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Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eok-won stated on the 8th that introducing fully active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) without benchmark correlation requirements would require amending the Capital Markets Act, despite acknowledging the need for product diversification. During a

The XRP Ledger is approaching a protocol upgrade window this year that will add atomic transaction capabilities and delegated account permissions. The upgrades are designed to make complex transactions safer and institutional account management more flexible. Under the XRPL amendment system,

Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted 10 company leaders for smuggling Texas Instruments and Analog Devices military-grade chips to China, according to United Daily News. The chips were allegedly exported using forged orders under the name of Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and

IREN stock closed at $38.69 on 7 October, down $2.59 or 6.27%, while the Global X Data Center and Digital Infrastructure ETF slipped just 0.4% to $27.66. The decline occurred without a company announcement and hit debt-funded data center operators harder than the broader sector, with TeraWulf

Asian stocks fell on October 8, with Japan's Nikkei 225 dropping 993.60 points (1.42%) to 69,042.11, China's Shanghai Composite declining 0.79% to 3,811.90, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 1.43% to 23,785.79. The selloff followed weakness in US markets overnight, rising global bond yields—with

Dubai-based GTC Prime has selected Centroid Solutions' CS 360 Bridge as a connectivity and execution layer for distributing liquidity across eight asset classes and more than 2,000 instruments. The integration centralizes price aggregation, client connections, smart order routing, monitoring, and re

Ethereum (ETH) dropped to $2,500 following a 5% weekly decline, pressuring the $2,500–$2,560 support zone as a major corporate buyer approaches its accumulation target. At TOKEN2049 in Singapore on October 7, Bitmine chairman Tom Lee announced the firm needs to purchase approximately 100,000 more ET

On October 8, 2026, at the Hong Kong market close, large-model stocks had finished declining. According to Gate 股票 market data, MiniMax（HKG: 0100） closed at HK$207.20, down 13.74% on the day, with an intraday low of HK$207.00; 智谱（HKG: 2513） closed at HK$643.00, down 7.61%, with an intraday low of HK$630.50. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) also closed down 2.01% at $85.30, while Meituan (3690.HK) closed at HK$69.400, down 1.07%. MiniMax share price, sou

South Korean Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won called Samsung Securities' restrictions on single-stock leveraged ETF sales 'very illegal' during a National Assembly Policy Committee audit on October 8. Lee criticized the brokerage's policy of banning private bankers from directly

Ripple integrated Canton Network support into Ripple Custody version 1.43, released October 5. The integration allows institutions to hold and transfer Canton Coin and CIP-56 tokens through Ripple's custody platform, using the same policy engine and audit trail applied to other supported digital

The European Securities and Markets Authority urged digital-asset service providers in the EU to stop offering services related to stablecoins that fail to comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, or MiCA, Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 8. ESMA set Jan. 8, 2027 as the final deadline

PepsiCo reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that exceeded analyst expectations. The beverage and snack giant lowered its full-year core earnings per share growth forecast to 2.5% to 3.5%, down from a previous projection of 5% to 7%, while raising its net revenue growth outlook to about 6%.

Bitcoin is testing the critical $64,000 to $65,000 resistance range as trading dynamics show a heavy reliance on futures volume, according to analysis from crypto exchange Bitfinex. The exchange emphasized that Bitcoin requires increased spot trading volume to sustain its next upward movement,

Winklink's price dropped 10.45% in the past hour to $0.0000581 amid selling pressure across the crypto market. The decline follows a 24-hour gain of 13.21%, with trading volume reaching $1,668,255.88. The source attributes the sharp drop to decreased social media mentions and discussions around Wink

Jeff Yan, founder of decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid, said in an interview reported on October 8 that he would focus on options trading if starting a company today, citing strong user demand in the digital-asset sector. Yan explained that while perpetual futures contracts meet most us

The USD-KRW exchange rate reversed course during the London trading session, rising to 1,340.70 won at 4:35 PM, a 0.30 won increase from the previous Seoul session close of 1,340.40 won, driven by custody bank dollar purchases. The reversal occurred after export company negotiation volumes had

The USD-KRW exchange rate traded at 1,338.50 won at 3:30 PM on October 8th, down 1.90 won from the previous Seoul session close, as export company foreign exchange settlements provided support to the won. The Bank of Korea announced August's current account surplus reached $46.11 billion, the

Cathie Wood, CIO and portfolio manager at ARK Invest, predicts that five converging innovation platforms could push US productivity growth to 5–6% and fuel a deflationary technology boom, according to her October 08, 2026 investor letter. Wood argues that artificial intelligence, robotics, energy st

ALGO surged 10.95% in one hour, with its price jumping from $0.1251 to $0.1388. This upward movement occurred amid a notable increase in network transactions across the Algorand blockchain. The broader crypto market displayed mixed signals during this period, yet ALGO's price action stood out with a

Sui Network announced plans to launch its Hashi mainnet this month, securing over $500 million in committed capital. The rollout includes a partnership with Anchorage, which will provide qualified custody and stablecoin liquidity. The launch aims to impact Sui Network's market positioning and