X Money. The new feature will allow users to send $1 to another person by long-pressing the like button. Musk shared the update in a post on the X platform. X Mone

BORA token recorded a 14.64% price surge within 60 minutes, reaching $0.028438. The altcoin's 24-hour trading volume reached $1,323,209, with a market cap of $31,913,682. BORA rallied from a low of $0.023268 to its current high of $0.028438, while the broader altcoin market showed mixed trading

Polkadot's DOT token fell approximately 4% toward $1.05 on October 24, extending its October decline as traders question whether the cryptocurrency can defend the $1 level. The selloff followed a failed recovery attempt after DOT traded as high as $1.20 on October 23, leaving the token

South Korea's Blue House has tilted toward postponing the cryptocurrency income tax scheduled to take effect in January, News1 reported on October 25. A Blue House official stated the administration decided to defer the levy in part out of respect for young people's efforts to build assets, though c

Bitcoin is attempting a recovery on October 25 after briefly falling below $80,000 on October 24. BTC dropped to approximately $79,200 before climbing back toward $80,900, remaining well below the October 21 high near $84,900. The recovery follows substantial fluctuations in institutional

U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds attracted approximately $1.81 billion in cumulative net inflows since launching in November 2025, but the market value of their holdings fell to just $1.48 billion as of October 23. The roughly $330 million gap resulted from XRP's declining price eroding the value

Ripple is scheduled to release 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1, according to XRP escrow tracker data as of October 25. The release follows Ripple's monthly escrow mechanism established in December 2017, which allows up to 1 billion XRP to become available each month with unused tokens

XRP declined approximately 28.8% in 2026 as of October 23, while Ripple joined a securities-tokenization initiative alongside BlackRock and JPMorgan. By October 24, XRP was trading near $1.29, extending its year-to-date decline to roughly 30% from an opening price of approximately $1.84. The

South Korean bond markets will fluctuate this week (Oct 26-30) based on domestic and international economic indicators and political events, with the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) scheduled to announce its rate decision early morning Oct 29 Korean time following a two-day meeting Oct 27-28

T&E Korea and Creitz are set to list on South Korea's KOSDAQ market this week (October 26-30), with investor response sharply divided between the two companies. T&E Korea attracted over 5.7 trillion won in subscription deposits with a competition ratio exceeding 1,253:1, while Creitz garnered only a

The Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers – Disclosure Scheme, 2026 (FAST-DS) is a one-time voluntary disclosure scheme that allows eligible taxpayers to disclose unreported overseas crypto and related income when it comes to Crypto Tax in India. The scheme came into force on 16 August 2026 and