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SpaceX artificial intelligence policy leader Gabriela Castillo Madrid is set to testify before the New York City Council on Friday at 10 a.m. ET as part of a legislative investigation into AI safety. The testimony follows SpaceX's initial evasion of requests and a subpoena to appear alongside leader

Stripe updated its iOS software development kit to require re-entry of Apple Pay payment information when a user's Know Your Customer region changes during cryptocurrency purchases. According to Stripe's GitHub deployment record on the 16th, the company released iOS SDK version 26.14.0 on the 12th w

The bottom 50% of US households by wealth owed 51.6% of household consumer credit while holding 2.3% of household wealth in the second quarter of 2026, according to Federal Reserve Distributional Financial Accounts dated 15 September 2026. The Prehn Institute, an independent research institution,

Morgan Stanley forecasts the Bank of Korea will hold its base rate at 3.00% at the October 22 Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Kathleen Oh, Morgan Stanley economist, stated in a report published on October 16 that recent rate hikes in July and August provided time to address inflation, which

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Thursday rejected a joint request by crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to overturn a $5 million settlement, despite the regulator's conclusion that it would not have pursued the case under current enforcement

The Solana Foundation postponed the Shanghai morning agenda of Solana Accelerate China 2026 on October 16 after attendees reportedly encountered officers outside the venue and could not enter. The foundation attributed the disruption to venue logistics but did not confirm what caused the issue or

Taiwan plans to tighten export controls on AI chips and servers to China, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin said the government will add AI servers and advanced semiconductors to its controlled items list, making unauthorized shipments a criminal offense

DeepSeek, a leading Chinese AI company, experienced a service outage lasting 4 hours and 50 minutes on the morning of Oct. 15, according to the South China Morning Post and Chinese media reports published Oct. 16. The disruption affected DeepSeek's chatbot and API services, including its V4 Pro and

Zilliqa (ZIL) declined 11.43% in 30 minutes, dropping from $0.003455 to $0.00306. The sharp move occurred amid selling pressure across the crypto market. Broader market uncertainty and mixed signals contributed to heightened volatility, with the Fear & Greed Index tilting towards fear as traders res

NEAR Protocol launched a privacy-enabled Solana deposit service on October 16, allowing users to deposit SOL and earn yield without disclosing their wallet addresses. The service was announced via NEAR Protocol's official X account. Deposited assets are managed through a vault operated by Gauntlet o

ParataxisEthereum, a Kosdaq-listed company, plans to begin staking Ether as early as this year and aims to use more than 10,000 tokens accumulated by no later than the first half of next year. Chief executive officer Lee Myung-hoon told Bloomingbit in an interview on Oct. 16 that the company's top p

Ripple and DriveWealth announced a partnership on October 14 to enable RLUSD stablecoin settlement and cross-border payments for DriveWealth's investing infrastructure. Gate partnered with Visa on a crypto-linked card for over 40 markets, while Privy announced integration with Ripple's XRP Ledger on

Citigroup recommended Circle Internet Group and Bullish as preferred stocks for the remainder of the year on the 15th (local time), citing crypto market recovery, institutional capital inflows, and regulatory progress as factors improving the investment environment for related companies. Analyst

Mastercard launched the Global Money Platform on Oct. 16, a payments platform integrating fiat currency and stablecoin management developed with BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company Mastercard acquired in August. The platform enables real-time exchange between fiat and stablecoins for

Solana's tokenized real-world asset market grew from approximately $700 million to $4.3 billion over the past year, according to an October 16, 2026 report citing research from Castle Labs. The expansion represents an increase of approximately $3.6 billion, or 514%, over 12 months, reflecting

BNP Paribas forecast that the Bank of Korea will unanimously freeze the benchmark interest rate at the October monetary policy committee meeting. Economist Yoon Ji-ho stated in an interview on the 16th that consecutive rate hikes in July and August gave the BOK time to assess policy effects and

@SlowMist_Team issued a Twitter alert on October 16, 2026 warning Ledger hardware wallet users about a phishing campaign exploiting a recent supply chain incident. The fake firmware update features a convincing faux 'Genuine check' page and an 'Update Now' button designed to deceive users into

South Korea's Kospi rose 2.05% to close at 5,668.05 on Oct. 16, snapping a seven-session losing streak as foreign investors turned net buyers for the first time in eight trading days. The rally was fueled by gains on Wall Street and easing concerns about further rate hikes after U.S. retail sales da

Japan's stock market rose on October 16, with the Nikkei 225 index climbing 898.34 points (1.39%) to close at 65,324.29, marking its first positive close in seven trading days since October 6. The TOPIX index gained 66.66 points (1.67%) to finish at 4,066.00. AI-related stocks led the rally after