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Charles Schwab expanded its cryptocurrency trading service to all eligible customers and introduced a transfer feature for existing crypto holdings, Chief Executive Officer Rick Wurster announced at a company briefing on October 15, as reported by Bitcoin.com on October 16. Wurster stated crypto tra

Etherscan released a Transaction Debugger skill that converts complex Ethereum transactions into structured reports using its own data, with public promotion beginning September 4, 2026, and additional guidance released October 16, 2026. The block explorer designed the tool for agent platforms

Franklin Templeton holds approximately $1.5 billion in tokenized fund shares on BNB Chain as of mid-October 2026, representing 59.8% of the firm's total onchain assets. The concentration stems from the firm's Benji tokenization platform, which manages between $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion across

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority proposed designating Microsoft with 'strategic market status' on October 16, 2026, targeting the company's business software ecosystem. The designation would allow the CMA to impose specific conduct requirements on how Microsoft operates its cloud

The 1inch platform announced it will enable continuous trading of tokenized stocks during traditional stock market closures. The decentralized exchange aggregator emphasized its 24/7 trading capability for digital assets as an alternative option for investors. The move reflects growing acceptance of

Nike stock closed at $37.14 on Thursday, a gain of $1.84 or 5.21% on a session that ran between $35.94 and $37.73, according to StockAnalysis. That leaves Nike stock roughly 16% above the $31.97 intraday low reached on 2 October and about 47% below the $70.44 high of the past year. Benzinga

Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad shared his vision of the 'self-driving company' at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on Thursday, describing how AI agents are transforming workplace operations. Masad's presentation addressed how businesses adopting Replit's AI coding tools have experienced f

AGM, a cryptocurrency project, is gaining attention for its agentic payments concept after crypto commentator @base highlighted the model in a tweet. The concept allows personal agents to autonomously handle transactions, reducing the need for multiple subscriptions by providing information as

NiSource Inc. (NI) announced Friday a 20-year electricity agreement with Microsoft (MSFT) for the tech company's planned northwest Indiana data center campus, with service expected to begin in 2028. The deal raises projected savings for Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) electric

Tesla shares rose 4% to $375 in US Stock Market News pre-market trading on Friday after the electric vehicle maker unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered by SpaceX-developed thrusters. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the vehicle during a livestreamed event at SpaceX's test facility in Texas on

QUICK experienced a 10.60% surge in one hour, climbing to $0.00678 from $0.00613. The movement occurred amid a broader cryptocurrency market exhibiting mixed signals. The 24-hour trading volume stands at approximately $1.2 million, indicating active engagement despite the coin's 22.69% decline

Circle, the issuer of USDC, announced on Oct. 16 that it generated about $1.4 billion in revenue in the first half of this year, with more than $800 million paid to distribution partners and transaction costs. Kash Razzaghi, Circle's chief business officer, wrote in an official post that about $819

US Stock Market News showed mixed momentum on October 16, 2026 (06:13 PM IST), as technology stocks faced renewed pressure amid concerns over AI profitability, though Tesla shares and declining oil prices offered support. AI stocks have tumbled this week as investors question whether heavily

Starknet has launched STRK20 Shadow Accounts on the Opus platform, enabling users to conduct transactions without revealing their main wallet addresses. The feature allows private borrowing and position management separate from users' primary wallets. The launch addresses growing privacy concerns in

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stocks faced multiple analyst price target reductions on Friday after Citizens highlighted the impact of Neutron rocket's delayed first launch on the company's revenue prospects. Citizens cut its price target to $90 from $130 while maintaining an Outperform rating, following Rocket

US stock futures traded mixed on Friday, October 16, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq headed for weekly losses amid concerns over artificial intelligence trade financing and elevated energy prices. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on track to end the week lower following a sell-off in semiconductor stocks

A scammer lost more than 60 BTC, approximately $4.8 million, after storing Bitcoin in tampered Ledger hardware wallets, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed on October 15. The theft occurred on October 9 when thieves drained three separate Ledger addresses that the scammer had funded on

MoonPay has named Anne Giviskos chief financial officer as the company expands from crypto on-ramps into trading infrastructure, stablecoin payments, agentic finance and tokenized capital markets. Giviskos most recently served as interim CFO and chief accounting officer at Navan. Her

Tokenized stocks reached a market cap of $4 billion, marking a significant milestone in digital asset markets. The growth represents an 831.8% increase over the past year, according to data shared by Token Terminal. Binance bStocks leads the sector at $1.2 billion, followed by Ondo at $992.4