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Rocket Lab stock (NASDAQ: RKLB) plunged as much as 13% in early Thursday trading on October 15 after the company announced the inaugural flight of its Neutron rocket has been pushed into 2027, abandoning its previous fourth-quarter 2026 target. The delay stems from manufacturing defects involving th

Jupiter launched its YOLO trading platform, now live in BETA, offering users up to 1,000x leverage on SOL, BTC, and ETH. The platform requires a minimum of $10 to begin trading. The service targets traders seeking high-risk, high-reward opportunities in the cryptocurrency market. Jupiter YOLO

The USDC Treasury minted $250 million in new tokens, according to monitoring service @whale_alert. USDC is a stablecoin issued by Circle that maintains a 1:1 peg with the U.S. dollar. The minting comes as the broader cryptocurrency market experiences mixed trading signals and regulatory scrutiny

Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf defended his company's government contracts on Thursday during a CNBC interview, addressing ethics concerns over co-founder Palmer Luckey's close ties to the Trump administration. The defense tech company recently won contracts worth billions while Luckey serves on a

Uniswap reported positive on-chain activity in a recent tweet, generating 340 likes and 24 retweets. The decentralized exchange's indicators suggest notable metrics, though specific data was not detailed in the announcement. The development comes as the broader cryptocurrency market exhibits mixed s

CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator sold approximately $85 million worth of stock between September 15 and September 30, as the AI company's shares lost more than 46% of their value since joining the Nasdaq 100 index on June 22. The stock decline erased $18 billion in market capitalization, while insider

Galaxy has committed $100M to Sky Ecosystem for sUSDS, a partnership emphasizing institutional interest in blockchain solutions. The collaboration, highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @SkyEcosystem, involves key figures Greg Feibus and John Conneely discussing Galaxy's financial products. Sky E

SK hynix is reportedly demanding the U.S. government authorize additional semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipments to its Dalian, China facility in exchange for committing to build a new 3D NAND fab in the U.S., according to Reuters. The move follows reports last month that Solidigm, SK hynix

Gold prices rose on October 15, with COMEX December gold futures (GCZ6) trading at $4,177.00 per troy ounce as of 11:11 AM Eastern Time, up $69.10 or 1.68% from the previous settlement of $4,107.90. The increase was driven by a sharp decline in US Treasury yields as investors sought safe-haven

DeFi Development Corp., a publicly traded company focused on accumulating Solana (SOL), announced Thursday that it is increasing the annual dividend rate on its CHAD preferred stock from 13% to 14%. The 100 basis point increase will take effect on November 2, raising annual dividend payments from $1

Google DeepMind found no statistically significant acceleration in AI development progress after April 1, 2026, according to the safety report for Gemini 4 Argon released September 30. The lab's capability index has climbed at a steady 0.1 points per month despite production code now being more

Five crypto presale projects are competing for investor attention in October 2026, spanning trading infrastructure, automated launchpads, decentralized finance applications and security-focused platforms. The projects—RIPR Compute, MemeToro, Blazpay, BMIC and G Coin—represent a shift beyond

Tokenized stocks issued outside the U.S. represent 90.4% of the $271.7 million deposited in DeFi lending markets, vaults, and DEX pools, according to a tweet by @tokenterminal. The data highlights the dominance of international tokenized assets in the decentralized finance sector. This trend

Token Terminal released a report revealing that 97.8% of tokenized stocks are held outside the United States, with 5.0 million holders globally. This distribution highlights a significant disconnection between U.S. regulatory approaches and the expanding global tokenization landscape. The findings r

Brian Daly, Director of the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discussed the agency's focus on innovative exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during an appearance on @ETFPrime on October 15, 2026. The SEC is prioritizing public comments on ETFs

DTCC's Nadine Chakar highlighted Chainlink's pivotal role in the organization's collateral management strategy, specifically emphasizing its support for their multi-chain approach. The partnership leverages Chainlink's technology to orchestrate collateral management systems across multiple

Japan's Ministry of Finance stated there are no concerns that the AI-driven stock sell-off will trigger financial instability, following the Nikkei 225's 4.9% decline on October 15, 2026. A ministry official said the global economy remains resilient despite the index's third-largest single-day

Russia will prohibit individuals from transferring digital currencies to non-custodial wallets starting July 2027, according to Federal Law No. 282-FZ and Bank of Russia guidance updated October 12. The restrictions also ban direct peer-to-peer crypto transactions between individuals. The

Circle's Gateway product crossed $10 billion in cumulative transfer volume, the company announced on October 15, 2026. The multichain USDC transfer service addresses liquidity fragmentation by allowing businesses to maintain one unified balance across multiple blockchains instead of pre-funding

Multiliquid, a protocol built by Uniform Labs, has raised $8 million across its pre-seed and seed funding rounds, with Polychain leading the seed portion. The protocol enables holders of tokenized money-market and treasury funds to swap directly into stablecoins USDC and USDT with T+0