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Blackstone closed its fifth energy transition fund at $8.7 billion on Monday, October 19, after attracting commitments that exceeded the amount the private equity firm was prepared to accept. The fundraising represents approximately 55% growth from the predecessor fund, which raised $5.6 billion in

Anthropic's Claude AI reconstructed how seed values for several widely used NIST elliptic curves were originally generated, resolving a cryptography question that had attracted suspicion for more than two decades. The AI identified a process involving the C library's lrand48 generator and Unix

Microsoft withdrew from a major artificial intelligence data center project in Britain after electricity connection delays pushed the site's expected power availability into the 2030s. The technology giant was expected to become the anchor customer at Nscale's Loughton campus in Essex, with plans

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Meta Platforms (META) stock to $820 from $775 on Monday while maintaining an Overweight rating, according to CNBC. The firm flagged concerns about user retention for Meta's AI agent Muse, noting that while the product attracts around 300,000 U.S. downloads d

A Chinese-speaking hacker broke into more than 100 company websites using AI agents as of the week ending October 18, 2026, according to a Reuters report. The hacker exploited exposed instances of Carin, an open-source AI-powered problem-solving platform, to target companies including farming

Nvidia launched new Nemotron 3.5 open-weight models on Thursday designed for always-on agents and edge computing. The release includes the Super VL model for enterprise use and two lightweight Bolt models for local PC deployment. The launch addresses enterprise demand for open models that can be

Hedera recently partnered with gosodax to enable cross-network functionalities for decentralized finance applications. The integration allows wallets and DeFi apps to utilize services including swaps and bridging across more than 21 networks through a single SDK or API. The partnership addresses

AMPL experienced a 15.38% price increase in five minutes, reaching $1.35 from $1.17. The surge occurred amid mixed signals across the broader cryptocurrency market. Over the past 24 hours, AMPL recorded a 12.59% price change with a market cap

XRPL validators have advanced the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment past the 80% support threshold in recent validator snapshots, initiating the sustained-consensus period required for network activation. The technical maintenance package addresses issues around vault and lending-related logic, while

Elon Musk pledged to give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States next year, announcing the plan on X early Monday, October 19. The distribution could exceed $10.5 billion in value based on SpaceX's Friday closing price of $146.03 and approximately 72 million U.S. children under 18. Mus

Cosmos announced a tokenization suite enabling banks to issue tokenized deposits integrated with Jack Henry's core systems. The integration supports 24/7 cross-border settlements completing in under three seconds, addressing banking operational efficiency. This development aligns with the

RWA Foundation recently declared that a tokenization supercycle is underway, a statement highlighted by PancakeSwap. The announcement signals significant developments in the cryptocurrency landscape as tokenized assets gain momentum. PancakeSwap currently handles over 41% of bStocks volume and has c

Emmanuel Givanakis, CEO of ADGlobalMarket's Financial Services Regulatory Authority, discussed the ongoing evolution of the regulatory framework for digital assets in an interview with CNBC. Givanakis highlighted the significance of aligning regulations with international standards, which is

US enterprises with over $100 million in revenue are adopting stablecoins for operational use, according to a $PAYO survey. The survey found 69% of senior payments and finance leaders currently use stablecoins operationally. This adoption is driven by operational advantages in cross-border

Machi's trading account balance has dropped to $5,682 following significant losses on the Papertrade platform, according to data shared by @lookonchain. The trader deposited $261K yesterday but accumulated a total trading loss of $779K, resulting in a net loss of $382K despite earning $394K in

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated on October 19 that the country's stock market remains deeply undervalued and announced his administration is reviewing additional measures to strengthen market confidence. Speaking to reporters at the Chunchugwan press center at the presidential office, Le

Marqeta has expanded its partnership with Coinbase to enable enterprise customers to launch payment cards backed by stablecoins. The US-based card issuing and payment processing platform is integrating with Coinbase's stablecoin infrastructure to allow businesses to convert digital asset balances in

USDG is experiencing adoption growth on the Arbitrum platform, supported by Symbiosis. The development was highlighted in a tweet from @arbitrum, indicating increased relevance of USDG as a stablecoin. Symbiosis, an entity in the crypto sector, is providing backing that adds credibility to USDG's po