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US hyperscalers issued $48 billion in European currency bonds this year, tripling their 2025 total issuance, as they tap European markets to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion. The surge reflects hyperscalers' growing reliance on European credit markets amid concerns over Europe's

The USD/JPY exchange rate in the Tokyo forex market rose 0.11% to 158.195 yen as of 2:05 PM on the 8th, reversing earlier yen strength. The intraday shift followed easing concerns over tight oil supply, which had tempered US long-term interest rate gains overnight and initially prompted yen

Greece released a draft bill on October 8 proposing a 10% tax on capital gains from digital assets, with an exemption for annual gains up to 500 euros ($583). The measure, now open for public comment, is scheduled for parliamentary submission in November. The proposal addresses Greece's current

Ripple Prime expanded its partnership with Brevan Howard to provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing, and financing services across traditional and digital markets. The move reflects growing institutional demand for unified cross-market infrastructure within regulated frameworks. Brevan Howard,

Michael Burry, the investor featured in 'The Big Short,' warned on X that the US stock market has entered the first stage of collapse and predicted the next phase could emerge in 6 to 9 months. According to financial media MoneyWise on the 7th (local time), Burry stated the stock market is clearly i

An Ethereum whale holding 98,089 ETH in long positions worth $252.3 million faces liquidation risk, according to CryptoTwitter commentator @lookonchain. The liquidation prices are set at $2,446.48 and $2,424.47. This development raises concerns over potential downward pressure on Ethereum's price an

Solana has surpassed 14 million stablecoin holders, marking a significant milestone for the blockchain platform. The network has added more than 4 million holders since the start of the year, according to data noted by CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor. Solana is a high-performance blockchain k

McKinsey & Company senior partner and North America chairman Eric Kutcher stated at a media event in New York on the 7th local time that artificial intelligence could raise US productivity and drive GDP growth to near 4%, positioning AI as the most viable solution to alleviate the country's

OpenAI announced on October 08, 2026, the global rollout of GPT-6 and a new feature called Intelligent UI, bringing interactive interfaces directly into ChatGPT conversations. The update enables the model to combine written explanations with visuals, charts, buttons, forms, and other interactive

South Korean stocks closed lower with the KOSPI index falling 177.97 points (2.62%) to 6,625.93, despite Samsung Electronics announcing a record quarterly operating profit of 107.4 trillion won for Q3, up 782.5% year-over-year and marking the first time a Korean company exceeded 100 trillion won in

South Korean lawmaker Min Byung-deok criticized the exclusion of Lucent Block from tokenized securities exchange licensing during the National Assembly Political Affairs Committee's parliamentary audit on Oct. 8. Min stated that Lucent Block operated for four years in South Korea's financial

Investment analyst Neil Rosenbaum argued on the 7th (local time) that Alphabet is significantly undervalued despite securing explosive cloud revenue growth and a 1 billion user base for its generative AI products. According to US investment media Motley Fool, Rosenbaum maintained a buy rating on Alp

Bitcoin traded at $82,900, declining almost 2% over 24 hours, as hawkish Federal Reserve minutes, rising oil prices, and higher Treasury yields pressured the cryptocurrency below $83,000. Minutes from the Fed's September meeting showed most policymakers saw another rate hike as possible before

Toss and Gwangju Bank completed a proof of concept for stablecoin-based QR code payments on October 8. The test was designed to verify a payment scenario in which Gwangju Bank customers use stablecoins at offline stores through the Toss app. The verification focused on confirming that payment and se

Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eok-won faced parliamentary scrutiny on October 8 during a National Assembly Policy Committee audit over single-stock leveraged ETFs for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The audit centered on allegations that former Blue House policy director Kim

RLC surged 13.15% in 30 minutes to $0.7555, climbing from $0.668 during the trading session. The rapid price movement reflects a shift in trader sentiment according to the source. The broader cryptocurrency market shows mixed signals as this price action occurs. RLC Records 13.15% Price Increase i

Bonanza Lab signed a data supply agreement with Jeonbuk Bank on October 8 to provide digital-asset market data to SSoC Bank. The digital-asset data company announced the arrangement marks the first time a regional bank in South Korea has adopted data from a digital-asset specialist to provide

GLMR surged 10.34% in the past hour to reach $0.012799, climbing from $0.0116 to a high of $0.013405. The sudden uptick occurred as trading volume reached $8,826,102.95, indicating heightened market activity. The price movement is attributed to significant whale accumulation and large wallet activit

IMF Senior Financial Sector Expert Gonsalo Fernandez Dionis presented findings from the October 2026 Global Financial Stability Report Chapter 3 on tokenized securities on October 8. The IMF confirmed investor demand for 24-hour trading and fractional ownership in tokenized securities markets, but i